KR20200130556A - An apparatus for managing animals, a method thereof and computer recordable medium storing program to perform the method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a device capable of managing the condition of an animal in real time by using various types of sensors. The device for managing an animal of the present invention comprises: an implanted sensor that is implanted under the skin of an animal to measure a biosignal; a low-power communication part for communication with a management server; a reader part that receives the biosignal measured by the implanted sensor from the implanted sensor; an inertial sensor part that measures activity amount information of the animal; a location information part that measures location information of the animal; and an information processing part that generates animal information including biometric information, the activity amount information, and the location information, and transmits the generated animal information to the management server through the low-power communication part.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD An apparatus for managing animals, a method thereof and a computer recordable medium storing program to perform the method, in which an apparatus for managing animals, a method therefor, and a program for performing the method thereof are recorded.

The present invention relates to a technology for managing animals, and more particularly, to an apparatus for managing animals, a method therefor, and a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method is recorded.

As the manual diagnosis method is used to diagnose whether an animal is onset, the time of estrus, and the presence of infection, there are frequent cases where the management period is missed due to the increase in the time required for diagnosis.

[Prior technical literature]

[Patent Literature]

Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 2004-0089773 published on October 22, 2004 (Name: Pet management service method and device using a medium with built-in RF, IC chip)

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of managing the state of an animal in real time using various types of sensors, a method therefor, and a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method is recorded.

An apparatus for managing an animal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above-described object includes an implant sensor implanted under the skin of the animal to measure a biological signal, a low-power communication unit for communication with a management server, A reader unit for receiving a biosignal measured by the implant sensor from the implant sensor, an inertial sensor unit for measuring activity amount information of the animal, a position information unit for measuring position information of the animal, the biometric information, and the activity amount And an information processing unit that generates animal information including information and the location information, and transmits the generated animal information to the management server through the low-power communication unit.

The apparatus for managing animals according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a beacon unit configured to receive beacon signals from a plurality of beacon devices installed indoors to measure location information of the animal in the room.

An apparatus for managing an animal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a communication module for receiving animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal, and each state of the animal. A storage module for storing animal state information indicated in a predetermined vector space, and when the animal information is received through the communication module, the animal information is embedded in the vector space, and the state of the animal is compared with the animal state information. After identifying the, it includes a state management module for transmitting the state of the identified animal to the user device through the communication module.

The apparatus for managing an animal according to an embodiment of the present invention collects a plurality of animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal for each state of the animal through the communication module, and the collected plurality of animals For each information, biometric information, activity amount information, and location information are embedded in the vector space as elements to generate a plurality of animal information vectors, and a median value of the generated plurality of animal information vectors is derived as a center vector, and the center vector and It further comprises a state generation module for calculating the average of the distance with the other animal information vector as a critical distance, and setting a space within the critical distance from the center vector of the vector space as animal state information indicating a corresponding state.

A method for managing an animal of a management device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is, when the implant sensor implanted under the skin of the animal measures a vital signal, the implant sensor from the implant sensor Receiving the measured bio-signal, measuring the activity amount information of the animal, measuring the position information of the animal, and animal information including the biological information, the activity amount information, and the location information And transmitting the generated animal information to a management server.

The measuring of the location information of the animal includes, when the animal is located indoors, receiving beacon signals from a plurality of beacon devices installed indoors and measuring location information of the animal in the room.

A method for managing an animal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes the steps of storing animal state information indicating each state of the animal in a predetermined vector space, and the animal's biometric information and activity amount. Receiving animal information including information and location information, embedding the received animal information in the vector space, and identifying the state of the animal by comparing it with the animal state information, and Transmitting the status to the user device.

The storing of the animal state information includes collecting a plurality of animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal for each state of the animal, and biometric information for each of the collected plurality of animal information, Generating a plurality of animal information vectors by embedding activity amount information and location information as elements in the vector space, deriving an intermediate value from the generated plurality of animal information vectors as a center vector, and different from the center vector And calculating an average of the animal information vector and the distance as a critical distance, and setting a space within the critical distance from the center vector of the vector space as animal state information indicating a corresponding state.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing a method for managing animals according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is recorded.

According to the present invention, it is possible to recognize the state of an animal in real time, so that it is possible to respond to the animal in a timely manner.

1 is a view for explaining a system for managing animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an implantable sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a method of collecting indoor location information of a management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an animal animal by a management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating animal state information of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a graph for explaining a method of generating animal state information of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing animals in a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a graph for explaining a method of managing animals in a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, terms or words used in the present specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors shall use their own invention in the best way. For explanation, based on the principle that it can be appropriately defined as a concept of terms, it should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, and various equivalents that can replace them at the time of application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, it should be noted that the same components in the accompanying drawings are indicated by the same reference numerals as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some components in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated, and the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size.

In order to clarify the features and advantages of the means for solving the problems of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to specific embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

However, in the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the same components are indicated by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms or words used in the following description and drawings should not be construed as being limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of terms for describing his or her invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that there is. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, and thus various alternatives that can be substituted for them at the time of application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second are used to describe various elements, and are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from other elements, and to limit the elements. Not used. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a second component may be referred to as a first component, and similarly, a first component may be referred to as a second component.

In addition, when a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it means that it is logically or physically connected or can be connected. In other words, it should be understood that a component may be directly connected or connected to another component, but another component may exist in the middle, or may be indirectly connected or connected.

In addition, terms used in the present specification are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, terms such as "comprises" or "have" described herein are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification. It is to be understood that the above other features, or the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, are not preliminarily excluded.

In addition, terms such as "... unit", "... group", and "module" described in the specification mean units that process at least one function or operation, which can be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

In addition, "a or an", "one", "the" and similar words are otherwise indicated herein in the context of describing the present invention (especially in the context of the following claims). It may be used in a sense encompassing both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise clearly contradicted by context.

Further, embodiments within the scope of the present invention include computer-readable media having or carrying computer-executable instructions or data structures stored on the computer-readable media. Such computer-readable media may be any available media accessible by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. For example, such computer-readable media may be in the form of RAM, ROM, EPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage, or computer executable instructions, computer-readable instructions, or data structures. Physical storage media, such as, but not limited to, any other media that can be used to store or deliver any program code means, and can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer system.

In the description and claims that follow, a “network” is defined as one or more data links that enable the transfer of electronic data between computer systems and/or modules. When information is transmitted or provided to a computer system through a network or other (wired, wireless, or a combination of wired or wireless) communication connection, this connection can be understood as a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable instructions include, for example, instructions and data that cause a general purpose computer system or a special purpose computer system to perform a specific function or group of functions. Computer-executable instructions may be, for example, assembly language, or even binary, intermediate format instructions such as source code.

In addition, the present invention relates to a personal computer, a laptop computer, a handheld device, a multiprocessor system, a microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, a network PC, a minicomputer, a mainframe computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, a pager. In a network computing environment having various types of computer system configurations including (pager) and the like, it can be applied to provide advertisements to the computer systems. The invention may also be practiced in a distributed system environment where both local and remote computer systems linked through a network with a wired data link, a wireless data link, or a combination of wired and wireless data links perform tasks. In a distributed system environment, program modules may be located in local and remote memory storage devices.

In particular, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the animal to be managed is a companion animal, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and those of ordinary skill in the art can apply the present invention to other animals. You can understand.

First, a system for managing animals according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a view for explaining a system for managing animals according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a system for modifying textbooks (hereinafter, abbreviated as'animal management system') includes a management server 100, a user device 200, an implant sensor 300, and a management device 400 do.

The implant sensor 300 is a sensor implanted under the skin of the animal and measures biometric information of the animal.

The management device 400 is a wearable device worn by an animal, and representatively, may exemplify a harness. The management device 400 receives the biometric information of the animal measured by the implant sensor 300, and then manages the received biometric information and the activity amount information and location information of the animal directly measured by the management device 400. Transfer to.

The management server 100 is an entity existing on the network, receives biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of an animal from the management device 400, and recognizes the state of the animal based on this. For example, the management server 100 may identify whether the animal is in an infected state, an estrus state, or a normal state. Then, the management server 100 transmits the identified animal state to the user device 200.

The user device 200 is a device used by a user who is an owner of an animal or an administrator of an animal. The user device 200 receives the animal status information from the management server 100 and displays the received status information. The user can recognize the state of the animal in real time through the state information displayed on the user device 200, so that the animal can respond appropriately to the state in a timely manner. The user device 200 describes a mobile communication terminal as a representative example, but the terminal is not limited to a mobile communication terminal, and can be used in various terminals such as all information communication devices, multimedia terminals, wired terminals, fixed terminals and IP (Internet Protocol) terminals. Can be applied. For example, the terminal is a mobile terminal having various mobile communication specifications such as a mobile phone, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a mobile internet device (MID), a smart phone, a tablet PC, a phablet PC, and an information communication device. Or, for another example, it may be a notebook computer or a personal computer.

The management server 100, the user device 200, and the management device 400 may transmit and receive data to and from each other through a network. For example, the network is WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Bluetooth, Wibro, Wimax, High Speed Downlink Packet (HSDPA). Access), etc., and low-power wireless communication networks such as LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE-M/Cat.Ml, etc., and Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL) depending on the system implementation method. , VDSL), HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable), FTTC (Fiber to the Curb), FTTH (Fiber To The Home), and other wired communication networks may be included. In addition, the network of the present invention may include, for example, a mobile communication network comprising a plurality of access networks and a core network connecting them. Here, the access network is a network that performs wireless communication by directly accessing a terminal, for example, a plurality of base stations such as BS (Base Station), BTS (Base Transceiver Station), NodeB, eNodeB, etc., and Base Station Controller (BSC). , May be implemented with a base station controller such as a radio network controller (RNC). In addition, as described above, the digital signal processing unit and the wireless signal processing unit, which were integrally implemented in the base station, are divided into digital units (hereinafter referred to as DU and hereinafter referred to as RUs). A number of RUs (not shown) can be installed in each area of the network, and a number of RUs can be connected to the centralized DUs, and the core network (not shown) constituting the mobile network together with the access network is This core network is a network system that performs major functions for mobile communication services such as mobility control and switching between access networks, as described above, and as a network system that connects other communication networks such as an Internet network. It performs circuit switching or packet switching, manages and controls packet flow in the mobile network, and manages inter-frequency mobility, and traffic and other networks in the access network and core network , For example, it may play a role for interworking with an Internet network, such as Serving GateWay (SGW), PDN GateWay (PGW), Mobile Switching Center (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), and Mobile Mobility (MME). Entity) and a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), etc. In addition, the network according to the present invention may include an Internet network, in which information is exchanged according to the TCP/IP protocol. It refers to an open communication network, that is, a public network In the case of using LoraWAN as the low-power communication unit 450, when using a public network, a LoraWAN Base Station can be used, and when using a private network, a LoraWAN Gateway can be used. (gateway) can be connected to a wired network and a public network such as NB-IoT or LTE-M/Cat.M1. Right, when a base station is used and Zigbee, Bluetooth, etc. are used as the low power communication unit 450, a gateway is used, where the gateway may be networked through a wired network. Information related to each species animal from the management device 400 through this network is transmitted to the management server 100, and the management server 100 identifies the state of the animal based on the information related to each species, The state information of the animal is provided to the user device 200 through the network.

Next, the configuration of the management server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the management server 100 includes a communication module 110, a storage module 120 and a control module 130.

The communication module 110 is for communication with the user device 200 and the management device 400. The communication module 110 extracts data from a packet received from the management device 400 and transmits the extracted data to the control module 130. For example, the extracted data includes biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of an animal. In addition, when the communication module 110 receives data for transmission from the control module 130 to the user device 200, the communication module 110 configures and transmits the received data as a packet. For example, the data may be information on the state of an animal.

The storage module 120 serves to store programs and data required for the operation of the management server 100 and may be divided into a program area and a data area. The program area may store a program that controls the overall operation of the management server 100, an operating system (OS) that boots the management server 100, an application, and the like. The data area is an area in which data generated according to the operation of the management server 100 and data necessary for the operation of the management server 100 are stored. For example, the data may be biometric information, animal information including activity amount information and location information, and animal state information (ASI) indicating each state of the animal in a predetermined vector space. Each type of data stored in the storage module 120 may be deleted, changed, or added according to a user's manipulation.

The control module 130 may control the overall operation of the management server 100 and a signal flow between internal blocks of the management server 100 and perform a data processing function of processing data. The control module 130 is preferably a central processing unit (CPU). This control module 130 includes a state generation module 131 and a state management module 133. Specific operations of the control module 130 including the state generation module 131 and the state management module 133 will be described in more detail below.

Next, a description will be given of the user device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a user device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 210, an input unit 220, a display unit 230, a storage unit 240, and a control unit 250.

The communication unit 210 is for communication with the management server 100, and performs communication through various communication connection methods. The communication unit 210 may communicate by selecting any one of communication functions of various communication connection methods. The communication unit 210 may be implemented as one module or a plurality of modules. For example, the communication unit 210 according to standards such as WCDMA, LTE, LTE-A, etc., according to a broadband mobile communication method that accesses a network through a base station, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) method using Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity). It is possible to use a wireless near-field communication method that performs communication by connecting to a network (NW) through an access point (AP). The communication unit 210 may include an RF transmitter that up-converts and amplifies a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver that amplifies a received signal with low noise and down-converts a frequency. The communication unit 210 may receive data, for example, a wireless signal including state information of an animal through a wireless channel and transmit it to the control unit 250.

The input unit 220 receives a user's key manipulation for controlling the user device 200, generates an input signal, and transmits the input signal to the controller 250. The input unit 220 may include any one of a power key, a number key, and a direction key for power on/off, and may be formed as a predetermined function key on one surface of the user device 200. When the display unit 230 is made of a touch screen, the functions of the keys of the input unit 220 may be performed on the display unit 230, and when all functions can be performed only with the touch screen, the input unit 220 will be omitted. May be.

The display unit 230 visually provides a menu, input data, function setting information, and other various information of the user device 200 to the user. The display unit 230 performs a function of outputting various screens such as a boot screen, a standby screen, and a menu screen of the user device 200. In particular, the display unit 230 displays state information of an animal according to an embodiment of the present invention under the control of the controller 250. The display unit 230 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), active matrix organic light emitting diodes (AMOLEDs), or the like. Meanwhile, the display unit 230 may be implemented as a touch screen. In this case, the display unit 230 includes a touch sensor, and the control unit 250 may detect a user's touch input through the touch sensor. The touch sensor may be composed of a touch sensing sensor such as a capacitive overlay, a pressure type, a resistive overlay, or an infrared beam, or may be composed of a pressure sensor. . In addition to the above sensors, all kinds of sensor devices capable of sensing contact or pressure of an object may be used as the touch sensor of the present invention. The touch sensor detects a user's touch input, generates a detection signal, and transmits it to the controller 250. The detection signal may include coordinate data input by a user to a touch. When a user inputs a touch position movement operation, the touch sensor may generate a detection signal including coordinate data of the touch position movement path and transmit it to the controller 250.

The storage unit 240 serves to store programs and data necessary for the operation of the user device 200 and may be divided into a program area and a data area. The program area may store a program that controls the overall operation of the user device 200, an operating system (OS) that boots the user device 200, an application program, and the like. The data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the user device 200, for example, state information of an animal is stored.

The controller 250 may control an overall operation of the user device 200 and a signal flow between internal blocks of the user device 200 and perform a data processing function of processing data. The controller 250 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor, a graphic processing unit (GPU), or the like. The operation of the control unit 250 will be described in more detail below.

Next, the configuration of the implant sensor 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an implantable sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the implant sensor 300 is small (eg, the size of a grain of rice), is implanted under the skin of an animal, and is given an identifier for distinguishing the implanted animal from other animals. This implanted sensor 300 includes a passive communication unit 310 and a biometric sensor unit 320.

First, the biometric sensor unit 320 is for collecting biometric information of an animal. To this end, the biometric sensor unit 320 includes at least one biosignal sensor capable of detecting a biosignal of an animal. In particular, the biometric sensor unit 320 may be a temperature sensor for measuring the body temperature of an animal. In the embodiment of the present invention, the biosensor unit 320 is described as being a temperature sensor that senses the body temperature of the animal, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various It could be a kind of sensor. For example, the biometric sensor unit 320 may be a heart rate sensor capable of measuring the heart rate of an animal.

The passive communication unit 310 is a communication means that does not require a battery. The passive communication unit 310 performs a role of transmitting an identifier (ID) for distinguishing an animal to which the implant sensor 300 is transplanted from other animals and a living life signal measured by the biopsy unit 320. The passive communication unit 310 may typically be a passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag.

Next, a configuration of the management device 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of collecting indoor location information of a management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the management device 400 is a wearable device in the form of an animal wearable, and representatively, a wearable device in the form of a necklace may be exemplified. The management device 400 includes a reader unit 410, an inertial sensor unit 420, a beacon unit 430, a location information unit 440, a low power communication unit 450, and an information processing unit 460.

The reader unit 410 is for receiving a bio-signal from the implant sensor 300. When the reader unit 410 emits a radio wave signal to the passive communication unit 310 of the implant sensor 300, the passive communication unit 310 receives power through the radio signal from the reader unit 410, and thus, is implanted. The identifier (ID) of the animal to which the sensor is implanted and the biometric information (eg, the temperature of the animal) of the animal measured by the biometric sensor unit 320 are transmitted. Then, the reader unit 410 receives the animal identifier (ID) and biometric information (eg, the temperature of the animal) transmitted from the passive communication unit 310 and transmits it to the information processing unit 460.

The inertial sensor unit 420 is for measuring the activity amount information of the animal. To this end, the inertial sensor unit 420 may include an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor. The inertial sensor unit 420 measures the activity amount information of the animal and transmits the measured activity amount information to the information processing unit 460.

The beacon unit 430 is for measuring the position of the animal when it is located indoors. Referring to FIG. 6, since satellite signals cannot be received when the animal is indoors, the location of the animal is measured using the beacon 10 installed indoors. The beacon unit 430 receives a beacon signal from at least one beacon 10 mounted indoors, measures a current indoor location, generates location information indicating the indoor location of the animal, and generates the generated location. The information is transferred to the information processing unit 460. This location information will be transmitted to the management server 100.

The location information unit 440 is for measuring the location of an animal based on a signal from a location information satellite. The location information unit 440 receives a satellite signal from a satellite (eg, a GPS satellite) to generate location information indicating a current location, and transmits the generated location information to the information processing unit 460. This location information will be transmitted to the management server 100.

The low power communication unit 450 is for performing low power communication. As an example, the low power communication unit 450 may perform communication according to a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) standard. The low-power communication unit 450 may receive the animal's biometric information, activity amount information, and location information from the information processing unit 460 and transmit it to the management server 100.

The information processing unit 460 may control an overall operation of the management device 400 and a signal flow between internal blocks of the management device 400, and perform a data processing function of processing data. This information processing unit 460 may be a microcontroller unit (MCU). In particular, the information processing unit 460 includes the biometric information of the animal received by the reader unit 410 from the implantation sensor 300, the activity amount information of the animal measured by the inertial sensor unit 420, the beacon unit 430, and the location information unit ( The location information received from at least one of 440) may be transmitted to the management server 100 through the low power communication unit 450.

Next, a method for managing animals of the management device 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an animal animal by a management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, it is assumed that the implant sensor 300 is implanted under the skin in an animal, and the management device 400 is worn on the animal. At this time, it is assumed that the information processing unit 460 of the management device 400 is in the standby mode in step S110.

The information processing unit 460 drives the timer, determines whether a preset period has arrived in step S120, and if a predetermined period arrives, proceeds to step S130, otherwise, maintains a standby mode.

When the preset period has arrived, the information processing unit 460 generates animal information in step S130. Animal information includes biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of an animal wearing a management device. That is, the information processing unit 460 obtains the biometric information of the animal measured by the implant sensor 300 through the reader unit 410, obtains the activity amount information of the animal through the inertial sensor unit 420, and the beacon unit ( 430) and the location information unit 440 to obtain the location information of the animal. Then, the information processing unit 460 generates animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal. Subsequently, the information processing unit 460 transmits the identifier of the animal and the animal information of the animal previously generated to the management server 100 through the low power communication unit 450 in step S140. Steps S110 to S140 described above may be continuously repeated until the power of the management device 400 is terminated.

Then, a method of managing animals by the management server 100 using the animal information described above will be described. First, the management server 100 generates animal state information using the above-described animal information, and this method will be described. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating animal state information of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a graph for explaining a method of generating animal state information of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the state generation module 131 of the control module 130 of the management server 100 is a plurality of animals for each state of the animal from the plurality of management devices 400 through the communication module 110 in step S210. It receives animal information for, accumulates it, and stores it in the storage module 120. For example, the state of the animal may be a state such as health, estrus, or infection, and the state generation module 131 of the control module 130 may collect animal information for each state such as health, estrus, and infection.

Then, the state generation module 131 generates animal state information by embedding animal information accumulated and stored for each state in step S220 into a vector space. At this time, the state generation module 131 may generate a plurality of animal information vectors by embedding each of the plurality of animal information into a predetermined vector space with biometric information (x), activity amount information (y), and location information (z) as elements. I can. Each of the plurality of dots shown in FIG. 9 represents an animal information vector. Subsequently, the state generation module 131 derives an intermediate value from among the generated plurality of animal information vectors as the center vector Vc. In addition, the state generation module 131 calculates an average of the center vector Vc and other animal information vectors and distances as the critical distance r. In addition, the state generation module 131 sets a space within the critical distance r from the center vector Vc in the vector space as animal state information (ASI) indicating a corresponding state. Such animal state information (ASI) represents the characteristics of the animal's biometric information (x), activity amount information (y), and location information (z) in a specific state.

Next, a description will be given of a method of managing animals by the management server 100 using the animal state information. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing animals in a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 11 is a graph for explaining a method of managing animals in a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the state management module 133 of the control module 130 of the management server 100 receives an animal identifier and animal information about the animal from the management device 400 through the communication module 110 in step S310. can do.

Then, the state management module 133 embeds the animal information received in step S320 into the vector space, compares it with the animal state information (ASI), and then identifies the animal state. Specifically, it is assumed that the animal state information (ASI) of FIG. 11 has a center vector (Vc) and a critical distance (r), and indicates animal state information when an animal is infected. The state management module 133 may embed the received animal information in the vector space. For example, animal information may be embedded in a vector space, such as the first animal information vector V1 or the second animal information vector V2. Since the first animal information vector V1 is located within the critical distance r from the center vector Vc, the condition management module 133 may identify the current animal as being'infected'. In addition, since the second animal information vector V2 is located outside the critical distance r from the center vector Vc, the state management module 133 can identify the current state of the animal as not being'infected'.

The state management module 133 transmits the state of the animal previously identified in step S330 to the user device 200 through the communication module 110. Then, the control unit 250 of the user device 200 may receive the animal status through the communication unit 210 and display the received animal status through the display unit 230. Accordingly, the user can continuously check the state of the animal through the user device 200. In particular, in the case of abnormal conditions such as estrus and infection of an animal, it is possible to cope with it in real time, so that the animal can be efficiently managed. In addition, if information on the amount of activity and exercise collected through the inertial sensor unit 420, the beacon unit 430, and the location information unit 440 is used, it is used to calculate the calories consumed in consideration of the characteristics of the animal species and weight. May be.

Meanwhile, the method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of a program that can be read through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include a program command, a data file, a data structure, or the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. For example, the recording medium includes magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic-optical media such as floptical disks ( magneto-optical media), and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of the program instruction may include not only machine language wires such as those made by a compiler, but also high-level language wires that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. These hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

As explained above, the specification includes details of a number of specific implementations, but these should not be construed as limiting to the scope of any invention or claimable, but rather, which may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention. It should be understood as a description of features. Certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable sub-combination. Furthermore, although features operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, and the claimed combination may be a subcombination. Or sub-combination variations.

Likewise, although operations are depicted in the drawings in a specific order, it should not be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown, or that all illustrated operations must be performed in order to obtain a desired result. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous. In addition, separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the program components and systems described are generally integrated together into a single software product or packaged in multiple software products. You should understand that you can.

Specific embodiments of the subject matter described herein have been described. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. For example, the operations recited in the claims may be performed in a different order while still achieving desirable results. As an example, the process depicted in the accompanying drawings does not necessarily require that particular depicted order or sequential order to obtain desirable results. In certain implementations, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous.

The present description presents the best mode of the invention, and provides examples to illustrate the invention and to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The thus written specification does not limit the present invention to the specific terms presented. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art can make modifications, changes, and modifications to these examples without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the claims.

100: management server 110: communication module
120: storage module 130: control module
131: state generation module 133: state management module
200: user device 210: communication unit
220: input unit 230: display unit
240: storage unit 250: control unit
300: implanted sensor 310: passive communication unit
320: biometric sensor unit 400: management device
410: leader unit 420: inertial sensor unit
430: beacon unit 440: location information unit
450: Ministry of Low Power Communication

Claims (10)

In the device for managing animals,
An implant sensor implanted under the skin of the animal to measure a vital signal;
A low power communication unit for communication with the management server;
A reader unit for receiving a biosignal measured by the implant sensor from the implant sensor;
Inertial sensor unit for measuring the activity amount information of the animal;
A location information unit that measures location information of the animal; And
And an information processing unit that generates animal information including the biometric information, the activity amount information, and the location information, and transmits the generated animal information to the management server through the low-power communication unit.
Devices for managing animals. The method of claim 1,
A beacon unit configured to receive beacon signals from a plurality of beacon devices installed indoors and measure location information of the animal in the room; characterized in that it further comprises
Devices for managing animals. In the device for managing animals,
A communication module for receiving animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal;
A storage module for storing animal state information representing each state of the animal in a predetermined vector space; And
When the animal information is received through the communication module, the animal information is embedded in the vector space, the state of the animal is identified by comparing it with the animal state information, and then the state of the identified animal is displayed by the user through the communication module. And a state management module for transmitting to the device.
Devices for managing animals. The method of claim 3,
Collecting a plurality of animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal for each state of the animal through the communication module,
For each of a plurality of collected animal information, biometric information, activity amount information, and location information are embedded in the vector space as elements to generate a plurality of animal information vectors,
The median value of the generated plurality of animal information vectors is derived as the central vector,
The average of the distance with the center vector and other animal information vectors is calculated as the critical distance,
A state generation module for setting a space within a critical distance from the center vector of the vector space as animal state information indicating a corresponding state; characterized in that it further comprises
Devices for managing animals. In the method for managing animals of the management device,
Receiving a biological signal measured by the implant sensor from the implant sensor when the implant sensor implanted under the skin of the animal measures a biological signal;
Measuring the activity amount information of the animal;
Measuring the location information of the animal;
Generating animal information including the biometric information, the activity amount information, and the location information; And
And transmitting the generated animal information to a management server.
Methods for caring for animals. The method of claim 5,
Measuring the location information of the animal
And when the animal is located indoors, receiving beacon signals from a plurality of beacon devices installed indoors and measuring location information of the animal in the room;
Methods for caring for animals. In the method for managing animals,
Storing animal state information representing each state of the animal in a predetermined vector space;
Receiving animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal;
Embedding the received animal information in the vector space and comparing the animal state information to identify a state of the animal; And
And transmitting the state of the identified animal to a user device.
Methods for caring for animals. The method of claim 7,
Storing the animal state information
Collecting a plurality of animal information including biometric information, activity amount information, and location information of the animal for each state of the animal;
Generating a plurality of animal information vectors by embedding biometric information, activity amount information, and location information as elements for each of the plurality of collected animal information into the vector space;
Deriving a median value of the generated plurality of animal information vectors as a center vector;
Calculating an average of a distance between the center vector and another animal information vector as a critical distance; And
And setting a space within a critical distance from the center vector of the vector space as animal state information indicating a corresponding state;
Methods for caring for animals. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method for managing animals according to claim 5 or 6 is recorded. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a method for managing animals according to claim 7 or 8 is recorded.

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