Patent ID: 8436735

Claim:
An animal data communication system for detecting and compiling animal data, and for communicating the animal data to a remote location, said animal data communication system comprising: a housing adapted to be carried by the animal; at least one detector disposed within said housing, said at least one detector detecting a discrete occurrence of an action engaged in by the animal, said at least one detector generating an electrical signal indicative of the detected action; a processing device disposed within said housing, said processing device in electrical communication with said at least one detector, said processing device receiving the electrical signal generated by said at least one detector, said processing device processing the received electrical signal to generate the animal data; a transmitter disposed within said housing, said transmitter in electrical communication with said processing device, said transmitter receiving the animal data from said processing device upon being induced to do so by an occurrence of a particular condition associated with the detected action, said transmitter transmitting the animal data; a receiver in communication with said transmitter, said receiver receiving the animal data from said transmitter; and a network interface in electrical communication with said receiver, said network interface receiving the animal data from said receiver, said network interface being network compatible, said network interface communicating the animal data to the network; whereby, a user of said animal data communication system accesses the animal data communicated to the network.