KR20180013230A - Health analysis apparatus for pet using motion sensor and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a health analysis apparatus for a pet using a motion sensor and a method thereof to display a pet′s condition based on the movement of the pet by attaching a motion sensor to the pet. The health analysis apparatus for a pet includes a motion analysis module which includes a motion sensor part including an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor; a control part which generates and stores a motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor part for a predetermined period of time as a reference pattern and then generates the motion pattern of the pet for a predetermined time at every comparison and discriminates and outputs the state of the pet; a storage part for storing the reference pattern; and a light emitting part which emits light of different colors according to the state of the pet outputted from the control part.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a pet health analyzing apparatus and a method for analyzing pet health using a motion sensor,

The present invention relates to a pet health analyzing apparatus and method using a motion sensor capable of displaying the state of a pet based on the movement of the pet by attaching a motion sensor to the pet and managing the health of the pet .

According to recent data, more than 10 million households of dogs are found, and the number of households raising pets is increasing rapidly.

However, most of the pets are living in the house because of the fact that most of the pets are in the apartment, or the owner is engaged in the work during the daytime. As a result, obesity and the frequency of having diseases such as depression are increasing.

Even in such a situation, the owners of ordinary pets do not have the expertise of pets, and the pets can not communicate with the owner. Thus, the problems with the pets may be increased, and the necessity of the technology Is increasing.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0298526 Japanese Patent Publication No. 4402537

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the conventional technology, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pet health monitoring apparatus and a pet health monitoring method using a motion sensor capable of displaying a pet state based on a pet's movement pattern, And an analyzing apparatus and method therefor.

In order to achieve the above object, there is provided an apparatus for analyzing the health of a pet using a motion sensor,

A motion sensor unit including an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor;

A motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor unit is generated and stored as a reference pattern for a predetermined period of time and then a motion pattern of the pet for a predetermined time is generated as a comparison pattern A control unit for discriminating and outputting the state of the pet;

A storage unit for storing the reference pattern; And

And a light emission unit that emits different light according to the state of the pet output from the control unit.

Wherein,

A pattern generating unit configured to generate and store a motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor unit for a predetermined period of time and to generate a pattern of motions of the pet for a predetermined period of time part;

A pattern comparing unit for comparing the reference pattern generated by the pattern generating unit with the comparison pattern to generate pet status information; And

And a light emission control unit for controlling light emission of the light emitting unit according to a result of the pattern comparison unit.

The pet health analyzing apparatus includes:

And an external terminal equipped with an app for communicating with the motion analysis module and displaying a comparison result of the pattern comparison unit,

The motion analysis module may further include a communication unit for performing communication with the external terminal,

The control unit may further comprise an app control unit for transmitting the comparison result of the pattern comparison unit to the application operating in the external terminal and displaying the comparison result.

The pet health analyzing apparatus includes:

And a pet garment for mounting the motion analysis module on a pet.

The motion pattern may include:

A behavior pattern having a pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor during a certain period of time during running, walking, rest, and sleep;

A health state pattern having the pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor for a predetermined time in a healthy state, a poor state, and a sick state of the pet; And

And a pseudo pattern having a pattern for a predetermined period of time of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor in a state indicating a doctor including a good mood of the pet, a desire to breathe, a need for walking, and a need for rest.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for analyzing health of a pet using a motion sensor,

A motion sensor unit including an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor; A motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor unit is generated and stored as a reference pattern for a predetermined period of time and then a motion pattern of the pet for a predetermined time is generated as a comparison pattern A control unit including a pattern generation unit, a pattern comparison unit, an app control unit, and a light emission control unit for discriminating and outputting a state of a pet; A storage unit for storing the reference pattern; A communication unit for providing wireless communication with the outside; And a light emitting unit that emits different light according to a state of a pet animal output from the control unit, and a motion analyzing module that is driven by an external terminal to analyze a motion pattern of the pet analyzed by the motion analyzing module, A pet health analyzing method of a pet health analyzing apparatus using a motion sensor including an external terminal equipped with an app for receiving and displaying,

A pattern generating step of generating and storing a motion pattern for each state of the pet detected for a predetermined time in the motion sensor unit including the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor as a reference pattern;

A comparison pattern generation step of generating a comparison pattern of a pet's movement pattern for a predetermined period of time during each comparison;

A pattern comparison step of comparing the reference pattern with the comparison pattern to determine and outputting a pet state;

A light emission process in which the light emitting unit emits different light according to a state of a pet output in the pattern comparison process; And

And transmitting the status information of the pets outputted in the pattern comparison process to an app of the external terminal through wireless communication and outputting the status information.

The motion pattern may include:

A behavior pattern having a pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor during a certain period of time during running, walking, rest, and sleep;

A health state pattern having the pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor for a predetermined time in a healthy state, a poor state, and a sick state of the pet; And

And a pseudo pattern having a pattern for a predetermined period of time of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor in a state indicating a doctor including a good mood of the pet, a desire to breathe, a need for walking, and a need for rest.

The present invention having the above-described structure can analyze the movement of a pet to easily grasp the state of health and the physician even in the case of an animal owner who does not have expertise on the pet, And to cope with it.

1 is a functional block diagram of a pet health analyzing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing an embodiment of the pet health analyzing apparatus.
3 is a flow chart illustrating a process of a pet health analysis method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing a running pattern of an acceleration sensor in a running state of a pet.
5 is a view showing a walking pattern of an acceleration sensor in a walking state of a pet.
6 is a diagram showing a running pattern of an acceleration sensor in a rest state of a pet.
7 is a diagram showing a running pattern of a gyro sensor in a running state of a pet.
8 is a view showing a walking pattern of a gyro sensor in a walking state of a pet.
9 is a diagram showing a rest pattern of a gyro sensor in a rest state of a pet.
FIG. 10 is a table showing the characteristics and analysis method of the pet's exercise pattern and an example of LED emission.

In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

The embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can be variously modified and can take various forms, so that specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the specification or the application. It is to be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the invention to the specific forms of disclosure, and that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Also, the word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration." Any aspect described herein as "exemplary " is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises ", or" having ", or the like, specify that there is a stated feature, number, step, operation, , Steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, as a matter of principle.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a pet health analyzing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of the pet health analyzing apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pet health analyzing apparatus using the motion sensor includes a motion analyzing module 1, a pet analyzing module 1, 7 and an external terminal 3 on which the app 5 is mounted.

The motion analysis module 1 includes a motion sensor unit 10 including an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor, a motion pattern for each state of a pet detected by an acceleration sensor of the motion sensor unit 10 and a gyro sensor for a predetermined time, A pattern generating unit 51 and a pattern comparing unit 52 are provided for generating and storing a reference pattern and then generating a comparison pattern of movement patterns of the pet for a predetermined period of time during each comparison, A control unit 50 including an application control unit 53 and a light emission control unit 54, a storage unit 20 for storing the reference pattern, a communication unit 40 for providing wireless communication with the outside, And a light emitting unit 30 that emits different lights depending on the state of the pet.

The external terminal 3 may be a terminal such as a smart phone equipped with an app for receiving and displaying the pet health analysis result information from the motion analysis module 1 by Bluetooth communication.

As shown in FIG. 2, the motion sensor unit 10 may include an acceleration sensor such as an MPU-6050 sensor and a gyro sensor. The motion sensor unit 10 configured as described above generates a motion pattern according to the motion of the pet of the motion analysis module 1 mounted on the pet garment 7.

The storage unit 20 includes a micro SD memory or the like and stores a reference behavior pattern generated by the pattern generation unit 51 of the control unit 50 so as to be a criterion for determining a behavior state, A reference health state pattern, and a reference pseudo pattern.

The light emitting unit 30 may include a reference pattern and an acceleration sensor for indicating a movement of the pet for a predetermined period of time for analyzing the pet health, A comparison of behavioral patterns including running, walking, resting and sleeping of animals shows that the state of health patterns including health condition, bad condition and sickness result in a doctor pattern including good mood, desire for briskness, According to the comparison result, the predetermined color is emitted according to the control of the control unit 50, and it may be composed of an LED strip or the like.

The communication unit 40 provides wireless communication between the motion analysis module 1 and the external terminal 3, and is configured to provide short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

The control unit 50 generates and stores a motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor unit 10 for a predetermined period of time as a reference pattern, The pattern comparison unit 52, the app control unit 53, and the light emission control unit 54 to determine the state of the pet after outputting the pet's movement pattern for the time period as a comparison pattern, .

The pattern generating unit 51 is configured to generate a motion pattern including the reference pattern and the comparison pattern.

Specifically, the movement pattern generated by the reference pattern and the comparison pattern includes a behavior pattern having a pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor during a certain period of time during running, walking, resting and sleeping, A health state pattern having a pattern for a predetermined time of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor in a poor state, a sick state, and a state of being in a state indicating a doctor including a good mood, a desire for bubbling, And a pseudo pattern having a pattern for a predetermined time of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor.

The reference pattern includes a reference behavior pattern, a reference pattern state pattern, and a reference pseudo pattern, which are motion patterns that serve as a standard for health analysis according to the exercise state of a pet. The reference pattern of the above-described configuration can be arbitrarily generated at each state of the pet, which is well known to the owner of the pet.

The reference behavior pattern is a reference pattern of the detection pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor according to a state in which the pet is running for a predetermined time in a healthy state, a walking state, a resting state, and a sleeping state.

The reference pattern state pattern is a reference pattern of the detection pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor for a certain period of time in a state where the pet is in a healthy state, a depressed state or the like, or a body is sick.

The reference pseudo pattern is a reference pattern of a detection pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor for a certain period of time in a state where the pet is feeling good, feeling a desire for breathe, feeling a need for walking, or feeling a need for rest.

The comparison pattern is a behavior pattern, a health state pattern, and a pseudo pattern detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor for a predetermined period of time in order to compare with the reference pattern of Shimada performing the health state analysis of the pet.

The motion analysis module 1 is provided with a switch means for selecting a reference pattern or a comparison pattern such as a dip switch position (not shown) for generating a reference pattern or a motion pattern of the pattern generator 51 .

The reference pattern and the comparison pattern generated by the pattern generating unit 51 are stored in the storage unit 20.

The pattern comparison unit 51 compares the reference pattern stored in the storage unit 20 with a comparison pattern to be compared and discriminates which comparison pattern is similar to which reference pattern, And outputs the determined result.

The pet's behavior includes dieting, walking, resting, sleeping, and the health of the pet includes health, poor physical condition, body condition, Desire for bubbles, need for walking, and need for rest.

The application control unit 53 is configured to control the transmission of the comparison result of the reference pattern and the comparison pattern of the pattern comparison unit 51 to the external terminal 3 through the communication unit 40. [

The light emission control unit 53 controls the pattern comparison unit 51 to compare the reference pattern with the comparison pattern to determine whether the pet is in a state of action, , And a state in which the body is sick, and is configured to perform a control operation of turning on LEDs of a predetermined color according to a good mood, a desire for bubbling, a need for walking, and a rest need, which are physician's state.

In the above configuration, the motion sensor unit 10, the storage unit 20, and the communication unit 40 are mounted on a main board such as an Arduino Nano board in a module form, and each configuration of the control unit 50 is software And stored in a memory device mounted on the main board, the entire motion analysis module 10 can be generated.

The pet apparel 7 may include a bag to which the light emitting unit 30 is attached and on which the motion analysis module 10 is mounted.

3 is a flowchart showing a process of a pet health analysis method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pet health analysis method using the motion sensor includes a reference pattern generation step S10, a comparison pattern generation step S20, a pattern comparison step S30, a light emission step S40, S50).

The reference pattern generating step S10 is a step in which the pattern generating unit 51 generates a reference pattern of a motion pattern for each state of the pet detected for a predetermined time by the motion sensor unit 10 including the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor, .

The comparison pattern generation process S20 is a process in which the pattern generation unit 51 generates a movement pattern of a pet for a predetermined period of time as a comparison pattern.

5 is a view showing a walking pattern of an acceleration sensor in a walking state of a pet, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a walking pattern of an acceleration sensor in a rest state of a pet, FIG. 8 is a view showing a walking pattern of a gyro sensor in a walking state of a pet, and FIG. 9 is a view showing a running pattern of a pet FIG. 3 is a view showing a rest pattern of a gyro sensor in a rest state of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the reference pattern and the comparison pattern can be classified into a behavior pattern of a pet, a reference behavior pattern generated during running, walking, resting and sleeping in a healthy state, A reference behavior pattern generated at each state of health, a state of illness, a reference behavior pattern generated at each pet's health analysis, a good behavior pattern of pet dome, a desire for breathe, a need for walking, A comparative health status pattern, and a comparative pseudo-pattern. At this time, the reference pattern is preset by the owner of the pet according to the thawing of the pet, the health condition, and the doctor.

The pattern comparing step S30 is a process in which the pattern comparing unit 52 compares the reference pattern with the comparison pattern to determine the state of the pet and outputs the state.

That is, in the pattern comparison step S30, the comparison pattern generated according to the current state of the pet is compared with the reference pattern, and the behavior pattern of any one of running, walking, resting, sleeping, A mood state, a state of health, a sick state of health, a mood pattern, a good mood, a desire for breathe, a need for walking, and a need for rest.

The light emission process S40 is a process in which the light emitting unit 30 emits different light according to the state of the pet output in the pattern comparison process S30.

FIG. 10 is a table showing the characteristics, analysis method, and LED emission example of each pet's exercise pattern.

As shown in FIG. 10, the light emission control unit 54 controls the lighting of the light emitting unit 30 according to the movement pattern of the pet, which is the result of comparison by the pattern comparison unit 52, So that it can be grasped easily.

Next, the app transmission process S50 is performed by the app control unit 53 transmitting the state information of the pet output from the pattern comparison process S40 to the app 5 of the external terminal 3 through wireless communication and outputting . In this way, the owner of the pet can grasp the current health state of the pet in real time through the app 5 installed in a smart phone or the like in addition to the light emitting unit 30, and it is remarkably easy to grasp the health state of the pet .

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

1: Motion analysis module 3: External terminal
5: App 7: Pet Clothes

Claims (7)

A motion sensor unit including an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor;
A motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor unit is generated and stored as a reference pattern for a predetermined period of time and then a motion pattern of the pet for a predetermined time is generated as a comparison pattern A control unit for discriminating and outputting the state of the pet;
A storage unit for storing the reference pattern; And
And a light emitting unit emitting light of different colors according to the state of the pet output from the control unit.
The apparatus of claim 1,
A pattern generating unit configured to generate and store a motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor unit for a predetermined period of time and to generate a pattern of motions of the pet for a predetermined period of time part;
A pattern comparing unit for comparing the reference pattern generated by the pattern generating unit with the comparison pattern to generate pet status information; And
And a light emission control unit for controlling light emission of the light emitting unit according to a result of the pattern comparison unit.
The method according to claim 1,
And an external terminal equipped with an app for communicating with the motion analysis module and displaying a comparison result of the pattern comparison unit,
The motion analysis module may further include a communication unit for performing communication with the external terminal,
Wherein the control unit further comprises an app controller for transmitting and displaying a comparison result of the pattern comparison unit to the app operating in the external terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
And a pet garment for mounting the motion analysis module on a pet.
The method according to claim 1,
A behavior pattern having a pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor during a certain period of time during running, walking, rest, and sleep;
A health state pattern having the pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor for a predetermined time in a healthy state, a poor state, and a sick state of the pet; And
And a pseudo-pattern having a pattern for a predetermined time of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor in a state of indicating a doctor including a good mood, a desire for bubbling, a need for walking, Health analysis device.
A motion sensor unit including an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor; A motion pattern for each state of the pet detected by the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the motion sensor unit is generated and stored as a reference pattern for a predetermined period of time and then a motion pattern of the pet for a predetermined time is generated as a comparison pattern A control unit including a pattern generation unit, a pattern comparison unit, an app control unit, and a light emission control unit for discriminating and outputting a state of a pet; A storage unit for storing the reference pattern; A communication unit for providing wireless communication with the outside; And a light emitting unit that emits different light according to a state of a pet animal output from the control unit, and a motion analyzing module that is driven by an external terminal to analyze a motion pattern of the pet analyzed by the motion analyzing module, A pet health analyzing method of a pet health analyzing apparatus using a motion sensor including an external terminal equipped with an app for receiving and displaying,
A pattern generating step of generating and storing a motion pattern for each state of the pet detected for a predetermined time in the motion sensor unit including the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor as a reference pattern;
A comparison pattern generation step of generating a comparison pattern of a pet's movement pattern for a predetermined period of time during each comparison;
A pattern comparison step of comparing the reference pattern with the comparison pattern to determine and outputting a pet state;
A light emission process in which the light emitting unit emits different light according to a state of a pet output in the pattern comparison process; And
And transmitting the state information of the pets outputted in the pattern comparison process to an app of the external terminal through wireless communication and outputting the app information.
7. The method of claim 6,
A behavior pattern having a pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor during a certain period of time during running, walking, rest, and sleep;
A health state pattern having the pattern of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor for a predetermined time in a healthy state, a poor state, and a sick state of the pet; And
And a pseudo-pattern having a pattern for a predetermined time of the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor in a state of indicating a doctor including a good mood, a desire for bubbling, a need for walking, Health analysis method.

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