JP2000236767A - Feeding system with remote monitoring function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject system which can build a monitoring and feeding environment using 'security', 'comfortableness' and 'convenience' as key words by bidirectionally exchanging various kinds information between a specific feeding device and a specific information terminal. SOLUTION: This feeding system with a remote monitoring function contains a feeding device for feeding a target pet placed in an area to be monitored and an information terminal at least used on the remote control of the feeding operation of the feeding device. Various kinds of information containing sounds, image pictures, their monitoring demand data or feeding operation commands are bidirectionally exchanged between the feeding device and the information terminal. The information terminal is preferably loaded on a mobile body, which may be a vehicle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a feeding device for performing a feeding operation on a pet monitored in a monitored area, and information used when at least the feeding operation of the feeding device is remotely controlled. And a terminal having a remote monitoring function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 58-50662, pets such as dogs, cats, birds, etc. kept at home while leaving the home on a trip or the like. There is known an automatic feeding device that performs automatic feeding.

[0003] According to the automatic feeding device disclosed in the above-mentioned official gazette, if the amount and interval of feeding are set, the set interval is set, for example, twice in the morning and evening or three times in the morning, noon and evening. The automatic feeding of the set amount is performed in the above manner, so that the anxiety about the feeding for the owner can be eliminated.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic feeding device, automatic feeding of a set amount is performed at set intervals without considering the health condition of the pet and the degree of hunger at all. Because of this, there is a concern that the timing and amount of feeding may be inappropriate. In addition, since the owner spends time on the go while paying attention to the safety of the pet left in the absence house, there is an inherent problem that the mental burden limits the freedom of action. I was

[0005] Therefore, there has been an eager desire to develop a new technology capable of solving the above-mentioned problems.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has a feeding device for performing a feeding operation for a pet placed under monitoring in a monitored area, and at least a feeding operation of the feeding device. And an information terminal used for remote operation, and bidirectionally exchanges information including a voice, an image, these monitoring request data, or a feeding operation command between the feeding device and the information terminal. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment using “safety”, “comfort”, and “convenience” as keywords.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a feeding device that performs a feeding operation for a pet that is monitored in a monitored area, and at least this feeding device. An information terminal used when remotely controlling the feeding operation of the device, and is configured to include, between the feeding device and the information terminal voice, image, monitoring request data thereof,
Or, the point is to exchange information including a feeding operation command in both directions.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a feeding device that performs a feeding operation for a pet that is monitored in the monitored area is used, and at least the feeding operation of the feeding device is remotely controlled. Two-way exchange of information, including voice, images, these monitoring request data, or feeding operation commands, with the information terminal, so the owner can check the pet's appearance only by accessing the information terminal In addition, since the feeding can be remotely controlled while checking the situation, the mental burden is relieved and the freedom of action is dramatically expanded, resulting in "safety", "comfort", "convenient" The keyword can be used to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function that can construct a watching feeding environment.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the information terminal is mounted on a mobile body.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the information terminal is mounted on the mobile body. Therefore, the owner of the mobile body only needs to access the information terminal mounted on the mobile body. The pet can be checked even while moving, even if the pet is moving, and the pet can be remotely controlled while checking the pet's appearance. As a result, the degree of freedom of action is dramatically increased, and as a result, it is possible to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment with keywords of "safety", "comfort", and "convenience".

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the moving body is a vehicle.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the information terminal is mounted on the vehicle, so that the owner of the vehicle can access the information terminal mounted on the vehicle only by accessing the information terminal mounted on the vehicle. Even if the situation is moving, it is possible to confirm even while moving, and since the feeding can be remotely controlled while confirming the situation, the owner is released from the mental burden as in the invention of claim 1 or 2. As a result, a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment using "safety", "comfort", and "convenience" as keywords can be realized.

Further, the invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the information terminal is configured to be portable.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the information terminal is configured to be portable, the owner can check the state of the pet anytime and anywhere by accessing the information terminal carried by the owner. It is possible, and since the feeding can be remotely controlled while checking the state, the owner is released from the mental burden and the degree of freedom of the action is dramatically increased as in the inventions of claims 1 to 3. As a result, it is possible to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment using “safety”, “comfort”, and “convenience” as keywords.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the feeding device, in response to a monitoring request from the information terminal, a state of the pet being monitored in the monitored area is returned to the information terminal. The point is to do.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in response to the monitoring request from the information terminal, the feeder returns the state of the pet being monitored in the monitored area to the information terminal.
Therefore, it is possible to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment using “safety”, “comfort”, and “convenience” as keywords.

Further, according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the feeding device, in response to a monitoring request from the information terminal, a state of the pet being monitored in the monitored area is returned to the information terminal. In doing so, the gist of the present invention is to search for the location of the pet in the monitored area and, when the location is specified by the search, return the state of the specified location to the information terminal.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in response to the monitoring request from the information terminal, the feeding device returns the state of the pet being monitored in the monitored area to the information terminal. The location of the pet in the monitoring area is searched, and when the location is specified by this search, the state of the specified location is returned to the information terminal, so that it is ensured in response to the monitoring request from the information terminal. As a result of being able to return the state of the pet, it is possible to construct a watching feeding environment with keywords of "safety", "comfort", and "convenience".

Further, the invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the feeding device calls a pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area in response to a calling request from the information terminal.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the feeding device calls the pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area in response to the calling request from the information terminal. , And "convenient" can be realized as a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the feeding device calls a pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area in response to a calling request from the information terminal.
The point is to search for the pet's location in the monitored area, and when the location is specified by the search, call the pet at the specified location.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the pet feeds a pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area in response to a calling request from the information terminal, the feeding apparatus determines the location of the pet in the monitored area. When a search is performed and a location is specified by this search, the pet at the specified location is called, and therefore, in response to a call request from the information terminal, for example, sound and / or voice communication between the owner and the pet can be ensured. As a result of establishing communication via images, it is possible to construct a watching feeding environment in which "safety", "comfort", and "convenience" are keywords.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the feeding operation command exchanged between the feeding device and the information terminal includes a timing and an amount related to feeding.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the feeding operation command exchanged between the feeding device and the information terminal includes the timing and amount of feeding, the timing and amount of feeding can be appropriately controlled by remote control. As a result, it is possible to construct a watching and feeding environment in which "safety", "comfort", and "convenience" are keywords.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of a feeding system with a remote monitoring function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, an outline of a feeding system with a remote monitoring function according to the present invention will be described.
A feeding device that performs a feeding operation on a pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area, and an information terminal that is used when at least the feeding operation of the feeding device is remotely controlled; It is characterized in that information including voice, image, monitoring request data thereof, or feeding operation command is bidirectionally exchanged between the apparatus and the information terminal.

According to the feeding system with the remote monitoring function configured as described above, the owner can check the state of the pet only by accessing the information terminal, and can remotely control the feeding while checking the state. Therefore, as a result of being released from the mental burden and dramatically increasing the degree of freedom of action, it is possible to construct a watching and feeding environment using "safety", "comfort", and "convenience" as keywords.

By the way, the information terminal described above, for example,
It is preferable to be mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle or to be configured to be portable.

In the former case, the owner can check the state of the pet even if he or she is moving, as long as the owner accesses the information terminal mounted on the mobile body. While the feed can be controlled remotely, in the latter case, the owner can check the pet's condition anytime and anywhere by simply accessing the information terminal carried by the owner, and while checking the feed, As a result, the owner is released from the mental burden and the degree of freedom of action expands dramatically, resulting in a safe feeding environment with the keywords "safety", "comfort" and "convenience". Can be built.

When the feeding system according to the present invention is classified using the above-mentioned information terminal form, the information terminal can be roughly divided into a form in which the information terminal is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle and a form in which the information terminal is portable. be able to.

Therefore, in the following description, the former embodiment in which the former information terminal is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle is referred to as a first embodiment, while the latter embodiment in which the latter information terminal is configured to be portable is referred to as a second embodiment. The position of the feeding system will be described one by one.

First, the feeding system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, exemplifying a mode in which an information terminal is mounted on a mobile object, particularly a vehicle.

FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of a two-way exchange information utilizing system including a first feeding system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, while FIG. 2 shows a first feeding system. An example of an information display screen of a first information terminal used when remotely controlling a feeding operation of a first feeding device that is a component of the system is shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first feeding system including the first terminal device 30 and the first feeding device 73 is a device for receiving information exchanged bidirectionally between the vehicle and the home. Is incorporated in a two-way exchange information utilization system 91 used for the purpose of (1). Therefore, first, the overall configuration of the two-way exchange information utilization system 91 will be described, and then each component of the first feeding system will be described.

The two-way exchange information utilization system 91 includes a vehicle-side network system 11 mounted on the vehicle and a home-side network system 51 installed on the home side.
And is configured.

The vehicle-side network system 11 includes, for example, opening / closing state information regarding the opening / closing state of an opening / closing member such as a door / window, locking state information regarding the locking state of an opening / closing member such as a door / trunk lid, and headlights and room lamps. Operating state information on the operating state of various electric loads, running state information on the running state of the vehicle such as the vehicle speed and the distance to the preceding vehicle, traffic related information obtained from the navigation device, security related information obtained from the anti-theft device, etc. The information collection function that integrates the information collected from the vehicle side information and the home side information acquired from the home side and the home side, and various information obtained by demonstrating the information collection function are referred to as "safe", " It has an information use function that is used for providing various services with the keywords of “comfortable” and “convenience”. A network 12, the vehicle-mounted communication device 1
3, an in-vehicle server 15, an in-vehicle intercom 17, a navigation device 19, an anti-theft device 21, and an in-vehicle head unit (hereinafter referred to as "in-vehicle H / U") 23.
, A door switch (hereinafter, “switch” is abbreviated as “SW”) 25, a power door lock 27, a power window 29, a vehicle-mounted multi-switch 31, and a vehicle-mounted microphone 3.
3, an in-vehicle speaker 35, an in-vehicle display 37,
It is configured to include an inside / outside surveillance camera 39 and the like.

The on-vehicle network 12 is configured using an appropriate transmission medium such as an optical fiber cable, for example.
It has an information exchange mediation function for mediating bidirectional information exchange between each node of the in-vehicle server 15, the navigation device 19, the anti-theft device 21, and the in-vehicle H / U 23.

The in-vehicle communication device 13 is, for example, a wireless LAN.
(Local Erea Network) or the like, and has a function of bidirectionally exchanging various information with the home side.

The in-vehicle server 15 performs various types of information processing on the basis of information collected by the vehicle and information obtained from the home by integrating and processing the information. It has a device control function for performing drive control or power control of in-vehicle devices.

The on-vehicle intercom 17 has a function of responding to an intercom call request from the home side.

The navigation device 19 has a function of obtaining the position of the vehicle using autonomous navigation and / or satellite navigation, and displays traffic congestion information and parking space availability information on a map according to the position of the vehicle. It has a function and a function of guiding or guiding the host vehicle to the destination by displaying or notifying a route to the destination.

The anti-theft device 21 has a function of detecting when a thief tries to act badly on the own vehicle while the vehicle is on alert, and issuing an alarm.

The in-vehicle H / U 23 has an interface function for various sensors such as the door SW 25 and various actuators such as the power door lock 27, and a device control function for controlling driving or power of various on-vehicle devices. are doing.

The door SW 25 has a function of detecting and outputting the open / close state of an opening / closing member such as a driver door, a passenger door, a rear door, a trunk lid, a tailgate, and a sunroof.

The power door lock 27 has a drive control function for displacing a locked state of an opening / closing member such as a driver's seat door, a passenger's seat door, a rear seat door, a trunk lid, and a tailgate.

The power window 29 has a drive control function for displacing the open / close state of the opening / closing members such as the driver door window, the passenger door window, the rear door window, and the sunroof.

The in-vehicle multi-SW 31 is provided, for example, on a dash panel of a vehicle, and inputs and operates various control elements in the vehicle, inputs and operates various control elements related to pet monitoring and feeding at the home, or various setting inputs. Used when doing. As an embodiment of the in-vehicle multi-SW 31, a touch panel-type in-vehicle display 37 can be adopted. In this embodiment, an example in which the in-vehicle multi-SW 31 of this embodiment is adopted will be described.

The on-vehicle microphone 33 has a function of inputting a voice uttered by a vehicle occupant.

The in-vehicle speaker 35 has a function of outputting sound to the occupants of the vehicle.

Each of the vehicle-mounted microphone 33 and the vehicle-mounted speaker 35 is built in the vehicle-mounted intercom 17.

The in-vehicle display 37 is provided on, for example, a dash panel of the vehicle, and displays various information used in the two-way exchange information utilization system 91, for example, as shown in FIG. It is used when displaying various information including various kinds of information or various kinds of notification information.

The inside / outside surveillance cameras 39 are provided inside and outside the vehicle, respectively, and have a function of capturing images of the inside and outside of the vehicle including the state of the occupant.

On the other hand, the home-side network system 51
For example, the locked state of the entrance door key, the opening and closing state of multiple windows provided in various places of the home, the opening and closing state of the entrance door and each room door, the change over time of water, gas, electric power, etc., lighting, The operating status of various home appliances such as air conditioners and bath water heaters, the occurrence of emergency reports such as gas leaks, fires, and theft,
And constantly monitor the state of visitors, infants, elderly people, and other care-requirers and pets, and collect information that integrates various home-side information related to the monitoring results and vehicle-side information obtained from the vehicle. The information collection function and various information obtained by demonstrating the information collection function can be used for
It has an information use function for use in providing various services with the keyword "convenience", and has a home network 52, a home communication device 53, and a hub (HUB).
55, home server 57, visitor monitoring camera 59
, One or more pet monitoring cameras 61, and a home head unit (hereinafter, “home H / U”) 63.
Home intercom 65, entrance door SW67,
Security sensor 69, home microphone 70, home speaker 71, home display 72, first feeding device 73 including a feeding mechanism, fire alarm 75, gas leak detector 77, gas cutoff 79, , A lighting device 81, an air conditioner device 83, a bath water heater 85, an entrance door locking / unlocking device 87, and the like.

The home network 52 is, for example, an IE
It is configured using an appropriate transmission medium such as EE1394 / 100BASE-T / Ethernet / wireless LAN and has an information exchange mediation function for mediating bidirectional information exchange between the home server 57 and each node of the home H / U 63. ing.

The home communication device 53 is, for example, a wireless LAN
(Local Erea Network) or the like, and has a function of bidirectionally exchanging various information with the home side.

The HUB 55 is connected to each of the monitoring cameras 5 described below.
It has the function of amplifying and relaying the images captured from 9, 61 and 62. The HUB 55 and each monitoring camera 5
For example, a cable connecting the cables 9, 61 and 62 is 10
Cables such as BASE-T and 100BASE-T are used.

The home server 57 is based on the information processing function for integrating and processing the information collected on the home side and the information obtained from the vehicle side, and the data obtained by performing the information processing function. It has a device control function of controlling driving or power of various home appliances.

The visitor monitoring camera 59 is installed at the entrance and has a function of capturing an image of a visitor or the like coming to the entrance of the home.

The pet monitoring cameras 61 are provided at various places in the home including the breeding room where pets mainly live.
It has a function of capturing peripheral images including pets.

The home H / U 63 has an interface function for various devices including the home intercom 65, various sensors such as the entrance door SW 67, and a device control function for controlling driving or power of various home appliances. I have.

The home intercom 65 is installed at least in the entrance, the living room, and the like. When a call button provided on the entrance intercom is pressed by a visitor, when the operation mode is in the home mode, It has a function of displaying and notifying the image and voice of the visitor on the room-side intercom, and displaying and notifying the image and voice of the visitor on the vehicle-mounted intercom 17 when the operation mode is in the answering machine mode.

The entrance door SW 67 has a function of detecting and outputting the opening / closing status of the entrance door.

When the operation mode of the home security system for maintaining the home safely is in the alert mode, the security sensor 69 is provided with, for example, an opening / closing member such as an entrance door, a room door, or a window installed at each place of the home. When it is opened, it has a function of outputting a security signal assuming that the home has been exposed to a dangerous state.

The home microphone 70 has a function of inputting a sound uttered by a pet or the like.

The home speaker 71 has a function of outputting sound to a pet or the like.

The home display 72 is used for displaying various information including the owner's image sent from the vehicle side, or various information such as various notification information.

The first feeding device 73 has a function of supplying water and food to pets such as dogs and cats in response to a feeding command from the vehicle, which will be described in detail later.

The fire alarm 75 is provided, for example, on the ceiling of a kitchen or each room, and has a function of detecting and outputting a fire occurrence.

The gas leak detector 77 is provided, for example, near a place where gas appliances are installed, such as a kitchen, and has a function of detecting and outputting whether or not gas leak has occurred.

The gas shutoff 79 has a function of shutting off the gas valve in response to a gas shutoff command from the gas leak detector 77 or from the vehicle.

Each of the lighting device 81 and the air conditioner device 83 is configured to be turned on / off or turned on / off in response to various commands from the vehicle.

The bath water heater 85 has a function of supplying a predetermined amount of hot water to the bathtub or a function of boiling the bath after supplying a predetermined amount of water to the bathtub in response to a hot water supply command from the vehicle side. .

The door lock / unlock device 87 has a function of locking / unlocking the door in response to a locking / unlocking command from the vehicle.

The above-described two-way exchange information utilization system 91
When the components of the first feeding system including the first information terminal 30 and the first feeding device 73 are extracted from the components included in the first component, the first component mounted on the vehicle is extracted.
The information terminal 30 includes a vehicle-mounted network 12, a vehicle-mounted communication device 13, a vehicle-mounted server 15, and a vehicle-mounted intercom 17.
, On-vehicle H / U 23, on-vehicle multi-SW 31, on-vehicle microphone 33, on-vehicle speaker 35, and on-vehicle display 3
7 and a monitoring camera 39 inside and outside the vehicle, the first feeding device 66 installed on the home side, for example, in a rearing room, includes a home network 52, a home communication device 53, a HUB 55, Home server 57, pet monitoring camera 61, home H / U 63, home microphone 70, home speaker 71, home display 7
2 is included.

Next, prior to the description of the operation of the first feeding system, a brief description will be given of the general functions exhibited by the bidirectional exchange information utilization system 91. A first function of monitoring and controlling the home from the home (hereinafter referred to as "monitoring and control"), a second function of monitoring and controlling the vehicle from the home, and a third function of messaging from the home to the vehicle And the fourth to report from the vehicle to the platform
And four major functions.

The first function described above further includes a “household-kun” function for remotely controlling home appliances and an “animal-kun” function for remotely performing care including feeding and monitoring of pets.
It includes three middle classification functions of "monitoring kun", which performs mental care by remotely monitoring the care recipient, and "animal kun", which is the focus of the present invention. It includes two sub-classification functions: a "monitor" function for monitoring and a "feeding" function for feeding pets.

Next, the outline of the "animal-kun" function will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a series of operations and operations when monitoring and controlling the platform from the vehicle, while FIG. 4 shows each sub-classification function belonging to the lower level of the "animal-kun" function. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a series of operations and operations when is selected.

As shown in FIG. 3, in step S11, "home appliances", "animals", and "watching-kun" are displayed as selection items on the top menu screen of "home tags".

In step S12, if "home appliance" is operated and input, the process proceeds to step S13. If "home appliance" is not operated and input, the process proceeds to step S14.

In step S13, "going out" and "going home" are displayed as selection items on the submenu screen belonging to the lower level of "household appliances".

On the other hand, when "animal-kun" is operated and input in step S14, voice guidance "animal-kun was selected" is issued, and the process proceeds to step S21 shown in FIG. If no operation is input, the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, "Watch over"
When the operation input is performed, the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, when none of the “home appliance”, “animal”, or “watch watching” is input, the operation waits for any operation input on the “home tag” top menu screen.

In step S16, "Watch over"
"Door Monitor",
"Water monitor" and "camera monitor" are displayed as selection items.

In step S17, when "return" (not shown) is operated, the process returns to step S11 and repeats the following processing.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG.
In step 1, “monitor” and “feeding” are displayed as selection items on a submenu screen belonging to a lower level of “animal-kun”.

In step S22, among the “monitor” and the “feed” belonging to the lower level of “animal-kun”,
If "monitor" is operated, the process proceeds to step S23, while if "monitor" is not operated, step S23 is performed.
Proceed to 25.

In step S23, the peripheral image of the pet is displayed on the image display screen belonging to the lower level of the "monitor", and the voice guidance of "the animal is being displayed" is issued. At this time, at least one of the plurality of pet surveillance cameras 61 on the home side captures an image of the breeding room on the home side in response to a monitoring request from the vehicle side, and displays the captured image at predetermined time intervals. Transfer to vehicle side. At this time, sound is transmitted to the vehicle side together with the image.

In step S23, when the occupant (owner) of the vehicle operates the "monitor" through the in-vehicle multi-SW 31 provided in the first information terminal 30, the occupant is installed in the breeding room on the home side. The example in which the image and the like in the breeding room captured by the pet monitoring camera 61 are presented on the first information terminal 30 side is exemplified. However, since the pet is not always kept in the breeding room, the pet is simply kept in the breeding room. If the image or the like is transmitted to the vehicle side, there is a possibility that the state of the pet, that is, the surrounding image and sound cannot be transmitted to the vehicle side.

When a monitoring request or a calling request is received from the owner on the vehicle side, the home side searches for the location of the pet in the home, and when the location is specified by this search, the pet is placed at various locations in the home. Of the plurality of surveillance cameras selected, images from the surveillance cameras that can capture the surrounding image of the specified location are selectively captured and transferred to the vehicle side, so that the surrounding image of the pet can be reliably captured in a short time And transmit it to the vehicle. Also,
When the location is not specified by the search described above, among the plurality of surveillance cameras arranged at various places in the home, by sequentially capturing images from the respective surveillance cameras for a predetermined time in accordance with a predetermined order and transferring them to the vehicle side, This ensures that the surrounding image of the pet is captured and transmitted to the vehicle.

When searching for the pet's location in the home, for example, if the pet is an animal such as a dog or cat moving around the home, the pet has a radio wave transmitting function such as a transponder. While the tag is attached to a collar, etc., an antenna for receiving radio waves transmitted from the tag is set up around the home, and communication between the tag and the antenna is used to search for the pet's location, various places in the home , A plurality of infrared sensors may be provided in advance, and a method of searching for the location of the pet using the detection signal from each infrared sensor may be employed.

Returning to FIG. 4, the description will be continued.
In step 24, when "return" is input by operation, step S is executed.
Returning to the "animal-kun" submenu screen 21 and repeating the following processing, if "return" is not operated, the operation waits for an operation input on the image display screen belonging to the "monitor" subordinate in step S23.

In step S25, when "feeding" is input by operation, the process proceeds to step S26, and when "feeding" is not input, the process proceeds to step S27.

In step S26, the feeding mechanism provided in the first feeding device 73 executes the feeding operation to the pet, and displays "[" on the text display screen belonging to the lower rank of "feeding" with this feeding. Animal (pet) ”.”
The voice guidance "I feed the animal" is issued.

After the process of step S26 is completed, if "execute" (not shown) is input or a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds has elapsed, the display returns to the "animal" submenu screen of step S21. The following processing is repeated.

In step S27, when "return" is input by operation, the display returns to the "animal-kun" submenu screen of step S21 and the following processing is repeated, while "return" is not input and "monitor" or If no operation input is performed in “feeding”, step S21
Wait for an operation input on the "animal-kun" submenu screen.

As described above, according to the feeding system with the monitoring function according to the first embodiment in which the information terminal is mounted on the mobile object, the owner of the mobile object can use the information terminal mounted on the mobile object. As long as you have access, you can check the state of your pet even while you are moving, and you can remotely control feeding while checking the state, so you are free from mental burden and freedom of action As a result of the dramatic expansion, it is possible to construct a watching and feeding environment with keywords of "safety", "comfort", and "convenience".

In particular, in the case where the information terminal is mounted on a vehicle, the owner of the vehicle can move the pet, for example, by moving the information terminal mounted on the vehicle. As it is possible to confirm even inside, and it is possible to remotely control the feeding while checking the situation, a watching feeding environment with the keywords "safety", "comfortable" and "convenient" is constructed as described above can do.

Next, the feeding system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5, exemplifying a mode in which an information terminal is configured to be configurable.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a second feeding system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the above-described first feeding system, the form in which the information including the surrounding image and the sound of the pet is presented to the owner in response to the monitoring request or the calling request from the owner is exemplified. It is also important that the feeding device performs the feeding operation according to the feeding command in response to the feeding command including the timing and the amount related to the feeding from the owner.

Therefore, in the second feeding system, a description will be given mainly of a feeding mode in which a feeding device performs a feeding operation according to the feeding command in response to a feeding command from the information terminal.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second feeding system 1
01 is the second feeding device 103 and the second information terminal 10
5 is included.

The second feeding device 103 includes the receiving antenna 1
11, a communication device 113, a control device 115, a display 117, a speaker 119, a microphone 121,
A pet monitoring camera 123 configured to swing freely in the horizontal / vertical directions;
And a feeding mechanism 125 that performs a feeding operation in accordance with a feeding command transferred via the control unit 5 or the like.

On the other hand, the second information terminal 105 includes a receiving antenna 131, a communication device 133, a control device 135,
Display 137, speaker 139, microphone 14
1, a monitoring camera 143, and an operation SW group 145 in which various SWs are arranged. The operation SW group 145 includes a camera SW 147 operated when the state of the pet is to be checked, and a pet monitoring camera 12.
Cross key 14 used to remotely control the swing motion of 3
9, a feeding SW 151 used for remotely controlling the feeding operation for the pet, a feeding amount selection SW 153 used for selectively inputting the feeding amount, and a calling SW 155 used for calling the pet. can do.

The operation of the second feeding system 101 configured as described above will be described. First, on the side of the second information terminal 105, the state of the pet is controlled by remotely operating the swinging operation of the pet monitoring camera 123. Through this check, when it is determined by the owner that the pet is in good health and the pet is hungry, the appropriate amount of feeding is selected and the feed is selected. Make a command.

On the other hand, on the second feeding device 103 side,
The feeding operation is performed in accordance with the feeding command including the timing and the amount related to the feeding sent from the information terminal 105 of the feeding.

[0108] The second information terminal 105 confirms whether the pet is hungry by confirming that the pet is eating. It is also possible to issue a feeding command by selecting a feeding amount.

With the above-mentioned monitoring or feeding, the owner can communicate with the pet via voice or image.

As described above, according to the second care system 101, the owner can confirm the health condition of the pet, so that the mental burden is remarkably reduced, while the owner of the pet has no owner. As a result of being released from the stress caused by the stress, it is possible to construct a watching and feeding environment with keywords of "safety", "comfort", and "convenience".

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be embodied in appropriately modified forms within the scope of the claims.

That is, for example, in the present embodiment, as an application form of the feeding system including the information terminal and the feeding device, a form in which the information terminal is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle and an information terminal can be formed. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.For example, in a pet shop or the like, an information terminal is installed in an office or the like, and a feeding device is provided near each pet. The present invention can be applied to any form such as an installation form.

[0113] In addition, each of the mode described in the present embodiment in which the information terminal monitors or calls the feeding apparatus and the mode in which the feeding apparatus executes the feeding operation in accordance with the feeding command from the information terminal are described in the above. It is needless to say that one or two or more of them can be appropriately combined and applied to any feeding system.

[0114]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the owner can check the state of the pet only by accessing the information terminal, and can remotely control the feeding while checking the state. As a result, the feeding system with a remote monitoring function that can build a watching feeding environment with the keywords of "safety,""comfort," and "convenience" is realized as a result can do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the information terminal is mounted on the mobile body, the owner on the mobile body can even access the information terminal mounted on the mobile body. In this case, the pet can be checked even if the pet is moving, and the feed can be remotely controlled while checking the pet's appearance. As a result, the feeding system with a remote monitoring function that can build a watching feeding environment with "safety", "comfort", and "convenience" as keywords is realized. it can.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the information terminal is mounted on the vehicle. Therefore, the owner of the vehicle can access the information terminal mounted on the vehicle only by accessing the information terminal mounted on the vehicle. Even if the state of the pet is moving, it can be checked, and the feeding can be remotely controlled while checking the state, so that the owner can reduce the mental burden similarly to the invention of claim 1 or 2. As a result, it is possible to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function that can build a watching feeding environment with the keywords of “safety”, “comfort”, and “convenience” as a result of being opened and dramatically increasing the freedom of action. .

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the information terminal is configured to be portable, so that the owner can view the state of the pet at any time as long as the owner accesses the information terminal carried by the owner. Can be checked anywhere,
In addition, since the feeding can be remotely controlled while checking the state, the owner is released from the mental burden and the freedom of action is dramatically increased as in the first to third aspects of the present invention. It is possible to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function that can construct a watching feeding environment with keywords of “relief”, “comfort”, and “convenience”.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the feeding device returns the state of the pet being monitored in the monitored area to the information terminal in response to the monitoring request from the information terminal. Therefore, it is possible to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment using “safety”, “comfort”, and “convenience” as keywords.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, in response to the monitoring request from the information terminal, the feeding device returns the state of the pet being monitored in the monitored area to the information terminal. When the location of the pet in the monitored area is searched, and the location is specified by the search, the state of the specified location is returned to the information terminal. Therefore, in response to the monitoring request from the information terminal, As a result of being able to reliably return the state of the pet, it is possible to construct a watching and feeding environment using “safety”, “comfort”, and “convenience” as keywords.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, the feeding device calls the pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area in response to the calling request from the information terminal. It is possible to realize a feeding system with a remote monitoring function capable of constructing a watching feeding environment using “comfort” and “convenience” as keywords.

According to the invention of claim 8, the feeding device responds to the call request from the information terminal by calling the pet placed in the monitored area in the monitored area. The location is searched, and when the location is specified by the search, the pet at the specified location is called, and therefore, in response to the calling request from the information terminal, the pet and the pet between the owner and the pet can be reliably and promptly responded. As a result of establishing communication via an image, it is possible to construct a watching feeding environment in which “safety”, “comfort”, and “convenience” are keywords.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the feeding operation command exchanged between the feeding device and the information terminal includes the timing and the amount of the feeding, the timing and the amount of the feeding can be appropriately adjusted. As a result of being able to operate remotely, there is an extremely excellent effect that it is possible to construct a watching and feeding environment with keywords of "safety", "comfort" and "convenience".

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block configuration diagram of a bidirectional exchange information utilization system including a first feeding system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an information display screen of a first information terminal used when remotely controlling a feeding operation of a first feeding device that is a component of the first feeding system. .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a series of operations and operations when monitoring and controlling a platform from a vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a series of operations and operations when each of the small classification functions belonging to a lower level of the “animal-kun” function is selected and operated.

FIG. 5 is a functional block configuration diagram of a second feeding system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 vehicle-side network system 12 vehicle-mounted network 13 vehicle-mounted communication device 15 vehicle-mounted server 17 vehicle-mounted intercom 19 navigation device 21 anti-theft device 23 vehicle-mounted head unit (vehicle H / U) 25 door switch (door SW) 27 power door lock 29 power window 30 First information terminal 31 Multi-switch (multi-SW) 33 In-vehicle microphone 35 In-vehicle speaker 37 In-vehicle display 39 In-vehicle monitoring camera 51 Home-side network system 52 Home network 53 Home communication device 55 Hub (HUB) 57 Home server 59 Visitor monitoring Camera 61 Pet monitoring camera 63 Home head unit (Home H / U) 65 Home intercom 67 Entrance door switch (Entrance door SW) 69 Security sensor 70 Ho Microphone 71 Home speaker 72 Home display 73 First feeding device 75 Fire alarm 77 Gas leak detector 79 Gas circuit breaker 81 Lighting device 83 Air conditioner device 85 Bath water heater 87 Entrance door lock / unlock device 91 Bidirectional exchange information utilization system 101 second feeding system 103 second feeding device 105 second information terminal 111 receiving antenna 113 communication device 115 control device 117 display 119 speaker 121 microphone 123 pet monitoring camera 125 feeding mechanism 131 receiving antenna 133 communication device 135 control device 137 Display 139 Speaker 141 Microphone 143 Surveillance camera 145 Operation switch group 147 Camera SW 149 Cross key 151 Feeding SW 153 Feeding amount selection SW 155 Calling SW

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A feeding device that performs a feeding operation on a pet placed under monitoring in a monitored area, and an information terminal that is used when at least the feeding operation of the feeding device is remotely controlled. A feeding system with a remote monitoring function, wherein the feeding system and the information terminal exchange bidirectional information including voice, image, monitoring request data thereof, or feeding operation command. 2. The feeding system according to claim 1, wherein the information terminal is mounted on a mobile object. 3. The feeding system according to claim 2, wherein the moving body is a vehicle. 4. The feeding system with a remote monitoring function according to claim 1, wherein the information terminal is configured to be portable. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device returns a state of the pet being monitored in the monitored area to the information terminal in response to a monitoring request from the information terminal. Item 5. A feeding system with a remote monitoring function according to any one of Items 1 to 4. 6. In response to a monitoring request from the information terminal, the feeding device returns a state of a pet monitored in the monitored area to the information terminal. 6. The feeding system with a remote monitoring function according to claim 5, wherein the location of the pet is searched for, and when the location is specified by the search, the state of the specified location is returned to the information terminal. . 7. The feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device calls a pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area in response to a calling request from the information terminal. A feeding system with a remote monitoring function according to claim 1. 8. In response to a call request from the information terminal, the feeding device searches for a pet's location in the monitored area when calling a pet placed under monitoring in the monitored area. 8. The feeding system with a remote monitoring function according to claim 7, wherein when the location is specified by the search, the pet at the specified location is called. 9. The remote control according to claim 1, wherein the feeding operation command exchanged between the feeding device and the information terminal includes a timing and an amount relating to feeding. Feeding system with monitoring function.