Dog collar with geo-positioning tracking and control cue capability
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1. An animal control collar for controlling movements of said animal by an owner, comprising:
- a. an electronic module having a case and including means for communicating wirelessly through an Internet to a remote internet protocol address, means for determining a latitude and longitude for said module on the Earth, a battery, a speaker, a universal serial port external connector, means for communicating over a cellular network, means for communicating with a BLUETOOTH-enabled device proximal to said module, and means for controlling internal electronics of said module in real time and for tracking the animal in real time;
b. boundary detection means capable of detecting a desired, loaded geo-positional boundary in said module;
c. means for attaching said control collar to said animal;
d. means in communication over a global information network with said module for managing a database record holding information associated with a location, a health status based on physiological data, a boundary positioning status, an ownership and geo-positioning boundary files of said module;
e. means running on said module for calculating whether said animal is geographically positioned within said boundary and taking actions to communicate to said owner said animal'"'"'s position relative to said boundary; and
,f. means running on said module for calculating said geo-positional boundary upon the receipt of a land tract file holding geographic information representing the perimeter of a land tract represented by said land tract file, and wherein said geo-positional boundary corresponds to said perimeter of land tract.
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Abstract
A dog collar for the remote control and confinement of a dog or other suitable animal to selected geographical boundary. The system uses a series of audible cues or electrical shocks to motivate the dog to move away from an approaching preselected boundary while continually monitoring the current GPS location of the dog and recording those positions. A user interface allows for a user to program a boundary into the dog collar.
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1. An animal control collar for controlling movements of said animal by an owner, comprising:
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a. an electronic module having a case and including means for communicating wirelessly through an Internet to a remote internet protocol address, means for determining a latitude and longitude for said module on the Earth, a battery, a speaker, a universal serial port external connector, means for communicating over a cellular network, means for communicating with a BLUETOOTH-enabled device proximal to said module, and means for controlling internal electronics of said module in real time and for tracking the animal in real time; b. boundary detection means capable of detecting a desired, loaded geo-positional boundary in said module; c. means for attaching said control collar to said animal; d. means in communication over a global information network with said module for managing a database record holding information associated with a location, a health status based on physiological data, a boundary positioning status, an ownership and geo-positioning boundary files of said module; e. means running on said module for calculating whether said animal is geographically positioned within said boundary and taking actions to communicate to said owner said animal'"'"'s position relative to said boundary; and
,f. means running on said module for calculating said geo-positional boundary upon the receipt of a land tract file holding geographic information representing the perimeter of a land tract represented by said land tract file, and wherein said geo-positional boundary corresponds to said perimeter of land tract. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling movements in real time of an animal wearing an electronic collar having an electronics module by an owner comprising the steps of:
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a. said electronic module determining said collar'"'"'s latitude and longitude on the Earth; b. said electronic module communicating with a remote database over a global communications network to obtain geo-positional coordinates for establishing a geo-positional control boundary for said animal; c. said electronic module obtaining National Institute of Standards and Technology calibrated time data from a remote server to increase the accuracy of said geo-positional coordinates; d. said electronic module continuously monitoring said collar'"'"'s position with respect to said control boundary and issuing motivating actions to restrict movement of said animal to within said geo-positional control boundary; and e. said electronic module including means resident on said server for uploading a land tract file and causing said file to be saved in said remote database, and wherein said geo-positional coordinates obtained by said electronics module to establish said geo-positional control boundary comprise the coordinates held by said land tract file. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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