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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Scott R Thompson, Dickinson, ND (US);
Richard Folsland, Rapid City, SD (US);
Scott R Thompson, Dickinson, ND (US);
Richard Folsland, Rapid City, SD (US);
Other;
Abstract
This invention teaches a method and apparatus that combines GPS, map overlays, a means to draw containment perimeters directly over map overlays, and a means to transmit signals to any plurality of electronic stimulus control collars to contain humans or animals within each containment perimeter. A primary aspiration of this invention is to provide hunters with a means to effortlessly operate functions of an animal stimulus collar while hunting. Novel features include a means to specify a containment perimeter that travels with the hunter by drawing the same on a on a touch sensitive graphic user interface that displays a map of the local area. This invention is easy to use and readily accepts new perimeters, perimeter alterations, or a multiple of perimeters at will.