US 6,043,748 · Granted 2000-03-28
Satellite relay collar and programmable electronic boundary system for the containment of animals
A programmable boundary pet containment system is provided for controlling the access of animals to areas outside of programmed boundaries. A programmable relay collar is provided on an animal to transmit positional data as detected from positional satellites to a remotely located processing station. The processing station calculates the relayed data to determine the position of the animal relative to a configuration data file establishing confinement area boundaries. Animals that are detected as venturing beyond the programmed boundaries are subject to a correction stimulus, such as a mild shock or audible signal, delivered to the animal by the relay collar as enabled by the remotely located processing station.
Patent details
- Publication number
- US 6,043,748
- Filing date
- 1997-12-19
- Grant date
- 2000-03-28
- Assignee
- Invisible Fence Company, Inc.
- Inventor(s)
- TOUCHTON; SCOTT F., MELLINGER; RICHARD D., PEINETTI; DONALD L.
- CPC class
- G08B21/028
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