KR102584162B1 - Internet of Things-based companion animal health monitoring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an IoT-based pet health status monitoring device that can detect the health status of a pet raised at home, generate health information about the pet according to the detected health status, and provide it to the guardian through the Internet. The present invention includes: a litter plate that supports the urine and feces of a pet, detects that the pet rises to the top to relieve urine and feces, and rises to the top to photograph the urine and feces discharged by the pet; A waterer that automatically supplies drinking water to pets and detects when the pet approaches within a certain distance to drink drinking water; A data collection unit that counts the number of times the pet urinates and defecates as detected by the litter box at each preset cycle, receives a urine and feces image from the litter box, and counts the number of times the pet drinks as detected by the waterer; Using the drinking frequency, defecation frequency, and stool image collected in the data collection unit, the pet's drinking volume, urinating frequency, urine volume, stool frequency, and stool volume are calculated, respectively, and the urine and stool status of the companion animal are calculated. Data analysis department that analyzes each; A health information generator that generates health information of the companion animal based on the drinking volume, the urine frequency, the urine volume, the stool frequency, the stool volume, the urine condition, and the stool condition; And a health information management unit that stores and manages the health information generated in the health information generation unit at preset intervals so that the guardian can check it through the Internet. do.

Description

Internet of Things-based companion animal health monitoring apparatus}

The present invention relates to an IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device that can detect the health status of a pet kept at home, generate health information about the pet according to the detected health status, and provide it to the guardian through the Internet.

Recently, the number of families raising pets is rapidly increasing in order to relieve loneliness, difficulties, and stress caused by city life or work life, where individualism is rampant and smooth human relationships are not easy, through interaction with pets.

In order for a pet to live a healthy life while interacting smoothly with its guardian at home, it must consume an appropriate amount of food and drinking water every day and also engage in an appropriate amount of activity and exercise.

Meanwhile, in most households raising pets, situations in which pets are left alone at home frequently occur as most family members go out during the day due to outdoor activities including work, social life, and leisure activities. there is.

Due to the above-mentioned situation, whenever the guardian leaves the pet alone at home and goes out, it is not possible to directly check with the naked eye whether the pet is eating food and drinking water properly and whether it is performing healthily. As a result, anxieties and worries increase and the pet is reluctant to engage in outdoor activities. There are cases where it can have a negative impact.

Therefore, so that the pet's health can be checked in homes where the guardian is not present, the pet's food intake, water amount, and physical information are measured, and the pet's health information is generated based on the measurement results and provided to the guardian for confirmation on the guardian's terminal. IoT-based companion animal health management devices are being developed.

However, due to the structural limitations of the feeder and waterer, conventional IoT-based pet health management devices not only do not accurately measure the amount of food and water consumed by the pet through the feeder and waterer, but also use only the amount of food and water consumed and body information. Because there are limitations in determining the health status of companion animals, there is a problem in that the reliability of companion animal health information provided to guardians is greatly reduced.

Therefore, in order to be able to raise a healthy pet at home and to relieve worries and anxieties about the pet even if the guardian leaves the pet alone at home and goes out, it is necessary to accurately detect the pet's health status and provide a companion animal to the guardian. There is an urgent need for research and development on IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring devices that can increase the reliability of animal health information.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0123192, published on October 25, 2016. Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0067107, published on June 20, 2018.

The present invention was invented to solve the above problems, and provides a pet to the guardian by accurately determining the health status of the pet left alone at home so that the guardian can go out with peace of mind even if the pet is left alone at home. The purpose is to provide an IoT-based pet health status monitoring device that can increase the reliability of health information.

The object of the present invention is not limited to the object mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the description below and can be fully included in the object of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the IoT-based pet health status monitoring device according to the present invention supports the pet's urine and feces, detects when the pet rises to the top to relieve the urine and feces, and rises to the top to collect the feces and urine excreted by the pet. Taking pictures of the litter box; A waterer that automatically supplies drinking water to pets and detects when the pet approaches within a certain distance to drink drinking water; A data collection unit that counts the number of times the pet urinates and defecates as detected by the litter box at each preset cycle, receives a urine and feces image from the litter box, and counts the number of times the pet drinks as detected by the waterer; Using the drinking frequency, defecation frequency, and stool image collected in the data collection unit, the pet's drinking volume, urinating frequency, urine volume, stool frequency, and stool volume are calculated, respectively, and the urine and stool status of the companion animal are calculated. Data analysis department that analyzes each; A health information generator that generates health information of the companion animal based on the drinking volume, the urine frequency, the urine volume, the stool frequency, the stool volume, the urine condition, and the stool condition; and a health information management unit that stores and manages the health information generated by the health information generation unit at preset intervals so that the guardian can check it through the Internet.

The IoT-based pet health status monitoring device according to the present invention with the above configuration collects the number of times the pet urinates and defecates, the amount of urine and feces, images of feces and urine, number of drinks, body weight, etc., using the litter box and waterer used by the pet. By generating, storing, and managing the pet's health information that indicates whether it is in a normal or abnormal state, the guardian can check the pet's health information in real time online via the Internet, as well as the pet's health information. If it indicates that the health condition is abnormal, the pet's health information can be transmitted to the guardian terminal so that the guardian can take immediate action, so the pet's health status can be accurately identified and managed efficiently.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a litter box of the IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the litter box of the IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a waterer of the Internet of Things-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a waterer of the Internet of Things-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a waterer of the Internet of Things-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device that detects the health status of a companion animal left alone at home during the day and provides health information of the companion animal according to the health status to the guardian through the Internet. .

In particular, the IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to the present invention detects the companion animal's health status more accurately, thereby increasing the reliability of the companion animal's health information provided to the guardian, so that the guardian can avoid worries and anxieties about the pet. The main feature is that it allows you to go out with peace of mind.

Hereinafter, the IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

The IoT-based pet health status monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention may be composed of a litter plate 100, a waterer 200, and a control unit 300, as shown in FIG. 1.

First, the litter plate 100 supports the pet's urine and feces, detects that the pet is rising to the top to relieve urine and feces, and can climb to the top to photograph the urine and feces discharged by the pet.

For this purpose, the toilet plate 100 includes a main body 110 seated on the floor, a toilet receiving plate 120 installed on the upper part of the main body 110, and a plurality of toilet plates between the main body 110 and the toilet receiving plate 120. Weight sensing means 130, which is installed at regular intervals and measures the weight applied downward from the top of the urine and urine receiving plate 120 through a load cell, and is installed standing on one side of the urine and urine receiving plate 120, and a urine and urine receiving plate ( It may be composed of a camera 140 that photographs the upper surface of the camera 120).

That is, when the pet climbs on the upper part of the urine and feces receiving plate 120 to relieve the urine and feces, the weight applied downward to the urine and feces receiving plate 120 increases due to the weight of the pet, so the weight sensing means 130 is used. Through this, it can be detected that the pet is on the upper part of the urine and feces receiving plate 120 to relieve the urine and feces.

And, when the pet leaves the urine and feces tray 120 and comes down to the floor after urinating at the top of the toilet tray 120, the weight applied downward to the toilet tray 120 decreases back to its original state. Through the weight sensing means 130, it is possible to detect that the companion animal has finished urinating and has come down from the toilet receiving plate 120.

Then, as the upper surface of the urine and feces receiving plate 120 is photographed through the camera 140, a urine and feces image containing feces or urine collected by the pet on the upper part of the urine and feces receiving plate 120 is generated and output to the control unit 300. can do.

However, when the weight sensing means 130 sequentially detects the state in which the pet is on top of the urine and feces receiving plate 120 and the state in which the pet is coming down from the urine and feces receiving plate 120 after urinating and defecating, The first detection signal can be generated and output to the control unit 300.

And when the first detection signal is output from the weight sensing means 130 to the control unit 300, the camera 140 captures the upper surface of the toilet receiving plate 120 to generate a toilet image and outputs the toilet image to the control unit 300. can do.

In addition, the weight sensing means 130 can measure the weight of the pet according to the change in weight while the pet has risen to the top of the toilet receiving plate 120 to urinate and output the weight to the control unit 300.

Here, a plurality of stool receiving protrusions 121 may be formed to protrude vertically at regular intervals along the longitudinal and transverse directions on the upper surface of the toilet receiving plate 120.

In addition, urine receiving grooves 122 communicating with each other along the longitudinal and transverse directions may be formed in the gaps between the stool receiving protrusions 121.

In other words, the feces receiving protrusion 121 can support the feces of a pet, and the urine receiving groove 122 can support the pet's urine that falls between the feces receiving protrusions 121 along the feces receiving protrusions 121. there is.

Additionally, an overflow prevention bump 124 having a height corresponding to the height of the stool receiving protrusion 121 may be installed vertically on the upper edge of the toilet receiving plate 120.

That is, the overflow prevention ledge 124 surrounds the urine receiving groove 122 to a predetermined depth so that the pet's urine collects in the urine receiving groove 122 and is supported at a predetermined depth, so that urine flows out of the urine receiving groove 122. It can be blocked to prevent overflow.

Meanwhile, on the upper surface of the toilet-receiving plate 120, there is a stool-receiving protrusion that is relatively higher than the urine-receiving groove 122 between the feces-receiving protrusions 121 along the longitudinal and transverse even-numbered rows of the feces-receiving protrusions 121. Each partition protrusion 123 having a relatively lower height than 121 may be formed to protrude.

That is, the partition protrusion 123 is formed by forming a plurality of urine receiving grooves 122 surrounded by a total of nine stool receiving protrusions 121 included in three longitudinal rows and three transverse rows among the plurality of feces receiving protrusions 121. It can be grouped into the urine receiving area 125 and divided into different urine receiving areas 125 grouped into other urine receiving grooves 122.

Then, in the process of the pet's urine falling into the urine receiving groove 122 of the first urine receiving area 125, if the urine volume is large and overflows from the urine receiving groove 122 of the first urine receiving area 125, the pet The urine goes beyond the partition protrusion 123 dividing the first urine receiving area 125 and is received by the urine receiving groove 122 of the second urine receiving area 125 adjacent to the first urine receiving area 125. You can lose.

That is, as the plurality of urine receiving grooves 122 are divided into one urine receiving area 125 by the partition protrusion 123, the number of urine receiving areas 125 that receive urine increases in proportion to the amount of urine of the pet. can do.

In addition, the urine receiving groove 122 and the feces receiving protrusion 121 are distinguished from each other due to the difference in color values in the urine and feces image, and have a color different from that of the pet's feces and urine so that they can be distinguished from the pet's feces and urine. They can also have colors that contrast with each other.

In other words, if a pet's normal urine is a yellow color and the pet's normal stool is a brown color, the color of the urine receiving groove 122 is a white color, and the color of the feces receiving protrusion 121 is a white color. It may have a blue-based color.

Here, since the pet has the characteristic of not urinating again at the location where the toilet is, the litter box 100 is not washed every time the pet urinates, depending on the width of the litter box 100, but is cleaned at a preset cycle. You can use it.

Meanwhile, the camera 140 is fixed to the stand 150 installed on one side of the toilet receiving plate 120 so as to capture the upper surface of the toilet receiving plate 120 in two-dimensional form from the upper center of the toilet receiving plate 120. You can.

The stand 150 is installed vertically on one side of the toilet receiving plate 120 and has a plurality of height adjustment bars 151 connected in multiple stages to adjust the upper and lower heights, and is connected to the top of the height adjustment bar 151 and has an end. It may be arranged horizontally to be located at the center of the toilet receiving plate 120 and may be composed of a holder 152 in which the camera 140 is integrally built into the lower part of the end.

Next, the waterer 200 can automatically supply drinking water to the companion animal and detect when the companion animal approaches within a certain distance to drink the potable water.

For this purpose, the waterer 200 may be composed of a main body 210, a water tank 220, a connection information board 230, a water station 240, a water supply means 250, a height adjustment box 260, and a recovery stand 270. there is.

And the waterer 200 may further include a temperature sensor 221, a sterilizing lamp 222, a water level sensor 223, a cooling means 224, and a proximity sensor 225.

The main body 210 is a power supply device for supplying power to the temperature sensor 221, the sterilizing lamp 222, the water level sensor 223, the cooling means 224, the water supply means 250, and the proximity sensor 225. (not shown) to control the power and the operation of the temperature sensor 221, the sterilization lamp 222, the water level sensor 223, the cooling means 224, the water supply means 250, and the proximity sensor 225. A printed circuit board 213 on which a controller, etc. is mounted may be installed inside.

Additionally, a protruding end 211 having a separate internal space may be protruded on one upper side of the main body 210, and a first placement protrusion 212 may be recessed on the lower surface of the main body 210.

The water tank 220 is made of a transparent material so that the storage amount of drinking water can be confirmed from the outside. It has a double structure in which the outer wall and the inner wall are spaced apart with a space in between, and has a water storage space containing drinking water inside surrounded by the inner wall. It is provided and may have an open top.

In addition, an insulating material 226 may be installed in the space between the water tank 220 to facilitate controlling and maintaining the temperature of the drinking water contained in the water storage space, and the protruding end 211 of the main body 210 is located at the upper part of one side of the water tank 220. ) may be formed into a receiving port 227 that accommodates insertion.

That is, the protruding end 211 of the main body 210 is inserted and received into the receiving port 227 of the water tank 220, so that the protruding end 211 crosses the boundary between the main body 210 and the water tank 220 and enters the water tank 220. As they protrude, the surfaces facing each other can be connected in close contact with each other.

Here, a second mounting protrusion 228 parallel to the first mounting protrusion 212 of the main body 210 may be recessed on the lower surface of the water tank 220 while the water tank 220 and the main body 210 are connected. there is.

The connection guide plate 230 is provided at the lower part of the main body 210 and the water tank 220 and guides the connection position of the main body 210 and the water tank 220 when connecting the main body 210 and the water tank 220 and the main body ( With the 210) and the water tank 220 connected, the positions of the main body 210 and the water tank 220 can be fixed.

That is, on one side and the other side of the upper surface of the connection guide plate 230, there is a first placement groove 231 corresponding to the first placement protrusion 212 of the main body 210 and the second placement protrusion 228 of the water tank 220, respectively. ) and a second placement groove 232 may be formed.

Therefore, when the connection guide plate 230 is placed on the floor and the main body 210 and the water tank 220 are seated on the upper part in a state in which they are closely connected to each other, the first placement groove 231 and the second placement groove ( As the first placement protrusion 212 of the main body 210 and the second placement protrusion 228 of the water tank 220 are respectively inserted into 232), the positions of the main body 210 and the water tank 220 can be fixed.

And when separating the main body 210 and the water tank 220 to clean the inside of the water tank 220, lift the main body 210 and the water tank 220 from the upper part of the connection guide plate 230 and the main body 210 and the water tank ( 220) can be easily separated.

Here, on the upper surface of the connection guide plate 230 and the lower surface of the main body 210 and the water tank 220, magnetic attachment members 233 that are magnetically attached to each other are provided at corresponding positions, so that the main body 210 and the water tank 220 ) can be seated and fixed in a tightly connected state at the upper part of the connection guide plate 30 by the magnetic adhesion force of the magnetic attachment member 233.

The temperature sensor 221 is installed at the lower part of the protruding end 211 of the main body 10 to protrude downward so as to reach the bottom of the water storage space of the water tank 220, and is operated to detect the level of drinking water contained in the water storage space of the water tank 220. Temperature can be measured.

The sterilizing lamp 222 is installed below the protruding end 211 of the main body 210 and emits ultraviolet rays when operated to sterilize the drinking water contained in the water tank 220.

The water level sensor 223 is installed at the bottom of the protruding end 211 of the main body 210 to protrude downward so as to reach the bottom of the water storage space of the water tank 220, and when operated, the water level of the drinking water contained in the water tank 220 is adjusted in advance. If the water level is lower than the set level, a detection signal may be generated to notify that drinking water needs to be replenished in the storage space of the water tank 220.

The cooling means 224 is installed in the main body 210 and can cool the drinking water so that the temperature of the drinking water is maintained at a temperature preset by the user according to the temperature of the drinking water measured by the temperature sensor 221.

For this purpose, the cooling means 224 is operated in accordance with the application of power to a thermoelectric element 224a in which an endothermic reaction and an exothermic reaction occur on one side and the other side, respectively, and one end is tightly connected to one side of the thermoelectric element 224a, and the other end is connected to the thermoelectric element 224a. A cooling rod 224b that passes through the protruding end 211 and protrudes into the water storage space of the water tank 220 to cool the drinking water contained in the water tank 220 through an endothermic reaction of the thermoelectric element 224a, and a thermoelectric element 224a It may be composed of a water cooler 224c that cools the heat generated by the exothermic reaction on the other side by water cooling.

The water fountain 240 is detachably mounted on the main body 210 and the upper part of the water tank 220, so that the drinking water contained in the water tank 220 can be supplied to the top.

At this time, the water nozzle 241 may be provided to penetrate upward and downward at the center of the water fountain 240, and a concave water supply space that becomes deeper toward the center may be provided on the upper surface of the water fountain 240.

In addition, at the upper edge of the water fountain 240, a plurality of water level adjustment holes 242 are formed to penetrate up and down at regular intervals along the upper edge to limit the water level of the drinking water that passes through the water nozzle 241 and is supplied to the water supply space. You can.

In addition, an auxiliary water supply nozzle (not shown) that supplies drinking water supplied through the water supply nozzle 241 so that it falls below the water supply space from a predetermined height may be removably installed at the top of the water supply nozzle 241.

The proximity sensor 225 is installed on one side of the water fountain 240 and can detect when a companion animal approaches the water fountain 200 within a certain distance to drink drinking water.

At this time, when the proximity sensor 225 detects that the companion animal is approaching the waterer 200, it can generate a second detection signal and output it to the control unit 300.

The water supply means 250 may pump the drinking water contained in the water tank 220 upward so that the drinking water contained in the water tank 220 is supplied to the water supply space of the water fountain 240.

For this purpose, the water supply means 250 is provided at the inner bottom of the water storage space of the water tank 220 and includes a water pump 251 that pumps drinking water upward, and a water supply nozzle 241 of the water tank 240 and the water pump 251. It may be composed of a water supply hose 252 that is connected and supplies drinking water pumped by the water pump 251 to the water supply space of the water fountain 240.

The height adjustment box 260 is seated on the upper part of the main body 210 and the water tank 220 and supports the water fountain 240 from the bottom, so that the height of the water fountain 240 can be adjusted to suit the height of the pet.

For this purpose, the height adjustment box 260 has a form that is detachably seated on the upper part of the main body 10 and the water tank 20, and at least one of the height adjustment boxes has a form that can be stacked in a separable manner into upper and lower stages, and supplies water to the water supply means 90. The hose 93 may have an open upper and lower portion so that it penetrates upward and downward.

Therefore, by adjusting the number of installed height adjustment boxes 260 to correspond to the height of the pet, the pet can drink drinking water in a comfortable position regardless of the pet's height.

Here, attachment members (not shown) are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the height adjustment box 260, so that the height adjustment box 260 can be attached by the attachment members when stacked in multiple stages. In addition, a separate attachment member (not shown) is provided on the upper surfaces of the main body 210 and the water tank 220, so that the height adjustment box 260 can be attached to the upper surfaces.

The recovery stand 270 is seated on the upper part of the height adjustment box 260 at the lower part of the water fountain 240 and collects the drinking water discharged through the water level adjustment hole 242 of the water fountain 240 into a water tank ( 220).

At this time, when the drinking water is recovered into the water tank 220 through the water level control hole 242, the recovery table 270 does not fall directly into the water tank 220, but flows along the outer surface of the water supply hose 252 of the water supply means 250 into the water tank ( 220) can be guided to fall.

For this purpose, the recovery table 270 is a recovery plate in which drain holes 271a communicating with the water level control hole 242 are formed through the top and bottom, and a first hose passage hole 271b through which the water supply hose 252 passes is formed in the center. (271) and a second hose that is formed to be spaced apart from the drain hole (271a) at the bottom of the recovery plate (271), communicates with the drain hole (271a) at the center, has an inner diameter that decreases toward the bottom, and through which the water supply hose (252) passes. It may be composed of a noise reduction hopper 272 in which a hole 272a is formed.

That is, when a pet drinks drinking water from the water fountain 240 or when the water level of the drinking water is automatically adjusted at the water fountain 240, the drinking water drained through the water level control hole 242 does not fall directly into the water tank 220, but through the drainage hole. After passing through (271a), the drinking water is returned to the water tank 220 along the outer surface of the water hose 252, thereby eliminating the dropping noise of the drinking water.

Here, the recovery table 270 may further include a filtration filter 273 that is installed on the upper part of the water supply table 240 and filters out foreign substances contained in the drinking water passing through the drain hole 271a.

The filtration filter 273 filters foreign substances such as dust introduced from the air while drinking water is supplied to the water supply space of the water fountain 240, so that the drinking water contained in the water tank 220 is recovered by the recovery basin 110. It is possible to prevent the harmful effects of contamination.

At this time, the filtration filter 273 has a shape corresponding to the drain hole 271a, is filled with a filtration means such as activated carbon, and may be configured as a cartridge type so that it can be replaced depending on the period of use.

Finally, the control unit 300 processes the first detection signal, the urine and feces image, and the second detection signal output from the litter plate 100 and the waterer 200, respectively, to determine the pet's drinking volume and urine urine volume at preset time periods. After calculating the frequency of defecation and defecation, the frequency of defecation and drinking, and analyzing the amount of urine and feces, as well as the state of urine and feces, the pet's health information is created, stored and managed based on the calculation and analysis results and provided to the guardian through the Internet. You can provide health information about your pet.

To this end, the control unit 300 may be composed of a data collection unit 310, a data analysis unit 320, a health information generation unit 330, and a health information management unit 340, as shown in FIG. 1.

The data collection unit 310 receives the first detection signal, the urine and feces image, the weight value of the pet, and the second detection signal from the litter box 100 and the waterer 200 at a preset period, and calculates the frequency of the pet's defecation and urination. You can collect stool images, body weight, and number of times you drink.

In other words, the data collection unit 310 says what? Count and store the number of times the pet has defecated and urinated in correspondence with the number of first detection signals, store the received defecation images, and count and store and input the number of times the pet has consumed water in correspondence with the number of second detection signals received. You can save the weight value of the pet you received.

The data analysis unit 320 calculates the drinking volume, urinating frequency, urine volume, stool frequency, and stool volume of the companion animal using the stool frequency, urine image, and drinking frequency collected by the data collection unit 310. You can analyze your pet's urine and feces status separately.

The data analysis unit 320 can calculate the drinking volume by applying the predetermined one-time drinking volume to the number of drinking times. The data analysis unit 320 can analyze each stool image and classify the stool image into one of a urine image and a stool image.

That is, if all object images corresponding to the stool-receiving protrusions 121 are detected in the feces and urine images, they can be classified as urine images, and if no object images corresponding to the feces-receiving protrusions 121 are detected in the feces and urine images, they can be classified as stool images. It can be classified as:

The data analysis unit 320 can calculate the urine frequency and stool frequency by dividing the stool frequency into urine frequency and stool frequency according to the number of classified urine images and the number of stool images.

The data analysis unit 320 analyzes each classified urine image and subtracts the number of object images extracted from the urine image corresponding to the urine receiving area 125 with a white color value from the total number of urine receiving areas 125. Urine volume can be calculated by counting.

That is, if the total number of urine-receiving areas 125 divided into the litter box 100 is 256 and the number of urine-receiving areas 125 that do not receive urine in the urine image and have a white color value is 250, then the pet The urine volume can be calculated as 6.

However, in the urine image, if the extracted number of object images corresponding to the urine receiving area 125 with a white color value and the total number of urine receiving areas 125 are the same, the pet's urine volume is calculated as 0. It is determined that the problem of defecation has not been resolved due to constipation or kidney failure, and the number of defecation failures can be accumulated and counted.

The data analysis unit 320 analyzes each of the classified stool images and calculates the stool volume by subtracting the number of detected object images corresponding to the stool-receiving projections 121 from the total number of stool-receiving projections 121 in the stool images. You can.

In other words, if there are 1600 feces receiving protrusions 121 formed on the defecation plate 100 and there are 1560 object images corresponding to the feces receiving protrusions 121 detected in the feces image as they do not support feces, the amount of feces of the companion animal is 40. It can be calculated as:

The data analysis unit 320 may analyze each urine image and extract the first color value excluding the white color value appearing in the urine image.

The data analysis unit 320 may analyze each stool image and extract a second color value excluding the white color value appearing in the stool image.

However, when the data analysis unit 320 analyzes the urine and feces image at time t as the pet releases urine and feces on the litter box 100 multiple times during a preset period, the data analysis unit 320 determines the urine and feces image at time t-1, just before time t. The difference image between the video and the toilet image at time t can be analyzed by replacing the converted image overlapping the basic image created by filming a state without toilet and urine with the toilet image at time t.

The data analysis unit 320 can classify and store the weight value of the companion animal by preset cycles.

The health information generation unit 330 returns the information based on the drinking volume, urine frequency, urine volume, stool frequency, stool volume, urine condition, stool condition, weight value, and number of bowel and urine failures calculated and analyzed by the data analysis unit 320. Animal health information can be generated.

That is, if the first color value is not a yellow color value, which is the color of normal urine, or the second color value is not a brown color value, which is the color of normal stool, the health information generation unit 330 Health information indicating that the health condition is abnormal can be generated.

At this time, if orange, red, dark brown, or green color values, rather than yellow color values, are extracted from the urine image, dehydration, liver disease, red blood cell abnormalities, jaundice, binding, urinary infection, genital infection, stomach bleeding, etc. Ingestion of toxic substances, kidney disease, etc. may be suspected.

In addition, if red, black, purple, dark gray, orange, or yellow color values, rather than brown color values, are extracted from the stool image, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal disease, gastric ulcer, gastroenteritis, intestinal dysfunction, and constipation may occur. , liver disease, hypersensitivity, indigestion, etc. may be suspected.

The health information generation unit 330 determines whether the drinking volume is not within the preset drinking volume range, when the urine frequency and stool frequency are not within the preset urine frequency range and stool frequency range, or when the urine volume and stool volume are within the preset urine volume range. Even if the fecal volume range is not satisfied or the number of defecation failures is not satisfied with the preset defecation failure number range, health information indicating that the pet's health condition is abnormal can be generated.

The health information generation unit 330 determines that the drinking volume is within the preset drinking volume range, the urine frequency and stool frequency are within the preset urine frequency range and stool frequency range, and the urine volume and stool volume are within the preset urine volume range and stool volume range. If it is satisfied and the first color value is a yellow color value and the second color value is a brown color value, health information indicating that the pet's health is normal can be generated.

The health information generation unit 330 can generate health information indicating that the pet's health is normal when the weight value satisfies the preset weight value range, and when the weight value falls outside the preset weight value range, it can generate health information indicating that the pet's health is normal. If it decreases or increases, it can generate health information indicating that the pet's health condition is abnormal.

Here, the preset drinking volume range, preset urine frequency range, preset stool frequency range, preset urine volume range, and preset stool volume range are the normal drinking volume and urine frequency based on the preset cycle according to the type and weight of the pet. , may be set based on the number of stools, urine volume, and stool volume, or may be set based on the average of the drinking volume, urine frequency, stool frequency, urine volume, and stool volume in the previous normal state of the pet.

The health information management unit 340 can store and manage the pet's health information generated by the health information generation unit 330 at preset intervals so that the guardian can check it in real time via the Internet.

In addition, the health information management unit 340 is a pre-designated guardian terminal 400 so that the guardian can immediately check the health status of the pet when the health information generated by the health information generation unit 330 indicates that the pet's health condition is abnormal. You can transmit the relevant health information.

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative, and various modifications thereof are possible for those skilled in the art.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should include not only the above embodiments but also other variously modified embodiments according to the technical spirit of the invention described in the claims below.

100: toilet board
110: body
120: Urine and toilet plate
121: Stool receiving protrusion
122: Urine receiving groove
123: Block protrusion
124: Overflow prevention plate
125: Urine receiving area
130: Weight sensing means
140: camera
150: stand
151: Height adjustment bar
152: Holder
200: Waterer
210: body
211: protrusion
212: 1st peduncle
213: printed circuit board
220: Water tank
221: Temperature sensor
222: Sterilization lamp
223: Water level sensor
224: Cooling means
224a: thermoelectric element
224b: cooling rod
224c: water cooler
225: Proximity sensor
226: insulation
227: Receptor
228: Second tactile process
230: Connection information board
231: 1st wit home
232: 2nd wit home
233: Self-adhering member
240: Water fountain
241: Water nozzle
242: Water level control ball
250: Water supply means
251: Water pump
252: Water hose
260: Height adjustment
270: Recovery stand
271: recovery plate
271a: drain hole
271b: 1st hose passage hole
272: Noise reduction hopper
272a: 2nd hose passage hole
273: Filtration filter

Claims (9)

A litter box that supports the pet's urine and feces, detects when the pet rises to the top to relieve urine and feces, and rises to the top to take pictures of the pet's urine and feces;
A waterer that automatically supplies drinking water to pets and detects when the pet approaches within a certain distance to drink drinking water;
A data collection unit that counts the number of times the pet urinates and defecates as detected by the litter box at each preset cycle, receives a urine and feces image from the litter box, and counts the number of times the pet drinks as detected by the waterer;
Using the drinking frequency, defecation frequency, and stool image collected in the data collection unit, the pet's drinking volume, urinating frequency, urine volume, stool frequency, and stool volume are calculated, respectively, and the urine and stool status of the companion animal are calculated. Data analysis department that analyzes each;
A health information generator that generates health information of the companion animal based on the drinking volume, the urine frequency, the urine volume, the stool frequency, the stool volume, the urine condition, and the stool condition; and
A health information management unit that stores and manages the health information generated in the health information generation unit at preset intervals so that the guardian can check it through the Internet. An Internet of Things-based pet health status monitoring device. . According to paragraph 1,
The toilet plate is
A body that rests on the floor;
A toilet-receiving plate installed on the upper part of the main body and having a plurality of toilet-receiving protrusions on the upper surface protruding from each other at regular intervals along the longitudinal and transverse directions;
a urine-receiving groove formed between the feces-receiving protrusions and having a bottom surface having a color of a first color series;
An overflow prevention protrusion installed along the upper edge of the toilet-receiving plate to stand relatively higher than the feces-receiving protrusion;
Weight sensing means installed between the main body and the urine and feces tray and detecting a change in weight when a companion animal climbs on the toilet tray to relieve urine and feces; and
An Internet of Things-based companion animal health status monitoring device comprising a camera that captures the upper surface of the toilet bowl and generates the toilet image. According to paragraph 2,
On the upper surface of the toilet bowl
A plurality of compartment protrusions are formed between the stool receiving protrusions to protrude at a height relatively higher than the urine receiving groove and relatively lower than the stool receiving protrusion, and a predetermined number of urine receiving grooves are surrounded by a preset number of stool receiving protrusions. An IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device characterized by grouping into one urine receiving area. According to paragraph 3,
The waterer
A main body with a protruding end provided with an internal space on one side;
a water tank that is detachably connected to the main body, has an open top, contains drinking water inside, and when connected to the main body, the protruding end exceeds the boundary with the main body;
A water fountain that is seated on the main body and the upper part of the water tank, has a water nozzle penetrating therethrough, has a concave water supply space on the upper surface, and has a water level adjustment hole communicating with the water tank;
a water supply means for pumping the drinking water filled in the water tank upward and supplying it to the water supply space; and
A proximity sensor provided on one side of the water fountain to detect when a pet approaches the water fountain within a certain distance. An IoT-based pet health status monitoring device. According to paragraph 4,
The waterer
A first mounting device is separably installed on the lower part of the main body and the water tank and is inserted into a first mounting groove formed on the lower surface of the main body and a second mounting groove formed on the lower surface of the water tank on one side and the other of the upper surface, respectively. A connection guide plate on which the protrusion and the second repositioning protrusion are formed; and
IoT-based pet health, characterized in that it further includes a recovery table that is seated on the main body and the upper part of the water tank at the lower part of the water tank and guides the drinking water discharged from the lower part of the water level adjustment hole to be recovered into the water tank. Condition monitoring device. According to clause 5,
The water supply means is
A water pump provided at the inner bottom of the water tank to pump drinking water contained in the water tank; and
A water supply hose connecting the water pump to the water nozzle. An IoT-based pet health status monitoring device. According to clause 6,
The recovery stand
a recovery plate through which drain holes communicating with the water level control hole are formed upward and downward;
A noise reduction hopper formed at a lower part of the recovery plate to be spaced apart from the drain hole at a predetermined distance, the upper part of which communicates with the drain hole, and a hose passage hole through which the water supply hose is inserted and whose inner diameter decreases toward the bottom is formed at the center; and
An IoT-based companion animal health status monitoring device comprising: a filtration filter provided on an upper portion of the recovery plate to filter out foreign substances contained in drinking water recovered through the drain hole. According to paragraph 4,
The data analysis department
Calculate the drinking volume by applying the predetermined one-time drinking volume to the number of drinking times,
By analyzing the urine and feces images, the feces and urine images are classified into one of a urine image and a feces image depending on whether an object image corresponding to the feces receiving protrusion is detected in the feces and urine images,
The number of bowel movements is divided into the number of urine and bowel movements according to the number of urine images and the number of stool images,
By analyzing each of the urine images, the urine volume is calculated by subtracting the number of detected object images corresponding to the urine receiving area having a color value of the first color series from the total number of the urine receiving areas in the urine image,
By analyzing each of the stool images, the stool amount is calculated by subtracting the number of detected object images corresponding to the stool-receiving protrusions from the total number of feces-receiving protrusions in the stool image,
Analyzing each of the urine images to extract a second color value excluding the color values of the first color series appearing in the urine image,
An Internet-of-Things-based companion animal health status monitoring device, characterized in that it analyzes each of the stool images and extracts a third color value excluding the color values of the first color series appearing in the stool image. According to clause 8,
The health information generation unit
The drinking volume does not satisfy the preset drinking volume range, the urine frequency and the stool frequency do not satisfy the preset urine frequency range and the stool frequency range, or the urine volume and the stool volume do not satisfy the preset urine volume range and stool volume range. is not satisfied, the second color value is not a yellow color value, or the third color value is not a brown color value, health information indicating that the health condition is abnormal is generated, and if not, An IoT-based pet health status monitoring device characterized by generating health information indicating that the health status is normal.

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