System and method of identifying a domestic animal

• US 9,565,833 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2014
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Felixcan SL
• Original Assignee: Felixcan SL
• Inventors: Claver Tallon, Julio, Gonzalez De La Aleja, Jose
• Primary Examiner(s): JOHNSON, SONJI N
• Application Number:
  US14/760,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20150351365A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/006 Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals identification systems for access to feeding pens A01K1/0209; ear tags with electronic identification means A01K11/004

Abstract

A system including: a self-contained unit including a first data carrier having an electronic identification device that is readable by radio frequency and the reading of which activates an electronic data sheet in a first database; and a third data carrier including a second identification code readable by an optical reader. A method is also described which uses the reading of the third data carrier to activate an electronic data sheet in a second database, and to allow the associative data between both identification codes to be visualized.

Claims

1. A system for identification of an animal comprising:

a first non-transitory data carrier configured for carrying by an animal including an electronic identification device having a first identification code which is readable by a radio frequency reader and a visual representation of said first identification code;

at least a first database containing electronic records, wherein at least one of said electronic records includes veterinary data of a predetermined animal;

a sterilized autonomous unit including (1) a package having at least one internal cavity and (2)(a) a kit contained in the at least one internal cavity or (2)(b) at least one component of said kit contained in said at least one internal cavity;

wherein the kit comprises at least one of said first non-transitory data carrier, a second non-transitory data carrier, and a third non-transitory data carrier, and said third non-transitory data carrier includes a second identification code readable by an optical reader;

at least a second database containing electronic records, wherein at least one of said electronic records of said second database includes associative data between said first identification code and said second identification code, which are each present in the autonomous unit until such are incorporated into said predetermined animal corresponding to said veterinary data; and

wherein said second identification code is configured to activate upon said optical reading of said second identification code, a corresponding electronic record in said second database allowing access to (i) view the associative data between the first identification code and said second identification code and (ii) guide reading of the corresponding electronic record into said first database by a uniform resource identifier associated with said corresponding electronic record in said second database.

2. The system for identification according to claim 1, wherein said third non-transitory data carrier comprises an identification plate with a figurative representation of a third identification code which includes a uniform resource identifier.

3. A system for identification according to claim 1, wherein said optical reader is integrated in a communication device that uses a telephone network or data communication network for transfer of data to said second database.

4. A method for identification of an animal using the system of claim 1, comprising

inputting at least the associative data between said first identification code and said second identification code, which are respectively included in said first non-transitory data carrier and said third non-transitory data carrier, into said at least one electronic record of said second database, and allowing inputting of additional data;

reading of the second identification code by an optical reader included in the communication device by a user of the system;

transferring the reading to said second database and via the communication device activating the corresponding electronic record in said second database in order to obtain information about at least the associative data between said first identification code and said second identification code.

5. The method for identification according to claim 4, further comprising guiding the corresponding electronic record with veterinary data in said first database via said uniform resource identifier into the corresponding electronic record of said second database and visual verification of the veterinary data by the user.

6. The method for identification according to claim 4, further comprising extracting information comprising:

visual verification by the user of information contained in said corresponding electronic record of the second database and the associative data between said first identification code and said second identification code displayed by said electronic record selected in said second database and extracting of the first identification code;

inputting the first identification code into the communication device carried by the user and subsequent transfer to said first database to open the corresponding electronic record containing information; and

visual verification by the user of the veterinary data.