Apparatus and method for electronic confinement of animals

Details Apparatus and method for electronic confinement of animals Apparatus and method for electronic confinement of animals

1996-10-29

1998-08-18

Price, Thomas

Animal husbandry

Animal controlling or handling

Electromagnetic remote control

A01K 2900

Patent

active

057945691

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for electronically confining an animal within one or more selected spaces within a selected area. Current pulses are directed around conducting perimeters surrounding the selected spaces. The animal to be confined is provided with a collar unit, which includes a sensor adapted to sense whether the animal approaches a conducting perimeter from inside the selected space or outside the selected space, and a correction unit adapted to provide correction to the animal in response to a sensor output. The portable unit reports to a central controller which selects a correction strategy, such as level of correction to be applied to the animal approaching the perimeter. The controller provides warnings to the user, including warnings for when the animal passes out of bounds, when the battery in the collar unit goes low and when the animal stays in a correction zone for too long. An additional feature of the invention includes the ability to connect a computer to the system for remote control and monitoring, and for maintaining a log of animal behavior.

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