Configuration and utilization of geographical zones to monitor and control movable entities
CA 2587767 C · Owner: Maggs, Charles · Inventors: Maggs, Charles; Lang, Edward; Staton Welten, Houston
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A method to define a geographical zone is disclosed. The geographical zone can be utilized to regulate a movable entity and the actions within the geographical zone. The geographical zone can be defined by allowing a user to define and load to a transponder a plurality of waypoints each waypoint , defined by a geographical coordinate and a radius originating from the geographical coordinate. The geographical zone can also be defined by selecting a plurality of coordinates that are loaded to a transponder and mapped on a pixilated image.
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- Filed October 20, 2005 and granted December 23, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 20, 2025.
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