Patent ID: 8866605

Claim:
An animal-monitoring system, comprising: a data-logger unit attached to an animal, wherein said data-logger unit logs data regarding external bodily movement of the animal, and wherein said logged data is stored in non-volatile memory; a data-relay means in wireless communication with said data-logger unit, wherein said data-logger unit accumulates logged data when out of range with said data-relay means, and intermittently transmits logged data when in range of said data-relay means; a data-storage means in communication with said data-relay means, wherein data transmitted from said data-logger unit is relayed by said data-relay means to said data-storage means and wherein the data is used to assess the health of the animal based on external bodily movements of the animal; and a website providing access to human users so they can obtain information relating to the data from said data logger stored on said data-storage means.