Device assignment system and method

A tag assignment method, comprising:

• substantially simultaneously:
• (i) obtaining from a visual reading device of one or more visual reading devices capable of visually identifying animals, an ID reading of an animal identifier including at least the unique animal identifier uniquely identifying the given, and (ii) obtaining a tag reading of a tag attached to the given animal from a tag reading device of one or more tag reading devices capable of reading tags attached to animals, wherein the tag reading including at least tag identification information uniquely identifying the second tag attached to the given animal;
• and
• causing update of a data repository comprising one or more records, each of the records (i) being associated with a respective distinct animal of a plurality of animals, and (ii) including a unique animal identifier associated with the respective distinct animal, wherein the update includes assigning the tag identification information to a given record of the records associated with the unique animal identifier of the given animal.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code, executable by at least one processing circuitry of a computer to perform a method comprising:

• substantially simultaneously:
• (i) obtaining from a visual reading device of one or more visual reading devices capable of visually identifying animals, an ID reading of an animal identifier including at least the unique animal identifier uniquely identifying the given, and (ii) obtaining a tag reading of a tag attached to the given animal from a tag reading device of one or more tag reading devices capable of reading tags attached to animals, wherein the tag reading including at least tag identification information uniquely identifying the second tag attached to the given animal;
• and
• causing update of a data repository comprising one or more records, each of the records (i) being associated with a respective distinct animal of a plurality of animals, and (ii) including a unique animal identifier associated with the respective distinct animal, wherein the update includes assigning the tag identification information to a given record of the records associated with the unique animal identifier of the given animal.