Patent ID: 7377234

Claim:
An apparatus for locating an animal, said apparatus comprising: a transponder comprising: at least one antenna; a receiver in communication with said at least one antenna, said transponder receiver converting a request signal received by said at least one antenna into a transponder digital signal; a transmitter in communication with said at least one antenna, said transponder transmitter sending a response signal through said at least one antenna; and a processor in communication with said transponder receiver and said transponder transmitter, said transponder processor generating data included in said response signal; and a transceiver comprising: a plurality of antennas; a transmitter in communication with at least one of said plurality of antennas, said transceiver transmitter sending said request signal through said at least one of said plurality of antennas; a receiver in communication with said plurality of antennas, said transceiver receiver converting said response signal received by said plurality of antennas into at least one transceiver digital signal; a processor in communication with said transceiver receiver and said transceiver transmitter, said transceiver processor determining a direction of arrival associated with said response signal from said at least one transceiver digital signal; and a display in communication with said processor, said display communicating said direction of arrival.