Time of flight animal monitoring
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1. A system for monitoring and restraining the movement of an animal, comprising:
- a. a base for transmitting and receiving signals wherein the base comprises base transmission and receiver circuitry configured to transmit and receive signals and a user input to enable a user to input information to the base;
b. a collar for placement at the animal in signal communication with the base having collar transmission and receiver circuitry configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from the base and configured to transmit and receive signals to and from the base transmission and receiver circuitry at at least one selected frequency of communication;
c. a controller in communication with at least one of the base and collar configured to provide a reference control distance relative from the base to the collar, and a system range limit relative from the base, the controller having circuitry configured to calculate the distance between the collar and the base using time of flight transmissions between the collar and the base; and
d. a stimulus circuit configured to provide a stimulus to the animal in response to a control signal produced by one of the base and collar wherein at least one of the base and collar are configured to transmit the control signal to the stimulus circuit when the distance between the collar and the base is at a selected vicinity of the reference control distance; and
wherein the base comprises a base output for providing output information to the user reflecting an indicia of the relative distance between the base and the collar and provides an alarm to the user when the collar has moved to a selected distance relative to at least one of the reference control distance and the system range limit.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for monitoring the movement of an animal. An animal transceiver unit is placed on the animal for transmitting and receiving signals. A base transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving signals relative to the animal transceiver unit is operated to monitor relative movement of the animal transceiver unit and the base transceiver unit. An indication of the relative distance between the base transceiver unit and the animal transceiver unit is provided in response to signal communication between the animal and base transceiver units.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and restraining the movement of an animal, comprising:
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a. a base for transmitting and receiving signals wherein the base comprises base transmission and receiver circuitry configured to transmit and receive signals and a user input to enable a user to input information to the base; b. a collar for placement at the animal in signal communication with the base having collar transmission and receiver circuitry configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from the base and configured to transmit and receive signals to and from the base transmission and receiver circuitry at at least one selected frequency of communication; c. a controller in communication with at least one of the base and collar configured to provide a reference control distance relative from the base to the collar, and a system range limit relative from the base, the controller having circuitry configured to calculate the distance between the collar and the base using time of flight transmissions between the collar and the base; and d. a stimulus circuit configured to provide a stimulus to the animal in response to a control signal produced by one of the base and collar wherein at least one of the base and collar are configured to transmit the control signal to the stimulus circuit when the distance between the collar and the base is at a selected vicinity of the reference control distance; and wherein the base comprises a base output for providing output information to the user reflecting an indicia of the relative distance between the base and the collar and provides an alarm to the user when the collar has moved to a selected distance relative to at least one of the reference control distance and the system range limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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