KR102342132B1 - System inculding smart toilet, and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a system including a camera device, a smart toilet, and a server. The camera device obtains an image by photographing an access route of a bathroom in which the smart toilet is located, and transmits the obtained image to the server. The smart toilet obtains sensing data related to defecation for the smart toilet and transmits the data to the server. The server obtains identification information about a user entering the bathroom based on the image received from the camera device, and obtains health information of the user based on the obtained identification information and the sensing data received from the smart toilet. The system recognizes a user and/or a pet entering the bathroom based on the image to automatically control one or more smart toilets, and collects information related to defecation of the user or the pet to contribute their health management.

Description

SYSTEM INCULDING SMART TOILET, AND CONTROL METHOD }

The present disclosure relates to a system including a smart toilet, and more particularly, to a system for automatically controlling a smart toilet by identifying an access target based on an image captured by a camera.

Recently, as the Internet of Things (IoT) technology has advanced enough to be introduced into real life, various types of IoT devices that can be used in homes are being developed.

On the other hand, compared to other areas in the house, in the case of toilets, there are relatively few cases where IoT technology is applied.

However, in that human defecation activity can be very important data for determining health status, and toilet management can be related not only to the sanitation of residents but also to the hygiene of the entire house, IoT-based smart toilet More specific development is needed.

Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-20170118288 (Personal health analysis method and smart toilet for infants)

The present disclosure provides a system for automatically controlling one or more smart toilets by image-based recognition of a user and/or companion animal entering and exiting the toilet.

The present disclosure provides a system that contributes to health management by collecting information related to the defecation activity of a user and/or companion animal through one or more smart toilets.

Objects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned purposes, and other objects and advantages of the present disclosure that are not mentioned may be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Moreover, it will be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the present disclosure may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

In a system including a camera device, at least one smart toilet bowl, and a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the camera device acquires an image by photographing an access route to the toilet in which the smart toilet is located, and The acquired image is transmitted to the server, and the smart toilet acquires sensing data related to defecation for the smart toilet and transmits it to the server, the server, based on the image received from the camera device, the toilet Acquires identification information for a user entering and exits the . Based on the acquired identification information and sensing data received from the smart toilet, health information of the user is acquired.

The server may acquire health information of each of a plurality of users based on the identification information and the sensing data.

The smart toilet measures the weight of the user who uses the smart toilet through at least one sensor to obtain sensing data, and when the sensing data according to the weight exceeds a threshold and falls below the threshold again, a camera It is possible to acquire an image of the excrement through and transmit it to the server. In this case, the server, based on the image of the excrement received from the server, may acquire the health information of the user.

The smart toilet may acquire sensing data related to the amount of the user's excrement through at least one sensor, and transmit the acquired sensing data to the server.

Meanwhile, the system may include a first smart toilet for users over a preset age and a second smart toilet for users under the preset age. In this case, when the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device corresponds to a user under the preset age, the server closes the toilet cover of the first smart toilet and closes the toilet seat of the second smart toilet. The first smart toilet and the second smart toilet may be controlled so that the toilet lid is opened.

In addition, the system may further include a smart toilet for pets for selectively opening or closing the toilet cover depending on whether the pet approaches.

In this case, the server obtains identification information about a user or a pet entering and exiting the toilet based on the image received from the camera device, and when the obtained identification information corresponds to the pet, the smart toilet bowl The smart toilet and the smart toilet for pets can be controlled so that the toilet cover is closed and the toilet lid of the smart toilet for pets is opened.

The smart toilet for pets, when the RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) chip attached to the pet is recognized, the toilet cover may be opened to expose the toilet plate.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a method of controlling a system including a camera device, at least one smart toilet, and a server, an image is obtained by photographing an access route to a toilet in which the smart toilet is located, through the camera device The steps of obtaining, through the smart toilet, sensing data related to defecation for the smart toilet, through the server, obtaining identification information on the user entering and leaving the toilet based on the obtained image , through the server, obtaining the health information of the user based on the obtained identification information and the obtained sensing data.

The system according to the present disclosure has an effect of automatically recognizing a user and/or companion animal entering and exiting the toilet to collect and manage health information of each user and/or companion animal using a smart toilet.

The system according to the present disclosure has an effect of providing convenience by automatically controlling at least one smart toilet according to the recognition of a user and/or a companion animal entering and exiting the toilet.

1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
3 is an algorithm for explaining the operation of a smart toilet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
4 is a view for explaining an operation of a system for providing health information for each user according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
5 is a view for explaining the configuration of a system including a plurality of smart toilets according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
6 is a view for explaining an operation of a system for providing health information for each user according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
7 is a view for explaining the configuration of a system further including a smart toilet for pets according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
8 is a view for explaining the configuration of a smart toilet for pets according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
9 is a view for explaining an operation of a system for providing health information of a pet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of each device in a system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Prior to describing the present disclosure in detail, a description will be given of the description of the present specification and drawings.

First, terms used in the present specification and claims have been selected in consideration of functions in various embodiments of the present disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intention or legal or technical interpretation of a person skilled in the art, and the emergence of new technology. Also, some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant. These terms may be interpreted in the meanings defined herein, and in the absence of specific definitions, they may be interpreted based on the general content of the present specification and common technical common sense in the art.

Also, the same reference numerals or reference numerals in each drawing attached to this specification indicate parts or components that perform substantially the same functions. For convenience of description and understanding, the same reference numbers or reference numerals are used in different embodiments. That is, even though all components having the same reference number are illustrated in a plurality of drawings, the plurality of drawings do not mean one embodiment.

In addition, in this specification and claims, terms including an ordinal number such as “first” and “second” may be used to distinguish between elements. This ordinal number is used to distinguish the same or similar elements from each other, and the meaning of the term should not be construed as limited due to the use of the ordinal number. As an example, the use order or arrangement order of components combined with such an ordinal number should not be limited by the number. If necessary, each ordinal number may be used interchangeably.

In this specification, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as "comprises" or "consisting of" are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, and are intended to indicate that one or more other It should be understood that this does not preclude the possibility of addition or presence of features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, terms such as “module”, “unit”, “part”, etc. are terms for designating a component that performs at least one function or operation, and such component is hardware or software. It may be implemented or implemented as a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of "modules", "units", "parts", etc. are integrated into at least one module or chip, except when each needs to be implemented in individual specific hardware, and thus at least one processor. can be implemented as

In addition, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when it is said that a certain part is connected to another part, this includes not only a direct connection but also an indirect connection through another medium. In addition, the meaning that a certain part includes a certain component means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the present system 1000 may include a camera device 100 , at least one smart toilet 200 , a server 300 , and the like.

The camera device 100 is a device for photographing at least one user and/or at least one companion animal entering and exiting the bathroom.

Specifically, the camera device 100 may acquire an image by photographing an access path to the toilet in which the smart toilet 200 is located. In addition, the camera device 100 may transmit the acquired image to the server 300 .

The smart toilet 200 is externally configured as a general toilet including a water tank connected to a water supply pipe, a toilet that receives water from the water tank and discharges it through a drain pipe, and a toilet cover that covers the upper surface of the toilet.

However, the smart toilet 200 may additionally include a control unit, a communication unit, and at least one sensor.

The smart toilet 200 may include various sensors. The smart toilet 200 includes a sensor for detecting whether an object is close to the smart toilet 200, a sensor for measuring the weight of a user sitting on the toilet seat above the toilet, a sensor for measuring the water level in the toilet, and contents ( It may include at least one of sensors for measuring the weight of water, excrement, etc.).

The control unit of the smart toilet 200 may control a sensor provided in the smart toilet 200 , and may control the communication unit to transmit sensing data to the server 300 .

Meanwhile, the controller of the smart toilet 200 may automatically control opening and closing of the toilet cover of the smart toilet 200 and/or automatically control the flushing of the smart toilet 200 .

As an example, it is assumed that the smart toilet 200 includes an opening/closing unit for automatically controlling the opening and closing of the toilet cover and a water dispensing unit for automatically driving the water dispensing unit.

Here, the opening/closing unit may rotationally drive the opening and closing of the toilet cover based on the motor, and the water flushing unit may drive rotation or opening/closing of at least one water flushing valve, but the driving method is not limited thereto. In addition, various driving methods that have been conventionally used or will be used in the future may be used.

In this case, when the weight of the user sitting on the toilet seat above the toilet increases above the threshold and then decreases to below the threshold again, the controller may control the opening and closing unit to close the toilet lid. In addition, after the toilet lid is closed, the controller may control the water flushing unit to flush water.

In this case, after the user's bowel movement, hygienic flushing may be performed without the user's separate manipulation.

Meanwhile, the server 300 may be configured of at least one electronic device or a computer to communicate with various external devices including the camera device 100 and the smart toilet 200 .

The server 300 may include at least one memory and at least one processor for processing various images and sensing data.

On the other hand, it is of course also possible if the server 300 is implemented as at least one user terminal such as a PC or a smart phone.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the camera device 100 may acquire an image by photographing the entry/exit path of the toilet ( S210 ).

In addition, the camera device 100 may transmit the acquired image to the server 300 .

In this case, the camera device 100 may transmit an image captured in real time to the server 300 .

Alternatively, the camera device 100 may transmit an image to the server 300 only when at least one object is recognized. To this end, the camera device 100 may include a proximity sensor for recognizing the existence of at least one object. The proximity sensor may be implemented as various sensors, such as an ultrasonic sensor and a radar sensor.

On the other hand, the smart toilet 200 may obtain the sensing data related to defecation (S230) and transmit it to the server 300 (S240).

For example, the smart toilet 200 may sense a weight applied to the smart toilet 200 in real time. Alternatively, when at least one object (eg, a user) is detected as being in proximity through the proximity sensor, the smart toilet 200 may sense the weight applied to the toilet of the smart toilet 200 in real time.

In this case, the smart toilet 200 may use at least one sensor that measures the weight by using a change in a capacitor capacity value or a change in a resistance value according to a change in weight, but is not limited thereto.

When a change in weight is sensed as a specific user sits on the toilet (the toilet seat above the toilet), the smart toilet 200 may transmit sensing data for the changed weight to the server 300 .

Also, as an example, the smart toilet 200 may acquire sensing data for a change in weight of the contents of the toilet of the smart toilet 200 and transmit it to the server 300 .

Also, as an example, the smart toilet 200 may acquire sensing data on the water level in the toilet of the smart toilet 200 and transmit it to the server 300 .

In this case, the smart toilet 200 may use a contact or non-contact water level sensor. As a specific example, the smart toilet 200 may use various water level sensors such as a water level sensor based on the resistance value of an electrode in contact with water, an ultrasonic level sensor, a bubble type water level sensor, and a radar type water level sensor, but is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the server 300 may acquire identification information about at least one user who enters the bathroom based on the image received from the camera device 100 ( S250 ).

Specifically, the server 300 may generate identification information (eg, name, age, etc.) about at least one user included in the image by inputting the image to the artificial intelligence model trained to identify the object.

To this end, the corresponding artificial intelligence model may be trained to identify each user based on a face image of each of a plurality of pre-registered users.

Here, the face image of each of the plurality of users may be input through a user terminal of each user capable of communicating with the server 300 . As a specific example, the user terminal may take a face image of the user by using the camera according to a user input. In addition, the user terminal may register the user's identification information (eg, name, age, etc.) obtained according to the user input together with the face image on the server 300 .

In addition, the server 300 may identify the moving direction of the object through consecutively photographed images to identify whether the user is entering or leaving the bathroom.

Then, the server 300 may acquire health information for each user according to the identification information and sensing data generated based on the image (S260).

Specifically, the server 300 identifies the user entering the bathroom through the image received from the camera device 100 , and analyzes the sensing data obtained through the smart toilet 200 in relation to the user in relation to the user. Health information can be generated.

In this case, the server 300 may analyze the sensing data received from the smart toilet 200 for a time period within a preset time from the time when the identified user enters the crevice to generate health information of the user.

Alternatively, the server 300 may generate the health information of the user by analyzing the sensing data received from the smart toilet 200 during the time interval between the time when the identified user enters the toilet and the time when the user leaves the toilet. have.

The server 300 determines a time point when the weight applied to the toilet seat above the toilet increases to exceed the threshold value (: the user sits on the toilet seat) and a time point when the weight applied to the toilet seat above the toilet decreases to less than the threshold value (: user sits on the toilet seat) rising from the toilet seat), it is possible to identify the time taken for the corresponding user to defecate.

In addition, the server 300 may identify the amount of excrement discharged according to the user's defecation by using the above-described sensing data such as a change in the water level in the toilet and a change in the weight of the contents in the toilet.

As a specific example, the server 300 may identify the amount of excrement according to a change in the water level in the toilet between the time the user sits on the toilet seat and the time the user gets up from the toilet seat.

In addition, the server 300 may acquire information on the period/frequency of defecation for each user according to the identification information obtained according to the image and the frequency of change of the weight applied to the toilet seat above the toilet.

According to the above-described embodiments, when the time taken for defecation, the amount of excretion, the period/frequency of defecation, etc. are identified, the server 300 may analyze the identified information for each user to obtain health information of each user.

The health information may include information on various suspicious symptoms derived according to the period of defecation, the amount of defecation, the frequency of defecation, etc., whether defecation is smooth, condition, excess/lack of specific nutrients, and the like.

In addition, the health information may include additional information helpful to the user's bowel movements.

For example, the additional information may include information informing that a diagnosis by an expert is necessary, information informing that control (eg, increase or decrease) of water intake is necessary, information informing that exercise is necessary, and the like.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the server 300 may acquire health information of each user through an image of excrement in addition to the above-described sensing data.

Specifically, the smart toilet 200 may include at least one camera for photographing excrement. In addition, the smart toilet 200 may transmit the user's excrement image photographed through the camera to the server 300 .

In relation to this, Figure 3 is an algorithm for explaining the operation of the smart toilet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3 , when the weight applied to the toilet seat above the toilet increases above the threshold and then decreases below the threshold again (S310 - Y, S320 - Y), the smart toilet 200 captures excrement to obtain an image. It can be (S330).

As a specific example, when the weight applied to the toilet seat above the toilet increases above the threshold and then decreases below the threshold again (: a situation where the user sits on the toilet and wakes up after defecation), the smart toilet 200 controls the opening and closing parts to close the toilet cover. It can be closed, and the water can be flushed automatically after taking a picture of the inside through the camera on the inside of the toilet lid. When shooting, the smart toilet 200 may output light through a flash provided together with the camera.

As another example, the smart toilet 200 may perform photographing based on sensing data of a proximity sensor.

Specifically, when the user is recognized through the proximity sensor and is no longer recognized, the smart toilet 200 may acquire an image of excrement by photographing the inside of the toilet.

In the case of using the proximity sensor, there is an advantage that an image of the urine of a male user standing and excreting can also be obtained.

As such, when the image of the excrement is obtained according to the above-described various embodiments, the smart toilet 200 may transmit the image of the excrement to the server (S340).

And, the server 300 may diagnose the user's health condition by using the image of the excrement.

Specifically, the server 300 may analyze the state of the excrement in the image using at least one artificial intelligence model, and may acquire health information for each user based on this.

This artificial intelligence model may be an artificial intelligence model trained to determine the health status of a person excreting / discharging by using a plurality of images of excrement as training data.

As an example, this artificial intelligence model can be trained through images of feces classified by human diseases (ex. lack of/excess of specific nutrients, cancer, excessive stress, etc.) or conditions (ex. lack of water intake, lack of sleep, etc.) have.

Here, the excrement image used for training may correspond to an image of excreta of people suffering from a specific disease or placed in a specific condition.

4 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a system for providing health information for each user according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the server 300 may communicate with the user terminals 400 - 1 and 2 of each user. For example, the server 300 may be connected to each of the user terminals 400 - 1 and 2 through an application executed in each of the user terminals 400 - 1 and 2 .

Here, the server 300 transmits health information for each user obtained from sensing data and/or excrement images according to the above-described embodiments to users (ex. Gildong Hong) through the user terminals 400-1 and 2 of each user. , Kim Young-hee).

To this end, the server 300 matches the user's identification information (eg, name, gender, age, etc.) for each identification information (eg, device identification number, product number, etc.) of each of the user terminals 400 - 1 and 2 . can be registered. In this case, the user's identification information may be input through the user terminal and received by the server 300 .

Meanwhile, the system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a plurality of smart toilets.

In this case, the plurality of smart toilets may be for different users and/or pets, respectively.

In relation to this, FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a system including a plurality of smart toilets according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the system 1000 may separately include a smart toilet 200 - 1 for users over a preset age and a smart toilet 200 - 2 for users under a preset age, respectively. Conceptually, the smart toilet 200 - 1 may be understood as an adult toilet, and the smart toilet 200 - 2 may be understood as a baby toilet.

The smart toilet bowl 200 - 2 for infants may also include a control unit, various sensors, an opening/closing unit, a communication unit, and the like, like the smart toilet 200 described above.

On the other hand, in the case of the smart toilet bowl 200-2 for infants, unlike the smart toilet bowl 200-1 for adults, it is not connected to a separate water supply pipe or drain pipe, and only the internal toilet bowl is separated for washing. (Corresponding to the structure of a general baby potty), it is of course also possible to be implemented to be connected to a water supply pipe or a drain pipe or to include a water tank.

When a plurality of smart toilet bowls are included as shown in FIG. 5 , each smart toilet bowl 200 - 1 and 2 may independently acquire sensing data and/or an image for excreta and transmit it to the server 300 .

On the other hand, when a plurality of smart toilet bowls 200 - 1 and 2 are provided as shown in FIG. 5 , the server 300 stores each smart toilet bowl 200 - 1 and 2 according to the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device. ) can control the opening and closing of the toilet cover.

Specifically, when the identification information of the user included in the object recognition result image corresponds to a user under a preset age, the server 300 closes the toilet cover of the smart toilet 200-1 for adults and the smart toilet for infants. Each of the smart toilets 200 - 1 and 2 can be controlled so that the toilet cover of 200 - 2 is opened.

For example, the server 300 transmits a control signal for closing the toilet lid to the smart toilet bowl 200-1 for adults, and transmits a control signal for opening the toilet lid to the smart toilet bowl 200-2 for children. can be transmitted

That is, when the infant user 510 is recognized through the image captured by the camera device 100 as shown in FIG. 5 , only the infant smart toilet 200 - 2 is opened among the smart toilets 200 - 1 and 2 . can be

Conversely, when an adult is recognized through an image captured by the camera device 100 , the smart toilet 200 - 1 may be opened and the smart toilet 200 - 2 may be closed according to the control of the server 300 . .

Alternatively, the server 300 automatically opens the smart toilet for adults 200-1 when an elderly user of a specific age (ex. 75 years old) or older is recognized through the image taken through the camera device 100, When a user who is an infant (ex. 5 years old or younger) is recognized, the smart toilet for infants 200 - 2 may be automatically opened.

In this way, only the smart toilet suitable for the recognized user among the plurality of smart toilets is opened, thereby reducing the effort of users who are infants or the elderly, sanitary conditions and humidity inside the toilet can be appropriately adjusted, and children can become adults with curiosity. Situations of contact with the inside of the toilet bowl can be avoided.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a system for providing health information for each user according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6 , as in FIG. 4 , the server 300 may provide the user's health information through the user terminal 400 - 1 .

However, health information of a user corresponding to a person to be protected, such as an elderly person or an infant, may be provided through the user terminal 400 - 1 of the user registered as a guardian on the server 300 .

To this end, the user terminal may receive identification information for the guardian and the guardian, respectively, and transmit the received identification information to the server 300 . As a result, the guardian and the protected may be registered on the server 300 by matching each other.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6 , the health information of the protector (Gil-Nam Hong, age 5) may be provided to the protector through the user terminal of the protector (Gil-Dong Hong, age 35).

On the other hand, according to an embodiment, the server 300 controls each smart toilet to obtain an image of sensing data and/or excrement only when the user recognized through the image of the camera device 100 is a preset user. may be

Here, the preset user may be set according to a user input received through at least one user terminal. That is, health information may be obtained only for a selected user from among the members sharing the toilet.

As an example, it is assumed that the preset users are set as infant users and elderly users among all family members.

At this time, if the user recognized through the image of the camera device 100 is an infant user or an elderly user, the server 300 activates at least one sensor and/or camera (for taking excrement images) of the smart toilet 200 A control signal may be transmitted to the smart toilet 200 .

In this case, the server 300 acquires the health information of the corresponding user (ex. the protected person) through the sensing data and/or the excrement image received from the smart toilet 200, and uses the obtained health information to at least one user terminal ( ex. the guardian's user terminal).

On the other hand, when the user recognized through the image of the camera device 100 is not a preset user (eg, an infant user or an elderly user), the server 300 may include at least one sensor and/or camera of the smart toilet 200 . It may not transmit a control signal that activates (for excreta imaging).

In this case, since the smart toilet 200 and the server 300 selectively acquire health information only for the user set according to the user input, it is possible to prevent a situation in which personal information with no high purpose is shared meaninglessly, Power consumption and memory usage of the smart toilet 200 and the server 300 may be reduced.

Meanwhile, the system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a smart toilet for pets that selectively opens or closes the toilet cover depending on whether the pet approaches.

In relation to this, FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the configuration of a system further including a smart toilet for pets according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the system 1000 includes a camera device 100 , a smart toilet for adults 200 - 1 , a smart toilet for children 200 - 2 , and a smart toilet for pets 200 ′ in addition to the server 300 . may further include.

The smart toilets 200-1, 200-2, and 200' may all be located in the same toilet.

The server 300 may acquire identification information about a user or a pet entering the bathroom based on the image received from the camera device 100 .

In this case, the server 300 may use at least one artificial intelligence model for recognizing at least one user and/or at least one pet (eg, dog).

To this end, this artificial intelligence model may be trained based on images of each pet in addition to images of each user captured through a user terminal or the like.

Referring to FIG. 7 , when identification information (eg, output of an artificial intelligence model) of a target included in an image captured by the camera device 100 corresponds to a specific pet dog 710 , the server 300 is a human to control the smart toilet bowls 200-1, 2, 200' so that the toilet lid of the smart toilet bowl 200-1, 2 is closed and the toilet lid of the smart toilet bowl 200' for pets is opened can

As a result, the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ may open the toilet cover of the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ to expose an internal defecation plate.

8 is a view for explaining the configuration of a smart toilet for pets according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ may include a toilet cover 201 ′, a bowel movement tube 202 ′, and a bowel movement plate 203 ′.

The toilet cover 201' is configured to cover the inside and the bowel movement plate 203' of the bowel movement tube 202'.

The toilet cover 201 ′ may be opened or closed according to the driving of the opening and closing part of the smart toilet for pets 200 ′.

Specifically, when the toilet lid 201' is closed (closed), the toilet plate 203' is covered, and when the toilet lid 201' is opened (opened), the toilet plate 203' can be exposed. .

Meanwhile, although only the circular toilet cover 201 ′ is illustrated in FIG. 8 , the shape of the toilet cover 201 ′ is not necessarily limited to the circular shape, and other shapes such as a square are possible.

Meanwhile, although FIG. 8 shows only an embodiment in which the toilet lid 201 ′ is opened/closed (opening/closing method) by rotating about one axis, various other conventionally known methods are possible. As a specific example, the toilet lid 201 ′ may be opened/closed in a sliding manner, and the toilet lid 201 ′ is divided into two parts along a center line, while each part rotates about an axis farther from the center line. , the toilet lid 201' may be opened/closed in the same way that two doors open and close.

The defecation tube 202' is configured to contain excrement, and may be located under the defecation plate 203'.

On the other hand, although through Figure 8, the bowel movement tube 202' is shown as a simple tube, the bowel movement tube 202' may be connected to a water supply pipe and a drain pipe like a general toilet. Specifically, when water is supplied through the water supply pipe according to a user operation (ex. water down button), the inside of the toilet bowl 202 ′ is washed by the supplied water while water may exit through the drain pipe.

The defecation plate 203' is configured for receiving and/or excreting at least a portion of the pet's excrement into the bowel movement tub 202'. The defecation plate 203' also has a purpose of preventing the situation in which the pet falls into the bowel movement tube 202' or the pet comes into contact with foreign substances in the bowel movement tube 202'.

As an example, the defecation plate 203' may be implemented in a lattice pattern as shown in FIG. 1, in which case the urine mostly falls into the defecation tube 202' while the stool may remain on the defecation plate 203'. On the other hand, defecation plate 203' may be used with a defecation pad for absorbing moisture, of course.

Meanwhile, the smart toilet for pets 200' may also acquire various sensing data related to the pet's bowel movements through at least one sensor.

As an example, the smart toilet for pets 200' may further include at least one sensor for detecting the weight of the toilet plate 203' applied to the smart toilet 200'. The sensor may measure the weight by using a change in a capacitor capacitance value or a change in a resistance value according to the weight, but is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, when the toilet cover 201 ′ goes through a cycle including opening and closing once, the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ is the weight of the toilet plate 203 ′ detected through a sensor before and after the cycle. change can be discerned.

Here, the weight change may correspond to the weight of the excrement accumulated on the stool plate 203' as a result of the pet's defecation.

In addition, the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ may transmit sensing data for the identified weight change to the server 300 .

In this case, the server 300 may identify whether the pet is excreting urine and feces through the sensing data.

Specifically, when the amount of change in the weight of the defecation plate 203' is less than the threshold, the server 300 may identify that the pet excreted urine. On the other hand, when the amount of change in the weight of the defecation plate 203' is greater than or equal to the threshold, the server 300 may identify that the pet has excreted feces.

In addition, the server 300 may identify the amount of excrement (eg, feces) discharged by the pet through the sensing data (weight change).

The server 300 uses the image captured through the camera device 100 and the sensing data received from the smart toilet for pets 200 to determine whether each pet urinates, whether feces, and the number of times (frequency). ), the number of stool discharges (frequency), and the time taken for stool discharge, etc. can be obtained.

And, based on the acquired various information, the server 300 may acquire health information of each pet. Here, the health information may include, but is not limited to, information on a health state according to the number of bowel movements (frequency), information on a health state according to a bowel movement time, and the like.

In addition, the server 300 may provide health information of each pet through at least one user terminal.

In relation to this, FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a system for providing health information of a pet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the server 300 may provide health information of each pet (eg, Marry, Happy) for each pet through the user terminal 400 - 2 .

On the other hand, according to an embodiment, when feces is discharged or urine is excreted more than a certain number of times in the smart toilet for pets 200 ′, the server 300 requests cleaning or replacement of the defecation plate 203 ′. may also provide

Referring to Figure 9, the server 300 through the user terminal (400-2) "the stool plate is very dirty. You can provide a reminder message such as “Please clean the toilet bowl.”

Here, various embodiments are possible for the server 300 to identify the cleaning/replacement timing of the defecation plate 203' of the smart toilet for pets 200'.

As an example, the smart toilet for pets 200 ' is provided with at least one sensor (pressure sensor, acceleration sensor, proximity sensor, illuminance sensor, etc.) for detecting the attachment and detachment of the defecation plate 203' while the bowel movement plate ( When the detachment and attachment of 203' is performed, the defecation plate 200' can be identified as being washed.

As another example, the server 300, through the smart toilet for pets 200 ' or at least one user terminal, as a user input notifying washing of the toilet plate 203' is received, the toilet plate 203'. It can also be identified as being washed. Here, the user input may be received through at least one button, a touch screen, or the like.

As such, as the washing/replacement time is identified, the calculation of the number of urine excretion and/or the number of stool excretion, which is the standard for washing/replacement of the bowel movement plate, may be initialized (eg, the number of times of urine excretion from the washing time point is a preset number of times). If it is abnormal, or if stool is discharged after the point of washing, request washing/replacement).

Meanwhile, FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of each device in a system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the camera device 100 included in the system 1000 may include a camera 110 , a processor 120 , a memory 130 , a communication unit 140 , and the like.

The camera 110 is configured to acquire an image of a user and/or companion animal entering and exiting the toilet.

The camera 110 may include at least one optical sensor/image sensor composed of a Charge Coupled Device (CCD), a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS), etc. can be implemented.

The processor 120 is a configuration for overall controlling each configuration included in the camera device 100, and may be composed of various units such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an AP (Application Processor), and a GPU (Graphic Processing Unit). have.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the processor 120 includes a vision processing unit (VPU) or a neural processing unit (NPU) and a target (user, companion animal, etc.) included in the image captured by the camera 110 . can be directly recognized.

In this case, the processor 120 may transmit the identification information of the recognized target through the communication unit 140 to the server 300 .

The memory 130 is a configuration for storing an operating system (OS) for controlling the overall operation of the components of the camera device 100 and at least one instruction or data related to the components of the camera device 100 . .

The processor 120 may drive the camera device 100 by executing an instruction stored in the memory 130 .

However, unlike FIG. 10 , the camera device 100 includes a control unit including at least one physical circuit instead of a method in which the processor 120 executes the instructions stored in the memory 130 while controlling the operation of the control unit. Of course, the camera 110 and the communication unit 140 may operate accordingly.

The communication unit 140 is a configuration for the camera device 100 to communicate with at least one external device.

The communication unit 140 may communicate with the server 300 in a wireless or wired communication method. For example, the processor 120 may transmit an image captured through the camera 110 to the server 300 through the communication unit 140 .

Examples of a specific communication method of the communication unit 140 will be described later through the communication unit 330 of the server 300 .

Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 10 , the camera device 100 may additionally include a proximity sensor for detecting the approach of the user and/or companion animal.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 10 , the smart toilet 200 (including the user) included in the system 1000 includes a sensor 210 , a control unit 220 , a communication unit 230 , a camera 240 , and an opening/closing unit 250 . ) and the like.

The sensor 210 includes a sensor for detecting whether an object is in proximity, a sensor for measuring the weight of a user sitting on a toilet seat above the toilet, a sensor for measuring a water level in the toilet, and the weight of contents (water, excrement, etc.) in the toilet It may include a variety of sensors, such as a sensor for measuring.

The controller 220 may include at least one circuit for generally controlling various components included in the smart toilet 200 . The controller 220 may include at least one memory and a processor.

The communication unit 230 is configured to communicate with at least one external device. For example, the control unit 220 may transmit the sensed data sensed through the sensor 210 to the server 300 through the communication unit 230 . Also, the control unit 220 may receive various control signals from the server 300 through the communication unit 230 .

The communication unit 230 may communicate with the server 300 according to various wired or wireless communication methods, and a specific communication method will be described later through the communication unit 330 of the server 300 .

However, according to an embodiment, the communication unit 230 may be connected to at least one user terminal without going through the server 300 . In this case, the smart toilet 200 may directly transmit the sensing data and/or the excrement image to the user terminal. To this end, the communication unit 230 may use a wireless communication or wired communication method such as WiFi direct, WiFi (communicable through at least one relay device), Bluetooth, BLE, infrared communication, but is not limited thereto.

The camera 240 is configured to take an image of the feces excreted/discharged to the smart toilet 200 (refer to the embodiment of FIG. 3 and the like described above).

The camera 240 may be attached to various locations such as the inner surface of the toilet cover of the smart toilet 200, the toilet seat, and the inside of the toilet, but is not limited thereto.

The opening/closing unit 250 is configured to drive the opening and closing of the toilet cover of the smart toilet 200 . The opening/closing unit 250 may rotate the opening/closing of the toilet cover based on a motor, but is not limited thereto.

The controller 220 may control the opening/closing unit 250 to open or close the toilet lid according to a user operation (button, lever, etc.), and to open or close the toilet lid according to a control signal received from the server 300 . The opening/closing unit 250 may be controlled.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 10 , the server 300 may include a memory 310 , a processor 320 , a communication unit 330 , and the like.

The memory 310 is a configuration for storing an operating system (OS) for controlling the overall operation of the components of the server 300 and at least one instruction or data related to the components of the server 300 . The processor 320 may perform operations according to various embodiments to be described later by executing at least one instruction stored in the memory 310 .

The memory 310 may include non-volatile memory such as ROM and flash memory, and may include volatile memory such as DRAM. Also, the memory 310 may include storage including a hard disk, a solid state drive (SSD), and the like.

The memory 310 may include various artificial intelligence models. As a specific example, the memory 310 may include an artificial intelligence model for recognizing an object (eg, a user, a companion animal), an artificial intelligence model for outputting health information when an image of excrement is input.

The artificial intelligence model stored in the memory 310 may be trained based on methods such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Regional Neural Networks (RCNN), but is not limited thereto.

The processor 320 is a configuration for overall controlling each configuration included in the electronic device 100, and is a general-purpose processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), a graphic processing unit (GPU), a VPU ( It may be implemented with a graphics-only processor such as a Vision Processing Unit) or an AI-only processor such as a Neural Processing Unit (NPU). In addition, the processor 320 may include a volatile memory such as SRAM.

The processor 320 trains at least one artificial intelligence model stored in the memory 310 and/or inputs input data (ex. image) to the at least one artificial intelligence model to output data (eg, identification information, health information, etc.) can be obtained.

The communication unit 330 is configured to communicate with various external devices such as the camera device 100 and the smart toilet 200 and 200 ′.

The communication unit 330 is TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), UDP (User Datagram Protocol), HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), HTTPS (Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), SFTP ( A communication protocol (protocol) such as Secure File Transfer Protocol) and MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) may be used to transmit/receive various information to and from one or more external electronic devices.

To this end, the communication unit 330 may be connected to an external electronic device based on a network implemented through wired communication and/or wireless communication. In this case, the communication interface 110 may be directly connected to an external electronic device, or may be connected to an external electronic device through one or more external servers (eg, Internet Service Providers (ISPs)) that provide a network.

The network may be a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), etc. depending on the area or size, and depending on the openness of the network, an intranet, It may be an extranet or the Internet.

The camera device 100 and each of the communication units of the user terminals 200 and 200 ′ may be connected to a network including the above-described server 300 through wireless or wired communication.

Here, the wireless communication includes long-term evolution (LTE), LTE Advance (LTE-A), 5th generation (5G) mobile communication, code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS). ), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), DMA (Time Division Multiple Access), WiFi (Wi-Fi), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth, NFC (near field communication), Zigbee, etc. It may include at least one. Wired communication may include at least one of communication methods such as Ethernet, optical network, USB (Universal Serial Bus), and ThunderBolt.

For example, the processor 320 may receive an image from the camera device 100 through the communication unit 330 to identify a target (user, companion animal) entering the bathroom.

In addition, the processor 320 may receive, through the communication unit 330 , sensing data related to the defecation activity of the identified target, a fecal image, and the like from the smart toilet 200 . In this case, the processor 320 may acquire the health information of the identified target based on the sensing data and/or the feces image. In addition, the processor 320 may provide the acquired health information to at least one user terminal through the communication unit 330 .

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 10 , the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ includes a sensor 210 ′, a control unit 220 ′, a communication unit 230 ′, a camera 240 ′, an opening/closing unit 250 ′, and the like. can do.

The sensor 210' may include various sensors, such as a proximity sensor for detecting the approach of a dog, and a sensor for detecting the weight of the bowel movement plate 203'.

The controller 220' is a configuration for controlling the overall configuration of the smart toilet for pets 200'.

The communication unit 230 ′ is a configuration for performing communication with various external devices (eg, a server, a user terminal, etc.), and may perform communication according to the aforementioned various types of wireless communication and/or wired communication.

The control unit 220'. via communication unit 230'. Sensing data of the sensor 210 ′ may be transmitted to the server 300 , and various control signals (eg, opening/closing of the toilet cover) may be received from the server 300 .

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ may automatically control the opening and closing of the toilet cover by recognizing the approach of the pet regardless of communication with the server 300 .

In relation to this, according to an embodiment, the communication unit 230 ′ may include an RFID antenna for recognizing a nearby Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) chip or an RFID terminal.

As a specific example, the RFID antenna may output the signal of the RFID reader provided in the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ to the outside in the form of radio waves, and the external RFID chip may receive energy through the signal. In this case, the RFID chip may output information about the RFID chip again in the form of radio waves, and as a result, the RFID antenna may receive the radio waves and transmit it to the RFID reader. And, the RFID reader may recognize the RFID chip. Here, the RFID reader may be included in the communication unit 120 or the control unit 130 to be described later.

Meanwhile, when an RFID terminal including an RFID chip is attached to a pet, the RFID terminal may include a battery for supplying energy by itself.

In this case, the control unit 220' may detect the proximity of the pet to which the RFID chip is attached through the communication unit 230'.

The RFID chip may be embedded in a collar or clothing worn by the pet, but may also be attached to the pet in various other forms.

For example, when the RFID chip attached to the pet is recognized through the communication unit 230 ′, the control unit 220 ′ opens the toilet cover 201 ′ to expose the toilet plate 203 ′. ') can be controlled.

On the other hand, when the RFID chip is not recognized through the communication unit 230', the controller 220' closes the toilet cover 201' to control the opening/closing unit 250' to hide the toilet plate 203'. have.

The camera 240' is configured to take an image of excretion/discharged excretion in the smart toilet for pets 200'.

The camera 240' may be attached to the inner surface of the toilet cover 201', the side surface of the toilet plate, etc., but is not limited thereto.

When the camera 240' is installed on the inner surface of the toilet cover 201', the inner camera 240' may face the toilet plate 203' as the toilet cover 201' is closed. In this case, at least one flash device may be provided together with the camera 240' on the inner surface of the toilet cover 201'.

For example, when the toilet cover 201' is opened and closed (after the pet leaves) as the RFID chip of the pet is recognized, the smart toilet for pets 200' is transmitted through the camera 240'. It is possible to obtain an image of the excrement by taking a bowel movement plate (203').

Specifically, when the toilet lid 201' is closed, the smart toilet for pets 200' may output light through a flash. In addition, the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ may perform photographing through the camera 240 ′ within a preset time after the time when the light is output.

In addition, the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ may transmit the photographed image to the server 300 .

In this case, the server 300 may acquire health information of the pet by using the photographed image.

Specifically, the server 200 may analyze the state of the discharged excrement using at least one artificial intelligence model, and may acquire health information of the pet based thereon.

This artificial intelligence model may be an artificial intelligence model trained to determine the health status of a pet excreting/discharging excrement by using a plurality of excrement images as training data.

As an example, an artificial intelligence model trained through a feces image classified by pet disease (eg, lack of a specific nutrient, cancer, excessive stress, etc.) may be used. Here, the excrement image corresponds to an image of excretion/discharged excretion by a pet suffering from each disease.

In addition, as an example, an artificial intelligence model trained through an image of excreta when the pet eats food that should not be eaten (eg, chocolate, salty food, sand, etc.) may be used.

As such, the server 300 may determine the health status of the pet by inputting the image of the excrement photographed in the smart toilet for pets 200 ′ into the at least one artificial intelligence model described above.

As an example, when it is determined that the pet's intake of a specific nutrient (eg, protein) is insufficient, the server 300 may transmit health information indicating that the nutrient is insufficient to at least one user terminal. As a result, the user terminal may provide health information to the user.

Meanwhile, the health information may include additional information useful for the health of the pet.

As an example, when it is identified that the pet's intake of a specific nutrient is insufficient, the server 300 may transmit health information including recommendation information for feed (eg, a specific brand of product) rich in the corresponding nutrient to the user terminal. .

As an example, when it is identified that the pet ate food that should not be eaten (ex. chocolate), the server 300 searches for the nearest veterinary hospital from the location of the user terminal, and provides information on the name and address of the veterinary hospital. Health information including information may be transmitted to the user terminal. In this case, the server 300 may identify the location of the user terminal based on Global Positioning System (GPS) information.

The opening/closing unit 250' is configured to drive the opening and closing of the toilet cover 201' of the smart toilet for pets 200'.

The opening/closing unit 250' may drive the toilet cover 201' to rotate (open/close) along one axis of the edge, and for this purpose, a rotating motor may be used. However, it goes without saying that the configuration and operation method of the opening/closing unit 250 ′ may have various conventionally known forms.

Meanwhile, the various embodiments described above may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or a similar device using software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to the hardware implementation, the embodiments described in the present disclosure are ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) ), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electrical units for performing other functions may be implemented using at least one.

In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the processor itself. According to the software implementation, embodiments such as procedures and functions described in this specification may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules described above may perform one or more functions and operations described herein.

Meanwhile, computer instructions or a computer program for performing a processing operation in each device in the system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure described above are stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. can be saved. When the computer instructions or computer program stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium are executed by the processor of the specific device, the specific device performs the processing operation in the electronic device 100 according to the various embodiments described above.

The non-transitory computer-readable medium refers to a medium that stores data semi-permanently, not a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., and can be read by a device. Specific examples of the non-transitory computer-readable medium may include a CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described, but the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and it is common in the technical field pertaining to the present disclosure without departing from the gist of the present disclosure as claimed in the claims. Various modifications may be made by those having the knowledge of

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Claims (9)

A system comprising a camera device, at least one smart toilet, and a server, the system comprising:
The camera device is
Obtaining an image by photographing an access route to the toilet in which the smart toilet is located, and transmitting the obtained image to the server,
The smart toilet,
Obtaining sensing data related to defecation for the smart toilet and transmitting it to the server,
Transmitting an image of the inside of the toilet photographed through a camera provided on the inner surface of the toilet cover of the smart toilet to the server,
The server is
Obtaining identification information for a user entering and exiting the toilet based on the image received from the camera device,
Obtaining the user's health information based on the obtained identification information, the sensing data received from the smart toilet, and the image inside the toilet,
The server is
Identifies the moving direction of the user through the images continuously taken by the camera device,
When it is identified that the user enters the toilet according to the identified movement direction, the user's health by analyzing the sensing data received from the smart toilet for a time period within a preset time from the time the user enters the toilet get information,
Obtaining the health information of the user by inputting the image of the inside of the toilet bowl into an artificial intelligence model trained by using a plurality of images of excrement classified for each human disease or condition as training data,
The smart toilet,
When the weight applied to the toilet seat of the smart toilet increases above the threshold and then decreases again below the threshold, the toilet lid is closed, and the interior is photographed through a camera provided on the inside surface of the closed toilet lid. Transmitting the image inside the toilet to the server,
The system is
a first smart toilet for users over a preset age; and
Including; a second smart toilet for users under the preset age;
The server is
When the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device corresponds to a user younger than the preset age, the toilet cover of the first smart toilet is closed and the toilet cover of the second smart toilet is opened; controlling the first smart toilet and the second smart toilet,
When the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device corresponds to a user of the predetermined age or older, the toilet cover of the first smart toilet is opened and the toilet cover of the second smart toilet is closed. 1 to control the smart toilet and the second smart toilet,
The server is
Obtaining health information of a user matching the identification information based on the sensing data received from the first smart toilet or the second smart toilet,
The server is
Receive a user input for selecting at least one user through at least one user terminal,
When the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device matches the selected user, a control signal for activating a sensor of a smart toilet with an open toilet lid is transmitted to receive sensing data,
If the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device does not match the selected user, a control signal for activating the sensor of the smart toilet with the toilet lid open is not transmitted,
The server is
When the health information of the user under the preset age is obtained, the system provides health information of the user under the preset age through a user terminal of a guardian of the user under the preset age. According to claim 1,
The server is
Based on the identification information and the sensed data, to obtain the health information of each of a plurality of users, the system. delete According to claim 1,
The smart toilet,
Acquire sensing data related to the amount of excrement of the user through at least one sensor,
Transmitting the acquired sensing data to the server, the system. delete According to claim 1,
The system is
The system further comprising; a smart toilet for pets that selectively opens or closes the toilet cover depending on whether the pet approaches. 7. The method of claim 6,
The server is
Acquire identification information about a user or a pet entering the bathroom based on the image received from the camera device,
When the obtained identification information corresponds to a pet, the smart toilet and the smart toilet for pets are controlled such that the toilet cover of the smart toilet is closed and the toilet cover of the smart toilet for pets is opened. . 7. The method of claim 6,
The smart toilet for pets,
When the RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) chip attached to the pet is recognized, the toilet cover is opened to expose the toilet plate. A method for controlling a system including a camera device, at least one smart toilet, and a server, the method comprising:
acquiring an image by photographing an access route to the toilet in which the smart toilet is located, through the camera device;
obtaining, through the smart toilet, sensing data related to defecation for the smart toilet;
acquiring an image of the inside of the toilet through a camera provided on the inner surface of the toilet cover of the smart toilet through the smart toilet;
obtaining, through the server, identification information on a user entering and exiting the bathroom based on an image obtained through the camera device; and
Including, through the server, the user's health information based on the acquired identification information, the acquired sensing data, and the image inside the toilet bowl;
The step of obtaining the health information includes:
The server identifies the moving direction of the user through the images continuously taken by the camera device,
When it is identified that the user enters the toilet according to the identified movement direction, the server analyzes the sensing data received from the smart toilet for a time period within a preset time from the time the user enters the toilet, Obtain the user's health information,
The server acquires the health information of the user by inputting the image of the inside of the toilet bowl into an artificial intelligence model trained using a plurality of excrement images classified for each human disease or condition as training data,
The step of acquiring an image of the inside of the toilet is,
When the weight applied to the toilet seat of the smart toilet increases above the threshold and then decreases again below the threshold, the toilet cover is closed and the inside of the toilet is photographed through a camera provided on the inside surface of the closed toilet cover. acquire an image of
the at least one smart toilet,
a first smart toilet for users over a preset age; and
Including; a second smart toilet for users under the preset age;
The control method of the system,
When the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device corresponds to a user younger than the preset age, the toilet cover of the first smart toilet is closed and the toilet cover of the second smart toilet is opened; controlling, by a server, the first smart toilet and the second smart toilet; and
When the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device corresponds to a user of the predetermined age or older, the toilet cover of the first smart toilet is opened and the toilet cover of the second smart toilet is closed, the server further comprising; controlling the first smart toilet and the second smart toilet;
The step of obtaining the health information includes:
Obtaining health information of a user matching the identification information based on the sensing data received from the first smart toilet or the second smart toilet,
The control method of the system,
Receiving a user input for selecting at least one user through at least one user terminal; further comprising,
The step of acquiring the sensing data includes:
When the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device matches the selected user, the server transmits a control signal for activating a sensor of a smart toilet with an open toilet cover to receive sensing data,
If the identification information obtained according to the image received from the camera device does not match the selected user, the server does not transmit a control signal for activating the sensor of the smart toilet with the toilet lid open,
The control method of the system,
When the health information of the user under the preset age is obtained, providing the health information of the user under the preset age through the user terminal of the guardian of the user under the preset age; the system further comprising control method.

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