SATELLITE ANIMAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMABLE BOUNDARIES

摘要

An electronic containment system (18) using positional satellites (16) is provided for controlling the movement of animals (10) relative to a selected confinement area (104). A portable programming transceiver (29) is used to program the boundary of a selected confinement area as the device is moved along such boundary. A programmable collar transceiver (14) worn by the animal provides GPS signals from the satellite (16) to a remotely located control station (18). The control station (18) tracks the movement of the animal relative to the boundary. If the animal crosses the boundary, the station (18) transmits a stimulus activation signal to the collar (14) so that a corrective stimulus may be produced for the animal. Tracking and containment of objects are accomplished by providing GPS-defined, user-programmable containment areas.