ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,639,829, issued on May 26, was assigned to Synetic Inc. (Woodinville, Wash.).

"Computer method and apparatus for tagless tracking of livestock" was invented by Octavian Alexandru Blaga (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and David Benjamin Scott (Woodinville, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer method provides tagless tracking of livestock. Individual livestock are identified using biometric identification. Biometric identities are associated with digital identities. The method reconciles image analysis and tracking errors iteratively."

The patent was filed on Dec. 13, 2023, under Application No. 18/537,899.

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