Object identity and location tracking system
First Claim
1. A system for tracking the identity and position of one or more hunting dogs, the system comprising:
- a locator unit, comprising;
a housing attached to a collar of the hunting dog;
a position calculator module supported by the housing, the position calculator module comprising;
a satellite receiver receiving transmissions from a satellite positioning system, the satellite receiver outputting a signal containing satellite position data for the hunting dog;
a plurality of sensors measuring real-time local position data of the hunting dog including direction and speed travelled and outputting a signal containing the local position data, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise accelerometers to measure real-time changes in acceleration of the hunting dog indicative of the direction and speed travelled by the hunting dog;
a memory module receiving the signal from the satellite receiver and The plurality of sensors, the memory module storing the satellite position data and the local position data;
a processor interfacing with the memory module to retrieve satellite position data and local position data, the processor augmenting satellite position data by combining the satellite position data with local position data, and the processor interfacing with the memory module to store combined position data, the processor outputting a signal containing the combined position data wherein the local position data is zeroed when transmissions from the satellite position system are received; and
,a wireless communication module supported by the housing, the wireless communication module receiving the signal from the processor, the wireless communication module transmitting the combined position data to a display unit;
a display unit, comprising;
a housing;
a wireless communication module supported by the housing, the wireless communication module receiving the combined position data from the locator unit, the wireless communication module outputting a signal containing the combined position data.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking the identity and position of an object. The system includes at least one locator unit the is attached to the object to be tracked. The system also includes at least one display unit carried by or with a user. The locator unit obtains its satellite position data from a satellite positioning system such as GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, or the like, or position data from a radio positioning system such as LORAN. The locator unit then measures local position data with one or more sensors such as accelerometers and compasses and augments the satellite position data with the local position data. The locator unit transmits the combined position data to a display unit. The display unit calculates its own position in the same way and outputs the combined position of the locator unit relative to the augmented position of the display unit via a user interface.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for tracking the identity and position of one or more hunting dogs, the system comprising:
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a locator unit, comprising; a housing attached to a collar of the hunting dog; a position calculator module supported by the housing, the position calculator module comprising; a satellite receiver receiving transmissions from a satellite positioning system, the satellite receiver outputting a signal containing satellite position data for the hunting dog; a plurality of sensors measuring real-time local position data of the hunting dog including direction and speed travelled and outputting a signal containing the local position data, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise accelerometers to measure real-time changes in acceleration of the hunting dog indicative of the direction and speed travelled by the hunting dog; a memory module receiving the signal from the satellite receiver and The plurality of sensors, the memory module storing the satellite position data and the local position data; a processor interfacing with the memory module to retrieve satellite position data and local position data, the processor augmenting satellite position data by combining the satellite position data with local position data, and the processor interfacing with the memory module to store combined position data, the processor outputting a signal containing the combined position data wherein the local position data is zeroed when transmissions from the satellite position system are received; and
,a wireless communication module supported by the housing, the wireless communication module receiving the signal from the processor, the wireless communication module transmitting the combined position data to a display unit; a display unit, comprising; a housing; a wireless communication module supported by the housing, the wireless communication module receiving the combined position data from the locator unit, the wireless communication module outputting a signal containing the combined position data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A locator unit for tracking the identity and position of one or more hunting dog'"'"'s, the locator unit comprising:
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a housing attached to a collar for the hunting dog; a position calculator module supported by the housing, the position calculator module having; a satellite receiver receiving transmissions from a satellite positioning system, the satellite receiver outputting a signal containing satellite position data; a plurality of sensors measuring real-time local position data of the hunting dog including direction and speed travelled and outputting a signal containing the local position data, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise accelerometers to measure real-time changes in acceleration of the hunting dog indicative of the direction and speed travelled by the hunting dog; a memory module receiving the signal from the satellite receiver and the plurality of sensor, the memory module storing the satellite position data and the local position data; a processor interfacing with the memory module to retrieve satellite position data and local position data, the processor augmenting satellite position data by combining the satellite position data with local position data and the processor interfacing with the memory module to store combined position data, the processor outputting a signal containing the hunting dog'"'"'s combined position data wherein the local position data is zeroed when transmissions from the satellite position system are received; and a wireless communication module supported by the housing, the wireless communication module receiving the signal from the processor and transmitting the combined position data. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for tracking the identity and position of a hunting dog, the method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a locator unit to a collar of the hunting dog; receiving transmissions from a satellite positioning system; measuring local position data of the hunting dog including direction and speed travelled via the locator unit having a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality lf sensors comprise accelerometers to measure real-time changes in acceleration of the hunting dog indicative of the direction and speed travelled by the hunting dog; augmenting the satellite position data with the local position data with the local position data wherein the local position data is zeroed when transmissions from the satellite position system are received; transmitting the hunting dog'"'"'s augmented position data to a display unit; and
,receiving the hunting dog'"'"'s augmented position data at the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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