KR102400714B1 - Total care method and system for companion animal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a total care method for a companion animal. The total care method includes the steps of: receiving basic information of a companion animal from a first user terminal; receiving behavior information of the companion animal including the voice and motion of the companion animal; determining the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal; extracting a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal; and transmitting information related to the extracted customized care service to the first user terminal.

Description

Companion animal total care method and system {TOTAL CARE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPANION ANIMAL}

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for total care for companion animals that provide services necessary for companion animals based on information on companion animals.

Recently, there is a growing awareness that pets living together are equal to family members who live together with people and provide psychological stability and intimacy. Accordingly, instead of the existing expressions of pets and owners, new terms such as companion animals and companions have appeared and are widely used. However, many companion animals blindly adopt companion animals before acquiring sufficient knowledge about companion animals (eg, diet, training, and medical services for companion animals).

Meanwhile, industries and technologies related to companion animals are continuously being developed. For example, not only basic industries such as food and clothing, but also new types of industries such as dog pensions, hotels, and hairdressing, and technologies such as home cameras that can check the movement of companion animals are continuously emerging. However, among industries and technologies related to companion animals, there is a problem in that the technology for providing knowledge or services about companion animals to companion animals is insufficient. Accordingly, companion owners who lack knowledge and understanding of companion animals have a problem in which it is difficult to grasp the necessary measures and training when the companion animal behaves abnormally or is sick.

The present disclosure provides a method for total care for companion animals, a computer program stored in a recording medium, and an apparatus (system) for solving the above problems.

The present disclosure may be implemented in various ways including a method, an apparatus (system), or a computer program stored in a readable storage medium.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for total care for companion animals, performed by at least one processor, includes receiving basic information of a companion animal from a first user terminal, and including voice and motion of the companion animal. Step of receiving the behavior information of the animal, the step of determining the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal, the step of extracting a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal and transmitting the extracted information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the customized care service includes at least one of a medical service related to a companion animal, a training service, a play service, an insurance service, and a product service.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, transmitting the extracted information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal includes transmitting a user interface for reserving or purchasing the customized care service to the first user terminal do. The method further includes receiving a user input for reserving or purchasing the customized care service through a user interface from the first user terminal, and performing reservation or purchase of the customized care service based on the received user input do.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, based on information related to the customized care service, receiving result information on the customized care service from a first user terminal of a user who has used the customized care service and using the result information, The method further includes updating information associated with the personalized care service.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes receiving location information of the first user terminal. The step of extracting information related to the customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal includes extracting information related to the customized care service that can be provided within a predetermined distance from the location of the first user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the steps of transmitting information related to a customized care service to a second user terminal directly providing the customized care service and transmitting a user interface capable of communicating with the second user terminal to the first user terminal further includes

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second user terminal may include at least one of a medical service provider terminal associated with a companion animal, a training service provider terminal, a play service provider terminal, an insurance service provider terminal, and a product service provider terminal. includes one

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of determining the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal includes: and inferring the behavior type of the companion animal by inputting it into the artificial neural network trained to output the behavior type of the reference companion animal based on the basic information of the reference companion animal and the behavior information of the reference companion animal.

A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium is provided to execute the above-described total companion animal care method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in a computer.

A companion animal total care system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a communication module configured to receive basic information of a companion animal from a first user terminal, a memory, and at least one computer-readable program connected to the memory and included in the memory at least one processor configured to execute The at least one processor receives behavior information of the companion animal including the voice and motion of the companion animal, and determines the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal, and instructions for extracting information related to the customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal and transmitting the extracted information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a user may easily understand the current state of his/her companion animal and necessary services, and accordingly, may provide various services to his/her companion animal.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a user who uses a customized care service can easily understand the current state and behavior type of his/her companion animal, and accordingly, a customized care service required for his/her companion animal can be provided with a simple touch input, etc. You can easily book or purchase.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a user who uses a customized care service may be provided with a customized care service optimized for their companion animal continuously over time and information related to the service.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the user may easily identify the customized care service available near the user's current location or directly input the desired location, thereby simply identifying the customized care service near the user's current location.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a user who is provided with a service through a user interface may receive the contents of a service required for his/her companion animal in real time without visiting a specific place.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings described below, in which like reference numerals denote like elements, but are not limited thereto.
1 is a diagram illustrating an example of receiving information on a companion animal in order to provide a customized care service to the companion animal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration in which an information processing system is connected to communicate with a plurality of user terminals in order to provide a customized care service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a user terminal and an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an artificial neural network trained to calculate output data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface associated with a customized care service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a customized care service related to a user's current location according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user interface capable of communicating with a service provider is provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for total care for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, specific contents for carrying out the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description, if there is a risk of unnecessarily obscuring the gist of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted.

In the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals. In addition, in the description of the embodiments below, overlapping description of the same or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if descriptions regarding components are omitted, it is not intended that such components are not included in any embodiment.

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments, and methods of achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the present embodiments allow the present disclosure to be complete, and the present disclosure provides those skilled in the art with the scope of the invention. It is provided for complete information only.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail. The terms used in this specification have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but these may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the contents of the present disclosure, rather than the simple name of the term.

References in the singular herein include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates the singular. Also, the plural expression includes the singular expression unless the context clearly dictates the plural. In the entire specification, when a part includes a certain element, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated.

In addition, the term 'module' or 'unit' used in the specification means a software or hardware component, and 'module' or 'unit' performs certain roles. However, 'module' or 'unit' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. A 'module' or 'unit' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, a 'module' or 'unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, and properties. , procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, database, data structures, tables, arrays or at least one of variables. Components and 'modules' or 'units' are the functions provided therein that are combined into a smaller number of components and 'modules' or 'units' or additional components and 'modules' or 'units' can be further separated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a 'module' or a 'unit' may be implemented with a processor and a memory. 'Processor' should be construed broadly to include general purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, and the like. In some contexts, a 'processor' may refer to an application specific semiconductor (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like. 'Processor' refers to a combination of processing devices, such as, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in combination with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. You may. Also, 'memory' should be construed broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. 'Memory' means random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erase-programmable read-only memory (EPROM); may refer to various types of processor-readable media, such as electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage, registers, and the like. A memory is said to be in electronic communication with the processor if the processor is capable of reading information from and/or writing information to the memory. A memory integrated in the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of receiving information on a companion animal 130 in order to provide a customized care service to the companion animal 130 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system 110 may receive various information related to the companion animal 130 , and may provide a customized care service based on the received information. In other words, the system 110 may transmit various customized care services such as a medical service, a training service, a play service, an insurance service, a product service, etc. related to the companion animal to the user terminal based on the information of the companion animal 130 . Here, the user terminal may be a user terminal in which an application providing a customized care service is installed. In addition, the companion animal 130 may include a dog representing a puppy, a cat representing a cat, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the system 110 may receive behavior information of the companion animal 130 including the voice and motion of the companion animal 130 . For example, the system 110 may receive a whining voice, a thick barking, a muttering voice, or the like of a dog, a cat, or the like. In addition, the system 110 may receive actions such as a dog, a cat, etc. spinning around in the same location, jumping, rubbing their body against a wall, lowering their tail, and the like. Additionally or alternatively, the system 110 may receive information about changes in the appearance of the companion animal 130 . For example, the system 110 may receive information on changes in the appearance of a dog or cat, such as runny nose flow, hair loss in a specific area, whether or not the eyelids are stuck, and a change in the color of the eyes. In this case, the system 110 may receive behavior information of the companion animal 130 from the computing device 120 including a camera sensor, a microphone sensor, and the like. In other words, the computing device 120 is installed in the living space (eg, living room, yard, etc.) of the companion animal 130 or drives the living space of the companion animal 130 , and the behavior of the companion animal 130 is Information may be collected and the collected information may be transmitted to the system 110 . That is, the computing device 120 may refer to any device that is fixed at a specific location or capable of driving. In the illustrated example, it is illustrated that one computing device 120 collects behavior information of the companion animal 130 , but the present invention is not limited thereto, and two or more computing devices may collect behavior information of the companion animal 130 . there is.

According to an embodiment, the system 110 may receive basic information of the companion animal from the user terminal. For example, basic information about companion animals includes all kinds of information about companion animals such as species (breeds), age, adoption time, surgery history, living environment, number of walks, walking time, diet, weight, etc. may include The user may input basic information of the companion animal by using an application related to the customized care service. For example, the user may input basic information of the companion animal using a user interface provided on the application. Then, the information input by the user may be transmitted to the system 110 through the user terminal.

The system 110 may determine the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal. Here, the behavior type of the companion animal may correspond to a type of cause of the behavior when the companion animal performs an inappropriate behavior or a specific behavior. That is, the behavioral type of the companion animal may include an imbalance in diet, lack of exercise, lack of social skills, request for medical treatment, and the like. Specifically, the system 110 may comprehensively analyze the basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal, and extract the behavioral type of the companion animal, such as diet imbalance, lack of exercise, lack of social skills, medical treatment request, and the like. For example, the system 110 may extract the behavior type of the companion animal using a predetermined algorithm. In this case, the behavior type of the companion animal may be predetermined for each type and then stored in advance in a database capable of communicating with the system 110 . In another example, the system 110 may extract the behavioral type of the companion animal by using the learned artificial neural network.

Then, the system 110 may extract a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal. That is, based on the behavior type of the companion animal among various services related to the companion animal, a customized care service required for the companion animal may be extracted. For example, when it is determined that the behavioral type of the companion animal is an imbalance in the diet, a product service (or an online market service) in which a product can be purchased together with information about the diet may be extracted. In another example, when the behavioral type of the companion animal is determined to be insufficient, a play service (a play facility providing service) capable of exercising the companion animal may be extracted.

After extracting the customized care service, the system 110 may transmit information related to the extracted customized care service to the user terminal. In this case, the system 110 may transmit a user interface including information related to the extracted customized care service to the user terminal. With such a configuration, the user can easily understand the current state of his/her companion animal and necessary services, and accordingly, may provide various services to his/her companion animal.

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration in which the information processing system 230 is connected to communicate with a plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 in order to provide a customized care service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information processing system 230 may include a companion animal total care system capable of extracting and providing information related to a customized care service through the network 220 . According to one embodiment, the information processing system 230 may store, provide, and execute one or more computer-executable programs (eg, downloadable applications) and data related to the provision of personalized care services and information associated with the services. It may include a server device and/or a database, or one or more distributed computing devices and/or a distributed database based on a cloud computing service. Information related to the customized care service provided by the information processing system 230 may be provided to the user through an application providing a customized care service installed in each of the plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 . For example, the customized care service may include a medical service, a training service, a play service, an insurance service, a product service, etc. related to companion animals.

The plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may communicate with the information processing system 230 through the network 220 . For example, the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may be terminals of users raising companion animals or terminals of a service provider providing services related to companion animals. The network 220 may be configured to enable communication between the plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 and the information processing system 230 . Network 220 according to the installation environment, for example, Ethernet (Ethernet), wired home network (Power Line Communication), telephone line communication device and wired networks such as RS-serial communication, mobile communication network, WLAN (Wireless LAN), It may consist of a wireless network such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee, or a combination thereof. The communication method is not limited, and the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, 210_3 as well as a communication method using a communication network (eg, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network, a satellite network, etc.) that the network 220 may include. ) may also include short-range wireless communication between

Although the mobile phone terminal 210_1, the tablet terminal 210_2, and the PC terminal 210_3 are illustrated as examples of the user terminal in FIG. 2, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3 are wired and/or wireless communication. It can be any computing device capable of this and on which an instant messaging application can be installed and executed. For example, a user terminal is a smartphone, a mobile phone, a navigation system, a computer, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a tablet PC, a game console (game console), a wearable device ( wearable devices), Internet of things (IoT) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, and the like. In addition, in FIG. 2 , three user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 are illustrated as communicating with the information processing system 230 through the network 220 , but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a different number of user terminals is connected to the network ( It may be configured to communicate with information processing system 230 via 220 .

According to an embodiment, the information processing system 230 transmits a user interface for reserving or purchasing a customized care service through an application operating in the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3 to the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3. can be transmitted Then, the information processing system 230 may receive a user input for reserving or purchasing a customized care service through a user interface from the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 .

According to an embodiment, the information processing system 230 receives result information on the customized care service from the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 of the users using the customized care service, based on information related to the customized care service. can do. In this case, the information processing system 230 may update information related to the customized care service by using the result information.

3 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The user terminal 210 may refer to any computing device capable of executing an application related to a companion animal customized care service and capable of wired/wireless communication, for example, the mobile phone terminal 210_1 of FIG. 2 , the tablet terminal ( 210_2), a PC terminal 210_3, and the like. As shown, the user terminal 210 may include a memory 312 , a processor 314 , a communication module 316 , and an input/output interface 318 . Similarly, the information processing system 230 may include a memory 332 , a processor 334 , a communication module 336 , and an input/output interface 338 . As shown in FIG. 3 , the user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230 are configured to communicate information and/or data via the network 220 using the respective communication modules 316 and 336 . can be In addition, the input/output device 320 may be configured to input information and/or data to the user terminal 210 through the input/output interface 318 or to output information and/or data generated from the user terminal 210 .

The memories 312 and 332 may include any non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. According to one embodiment, the memories 312 and 332 are non-volatile mass storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), disk drives, solid state drives (SSDs), flash memory, and the like. (permanent mass storage device) may be included. As another example, a non-volatile mass storage device such as a ROM, an SSD, a flash memory, a disk drive, etc. may be included in the user terminal 210 or the information processing system 230 as a separate permanent storage device distinct from the memory. In addition, an operating system and at least one program code (eg, a code for an application providing a customized care service installed and driven in the user terminal 210 ) may be stored in the memories 312 and 332 .

These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memories 312 and 332 . The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a recording medium directly connectable to the user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230, for example, a floppy drive, disk, tape, DVD/CD- It may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a ROM drive and a memory card. As another example, the software components may be loaded into the memories 312 and 332 through a communication module rather than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, the at least one program is a computer program (eg, an application that provides a customized care service) installed by files provided through the network 220 by developers or a file distribution system that distributes installation files of applications. may be loaded into the memories 312 and 332 based on the

The processors 314 and 334 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to the processor 314 , 334 by the memory 312 , 332 or the communication module 316 , 336 . For example, the processors 314 and 334 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program code stored in a recording device, such as the memories 312 and 332 .

The communication modules 316 and 336 may provide a configuration or function for the user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230 to communicate with each other via the network 220 , and the user terminal 210 and/or information processing The system 230 may provide a configuration or function for communicating with another user terminal or another system (eg, a separate cloud system). For example, a request or data generated by the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 312 (eg, basic information of companion animals, customized care related to companion animals) Service information, etc.) may be transmitted to the information processing system 230 through the network 220 under the control of the communication module 316 . Conversely, a control signal or command provided under the control of the processor 334 of the information processing system 230 is transmitted through the communication module 336 and the network 220 through the communication module 316 of the user terminal 210 . It may be received by the user terminal 210 . For example, the user terminal 210 may receive information related to a customized care service from the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 .

The input/output interface 318 may be a means for interfacing with the input/output device 320 . As an example, an input device may include a device such as a camera, keyboard, microphone, mouse, etc., including an audio sensor and/or an image sensor, and an output device may include a device such as a display, speaker, haptic feedback device, etc. can As another example, the input/output interface 318 may be a means for an interface with a device in which a configuration or function for performing input and output, such as a touch screen, is integrated into one. For example, when the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 processes a command of a computer program loaded in the memory 312, information and/or data provided by the information processing system 230 or other user terminals are used. Information related to a service screen or customized care service configured by doing this may be displayed on the display through the input/output interface 318 . In FIG. 3 , the input/output device 320 is not included in the user terminal 210 , but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be configured as a single device with the user terminal 210 . In addition, the input/output interface 338 of the information processing system 230 is connected to the information processing system 230 or means for interfacing with a device (not shown) for input or output that the information processing system 230 may include. can be In FIG. 3, the input/output interfaces 318 and 338 are illustrated as elements configured separately from the processors 314 and 334, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input/output interfaces 318 and 338 may be configured to be included in the processors 314 and 334. there is.

The user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230 may include more components than those of FIG. 3 . However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. According to an embodiment, the user terminal 210 may be implemented to include at least a portion of the above-described input/output device 320 . In addition, the user terminal 210 may further include other components such as a transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, and a database. For example, when the user terminal 210 is a smart phone, it may include components generally included in the smart phone, for example, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, and touch Various components such as a button using a panel, an input/output port, and a vibrator for vibration may be implemented to be further included in the user terminal 210 .

According to an embodiment, the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 may be configured to operate an application providing a customized care service or a web browser application. In this case, the program code associated with the corresponding application may be loaded into the memory 312 of the user terminal 210 . While the application is being operated, the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 receives information and/or data provided from the input/output device 320 through the input/output interface 318 or through the communication module 316 to the information processing system ( Information and/or data may be received from 230 , and the received information and/or data may be processed and stored in the memory 312 . In addition, such information and/or data may be provided to the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 .

While the application is being operated, the processor 314 controls the input/output interface 318 and connected text, image, video, etc. may be received, and the received text, image, and/or image may be stored in the memory 312 or provided to the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 and the network 220 . According to an embodiment, the processor 314 may provide information related to the customized care service to the information processing system 230 through the network 220 and the communication module 316 through an input device.

The processor 334 of the information processing system 230 may be configured to manage, process, and/or store information and/or data received from a plurality of user terminals and/or a plurality of external systems. According to an embodiment, the processor 334 may receive basic information of the companion animal from the user terminal 210 . Also, the processor 334 may receive behavior information of the companion animal including the voice and motion of the companion animal from the user terminal 210 or a separate computing device (not shown). Then, the processor 334 may determine the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal, and extract a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal. Then, the processor 334 may transmit information related to the extracted customized care service to the user terminal 210 .

According to an embodiment, the processor 334 may transmit a user interface for reserving or purchasing a customized care service to the user terminal 210 . Accordingly, when the processor 334 receives a user input for reserving or purchasing a customized care service through the user interface from the user terminal 210 , the processor 334 performs the customized care service based on the received user input. You can make reservations or purchases.

According to an embodiment, the processor 334 may receive result information on the customized care service from the user terminal 210 of the user who has used the customized care service, based on information related to the customized care service. Using the resulting information, the processor 334 may update information associated with the personalized care service.

According to an embodiment, the processor 334 may receive location information of the user terminal 210 . When receiving the location information, the processor 334 may extract information related to a customized care service that can be provided within a predetermined distance from the location of the user terminal 210 . Then, the processor 334 may transmit information related to the extracted customized care service to the user terminal 210 .

4 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the information processing system 230 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the information processing system 230 may include an information collection unit 410 associated with a companion animal, a behavior type determination unit 420 of the companion animal, a customized care service extraction unit 430 , and the like. In addition, the information processing system 230 may communicate with the user terminal 210 , the computing device 440 , and the like, and may exchange information related to companion animals or information related to customized care services.

Here, the user terminal 210 may be a terminal of a companion who manages a companion animal or a terminal of a service provider that provides a customized care service. Also, the computing device 440 is a device for recording or photographing the voice and behavior of the companion animal, and may refer to any device installed in a specific space or capable of driving in a specific space. In this case, the computing device 440 receives the companion animal's voice and behavior at predetermined time intervals (eg, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.) or, when the companion animal's voice or behavior is different from usual, It is possible to receive behavioral information of animals. For example, when the companion animal's voice is higher than a decibel of a predetermined standard or the companion animal walks with a limp unlike usual, the computing device 440 may receive behavior information of the companion animal.

According to an embodiment, the information collection unit 410 may receive basic information of the companion animal from the user terminal 210 and receive behavior information of the companion animal from the computing device 440 . Here, the information collection unit 410 may receive behavior information of the companion animal from the computing device 440 at specific time intervals (eg, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.). In this case, the information received by the information collection unit 410 may be stored in a specific database.

According to an embodiment, the information processing system 230 determines the usual voice pattern or the usual behavior pattern of the companion animal based on the behavior information of the companion animal collected by the information collection unit 410 and stored in a specific database. can For example, as a result of comprehensively analyzing the collected voice of the companion animal, the information processing system 230 may determine a decibel range corresponding to the voice of the companion animal. Also, the information processing system 230 may comprehensively analyze the collected behavior of the companion animal to determine the range of the companion animal's usual movement speed. In this case, a predetermined algorithm or a learned artificial neural network for determining the usual voice and usual behavior of the companion animal from the collected voice and behavior of the companion animal may be used. The usual voice pattern and the usual behavior pattern of the companion animal extracted as described above may be used together to determine the behavior type of the companion animal.

According to an embodiment, the behavior type determiner 420 of the companion animal may determine the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal. As described above, the behavioral type of the companion animal categorizes the cause of the corresponding behavior when the companion animal behaves inappropriately, and may include an imbalance in diet, lack of exercise, lack of social skills, and request for medical treatment. For example, the behavior type determination unit 420 may determine whether the companion animal's diet is imbalanced, lack of exercise, etc. based on the average amount of exercise of the companion animal and the average daily meal amount of the companion animal included in the behavior information of the companion animal. It is possible to determine the behavioral type of the companion animal by using a predetermined algorithm or a learned artificial neural network. In this case, the behavior types of two or more companion animals may be determined.

Then, the customized care service extraction unit 430 may extract a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal. Here, the customized care service may include a medical service related to a companion animal, a training service, a play service, an insurance service, a product service, and the like. For example, when the behavioral type of the companion animal is determined as a medical request, medical services provided by a specific veterinary hospital may be extracted as customized care services. In this case, one or more customized care services may be extracted based on the behavior type of one or more companion animals. Then, the information related to the customized care service extracted as described above may be transmitted to the user terminal 210 .

According to an embodiment, the information processing system 230 may transmit a user interface for reserving or purchasing a customized care service to the user terminal 210 together with information related to the customized care service. For example, the user interface may include information on a specific veterinary hospital and a reservation time available for the veterinary hospital. In addition, the user interface may include a software button for reserving a corresponding veterinary hospital. Then, the information processing system 230 receives a user input for reserving or purchasing the customized care service through the user interface from the user terminal 210, and based on the received user input, reservation or purchase of the customized care service can be performed. In the above-described example, when the user selects a software button for reserving a veterinary hospital included on the user interface by a touch input or the like, the information processing system 230 receives the user input and performs a reservation for veterinary hospital treatment can do. With such a configuration, the user using the customized care service can easily understand the current state and behavior type of his/her companion animal, and accordingly, the user who uses the customized care service can easily reserve the customized care service needed for his/her companion animal with a simple touch input or the like. can be purchased

According to an embodiment, the information collection unit 410 may further receive result information on the customized care service from the user terminal after using the customized care service. Here, the result information on the customized care service may include arbitrary information about the companion animal changed by the customized care service, for example, the diagnosis content of the companion animal, the training result, the changed diet, etc. . Then, the information processing system 230 may use the result information to update information related to the customized care service. That is, when the user uses the customized care service, the information processing system 230 analyzes the information changed or changed according to the result of use together with the existing basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal to provide a customized care service. It may be extracted again, and information related to the customized care service may be updated and transmitted to the user terminal 210 . With such a configuration, a user who uses the customized care service may be provided with a customized care service optimized for their companion animal continuously over time and information related to the service.

Although the configuration of the information processing system 230 has been described separately for each function in FIG. 4 , it does not necessarily mean that the information processing system 230 is physically separated. For example, the information collection unit 410 and the action type determination unit 420 have been described separately, but this is only to help the understanding of the invention, and has two or more functions in one computing device installed in the information processing system 230 . can also be performed.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an artificial neural network 520 trained to calculate output data 530 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the learned artificial neural network 520 may calculate output data 530 from the input data 510 . In this case, one or more artificial neural networks for performing the companion animal total care method may exist. For example, there may be an artificial neural network for determining the behavioral type of a companion animal and an artificial neural network for determining a customized care service.

According to an embodiment, the processor sends the basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal to the artificial neural network 520 trained to output the behavior type based on the basic information of the reference companion animal and the behavior information of the reference companion animal. By inputting it, you can determine the behavior type of your companion animal. In other words, the artificial neural network 520 trained to output the behavior type of the companion animal by using the basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal as the input data 510 may be generated or updated. Here, the reference companion animal is data for learning the artificial neural network 520 , and may include any companion animal. For example, the reference companion animal may include a companion animal to be input to inference through the artificial neural network 520 .

According to an embodiment, the artificial neural network 520 for determining the behavioral type of the companion animal is a type of companion animal and changes in appearance according to the behavior of the companion animal (eg, tail movement, ear movement, and pectoral muscle movement). etc.), information such as the voice of a companion animal suffering from a disease, etc. can be used for learning. That is, the artificial neural network 520 may determine the intention of the companion animal's behavior by using the companion animal's voice pattern, behavior pattern, and the like, and output the companion animal's behavior type.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface 610 associated with a customized care service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the processor may extract a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal, and transmit information related to the extracted customized care service to the user terminal. In this case, the processor may transmit the user interface 610 for reserving or purchasing the customized care service to the user terminal. For example, the user interface 610 may include information on the extracted customized care service and a software button area 612 for automatic reservation.

According to an embodiment, the user interface 610 may be displayed on a display on the user terminal. For example, the user interface 610 may operate on an application related to a customized care service installed in the user terminal. A user provided with the user interface 610 may transmit a simple user input (eg, a touch input, etc.) for selecting a software button to the user terminal. The user terminal receiving the user input may transmit the user input to the information processing system. In this case, the processor may reserve or purchase the customized care service based on the received user input.

6 illustrates that the user interface 610 including information related to one customized care service is provided to the user, but is not limited thereto. For example, the user interface may include information related to two or more customized care services, or may further include a navigation area for acquiring information related to two or more customized care services. With such a configuration, the user can easily reserve or purchase various services related to his/her companion animal through a simple touch input or the like.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a customized care service associated with a user's current location according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, a user interface 710 including information related to customized care services available at the user's current location may be provided to the user. For example, the user interface 710 may include a map area 712 representing the user's current location and an area 714 representing information related to a customized care service near the current location.

According to an embodiment, the processor may receive location information of the user terminal. In this case, the processor may receive the location of the user terminal from a GPS sensor installed in the user terminal, or receive location information of the user terminal directly input from the user. Then, the processor may extract information related to the customized care service that can be provided within a predetermined distance (eg, 200m, 500m, 1000m) from the location of the user terminal. In this case, the predetermined distance may be determined in advance or may be selected by the user. For example, as a customized care service, when a medical service is extracted, the processor may provide the user with information about a veterinary hospital located within a predetermined distance from the location of the user terminal.

The user provided with the user interface 710 may select information related to the customized service displayed on the display of the user terminal by a touch input or the like, and may obtain related additional information, or make a service reservation or purchase. For example, when the user selects 'A animal hospital' included in the area 714 by a touch input or the like, the processor provides additional information related to 'A animal hospital' to the user, or to 'A animal hospital' You can make a reservation for

In FIG. 7 , the user interface 710 is illustrated as including a map area 712 and an area 714 indicating information related to a customized care service, respectively, but is not limited thereto. For example, the user interface 710 may include a map area in which information related to the customized care service is displayed. With this configuration, the user can easily identify the customized care service available near his/her current location or directly input the desired location, thereby simply identifying the customized care service near his/her current location.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user interface 810 capable of communicating with a service provider is provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated, a user interface 810 capable of communicating with a user's service provider in real time may be provided to the user. For example, the user interface 810 may include an image area 812 in which a service provider is displayed, an area 814 in which information related to a service is provided, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the processor may transmit information related to the customized care service to a user terminal directly providing the customized care service (eg, a terminal of a service provider such as a doctor or a trainer). For example, the user terminal directly providing the customized care service includes a terminal of a medical service provider associated with a companion animal, a terminal of a training service provider, a terminal of a play service provider, a terminal of an insurance service provider, a terminal of a product service provider, etc. can do. Then, the processor may be requested to communicate with the service provider from the user receiving the customized care service. For example, a user may select a communication-related software button displayed on the user interface 810 by a touch input or the like, and request communication from the processor.

When a communication request is received, the processor may transmit a user interface 810 capable of communicating with the user terminal of the service provider to the user terminal receiving the service. With this configuration, the user who is provided with the service through the user interface 810 can receive the contents of the service required for his/her companion animal in real time without visiting a specific place.

In FIG. 8 , it has been described above that the processor transmits the user interface 810 including the image area 812 in which the service provider is displayed to the user terminal, but is not limited thereto. For example, the processor may provide the user with a separate channel through which a voice call is possible between a user terminal of a specific service provider and a user terminal receiving a service.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method 900 for total care for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the companion animal total care method 900 may be performed by an information processing system (eg, at least one processor of the information processing system). The companion animal total care method 900 may be started when the processor receives basic information about the companion animal from the first user terminal ( S910 ). The basic information of the companion animal may include any general information about the companion animal, such as the species (breed), age, adoption time, surgery history, living environment, number of walks, walking time, diet, weight, etc. . Then, the processor may receive the companion animal's behavior information including the companion animal's voice and motion (S920). In this case, the processor may receive the behavior information of the companion animal from the first user terminal or a separate computing device.

The processor may determine the behavior type of the companion animal based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal ( S930 ). Here, the behavior type of the companion animal may correspond to a type of cause of the behavior when the companion animal behaves inappropriately. Then, the processor may extract a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal ( S940 ). Also, the processor may transmit the extracted information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal (S950). Accordingly, the processor may extract a service required for the companion animal or information related to the service and effectively provide it to the user.

The companion animal total care method described above may be provided as a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium or a storage medium thereof to be executed by a computer. The medium may continuously store a computer executable program, or may be a temporary storage for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, it is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, and may exist distributedly on a network. Examples of the medium include a hard disk, a magnetic medium such as a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and those configured to store program instructions, including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. In addition, examples of other media may include recording media or storage media managed by an app store for distributing applications, sites supplying or distributing other various software, and servers.

The method, operation, or techniques of this disclosure may be implemented by various means. For example, these techniques may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design requirements imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementations should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present disclosure.

In a hardware implementation, the processing units used to perform the techniques include one or more ASICs, DSPs, digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs). ), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, electronic devices, and other electronic units designed to perform the functions described in this disclosure. , a computer, or a combination thereof.

Accordingly, the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with this disclosure are suitable for use in general purpose processors, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or the present disclosure. It may be implemented or performed in any combination of those designed to perform the functions described in A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, eg, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other configuration.

In firmware and/or software implementations, the techniques may include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), PROM ( on computer readable media such as programmable read-only memory), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disc (CD), magnetic or optical data storage devices, etc. It may be implemented as stored instructions. The instructions may be executable by one or more processors, and may cause the processor(s) to perform certain aspects of the functionality described in this disclosure.

Although the embodiments described above have been described utilizing aspects of the presently disclosed subject matter in one or more standalone computer systems, the present disclosure is not so limited and may be implemented in connection with any computing environment, such as a network or distributed computing environment. . Still further, aspects of the subject matter in this disclosure may be implemented in a plurality of processing chips or devices, and storage may be similarly affected across the plurality of devices. Such devices may include PCs, network servers, and portable devices.

Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with some embodiments herein, various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure that can be understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Further, such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

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Claims (10)

In the total companion animal care method performed by at least one processor,
Receiving basic information of the companion animal from the first user terminal;
receiving behavior information of the companion animal including the voice and motion of the companion animal;
determining a behavior type of one or more companion animals based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal;
extracting information related to a personalized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal;
transmitting the extracted information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal and a second user terminal directly providing the customized care service;
transmitting a user interface capable of communicating with the second user terminal to the first user terminal to be displayed on a display of the first user terminal;
receiving result information on the customized care service from the first user terminal of a user who has used the customized care service based on information related to the customized care service; and
Updating and transmitting information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal based on the result information, the basic information of the companion animal, and the behavior information of the companion animal
including,
The result information includes any information about the companion animal changed by the customized care service,
The behavior type of the companion animal is a type of cause of the behavior of the companion animal according to the behavior information of the companion animal, and includes at least one of a diet imbalance, lack of exercise, lack of social skills, or request for medical treatment. Way.
According to claim 1,
The personalized care service includes at least one of a companion animal-related medical service, a training service, a play service, an insurance service, and a product service.
According to claim 1,
Transmitting the extracted information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal and a second user terminal directly providing the customized care service,
Transmitting a user interface for reserving or purchasing the customized care service to the first user terminal,
The method is
receiving a user input for reserving or purchasing the customized care service through the user interface from the first user terminal; and
performing reservation or purchase of the customized care service based on the received user input;
Comprising further, the total pet care method.
delete According to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of receiving the location information of the first user terminal,
The step of extracting information related to the customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal,
extracting information related to a customized care service that can be provided within a predetermined distance from the location of the first user terminal
Comprising, a total pet care method.
delete According to claim 1,
The second user terminal may include at least one of a terminal of a medical service provider associated with the companion animal, a terminal of a training service provider, a terminal of a play service provider, a terminal of an insurance service provider, and a terminal of a product service provider. Total care method.
According to claim 1,
determining the behavior type of one or more companion animals based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal;
By inputting the basic information of the companion animal and the behavioral information of the companion animal into an artificial neural network trained to output the behavior type of the reference companion animal based on the basic information of the reference companion animal and the behavior information of the reference companion animal, the Steps to infer the behavioral type of pets
Comprising, a total pet care method.
A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium to execute the total care method for companion animals according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 5, 7 and 8 on a computer.
In the companion animal total care system,
a communication module configured to receive basic information of the companion animal from the first user terminal;
Memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute at least one computer readable program contained in the memory;
The at least one processor,
Receive behavior information of the companion animal including the voice and motion of the companion animal,
determining a behavior type of one or more companion animals based on the received basic information of the companion animal and the behavior information of the companion animal;
Extracting information related to a customized care service related to the behavior type of the companion animal,
transmitting the extracted information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal and a second user terminal directly providing the customized care service;
transmit to the first user terminal so that a user interface capable of communicating with the second user terminal is displayed on the display of the first user terminal;
Receive result information on the customized care service from the first user terminal of a user using the customized care service based on information related to the customized care service,
and instructions for updating and transmitting information related to the customized care service to the first user terminal based on the result information, the basic information of the companion animal, and the behavior information of the companion animal,
The result information includes any information about the companion animal changed by the customized care service,
The behavior type of the companion animal is a type of cause of the behavior of the companion animal according to the behavior information of the companion animal, and includes at least one of a diet imbalance, lack of exercise, lack of social skills, or request for medical treatment. system.

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