Microchip monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. A microchip monitoring system, comprising:
- a microchip for storing electronic information;
a portable communications device having a wireless microchip reader for obtaining said electronic information and a first wireless local area transceiver;
a communications device having a second wireless local area transceiver coupled to said first transceiver via a local area link, and a wide area network connection;
a wide area network coupled to said wide area network connection; and
a system back-end coupled to said wide area network, wherein said system back-end monitors the status of said microchip.
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Abstract
A microchip monitoring system that monitors the status and/or location of a person, animal or asset carrying a small, discrete microchip. The microchip monitoring system generally includes a microchip and a portable communications device both attached to the object being monitored, a communications device coupled to the portable communications device via a local area link, a wide area network and a system back-end. The portable communications device acquires electronic information from the microchip and then conveys that information to the system back-end via the local area link and the wide area network. This allows the system back-end to monitor the status and/or location of one or more microchips without the monitored objects having to carry cumbersome communications hardware.
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20 Claims
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1. A microchip monitoring system, comprising:
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a microchip for storing electronic information;
a portable communications device having a wireless microchip reader for obtaining said electronic information and a first wireless local area transceiver;
a communications device having a second wireless local area transceiver coupled to said first transceiver via a local area link, and a wide area network connection;
a wide area network coupled to said wide area network connection; and
a system back-end coupled to said wide area network, wherein said system back-end monitors the status of said microchip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of monitoring the status of an implanted microchip, comprising the steps of:
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(a) implanting a microchip for storing electronic information on a person, animal or asset;
(b) affixing a portable communications device to the person, animal or asset on which said microchip is implanted so that said portable communications device may wirelessly acquire said electronic information from said microchip;
(c) providing a communications device for wirelessly communicating with said portable communications device via a local area link; and
(d) providing a system back-end for communicating with said communications device via a wide area network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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