Abstract: An animal identification system, including: a race including a pair of opposed walls between which, in use, animals pass, and a floor including one or more steps or sloping sections defining a height change; one or more readers configured to read electronic animal identification devices borne by animals passing along the race; wherein, at least one of the one or more readers is positioned beneath, on top of or within the floor at or near the height change such that, in use, movement of the animals caused by the height change tends to bring the animals' identification devices into closer proximity to that reader.

Abstract: An identifying apparatus which can identify objects having electronic identification devices (EIDs). The identifying apparatus includes multiple EID readers positioned in a spaced apart relationship to define multiple pathways so that EIDs carried by the objects can pass in a single file through any one of the multiple pathways. Each EID reader is adapted to read any EID as the objects pass through any one of the pathways. Each EID carried by an object is recorded only once irrespective of the number of times an EID reader reads an EID.

Abstract: A security system including in combination a signal transmitter carried by an object wherein the signal transmitter is adapted to transmit a signal, a signal receiver adapted to receive signals, transmitted by the signal transmitter, a control unit adapted to process received signals and adapted to control an alarm system in accordance to the received signals, wherein the control unit in response to a processed received signal from the signal transmitter controls the alarm system such that the presence of objects with the signal transmitter in a designated area will not activate the alarm of the alarm system, however the control unit continues to allow the alarm of the alarm system to be activated if the alarm system senses objects without the signal transmitter in the designated area.

Abstract: A security system including in combination a signal transmission means carried by an object wherein said signal transmission means is adapted to transmit a signal, signal receiver means adapted to receive signals, transmitted by the signal transmission means, control means adapted to process received signals and adapted to control an alarm system in accordance to the received signals, wherein the control means in response to a processed received signal from said signal transmission means controls the alarm system such that the presence of objects with said signal transmission means in a designated area will not activate the alarm of the alarm system, however the control means continues to allow the alarm of the alarm system to be activated if the alarm system senses objects without signal transmission means in the designated area.

Abstract: An identifying apparatus to identify objects typically livestock or mobile objects having electronic identification devices (EID), typically transponders, the identifying apparatus including multiple EID reading means, typically antennas, positioned in spaced apart relationship defining multiple pathways through which EID's carried by the objects, to be read, can pass in a single file through any one of the pathways and wherein each EID reading means is adapted to read any EID as the objects pass individually through any one of the pathways and computing means adapted to record each EID carried by an object only once irrespective the number of EID reading means reads an EID or irrespective of the direction or how many times the object passes the multiple pathways. The apparatus can be associated with a marking means adapted to mark objects or livestock which do not activate the EID reading means.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention allow a user operating on a data processing computer to view geometry of an object model produced by an image generator hosted on an image processing computer by allowing the user to define a zone associated with the object model, slices of each zone, and viewpoints associated with the slices, controlling the graphics image generator to produce geometric images of the object model in accordance with the zone, slices, and viewpoints, and selectively navigating the images in accordance with the zone, slices, and viewpoints.

Abstract: An identifying device for a carrier such as meat hook includes a transponder in a housing. The housing may be pinned in place, be pressed into a hole drilled in the meat hook, etc. so that it is held within the bounds of the carrier. Typically the housing is made of ultra high molecular polyethylene and the transponder therein is encased in epoxy resin. As the transponder has a unique code the carrier can be tracked through a meat processing plant despite impacts, harsh cleaning procedures, etc.