Apparatus and method for keeping pets in a defined boundary having exclusion areas
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1. A programmable system for determining the location of a mobile object within a predetermined boundary, the system comprising:
- a plurality of stationary transceivers and a mobile transceiver to be coupled to a moving object, the stationary transceivers and the mobile transceiver being able to communicate with one another;
the transceivers including a learning mode and an operational mode, the learning mode including moving the mobile transceiver along a boundary line while the mobile transceiver is in communication with the stationary transceivers so as to define a boundary in relation to the stationary transceivers, and the operational mode comprising determining the location of the mobile transceiver in relation to the defined boundary;
the learning mode including a boundary mode and an island mode, the boundary mode being used to define an outer boundary so that in the operational mode the mobile transceiver is prevented from moving out of the area defined by the outer boundary, and the island mode being used to define an inner boundary so that in the operational mode the mobile transceiver is prevented from moving inside the area defined by the inner boundary.
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Abstract
An electronic pet fence is provided having several stationary transceivers and a mobile collar transceiver attached to the pet. Boundary and keep out locations are determined during a learning mode and stored in memory. Determination logic responds to signals exchanged between the stationary transceivers and the collar transceiver during an operation mode to determine if the pet is located within the defined boundary.
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1. A programmable system for determining the location of a mobile object within a predetermined boundary, the system comprising:
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a plurality of stationary transceivers and a mobile transceiver to be coupled to a moving object, the stationary transceivers and the mobile transceiver being able to communicate with one another;
the transceivers including a learning mode and an operational mode, the learning mode including moving the mobile transceiver along a boundary line while the mobile transceiver is in communication with the stationary transceivers so as to define a boundary in relation to the stationary transceivers, and the operational mode comprising determining the location of the mobile transceiver in relation to the defined boundary;
the learning mode including a boundary mode and an island mode, the boundary mode being used to define an outer boundary so that in the operational mode the mobile transceiver is prevented from moving out of the area defined by the outer boundary, and the island mode being used to define an inner boundary so that in the operational mode the mobile transceiver is prevented from moving inside the area defined by the inner boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A programmable system for determining the location of an object within a predetermined boundary, the system comprising:
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a mobile transceiver adapted to be coupled to a pet to confine the pet to predetermined boundaries and at least three stationary transceivers, the stationary transceivers and the mobile transceiver being in wireless communication with one another, one of the stationary transceivers being a main transceiver having a processing and storage device, the storage storing the boundary information and the processing device comparing the travel time of a signal between each of the stationary transceivers and the mobile transceiver to determine the location of the mobile transceiver;
the transceivers including a learning mode and an operational mode, the learning mode including moving the mobile transceiver along a boundary line while the mobile transceiver is in communication with the stationary transceivers so as to define a boundary in relation to the stationary transceivers, and the operational mode comprising determining the location of the mobile transceiver in relation to the defined boundary;
the learning mode including a boundary mode and an island mode, the boundary mode being used to define an outer boundary so that in the operational mode the mobile transceiver is prevented from moving out of the area defined by the outer boundary, and the island mode being used to define an inner boundary so that in the operational mode the mobile transceiver is prevented from moving inside the area defined by the inner boundary; and
the boundary is defined in the learning mode by measuring the amount of time a signal takes to travel between the stationary transceivers and the mobile transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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