Method of providing game tracking data
First Claim
1. A method for providing data relating to game, wherein the data is provided and displayed via a global communication system according to pre-selected membership levels, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an electronic transmission of data transmitted via a communication means from a tracking device affixed to game, wherein the data is selected from the group consisting of weather conditions, marine conditions, the location of the game, the species of game, the history of the game'"'"'s movement, and the location of nearby game, and wherein the communication means is selected from the group consisting of radar, sonar, GPS, and radio communication systems;
storing said data on a database wherein the data is organized by pre-selected categories of data;
providing a graphical user interface comprising features relating to game, said features selected from the group consisting of bulletin boards, blogs, chat rooms, discussion forums, newsletters, news releases, and automatic notifications;
registering users by receiving user information and issuing unique credentials to the user corresponding to said user information, wherein said user information is selected from the group consisting of the user'"'"'s name, address, age, location, and payment information, and wherein said unique credentials are selected from the group consisting of a username, a password, a digital signature, and a digital certificate;
establishing one or more membership levels comprising a pre-selected combination of data categories or features;
associating the user'"'"'s unique credentials with a membership level; and
displaying via the graphical user interface the data or features corresponding to the membership level associated with the user'"'"'s unique credentials.
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Abstract
A method for tracking game comprising the steps of fixing tracking devices to the game, receiving data transmitted by the tracking devices, storing the data in the database, providing the web page as a user interface, registering users through the web page, issuing user credentials to authenticate users, and displaying information via the web page. The tracking devices can be configured to gather and to transmit a variety of data, such as weather or water conditions, location, species of game, and many others. Data is processed and stored according to categories of information contained therein. The user accesses the stored data by a web page, which can be configured to display certain categories of data, to provide access to certain electronic features, or to provide certain features corresponding to a user-selected membership level.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing data relating to game, wherein the data is provided and displayed via a global communication system according to pre-selected membership levels, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic transmission of data transmitted via a communication means from a tracking device affixed to game, wherein the data is selected from the group consisting of weather conditions, marine conditions, the location of the game, the species of game, the history of the game'"'"'s movement, and the location of nearby game, and wherein the communication means is selected from the group consisting of radar, sonar, GPS, and radio communication systems; storing said data on a database wherein the data is organized by pre-selected categories of data; providing a graphical user interface comprising features relating to game, said features selected from the group consisting of bulletin boards, blogs, chat rooms, discussion forums, newsletters, news releases, and automatic notifications; registering users by receiving user information and issuing unique credentials to the user corresponding to said user information, wherein said user information is selected from the group consisting of the user'"'"'s name, address, age, location, and payment information, and wherein said unique credentials are selected from the group consisting of a username, a password, a digital signature, and a digital certificate; establishing one or more membership levels comprising a pre-selected combination of data categories or features; associating the user'"'"'s unique credentials with a membership level; and displaying via the graphical user interface the data or features corresponding to the membership level associated with the user'"'"'s unique credentials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a method for providing data relating to game tracking, wherein the data is provided and displayed via a global communication system, the improvement comprising the steps of:
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utilizing a global positioning system to collect data relating to game tracking; storing said data on a database wherein the data is organized by pre-selected categories of data; providing a graphical user interface comprising features relating to game, said features selected from the group consisting of bulletin boards, blogs, chat rooms, discussion forums, newsletters, news releases, and automatic notifications; establishing one or more membership levels comprising a pre-selected combination of data categories or features; registering users by receiving user information and issuing unique credentials to the user corresponding to said user information, wherein said user information is selected from the group consisting of the user'"'"'s name, address, age, location, and payment information, and wherein said unique credentials are selected from the group consisting of a username, a password, a digital signature, and a digital certificate; associating the user'"'"'s unique credentials with a membership level; and displaying via the graphical user interface the data or features corresponding to the membership level associated with the user'"'"'s unique credentials. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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