US 12,292,527 B2
Integrated apparatus and method to combine a wireless fence collar with GPS tracking capability
Christopher Rich, Knoxville, TN (US); Andrew Beck, Knoxville, TN (US); Gary Roulston, Knoxville, TN (US); and Andrew Angellotti, Knoxville, TN (US)
Assigned to Radio Systems Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US)
Filed by Radio Systems Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/708,077.
Application 16/708,077 is a continuation of application No. 16/253,708, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/253,708 is a continuation of application No. 14/200,362, filed on Mar. 7, 2014, granted, now 10,228,447, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/788,559, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0182961 A1, Jun. 11, 2020
Int. Cl. G01S 5/14 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01); A01K 15/02 (2006.01); A01K 27/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); G01S 19/16 (2010.01); G01S 19/34 (2010.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 5/14 (2013.01) [A01K 11/008 (2013.01); A01K 15/023 (2013.01); A01K 27/009 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); G01S 19/16 (2013.01); G01S 19/34 (2013.01); G08B 21/0261 (2013.01); G08B 21/0269 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising,
monitoring communications of at least one transmitter, the monitoring the communications comprising a first state and a second state, the first state comprising receiving one or more communications from the at least one transmitter, the one or more communications including location information of a mobile object, the receiving the one or more communications including using the location information to monitor a position of the mobile object, wherein the monitored position comprises a first location and a second location;
initiating tracking of the mobile object when at least one of the monitored position comprises the second location and the monitored communications comprises the second state, the tracking comprising instructing a tracking component to determine location data of the mobile object, the tracking comprising delivery of power to the tracking component, the tracking comprising transmitting the location data to a communications gateway.