Patent ID: 6222449
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A01K,G01G,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of exchanging information between a portable recording device and a central repository, said method comprising the steps of:providing a portable recording device including an input mechanism, memory circuitry and a transmitter/receiver;providing a central repository comprising memory circuitry, and processor circuitry for storing a database of relevant information on a variety of locations in the memory circuitry;taking the portable recording device to a remote location;electronically recording data at the remote location with the input mechanism of the portable recording device, said step of electronically recording data comprising the steps of:catching a fish;electronically recording physical data descriptive of the fish; andelectronically recording data on environmental conditions at the remote location;storing the data in the memory of the portable recording device;sending a signal from the transmitter/receiver of the portable recording device, the signal comprising the data stored in the memory circuitry;receiving the data comprising the signal at the central repository; andadding the data to the database of previously compiled information stored in the memory circuitry of the central repository.