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Animal identification system and related method

  • US 9,007,218 B2
  • Filed: 12/08/2009
  • Issued: 04/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of identifying an animal from an identification tag/transponder device surgically implanted in the animal'"'"'s tissue, using at least one database and at least one hand-held scanning unit each having a memory device, an on-board power supply and an indicator, the method comprising:

  • automatically updating, from at least one database, at least one hand-held scanning unit with identity characteristics of a plurality of tag/transponder devices each implanted in a respective animal,storing said identity characteristics in a respective memory device of each of the at least one hand-held scanning unit,scanning a given animal with one of the at least one hand-held scanning unit and receiving a signal from one of the plurality of tag/transponder devices implanted in the given animal,comparing the signal from the one of the plurality of tag/transponder devices with the identity characteristics stored in the respective memory device of the one of the at least one hand-held scanning unit, andindicating that the signal from one of the plurality of tag/transponder devices is recognized with a match to identity characteristics.

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