JPWO2021014588A1 - A server that provides a service to acquire animal behavior information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring method capable of grasping the activity state of a pet, particularly a cat. An embodiment of the present invention is a server that provides a service of monitoring the behavior of an animal via a sensor attached to the animal, receives measurement data from the sensor, and uses the measurement data as a basis. Generates behavior data for a predetermined period of time and transmits the behavior data to the user terminal. As an example, an acceleration sensor is used as a sensor, and a period during which a predetermined action is performed is generated as action data.

Description

The present invention relates to a server that provides a service for acquiring animal behavior information.

With the recent pet boom, for example, the number of cats raised is steadily increasing, and pet-related services such as premium food and pet insurance, health management and manner etiquette-related services that realize a comfortable breeding environment, etc. It is predicted that the demand for pet insurance will continue to increase.

Against this background, for example, the owner is anxious about the breeding situation of cats because he is busy and he has a long time to leave the cat thinking like a family, and there is no time or means to observe it. ing. Also, veterinarians have no way of knowing their "normal condition" other than by interviewing them. In this way, the owner has a problem that the cat cannot be seen for many hours.

For example, a technology that fixes an acceleration sensor to a pet dog, calculates information such as the dog's activity state (stationary, walking, strenuous exercise) based on the measurement data acquired from the sensor, and provides it to the owner is released. (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-217928

However, although the above technique realizes that the amount of activity is shown based on the average trend frequency for a short period of time, the activity state when the owner leaves the house for a long time and the pet's physical condition are poor. When this happens, it is difficult to get the information that veterinarians need to know their health status.

Further, especially in the case of a cat, the movement is small and the movement is active in the vertical direction. Therefore, in that sense as well, it is difficult to grasp information based only on short-term trend data.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring method capable of grasping the activity state of a pet, particularly a cat.

One embodiment of the present invention is a server that provides a service of monitoring the behavior of an animal via a sensor attached to the animal, receives measurement data from the sensor, and uses the measurement data for a predetermined period of time. The behavior data is generated, and the behavior data is transmitted to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a monitoring method capable of grasping the activity state of a pet, particularly a cat.

It is a block diagram of the system by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the sensing of the activity state of a cat in a house by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the server by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which showed the detail of the control part of the server by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which showed the detail of the storage of the server by 1st Embodiment of this invention. This is an example of a behavior data management table according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a basic data management table according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a flowchart showing an example of behavior data providing processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which made an example of the behavior data generation processing by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the example of the user interface of the user terminal by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which conceptually showed the process of tracking the movement of a cat by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the system by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which showed the example of the behavior data provision processing by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the system block diagram by another embodiment of this invention. This is an example of screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of screen display according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing about the flow of analysis of the action type by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the input data analysis by embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the Embodiment of this invention.

The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in a list. The server according to the embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
[Item 1]
A server that provides services to monitor animal behavior via sensors attached to animals.
Receive the measurement data from the sensor
Behavior data for a predetermined period is generated based on the measurement data,
A server that sends the behavior data to the user terminal.
[Item 2]
The server according to item 1, wherein the sensor is an acceleration sensor.
[Item 3]
The server according to item 1, wherein the behavior data is information relating to the presence or absence of animal activity.
[Item 4]
The server according to item 1, wherein the behavior data includes information related to the movement of the animal in the height direction.
[Item 5]
The server according to item 1, wherein the action data is the number of times a predetermined action is performed.
[Item 6]
The server according to item 1, wherein the action data is a period during which a predetermined action is performed.
[Item 7]
A plurality of types of behavior data are generated according to the content of the measurement data.
Stores the multiple types of behavior data
Receives a request from one of the service users with multiple attributes and
Provide predetermined behavior data among the plurality of types of behavior data according to the attributes of the service user.
The server according to item 1.
[Item 8]
Furthermore, the basic information of the animal corresponding to the behavior data is stored, and the basic information of the animal is stored.
Providing the basic information together with the predetermined behavior data,
The server according to item 7.

(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a method of providing a service by the server according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a service providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the service providing system includes a server 1 that provides a service, and a communication terminal 2 and a user terminal 3 that are connected to the server 1 via a network such as the Internet. Further, the server 1 is connected to the analysis server 4 via a network. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, one communication terminal 2, a user terminal 3, and an analysis server 4 are shown, but a plurality of terminals can be connected to the network of the system.

The server 1 can provide the service to the user terminal 3 via the application. The user terminal 3 downloads an application from the server 1 or another server, executes this application, and accesses the server 1 via web page browsing software such as a browser to send and receive information to and from the server 1. You can also receive services.

The communication terminal 1 can acquire measurement data from the sensor by performing short-range wireless communication with an acceleration sensor 5 mounted on an animal, for example, a cat 6. More specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 2, a collar-shaped (or pendant-shaped) wearable device is attached to the cat 6. The wearable device incorporates an acceleration sensor and / or a temperature sensor 5. The sensor 5 transmits the measurement data to the receiving device 7 installed in the same house through short-range wireless communication such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) LAW ENERGY (BLE), and the receiving device 7 sends the measurement data to the communication terminal 2 such as a router. The measurement data is transferred, and the communication terminal 2 transmits the measurement data to the server 1 via the network. The sensor 5 may directly transmit the measurement data or the like to the user terminal 3 through short-range wireless communication such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) LAW ENERGY (BLE). Here, as an example, the receiving device 7 can be equipped with a Linux-based operating system, and can also be equipped with various sensors such as a temperature sensor for measuring the air temperature. However, of course, it may not be equipped with an OS, such as an embedded chipset.

As shown in FIG. 2, the acceleration sensor 5 is a sensor that detects acceleration in three axial directions (x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis directions) orthogonal to each other, and is built in a collar worn on the neck of a cat. As shown in FIG. 3, the front-back direction of the cat is defined as the X direction, the left-right direction is defined as the Y direction, and the vertical direction is defined as the Z direction, and a collar is attached to the cat so that acceleration signals in each direction can be detected according to the movement of the cat. .. The type of sensor is not limited to this, and any sensing device that can acquire information on the movement of the cat, such as a gyro sensor and a motion sensor, can be adopted.

Returning to FIG. 1, the user terminal 3 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or a smartphone, tablet, mobile terminal, other information terminal, or the like.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the server 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated configuration is an example, and may have other configurations.

As shown, the server 1 is connected to a database (not shown) to form part of the system. The server 1 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

The server 1 includes at least a control unit 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a transmission / reception unit 13, an input / output unit 14, and the like, and these are electrically connected to each other through a bus 15.

The control unit 10 is an arithmetic unit that controls the operation of the entire server 1, controls the transmission and reception of data between each element, and performs information processing necessary for application execution and authentication processing. For example, the control unit 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes each information processing by executing a program or the like stored in the storage 12 and expanded in the memory 11.

The memory 11 includes a main memory composed of a volatile storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and an auxiliary memory composed of a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). .. The memory 11 is used as a work area or the like of the processor 10, and also stores a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) executed when the server 1 is started, various setting information, and the like.

The storage 12 stores various programs such as application programs. A database (not shown) storing data used for each process may be built in the storage 12.

The transmission / reception unit 13 connects the server 1 to the network. The transmission / reception unit 13 may be provided with a short-range communication interface of Bluetooth (registered trademark) and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

The input / output unit 14 is an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and an output device such as a display.

The bus 15 is commonly connected to each of the above elements and transmits, for example, an address signal, a data signal, and various control signals.

<Control>
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing details of the server control unit 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the control unit 10 executes the application program related to the service according to the present embodiment, and the module of the executed program is divided into several functional blocks as shown in the figure. Further, all or a part of the functional blocks executed by the main control unit of the server can be executed by the control unit (not shown) of the communication terminal 2 (or the receiving device 7) depending on its nature.

First, the measurement data detection unit 21 receives the measurement data detected by the sensor 5 and transmitted via the communication terminal 2 via the transmission / reception unit 13 of the server 1. The received measurement data is stored in the measurement data storage unit 31 of the storage 12 built in the server 1. Alternatively, it can be stored in the storage built in the analysis server 4 shown in FIG.

Next, based on the received measurement data, the behavior data generation unit 22 cooperates with the analysis server 4 shown in FIG. 1 (or by a single process in the behavior data generation unit 22), and the behavior data of the cat. To generate. In addition, the behavior data management unit 23 stores and manages the generated behavior data in the behavior data storage unit 32.

Here, the behavior data includes exercise data, sleep data, meal data, toilet data, position data, and the like, which are stored in the behavior data storage unit 32 and are included in the behavior data management table 600 shown in FIG. More specifically, as exercise data, aggregated data such as the presence or absence of exercise and how much activity is performed in a day with time, and as sleep data, how much sleep is done in a day with or without sleep and time. Aggregate data such as whether or not you are there, as meal data, how many times you ate a meal with time and presence of eating behavior, when you ate, as toilet data, how many times you ate the toilet with presence or absence of toilet behavior and time, when Aggregated data such as whether or not it was done can be mentioned. In addition, the position data includes the direction of movement, the position, and other data such as how many times the water was drunk and when it was drunk. Further, although not shown, it is possible to acquire and store data on the body temperature of the cat at the time of measurement and the surrounding environment such as the room temperature in which the cat is located.

In addition, the basic data management unit 24 manages the basic information of the cat. The basic data includes a cat's name, type, age, gender, place of residence (area), health information, owner information and the like included in the basic data management table 700 stored in the basic data storage unit 33. Health information includes hospital visit history, medical history, etc., and owner information includes information such as the owner's gender, age, occupation, and the like.

In addition, the control unit 10 has a display control unit 25 that generates data constituting a screen displayed on the display of the user terminal 3.

<Processing flow>
FIG. 8 is an example of a flowchart showing an example of behavior data providing processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This process is realized, for example, by executing the program stored in the memory 11 of the server 1 in the control unit 10.

First, the measurement data detection unit 21 of the control unit 10 of the server 1 receives the measurement data measured by the acceleration sensor 5 mounted on the cat from the communication terminal 2 via the transmission / reception unit 13 (S101).

Next, the behavior data generation unit 22 analyzes the measurement data. The procedure for analyzing the measurement data will be described in detail in FIG. Then, the behavior data generation unit 22 generates behavior data (exercise data, sleep data, meal data, toilet data, position data) based on the analysis of the measurement data (S102), and the behavior data management unit 23 generates. The behavior data management table 600 stored in the behavior data storage unit 32 is updated with the measured or generated time of the generated behavior data.

The behavior data management unit 23 refers to the stored behavior data, aggregates the number of times and the date and time when the cat performed a predetermined behavior per fixed period (for example, one day) (S103), and aggregates the aggregated behavior data. Transmit (S104).

<Generation of behavior data>
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of behavior data generation processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This process can also be executed by the analysis server 4 connected to the server 1 shown in FIG.

First, the behavior data generation unit 22 confirms the measurement data detected by the measurement data detection unit 21 (S201).

Subsequently, the action data generation unit 22 determines the action type based on the measurement data (S202). The behavior type determination method can be realized by some known behavior analysis methods. For example, the acceleration data (Gx, Gy, Gz) in the xyz axis direction obtained from the acceleration sensor 5 can be obtained by using the wavelet transform. , The vibration signal is decomposed into period and amplitude for each time, the periodicity of the signal at each time is recognized as an action spectrum, and the action is performed by comparing with the action element registered in advance according to the similarity of the spectrum. Can be classified.

When there is no information on the behavior element registered in advance, it can be recognized as a new behavior element and provided to a veterinarian, for example, as data indicating the abnormal behavior described later. Alternatively, for example, the acceleration data obtained from the acceleration sensor 5 is Fourier transformed, and the average value and peak value of the frequency components calculated along the time axis are set to the same or different cat behavior types (exercise, sleep, meal). , Toilet, etc.), and based on the frequency component calculated by specifying the behavior by comparing with the known frequency and performing the fast Fourier transform (FFT) of the acceleration component, characteristic waveforms and spectral values can be obtained. Behavior can be identified by extracting and comparing with known characteristic waveforms or spectral values corresponding to the same or different cat behavior types (exercise, sleep, diet, toilet, etc.). In addition, the behavior type can be estimated by grasping the posture of the cat from the postures (θx, θy, θz) in each axial direction calculated by the acceleration sensor.

When the action type is determined, the action data generation unit 22 generates the data indicating the action type as the action data together with the date and time when the measurement data is measured (or the date and time when the measurement data is received, the date and time when the action data is generated) (S203). ..

Next, the flow of analysis of behavior types will be further described with reference to FIG. The acceleration data 101 acquired from the acceleration sensor is subjected to data preprocessing 102 so as to be the spectrum data obtained by the above-mentioned wavelet transform or the component data obtained by the Fourier transform or the like. The data preprocessed in this way is subsequently scored 103 by the binary model group. The binary model according to the present embodiment is comparatively analyzed with a model of activity that can be concretely expressed (interpreted) such as a WALK model, a RUN model, an EAT model, and a STAY model, and is specified among the preprocessed data 102. Score which action the part can be inferred to be. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the accuracy is scored by analyzing the input data in each model. In the illustrated example, "walking" is 91, "running" is 62, "eating" is 21, "stopping" is 8, and the highest score is 91 for "walking", so it is a binary model. The scoring result by the group is classified into the behavior of "walking".

Subsequently, returning to FIG. 19, scoring 104 by the multi-valued model group is performed. In the scoring by the multi-value model group according to the present embodiment, when the results obtained by the binary model are in competition, which binary model group should be prioritized based on machine learning. judge. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 20, "walking" is 91 and "running" is 62, and the evaluation score of "running" is relatively high. In this case, it is determined which binary model should be prioritized in this case from the combination of the input data to the past binary model group and the determination result. As described above, in the present embodiment, the accuracy of the data is improved by further evaluating the results of the binary model group specialized in the determination of each behavior by the multi-value model group.

Returning to FIG. 19, the determined action is further corrected based on the rule base. For example, if the binary model determines a behavior that is unlikely to occur suddenly, such as "running," during a judgment section such as "eating" or "sleeping," which often continues for a certain period of time due to the behavior of the cat. Or, if it cannot be determined, the prediction result of the binary model in this section is rejected, and the correction is performed to presume that the behavior is another behavior according to the rule. When the correction is completed, the action label 106 registered in advance for the action is given.

In the present embodiment, in particular, in order to deal with individual differences of each animal and individual factors due to the environment, feedback 107 from the user is received. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, the current behavior is recorded (manually) while observing the animals under its control. By associating the record with the data of the acceleration sensor, it is possible to collect teacher data by visual inspection or the like. The feedback data 108 thus obtained is accumulated and used to improve the accuracy of the model of the binary model group.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface of a user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

For example, on the user interface screen displayed on the display device of the user terminal 3, date and time information (month and week day of the week in FIG. 10) is displayed, and each action of the user's domestic cat (name is "BURIMARU"). The data is shown. For example, it is shown that the "PLAY" time indicating active behavior is 45 minutes in a day, the "DAY DREAM" time indicating a nap or a slight sleep is 7 hours, and the "SLEEP" indicating sleep is 16 hours. .. Then, each action is color-coded on a gauge indicating the length of the day so that the breakdown of activity, nap, and sleep can be visually understood. Furthermore, it is shown that the number of "MEAL" indicating a meal is twice and the "Vomit" indicating vomiting is zero. This user interface screen is an example, and displays other data constituting the action data, for example, the date and time when each action was performed (for example, meal time), the number of times the user went to the toilet, and the like. It is also possible to do.

FIG. 11 is a diagram conceptually showing a process of tracking the movement of a cat according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Among pets, one of the characteristic movements of cats is that they move lightly in the vertical direction. These movements can be a barometer for measuring the health of a cat, or an index that allows the owner to feel the movement of a cat while being remote. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, by utilizing the acceleration information in the z-axis direction of the acceleration sensor 5, the behavior data is that the cat jumps from the position of the floor shown in 4A to the position of the upper end of the sofa shown in 4B. It can also be displayed and the owner can be notified in real time. Further, after that, it is possible to detect that the person has moved to the position of the sofa chair shown in 4C and display it in the behavior data. Further, by using the acceleration sensor and the GPS device together, it is possible to grasp the position of the cat in the house and track the accurate position of the cat together with the position in the vertical direction.

As described above, according to the monitoring method of the present embodiment, it is possible to grasp the behavior and health condition of the pet during a predetermined period in which the owner is absent by using the acceleration sensor. According to the monitoring method according to the present embodiment, it is possible to grasp the active behavior of the cat in particular, and it is possible to grasp the behavior and the health condition more accurately.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of a system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, the configuration of the server and the terminal in the present embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted below.

The feature of this embodiment is that the terminal connected to the server belongs to various industry segments having different attributes. In the first embodiment, the behavior data and basic data detected from a pet, for example, a cat and accumulated in the server 1 are stored in a database, connected to the server 1, and in response to a request from various terminals to receive services. Be shared.

As shown in FIG. 12, the service providing system is connected to the server 1 that provides the service and the server 1 via a network such as the Internet, the animal hospital terminal 40, the manufacturer terminal 41, the insurance company terminal 42, and the sitter. Including the company terminal 43. In FIG. 12, for convenience of explanation, one terminal is shown for each type of business terminal, but a plurality of terminals can be connected to the network of this system, and terminals of other types of business are also shown. This system can also be configured as needed.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of behavior data providing processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This process is realized, for example, by executing the program stored in the memory 11 of the server 1 in the control unit 10 as in the first embodiment described above. Further, as for various behavior data, as in the first embodiment described above, by managing the behavior data managed by the behavior data management table 600 stored in the storage 12 with a common ID, in the present embodiment. It can be used behavior data.

First, the behavior data management unit 23 of the control unit 10 of the server 1 receives the behavior data acquisition request (S301).

The behavior data management unit 23 confirms from which terminal the acquisition request is made (S302). This confirmation process is executed, for example, by confirming the user ID or device ID of each terminal.

When the confirmation processing result is, for example, a request from the animal hospital terminal 40, the behavior data management unit 23 refers to the behavior data management table 600 and is related to the behavior data of the pet, particularly the health condition of the animal. In addition to the behavior data (for example, data indicating the amount of exercise, sleep, meal, and toilet data) to be performed, data indicating abnormal behavior is extracted and transmitted to the requesting terminal (S303). Here, the data indicating abnormal behavior can be extracted, for example, by specifying data different from the behavior data of other days while managing the daily behavior data. For example, referring to the behavior data of the past 7 days, if the average number of meals is 3 times, while the number of meals in the last 2 days is 2 times below the average, it can be understood. Data can be provided in various formats. Alternatively, when a behavior not found in the pre-registered behavior element pattern is detected in the step of generating the behavior data from the above-mentioned acceleration data, it can be registered as data indicating an abnormal behavior. When diagnosing a pet, a veterinary hospital usually grasps the health condition of the pet through an interview with the owner, but it is difficult to find out the behavior and health condition of the pet when the owner is not at home. .. In such a case, the veterinary hospital can grasp the health condition of the pet through the above-mentioned behavior data and the like, and perform appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Although not shown, the veterinary hospital terminal 40 transmits the pet diagnosis result and the medication content to the server 1, and the server 1 can manage such information so that both the owner and the hospital can confirm it later. ..

When the above confirmation result is, for example, a request from the maker terminal 41, the behavior data management unit 23 refers to the behavior data management table 600, extracts the behavior data, and also refers to the basic data management table 700. , Data such as pet basic information (for example, age, type) and owner basic information (for example, age group) is extracted and transmitted to the requesting terminal (S304). Examples of the manufacturer mentioned here include a manufacturer that manufactures and provides pet food, pet goods, and the like. For example, pet food makers do not have the opportunity to efficiently obtain marketing information at present, and while referring to information such as age and type obtained from basic pet information provided by this system, they can use behavior data to obtain information. You can make personalized food recommendations for your pet. Although not shown, the maker terminal 41 transmits such food recommendation information to the server 1, and the server 1 can share the information with the owner.

When the above confirmation result is, for example, a request from the insurance company terminal 42, the behavior data management unit 23 refers to the behavior data management table 600, extracts the behavior data, and also refers to the basic data management table 700. Then, data such as basic pet information (for example, age and type) and basic owner information (for example, age group) is extracted and transmitted to the requesting terminal (S305). Insurers currently do not have the opportunity to access information on the pet's usual behavior and health, and while it was difficult to determine the insurance product to propose to the owner, the insurance company referred to the pet's age and type information and referred to it. In addition, by referring to the pet's behavior data, it is possible to recommend appropriate insurance and make a discount proposal according to the pet's behavior data and health condition. Although not shown, the insurance terminal 42 transmits such insurance product recommendation information and estimation information to the server 1, and the server 1 can share the information with the owner.

In addition, although not shown, for example, by providing basic pet information and basic owner information to a pet sitter company, the sitter company is currently not obliged to notify and does not take a walk like a cat. While it was difficult to grasp the owner information of the surrounding area regarding the type of pet, by accessing the basic information of the pet and the owner, it is possible to grasp the normal condition of the cat and utilize it for marketing information. can. In addition, information such as sitter reports and trimming data can be shared with the server from the sitter terminal, and the owner can access such information.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by constructing a mechanism for managing behavior data and basic data related to pets with a common ID and providing them in response to a request from each vendor terminal, the state of one pet can be determined. Not only the owner, but all the stakeholders surrounding the cat, such as the owner, veterinarian, and peripheral services, can grasp and watch over.

<Modification example 1>
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which one user raises one cat by using one receiving device 7 has been described. However, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, the number of users, the number of cats (that is, the number of sensors 5), and the number of communication terminals (and receiving terminals) may be plural. For example, when a plurality of cats are bred, the communication terminal 2 receives signals from sensors 5, 5'. Further, when there are a plurality of receiving devices in one house (for example, the first floor and the second floor), two receiving terminals are connected to the communication terminal 2. Further, the communication terminal 2'may be installed at a different base such as a villa. When a plurality of users are breeding, the user terminals 3 and 3'communicate with the server 1 regarding the same cat. Further, the information that can be displayed may be limited for each user. This is because, for example, when sharing information with the buyer's pet sitter, the absence status and payment information should be disclosed only to the buyer.

<Modification 2>
In the above-described embodiment, the activity of movements of small animals such as pets kept indoors (indoors) is mainly grasped, recorded, analyzed, etc., but for example, the presence or absence of breeding, indoors / outdoors, etc. It is also possible to monitor the movements of all animals, such as the type of animal. For example, it may be applied to monitor activities such as wild wild animals.

<Modification example 3>
Further, when monitoring outdoors, for example, data may be transmitted / received outdoors by using a 3G line or the like. Furthermore, when going back and forth between indoors and outdoors, it is sufficient to use the receiving device 7 and the communication terminal 2 (both see FIG. 2) to communicate with the server indoors, and the user has moved to the outdoors. In that case, the communication may be switched so as to communicate with the server using a 3G line or the like. In this case, for example, it may be estimated whether the pet is indoors or outdoors based on the signal strength between the receiving device 7 and the sensor 5.

<Modification example 4>
Also, for example, each user may manually enter and record a record of what the pet 6 is currently doing and send it to the server. As a result, the signal from the sensor 5 obtained during the period and the record of the pet's behavior input by the user (walking, eating, climbing on furniture such as a chair) are recorded. You can also improve the accuracy by matching. These accumulated data may be useful for analyzing the behavior of not only one's own pet 6 but also a pet 6 kept by another user.

<Display example>
Hereinafter, a display example according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 18. As shown in FIG. 15, the application program according to this embodiment displays information in a timeline display format. As shown in the figure. At 19:40, the information "Burimaru is sleeping" and "Raita is sleeping" is displayed. In this display format, the information becomes the latest as it goes up the screen, but the order can be changed as appropriate.

When the icon of each cat is selected, the current state is displayed as shown in FIG. The current state is the "sleep" state, which indicates that the state continues from 19:30 to the present.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the activity of each cat may be visualized and displayed. Items to be displayed include, for example, activity time, rapid time, how many jumps, how many vomitings, and the like, but are not limited to this. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, exercise may be graphed by intensity (HI / LOW).

The above-described embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the interpretation of the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes an equivalent thereof.

1 server 2 communication terminal 3 user terminal 4 analysis server 5 sensor 6 pet (cat)
7 Receiver 40 Animal hospital terminal 41 Manufacturer terminal 42 Insurance company terminal 43 Sitter company terminal

Claims (12)

A server that provides a service that acquires animal behavior information via a sensor attached to an animal managed by a user.
Receive the measurement data from the sensor
Behavior data for a predetermined period is generated based on the measurement data,
A server that sends the behavior data to the user terminal. The server according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is an acceleration sensor. The server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the behavior data is information relating to the presence or absence of animal activity. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the behavior data includes information related to the movement of the animal in the height direction. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the action data is the number of times a predetermined action is performed. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the action data is a period during which a predetermined action is performed. A plurality of types of behavior data are generated according to the content of the measurement data.
Stores the multiple types of behavior data
Receives a request from any of the above users consisting of multiple types of attributes
Among the plurality of types of behavior data, predetermined behavior data is provided according to the attribute of the user.
The server according to any one of claims 1 to 6. Furthermore, the basic information of the animal corresponding to the behavior data is stored, and the basic information of the animal is stored.
Providing the basic information together with the predetermined behavior data,
The server according to claim 7. By comparing the received measurement data with a plurality of behavior models and scoring, the behavior data is generated by specifying which behavior type.
The server according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Based on the scoring result, the certainty of the behavior model that identifies the type of the behavior is evaluated.
The server according to claim 9. The server according to claim 10, wherein the scoring result is further evaluated by a rule-based model. Receives a predetermined action type related to the animal managed by the user from the user,
The accepted action type is associated with the measurement data obtained at the time of acceptance.
The server according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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