Mobile telephone dog training tool and method
First Claim
1. A position tracking device comprising:
- a housing adapted to couple to a tracked object;
a radio disposed in the housing and operable to communicate wireless signals;
a GPS receiver disposed in the housing and operable to determine a GPS position;
plural accelerometers disposed in the housing and operable to determine accelerations at the housing;
a processor interfaced with the radio, GPS receiver and plural accelerometers; and
flash memory interfaced with the processor and storing instructions that execute on the processor to;
compare position information derived from the GPS receiver and the plural accelerometers; and
report one of the position information derived from the GPS receiver and the plural accelerometers based on the comparing.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone adapts to use as a gundog training tool by interfacing with a dog collar using a wireless communication device, such as a WWAN text or IP interface, a WLAN interface or a radio transceiver that couples to the mobile telephone and is accessible to a training application running on the mobile telephone. The dog collar includes a GPS receiver to provide position information to the mobile telephone and a shock device to provide training stimulus to the dog. A wireless headset interfaces with the mobile telephone to provide audible indications of position to an end user, such as a dog point and tone indicators of directions to the dog. A wireless handset interfaces with the mobile telephone to accept inputs for application to the collar, such as training stimulus.
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20 Claims
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1. A position tracking device comprising:
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a housing adapted to couple to a tracked object; a radio disposed in the housing and operable to communicate wireless signals; a GPS receiver disposed in the housing and operable to determine a GPS position; plural accelerometers disposed in the housing and operable to determine accelerations at the housing; a processor interfaced with the radio, GPS receiver and plural accelerometers; and flash memory interfaced with the processor and storing instructions that execute on the processor to; compare position information derived from the GPS receiver and the plural accelerometers; and report one of the position information derived from the GPS receiver and the plural accelerometers based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating position information, the method comprising:
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determining position information with a GPS receiver at a housing; sending the position information with a wireless radio signal; detecting a predetermined condition; and in response to the predetermined condition, sending alternative position information determined from accelerometers disposed in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tracking device comprising:
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a housing; a processor integrated in the housing; a GPS receiver integrated in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the GPS receiver operable to determine a GPS position of the tracking device; a wireless communication device integrated in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the wireless communication device operable to communicate the GPS position determined by the GPS receiver to an external device with a wireless communication signal; plural accelerometers integrated in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the plural accelerometers operable to detect accelerations; and a GPS signal evaluator interfaced with the processor and operable to analyze accelerometer information and GPS receiver information to determine whether to send the GPS position or an alternative position derived from the accelerations. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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