Patent ID: 7434541

Claim:
An animal management system, comprising: a computer system provided to a first wireless communication transceiver; an animal system comprising to a second wireless communication transceiver and a plurality of sub-modules, each sub-module comprising at least one of an image sensor, a vibrator, a shock device, and a speaker, said sub-module disposed to provide directional control or surveillance of an animal, said animal system configured to communicate with said computer system using wireless two-way handshaking communication according to an identification code such that said computer system can send commands to said animal system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said commands from said animal system, and said animal system can send data to said computer system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said data by said computer system, said computer system configured to send commands to said animal system, said computer system configured to receive data from said animal system related to one or more actions of an animal wearing said animal system, said computer system configured to keep records of at least a portion of said actions.