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A portable, durable, easy-to-use, safety-oriented, long-life apparatus for reading radio frequency identification transponders is described. This apparatus is well-suited for use in connection with livestock data collection and management. The preferred embodiment includes a single wound radio frequ

A portable, durable, easy-to-use, safety-oriented, long-life apparatus for reading radio frequency identification transponders is described. This apparatus is well-suited for use in connection with livestock data collection and management. The preferred embodiment includes a single wound radio frequency identification antenna coil; a radio frequency transmitter; a power control, system timing and driver including a low battery indicator, and an optical switch; a rechargeable battery; a main power switch; an infrared activation switch; a radio frequency link antenna, a receiver analog section, a micro controller, an exciter drive and a read switch; and audio feedback to confirm receipt of data.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A portable, hand-held radio frequency identification reader comprising:housing means;handle means integral to said housing means;exciter drive means for inducing current in a radio frequency identification loop antenna means such that a magnetic field is created which p

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A portable, hand-held radio frequency identification reader comprising:housing means;handle means integral to said housing means;exciter drive means for inducing current in a radio frequency identification loop antenna means such that a magnetic field is created which powers a radio frequency identification transponder, said exciter drive means being disposed within said housing means;radio frequency identification loop antenna means for capturing a radio frequency signal from the radio frequency identification transponder and communicating said signal to an analog receiver means, said radio frequency identification loop antenna means being disposed within said housing means;analog receiver means for capturing the radio frequency signal from said radio frequency loop antenna means and encoding said signal into a digital signal, said analog receiver means being disposed within said housing means;micro controller means for decoding said digital signal from the analog receiver means and converting said digital signal into a unique code, said microcontroller means being disposed within said housing means;read switch means for reading the identification from the transponder,said read switch means being disposed within said housing means; radio frequency transmitter means for transmitting the radio frequency signal to a host computer, said radio frequency transmitter means being disposed within said housing means;radio frequency link antenna means for broadcasting said unique code to a host computer, said radio frequency link antenna means being disposed within said housing means;power supply means for providing power to the reader, said power supply means being disposed within said housing means; andpower control, system timing and display driver means including an activation switch means for activating said reader, said activation switch means thereby causing said reader to read a radio frequency identification transponder, said activation switch means being integral to said housing means.