KR102453797B1 - Method for managing pets' health using effective medical checkup and server - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a health management method for pets comprises: a step of determining whether a pet raised by a user is a target for a medical examination by information collected by a wearable device; a step of controlling such that information of at least one health examination center searched by searching the health examination center is outputted to a terminal of the user based on the preference of the user and the location of the wearable device if the pet is a target for a medical examination; a step of receiving medical examination results of the pet from a terminal of a health examination center selected by the input for the terminal of the user; and a step of searching for at least one animal hospital and searching for information of the searched animal hospital based on the location of the wearable device and the health examination results.

Description

Companion animal health management method and server through efficient health checkup {Method for managing pets' health using effective medical checkup and server}

The present invention relates to a method and server for health management of a companion animal, and more particularly, to a method for efficiently performing health checkup and treatment of a companion animal, and a server for implementing the method.

When a person reaches a certain age, it is compulsory to have a health check-up, and the state manages the health check-up schedule, but there is no mandatory set standard for the health check-up of companion animals. It is recommended that elderly companion animals undergo a health checkup once or twice a year. Therefore, many guardians tend to neglect the health checkup for their companion animals.

The check-up items constituting the health checkup are specified in detail for each person's age, but this is not the case with the health checkup for companion animals. For example, if a guardian of a companion animal tries to do a health checkup for a companion animal, there are too many tests that can be done, so it is very difficult to select a health checkup item. In addition, the fact that valid check-up items are different depending on the kind and breed of the companion animal is a factor that makes it difficult for the guardian of the companion animal to determine the items of the health check-up.

In general, health checkup items for pets who are not very old basically include blood tests and radiological tests. According to the choice of the guardian, urinalysis, ophthalmic examination, blood pressure measurement, hormone test, kit test, abdominal ultrasonography, echocardiography, etc. may be further performed. At this time, the cost of the health examination varies greatly depending on which additional items the guardian chooses, and the selected items are the age, type, breed, sex, obesity, living environment, and medical history of the companion animal to be checked. This decision is made in consultation, which is not only time-consuming, but also can be inconsistent because it relies entirely on the expertise of the veterinarian.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2320370 (published on January 2, 2021)

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a companion animal health management method and a server for implementing the method that assists in smoothly performing a health checkup of a companion animal without a veterinarian proceeding with consultation. have.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem includes the steps of: determining whether a companion animal raised by a user is a health check-up target with information collected from a wearable device; When the companion animal is a health checkup target, based on the location of the wearable device and the user's preference, searching for at least one health checkup center and controlling the searched health checkup center information to be output to the user's terminal ; receiving a health checkup result of the companion animal from a terminal of a health checkup center selected as an input to the user's terminal; and searching for at least one veterinary hospital based on the result of the health checkup and the location of the wearable device, and searching for information on the retrieved veterinary hospital.

In the method, the step of searching for information on the veterinary hospital may include searching for a veterinary hospital by additionally considering the user's preference.

In the method, it may further include the step of controlling the information of the searched veterinary hospital to be output to the user's terminal.

In the method, the user's preference may include a first preference input to the user's terminal and a second preference automatically determined without being input to the user's terminal.

In the method, the input first preference may be determined by a combination of items output through the user's terminal.

In the method, the automatically determined second preference may be determined by at least one of the establishment year of the veterinary hospital, the sex of the director of the veterinary hospital, and the operating hours of the veterinary hospital.

In the method, the first preference may be determined by a combination of checkup items that can be checked at the health checkup center.

In the method, in the controlling to be output to the user's terminal, the number of checkup items of the health checkup center output to the user's terminal may be limited to less than a preset number.

In the method, the controlling to be output to the user's terminal may include limiting the examination cost output to the user's terminal to be less than a preset value at the health examination center.

A server according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is a server for implementing a method for health management of companion animals, comprising: a communication unit for receiving information collected from a wearable device; and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit determines whether a companion animal nurtured by the user is a health examination target with the information collected from the wearable device, and if the companion animal is a health examination target, the location of the wearable device and the Based on the user's preference, at least one or more health checkup centers are searched and the searched health checkup center information is controlled to be output to the user's terminal, and from the terminal of the health checkup center selected as an input to the user's terminal Receives the health checkup result of the companion animal, searches for at least one veterinary hospital based on the health checkup result and the location of the wearable device, and searches the searched veterinary hospital information.

In the server, the processing unit may search for a veterinary hospital by additionally considering the user's preference.

The server may be a server for implementing a companion animal health management method that controls the searched veterinary hospital information to be output to the user's terminal.

In the server, the user's preference may include a first preference input to the user's terminal and a second preference automatically determined without being input to the user's terminal.

In the server, the input first preference may be determined by a combination of items output through the user's terminal.

In the server, the automatically determined second preference may be determined by at least one of the establishment year of the veterinary hospital, the sex of the director of the veterinary hospital, and the operating hours of the veterinary hospital.

In the server, the first preference may be determined by a combination of checkup items that can be checked at the health checkup center.

In the server, the processing unit may limit the number of checkup items of the health checkup center, output to the user's terminal, to less than a preset number.

In the server, the processing unit may limit the examination cost, output to the user's terminal, at the health examination center to less than a preset value.

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method.

According to the present invention, a user raising a companion animal can perform an effective health checkup on the companion animal and rapidly improve the health of the companion animal.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user can actively determine the health checkup items, and it is possible to include the checkup items suitable for companion animals in the health checkup without specialized knowledge.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user can directly check the check-up items performed in the health check-up of the companion animal and appropriately adjust the cost and the number of check-up items.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an entire system for implementing a method according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the modules constituting the management server according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating another example of the processing unit described with reference to FIG. 2 .
4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a process in which a health examination center is determined by the method according to the present invention.
5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example for explaining a process in which a veterinary hospital is determined after a health examination center is determined by the method according to the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method according to the present invention.

Since the present invention can apply various transformations and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. Effects and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become clear with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various forms.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and when described with reference to the drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. .

In the following embodiments, terms such as first, second, etc. are used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another, not in a limiting sense.

In the following examples, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following embodiments, terms such as include or have means that the features or components described in the specification are present, and the possibility that one or more other features or components are added is not excluded in advance.

In cases where certain embodiments may be implemented differently, a specific process sequence may be performed differently from the described sequence. For example, two processes described in succession may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in an order opposite to the order described.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an entire system for implementing a method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in the overall system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the companion animal owner terminal group 100 , the examination center terminal 130 , the veterinary hospital terminal 150 and the management server 200 are communication networks. It can be seen that the structure is connected through 170 .

First, the companion animal owner terminal group 100 includes an owner terminal 110 and a wearable device 115, and the owner terminal 110 and the wearable device 115 are electrically connected through the communication network 170 to communicate. can The owner terminal 110 is a terminal used by an owner who owns a companion animal, and refers to an electronic device equipped with a communication module capable of communicating with the wearable device 115 and the management server 200 . Hereinafter, an owner refers to a person who owns a companion animal, and may be referred to as a user according to context.

The owner terminal 110 includes an input device that receives the owner's input, an output device (display) that visually outputs the input of the owner terminal 110 or the processing result of the terminal, and a communication module that can communicate with an external device Since it means a smart device, as long as it includes only the above-described input device, output device and communication module, the size or type is not limited. For example, although the owner terminal 110 is shown in the form of a smartphone in FIG. 1 , the owner terminal may be a PC, notebook, netbook, etc. capable of communicating with the management server 200 .

The wearable device 115 is mounted on the body of the companion animal to collect the bio-signals of the companion animal, and periodically or aperiodically transmit the collected bio-signals to the owner terminal 110 or the management server 200. means electronic devices. Hereinafter, the wearable device 115 will be abbreviated as WD 115 . The WD 115 can communicate with the owner terminal 110 through short-distance communication such as Bluetooth, Wifi, NFC, etc., and the management server 200 and the communication network 170 without passing through the owner terminal 110 You can also communicate through

In FIG. 1 , the WD 115 is implemented as a collar mounted on a dog's neck, but is not limited thereto, and may be implemented in a manner that is mounted on various parts, such as a dog's ankle, a dog's torso, and the like. In addition, although only one WD 115 is illustrated in FIG. 1 , the present invention is not limited thereto, and thus, according to an embodiment, may be a device composed of a plurality of parts. In addition, in FIG. 1 , the companion animal equipped with the WD 115 is a dog, but is not limited thereto. Therefore, according to an embodiment, the companion animal in the present invention may be a cat, an iguana, a goldfish, a lizard, a hamster, etc. may be

The examination center terminal 130 refers to a terminal operated by an examination center manager in a health examination center capable of performing a health examination of companion animals. The examination center terminal 130 may perform a function of transmitting the health examination result of the companion animal to the management server 200 according to the request of the management server 200 . Although one examination center terminal 130 is illustrated in FIG. 1 , the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the examination center terminal 130 may be plural. That is, in FIG. 1 , the examination center terminal 130 is regarded as a terminal representing terminals for different operating entities, such as the first examination center terminal 130-1, the second examination center terminal 130-2, and the like. .

As another example, the examination center terminal 130 may be an EMR (Electronic Medical Record) server that receives, stores, and integrally manages health examination results. It is assumed that the EMR server is separated and not shown.

Here, the health checkup center may be a veterinary hospital, but not all animal hospitals become a health checkup center. For example, when there is a veterinary hospital A and a veterinary hospital B, the veterinary hospital B only handles simple treatment of companion animals and does not perform a health checkup, and only the veterinary hospital A may be a health checkup center.

The veterinary hospital terminal 150 means a terminal operated by a veterinary hospital manager in a veterinary hospital that can take medical measures for companion animals. The veterinary hospital terminal 150 may transmit predetermined information to the management server 200 according to the request of the management server 200 , and detailed description of the information transmitted by the veterinary hospital terminal 150 to the management server 200 . will be described later. Although only one veterinary hospital terminal 150 is shown in FIG. 1 , like the examination center terminal 130 , it may be plural according to embodiments.

In FIG. 1 , the examination center terminal 130 and the veterinary hospital terminal 150 are illustrated in the form of a server, but are not limited thereto. In other words, the examination center terminal 130 and the veterinary hospital terminal 150 may be a PC, a notebook computer, a netbook, a smart phone, etc. capable of communicating with the management server 200 .

The communication network 170 is a component of the overall system 1 shown in FIG. 1 , the owner terminal 110 , the WD 115 , the examination center terminal 130 , the veterinary hospital terminal 150 and the management server 200 . It performs a function of connecting the , and may include various wired and wireless communication networks, such as a data network, a mobile communication network, and the Internet. In particular, in the present invention, the communication network 170 includes not only the currently used mobile communication network, but also the old-generation mobile communication network that has already been used and discarded, and the next-generation mobile communication network in which future infrastructure is built and used, so Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) , CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA 2000, LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution Advanced), 5G (5-Generation) and scheduled for service in 2030 It can be one of the 6G mobile networks.

Since the communication network 170 is a network implemented by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that can activate the communication functions of the owner terminal 110 and the WD 115 according to the rate plan used by the owner, the entire system 1 of FIG. ) is omitted, but may be implemented by an ISP base station server and a communication cable for physically and logically implementing the communication network 170 .

The owner may receive the WD 115 equipped with a module (eg, USIM) capable of communicating with the telecommunication company server while signing a communication contract at the telecommunication company agency. After the communication contract is concluded, the WD 115 can communicate with the management server 200 through the communication network 170 operated by the communication company server, and the bio-signals of the companion animal collected by the WD 115 are secure. In the maintained state, it may be periodically or aperiodically transmitted to the management server 200 . The WD 115 may communicate with the management server 200 through the communication network 170 operated by the communication company server alone without going through the owner terminal 110 .

According to the present invention, the owner can visit a nearby telecommunication company agency, sign a communication contract for the WD 115 , and receive the WD 115 , which can communicate with the management server 200 through the communication network 170 , , it is possible to use the health management method according to the present invention only by visiting the telecommunication company agencies distributed throughout the country. In addition, according to an embodiment, the WD 115 may be a general communication device that is sold at an electronic device store and can be equipped with a USIM of a telecommunication company.

The management server 200 may process calculations for the health examination center and veterinary hospital to which the owner's companion animal should visit, based on the biosignal received from the WD 115 . Specifically, the management server 200 receives and analyzes the biosignal of the companion animal from the WD 115 to determine whether the companion animal needs to undergo a health checkup, and if the companion animal needs to receive a health checkup, the companion animal It is possible to provide animal owners with information on health check-up centers for performing health check-ups. When the owner of the companion animal performs a health checkup on the companion animal based on the information output to the owner terminal 110, the management server 200 returns the health checkup result from the health checkup center that performed the health checkup on the companion animal. By receiving and analyzing the received health checkup result, it is possible to search for a veterinary hospital that can handle the most suitable treatment or preventive measures for the companion animal and provide it to the owner terminal 110 .

2 is a block diagram showing the modules constituting the management server according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , it can be seen that the management server 200 includes a database 210 , a communication unit 230 , a processing unit 250 , and an output unit 270 . Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to FIG. 1 .

The management server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may correspond to at least one or more processors, or may include at least one or more processors. Accordingly, the management server 200 and the communication unit 230, the processing unit 250, and the output unit 270 included in the management server 200 are driven in a form included in a hardware device such as a microprocessor or a general-purpose computer system. can be

The name of each module included in the management server 200 shown in FIG. 2 is arbitrarily named to intuitively explain the representative function performed by each module. When the management server 200 is actually implemented, each module may be given a name different from the name shown in FIG. 2 .

In addition, the number of modules included in the management server 200 of FIG. 2 may vary each time according to an embodiment. More specifically, the management server 200 of FIG. 2 includes a total of four modules, but according to an embodiment, at least two or more modules are integrated into one module, or at least one or more modules are separated into two or more modules. It may be implemented in the form

The database 210 stores various data necessary for the management server 200 to operate. As an example, the database 210 stores an integrated management program for controlling the operation of the management server 200 , and the database 210 may receive and store data received by the communication unit 230 . A part of the integrated management program stored in the database 210 may be distributed in the form of a client and installed in the owner terminal 110 .

The communication unit 230 communicates with the owner terminal 110 , the WD 115 , the examination center terminal 130 , and the veterinary hospital terminal 150 .

The processing unit 250 processes data received by the communication unit 230 and data to be transmitted. As an example, the processing unit 250 analyzes and processes the biosignal data of the WD 115 , which is the data received by the communication unit 230 , to detect whether an abnormality has occurred in the health of the companion animal, or to receive a health checkup for the companion animal. You can decide when the time has come. As another example, the processing unit 250 may determine the location of the owner terminal 110 based on information (GPS information, etc.) received from the owner terminal 110 receiving the notification. The identified location of the owner terminal 110 may be used as work information for determining the location of the health examination center and the location of the veterinary hospital to be visited by the owner.

The output unit 270 receives commands from the processing unit 250 to calculate and output various data. As an example, the output unit 270 may output the result data processed by the processing unit 250 and transmit it to the communication unit 230 .

3 is a block diagram illustrating another example of the processing unit described with reference to FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the processing unit 250 includes a target determination unit 251 , an output control unit 253 , an examination result receiving unit 255 , a hospital information search unit 257 , and a payment information transmitting unit 259 . Able to know. Since the target determination unit 251, the output control unit 253, the examination result receiving unit 255, and the hospital information search unit 257 are sub-modules included in the processing unit 250, they correspond to at least one processor as described above, or It may be a module capable of independent operation including at least one processor. In addition, although the processing unit 250 is illustrated as including a total of four sub-modules in FIG. 3 , at least one module shown in FIG. 3 is included in another module, or at least two or more modules are one It may be implemented in an integrated form as a module of Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .

When the bio-signal is received from the WD 115 , the target determination unit 251 may analyze the received bio-signal to determine whether the companion animal raised by the user is a target for health examination. The WD 115 has different appearances and types of sensors in consideration of the kind and breed of the companion animal, and the target determination unit 251 is based on identification information such as the serial number of the WD 115 . , it identifies the user (owner) and companion animal, and includes an algorithm and reference data that can analyze the companion animal's biosignal with the analysis criteria that change accordingly.

The target determination unit 251 determines whether the timing requirements and biological requirements for whether the companion animal is a target for health checkup based on the biological signals received from the WD 115 are satisfied, and among the timing requirements and the biological requirements When at least one or more is satisfied by a threshold value or more, it is possible to determine the companion animal as a health examination target.

For example, the target determination unit 251 analyzes the bio-signals received from the WD 115 and, if more than 3 years have elapsed from the date of the recent medical examination of the companion animal, it is deemed that the timing requirement is satisfied and the companion animal is the target of the health examination. can be judged as As another example, the target determination unit 251 analyzes the bio-signals received from the WD 115, and when a specific bio-parameter reaches a dangerous value, it is considered that the bio-requirement has been satisfied and the companion animal is the subject of health examination. can be judged as As another example, the target determination unit 251 analyzes the bio-signals received from the WD 115, and when 2.5 years have elapsed from the date of the most recent medical examination and a specific bio-parameter reaches a certain value, timing requirements and biometrics Companion animals can be judged to be eligible for health checkup as it is considered that the integrated requirements are met. As described above, the target determination unit 251 has a built-in algorithm for determining whether the companion animal is a target for health checkup, and the built-in algorithm performs learning including artificial intelligence (AI) or various machine learning modules, By comprehensively judging the timing and biological requirements, it is possible to accurately determine whether a companion animal is a subject of health examination.

The output control unit 253 searches for at least one health check-up center based on the location of the WD 115 and the user's preference when the companion animal is a health check-up target, and retrieves the information of the health check-up center from the user's terminal ( 110) can be controlled to be output. The user reviews the location information, facility information, medical support information, external evaluation information, etc. of the health checkup center output to the user's terminal 110 as a whole, and selects and visits one health checkup center to perform a health checkup on companion animals. can be done

As an optional embodiment, the output control unit 253 may control the number of examination items of the health examination center output to the user's terminal 110 to be limited to less than a preset number. Also, the output control unit 253 may control the examination cost of the health examination center output to the user's terminal 110 to be limited to less than a preset value. The output control unit 253 may assist the user in rational decision making by appropriately adjusting the number of examination items output to the user's terminal 110 or the upper limit of the examination cost. The number of examination items and the upper limit of the examination cost may be determined based on the user's economic level, the user's faithfulness in rearing the companion animal, the user's survey results, and the like. In order to perform the above determination, the output control unit 253 may embed a machine learning algorithm implementing an advanced learning algorithm or physically or logically include a machine learning module.

The examination result receiving unit 255 may receive the health examination result of the companion animal from the terminal of the health examination center selected as an input to the user's terminal 110 . When the communication unit receives the health checkup result of the companion animal from the checkup center terminal 130 , the checkup result receiving unit 255 may secure the health checkup result of the companion animal in such a way that the health checkup result is delivered.

The hospital information search unit 257 may search for information on at least one veterinary hospital based on the result of the health checkup and the location of the WD 115 . Since the hospital information search unit 257 searches for a veterinary hospital in consideration of both the health checkup result and the location of the WD 115, the veterinary hospital located too far away from the companion animal equipped with the WD 115 is It is possible to fundamentally avoid the case of being searched or searching for a veterinary hospital that does not have appropriate treatment equipment or medicines according to the results of the health checkup.

As an optional embodiment, the hospital information search unit 257 may further consider the user's preference to search for a veterinary hospital. Here, the user's preference may be information input in advance through the user's terminal 110, or may be information determined by the information input into the user's terminal 110 just before the veterinary hospital is searched. Specifically, if the user input through the user's terminal 110 to the effect that the hospital director prefers a female animal hospital or a veterinary hospital equipped with a parking lot, the hospital information search unit 257 returns the results of the medical examination, It is possible to search for a veterinary hospital based on a total of three factors, including the location of the WD 115 as well as user preference determined by the information input by the user.

As another example, the hospital information search unit 257 may operate in conjunction with an application installed in the user's terminal 110 so that the searched animal hospital information can be output to the user's terminal 110 . The hospital information retrieval unit 257 controls the communication unit 230 to transmit the retrieved information to the user's terminal 110 when the veterinary hospital information is retrieved, so that the user can access the veterinary hospital through the user's terminal 110 . make the information perceptible.

As another optional embodiment, the user's preference used by the hospital information search unit 257 to search for a veterinary hospital may include a first preference and a second preference. Here, the first preference means a value determined by information input to the user's terminal 110 by the user, and the second preference is determined by information not input to the user's terminal 110 . means value.

More specifically, the first preference is a preference determined by the information input into the user's terminal 110 after the user's companion animal is determined to be a health checkup target by the target determination unit 251 , and the second preference is the target It is determined by analyzing the user's basic information input in advance before it is determined by the determination unit 251 that the user's companion animal is the subject of health examination, or the user's tendency or preference is information that has not been entered into the user's terminal 110 at all. It means the preference determined by analyzing the

For example, the first preference may be information determined by a combination of items output to the user's terminal 110 . That is, the first preference may be determined by a combination of treatment items of the examination center. If the treatment items of the examination center are A, B, and C, the first preference may be a value determined by one of a total of 7 values (A, B, C, AB, BC, CA, ABC).

As another example, the second preference may be information determined by information such as the establishment year of the veterinary hospital, the gender of the veterinary hospital director, business hours of the veterinary hospital, and whether the veterinary hospital has a parking lot. The user may input arbitrary information for determining the second preference as reference information while installing the application on the user's terminal 110 . The above reference information is similar to the information for determining the first preference in that it is information input into the user's terminal 110, but the time at which the information is input is not after the time at which it is determined whether the companion animal is subject to a health examination. can be distinguished from

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a process in which a health examination center is determined by the method according to the present invention.

In FIG. 4 , for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the user 410 is in the same position as the companion animal, and it is assumed that the position of the user 410 is the same as the position of the WD 115 mounted on the companion animal. . In addition, although the companion animal is represented as a dog in FIG. 4 , it is not limited thereto, and thus may be an animal other than a dog.

In FIG. 4 , A, B, C and D are positive numbers, and the distance between the current location of the user 410 and any one of the first health checkup center 420 to the fourth health checkup center 450 . is considered as a value for explaining In FIG. 4 , A, B, C, and D are all positive numbers, so from the current location of the user 410 , the first health checkup center 420 is the closest and the fourth health checkup center 450 is the farthest.

In addition, in FIG. 4 , the first health checkup center 420 , the second health checkup center 430 , the third health checkup center 440 , and the fourth health checkup center 450 are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto. , the number of examination centers searched for as health examination centers in the process of actually implementing the present invention may be less than four or more than four. Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

If the target determination unit 251 determines that the companion animal of the user 410 is a health checkup target, the output control unit 253 comprehensively considers the location of the user 410 and the preference of the user 410, ) may output at least one health checkup center to the terminal. If the user 410 prioritizes the moving distance of the user, the first health examination center 420 located at the closest distance A may be output as the first priority in the examination center list.

On the other hand, if the user 410 gives priority to a short movement distance and at the same time inputs a specific examination item (ultrasound examination) to the terminal of the user 410, and the user's preference is determined by the input information, the output control unit 253 is located closest to but does not include the first health examination center 420 that cannot perform ultrasound examination in the list of examination centers, supports ultrasound examination, and is closer to the second health examination center in distance (A+B) than other examination centers. The center 430 may be output to the terminal of the user 410 as a first priority.

In addition, the user 410 prioritizes a short moving distance and inputs a specific examination item (urethral stone examination) to the terminal of the user 410, and a parking lot must be included while driving an application installed in the terminal of the user 410 in the past. If you request a checkup center, the output control unit 253 can perform a urethral stone test of a companion animal and output the third health checkup center 440 equipped with a parking lot as the first priority in the checkup center list. .

Finally, if there is additionally a time limitation for holidays or early morning business among the information input by the user 410, and the preference is determined accordingly, the output control unit 253 is the other health distance from the terminal of the user 410 Although it is farthest compared to the examination center, the fourth health examination center 450 that satisfies all of the specific examination items, parking lot, and business hours may output it as the first priority in the examination center list.

In the present invention, the number of health examination centers output to the terminal of the user 410 is not limited to a specific number. The user 410 may preferentially check the health checkup center that is output as the first priority, but the user 410 has the final decision on the health checkup center. The present invention can provide a methodology for effectively assisting when there is no confidence in the health checkup due to lack of medical knowledge and poor understanding of the characteristics of companion animals.

For a specific example, if the companion animal is a dog of a breed called Welsh Corgi, it is easy to have problems with congenital epilepsy and blood clot formation due to the characteristics of the breed. In the process of receiving the examination, the relevant examination items may be omitted. In particular, since the Welsh Corgi has short legs and a long waist, it is highly likely to suffer from an acute intervertebral disc herniation, and four major diseases, including epilepsy, urethral stones, and patellar dislocation, tend to appear at the same time. While guiding the user 410 the need for a health checkup on the terminal, it is possible to include and output an acute disc herniation test, an epilepsy test, a urethral stone test (hematuria test), and a patellar dislocation test as high-importance checkup items. The user 410 can be informed about the type and cost of each examination in advance of the health examination, so that the predictability is improved, and even if there is no advanced prior knowledge about the health of the companion animal, the health without omission of examination items you can get an examination.

As an optional embodiment, the type and number of examination items output by the output control unit 253 to the terminal of the user 410 may depend on the bio-signals of the companion animal collected by the target determination unit 251 . For example, after the target determination unit 251 collects the bio-signals of the companion animal and determines that the companion animal is a target for health examination, information on the bio-signal or the result of analyzing the bio-signal can be transmitted to the output control unit 253 . In addition, the output control unit 253 may appropriately adjust the combination of checkup items output to the terminal of the user 410 based on the biosignal information or the result of analyzing the biosignal. For example, the target determination unit 251 may determine the kind, breed, age, activity amount, weight, abnormality, etc. of the companion animal through the biosignal, and output the determined information to the output control unit 253 ), the output control unit 253 may affect the determination of the combination of the examination items.

As a result, according to the present embodiment, the output control unit 253 additionally considers not only the location of the WD 115 and the user's preference, but also the bio-signals or the results of analyzing the bio-signals collected from the WD 115, the user ( 410) may be controlled to output information of the health examination center to the terminal.

5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example for explaining a process in which a veterinary hospital is determined after a health examination center is determined by the method according to the present invention.

In FIG. 5 , for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the user 410 is in the same position as the companion animal, and it is assumed that the position of the user 410 is the same as the position of the WD 115 mounted on the companion animal. . In addition, although the companion animal is represented as a dog in FIG. 5 , the companion animal is not limited thereto, and thus may be an animal other than a dog.

5 exemplarily shows that there are a first veterinary hospital 510 , a second veterinary hospital 530 , and a third veterinary hospital 550 centered on the location of the fourth health checkup center 450 . For convenience of explanation, although the number of veterinary hospitals is illustrated in FIG. 5 as three, when the present invention is actually implemented, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the number of veterinary hospitals is not limited to three. In FIG. 5, the distance between the fourth health checkup center 450 and other animal hospitals is considered to be proportional to the length of a straight line between the fourth health checkup center 450 and the animal hospital shown in FIG. 5. Referring to FIG. , the closest animal hospital to the fourth health checkup center 450 is the third animal hospital 550 , and the furthest animal hospital is the first animal hospital 510 .

The user 410 of FIG. 5 is open even on holidays or early morning, a parking lot is provided, and a fourth health checkup center 450 that can perform a health checkup according to the items specified by the user 410 is designated, Assume that you have received a health checkup for your pet.

Subsequently, the examination result receiving unit 255 of the management server 200 receives the health examination result from the fourth health examination center 450 , and the hospital information search unit 257 retrieves the health examination result and the location of the WD 115 . At least one veterinary hospital is searched based on the basis. The hospital information search unit 257 primarily searches for the first animal hospital 510, the second animal hospital 530, and the third animal hospital 550 as a candidate group for the animal hospital, and detailed information of each animal hospital , to determine information on at least one veterinary hospital, and control it to be output to the terminal of the user 410 . Also in this process, the hospital information search unit 257 may determine the veterinary hospital by comprehensively considering the results of the health examination, the location of the WD 115 , and the user's preference.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the third veterinary hospital 550 is located closest to the fourth health checkup center 450 , but is used to treat companion animals according to the results of the health checkup performed by the fourth health checkup center 450 . Since some devices are not owned, they may be excluded from veterinary hospitals that can be recommended to the user 410 . The hospital information search unit 257 may be provided with information on medical devices and drugs possessed by the first veterinary hospital 510 to the third veterinary hospital 550 in advance.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the first veterinary hospital 510 satisfies the conditions according to the health checkup result and user preference, but when the location of the WD 115 is considered, the movement distance specified in advance is exceeded, so hospital information search The unit 257 may be excluded from the veterinary hospital that can be recommended to the user 410 . In the case of the first veterinary hospital 510, when the user 410 sets a long moving distance, it may be included in the recommendation list.

Finally, the second veterinary hospital 530 has all the devices and medicines that can treat companion animals according to the results of the health check performed at the fourth health checkup center 450, and determines the location of the WD 115. Considering that, since the moving distance is not as excessive as the first veterinary hospital 510 , it may be finally output as a recommended veterinary hospital to the terminal of the user 410 .

The method according to the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described in detail as follows.

The user 410 may receive a notification from the management server 200 that the companion animal is a health checkup target. The user 410 may check a combination of health checkup items output to the terminal, and add or delete health checkup items. In this process, the user 410 may recognize the approximate cost required for the health checkup. The combination of health checkup items primarily output to the terminal of the user 410 is the result of analyzing the biosignals of the companion animal collected from the WD 115 and the companion animal input by the user 410 while installing the application in the terminal. It can be determined based on the gender, date of birth, kind, breed, etc.

Tables 1 to 3 are tables showing various examples of combinations of checkup items collected to determine at least one health checkup center in the present invention.

Table 1 is a combination of examination items when the companion animal is a Welsh corgi breed (breed) dog, and the terminal of the user 410 includes items for basic tests such as blood test, chest radiography, and abdominal radiography, and only for Welsh corgi breed dogs. Items for the four essential inspections can be basically printed. In addition, considering that the companion animal belongs to the elderly (11 years old), echocardiography may be automatically added. Echocardiography is a non-invasive test for diagnosing heart problems. It is a necessary test because elderly dogs often have valvular disease or myocardial disease. It can be an additional checkup item in consideration of the analysis result. In addition, in Table 1, when the user 410 arbitrarily selects an activity test and a cognitive test, the combination of checkup items for receiving a health checkup center recommendation is completed, and accordingly, the preference cluster may be 71.

Here, the preference cluster means grouping by matching the health examination centers by preference, and the preference cluster 71 means that the health examination center corresponding to the cluster number 71 is output to the terminal of the user 410 as the recommended examination center. it means. In other words, the fourth health checkup center 450 capable of performing all health checkups according to Table 1 may be stored with number 71 assigned to the memory of the output control unit 253, and preference clusters for other companion animals as well. If number 71 is reached, it may be recommended that the companion animal also undergo a health checkup at the fourth health checkup center 450 .

Table 2 shows the combination of examination items when the companion animal is a dog of the Shiba breed. Referring to Table 2, the Welsh Corgi described in Table 1 and the Shiba in Table 2 both have the same characteristics in that they are dogs. A checkup item set differently for each may be output to the terminal of the user 410 . Comparing Table 1 and Table 2, since the companion animal in Table 2 is 2 years old, it can be seen that echocardiography, which is recommended for elderly dogs, is omitted from the checkup items.

Table 3 shows the combination of examination items when the companion animal is a gecko lizard.

In the case of Table 3, since the kind of companion animal is different from Table 1 and Table 2, only the basic test coincides, and as a completely different kind characteristic test, the molting test and the rickets test are performed on the terminal of the user 410. It indicates that it can be output as a recommended checkup item.

Since the numerical values 71, 45, and 145 of the preference clusters used in Tables 1 to 3 are exemplary values for explanation, the preference cluster may be a different value in the process of actually implementing the present invention, and may be used in other forms. may be

In the present invention, a health examination center and a veterinary hospital are clearly distinguished. For example, the method according to the present invention allows the health examination center to determine that a companion animal needs an MRI examination, or, if the health examination center does not have an MRI apparatus, a veterinary hospital equipped with an MRI apparatus can be recommended. .

As an optional embodiment, according to a user's input, the health checkup center and the veterinary hospital may be set to be the same. can receive treatment for

6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method according to the present invention.

Since the method according to FIG. 6 can be implemented by the processing unit 250 and the sub-modules included in the processing unit 250 described in FIGS. 2 and 3 , it will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 , and below , descriptions overlapping with those described in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be omitted.

The target determination unit 251 may determine whether the companion animal is a target for health examination based on the information collected from the wearable device (S610).

If the companion animal is a health check-up target, the output control unit 253 may search one or more health check-up centers and control them to be output to the user terminal (S630). In step S630, the output control unit 253 outputs a combination of examination items to the user terminal before controlling the one or more health examination centers to be output to the user terminal, receives a predetermined user's input, and as a result of the health examination The ability to accurately search for centers has already been described.

The examination result receiving unit 255 may receive the health examination result from the terminal of the health examination center selected by the user (S650).

The hospital information search unit 257 may search for information on a veterinary hospital that can improve the health of the companion animal based on the medical examination result and the location of the device of the WD 115 (S670).

According to the present invention, a user raising a companion animal can perform an effective health checkup on the companion animal and rapidly improve the health of the companion animal.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user can actively determine the health checkup items, and it is possible to include the checkup items suitable for companion animals in the health checkup without specialized knowledge.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user can directly check the check-up items performed in the health check-up of the companion animal and appropriately adjust the cost and the number of check-up items.

The above-described embodiment according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of a computer program that can be executed through various components on a computer, and such a computer program may be recorded in a computer-readable medium. In this case, the medium includes a hard disk, a magnetic medium such as a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as a CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and a ROM. , RAM, flash memory, and the like, hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions.

Meanwhile, the computer program may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and used by those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer program may include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The specific implementations described in the present invention are only examples, and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. For brevity of the specification, descriptions of conventional electronic components, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connections or connecting members of the lines between the components shown in the drawings exemplify functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections, and in an actual device, various functional connections, physical connections that are replaceable or additional may be referred to as connections, or circuit connections. In addition, unless there is a specific reference such as “essential” or “importantly”, it may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

In the specification of the present invention (especially in the claims), the use of the term “above” and similar referential terms may be used in both the singular and the plural. In addition, when a range is described in the present invention, each individual value constituting the range is described in the detailed description of the invention as including the invention to which individual values belonging to the range are applied (unless there is a description to the contrary). same as Finally, the steps constituting the method according to the present invention may be performed in an appropriate order unless the order is explicitly stated or there is no description to the contrary. The present invention is not necessarily limited to the order in which the steps are described. The use of all examples or exemplary terms (eg, etc.) in the present invention is merely for the purpose of describing the present invention in detail, and the scope of the present invention is limited by the examples or exemplary terms unless defined by the claims. it's not going to be In addition, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications, combinations, and changes may be made in accordance with design conditions and factors within the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents.

100: owner terminal group
110: owner terminal
115: wearable device
130: examination center terminal
150: animal hospital terminal
170: communication network
200: management server
210: database
230: communication department
250: processing unit
251: target judgment unit
253: output control unit
255: examination result receiving unit
257: Hospital information search department
270: output unit

Claims (19)

determining, by the target determination unit, whether the companion animal raised by the user is a health check-up target based on the information collected from the wearable device;
If the companion animal is a health checkup target, the output control unit searches for at least one health checkup center based on the location of the wearable device and the user's preference, and the searched health checkup center information is output to the user's terminal controlling it to be;
receiving, by a checkup result receiving unit, a health checkup result of the companion animal from a terminal of a health checkup center selected as an input to the user's terminal; and
Including, by a hospital information search unit, on the basis of the health checkup result and the location of the wearable device, searching for information on at least one veterinary hospital;
The user's preference is determined by a combination of checkup items that can be checked at the health checkup center, and the combination of checkup items that can be checked by the user includes the sex, date of birth, kind, and breed of the companion animal entered by the user in advance. A health management method for companion animals that is determined primarily by considering all (breed) and secondarily, the checkup items can be changed according to the user's input. According to claim 1,
The step of retrieving information about the veterinary hospital is,
A health management method for companion animals, which searches for a veterinary hospital by additionally considering the user's preference. According to claim 1,
The method further comprising the step of controlling, by the hospital information search unit, to output the searched veterinary hospital information to the user's terminal. According to claim 1,
The user's preference is
A health management method for companion animals, comprising: a first preference determined by the information input to the user's terminal; and a second preference automatically determined without being input to the user's terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
The input first preference is
A health management method for companion animals, which is determined by a combination of items output through the user's terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
The automatically determined second preference is
The year of establishment of the veterinary hospital, the sex of the director of the veterinary hospital, and at least one of the operating hours of the veterinary hospital, the companion animal health management method. delete According to claim 1,
The step of controlling the output to the user's terminal comprises:
The health management method for companion animals, wherein the number of checkup items of the health checkup center output to the user's terminal is limited to less than a preset number. According to claim 1,
The step of controlling the output to the user's terminal comprises:
The health care method for companion animals, wherein the cost of the checkup at the health checkup center, which is output to the user's terminal, is limited to less than a preset value. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to claim 1 . As a server for implementing a companion animal health management method,
The server is
a communication unit for receiving information collected from the wearable device; and
including a processing unit;
The processing unit,
Determining whether the companion animal raised by the user is a target for health examination with the information collected from the wearable device,
If the companion animal is a health checkup target, based on the location of the wearable device and the user's preference, search for at least one health checkup center and control so that the searched health checkup center information is output to the user's terminal,
receiving the health checkup result of the companion animal from the terminal of the health checkup center selected as an input to the user's terminal,
Searching for information on at least one veterinary hospital based on the health checkup result and the location of the wearable device,
The user's preference is determined by a combination of checkup items that can be checked at the health checkup center, and the combination of checkup items that can be checked by the user includes the sex, date of birth, kind, and breed of the companion animal entered by the user in advance. A server for implementing a health management method for companion animals, which is determined primarily by considering all (breed), and secondarily, examination items can be changed according to a user's input. 12. The method of claim 11,
The processing unit,
A server for implementing a companion animal health management method, which searches for a veterinary hospital by additionally considering the user's preference. 12. The method of claim 11,
A server for implementing a companion animal health management method that controls the retrieved information of the veterinary hospital to be output to the user's terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
The user's preference is
A server for implementing a companion animal health management method, comprising a first preference determined by information input to the user's terminal and a second preference automatically determined without being input to the user's terminal. delete 15. The method of claim 14,
The automatically determined second preference is
A server for implementing a companion animal health management method, which is determined by at least one of the establishment year of the veterinary hospital, the sex of the director of the veterinary hospital, and the operating hours of the veterinary hospital. 15. The method of claim 14,
The first preference is
A server for implementing a health management method for companion animals, which is determined by a combination of checkup items that can be checked at the health checkup center. 12. The method of claim 11,
The processing unit,
A server for implementing a health management method for companion animals, wherein the number of checkup items of the health checkup center output to the user's terminal is limited to less than a preset number. 12. The method of claim 11,
The processing unit,
A server for implementing a health management method for companion animals, which is output to the user's terminal, and limits the examination cost at the health examination center to less than a preset value.

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