JP2020005534A - Management server and management program for managing pet animal - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide feed according to health conditions of pets monitored remotely.SOLUTION: A management server 4 includes: a sensor 3 for detecting health information showing health conditions of a pet animal 110; a component constitution determination terminal 5 for executing component constitution determination processing for determining a component constitution to the pet animal 110 according to the health conditions, and outputting component constitution information showing the component constitution; and at least two storage units 130 each capable of storing different feed, wherein feed having the component constitution is provided to the pet animal. The management server includes: a feeding machine 6 and a communication unit for providing the feed having the component constitution when a feed provision instruction is input; a health information acquisition unit for acquiring the health information from the sensor; a health information supply unit for supplying the health conditions showing the health information to the component constitution determination terminal 5; a component constitution information acquisition unit for acquiring the component constitution information from the component constitution determination terminal; and a feed provision instruction unit for generating a feed provision instruction on the basis of the component constitution, and outputting it to the feeding machine.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a management server and a management program for managing pet animals.

  Various technologies for remotely monitoring a pet animal (hereinafter, also referred to as a pet) are known. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a monitoring system in which a GPS (Global Position System) sensor, an acceleration sensor, a microphone, and the like are mounted on a collar-like behavior monitoring device to monitor the behavior and state of a pet equipped with the behavior monitoring device. The system has been described. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses that a living body measuring device that is installed in a living room or a kitchen and measures the weight of a human body is equipped with a detecting device such as an infrared sensor, and the activity of a pet while away is detected by the mounted detecting device. The technique to grasp is described.

JP 2016-122280 A JP-A-2015-150004

  In the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the user can remotely monitor the pet while he is away, but there is no known technique for providing a bait according to the health condition to the remotely monitored pet. .

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for providing a remotely monitored pet with food according to a health condition.

  The management server according to the present invention includes a sensor for detecting health information indicating the health status of the pet animal, and a component configuration determination for determining a component configuration that is a content ratio of a feed included in a feed provided to the pet animal according to the health status. A process is executed, and a component configuration determining terminal that outputs component configuration information indicating a component configuration, and at least two storage units each capable of storing a different bait, are provided to the pet animal with the bait having the component configuration. Communication unit capable of communicating with a feeder that provides a bait having a component composition to a protected animal when a bait providing instruction is input, a health information obtaining unit that obtains health information from a sensor, and health information A health information supply unit that supplies the health status indicated by the component configuration determination terminal, a component configuration information acquisition unit that obtains the component configuration information from the component configuration determination terminal, and a bait supply instruction based on the component configuration. The resulting bait instructions provided with a feed providing instruction unit for outputting the feeders.

  The management server according to the present invention may further include a storage unit that stores the food stored in each of the at least two storage units as a food storage table in association with an animal identifier for identifying a pet animal using the feeder. Further, the bait providing instruction unit is configured to determine a correspondence relationship between the bait included in the component configuration information and the baits stored in each of the at least two storing units with reference to the bait storing table. And a feed provision instruction output unit that outputs the feed relationship included in the component relationship information determined by the correspondence relationship determination unit and the component composition information to the feeder as a feed provision instruction in association with the animal identifier. Is preferred.

  Further, in the management server according to the present invention, the storage unit further stores a bait price table that stores each price of the bait in association with the bait, and purchases the bait stored in at least one of the two housing units. In response to the purchase information indicating that the feed is to be transmitted from the feeder, the purchase cost for purchasing the feed is calculated by referring to the feed storage table and the feed price table, and a purchase confirmation request including the purchase cost is issued. It is preferable to further include a feed purchase processing unit for outputting.

  Further, in the management server according to the present invention, the feeder has a remaining amount sensor that outputs a purchase alarm in association with an animal identifier when the amount of food to be stored is reduced to a predetermined food purchase amount, and Is preferably transmitted automatically in response to the remaining amount sensor outputting a purchase warning.

  In the management server according to the present invention, it is preferable that the storage unit stores a log of a bait supply instruction for each animal identifier.

  Further, the management program according to the present invention is a sensor that detects health information indicating the health status of the pet animal, a component that determines the component composition that is the content ratio of the food contained in the feed provided to the pet animal according to the health status A composition determining process is executed, and a component composition determining terminal that outputs component composition information indicating a component composition, and at least two storage units each capable of storing a different bait, wherein a bait having a component configuration is a pet animal. When a bait supply instruction indicating that the food is provided is input, a computer capable of communicating with a feeder that provides a bait having a component composition to a protected animal obtains health information from a sensor, and indicates a health state indicated by the health information. To the component configuration determining terminal, obtain the component configuration information from the component configuration determining terminal, generate a bait providing instruction based on the component configuration, and output the generated bait providing instruction to the feeder. To execute that process to the computer.

  Furthermore, the management server according to the present invention has a sensor for detecting health information indicating the health status of the pet animal, and at least two storage units that can store different foods, respectively, when a food supply instruction is input. A communication unit capable of communicating with a feeder that provides a food containing at least two foods to the protected animal, a health information obtaining unit that obtains health information from a sensor, and a pet according to a health condition. A component composition determination processing unit that determines a component composition that is a content rate of the food contained in the food provided to the animal, and a bait providing instruction indicating that the bait having the component composition is provided to the pet based on the component composition is generated. And a feed providing instruction unit that outputs the generated feed providing instruction to the feeder.

  The management server according to the present invention can provide a bait according to a health condition to a pet that is remotely monitored.

It is an outline figure of a management system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram of the management system shown in FIG. (A) is a block diagram of the collar type sensor shown in FIG. 1, (b) is a block diagram of the imaging device shown in FIG. (A) is a diagram showing the management server shown in FIG. 1, (b) is a diagram showing a bait storage table stored in the management storage unit shown in (a), and (c) is a diagram shown in (a) It is a figure showing a bait price table memorized by management storage. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a component configuration determining terminal shown in FIG. 1. (A) is a block diagram of the feeder shown in FIG. 1, (b) is a figure which shows the example of hardware constitutions of the 1st accommodating part of the feeder shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram of a bait management process by the management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram of a bait purchase process by the management system shown in FIG. 1. It is an outline figure of a management system concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a block diagram of the management system shown in FIG. (A) is a block diagram of the weight scale shown in FIG. 9, and (b) is a block diagram of the fuel gauge shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the management server shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram of a bait management process by the management system shown in FIG. 9.

  Hereinafter, a management server and a management program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but extends to the inventions described in the claims and their equivalents.

(Overview of the management system according to the first embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a management system according to the first embodiment.

  The management system 1 has a sensor 3, a management server 4, a component configuration determination terminal 5, and a feeder 6, and manages the feed 120 of the pet 110. The sensor 3, the management server 4, the component configuration determining terminal 5, and the feeder 6 are connected via a communication network 100 such as the Internet connected by access points 101 and 102.

  The sensor 3 includes a GPS sensor, an acceleration sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a body temperature sensor, and the like, a collar sensor 31 wound around the neck of the pet 110, and an imaging device 32 for imaging a space where the pet 110 lives. And the like, and detects health information indicating the health status of the pet 110. As shown by a white circle 1 in FIG. 1, the sensor 3 transmits the detected health information to the management server 4 via the access point 101 that can communicate with the communication network 100.

  The management server 4 is, for example, a computer, receives health information transmitted from the sensor 3 via the communication network 100, and receives the received health information and / or the health information, as indicated by a white circle 2 in FIG. Is transmitted to the component configuration determination terminal 5 (hereinafter, referred to as “health information” without distinguishing between the two).

  The component configuration determination terminal 5 is, for example, a personal computer, and receives health information transmitted from the management server 4 via the communication network 100 and the access point 102. The component configuration determining terminal 5 is operated by the expert 111 who determines the component configuration of the bait based on the health information. The expert 111 that determines the composition of the feed may be, for example, a veterinarian, a veterinary nurse, a pet animal care manager, a pet food manufacturer, a pet food seller, or the like. The expert 111 uses the component configuration determination terminal 5 to execute a component configuration determination process of determining the content rate of the bait included in the bait provided to the pet 110 according to the health condition. For example, when the health condition indicates that the pet 110 has a large amount of exercise, the expert 111 determines the component configuration of the bait 120 so as to increase the content of the bait with a high calorie. Further, for example, when the health condition indicates that the blood pressure of the pet 110 is high, the expert 111 determines the component configuration of the food 120 so as to increase the content of the food with low salt content. Further, the expert 111 may, for example, configure the composition of the bait 120 so as to increase the content of the bait with a high dietary fiber when the health condition detected by the sensor 3 indicates that the discharge of the pet 110 is soft. decide.

  The component configuration determining terminal 5 outputs component configuration information indicating the component configuration determined by the component configuration determining process to the access point 102. As shown by a white circle 3 in FIG. 1, the component configuration information whose component configuration information has been output to the access point 102 is transmitted to the management server 4 via the communication network 100.

  The management server 4 generates a bait providing instruction indicating that a bait having a component configuration corresponding to the component configuration information transmitted from the component configuration determining terminal 5 is provided to the pet 110. The bait providing instruction indicates that the bait having the component configuration corresponding to the component configuration information is provided to the pet 110, and the management server 4 communicates the generated bait providing instruction as indicated by a white circle 4 in FIG. The information is transmitted to the feeder 6 via the network 100 and the access point 101.

  The feeder 6 has a first storage section 61, a second storage section 62, and a housing 63. Feeder 6 provides pet 120 having a component composition to pet 110 when a feed provision instruction is input from management server 4. The first storage section 61 stores the first bait 121, and the second storage section 62 stores the second bait 122. For example, when the provision instruction indicates that the pet 110 is provided with the bait 120 containing the first bait 121 at 80% and the second bait 122 at 20%, the feeder 6 transmits the first bait 121 and the second bait. 122 produces a bait 120 containing 80% and 20% respectively. The feeder 6 discharges the bait 120 generated based on the provision instruction to the bait dish 130 and provides the bait 120 to the pet 110.

  The management system 1 can provide the pet 120 with the component composition determined by the expert 111 to the pet based on the health state of the pet 110 detected by the sensor 3. 110 can be provided as appropriate.

(Configuration and Function of Management System According to First Embodiment)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the management system 1.

  As described above, the management system 1 includes the sensor 3, the management server 4, the component configuration determination terminal 5, and the feeder 6 connected via the communication network 100, the access points 101 and 102. The management system 1 further includes an owner terminal 104 and a bait seller terminal 105. The sensor 3 includes a collar type sensor 31 and an imaging device 32.

  The access points 101 and 102 are relay devices that relay the communication network 100 that is a wired communication network and the communication network with the sensor 3, the component configuration determination terminal 5, and the feeder 6 that are wireless communication networks. Since the configurations and functions of the access points 101 and 102 are widely known, detailed description will be omitted here.

  The owner terminal 104 is a terminal device owned by the owner of the pet 110, and is, for example, a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone. The bait seller terminal 105 is a terminal owned by a seller that sells the first bait 121 and the second bait 122 stored in the first housing part 61 and the second housing part 62 of the feeder 6, for example, a personal terminal. It is an electronic computer such as a computer. Since the configurations and functions of the owner terminal 104 and the bait seller terminal 105 are widely known, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted here.

  FIG. 3A is a block diagram of the collar type sensor 31, and FIG. 3B is a block diagram of the imaging device 32.

  The collar type sensor 31 includes a collar communication unit 311, a collar storage unit 312, a GPS sensor 313, an acceleration sensor 314, a blood pressure sensor 315, a heart rate sensor 316, a body temperature sensor 317, and a collar control unit 318. Then, it is wound around the neck of the pet 110. The collar communication unit 311, the collar storage unit 312, the GPS sensor 313, the acceleration sensor 314, the blood pressure sensor 315, the heart rate sensor 316, the body temperature sensor 317, and the collar control unit 318 are communicably connected via a bus 319.

  The collar communication unit 311 has a wireless communication interface circuit such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and performs wireless communication with the access point 101. The collar storage unit 312 includes a storage device such as a semiconductor storage device, and stores information detected by each of the GPS sensor 313 to the body temperature sensor 317.

  The GPS sensor 313 detects the position of the collar sensor 31, that is, position information indicating the position of the pet 110, and detects the acceleration of the collar sensor 31, that is, acceleration information indicating the acceleration generated on the neck of the pet 110. . The blood pressure sensor 315 has a pressure sensor arranged in close contact with the artery of the pet 110, and detects blood pressure information indicating the blood pressure of the pet 110 from the pressure detected by the pressure sensor by a known technique such as a tonometry method. . The heart rate sensor 316 includes, for example, an LED that emits light into the body of the pet 110, a photodiode that receives light reflected from the body of the pet 110, and the like. Heart rate information indicating the heart rate is detected. The body temperature sensor 317 has a temperature detecting element such as a thermistor, and detects body temperature information indicating the body temperature of the pet 110. Position information, acceleration information, blood pressure information, heart rate information, and body temperature information detected by each of the GPS sensor 313 to the body temperature sensor 317 are stored in the collar storage unit 312 as health information of the pet 110.

  The collar control unit 318 has one or a plurality of processors and their peripheral circuits. The collar control unit 318 controls the overall operation of the collar sensor 31 as a whole, and is, for example, a CPU. The collar control unit 318 transmits the health information of the pet 110 detected by each of the GPS sensor 313 to the body temperature sensor 317 to the management server 4 via the collar communication unit 311.

  The imaging device 32 includes an imaging communication unit 321, an imaging storage unit 322, an imaging unit 323, and an imaging control unit 324, and is arranged on, for example, a ceiling of a room where the pet 110 lives. The imaging communication unit 321, the imaging storage unit 322, the imaging unit 323, and the imaging control unit 324 are communicably connected via a bus 325.

  The imaging communication unit 321 has a wireless communication interface circuit such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and wirelessly communicates with the access point 101. The imaging storage unit 322 includes at least one of a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device, and stores image information and the like captured by the imaging unit 323. The imaging unit 323 has an imaging element such as a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor, and captures an image of the inside of the room where the pet 110 lives. The imaging control unit 324 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The imaging control unit 324 controls the overall operation of the imaging device 32, and is, for example, a CPU. The imaging control unit 324 transmits image information captured by the imaging unit 323 to the management server 4 via the imaging communication unit 321.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating the management server 4, FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a bait storage table stored in the management storage unit illustrated in FIG. 4A, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a bait price table stored in a management storage unit illustrated in FIG.

  The management server 4 includes a management communication unit 41, a management storage unit 42, a management input unit 43, a management output unit 44, and a management processing unit 45. The management communication unit 41, the management storage unit 42, the management input unit 43, the management output unit 44, and the management processing unit 45 are connected to each other via a bus 46.

  The management communication unit 41 has a wired communication interface circuit such as Ethernet (registered trademark). The management communication unit 41 communicates with the sensor 3, the component configuration determination terminal 5, the feeder 6, and the like via the communication network 100.

  The management storage unit 42 includes, for example, at least one of a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The management storage unit 42 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the management processing unit 45. For example, the management storage unit 42 is a bait for causing the management processing unit 45 to perform a bait management process of managing the bait of the pet 110 based on the health information received from the sensor 3 and the component configuration information received from the component configuration determination terminal 5. The management program is stored. The bait management program may be installed in the management storage unit 42 from a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, using a known setup program or the like. In addition, the management storage unit 42 stores various data used in the bait management processing such as the bait storage table 421 and the bait price table 422.

  The bait storage table 421 stores a bait identifier for identifying a bait stored in each of the two housing units of the feeder 6 in association with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 using the feeder 6. In the feed storage table 421, in the feeder 6 associated with the animal identifier "Axxx1", the first storage unit 61 stores the food whose food identifier is "Mxxx1", and the second storage unit 62 stores the food identifier. It indicates that the bait “Mxxx2” is stored. Similarly, in the feeder 6 associated with the animal identifier “Axxx2”, a bait whose bait identifier is “Mxxx3” is stored in the first storage unit 61, and a bait identifier “Mxxx4” is stored in the second storage unit 62. It is shown that the bait is stored. Further, in the feeder 6 associated with the animal identifier “AxxxN”, a bait whose bait identifier is “MxxxM” is stored in the first storage unit 61, and a bait identifier “MxxxN” is stored in the second storage unit 62. It is shown that certain food is contained.

  The feed price table 422 stores the price of the feed stored in each of the feeders 6 in association with the feed identifier for identifying the feed. The bait storage table 421 indicates that the price of the bait identifier “Mxxx1” is “yyy, yy1” and that the price of the bait identifier “Mxxx2” is “yyy, yy2”. Similarly, the bait storage table 421 indicates that the price of the bait identifier “MxxxM” is “yyy, yyM” and that the price of the bait identifier “MxxxN” is “yyy, yyN”.

  The management input unit 43 may be any device as long as data can be input, and is, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, or the like. The operator can use the management input unit 43 to input characters, numbers, symbols, and the like. When operated by the operator, the management input unit 43 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the management processing unit 45 as an instruction of the operator.

  The management output unit 44 may be any device that can display a video, an image, and the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The management output unit 44 displays a video corresponding to the video data supplied from the management processing unit 45, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like. Further, the management output unit 44 may be an output device that prints a video, an image, a character, or the like on a display medium such as paper.

  The management processing unit 45 has one or a plurality of processors and their peripheral circuits. The management processing unit 45 controls the overall operation of the management server 4 as a whole, and is, for example, a CPU. The management processing unit 45 executes a process based on a program (a driver program, an operating system program, an application program, and the like) stored in the management storage unit 42. Further, the management processing unit 45 can execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

  The management processing unit 45 includes a health information acquisition unit 451, a health information supply unit 452, a component composition information acquisition unit 453, a feed provision instruction unit 454, and a feed purchase processing unit 455. The bait providing instruction unit 454 includes a correspondence determining unit 4541 and a bait providing instruction output unit 4542. These units are functional modules realized by a program executed by a processor included in the management processing unit 45. Alternatively, these units may be implemented in the management server 4 as firmware.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the component configuration determining terminal 5.

  The component configuration determination terminal 5 includes a determination communication unit 51, a determination storage unit 52, a determination input unit 53, a determination output unit 54, and a determination processing unit 55. The decision communication unit 51, the decision storage unit 52, the decision input unit 53, the decision output unit 54, and the decision processing unit 55 are connected to each other via a bus 56.

  The decision communication unit 51 has a wired communication interface circuit such as Ethernet (registered trademark) and a wireless communication interface circuit such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The decision communication unit 51 communicates with the management server 4 and the like via the communication network 100.

  The decision storage unit 52 includes, for example, at least one of a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The decision storage unit 52 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for the processing in the decision processing unit 55. For example, the determination storage unit 52 causes the determination processing unit 55 to execute a component configuration determination process that determines a component configuration that is a content ratio of the bait included in the bait provided to the pet 110 according to the health state detected by the sensor 3. And the like for determining the component configuration. The component configuration determination program may be installed in the determination storage unit 52 from a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, using a known setup program or the like. Further, the determination storage unit 52 stores various data used in the bait management process.

  The determination input unit 53 may be any device as long as data can be input, and is, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, or the like. The expert 111 can use the determination input unit 53 to input characters, numbers, symbols, and the like. When operated by the expert 111, the decision input unit 53 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the determination processing unit 55 as an instruction of the expert 111.

  The determination output unit 54 may be any device as long as it can display a video, an image, and the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The determination output unit 54 displays an image corresponding to the video data supplied from the determination processing unit 55, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like. Further, the determination output unit 54 may be an output device that prints a video, an image, a character, or the like on a display medium such as paper.

  The decision processing unit 55 has one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The determination processing unit 55 controls the overall operation of the component configuration determination terminal 5 as a whole, and is, for example, a CPU. The determination processing unit 55 executes a process based on a program (a driver program, an operating system program, an application program, and the like) stored in the determination storage unit 52. Further, the determination processing unit 55 can execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

  The determination processing unit 55 includes a health information acquisition unit 551, a component configuration determination processing unit 552, and a component configuration information supply unit 553. The health information acquisition unit 551, the component configuration determination processing unit 552, and the component configuration information supply unit 553 are functional modules realized by a program executed by a processor included in the determination processing unit 55. Alternatively, the health information acquisition unit 551, the component configuration determination processing unit 552, and the component configuration information supply unit 553 may be implemented as firmware in the component configuration determination terminal 5.

  FIG. 6A is a block diagram of the feeder 6, and FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the first housing 61 of the feeder 6.

  The feeder 6 includes a first drive unit 611 and a first remaining amount sensor 612 disposed in the first storage unit 61, a second drive unit 621 and a second remaining amount sensor 622 disposed in the second storage unit 62, , A feed communication unit 64, a feed storage unit 65, and a feed control unit 66.

  The first storage section 61 stores a first bait 121, and the second storage section 62 stores a second bait 122 different from the first bait 121. For example, the first bait 121 may be a bait having a higher calorie than the second bait 122, and the first bait 121 may be a bait having a higher salt content than the second bait 122. Further, the first bait 121 may be a bait having a higher dietary fiber content than the second bait 122.

  A supply door 613 is arranged in the first storage section 61 in addition to the first drive section 611 and the first remaining amount sensor 612. The first drive unit 611 moves the supply door 613 up and down according to the first drive signal input from the feed control unit 66. When the supply door 613 closes the food supply port 614, the first food 121 stored in the first storage unit 61 is not supplied to the food tray 130. When the first drive unit 611 moves the supply door 613 upward and the food supply port 614 is opened, the first food 121 stored in the first storage unit 61 is supplied to the food tray 130. When the first drive unit 611 moves the supply door 613 downward and the food supply port 614 is closed, the supply of the first food 121 stored in the first storage unit 61 to the food tray 130 is stopped. .

  The first remaining amount sensor 612 includes an LED that emits light in the direction indicated by the broken line A in FIG. 6B, a photodiode that receives the reflected light, and the like. Is detected to have decreased to a predetermined additional reference amount. When the time from when the LED emits light to when the photodiode receives the reflected light is longer than a predetermined threshold time, the first remaining amount sensor 612 determines that the remaining amount of the first bait 121 is a predetermined amount. A first purchase alarm indicating that the amount has decreased to the first feed purchase amount is output to the feed control unit 66. The threshold time is determined based on the time that light emitted from the LED reciprocates between the first remaining amount sensor 612 and the inclined plate 615 supporting the first bait 121.

  The operation of supplying the second bait 122 in the second storage section 62 is the same as the operation of supplying the first bait 121 in the first storage section 61, and thus a detailed description is omitted here.

  The feed communication unit 64 has a wireless communication interface circuit such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and performs wireless communication with the access point 101. The feed storage unit 65 includes at least one of a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device, and stores information for controlling the first drive unit 611 and the second drive unit 621.

  The feed control unit 66 has one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The feed control unit 66 controls the overall operation of the feeder 6 comprehensively, and is, for example, a CPU. The feed control unit 66 controls the first drive unit 611 and the second drive unit 621 so as to supply the feed 120 having the component configuration corresponding to the feed provision instruction transmitted from the management server 4 to the feed dish. For example, when the provision instruction indicates to provide the bait 120 containing the first bait 121 at 80% and the second bait 122 at 20%, the feed bait control unit 66 sets the predetermined bait 120 to the first bait 121. The first drive unit 611 is controlled so as to contain 80%. Further, the feed control unit 66 controls the second drive unit 621 such that the predetermined amount of the bait 120 contains the second bait 122 at 20%. Since the amount of the pet 110 such as a dog to eat in one meal is generally constant, the feeding control unit 66 determines whether the first driving unit 611 and the The second driver 621 is controlled.

(Bait management processing by management system 1)
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram of the bait management process by the management system 1.

  First, the sensor 3 detects health information (S101). The GPS sensor 313 detects position information as health information, and the acceleration sensor 314 detects acceleration information as health information. The blood pressure sensor 315 detects blood pressure information as health information, the heart rate sensor 316 detects heart rate information as health information, and the body temperature sensor 317 detects body temperature information as health information. The imaging device 32 detects the captured image as health information.

  Next, the sensor 3 transmits the detected health information to the management server in association with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 using the feeder 6 (S102). The collar control unit 318 transmits position information, acceleration information, blood pressure information, heart rate information, and body temperature information detected by each of the GPS sensor 313 to the body temperature sensor 317 as health information. The imaging control unit 324 transmits an image captured by the imaging unit 323 as health information.

  Next, the management server 4 receives the health information transmitted from the sensor 3 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S103). The health information acquisition unit 451 acquires the health information transmitted from the sensor 3 via the management communication unit 41, and stores the acquired health information in the management storage unit 42 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110.

  Next, the management server 4 transmits the received health information to the component configuration determining terminal 5 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S104). The health information supply unit 452 supplies the health information stored in the management storage unit 42 to the component configuration determination terminal 5 via the management communication unit 41. The management server 4 stores past health information, past food component composition information, and the like as past information in association with the animal identifier. The management server 4 may transmit the stored past information to the component configuration determining terminal 5, or may make the stored past information browseable from the component configuration determining terminal 5.

  Next, the component configuration determination terminal 5 receives the health information transmitted from the management server 4 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S105). The health information acquisition unit 551 acquires the health information transmitted from the management server 4 via the determination communication unit 51, and stores the acquired health information in the determination storage unit 52 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110.

  Next, the component configuration determination terminal 5 executes a component configuration determination process of determining a component configuration that is a content rate of the bait included in the bait provided to the pet 110 according to the health condition received in the process of S105 (S106). . The component configuration determination processing unit 552 outputs various images indicating the health status of the pet 110 to the determination output unit 54, and acquires and acquires the component configuration input by the expert 111 via the determination input unit 53. The component configuration is determined to be the component configuration of the bait provided to the pet 110. The component configuration determination processing unit 552 stores the component configuration information indicating the determined component configuration in the determination storage unit 52 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110. The component composition information includes a name of each of the baits, a bait identifier for identifying each of the baits, and a content rate of each of the baits.

  Next, the component configuration determining terminal 5 transmits the component configuration information to the management server 4 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S107). The component configuration information supply unit 553 supplies the component configuration information stored in the determination storage unit 52 to the management server 4 via the determination communication unit 51.

  Next, the management server 4 receives the component configuration information transmitted from the component configuration determination terminal 5 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S108). The component configuration information acquisition unit 453 acquires the component configuration information transmitted from the component configuration determination terminal 5 via the management communication unit 41, and associates the acquired component configuration information with an animal identifier that identifies the pet 110, and stores the component storage information in the management storage unit 42.

  Next, the management server 4 transmits to the feeder 6 a bait providing instruction indicating that a bait having a component configuration corresponding to the component configuration information received in the process of S108 is provided to the pet 110. That is, the bait providing instruction unit 454 outputs a bait providing instruction indicating that the bait having the component configuration received in the process of 108 is provided to the pet 110 to the feeder 6 via the management communication unit 41.

  Specifically, the correspondence determination unit 4541 determines the bait included in the component configuration information received in the processing of S108 and the bait stored in each of the first storage unit 61 and the second storage unit 62 of the feeder 6. Are determined with reference to the bait storage table 421 (S109). The correspondence determination unit 4541 determines the correspondence by comparing the bait identifier included in the component configuration information with the bait identifier stored in the bait storage table 421. The correspondence determining unit 4541 stores the first bait 121 in the first housing unit 61 and the second bait 122 in the second housing unit 62 of the feeder 6 associated with the animal identifier that identifies the pet 110. Is determined with reference to the bait storage table 421. Next, the bait providing instruction output unit 4542 associates the correspondence determined by the correspondence determining unit 4541 and the content ratio of bait included in the component configuration information received in the processing of S108 with the animal identifier, and provides the bait providing instruction. Is output to the feeder 6 (S110).

  Next, the feeder 6 receives the feed providing instruction transmitted from the management server 4 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S111). Then, in response to receiving the bait providing instruction, the feeder 6 provides the bait 120 having the component configuration included in the bait providing instruction to the pet 110 (S112).

(Feed purchase processing by management system 1)
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram of the bait purchase processing by the management system 1. The bait purchase process shown in FIG. 8 shows a process when the remaining amount of the first bait 121 stored in the first storage unit 61 is low. The process when the remaining amount is low is the same as that described above, and a detailed description is omitted here.

  First, the feeder 6 transmits to the management server 4 purchase information indicating purchase of food stored in the first storage unit 61 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S201). Specifically, the feed control unit 66 determines that the remaining amount of the first bait 121 has decreased to the predetermined first bait purchase amount, and that the first purchase warning has been input from the first remaining amount sensor 612, The purchase information is automatically transmitted to the management server 4 via the feed communication unit 64.

  Next, the management server 4 receives the purchase information transmitted from the feeder 6 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S202). The feed purchase processing unit 455 acquires the purchase information transmitted from the feeder 6 via the management communication unit 41, and stores the acquired purchase information in the management storage unit 42 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110.

  Next, in response to receiving the purchase information in the process of S202, the management server 4 refers to the bait storage table 421 and the bait price table 422 to calculate a purchase cost for purchasing the bait (S203). First, the bait purchase processing unit 455 extracts that the bait to be purchased is to be stored in the first storage unit 61 from the purchase information received in the processing of S202. Next, the feed purchase processing unit 455 refers to the feed storage table 421 to indicate that the food stored in the first storage unit 61 of the feeder 6 associated with the animal identifier that identifies the pet 110 is the first food 121. And extract. Then, the bait purchase processing unit 455 extracts the price of the first bait 121 from the bait price table 422, and calculates the purchase cost by multiplying the extracted price by a predetermined margin. The margin for multiplying the price of the first bait 121 may be set to include a cost corresponding to the labor cost of the expert 111, for example.

  Next, the management server 4 transmits a purchase confirmation request indicating confirmation of purchase of the first bait 121 to the owner terminal 104 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S204). The purchase confirmation request includes the purchase cost calculated in the process of S203. For example, the management server 4 stores the e-mail address of the owner terminal 104 in the management storage unit 42 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110, and transmits a purchase confirmation request to the stored e-mail address.

  Next, the owner terminal 104 receives the purchase confirmation request transmitted from the management server 4 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S205). Next, the owner terminal 104 transmits purchase confirmation information indicating that the purchase confirmation request has been confirmed, together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110, to the management server 4 in response to the confirmation operation of the owner who owns the pet 110 (S206). ).

  Next, the management server 4 receives the purchase confirmation information transmitted from the owner terminal 104 together with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S207). The feed purchase processing unit 455 acquires the purchase confirmation information transmitted from the owner terminal 104 via the management communication unit 41, and stores the acquired purchase confirmation information in the management storage unit 42 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110. I do.

  Next, the management server 4 refers to the bait storage table 421 and the bait price table 422 to generate slip information indicating that bait is purchased (S208). First, the bait purchase processing unit 455 extracts that the bait to be purchased is to be stored in the first storage unit 61 from the purchase information received in the processing of S202. Next, the feed purchase processing unit 455 refers to the feed storage table 421 to indicate that the food stored in the first storage unit 61 of the feeder 6 associated with the animal identifier that identifies the pet 110 is the first food 121. And extract. Then, the bait purchase processing unit 455 generates slip information having a predetermined format including the price of the first bait 121 extracted from the bait price table 422.

  Next, the management server 4 transmits the slip information generated in the process of S208 to the bait seller terminal 105 (S209). The management server 4 transmits the slip information to, for example, the e-mail address of the bait seller terminal 105 stored in the management storage unit 42 in advance.

  Next, the bait seller terminal 105 receives the slip information transmitted from the management server 4 (S210). Next, the bait seller terminal 105 transmits purchase confirmation information indicating that the purchase of the first bait 121 has been confirmed based on the slip information to the management server 4 in accordance with a predetermined operation of the vendor selling the bait. (S211).

  Next, the management server 4 receives the purchase confirmation information transmitted from the bait seller terminal 105 (S207). The bait purchase processing unit 455 acquires the purchase confirmation information transmitted from the bait seller terminal 105 via the management communication unit 41, and associates the acquired purchase confirmation information with an animal identifier that identifies the pet 110, and stores the purchase confirmation information in the management storage unit 42. To memorize.

  Next, the management server 4 generates a purchase report indicating that the first bait 121 has been purchased (S213), and transmits the generated purchase report to the owner terminal 104 together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S214). Then, the owner terminal 104 receives the purchase report transmitted from the management server 4 together with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S215).

(Operation and Effect of Management System According to First Embodiment)
The management system 1 can provide the pet 120 with the component composition determined by the expert 111 to the pet based on the health state of the pet 110 detected by the sensor 3. 110 can be provided as appropriate.

  In addition, when the remaining amount of the food stored in the feeder 6 is reduced, the management system 1 automatically executes the process of purchasing the reduced amount of the food. This eliminates the need for the user to check the remaining amount of food. Further, the distributor selling the bait delivers the purchased bait to the owner's home or the like by courier, etc., so that the owner does not have to transport the purchased bait from the dealer's store. it can.

  In addition, since the management system 1 can charge the cost including the cost corresponding to the labor cost of the professional 111 as the purchase cost of the bait, the owner of the pet 110 is made aware of the labor cost of the professional 111. Without providing the labor of the specialist 111.

  In the management system 1, the correspondence determination unit 4541 refers to the bait storage table 421, and the bait included in the component configuration information determined by the expert 111, the first storage unit 61 and the second bait of the feeder 6. The correspondence with the bait stored in each of the storage units 62 is determined. In general, since the specialist 111 is in charge of many owners and pets, it is not easy for the expert 111 to know the types and storage locations of the foods stored in the feeders of all owners and pets. Also, the “feeding instruction” input by the expert 111 is not information that can be interpreted by the feeder. If a system in which the expert 111 inputs information that can be interpreted by the feeder is constructed, information about the feeder provided to the expert 111 may be complicated. In the management system 1, by using the bait storage table 421, the bait included in the component configuration information determined by the expert 111 and the first feeder 6 of the feeder 6 can be used without burdening the expert 111 and the system builder. The corresponding relationship with the bait stored in each of the storage section 61 and the second storage section 62 can be determined.

(Overview of the management system according to the second embodiment)
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a management system according to the second embodiment.

  The management system 2 differs from the management system 1 in having a sensor 3 ′ and a management server 4 ′ instead of the sensor 3 and the management server 4. The management system 2 is further different from the management system 1 in that the management system 2 does not include the component configuration determination terminal 5. The configurations and functions of the components of the management system 2 other than the sensor 3 ′ and the management server 4 ′ are the same as the configurations and functions of the components of the management system 1 denoted by the same reference numerals, and thus detailed description is omitted here. .

  The sensor 3 ′ is different from the sensor 3 in that the sensor 3 ′ includes a weight scale 33 for measuring the weight of the pet 110 and a fuel gauge 34 disposed below the food tray 130 and measuring the weight of the food 120 left by the pet 110. I do. As shown by a white circle 1 in FIG. 9, the sensor 3 ′ transmits the detected health information to the management server 4 ′ via the access point 101 communicable with the communication network 100.

  The management server 4 ′ is an electronic computer like the management server 4, and includes a component configuration determination processing unit that determines a component configuration of the bait 120 to be provided to the pet 110 according to the health information acquired from the sensor. Execute without intervention to generate a bait supply instruction. As shown by a white circle 2 in FIG. 9, the management server 4 ′ transmits the detected bait supply instruction to the feeder 6 via the communication network 100 and the access point 101.

  In the management system 2, the management server 4 ′ determines the component composition of the bait 120 based on the health state of the pet 110 detected by the sensor 3 ′. The feed can be provided to the pet 110 as appropriate.

(Configuration and Function of Management System According to Second Embodiment)
FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the management system 2.

  As described above, the management system 2 includes the sensor 3 ′, the management server 4 ′, and the feeder 6 connected via the communication network 100 and the access point 101. The management system 2 further has an owner terminal 104 and a bait seller terminal 105 as in the management system 1. The sensor 3 ′ includes a collar sensor 31, an imaging device 32, a weight scale 33, and a fuel gauge 34.

  FIG. 11A is a block diagram of the weight scale 33, and FIG. 3B is a block diagram of the fuel gauge 34.

  The weight scale 33 includes a weight communication unit 331, a weight storage unit 332, a weight measurement unit 333, and a weight control unit 334, and is disposed on a floor of a room where the pet 110 lives, for example. The weight communication unit 331, the weight storage unit 332, the weight measurement unit 333, and the weight control unit 334 are communicably connected via a bus 335.

  The weight communication unit 331 has a wireless communication interface circuit such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and performs wireless communication with the access point 101. The weight storage unit 332 includes at least one of a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device, and stores weight information indicating the weight of the pet 110 measured by the weight measurement unit 333. The weight measuring unit 333 measures the weight of the pet 110 when the pet 110 is on the surface of the scale. The weight control unit 334 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The weight control unit 334 controls the overall operation of the weight scale 33 as a whole, and is, for example, a CPU. The weight control unit 334 transmits weight information indicating the weight of the pet 110 measured by the weight measurement unit 333 to the management server 4 ′ via the imaging communication unit 321.

  The fuel gauge 34 includes a remaining amount communication unit 341, a remaining amount storage unit 342, a remaining amount measuring unit 343, and a remaining amount control unit 344. The amount of the bait 120 is measured. The remaining amount communication unit 341, the remaining amount storage unit 342, the remaining amount measurement unit 343, and the remaining amount control unit 344 are communicably connected via the bus 345.

  The remaining amount communication unit 341 has a wireless communication interface circuit such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and wirelessly communicates with the access point 101. The remaining amount storage unit 342 includes at least one of a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device, and indicates the weight of the bait 120 left by the pet 110 measured by the remaining amount measurement unit 343. It stores remaining amount information and the like. The remaining amount measuring unit 343 measures the weight of the bait 120 after a predetermined time such as one hour has elapsed since the bait 120 was supplied to the bait dish 130 as the weight of the bait 120 left by the pet 110. The remaining amount control unit 344 includes one or a plurality of processors and their peripheral circuits. The remaining amount control unit 344 controls the overall operation of the remaining amount meter 34, and is, for example, a CPU. The remaining amount control unit 344 transmits remaining amount information indicating the weight of the bait 120 left by the pet 110 measured by the remaining amount measuring unit 343 to the management server 4 ′ via the imaging communication unit 321.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the management server 4 '.

  The management server 4 ′ differs from the management server 4 in having a management processing unit 47 instead of the management processing unit 45. The configuration and function of the components of the management server 4 'other than the management processing unit 47 are the same as the configuration and function of the components of the management server 4 denoted by the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The management processing unit 47 has one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The management processing unit 47 controls the overall operation of the management server 4 ′, and is, for example, a CPU. The management processing unit 47 executes processing based on a program (a driver program, an operating system program, an application program, and the like) stored in the management storage unit 42. Further, the management processing unit 47 can execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

  The management processing unit 47 includes a health information acquisition unit 471, a health parameter generation unit 472, a component configuration determination processing unit 473, a bait provision instruction unit 474, an alarm parameter generation unit 475, and a bait provision information generation unit 476. And a feed purchase processing unit 477. The bait providing instruction unit 474 includes a correspondence determining unit 4741 and a bait providing instruction output unit 4742. These units are functional modules realized by a program executed by a processor included in the management processing unit 47. Alternatively, these units may be implemented in the management server 4 ′ as firmware. Also, the bait purchase processing by the bait purchase processing unit 477 is the same as the bait purchase processing by the bait purchase processing unit 455, and a detailed description is omitted here.

(Bait management processing by management system 2)
FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram of a bait management process by the management system 2. In the bait management process shown in FIG. 13, the first bait 121 stored in the first storage unit 61 of the feeder 6 has a relatively high calorie, and the second bait 122 stored in the second storage unit 62 has the second calorie. This is explained by an example in which one bait is lower than 121. That is, the bait management process shown in FIG. 13 adjusts the content of the first bait 121 and the second bait 122 based on the health information detected by the sensor 3 ′, so that the calories of the bait 120 provided to the pet 110 are adjusted. To adjust.

  First, the sensor 3 'detects health information (S301). The GPS sensor 313 detects position information as health information, and the acceleration sensor 314 detects acceleration information as health information. The blood pressure sensor 315 detects blood pressure information as health information, the heart rate sensor 316 detects heart rate information as health information, and the body temperature sensor 317 detects body temperature information as health information. The imaging device 32 detects the captured image as health information, the weight scale 33 detects the measured weight of the pet 110 as health information, and the fuel gauge 34 detects the measured remaining amount of the bait 120 as health information. .

  Next, the sensor 3 'transmits the detected health information to the management server in association with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 using the feeder 6 (S302). The collar control unit 318 transmits position information, acceleration information, blood pressure information, heart rate information, and body temperature information detected by each of the GPS sensor 313 to the body temperature sensor 317 as health information. The imaging control unit 324 transmits an image captured by the imaging unit 323 as health information. The weight control unit 334 transmits weight information indicating the weight measured by the weight measuring unit 333 as health information, and the remaining amount control unit 344 transmits remaining amount information indicating the remaining amount measured by the remaining amount measuring unit 343 to health information. Send as

  Next, the management server 4 'receives the health information transmitted from the sensor 3' together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S303). The health information acquisition unit 471 acquires the health information transmitted from the sensor 3 'via the management communication unit 41, and stores the acquired health information in the management storage unit 42 in association with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110.

Next, the management server 4 'generates a health parameter used for determining the health state of the pet 110 from the received health information (S304). The health parameter generation unit 472 generates a health parameter including five parameters from a first parameter to a fifth parameter. The first parameter is a parameter indicating the calorie consumption of the pet 110, and is calculated from the estimated travel distance and the number of steps of the pet 110 by estimating the travel distance and the number of steps of the pet 110 from the position information and the acceleration information. The first parameter is normalized such that a predetermined minimum calorie is “0” and a predetermined maximum calorie is “1”. The second parameter is a parameter indicating the heart rate of the pet 110. The second parameter is standardized with a predetermined minimum pulse rate of “0” and a predetermined maximum heart rate of “1”. The third parameter is a parameter indicating the weight of the pet 110. The third parameter is normalized such that a predetermined minimum weight is “0” and a predetermined maximum weight is “1”. The fourth parameter is a parameter indicating the remaining amount of the bait 120. The fourth parameter is standardized by setting the predetermined maximum remaining amount to “0” and setting the remaining amount to zero as “1”. The fifth parameter is a parameter indicating the moving distance of the pet 110. The fifth parameter is standardized by setting a predetermined minimum moving distance to “0” and a predetermined maximum moving distance to “1”. The health parameter P _h is, for example, the respective weighting coefficients alpha ₁ to? ₅ of the first parameter P ₁ ~ 5 parameter P _5, and the first parameter P ₁ ~ 5 parameter P _{5,
P h = (α 1 × P} 1 + α 2 × P 2 + α 3 × P 3 + α 4 × P 4 + α 5 × P 5) / (α 1 + α 2 + α 3 + α 4 + α 5)
, Generated as The health parameter _Ph is a numerical value between “0” and “1”.

Next, the management server 4 ′ determines a component configuration that is the content rate of the bait included in the bait provided to the pet animal according to the health condition (S305). Constitutional determination processing unit 473, based on the health parameter P _h generated in the process of S304, to determine the component configuration is a content of the food contained in the food to be provided to the pet according to health.

For example, bait ingredients configuration determination processing unit 473, the health when the parameter P _h is less than "0.4" or more "0.6", since the calorie consumption pet 110 is the same level as the previous, provided the previous The component composition is determined so as to maintain the content of 120. Further, component configuration determination processing unit 473, when health parameter P _h is "0.6" or more, since the calorie consumption pet 110 is greater than the previous, the content of the first feed 121 high in calories 10% The content of the increased and low calorie second bait 122 is reduced by 10%. The component configuration determination processing unit 473 increases the calories of the bait 120 by increasing the content of the first bait 121 having a high calorie. Further, component configuration determination processing unit 473, when health parameter P _h is less than "0.4", since the calorie consumption pet 110 is less than the previous, the content of the first feed 121 high in calories 10% Increase the content of the reduced and low calorie second bait 122 by 10%. The component configuration determination processing unit 473 reduces the calorie of the bait 120 by reducing the content of the first bait 121 having a high calorie.

  Next, the correspondence determination unit 4741 determines the correspondence between the bait included in the component configuration information generated in the processing of S305 and the bait stored in each of the first storage unit 61 and the second storage unit 62 of the feeder 6. The relationship is determined with reference to the bait storage table 421 (S306). Next, the bait providing instruction output unit 4742 associates the correspondence determined by the correspondence determining unit 4741 and the bait content rate included in the component configuration information generated in the processing of S305 with the animal identifier, and provides the bait providing. The instruction is output to the feeder 6 (S307).

  Next, the feeder 6 receives the feed providing instruction transmitted from the management server 4 'together with an animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S308). Next, in response to receiving the feed providing instruction, the feeder 6 provides the pet 120 with the component 120 included in the feed providing instruction to the pet 110 (S309). The management server 4 'may store a log of the bait supply instruction for each animal identifier in the management storage unit 42, and may provide the stored log to the owner or the expert 11 periodically. And may be provided upon request from a specialist.

Next, the management server 4 'generates an alarm parameter used for determining whether or not the pet 110 is abnormal from the received health information (S310). Alarm parameter generating unit 475, similarly to the health parameter generating unit 472, by using the five parameters of the first parameter to fifth parameter, generating an alert parameter P _w. Alert parameters P _w, for example, by the respective weighting factor beta ₁ ～Beta ₅ of the first parameter P ₁ ~ 5 parameter P _5, and the first parameter P ₁ ~ 5 parameter P _{5,
P w = (β 1 × P} 1 + β 2 × P 2 + β 3 × P 3 + β 4 × P 4 + β 5 × P 5) / (β 1 + β 2 + β 3 + β 4 + β 5)
, Generated as Alarm parameters P _w is a number between in the same way as health parameters P _h "0" and "1".

Next, the management server 4 'generates bait providing information indicating the bait providing status (S311). The bait providing information generating unit 476 generates bait providing information including a component configuration of the bait 120 provided to the pet 110. Further, when the alarm parameter _Pw is smaller than a predetermined alarm threshold such as “0.2”, information indicating that the pet 110 has an abnormality is included in the bait providing information. When the alarm parameter _Pw is smaller than the predetermined alarm threshold value, the pet 110 indicates that the moving distance is short and the remaining amount of the bait 120 is large. 110 indicates that it may have occurred.

  Next, the management server 4 'transmits the bait providing information generated in the process of S311 to the owner terminal 104 together with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S312). Then, the owner terminal 104 receives the bait providing information transmitted from the management server 4 together with the animal identifier for identifying the pet 110 (S313).

(Operation and Effect of Management System According to Second Embodiment)
In the management system 2, the management server 4 ′ determines the component composition of the bait 120 based on the health state of the pet 110 detected by the sensor 3 ′. The feed can be provided to the pet 110 as appropriate.

(Modification of Management System According to Embodiment)
In the management systems 1 and 2, the feeder 6 has two storage units, the first storage unit 61 and the second storage unit 62, but in the management system according to the embodiment, the feeder has at least two storage units. You only need to have it.

  In the management systems 1 and 2, the first storage unit 61 and the second storage unit 62 of the feeder 6 store foods having different calories, but in the management system according to the embodiment, the first storage of the feeder is performed. Different foods may be stored in the unit 61 and the second storage unit 62. For example, the first storage unit 61 and the second storage unit 62 of the feeder 6 may store baits having different dietary fiber contents, or may store bait having different salt contents.

  Further, the management systems 1 and 2 have only one set of the sensor 3 and the feeder 6, but the management system according to the embodiment may have a plurality of sets of the sensor 3 and the feeder 6. The management system according to the embodiment executes the bait management process and the bait purchase process using the animal identifiers associated with the sensors 3 and the feeder 6, so that the management system includes a plurality of sets of the sensors 3 and the feeder 6. , The processing can be performed on the sensor 3 and the feeder 6 forming a pair.

  Further, in the management system 1, the sensor 3 does not include the weight scale 33 and the fuel gauge 34, but the management system according to the embodiment sends the health information detected by the weight scale 33 and the fuel gauge 34 to the specialist 111. May be provided. In addition, the management systems 1 and 2 include an imaging device 32 that captures an image of a space in which the pet 110 lives, but the management system according to the embodiment includes an imaging device that captures an emission of the pet 110 in addition to the imaging device 32. May have. Since the management system according to the embodiment includes the imaging device that captures the emission of the pet 110, the expert 111 can easily analyze the emission of the pet 110.

1, 2 management system 3, 3 'sensor 4, 4' management server 5 component configuration determination terminal 6 feeder 110 pet animal (pet)
111 expert 120 bait 121 first bait 122 second bait

Claims (7)

A sensor that detects health information indicating the health status of the pet animal, a component configuration determination process that determines a component configuration that is a content ratio of the bait included in the bait provided to the pet animal according to the health status is performed, and A component configuration determining terminal that outputs component configuration information indicating the component configuration, and at least two storage units each capable of storing a different bait, the bait indicating that the bait having the component configuration is provided to a pet animal; When a provision instruction is input, a communication unit capable of communicating with a feeder that provides a food having the component composition to a protected animal,
A health information acquisition unit that acquires the health information from the sensor,
A health information supply unit that supplies a health state indicated by the health information to the component configuration determination terminal,
A component configuration information acquisition unit that acquires the component configuration information from the component configuration determination terminal,
A bait providing instruction unit that generates the bait providing instruction based on the component configuration and outputs the generated bait providing instruction to the feeder.
A management server for managing pet food for pets, comprising: A storage unit that stores the food stored in each of the at least two storage units as a food storage table in association with an animal identifier for identifying a pet animal using the feeder;
The bait providing instruction unit,
A bait included in the component composition information, a correspondence relationship between baits stored in each of the at least two housing units, a correspondence determination unit that determines the bait by referring to the bait storage table;
The correspondence determined by the correspondence determining unit, and the content ratio of the bait included in the component composition information, in association with the animal identifier, a bait providing instruction output unit that outputs the bait providing instruction to the feeder. When,
The management server according to claim 1, comprising: The storage unit further stores a bait price table that stores each price of the bait in association with the bait,
In response to the purchase information indicating that the food stored in any of the at least two storage units is to be purchased transmitted from the feeder, referring to the food storage table and the food price table, The management server according to claim 2, further comprising a feed purchase processing unit that calculates a purchase cost for purchasing the bait and outputs a purchase confirmation request including the purchase cost. The feeder has a remaining amount sensor that outputs a purchase warning in association with the animal identifier when the amount of food to be stored is reduced to a predetermined food purchase amount,
The management server according to claim 2, wherein the purchase information is automatically transmitted in response to the remaining amount sensor outputting a purchase warning.   The management server according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the storage unit stores a log of the bait providing instruction for each of the animal identifiers. A sensor that detects health information indicating the health status of the pet animal, a component configuration determination process that determines a component configuration that is a content ratio of the bait included in the bait provided to the pet animal according to the health status is performed, and A component configuration determining terminal that outputs component configuration information indicating the component configuration, and at least two storage units each capable of storing a different bait, the bait indicating that the bait having the component configuration is provided to a pet animal; When a supply instruction is input, a computer capable of communicating with a feeder that provides a food having the above-mentioned composition to a protected animal,
Acquiring the health information from the sensor,
Supply the health status indicated by the health information to the component configuration determination terminal,
Obtaining the component configuration information from the component configuration determination terminal,
Generating the bait providing instruction based on the component configuration, and outputting the generated bait providing instruction to the feeder;
A management program for managing pet food of a pet animal, wherein the management program causes the computer to execute processing. It has a sensor for detecting health information indicating the health condition of the pet animal, and at least two storage units each capable of storing different foods, and when the food supply instruction is input, the two or more storage units are stored in the at least two storage units. A communication unit capable of communicating with a feeder that provides a food containing the bait to the protected animal;
A health information acquisition unit that acquires the health information from the sensor,
A component configuration determination processing unit that determines a component configuration that is the content ratio of the bait included in the bait provided to the pet according to the health condition,
A bait providing instruction unit that generates the bait providing instruction indicating that the bait having the constituent configuration is provided to the companion animal based on the constituent configuration, and outputs the generated bait providing instruction to the feeder,
A management server for managing pet food for pets, comprising:

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