US Patent:
20060097882, May 11, 2006
Inventors:
Owen Brinkerhoff - Ogden UT, US
Linda Brinkerhoff - Ogden UT, US
Douglas Vause - Farr West UT, US
International Classification:
G08B 23/00
G01S 5/00
G08B 1/08
H04B 7/10
H04B 7/00
G01S 1/08
US Classification:
340573200, 340539130, 342357070, 342361000, 342367000, 342386000
Abstract:
The apparatus, method, and system of the present invention provide an electronic tracking system for tracking a wounded animal. In one embodiment, a tracking element associated with an animal piercing projectile may be deposited on an animal. A tracking apparatus configured to track the position of the tracking element may comprise a positioning module, a tracking module, a display module, an orientation module, a communication module, and a coordination module. The tracking apparatus may display a visual representation of the position of the tracking element as well as other relative tracking information on a visual display. In one embodiment, the tracking apparatus displays the tracking element position on a visual map having topographical information thereon.