How it works ?

The Anicod Tag ID is an identification system dedicated to your pet. This unique ID tag is a mass of modern identification technologies.

If your pet goes missing with an Anicod ID Tag, someone finding your pet will have 3 identification ways to help him get back home :

As soon as you are registered on Anicod website, and whenever you want, 24h/24h, 7days/7days, you fully control the information you want to share on your pet profile. Your pet information are stored in secured databases and servers. As soon as you buy your ID tag, you will take benefits of all Anicod pet protection services without any annual fee.

As soon as someone use one of the 3 identification ways (NFC, QR Code, Code Aplhanumeric), the following information and actions could be activated according to owner confidentiality terms :

Profile Display The pet profile is displayed on device screen with the information to get in contact with the owner. The profile will also permit to provide pet habits and potential health problems.		Alert and communication A notification mail is automatically sent to the owner. According to the owner confidentiality terms, this person can also get in touch with the owner by mail, sms or phone.		Geolocalisation The notification mail sent automatically to the owner indicate the profile consultation with GPS information of the location where the pet has been identified. GPS information are available on Google map.
Confidentiality In your profile, you fully control the information you want to share. You can also received message without disclosure of your personal contact information.
You will find an Anicod profile sample by clicking here.

NFC means Near Field Communication. Near field communication (NFC) is a set of ideas and technologies that enable smartphones and other devices to establish radio communication with the Anicod ID tag by touching them together.

The NFC technology is now widely deployed and is commonly used for transports, commerce, access control and more and more embedded in mobile phone or smartphone. NFC (Near Field Communication) is the system selected for smartphone payment system.

So why not used for Anicod ID tag ?
Unpowered NFC chip is coming with our pet tags. Thereby as soon as someone is touching your tag togheter with a NFC compliant device (smatphone, phone, tablet), it will connect Anicod website, search the profile of your pet with the information you have decided to share and could get in contact with you by phone, mail or sms. You can see the list of NFC-compliant devices at the following url : http://www.nfcworld.com/nfc-phones-list/#available.

QR code (in english Quick Response) is a technology born in Japan in 1999. QR code readers can be easily used on all smartphones and advanced mobile phones by installing a free application. QR code means that the content of the code can be decoded quickly by reading it with a bar-code reader, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet or a simple webcam. QR code allows to store more information than a traditional code bar which is one of the main advantage of QR code used in the frame of Anicod service.

QR code technology is coming with our pet tags. Thereby as soon as someone is scanning your tag with a device (smatphone, phone, tablet) running a QR code application, it will connect Anicod website, search the profile of your pet with the information you have decided to share and could get in contact with you by phone, mail or sms.

The (5 letters) unique alphanumeric code available on each Anicod ID tag also permit to access the profile of your pet with the information you have decided to share on www.anicod.com.

This traditional method is important because it will allow anyone that does not have a devices with NFC or QR code technologies with or without mobile devices (smatphone, phone, tablet) to get in contact with you and help your pet get back home.