Wireless location assisted zone guidance system predictive ramped stimulation

Abstract

A zone-based guidance system provides stimulation indicative of a wayward dog being in an assisted guidance region other than a safe zone. If the dog remains in the same assisted guidance region other than a safe zone and is determined thereby to potentially being non-responsive to the alerts and warnings, the dog's intentions are predicted based upon some combination of instantaneous movement, biometrics, and immediately previous travel. Positive feedback, or in some alternative embodiments at least more positive feedback, is provided when the dog is moving or predicted to be moving in a direction toward the safe zone. If instead the dog movement is determined or predicted to be away from the safe zone, feedback will be delivered that is discouraging, or less-positive. If movement is determined or predicted that isn't getting closer or further away, the amplitude or strength of the stimulation may be increased in a time-dependent manner.