9 ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL, AND MAGNETIC SCANNING, MULTIPLEXING, DATA CONVERSION, DATA COLLECTION, AND DATA MANAGEMENT UNITS FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS, ANIMALS OR OBJECTS TO WHICH A TAG, LABEL OR TRANSPONDER HAS BEEN AFFIXED; TAGS, LABELS, AND TRANSPONDERS DETECTABLE BY SUCH EQUIPMENT AND PRE-RECORDED COMPUTER PROGRAMS USED TO OPERATE OR INTERFACE TO SUCH UNITS