Patent ID: 9258982
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A01B,A01K,G01C,G08B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. An animal control collar for controlling movements of said animal by an owner, comprising: a. an electronic module having a case and including means for communicating wirelessly through an Internet to a remote internet protocol address, means for determining a latitude and longitude for said module on the Earth, a battery, a speaker, a universal serial port external connector, means for communicating over a cellular network, means for communicating with a BLUETOOTH-enabled device proximal to said module, and means for controlling internal electronics of said module in real time and for tracking the animal in real time; b. boundary detection means capable of detecting a desired, loaded geo-positional boundary in said module; c. means for attaching said control collar to said animal; d. means in communication over a global information network with said module for managing a database record holding information associated with a location, a health status based on physiological data, a boundary positioning status, an ownership and geo-positioning boundary files of said module; e. means running on said module for calculating whether said animal is geographically positioned within said boundary and taking actions to communicate to said owner said animal's position relative to said boundary; and, f. means running on said module for calculating said geo-positional boundary upon the receipt of a land tract file holding geographic information representing the perimeter of a land tract represented by said land tract file, and wherein said geo-positional boundary corresponds to said perimeter of land tract.