KR20160097492A - Apparatus and method for managing companion animals - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pet management device includes: a first communication part communicating with a neighboring device of a pet; a second communication part communicating with a manager terminal of a pet manager; and a control part analyzing situational information about the pet, received from the neighboring device, transmitting the analyzed information to the manager terminal, receiving a request from the manager terminal, generating a control command about the neighboring device by using preset algorithm based on the request or the analyzed information, and transmitting the control command to the neighboring device through the first communication part. The control part analyzes feedback situational information, received from the neighboring device, after the control command is transmitted to the neighboring device, and then modifies the algorithm based on the analyzed feedback situational information. Therefore, the present invention is capable of supplying a feed considering a monitoring result about a neighboring situation of the pet.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COMPANION ANIMALS [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing a companion animal, and more particularly, to a method for monitoring and managing the state of a companion animal and a surrounding environment of a companion animal, The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method that can be adaptively modified.

With the recent increase in the number of single-person households, more households are raising puppies or cats. Due to the nature of this single-person household, the manager monitors the information on the health status of the companion animal and the space in which the companion animal is active in real-time while the administrator is absent, There is a continuing need to do so.

Also, in order to keep the companion healthy, feeds and water should be supplied in a timely manner. However, it is not easy to supply feeds or water to the companion animal in a timely manner in the absence of the manager. To solve this problem, a large amount of feed can be supplied at once, but there is a concern that the companion animal feeds the supplied feed at once.

In addition, it is also necessary to supply proper contents for mental stability of the companion animal, and it is possible to continuously provide the predetermined contents in the absence of the manager. However, companion animals may change their emotions depending on the situation. Therefore, when contents are provided without taking into consideration the state of the companion animal, it may cause anxiety of the companion animal's emotion.

On the other hand, according to the prior art, there was no means to handle a companion animal in the absence of a manager when the companion animal did not defecate at a designated stool site. Therefore, when going out for a long time, the house may become dirty by the excrement, and the health of the companion animal may be abnormal.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0132728, published on December 31, 2009.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an apparatus and method for managing companion animals on the basis of monitoring results of companion animal status and companion animal environment status.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for treating faeces of companion animals in the absence of a manager.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. will be.

The pet management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first communication unit for communicating with a peripheral device of a companion animal, a second communication unit for communicating with an administrator terminal unit owned by the manager of the companion animal, And transmits the analyzed status information to the administrator terminal unit, receives a request from the administrator terminal unit, and transmits a predetermined algorithm based on the analyzed status information or the request The control unit may generate a control command for the peripheral device using the first communication unit and transmit the control command to the peripheral device through the first communication unit. Analyzing the feedback status information received from the peripheral device after the analysis, Based on the feedback state information it may be characterized by modifying the algorithm.

The context information and the feedback status information include at least one of biometric information of the companion animal, position information of the companion animal, image information obtained in a space in which the companion animal is active, or audio information acquired in the space can do.

In addition, the status information and the feedback status information may include at least one of a frequency, a size, or a pulse of a sound emitted by the companion animal, a body temperature, a blood pressure, an electrocardiogram, or a body weight.

Also, the controller may analyze the situation information to select image contents based on the algorithm, and the selected image contents may be provided to the companion animal by the peripheral device.

Further, the controller may calculate the preference of the companion animal based on the context information of the companion animal after the selected image content is provided to the companion animal, and modify the algorithm based on the calculated preference .

The control unit may select image contents based on a request from the administrator terminal unit, and the selected image contents may be provided to the companion animal by the peripheral device.

The control unit may further include a lighting control command for analyzing the situation information and controlling illumination of a place where the companion animal is active based on the algorithm, a temperature control command for controlling temperature of the place, And a cleaning control command for clearing the excrement excreted by the companion animal. The control unit may be configured to generate at least one of a feeding instruction to provide the drinking water to the companion animal, a drinking water supply command to supply drinking water to the companion animal,

The control unit analyzes whether the excretion is excreted by the companion animal from the biometric information of the companion animal among the context information, and when the excretion is excreted, the peripheral device captures an image of a place where the companion animal is active And a cleaning control command for causing the peripheral device to clean the excreted position, wherein the cleaning control command is transmitted to the administrator terminal unit, and the information about the excreted position of the excretion is received from the administrator terminal unit have.

In addition, the controller may cause the peripheral device to provide any one of the pre-stored feedback images to the companion animal according to whether the exclusion position belongs to the preset exclusion position.

The controller may store the status information and the feedback status information, and may calculate statistics on the stored status information and the feedback status information.

In a companion animal management system including a peripheral device, an administrator terminal, and a companion animal management device according to another embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral device senses context information of the companion animal in real time, The manager terminal unit receives and monitors the situation information from the companion animal management apparatus, generates a request for the peripheral apparatus, and transmits the request to the peripheral apparatus via the companion animal management apparatus, The device receives status information on the companion animal from the peripheral device and analyzes the status information in real time, transmits the analyzed status information to the administrator terminal unit, receives the request from the administrator terminal unit, Or using a predetermined algorithm based on the request Wherein the control device transmits a control command to the peripheral device, the control device transmits a control command to the peripheral device, and the companion animal management device transmits feedback information received from the peripheral device after the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device, Analyzing the situation information, and modifying the algorithm based on the analyzed feedback status information.

A method for managing a companion animal using a companion animal management apparatus that communicates with a peripheral device and an administrator terminal unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising: receiving context information about the companion animal in real- , Receiving a request for the peripheral device from the administrator terminal unit, generating a control command for the peripheral device using a predetermined algorithm based on the received status information or the request, Receiving feedback information from the peripheral device after the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device, and modifying the algorithm based on the received feedback status information .

Each of the situation information and the feedback status information may include at least one of biometric information of the companion animal, position information of the companion animal, image information obtained in a space in which the companion animal is active, or audio information acquired in the space .

In addition, the status information and the feedback status information may each include at least one of a frequency, a size, or a pulse of a sound emitted by the companion animal, a body temperature, a blood pressure, an electrocardiogram, or a body weight.

The generating of the control command may include generating a control command by analyzing the context information, selecting image content based on the algorithm, and providing the selected image content to the companion animal by the peripheral device . ≪ / RTI >

In addition, the step of modifying the algorithm may further include calculating the preference of the companion animal on the basis of the context information of the companion animal after the selected image content is provided to the companion animal, And the like.

The generating of the control command may include generating a control command for selecting image contents based on a request from the administrator terminal unit and for providing the selected image contents to the companion animal by the peripheral apparatus .

The generating of the control command may include a lighting control command for analyzing the situation information and controlling illumination of a place where the companion animal is active based on the algorithm, a temperature control command for controlling the temperature of the place, The control unit may generate at least one of a feed providing command for providing feed to the companion animal, a drinking water supply command for supplying drinking water to the companion animal, or a cleaning control command for allowing the companion animal to clean the excreta .

In addition, the generating of the control command may include analyzing whether the excretion is excreted by the companion animal from the biometric information of the companion animal among the context information, analyzing whether the excretion is excreted by the companion animal, And a cleaning control unit for causing the peripheral unit to clean the excreted position, and a control unit for controlling the cleaning unit so as to allow the peripheral unit to clean the excreted position, And generates an instruction.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the step of generating the control command, the peripheral device may provide any one of the pre-stored feedback images to the companion animal according to whether the exclusion position belongs to the preset exclusion position.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the feed can be supplied considering the monitoring result of the state of the companion animal and the surrounding situation of the companion animal, and the service can be adaptively changed according to the response of the companion animal, Also, if the animal is not caretaked at the designated place, the excreta can be handled in the absence of the manager.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a companion animal management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a companion animal management system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example in which a sensor unit is attached to a companion animal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3B is a view illustrating a process of treating excreta of companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an example of monitoring a plurality of companion animals in an administrator terminal unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary display of content images recommended by the server unit in the administrator terminal unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions in the embodiments of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of the user, the intention or the custom of the operator. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a companion animal management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a companion animal management system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of companion animal managing apparatuses 100A to 100C, a terminal unit 300, and a server unit 400 , But this is merely an example and is not construed as being limited to what is shown in Fig.

The terminal unit 300 may receive information on the environment of the companion animal or companion animal from the companion animal management apparatuses 100A to 100C and may provide the information to the user of the terminal unit 300, The terminal unit 300 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The companion animal management apparatus may collect information on the status of the companion animal or information on the environment of the companion animal, and then transmit the information to the terminal unit 300. The description of the companion animal management apparatus will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the companion animal managing apparatuses may be composed of a plurality of at least one (100A to 100C), and each of the companion animal managing apparatuses 100A to 100C may include at least one companion animal Or may not manage any companion animal, as the case may be (see 500A to 500C shown in Fig. 1).

Therefore, if the manager of the companion animal owns multiple companion animals and places them in different locations, if the companion animal management device is located at the location, the manager will know where the multiple companion animals are located, Status information, etc., which will be described in more detail in Fig.

The server unit 400 can receive information on the companion animals collected by the companion animal management apparatuses 100A to 100C or information on the surrounding situation and can statistically process and store such information, And provides it to the terminal unit 300. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. Here, the server unit 400 may be a computer such as a desktop, a notebook, a laptop, a server-type computer, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The terminal unit 300, the server unit 400 and the companion animal management devices 100A to 100C may be connected to the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN Network, a Personal Area Network (PAN), 3G, 4G, LTE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth or the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system for managing companion animals using the companion animal management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the server unit shown in FIG. 1 is omitted. However, Do.

Referring to FIG. 2, the companion animal management system 10 detects and provides real-time information on the biometric information of the companion animal or the space in which the companion animal is active, provides video or voice to the companion animal, A terminal unit 300 for monitoring a companion animal or a surrounding situation and generating a request for a peripheral device, and information detected by the peripheral device 200 to the terminal unit 300 And may include a companion animal management apparatus 100 that generates a control command for the peripheral device 200 in response to a request from the terminal unit 300 or information detected by the peripheral device 200, The device 100 analyzes the feedback status information received from the peripheral device 200 after the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device 200 and modifies the algorithm based on the analyzed feedback status information And the like. However, since the configuration of the system 10 for managing such companion animals is exemplary, the idea of the present invention is not limited thereto.

First, the terminal unit 300 includes an administrator terminal unit 320 possessed by a manager of a companion animal, a third-party terminal unit owned by a third party designated to the administrator to manage the companion animal, and a medical institution terminal unit 340, Such as PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA Assistant, IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-CDMA (WCode Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminal, smart phone, smartpad Based wireless communication device such as a tablet PC, a ZigBee type remote controller, or the like, or may be a computer such as a desktop, a notebook, a laptop, or the like , All This is not limited.

Among them, the terminal unit 300 receives status information on the companion animal. Specifically, the terminal unit 300 can receive biometric information and positional information of the companion animal, image information and voice information obtained from the space in which the companion animal is active, and the biometric information is the sound emitted by the companion animal , Or at least one of the pulse rate, body temperature, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and weight of the companion animal, but is not limited thereto. Accordingly, the user (or the manager) of the terminal unit 300 can remotely monitor the biometric information of the companion animal or the video information and the voice information of the space where the companion animal is active through the terminal unit 300.

In addition, the terminal unit 300 generates a request for the peripheral device 200 and transmits the request to the companion animal management apparatus 100. Such requests may include, for example, a request to obtain biometric information of the companion animal, a request to obtain video or audio information in the space in which the companion animal is active, a request to provide video or audio content to the companion animal, Requests for animals to be provided with feed or water, requests for the animal's feces to be cleaned, and the like. Accordingly, the user of the terminal unit 300 can remotely request the user to perform a desired operation in the space where the companion animal is active through the terminal unit 300.

Next, referring to the peripheral device 200 operating in conjunction with the companion animal management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral device 200 may be mounted on the companion animal, A display unit 240 for providing image contents, a voice unit 250 for providing voice contents or acquiring voice information, A feeding part 260 for feeding the animal (or water), and a cleaning part 270 for cleaning the excrement excreted by the companion animal. Here, in addition to the examples described above, it is possible to detect the state and vicinity of the companion animal, And may further include other configurations for providing services.

The sensor unit 220 is mounted on the neck, back, thigh, or abdomen of the companion animal, for example, and detects the biometric information of the companion animal. The biometric information may include at least one of an amplitude, a frequency, a size of the sound emitted by the companion animal, or a pulse, a body temperature, a blood pressure, an electrocardiogram, and a weight of the companion animal. Particularly, the companion animal management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is capable of managing the emotion of the companion animal, the degree of hunger, the degree of thirst, the nutritional status, and the video / The preference of companion animals or the excretion of companion animals.

In addition, the sensor unit 220 senses the position of the companion animal. For example, the sensor unit 220 attached to the companion animal may indicate the position of the companion animal in the space where the companion animal is active.

The photographing unit 230 photographs an image of the companion animal eating the feed. For this purpose, the photographing unit 230 may be disposed at a position where the photographing unit 260 can photograph the feeder 260 for feeding the companion animal.

In addition, the photographing unit 230 photographs an image of a space in which the companion animal is active. For example, the photographing unit 230 can photograph the position where the companion animal excretes the excreta. For this purpose, the photographing unit 230 can be disposed at least one so that the entire area where the companion animal is active can be photographed. In addition, the photographing unit 230 can be controlled by the companion animal management apparatus 100 to photograph an image while rotating 360 degrees.

The display unit 240 provides image contents to the companion animal. Such image contents may be images that can stabilize the psychology of the companion animal, images taken by the manager of the companion animal, and the like, but are not limited thereto. In addition, such image contents can be selected by the preference of the companion animal for the corresponding image contents or by the administrator's designation.

On the other hand, the display unit 240 provides a screen for enabling video communication between the companion animal and the administrator terminal unit 320. To this end, the companion animal management apparatus 100 and the administrator terminal unit 320 may be provided with a configuration for accessing the video call service and using the corresponding service. The configuration for the video call is a known technology A detailed description will be omitted.

In addition, the display unit 240 provides a pre-stored feedback image according to the behavior of the companion animal. For example, the display unit 240 can provide an image that the manager praises the companion animal when the companion animal excretes the excretion at the pre-designated excretion position, and conversely, The administrator can provide an image to admonish the companion animal.

The voice part 250 provides the voice contents to the companion animal or acquires voice from the space where the companion animal is active. For example, the voice part 250 may provide voice recorded voice of the manager or voice of the companion animal classified as stabilizing the psychology of the companion animal, (Such as a voice to be praised or a voice to be admonished) according to the user's voice and can acquire sound from the space in which the companion animal is active.

The feeder 260 feeds the companion animal on the basis of the amount of the feed delivered from the companion animal management apparatus 100 and the providing time. To this end, the feeding unit 260 includes a feed storage unit for storing the feed, a discharge unit for discharging the stored feed, a motor unit for driving the discharge unit such that the feed stored in the feed storage unit is discharged through the discharge unit, And a supply controller for controlling the motor unit on the basis of the supply amount and the supply timing of the feed delivered by the feeder.

The cleaning unit 270 cleans the excrement excreted by the companion animal on the basis of the cleaning command transmitted from the companion animal management apparatus 100. [ Here, the cleaning unit 270 may receive cleaning instructions from the companion animal management apparatus 100 and information on the position of the excretion excreted by the companion animal, and then move to the excretion position to perform cleaning.

The above-described peripheral device 200 can communicate with the first communication unit 130 of the companion animal management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each of the first communication unit 130 and the peripheral device 200 may be a wired communication module such as an RS-232, an RS-422, an HDMI connection method or a USB or a short-range wireless communication method such as Zigbee, IR, But is not limited to, a wireless communication module.

Meanwhile, the peripheral device 200 operates in conjunction with the control unit 110 included in the companion animal management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the control unit 110 will be described .

The control unit 110 analyzes the status information of the companion animal received from the peripheral device 200 in real time and transmits the analyzed status information to the administrator terminal unit 320 and receives a request from the administrator terminal unit 320 And generates a control command for the peripheral device 200 using a predetermined algorithm based on the analyzed status information or the request so that the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device 200 through the first communication unit 110 can do.

More specifically, the control unit 110 analyzes the status information of the companion animal received from the peripheral device 200 in real time to determine the position of the companion animal, feelings of the companion animal, hunger degree, It is possible to analyze the preference of the companion animal or the excretion of the companion animal with respect to the video / audio contents provided to the animal, and generate a control command for the peripheral device based on the analyzed algorithm. Here, the situation information may include at least one of, for example, the position of the companion animal, the amplitude, frequency, size, or pulse of the companion animal, body temperature, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body weight.

For example, the control unit 110 can analyze the mood of the animal, whether it is good or bad, lonely or sad, based on the situation information, and can select the most suitable image content based on the predetermined mood The selected image contents can be provided to the companion animal through the display unit 240, which is one of the peripheral devices 200. Therefore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide the most suitable contents according to the state of the companion animal even in the absence of the administrator.

The control unit 110 analyzes the feedback status information received from the peripheral device 200 after the generated control command is transmitted to the peripheral device 200, And can transmit the feedback status information to the server unit 400. [

For example, after the selected image content is provided to the companion animal based on a preset algorithm, the controller 110 receives the biometric information of the companion animal, i.e., the feedback status information, The preference for the corresponding image content of the companion animal can be calculated. For example, the preference may be calculated using at least one of the amplitude, the frequency, the size of the sound emitted by the companion animal, the pulse of the companion animal, the body temperature, the blood pressure, the electrocardiogram and the body weight, ). ≪ / RTI >

In addition, the controller 110 may modify the preset algorithm using the calculated preference. For example, when the controller 110 provides the image content A based on a predetermined algorithm when the mood of the companion animal is sad, but the preference of the companion animal calculated based on the feedback status information is low, the controller 110 ) May modify the algorithm to provide image content other than A, and thus the process of modifying the algorithm may be repeatedly and continuously performed. Accordingly, even in the absence of the manager, the companion animal can receive the image contents according to his / her preference.

Meanwhile, the control unit 110 may generate various control commands based on a predetermined algorithm by analyzing the situation information. The control commands include, for example, a light control command for controlling illumination of a place where the companion animal is active, A temperature control command to control the temperature of the place where the companion is active, a feed order to provide feed to the companion animal, a drinking water supply order to provide the companion animal with drinking water, Cleaning instructions, and the like, but are not so limited.

Hereinafter, the cleaning providing command among these control commands will be described in more detail. The control unit 110 may analyze the biometric information of the situation information to analyze whether the companion animal has excreted the excreta and send a cleaning command to the cleaning unit 270 through the first communication unit 130 when excreta is excreted. 3A and 3B will be described together.

FIG. 3A is an exemplary illustration of a sensor unit that detects the excretion of excretion, for example, attached to a dog among companion animals. Dogs usually bend their backs and hips before they see the feces, and the pulse tends to be faster than usual. Therefore, the sensor for detecting the degree of bending of the dog's back and hips and the sensor for detecting the dog's pulse (for example, the dog's throat or the thigh) can detect the excretion of the dog's excreta, The same applies to other companion animals such as cats and rabbits.

Meanwhile, FIG. 3B illustrates a process of analyzing whether the companion animal has excreted the excretion using the companion animal management apparatus 100 including the control unit 110, and causing the cleaning unit 270 to clean the excretory when excreted.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the sensor unit 220 may be attached to the companion animal to detect the degree of bending of the companion animal, pulse or the like, and output a signal (S100).

The sensor unit 220 can transmit the sensed signal to the companion animal management apparatus 100 (S110). The companion animal management apparatus 100 analyzes the sensed signal and analyzes whether the excretion of the companion animal is excreted.

The companion animal management apparatus 100 instructs the photographing unit 230 to photograph the image at step S120 and the photographing unit 230 photographs the image at step S130. Here, at least one or more than one photographing unit 230 may be disposed so as to photograph the whole place where the companion animal is active.

When the photographed image is transmitted to the companion animal management apparatus 100 (S140), the companion animal management apparatus 100 transmits the photographed image to the administrator terminal unit 320, And requests confirmation of the position (S150).

When the administrator checks the received image on the administrator terminal unit 320 and designates the excretion position, the administrator terminal unit 320 transmits the excretion position to the companion animal management apparatus 100 (S160). Accordingly, the companion animal management apparatus 200 transmits a cleaning command to the cleaning unit 270 based on the placement position (S170), and the cleaning unit 270 moves to the placement position and performs cleaning (S170). Thus, it is possible for the administrator to clean the location where the animal excretes the excreta when the organ goes out, even if the animal has not excreted the excreta at the designated location.

At this time, the control unit 110 can check whether or not the excretion position transmitted from the administrator terminal unit 320 belongs to the preassigned position designated by the administrator. Specifically, the control unit 110 may include a map of a place where the companion animal is active, and may include information on an excretion point previously designated by the manager on the map.

On the basis of this, the control unit 110 compares the excretion position of the companion animal delivered from the administrator terminal unit 320 with the pre-designated excretion position, and when it is determined that the excretion position of the companion animal belongs to the pre- A feedback image complimenting the companion animal can be displayed through the display unit 240. Conversely, if the excretion position does not belong to the pre-designated excretion position, the feedback image admonishing the companion animal can be displayed. Here, the praise / reprimand feedback image may be a feedback image previously stored by the administrator. Therefore, even when the manager goes out, he can train the companion animal through the feedback image to praise or admonish the companion animal.

Meanwhile, the controller 110 checks whether the biometric signal is received for a preset time through the first communication unit 130. [ If the biological signal is not received within a predetermined time, the control unit 110 may determine that the sensor unit 220 is detached from the companion animal or that the sensor unit 220 has failed, or that the companion animal is abnormally healthy .

In this case, the control unit 110 may transmit an alarm signal to the administrator terminal unit 320. The controller 110 may transmit an alarm signal to the predetermined third party terminal 330 or the medical institution terminal 340 in addition to the administrator terminal 320. This is to enable the third party or the medical institution to perform an action by transmitting an alarm signal to the predetermined third party terminal 330 or the medical institution terminal unit 340 when the administrator can not directly go to the companion animal. At this time, the pre-stored information necessary for entrance and exit can be transmitted so that a third party or a medical institution can easily access the place where the companion animal is active.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of companion animal management apparatuses 100A to 100C are configured, and in this case, The administrator monitors at least one companion animal through the administrator terminal unit 320 when some of the companion animals 100A to 100C manage at least one companion animal.

Referring to FIG. 4 together with FIG. 1, the administrator terminal unit 320A can provide a list 321 of a plurality of companion animals owned by the administrator, and when the administrator selects one companion animal, Location information or status information 322 for the animal. In other words, if the manager of a companion animal owns multiple companion animals and entrusts them to different locations, if the companion animal management device is in place, the manager will be able to determine where the multiple companion animals are located, And the like.

To this end, a plurality of companion animal management devices 100A-100C disposed at different locations may include a unique management device identification (i. E., ID) And the administrator terminal unit 320 may include a mapping table including information on where the companion animal management apparatus including the management apparatus identification unit is located.

Through this, the administrator terminal unit 320 can provide the position of the companion animal and the situation information of the companion animal for each companion animal. For example, when the third companion animal managing apparatus 100C manages the companion animal C 500C as shown in Fig. 1, the companion animal managing apparatus 100C may store the status information on the companion animal C (500C) And the companion animal identification unit can be transmitted to the administrator terminal unit 320 together with the device identification unit of the companion animal management apparatus 100C and the administrator terminal unit 320 can transmit the companion animal managed by the companion animal management apparatus 100C The position of the companion animal C (500C) is identified through the companion animal identification unit, the position of the companion animal management apparatus 100C is identified using the mapping table, have.

At this time, the administrator terminal unit 320 can collect information about the companion animal management apparatus 100 registered in advance, and the manager can manage the companion animal management apparatus 100 that manages his own companion animal according to the situation, Can be added or excluded.

Meanwhile, the server unit 400 may generate the recommendation information based on the information on the companion animal or information on the surrounding environment, and may provide the generated recommendation information to the terminal unit 300, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5 .

Referring to FIG. 1, the server unit 400 may receive status information on companion animals from a plurality of companion animal management apparatuses 100A to 100C. As described with reference to FIG. 2, The feedback information of the companion animal to the command or the preference of the companion animal may be included.

The server unit 400 receives the preference for a specific control command, and can statistically process and store the preference. The server unit 400 may generate recommendation information based on the statistically processed information and provide the recommendation information to the terminal unit 300.

For example, after the delivery instruction (control command) for a specific feed or a specific image is transmitted from the companion animal management apparatus 100 to the peripheral device 200, the corresponding animal management apparatus 100 When the preferences of the companion animals are high or low, the server unit 400 may quantify and add preferences for a specific feed or a specific image. The numerical preference may indicate the overall preference of the companion animal for the entire feed or for the entire image.

This preference can be provided from the server unit 400 to the administrator terminal unit 320. Since the administrator terminal unit 320 can display the preferences for a plurality of contents including the contents and provide them to the administrator, Based on this, it is possible to grasp contents such as images and feeds most preferred by the companion animal, and moreover, order such contents directly using the terminal. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the administrator terminal unit 320 can receive and display a preference such as a popular feed TOP 10 or a popular image TOP 10 from the server unit 400. At this time, Quot; button next to the list of the contents, so that the administrator can immediately purchase the contents.

Meanwhile, a method for managing companion animals may also be implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, the companion animal management method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be performed by the companion animal management apparatus 100 that performs communication with the peripheral device 200 and the administrator terminal unit 320, Receiving a request for the peripheral device 200 from the administrator terminal unit 320, receiving a predetermined algorithm based on the received status information or request, Generating a control command for the peripheral device (200), transmitting the control command to the peripheral device, receiving feedback status information from the peripheral device (200) after the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device And modifying the algorithm based on the received feedback situation information.

Here, each step of configuring the companion animal management method according to various embodiments of the present invention can be performed by the constitution constituting the companion animal management apparatus 100. Accordingly, the method for managing companion animals according to various embodiments of the present invention includes the same technical idea as that of the companion animal management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to supply an appropriate amount of feed on a timely basis based on the biometric information of the companion animal, to provide the preferred service of the companion animal according to the state of the companion animal, Also, if the companion animal is not caretaked at the designated place, the caretaker may be removed from the caretaker or the caretaker may be trained in the absence of the caretaker.

Combinations of the steps of the flowcharts appended to the present invention may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus so that the instructions, which are executed via a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, Lt; / RTI > These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory It is also possible to produce manufacturing items that contain instruction means for performing the functions described in each step of the flowchart. Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible for the instructions to perform the processing equipment to provide steps for executing the functions described in each step of the flowchart.

In addition, each step may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative embodiments, the functions mentioned in the steps may occur out of order. For example, the two steps shown in succession may in fact be performed substantially concurrently, or the steps may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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A companion animal management system comprising a peripheral device, an administrative terminal, and a companion animal management device,
Wherein the peripheral device senses the status information of the companion animal in real time and transmits it to the companion animal management device,
The manager terminal unit receives and monitors the status information from the companion animal management apparatus, generates a request for the peripheral apparatus, transmits the request to the peripheral apparatus via the companion animal management apparatus,
The pet management apparatus receives status information on the companion animal from the peripheral device and analyzes the status information in real time, transmits the analyzed status information to the administrator terminal unit, receives the request from the administrator terminal unit, Generating a control command for the peripheral device using the predetermined status information or a predetermined algorithm based on the request, transmitting the control command to the peripheral device,
Wherein the companion animal management device comprises:
Analyzing feedback status information received from the peripheral device after the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device and modifying the algorithm based on the analyzed feedback status information
Companion animal management system.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein said companion animal management device is at least two or more,
The administrator terminal unit,
The location and situation information of the companion animal managed by each of the companion animal management apparatuses is received and provided for each companion animal
Companion animal management system.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the companion animal management system further comprises a server unit,
Wherein the server unit calculates the preference of the companion animal with respect to the control command based on the feedback status information, delivers the calculated preference to the administrator terminal unit,
The administrator terminal unit,
Displaying preferences for content associated with the control command
Companion animal management system.
A method for administering a companion animal using a companion animal management device that communicates with a peripheral device and an administrator terminal unit,
Receiving status information on the companion animal in real time from the peripheral device;
Receiving a request for the peripheral device from the administrator terminal;
Generating a control command for the peripheral device based on the received status information or the request using a predetermined algorithm;
Transmitting the control command to the peripheral device;
Receiving feedback status information from the peripheral device after the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device; And
Modifying the algorithm based on the received feedback status information
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5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein each of the status information and the feedback status information includes:
And at least one of biometric information of the companion animal, position information of the companion animal, image information obtained in a space in which the companion animal is active, or voice information obtained in the space
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5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the generating the control command comprises:
Analyzing the situation information, selecting image contents based on the algorithm, and generating a control command by which the selected image contents are provided to the companion animal by the peripheral device
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The method according to claim 6,
Wherein modifying the algorithm comprises:
Calculating the preference of the companion animal based on the context information of the companion animal received from the peripheral device after the selected image content is provided to the companion animal and modifying the algorithm based on the calculated preference Featured
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5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the generating the control command comprises:
And generates a control command for selecting the image content based on a request from the administrator terminal unit and for providing the selected image content to the companion animal by the peripheral device
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A first communication unit for communicating with a peripheral device of the companion animal;
A second communication unit for communicating with the manager terminal unit owned by the manager of the companion animal; And
The method of claim 1, further comprising: analyzing status information of the companion animal received from the peripheral device in real time, transmitting the analyzed status information to the administrator terminal unit, receiving a request for the peripheral device from the administrator terminal unit, And a control unit for generating a control command for the peripheral device using a predetermined algorithm based on the status information or the request and controlling the control command to be transmitted to the peripheral device through the first communication unit,
Wherein,
Analyzing feedback status information received from the peripheral device after the control command is transmitted to the peripheral device and modifying the algorithm based on the analyzed feedback status information
Companion animal management device.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein each of the status information and the feedback status information includes:
And at least one of biometric information of the companion animal, position information of the companion animal, image information obtained in a space in which the companion animal is active, or voice information obtained in the space
Companion animal management device.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
Analyzes the situation information, selects image contents based on the algorithm, and provides the selected image contents to the companion animal by the peripheral device
Companion animal management device.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein,
Calculating the preference of the companion animal based on the context information of the companion animal received from the peripheral device after the selected image content is provided to the companion animal and modifying the algorithm based on the calculated preference Featured
Companion animal management device.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
The image content is selected based on a request from the administrator terminal unit, and the selected image content is provided to the companion animal by the peripheral device
Companion animal management device.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
A lighting control command for analyzing the situation information and controlling illumination of a place where the companion animal is active based on the algorithm, a temperature control command for controlling temperature of the place, and a feed for providing a feed to the companion animal Command to supply the drinking water to the companion animal, or a cleaning control command to cause the companion animal to clean the excretion of the companion animal.
Companion animal management device.

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