Patent ID: 7847727

Claim:
A system for tracking the identity and position of one or more hunting dogs, the system comprising: a locator unit, comprising: a housing attached to a collar of the hunting dog; a position calculator module supported by the housing, the position calculator module comprising: a satellite receiver receiving transmissions from a satellite positioning system, the satellite receiver outputting a signal containing satellite position data for the hunting dog; a plurality of sensors measuring real-time local position data of the hunting dog including direction and speed travelled and outputting a signal containing the local position data, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise accelerometers to measure real-time changes in acceleration of the hunting dog indicative of the direction and speed travelled by the hunting dog; a memory module receiving the signal from the satellite receiver and The plurality of sensors, the memory module storing the satellite position data and the local position data; a processor interfacing with the memory module to retrieve satellite position data and local position data, the processor augmenting satellite position data by combining the satellite position data with local position data, and the processor interfacing with the memory module to store combined position data, the processor outputting a signal containing the combined position data wherein the local position data is zeroed when transmissions from the satellite position system are received; and, a wireless communication module supported by the housing, the wireless communication module receiving the signal from the processor, the wireless communication module transmitting the combined position data to a display unit; a display unit, comprising: a housing; a wireless communication module supported by the housing, the wireless communication module receiving the combined position data from the locator unit, the wireless communication module outputting a signal containing the combined position data.