Rescue Collar

Abstract

An interactive system for monitoring health and movement of an animal has an elongated band adapted to encircle on a body part of an animal, a tracking chip to monitor movement of the animal within and outside of a geofence, a lock to provide an opening and closing of the elongated band, a means for health monitoring to collect a data set for a plurality of vital signs of the animal, and a user interface to notify a pet owner about the outside movement of the animal from the geofence. Further, the system enables the authorized users to log into the communicating device such as a computer or any other computing device and track the movement and view health information of the animal while it needed.

Claims

1. An interactive system for monitoring health and movement of an animal, comprising: an elongated band adapted to encircle on a body part of said animal; a tracking chip to monitor movement of said animal within and outside of a geofence; a locking means to provide an opening and closing of said elongated band; a means for health monitoring to collect a data set for a plurality of vital signs of said animal; a user interface to notify a pet owner about said outside movement of said animal from said geofence; and wherein said user interface further notifies said pet owner about said data set collected by said means for health monitoring for said animal using a communicating device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said elongated band is configured to provide a housing for said tracking chip and said means for health monitoring.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said housing comprises a rechargeable battery, a charging port, a speaker, an information screen and a charging light indicator.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said speaker is connected to said communicating device for giving voice commands to said animal.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein said rechargeable battery is configured to provide power supply to said elongated band.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said elongated band is a waterproof animal collar.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said tracking chip is connected to a global positioning system for detecting said movement of said animal.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said locking means is a mechanical lock.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said locking means is a digital lock.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein said locking means is operated by a user code.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said user code is a unique number for said mechanical lock.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein said user code is a user thumb impression for said digital lock.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein said communicating device is selected from a group consisting of computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone and any combination thereof.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein said communicating device comprises a display unit, a processor and a memory.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said memory is used to store a data set for said movement of said animal within and outside of said geofence.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein said memory is used to store said data set for said plurality of vital signs for said animal.

17. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data set comprises a sleeping pattern data, a weight variation data, a height variation data, a temperature variation data and a physical activity data for said animal.

18. The system according to claim 1, wherein said user interface is adapted to create said geofence for said animal.

19. The system according to claim 1, wherein said user interface is a web application.

20. The system according to claim 1, wherein said user interface is a mobile application.

21. The system according to claim 1, wherein said user interface is adapted to detect a remaining battery percentage of said rechargeable battery of said elongated band using said communicating device.

22. The system according to claim 1, wherein said user interface is operably adapted to provide a cellular connectivity between said elongated band and said communicating device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0029] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an interactive system with an elongated band for monitoring health and movement of an animal in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 2 illustrates the front view of the elongated band as shown in FIG. 1.

[0031] FIG. 3 illustrates an information screen of a digital elongated band as shown in FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0032] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural and logical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0033] The present invention generally provides an interactive system for monitoring health and movement of an animal that comprises of an elongated band, a tracking mechanism, a locking means, a means for health monitoring (8), a charging light indicator (2), a speaker (9), an information screen (3) and a user interface. The one end of the elongated band is configured to provide an information screen to display the related information about the animal or pet owner such as contact info, pet name, pet ID and the like. The elongated band is also having the rings for attaching a leash (4) and tags to the elongated band.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 1, a method for monitoring health and movement of an animal, comprising the steps of wearing or encircles an elongated band to a body part of the animal, having an integrated tracking, health and temperature monitoring system, which is connected to a GPS device; initiating the animal monitoring on the communicating device using the elongated band such as an animal collar; receiving periodically a related position monitoring data using a cellular connectivity; receiving the monitored data from the cellular network on the communicating device; and determining the location of the animal after using the monitored data. Further, the elongated band is configured to have a locking means, which is only released from the animal by a user defined code or correct thumb print recognition.

[0035] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the interactive system for monitoring health and movement of an animal, including an elongated band adapted to encircle on a body part of the animal, a tracking chip to monitor movement of the animal within and outside of a geofence, a locking means to provide an opening and closing of the elongated band. The locking means is having a padlock (1) at one end and a connection lock (5) at the other end of the elongated band. The elongated band is made of two sections, in which first section is made of, but not limited to, steel cable (6) and the second section is, but not limited to, coated with the rubber (7), although any other suitable material can also be used for manufacturing. In addition, a means for health monitoring (8), i.e a sensor to collect a data set for a plurality of vital signs of the animal, a user interface to notify a pet owner about the outside movement of the animal from the geofence and the user interface further notifies the pet owner about the data set collected by the means for health monitoring for the animal using a communicating device. Further, the user interface is adapted to create the geofence for the animal, i.e. the web or mobile application.

[0036] FIG. 2 is the front view of the elongated band for the animal tracking, health and temperature monitoring system of FIG. 1. The present invention provides a very efficient and dynamic system for monitoring the health and movement of an animal. The system is configured to provide a tracking mechanism in the elongated band which coiled in the housing of the band. Further, the tracking mechanism is used for detecting the geographical coordinates and the location of the animal, and sends the monitored data into the database of the communicating device via the data communication network. The communicating device is having a user interface to provide the monitored data in human readable or intelligible form. Further, the elongated band is having a speaker (9), which is connected to the communicating device of the owner of the animal for giving voice command to the animal. The communicating device comprises a display unit, a processor and a memory. The memory of the communicating device is used to store a data set for the movement of the animal within and outside of the geofence and also stores the data about plurality of vital signs such as a sleeping pattern data, a weight variation data, a height variation data, a temperature variation data and a physical activity data. for the animal.

[0037] In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the locking means is operably adapted to the digital locking mechanism which includes a thumb impression (3) to release the band from the animal. Further, the rechargeable battery is provided with the elongated band, i.e. recharged with the inbuilt charging port and distributes the power to the included electronic elements. Also, the charging light indicator depicts the status of the battery. The user interface is adapted to detect a remaining battery percentage of the rechargeable battery of the elongated band using the communicating device. If the elongated band drops below a certain battery percentage it will notify the owner, then go into a sleep mode so that the elongated band does not fully loose all battery life so that the owner would be able to turn the elongated band on, only to remove for recharging. This will prevent the collar from losing all battery life and being unable to be electronically remove.

[0038] FIG. 3 illustrates an information screen of the digital elongated band as shown in FIG. 2. The present invention is configured to provide a digital information screen (3) with a speaker. The digital information screen is used for entering the thumb impression and display the animal related information such as animal name, owner contact info, animal ID and the like. The means for locking (5) is operably adapted to open by the thumb impression of an authorized person, which is might be the pet owner or trainer, although for the mechanical locking means, a unique number is applied on the locking pad of the elongated band (7). Further, the uniquely built-in oval indented metal leash (4) link placed in the middle of the collar were as the leash can be connected to the collar.

[0039] The above-mentioned system for monitoring health and movement of an animal provides a flexible way to track the movement of the animal by simply encircles an elongated band such as collar onto the body part of the animal. The interactive system is also monitoring the data about the plurality of vital signs such as a sleeping pattern data, a weight variation data, a height variation data, a temperature variation data and a physical activity data. The system provides, but not limited to, a ring shape device which has a locking means, i.e. only operated by an authorized person for which it is assigned. Further, the shape, size and color of the collar is manufactured as per the manufacturer need and not limited to a specific appearance. In addition, it allows the authorized person to log into the communicating device and track the geographical coordinates or the GPS location, and access information regarding the health of the animal. It is helpful in tracing the animal in less span of time. It eliminates the old process of tracing someone, and provides a robust locking mechanism.

[0040] It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-discussed embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description.

[0041] The benefits and advantages which may be provided by the present invention have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. These benefits and advantages, and any elements or limitations that may cause them to occur or to become more pronounced are not to be construed as critical, required, or essential features of any or all of the embodiments.

[0042] While the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it should be understood that the embodiments are illustrative and that the scope of the invention is not limited to these embodiments. Many variations, modifications, additions and improvements to the embodiments described above are possible. It is contemplated that these variations, modifications, additions and improvements fall within the scope of the invention.