Animal training apparatus for locating collar transceiver using GPS and method of controlling the same

摘要

Disclosed herein are an animal training apparatus for locating a collar transceiver using a Global Positioning System (GPS), and a method of controlling the the same. The animal training apparatus includes a portable device, and a collar transceiver. The portable device includes a portable device GPS reception unit, a key input unit, a portable device control unit, a display unit, and a portable device wireless communication unit. The collar transceiver includes a collar wireless communication unit, a collar GPS reception unit, a photodetector, a light output unit, a beep tone output unit, and a collar control unit.

主权项

1. An animal training system for locating a collar transceiver using a Global Positioning System (GPS), the animal training system comprising:
a portable device comprising:
a portable device GPS reception unit configured to be carried by a trainer or an owner of a pet and to receive GPS signals from GPS satellites and then extract location signals from the GPS signals;a key input unit configured to receive and then output data and command signals input by the trainer or the owner of the pet;a portable device control unit configured to:
control the elements of the portable device based on the command signals received from the key input unit,to perform control so that the location signals received from the portable device GPS reception unit are output to the collar transceiver via a portable device wireless communication unit, andto receive results of calculating a distance between the portable device and the collar transceiver and to display the locations of the portable device and the collar transceiver, together with a map downloaded from a geographical information server, on a display unit of the portable device if the distance between the collar transceiver and the portable device is too far to see light from a light output unit and hear a beep tone from a beep tone output unit; wherein the display unit is configured to display an operating status of the portable device and data under control of the portable device control unit; and wherein the portable device wireless communication unit is configured to transmit data to the collar transceiver under control of the portable device control unit; and wherein the collar transceiver comprises:
a collar wireless communication unit worn on the pet of the trainer or the owner, and configured to receive radio signals, including a variety of data and command signals, from the portable device;a collar GPS reception unit configured to extract location signals from GPS signals received from GPS satellites;a photodetector configured to detect sunlight or ambient light and to output a detection signal;wherein the light output unit is configured to output the light under control of a collar control unit;wherein the beep tone output unit is configured to output the beep tone under control of the collar control unit; andwherein the collar control unit is configured to:
control the elements of the collar transceiver,to receive the location signals of the collar transceiver from the collar GPS reception unit and the location signal from the portable device,to perform control so that the results of calculating the distance between the portable device and the collar transceiver is output to the portable device via the collar wireless communication unit,to perform control so that the light output unit generates light, informing the trainer or the owner of the pet of the location of the collar transceiver, when an automatic mode signal is received in the evening or at night when weak illumination is provided by the sunlight in response to a photo detection signal detected by the photodetector depending on the distance between the collar transceiver and the portable device,to detect an illumination of sunlight in response to the photo detection signal of the photodetector, andto perform control so that the beep tone output unit generates the beep tone at day based on the illumination of sunlight displaying the locations of the portable device.