Pet identification system and method
First Claim
1. A pet identification method comprising;
- forming a flexible pad having a window;
covering said window with flexible plastic material having an interior side and exterior side;
coating said interior side with an indelible ink, said interior coated with indelible ink being away from said exterior side to be applied to a pets nose;
forming a registration form on having a shape and size equal to said flexible pad;
covering said window with said registration form so that said registration form is spaced from and aligned with said interior side coated with indelible ink;
pressing said exterior side of said flexible plastic material against a pet'"'"'s nose until said interior side with said indelible ink firmly abuts said registration form producing a clear print of said pets nose;
photographing said pet;
collecting identifying data entering said noseprint, about said pet;
said photograph and data into a database;
whereby a lost pet can be accurately and quickly identified by retrieving and comparing a lost pet'"'"'s noseprint with noseprints in said database and related data.
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Abstract
A system and method for identification and retrieval of lost pets such as dogs. The system includes methods to obtain accurate noseprints either by chemical transfer system or with closeup photography for entry into a database. The system assigns locations where noseprints are acquired with an account number which in turn automatically assign an identification number to a dog when registered. Data relating to and including the noseprint, a photograph, description, and information regarding the owner are transferred to a central database optionally from pet shops by E-Mail or by giving all photos and registration forms to a dog owner who then fills out forms and sends all materials to central office via mail. The system includes a program to automatically assign an account number to a pet shop or store and an identification number for the dog. The program includes photograph enhancing software as well as pattern recognition software to identify a lost dog via the noseprint. To recover a lost dog, the system is scanned either by identification number, if known, or by using the pattern recognition software to compare a noseprint of a found dog with those in the noseprint database to identify and locate the owner of the pet. If a match is achieved by an identification number or by pattern recognition of noseprints, the owner is notified and the lost dog can be retrieved.
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17 Claims
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1. A pet identification method comprising;
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forming a flexible pad having a window;
covering said window with flexible plastic material having an interior side and exterior side;
coating said interior side with an indelible ink, said interior coated with indelible ink being away from said exterior side to be applied to a pets nose;
forming a registration form on having a shape and size equal to said flexible pad;
covering said window with said registration form so that said registration form is spaced from and aligned with said interior side coated with indelible ink;
pressing said exterior side of said flexible plastic material against a pet'"'"'s nose until said interior side with said indelible ink firmly abuts said registration form producing a clear print of said pets nose;
photographing said pet;
collecting identifying data entering said noseprint, about said pet;
said photograph and data into a database;
whereby a lost pet can be accurately and quickly identified by retrieving and comparing a lost pet'"'"'s noseprint with noseprints in said database and related data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A pet identification system comprising;
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a flexible plastic material having an interior side and exterior side attached to said flexible pad and covering said window;
a coating of ink on said interior side of said flexible plastic window;
a registration form covering such window aligned with and on an opposite side of said flexible pad from said interior side of said flexible plastic material having said ink;
whereby when said exterior side of said flexible plastic window is firmly pressed on a pet'"'"'s nose an accurate copy of the pets nose is imprinted on said registration form. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A pet identification method comprising;
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taking a closeup photograph of a pets nose to acquire a noseprint, said nose photograph being taken by a high-magnification camera having a magnification of at least 3×
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taking a photograph of said pet;
collecting identifying data about said pet on a database registration form;
storing said noseprint, said photograph and registration data in a central database;
assigning an identification number to said pet;
providing a search engine for searching said central database to retrieve registration data and a noseprint;
providing a comparison program for comparing said registration data and noseprint in said central database with data and a noseprint received about a lost pet;
connecting said central database to a network to receive data and a noseprint about a lost pet and transmitting the result of said comparison program;
whereby a lost pet can be identified by retrieving data or said noseprint from said database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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