Patent ID: 7275502

Claim:
A portable animal containment device comprising: a flat defining a containment area having a perimeter; a presence detector cooperating with said flat, said presence detector detecting a characteristic indicative of whether the animal occupies said flat, said presence detector producing an output corresponding to said characteristic; a controller in communication with said presence detector, said controller determining whether the animal occupies said flat by comparing said output to a detection condition indicative of whether an animal occupies said flat, said controller generating an action request when comparing said output to the detection condition indicates that the animal occupied said flat but currently does not occupy said flat; a transmitter in communication with said controller, said transmitter transmitting a broadcast signal containing said action request when said controller generates said action request; and a correction unit carried by the animal, said correction unit receiving said broadcast signal, said correction unit responsive to said action request and producing a stimulus, said correction unit delivering said stimulus to the animal.