Patent ID: 8285606
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of tracking transfers of groups of animals with animal passports, the method comprising: creating an animal passport to represent a transfer of a first group of animals from a transferor to a transferee at a location, the first group comprising at least two animals and the location comprising at least one of a city and a state; assigning a unique passport identifier to the created animal passport, thereby providing a unique identifier for the transfer, the unique passport identifier being distinct from a timestamp; recording, for the created animal passport using a processor of a computer, the unique passport identifier assigned to the passport, a count of the animals in the first group, the location, an individual animal identification for each individual one of the animals in the first group, an identification of the transferor, and an identification of the transferee; and repeating the creating, the assigning, and the recording for each of at least one subsequent transfer of any of the animals in the first group as a subsequent group, wherein: