Electronic confinement system for animals or people transmitting digitally encoded signals

• US 5,844,489 A
• Filed: 03/10/1998
• Issued: 12/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Methode Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Robert G. Yarnall Jr, Robert G. Yarnall Sr
• Inventors: Yarnall, Robert G. Jr., Yarnall, Robert G. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US09/041,188
• Time in Patent Office: 266 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573, 340/693, 340/870.16, 340/825.49, 340/539, 455/575, 455/90, 119/721, 119/908, 128/903, 429/127
• US Class Current: 340/573.3
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/023 Anti-evasion devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 119/908 Electrical animal control or handling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry

Abstract

An electronic containment system that confines an animal or a person to a predetermined confinement area. The system has a home base that transmits data on a partially modulated signal to a transceiver worn by an animal or a person. When the animal'"'"'s or person'"'"'s transceiver detects the data on the partially modulated carrier wave, the transceiver activates one of a number of different features of the transceiver unit. The electronic containment system deters the animal or person from leaving the predetermined outer perimeter, by activating an annoying noise, a deterrent shock, or both. The transceiver can also transmit a digitized word and data pertaining to the transceiver, battery power, and telemetry reading of the animal or person. The home base detects and reads the data transmitted from the receiver.

Claims

1. An electronic containment system for one of an animal and a person comprising:

home base means for transmitting a signal, said home base means having a plurality of permanently affixed antenna arrays; and

a transceiver having;

(a) means for receiving the signal,

(b) determining means for determining whether the received signal was transmitted from the home base means, and

(c) a flexible battery providing power to the transceiver and

(d) means for producing a deterrent signal which is applied to one of an animal and a person at a specified strength level if the determining means determines that the received signal was transmitted from the home base means.