EP3496049B1 - Method for the exercise races in carrier pigeon sport - Google Patents

Description

The subject matter of the invention is a method for carrying out races in pigeon racing.

To record the time of the races, a clock or a clock is used to record the arrival times of the carrier pigeon returning from a race in a tamper-proof manner (to "count").

Since 1993, conventional clocks have been increasingly replaced by electronic clock systems, in which foot ring numbers and arrival times are recorded using RFID chip rings and sensor antennas.

The following is known about the concept of deduction in the pigeon sport:
After birth, each carrier pigeon gets a ring of life attached to its foot by the breeder. This is usually a plastic ring on which a unique identifier (letters and numbers), hereinafter called the life ring number, is printed. If the breeder later wants to compete with this pigeon, an electronic RFID ring is also attached to the pigeon's foot. This ring has a programmed chip ring ID number that can be read with an appropriate reading device.

In addition to the chrip ring ID, the RFID ring has a serial number, the so-called UID code (unique identification, hereinafter called chrip ring UID), which is burned in and cannot be changed.

Every breeder has a clock at home (the central control and storage device) to which RFID antennas are connected. The pigeon's data (life ring number, chip ring ID, chip ring UID) is loaded into the breeder's clock at the beginning of the season and stored there in a database.

In a pigeon management software in a pigeon breeder or racing club, the chip ring ID is then assigned to the life ring number of the pigeon so that the pigeon can be clearly identified via the RFID ring. For this purpose, the chip ring ID of the RFID ring of each participating pigeon of the breeder is read using a special reading and writing device in the club and stored in a database of the club.

Therefore, in the carrier pigeon sport, as a security measure, a secret number is stored on the RFID ring and also in the breeder's clock, as is the case, for example, in the DE 101 54 009 C1 is revealed. Such a secret number is generated by a reading and writing device located in the club and written, for example, in a memory of the ring without the breeder gaining knowledge of this secret number. These two numbers from the ring and clock are compared again when the pigeon arrives in the breeder's loft. This is to prevent another RFID ring with the same chip ring ID (clone) being used at home by the breeder to simulate an arrival.

Immediately before a race, the fancier brings the pigeons he wants to race with to the clubhouse together with his clock.

First, the time of the clock is synchronized with the master time of the club (GPS, radio clock). Then the pigeons are basketed and the secret number is saved. and then taken with a transport car to the outlet place, from where all pigeons participating in the race are released by all fanciers at the same time at a certain time.

At the point in time when the pigeon flies in at the fancier's loft and is detected by the clock antenna, the RFID data carrier with the chip ring ID of the ring is read together with the secret number stored in the ring and compared with the secret number stored in the clock. If these two secret numbers do not match, the Data marked as invalid. This identifies the pigeon and saves the exact time of arrival in the counting clock.

After the arrival of the pigeon and the end of the race of the carrier pigeons, it is necessary to bring the clock with the stored data back to the club in order to read the arrival time from the clock in the club system so that an official arrival list can be issued.

In addition, the current time of the clock (KU) is compared in the club system with a comparative time (radio clock, GPS), as is the case, for example, in the EP 2 597 625 A2 is revealed. The resulting time difference is also issued (this is the discount in the pigeon sport).

In a further step, the arrival times are then corrected by the time difference specified above in order to determine the official times.

Disadvantage of this method is that the counting clock (KU) has to be taken to the clubhouse after the race in order to carry out the above-mentioned steps of synchronizing the time and transmitting the pigeon arrival data.

Nowadays, all information is expected to be available online. The fancier and pigeon data of a club are often already available online, but these are no longer available in real time once the pigeons have been "basketed". Only when the pigeon arrives in the loft is the arrival time partially transmitted in real time. Real-time means the mode of operation of the electronic measuring device (here clock clock) in which the program or the data processing runs (almost) simultaneously with the corresponding processes in reality.

The document DE 10 2015 116523 A1 describes a pigeon sport query system with the possibility of precise position analysis, in which an electronic pigeon watch is used, through which a short message can be transmitted to a remote server when racing pigeons return, after effective, repeated control by a control unit for correctness the short message, this will be integrated into the competitive pigeon sport information and published on the Internet together with the official weather data, so that the pigeon sport participants can find out about the current real-time competition information and the official weather data.

the DE 100 24 805 A1 shows how a GPS device is connected to a modem for precise time determination in a clock. However, it is possible to manipulate the GPS time by interfering with the hardware, so that there is no protection against manipulation of the clock.

In the pigeon sport it is partly about a lot of money. For this reason, attempts are made again and again to manipulate the results of a race. With the pigeons directly through doping and with time recording through other methods.

It is now becoming easier and easier to access the electronics, the software and the memory of the clocks in order to read out the data and to change them.

In this way it is possible, for example, to copy the chip ring ID, which is normally programmed by the chip ring manufacturer. However, with enough expertise, a blank data carrier can be programmed with the same chip ring ID to simulate the arrival of a carrier pigeon.

Even the secret number, which nowadays represents a kind of second security hurdle, is not safe from manipulation, since it can also be read from the memory of the clock with sufficient specialist knowledge.

Since the clock is always in the breeder's possession during the week, he has enough time to access the clock's memory and thus, for example, read the secret number.

The invention is therefore based on the object of developing a method and a device for synchronizing the time for the purpose of online teeing off in pigeon racing in such a way that it is no longer necessary to bring the counting clock to the clubhouse after the race and carry out a time comparison (teeing off) there and there is an improved security procedure against unauthorized access and manipulation.

The present invention solves this problem by intentionally or as a substitute transmitting the secret number stored in the chip ring online in real time to an external server before the race and securely storing it there. Additionally will as before, the chip ring ID but also the chip ring UID of the RFID chip are also transmitted to this server.

The data is transmitted to the server in real time, i.e. the moment the pigeon is held in the club with at least one chip ring via the read/write device, i.e. where the secret number is assigned, the data is sent to the server. At the same time it is displayed on a homepage that this breeder has just bought this pigeon for this flight.

Thus, with the present invention, a method for performing a long-distance tee in the pigeon sport according to the features of claim 1.

Additional features are defined in dependent claim 2.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, an online check is carried out before the pigeons are released. For this purpose, the data of all pigeons in the transport vehicle is checked at different times in a transport vehicle that brings all the pigeons to the release point.

Such spot checks can be carried out, for example, using a powerful reading device.

When the vehicle is released, the GPS coordinates can then be determined with such a reading device and transmitted online to the above-mentioned server together with the time of release.

When the pigeons arrive in the loft, the chip ring ID, the secret number and optionally the chip ring UID of the data carrier are read out and no longer compared in the clock, as is the case with the prior art, but transmitted online in real time to the external server.

The data is then compared by a data processing program on the server and, if it does not match the data transmitted to the server before the pigeons were released, marked accordingly.

This means that all data from registered pigeons can be called up immediately and worldwide via a server-based database or a website, since the results are stored there and are therefore available immediately, ie in real time.

The data from the homepage or the server can then be made visible on a monitor in the clubhouse and everyone who sees it can see the current status of the race.

This makes it possible, for example, to follow the arrival of the pigeons in the respective loft live in a clubhouse and at the same time the breeders can compete with other breeders around the world about the flight times of the pigeons.

According to the invention, the secret number assigned before the pigeons are let out is no longer stored in the breeder's clock as in the prior art, but is sent to an external server, whereby the breeder cannot gain access or knowledge of the secret number.

Until now, this secret number was only stored in the clock and the breeder had the option of withholding or manipulating it.

When the pigeon arrives in the loft after the race, the chip ring ID, the chip ring UID and also the secret number from the pigeon chip ring are read by a measuring device and immediately transmitted to the online server, where they are compared with the stored data.

The security comparison of the secret numbers is no longer carried out in the breeder's clock, but on the external online server. In addition, to identify the ring, you can also compare the chip ring UID read from the measuring device with the chip ring UID stored on the server.

In this way, a higher level of security is achieved compared to the conventional method, because the database in the clock clock is very difficult to protect against external manipulation with the conventional method. The security on the Online servers can now be better guaranteed and security problems can also be reacted to more quickly.

The method according to the invention has the advantage that the moment the system recognizes an incorrect PIN, this information has already been transmitted to the server.

In addition, the chip ring UID is also transmitted and compared with the chip ring UID stored on the server. In contrast to the chip ring ID, this number cannot be changed and is therefore a further security measure against copies and manipulation.

Further advantages of the present invention are that a national or international database stores and manages all the data of the breeders, as well as the pigeons (rings of life) and the RFID chip rings.

Thus, for example, a theft of a chip ring can be detected more easily if it is detected by an external reading device.

In addition to the transmission of the secret number according to the invention, a used clock can also be brought to the club after the flight in order to compare the times with the master time in the club again and to transmit them online to the server.

This means that a clock is no longer used as a trusted server, but a trusted server that can be reached via an online radio interface.

The invention thus relates to a system that transmits the arrival times online and at the same time also the time variance between the clock and the secret number stored in the chip ring when the pigeon arrives. All relevant data is available online and can be used without distortion for an official list of results.

To do this, an additional device (a modem) is connected to the clock. However, the modem can also be integrated there. The modem connects to the Internet (e.g. cellular, Bluetooth, WLAN or LAN/broadband connection) and carries out the steps according to the invention to transmit the data to the server.

• Microprocessor
• RS485 Schnittstelle oder gleichwertige Schnittstelle
• USB
• GPS Modul
• GSM Modul
• GSM Antenne
• GPS Antenne

• Die komplette Kommunikation mit dem Server erfolgt verschlüsselt
• Vor dem Wettflug wird die Konstatieruhr (KU) in einer kontrollierten Umgebung, z. B. im Vereinshaus, mit einer Masterzeit synchronisiert. Die Masterzeit kann die GPS-Zeit oder von einer Funkuhr abgeleiteten Zeit sein.
• Beim Anstecken der Konstatieruhr werden die Wettflugdaten mit einem Server synchronisiert.
• Bei der Ankunft einer Taube werden die Ankunftszeit und zusätzliche Informationen (Chip-ID, UID, Geheimnummer) an den Server übertragen.
• In regelmäßigen Abständen (10 bis 30 Minuten) werden die aktuelle Uhrzeit und die aktuelle GPS Zeit zum gleichen Zeitpunkt übermittelt, um einen Zeitvergleich zu haben. Zusätzliche gibt es noch die Serverzeit als dritte Vergleichszeit. Der Empfang einer Ankunftszeit muss in einem bestimmten Zeitfenster zum Server liegen (z. B. 1 Minute)

The GPS modem is the hardware platform used with the following functional parts:

• microprocessor
• RS485 interface or equivalent interface
• USB
• GPS module
• GSM module
• GSM antenna
• GPS antenna

• All communication with the server is encrypted
• Before the race, the counting clock (KU) is checked in a controlled environment, e.g. B. in the clubhouse, synchronized with a master time. The master time can be GPS time or time derived from a radio clock.
• When the clock is plugged in, the race data is synchronized with a server.
• When a pigeon arrives, the arrival time and additional information (chip ID, UID, secret number) are transmitted to the server.
• The current time and the current GPS time are transmitted at regular intervals (10 to 30 minutes) at the same time in order to have a time comparison. In addition, there is the server time as a third comparison time. The receipt of an arrival time must be within a certain time window to the server (e.g. 1 minute)

For timekeeping, on the one hand the arrival times are transmitted online and on the other hand the current time of the clock is used together with the current one GPS time and the secret number sent to the server. These times must be within a specified tolerance. In addition, another comparison time can be used (e.g. Internet time, Telekom time signal, radio clock). Internet time is used in the invention. A further feature of the invention is that a time comparison between 3 different times takes place overall and the time comparison between 3 different times is evaluated and evaluated in an evaluation unit.

The decisive time that matters is the clock time (KU time), which is later also referred to as the competition time.

It is important that this only valid competition time is transmitted to the modem connected to the device in real time with a synchronization command, with the transmission taking place via such fast data transmission that the runtime of this synchronization command in connection with the time processing is negligibly small.

The GPS modem continuously (or from time to time) acquires GPS time, which is taken from a GPS satellite.

The GPS modem then transmits both times and the secret number to an Internet web server via an Internet connection, which is used to query the current Internet time. The current Internet time is z. B. generated on the Internet by querying a server that z. B. is connected to the normal time clock in Braunschweig.

Therefore, the internet time is very accurate and can be compared to the current GPS time.

While it is foreseeable that the current GPS time will be the same as the Internet time, this is not necessarily the case because it would be possible to manipulate the GPS time through hardware intervention, so that with the comparison of the current GPS time and the Internet time, there is additional protection against manipulation of the clock.

Now the three times are compared with each other. For this purpose, the 3 times are entered into a database. For certification (approval or approval) of the KU time, the requirement must be met that the KU time (competition time) is only accepted if the difference between the GPS time and the Internet time is less than e.g. E.g.: 1 second.

The web-based evaluation unit with a suitable visualization is queried by a web browser via an internet connection. The computer required for this can be with the user. But it can also be located in the clubhouse or be present at the private carrier pigeon fancier. The corrected arrival times, which were corrected according to the above-mentioned procedure, are shown on its display.

Depending on the evaluation, the evaluation unit sets the competition time by a correction factor of e.g. B. 0.5 + is corrected.

The correction is the difference between the competition time and the GPS time recorded online.

With the technical teaching, there is the advantage that it is no longer necessary for the pigeon fancier to bring his KU (clock) to the clubhouse after the race in order to carry out a discount and transfer of results as well as a secret number comparison there, because this is now internet-based via a server takes place and can be corrected according to the above-mentioned procedure and a comparison of the secret numbers can be carried out.

A device performing the method provides that a modem is connected to the usually existing clock, which essentially consists of a microprocessor, a GPS receiver, a data transmission module (e.g. using the UMTS or a GPRS transmission method) or an interface to an external data transmission module (e.g. ADSL modem via a PC).

The subject matter of the present invention results not only from the subject matter of the individual patent claims, but also from the combination of the individual patent claims with one another.

All information and features disclosed in the documents, including the abstract, in particular the spatial configuration shown in the drawings, are claimed to be essential to the invention insofar as they are new compared to the prior art, individually or in combination.

In the following, the invention is explained in more detail with reference to drawings showing only one embodiment. Further features and advantages of the invention that are essential to the invention emerge from the drawings and their description.

Figur 1:

Blockschaltbild einer Konstatieruhr mit einem erfindungsgemäß angeschlossenen Modem

Figur 2:

Blockschaltbild einer Clubantenne

Figur 3:

Funktionsschaltbild des Modems nach Figur 1

Figur 4:

der Verfahrensablauf bei der Übertragung (Synchronisation) der verschiedenen Zeiten (Online-Abschlag).

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Figure 1:

Block diagram of a clock with a modem connected according to the invention

Figure 2:

Block diagram of a club antenna

Figure 3:

functional circuit diagram of the modem figure 1

Figure 4:

the procedure for the transmission (synchronization) of the different times (online discount).

Figure 5:

record

In figure 1 a Konstatieruhr 1 is shown, which consists of an electronic device with a display 2 and a microprocessor. On the display 2 there is a display 3 for the type of (competition) mode carried out, a display 4 for displaying the current arrival time (KU time) and a display 5 for displaying the current status of the clock 1.

The clock 1 can be operated on its own; However, it can also be connected via a connector 7 with a docking station 6, in which further details of the circuit, such as. B. a power supply or a backup medium or an interface is available.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, clock 1 is connected to docking station 6 . The counting clock 1 is connected via a data cable 8 to an antenna 9 which wirelessly detects the arrival of the pigeon. A chip ring 40 is attached to the foot or body of a pigeon, which triggers an impulse in the antenna when the pigeon arrives.

The secret number and the chip ring UID, for example, are transmitted via the communication connection 46 between the chip ring 40 and the antenna 9 .

A modem 11 which is not necessarily connected to the antenna 9 is connected via a further data cable 10 . It is connected to the clock 1 or to the docking station 6.

The modem 11 is the subject of the present invention and works with a receiving and transmitting antenna 12 via a communication link 13 to a web server 14.

With the reference number 15, the prior art is still indicated, which shows the arrow at 15 a place of delivery where the clock 1 is removed at the site of the breeder and at the place of departure of the pigeons and into the clubhouse is spent for synchronization and comparison of the secret numbers. This is now no longer necessary.

figure 2 shows a club antenna 47 which is used, for example, when basketing. If the chip ring 40 comes close to the club antenna 47, a secret number is stored on the chip ring 40 via the communication link 41 between the chip ring and the club antenna. This secret number is then transmitted via the modem 48 via a communication link 49 to a web server 14 and stored there.

In figure 3 is the structure of the modem 11 figure 1 shown. There are one or more bus ports 17 connected to a CPU 16 . The modem is connected via a bus connection 17 to the antenna 9, which receives the data of the chip ring.

A GPS receiver 18 is connected to the CPU, and the current GPS time is received from a GPS satellite via its antenna 19 and fed into the CPU 16 .

The CPU is connected via a signal connection to a GPRS modem and a SIM card installed there, so that the modem is mobile radio-capable. Another embodiment of the invention provides that the data transmission modem 20 is designed as a mobile radio device (cell phone) or as an Internet-enabled smartphone.

According to the GPRS standard, the G3 standard, the UMTS standard or the like, it can transmit data via its bidirectional antenna 21 via the communication link 13 to a secure web server 14, which in turn can be connected to a bidirectional antenna 22.

However, instead of the radio-supported data transmission path, provision can also be made for the parts 11 and 14 mentioned to be connected to one another via a wired signal connection.

It is of course possible to send the data to a computer (PC) via an interface instead of data transmission via modem 11 . This then takes over the monitoring of the web server 14 with its own Internet connection.

It is pointed out that the data transmission modem 20 can be embodied in various ways, namely also as an ADSL modem or as a smartphone or mobile phone.

In figure 4 the function of the online discount is explained in more detail. It is crucial that the competition time 24 is the time of the clock 23, which is also referred to as KU time 23 below.

In addition to the competition time 24, the clock 1 also records the secret number 42, the chip ring ID 50 and optionally the chip ring UID 43. The secret number 42, chip ring ID 50 and the chip ring UID 43 are stored in the chip ring of the pigeon and are only transmitted to clock 1 when the pigeon arrives at the loft.

This KU time 23 is provided with certain correction factors as the competition time 24, as is shown below.

After the competition time 24 can deviate from the GPS time, a synchronization command is first issued from the clock 1 to the modem 11 via the signal connection 25 . The content is the current competition time 24. At the same time, the GPS time 36 is received by the GPS receiver in the modem 11.

Both times (the GPS time 36 and the competition time 24), as well as the secret number 42, chip ring ID 50 and optionally the chip ring UID 43, are sent with a further synchronization command via the communication link 13 transmitted to a server (web server 14), which in turn records and makes available an Internet-based time (Internet time 27).

A total of three times are available in the web server 14, namely the competition time 24, the GPS time 36 and the Internet time 27 queried by the web server via the web, as well as the secret number 42, chip ring ID 50 and optionally the chip ring UID 43.

The web server 14 is connected via a signal connection 28 to a database 29 in which the three different times 24, 36, 27 and the secret number 42, the chip ring ID 50 and the chip ring UID 43 are stored. Storage takes place at regular intervals, so that data triplets containing the three times mentioned are stored one after the other.

The secret number 42, chip ring ID 50 and optionally the chip ring UID 43 transmitted from the club via the communication connection 49 are already located in this database 14. The basketing time 44 and a time comparison 45 can also be stored.

When the secret number 42 is received via the communication link 13 (when the pigeon arrives), this secret number is then compared in this database 14 with the secret number already transmitted via the communication link 49 .

In this way, an already stored chip ring UID 43 and chip ring ID 50 can be compared with the chip ring UID 43 and chip ring ID 50 detected when the pigeon arrives.

In addition, if all three times are saved every half hour and compared later, a fluctuation in the clock time 23 and thus the competition time 24 can be identified.

In addition to each data triplet, the current arrival time of the pigeon is also stored, which is automatically recorded in clock 1 and transmitted with a command via signal connection 25 from clock 1 to GPS modem 11 . This is a fourth time (current arrival time), which is also stored in the database as a data record together with the three specified times.

This arrival time is now corrected in an evaluation 30 via the communication link 37, which is web-based, with a web-based visualization taking place in the evaluation. For this purpose, it is provided that a country table 31 is also included in the evaluation 30, in which specific correction factors are entered in a country-related manner.

The corrected arrival time is determined in the evaluation, which is only accepted if the determined KU time 23 or the competition time 24 falls below a specific difference that results from the GPS time 36 and the Internet time 27 .

Only if this difference falls below a certain value is the clock time accepted and the arrival time corrected with this time factor.

The corrected arrival time is made available in the evaluation 30 and can be queried at any time via an Internet connection 32 by a pigeon fancier via his web browser 33, his PC or his mobile phone from any location, with the values of the evaluation 30 being shown on a display 34 and the query can also be controlled via a keyboard 35.

The corrected data of the corrected arrival time, which were determined and visualized in the evaluation 30, are further processed.

figure 5 shows the data transmitted from the club to the server 14 via the modem 48. For the collection of the data, preference is given to the in figure 2 Club antenna 47 shown used, wherein a communication link 41 is established between the chip ring 40, not shown.

After recording the chip ring data, chip ring UID 43 , chip ring ID 50 , the secret number 42 together with the basketing time 44 and the time comparison 45 are transmitted to the server 14 via the modem 48 and the communication connection 49 on the part of the club.

With the present invention, it is no longer necessary for the pigeon fancier to bring the counting clock back to the clubhouse after the competition in order to carry out the tee there and to transmit the arrival times and to compare the secret numbers, because this synchronization and comparison process after the Web-based race according to the above-mentioned procedure and the devices described above.

The invention therefore lies in the fact that a corrected arrival time can be transmitted online and the secret number can also be compared online without it being necessary to subsequently synchronize the clock.

It is therefore a matter of two requirements 1 and 2 that have to be met in addition. Requirement 1 relates to the acceptance of the KU time plus requirement 2 relates to the agreement of secret number 42, chip ring ID 50 and optional chip UID 43 on the server, their additive fulfillment increase the security of data transmission.

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Claims (6)

1. Method for carrying out a remote time comparison in pigeon racing using an electronic counting clock (1) with which the arrival times of the racing pigeon returning from a race is recorded in a manipulation-secure manner, wherein the current time of the counting clock (1) is compared with a master time (for example a radio clock or GPS time) and the difference between the time comparison of the time of the counting clock (1) and the comparison time is used to correct the counting clock for the purpose of determining the true arrival time (24),

   a1) before the race, the pigeon together with chip ring (40) is registered via a read-and write device at the club, wherein additional information, namely a chip ring ID (50) and a secret number (42), is recorded and wherein the secret member is generated by the read-and-write device located at the club,

   a2) and on registration (or on basketing) of the pigeon at the club, the chip ring ID (50) and the secret number (42) are sent in real time to an external, secure server (14) via a secure data connection,

   b1) on arrival of a pigeon at the breeder, the arrival time and additional information, namely the chip ring ID (50) and the secret number (42), are used to verify the pigeon, b2) and on detecting the arrival of the pigeon at the breeder via the antenna (9) on the counting clock (1), the information stored in the chip ring (40), namely the chip ring ID (50) and the secret number (42), is sent to the external server (14) via a secure data connection, and this is compared by the server (14) with the data from step a2),

   b3) and wherein in the case of a valid comparison of the compared data from step a2) and b2), the server generates an acknowledgement at the club.
2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that in step

   a1) before the race, the pigeon together with the chip ring (40) is registered via a read-and-write device at the club, wherein additionally a chip ring UID (43) is recorded

   a2) on registration (or on basketing) of the pigeon at the club, the chip ring UID (43) is sent to the server (14),

   b1) on arrival of a pigeon at the breeder, the chip ring UID (43) is used to verify the pigeon,

   b2) on detecting the arrival of the pigeon at the breeder via the antenna (9) on the counting clock (1), the information stored in the chip ring (40), namely the chip ring ID (50), the secret number (42) and the chip ring UID (43), is sent to the external server (14) via a secure data connection, where a comparison is carried out by the server (14) with the data from step a2).
3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the server makes available a database (29) in which all data of the breeder and of the pigeons with the associated data of the chip rings (40) can be retrieved online.
4. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the information (chip ring ID (50), chip ring UID (43) and secret number (42)) is transferred in real time to the server (14) when all pigeons have been basketed.
5. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that in a transport vehicle, which carries the pigeons to a take-off site, an online check is carried out in which the information (chip ring ID (50), chip ring UID (43) and secret number (42)) of all pigeons present is conveyed to the server (14).
6. Method according to claim 5, characterised in that the information (chip ring ID, chip ring UID (43) and secret number (42)) of all pigeons present in the transport vehicle, together with the GPS coordinates of the transport vehicle, is conveyed to the server (14).

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