Patent ID: 8256381
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A01K,G06Q,G16H,H04B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking an animal, comprising: receiving an animal; entering into a computer system an animal identifier for the animal from a physical identifier for the animal, wherein the animal identifier enables the computer system to identify the animal and distinguish the animal from every other animal in a group; entering into the computer system animal data relating to the identified animal and correlating the animal data with the animal identifier in the computer system; entering into the computer system location data for the identified animal, wherein the location data includes a premises identifier; correlating in the computer system the location data for the identified animal with the animal identifier; storing data for the identified animal in a database maintained by a data trustee, wherein the data comprises the animal identifier and the premises identifier; filtering confidential information from the data in the database maintained by the data trustee to provide filtered data for the identified animal, wherein the confidential info illation includes the premises identifier and the filtered data includes the animal identifier; generating a trace report for the identified animal that includes a location that the identified animal has occupied without disclosing the premises identifier unless permission is granted; and providing a user with access to the trace report.