Lost animal retrieving method

• US 20060201447A1
• Filed: 03/08/2005
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snoutscan LLC
• Original Assignee: Louis B. Meadows
• Inventors: Meadows, Louis B.
• Granted Patent: US 7,198,010 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/720
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/00 Other apparatus for animal husbandry
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method and system for retrieving a lost animal and rewarding a location such as an animal shelter for successful retrieval of the lost animal is provided. An animal owner subscribes to the system, providing subscriber information and identifying data of his animal. The subscriber reports to a central database system that his animal is lost and is provided with a compiled database of locations where a lost animal may be located. Using the database, the subscriber transmits or delivers the subscriber information and the identifying data of the animal to the locations. Alternatively, the central database system transmits the identifying data and the subscriber information to the locations. A reward is provided to the location where the lost animal is retrieved.

Claims

1. A lost animal retrieving method comprising:

receiving subscriber information and identifying data of said subscriber'"'"'s animal;

receiving a report of said animal being lost including said animal'"'"'s last known point of place;

providing said subscriber with a database of locations where said lost animal is most likely located based upon said last known point of place;

transmitting by said subscriber said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal to said locations;

providing a reward for said location that uses said identifying data of said animal whereby said animal is retrieved.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said database of said locations provided is a form of electronic data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said subscriber is provided with an electronic copy of said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said database of said locations, said subscriber information, and said identifying data of said animal provided are located in one same electronic environment.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said subscriber is accessible to said electronic environment.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said subscriber is provided with a communication means that interfaces between said electronic environment and a data receiving means of said each location;

whereby said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal are automatically transmitted to said locations.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said electronic environment is a computer connected to a computer network.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said communication means is software.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said data receiving means is an email system.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said data receiving means is a fax.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscriber is provided with a copy of said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal;

whereby said subscriber transmits said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal to said locations.

12. A lost animal retrieving method comprising:

receiving subscriber information and identifying data of said subscriber'"'"'s animal;

receiving a report of said animal being lost including said animal'"'"'s last known point of place;

providing said subscriber with a database of locations where said lost animal is most likely located based upon said last known point of place;

traveling to said locations by subscriber to search for said lost animal;

providing a reward for said location where said animal is retrieved.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said subscriber is provided with a copy of said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said subscriber brings said copy of said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal to said locations.

15. A lost animal retrieving method comprising:

receiving subscriber information and identifying data of said subscriber'"'"'s animal;

receiving a report of said animal being lost including said animal'"'"'s last known point of place;

compiling a database of locations where said lost animal is most likely located based upon said last known point of place;

transmitting said subscriber information and said identifying data of said animal to said locations;

providing a reward for said location that uses said identifying data of said animal whereby said animal is retrieved.