Method for tagging and tracking wildlife

• US 9,839,196 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2015
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bay Slayers LLC
• Original Assignee: Bay Slayers LLC
• Inventors: Taffler, Michael A, Scialabba, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US14/960,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20160157462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 3405732, 3405733, 34053913, 119712, 119720, 119721, 43 17
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/008 incorporating GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2379 Updates performed during online database operations; commit processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining

Abstract

A method for tagging and tracking animals utilizes a plurality of user accounts and a plurality of species profiles. A user account of the plurality of user accounts is utilized to enter tag information from a tag of a plurality of tracking tags. More specifically, the tag is attached to a specific animal. When the tag information is entered, a relevant profile from the plurality of species profiles is selected. The relevant profile has information related to the specific animal. Next, the user completes a plurality of fields related to the specific animal which is saved into the relevant profile. Simultaneously, a list of geographical information is completed and saved into the relevant profile. As a result, the relevant profile is saved with the latest information of the specific animal. When required, a premium account of the plurality of user accounts is used to view the relevant profile.

Claims

1. A method of tagging and tracking wildlife, comprising:

storing a plurality of user accounts and a plurality of species profiles;

prompting a user at a mobile device to enter information associated with a tag of a plurality of tracking tags, wherein the tag is engaged with a wildlife animal;

receiving the tag information with the mobile device to retrieve a relevant profile from the plurality of species profiles;

displaying the relevant profile;

prompting the user to input a plurality of fields;

receiving catch data for the relevant profile;

receiving an updated list of geographical information for the relevant profile.

2. A mobile device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to control the mobile device for;

providing a plurality of user accounts and a plurality of species profiles;

providing a plurality of tracking tags;

prompting a user at a mobile device to enter information associated with a tag of a plurality of tracking tags engaged with a wildlife animal;

receiving the tag information with the mobile device to retrieve a relevant profile from the plurality of species profiles;

displaying the relevant profile;

prompting the user to input a plurality of fields;

receiving catch data for the relevant profile;

receiving an updated list of geographical information for the relevant profile.