Animal tracking system

• US 9,055,733 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2013
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnny Jones II
• Original Assignee: Johnny Jones II
• Inventors: Jones, Johnny II
• Primary Examiner(s): ALAM, MIRZA F
• Application Number:
  US13/861,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20130285815A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.3, 340/10.1, 340/539.13, 340/573.1, 340/540, 340/539.11, 340/539.23, 340/539.21, 340/687, 340/568.1, 340/539.3, 340/426.192, 119/174, 119/14.14, 119/719, 119/720, 119/721, 119/851, 119/908, 119/655, 119/421, 119/792, 342/357.63, 342/357.71, 342/357.74
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/008 incorporating GPS

Abstract

An animal tracking system is provided for remotely monitoring animal positioning, The system includes an implant device, a global positioning system, a network, one or more remote servers, and at least one wireless computing device. The implant device acts as a GPS receiver, calculating the animal'"'"'s position and then transmitting the results to the remote server where they are stored in a database. Owners can remotely access the database via a software application installed on a wireless computing device. Users can select an acceptable roaming range for the animal, an acceptable range between the animal and other animals being tracked, a lack of movement, or substantial changes in body temperature. Additionally, the implant device can directly connect with the wireless computing device via a Bluetooth connection. In this way, the computing device can access or transfer data regarding the owner'"'"'s contact information, and an animal'"'"'s medical history.

Claims

1. An animal location tracking system, comprising:

an implant device, wherein said implant device is an implant grade biomedical device adapted for subcutaneous insertion in an animal;

wherein said implant device operates as a global positioning system receiver and is adapted to transmit calculated location information to one or more remote servers that host animal tracking databases and are in regular communication with said implant device;

a global positioning system comprising a plurality of satellites and base stations, wherein said global positioning system is in regular communication with said implant device;

a network;

one or more wireless computing devices comprising a smart phone or a tablet computer that facilitates communication between said animal tracking databases and said implant device to offer a map of said animal'"'"'s current location and a historical location tracking list for a set period of time;

wherein said set period of time is increasable or decrease able;

said one or more wireless computing devices used to input an identification number associated with said implant device, a medical information of said animal, contact information of an owner of said animal, a set of global positioning system coordinates, and a roaming radius;

wherein said roaming radius is a distance that said animal is allowed to roam from an input home station;

said one or more wireless computing devices used for providing notifications to a user of exceeded parameters;

wherein said notifications are modifiable via said one or more wireless computing devices;

wherein said parameters include a distance of said animal from said set of global positioning system coordinates, a distance from said animal to one or more other target animals, said animal'"'"'s body temperature, said roaming radius, and a period of time that has passed since said animal has changed location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said implant device further comprises a processing unit, a memory, a storage media, one or more radio antennas, a network interface, a thermometer, and a battery.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said network is a cellular network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said network is a satellite based internet connection.