Patent ID: 9619684
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A01K,A61D,G06K

Claim:
1. A method for recording data that are generated when a manipulation event is performed on an animal by a human manipulator, wherein the method comprises: upon performing a manipulation event on an animal, transmitting data from a manipulation transmission apparatus to a reception apparatus, wherein a network comprising the manipulation transmission apparatus, the reception apparatus and the animal is set up for the transmission of the data, and wherein the animal is recognized on the basis of an identification tag associated with the animal providing an animal identification code, and automatically capturing the identity of the manipulator and the animal identification code for inclusion as part of the manipulation event data, wherein the manipulator's identity is provided by a manipulator identity apparatus that the manipulator wears in direct body contact that stores a manipulator identification code, the manipulator identification code becoming part of the manipulation event data, the manipulator identity apparatus transmitting the identification code associated with the manipulator, using the body of the manipulator as a transmission path for sending manipulator's identification code to the manipulation transmission apparatus via a capacitive coupling.