Patent ID: 9717216
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A pet locating device comprising: a location module, a thermal device, a gait sensor, and a transceiver; wherein a pet locating chip is adapted to be implantable in the pet; wherein the location module is a sensor that determines the position of the pet; wherein the thermal device is a sensor that measures the temperature of the pet; wherein the gait sensor is a sensor that measures the gait of the pet; wherein the transceiver is a communication device; wherein the location module is a tracking device; wherein the location module is a global positioning system based device; wherein the thermal device is selected from a group consisting of a thermistor or a resistance temperature device; wherein the pet locating device further comprises a logic module; wherein the logic module monitors the location of the pet locating device; wherein the logic module monitors the temperature of the pet; wherein the logic module monitors the gait of the pet; wherein the logic module generates and transmits regularly scheduled messages regarding the location and well-being of the pet; wherein the logic module generates and transmits an alarm message should the thermal device or gait sensor readings meet predetermined criteria; wherein the logic module receives inbound communication initiating an ad hoc report; wherein the logic module generates and transmits an ad hoc report initiated by the inbound communication; wherein the pet locating device further comprises a battery; wherein the logic module monitors the battery; wherein the logic module transmits a low battery message when the battery is low in power; wherein the transceiver is a communication device that transmits outbound messages and receives inbound messages; wherein the pet locating device further comprises a first housing; wherein the first housing is implantable in the pet; wherein the first housing contains the battery, the location module, the thermal device, the gait sensor, and the transmitter; wherein the gait sensor comprises a piezoelectric sensor, a Hall Effect sensor and a magnet.