POSITION MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20090289844A1
• Filed: 05/21/2009
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: White Feather Technologies S.L.
• Original Assignee: White Feather Technologies S.L.
• Inventors: Mitchell, Mark R., Palsgrove, Boyd
• Application Number:
  US12/470,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20090289844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/357.550
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/021 Electronic training devices specially adapted for dogs or cats
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/002 for traffic control, mobile tracking, guidance, surveillance or anti-collision
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0018 Transmission from mobile station to base station

Abstract

Various embodiments include a system comprising a remote unit operable to determine a geographic location of the remote unit, and to transmit data indicating the location of the remote unit, the remote unit coupled to a subject to be tracked, the remote unit operable to provide a stimulation to the subject, and a base unit operable receive the data indication the location of the remote unit, to determine if the remote unit is within a defined perimeter, and to signal the remote unit to provide the stimulation to the subject if the remote unit is not within the defined perimeter.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a remote unit operable to determine a geographic location of the remote unit, and to transmit data indicating the location of the remote unit, the remote unit coupled to a subject to be tracked, the remote unit operable to provide a stimulation to the subject; and

a base unit operable receive the data indication the location of the remote unit, to determine if the remote unit is within a defined perimeter, and to signal the remote unit to provide the stimulation to the subject if the remote unit is not within the defined perimeter.

2. A system comprising:

a portable remote unit including a dead reckoning unit, the dead reckoning unit operable to provide a locational fix for the portable remote unit based on data inputs associated with movements of the portable remote unit, the portable remote unit operable to transmit data indicative of the locational fix;

a base unit operable to receive the data indication of the locational fix and to display a visual indication of the locational fix based on the received data.

3. A positional monitoring system including:

a server coupled to a network, the sever operable to receive positional information over the network, the positional information related to at least one remote unit; and

a plurality of locational regions, each locational region including at least one base unit, each of the at least one base units operable to receive positional information signals from the least one remote unit, and to transmit the positional information over the network to the server.