Electronic Pet Containment System
First Claim
1. An electronic pet containment system for selectively providing access to a site within a control area, the system comprising:
- a site unit assigned to a site within the control area; and
a pet unit assigned to a pet, the pet unit including;
a pet unit stimulus device,a pet unit transceiver module operable to generate a signal utilized to calculate a measured distance between the pet unit and the site unit, anda pet unit processor programmed to selectively activate the pet unit stimulus device,wherein the pet unit is configured to operate in a first electronic mode, in which the pet unit is not electronically paired with the site unit, and in a second electronic mode, wherein the pet unit is electronically paired with the site unit; and
wherein the pet unit processor activates the pet unit stimulus device when;
(a) the pet unit is paired with the site unit, and (b) the measured distance is equal to or less than a predetermined reference distance.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electronic containment system including one or more site units and one or more pet units. The site unit couples to a geographic site, while the pet unit is worn by a pet. Each unit includes a transceiver, and may be paired such that a unit connected to a facility or site selectively activates an alarm on the pet unit to direct the pet away from the facility. Specifically, a user enters user-defined parameters such as pet identification, permitted access level, and type of notification. A first pet unit may be programmed to permit a first pet access to the site, while a second pet unit may be programmed to deny a second pet access to the site.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic pet containment system for selectively providing access to a site within a control area, the system comprising:
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a site unit assigned to a site within the control area; and a pet unit assigned to a pet, the pet unit including; a pet unit stimulus device, a pet unit transceiver module operable to generate a signal utilized to calculate a measured distance between the pet unit and the site unit, and a pet unit processor programmed to selectively activate the pet unit stimulus device, wherein the pet unit is configured to operate in a first electronic mode, in which the pet unit is not electronically paired with the site unit, and in a second electronic mode, wherein the pet unit is electronically paired with the site unit; and
wherein the pet unit processor activates the pet unit stimulus device when;
(a) the pet unit is paired with the site unit, and (b) the measured distance is equal to or less than a predetermined reference distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. The electronic pet containment system of claim 13, wherein the pairing module is selected from the group consisting of an ultrasonic encoder-decoder, a wireless encoder-decoder, and an infrared encoder-decoder.
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14. An electronic pet containment system for controlling access of a first pet to a second pet each located within a control area, the system comprising:
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a first pet unit configured to couple to the first pet within the control area; and a second pet unit configured to couple to a second pet within the control area, wherein each pet unit includes; a stimulus device, a transceiver module operable to measure a distance between the first pet unit and the second pet unit to provide a measured pet distance, and a processor programmed to selectively activate the stimulus device, wherein the first pet unit is configured to operate in a first electronic mode, in which the first pet unit is not electronically paired with the second pet unit, and in a second electronic mode, wherein the first pet unit is electronically paired with the second pet unit; and
wherein the first pet unit processor unit activates the first pet unit stimulus device when (a) the first pet unit is paired with the second pet unit and (b) the measured pet distance is equal to or less than a predetermined reference distance.
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15. An electronic pet containment system for controlling access of pets to sites contained within a control area, the system comprising;
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a first transceiver unit comprising; a first processor, a first stimulus device, a first transceiver module operable to send and receive data, and a first distance detection module operable to generate a distance detection signal; and a second transceiver unit comprising; a second processor, a second stimulus device, a second transceiver module operable to send data to and receive data from the first transceiver module, and a second distance detection module operable to generate a distance detection signal, wherein the first processor of the first transceiver unit utilizes the signal generated by the first distance detection module to calculate a measured distance between the first transceiver unit and the second transceiver unit, and wherein the first processor compares the measured distance to a threshold distance value to determine whether to activate the first stimulus device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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