TWI574673B - System for determining pet health status based on monitored pet explicit information and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

System and method for monitoring pet explicit message to judge pet health status

A pet health state judging system and method thereof, in particular, a system and method for monitoring pet pop-up messages to determine a pet's health status.

In recent years, keeping pets has become one of the ways modern people use to relieve loneliness and stress. However, most of the owners have limited control over the health of their pets.

Because pets can't speak, they need blood tests to get more complete health information. However, blood tests must be carried out in animal hospitals. Many owners cannot take time out of their busy lives to bring pets to the animal hospital for health check. Therefore, there are also manufacturers who can develop pets for the detection of pet health. The reagents allow the owner to use the test reagents at home to perform a preliminary health check on the pet, without the need for a pet animal hospital.

In fact, the owner usually does not regularly check the health of the pet. Instead, the test agent is used when the pet is found to have health problems, or the pet that has regular health check may suddenly have health problems. In this case, the owner also needs to use the food. The test reagent is confirmed first. However, in the early stages of a pet's health problems, the owner often cannot detect the abnormality of the pet and use the test reagent early, until the owner discovers that it usually exceeds the golden age of treatment.

In summary, it has been known in the prior art that there has been a long-standing problem of waiting for the owner to find a pet abnormality before using the detection reagent for confirmation. Therefore, it is necessary to propose an improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the prior art, there is a need to wait until the owner finds a pet abnormality to use the detection reagent for confirmation. The present invention discloses a system and method for monitoring a pet explicit message to determine a pet's health status, wherein:

The system for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status includes at least a pet monitoring module for monitoring a pet's eating condition, activity status, mental condition, and body temperature condition; Whether the pet is abnormal according to the eating condition, the activity state, the mental condition, and the body temperature condition; the excretion collecting module is configured to collect the pet excrement when the state judging module judges the pet abnormality; the excretion detecting module is used to use The detection reagent detects the excrement of the pet and produces a test result.

The method for monitoring a pet explicit message to determine a pet's health status, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a pet's eating condition, activity status, mental condition, and body temperature condition; according to a eating condition, an activity status, a mental condition, and When the temperature is judged to be abnormal, the pet's excrement is collected; the test reagent is used to detect the excrement of the pet, and the test result is generated.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference from the prior art is that the present invention collects pet excrement by judging the abnormality of the pet according to the monitored eating condition, activity state, mental condition, and body temperature condition of the pet. And using the detection reagent to detect the excrement of the pet to generate the detection result, thereby solving the problems existing in the prior art, and achieving the technical effect of instantly detecting the health state of the pet.

The features and embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, which are sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the technical means to which the present invention solves the technical problems, and The achievable effects of the present invention.

The invention can determine whether the pet is abnormal according to the eating condition, the activity state, the mental condition and the body temperature condition of the pet, and collect the excrement of the pet to detect when the pet is abnormal, so as to confirm the health state of the pet as early as possible.

The system operation of the present invention will be described below with reference to the system architecture diagram for monitoring the pet's health message in the "Picture 1" of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the present invention includes a pet monitoring module 110, a state judging module 120, an excretion collecting module 150, an excretion detecting module 160, and an attachable result conversion module 180 and data transmission. Module 190.

The pet monitoring module 110 is responsible for monitoring the pet's eating condition, activity status, mental condition, and body temperature status. The pet monitoring module 110 may include a diet monitoring unit 111, an activity monitoring unit 113, a mental monitoring unit 115, and a body temperature monitoring unit 117.

The diet monitoring unit 111 may include one or more components to determine the eating condition of the pet based on the amount of water consumed by the pet and the weight of the foodstuff. In some embodiments, some of the elements of the diet monitoring unit 111 may be placed under the pet's basin or in the drinker to sense the amount of water reduced in the basin or drinker; similarly, portions of the diet monitoring unit 111 The element can also be placed under the pet's feed bowl or in the feeder to sense the weight of the feed reduced in the feed bowl or feeder.

The activity monitoring unit 113 may include an image capturing device such as a camera or a camera, and determine the activity status of the pet according to the image of the pet activity captured by the image capturing device. In some embodiments, the image capturing device included in the activity monitoring unit 113 can capture an image every fixed time (for example, every 5 seconds, every minute, etc.) and compare it with the previously captured image. In order to judge the time and range or distance of the pet activity, and then determine the activity status of the pet according to the time and range or distance of the pet activity. For example, when a pet moves for a short time each time and the range of movement is small, it indicates that the pet's activity is not good.

The mental monitoring unit 115 may include the sports equipment of the pet, and determine the mental condition of the pet according to the interaction status of the sports equipment and the pet. In some embodiments, the mental monitoring unit 115 may control the sports equipment of the pet to stimulate the pet activity, and if the pet is unwilling to move, the mental state of the pet may be poor.

The body temperature monitoring unit 117 may include a body temperature sensor, and determine a body temperature condition of the pet according to the measurement result of the body temperature sensor. For example, the body temperature monitoring unit 117 may sense the body temperature according to the included non-contact body temperature sensor. The value or the color displayed on the non-contact body temperature sensor determines whether the pet's temperature is normal.

The state determination module 120 is responsible for determining whether the pet is abnormal according to the eating condition, the activity status, the mental condition, and the body temperature condition monitored by the pet monitoring module 110. In general, the state determination module 120 does not judge the abnormality of the pet when there is only one abnormality in the monitored eating condition, activity state, mental state, or body temperature condition, and can comprehensively monitor the monitored eating condition and activity status. , mental state, and body temperature to determine whether the pet is abnormal. For example, when the pet is active, the body temperature may increase, so the state judging module 120 may judge the pet abnormality not only due to abnormal body temperature state; for example, the pet may not be willing to interact with the sports equipment just after ending the activity and resting. Therefore, the state judging module 120 may determine that the pet is abnormal because the pet's mental state is abnormal; and when the pet's diet is significantly reduced and the pet is almost inactive, or the pet is not active but the body temperature changes significantly, the state judging module 120 Can judge the pet is abnormal.

The excretion collection module 150 can include one or more components that are responsible for collecting excrement of the pet when the state determination module 120 determines that the pet is abnormal. In some embodiments, some components of the excretion collection module 150 may be disposed at a position where the pet is permanently drained, but does not affect the excretion action and habits of the pet. When the excretion collection module 150 needs to collect excrement, it can continuously detect whether the pet is in a fixed excretion position, and after detecting that the pet has left, usually after the pet has finished excretion, according to the type of excrement collected as needed. State, try to pick up, pick up, or dig out solid excrement, or hold liquid-like excrement, and judge whether the excrement is successfully collected. If not, the excretion collection module 150 can try to collect again. Until the excretion is successfully collected.

The excretion detection module 160 is responsible for detecting the excrement of the pet collected by the excretion collection module 150 using one or more detection reagents, and generating a corresponding detection result after the detection. The detection reagent used in the excretion detection module 160 may be a liquid or a solid, such as a test paper, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The excretion detection module 160 can add the detection reagent to the excrement of the pet, and generate a detection result according to the change of the detection reagent, for example, the detection result is generated according to the change of the color or the pH of the detection reagent added to the excrement. Similarly, the excretion detection module 160 can also add the excrement of the pet to the detection reagent and generate a detection result according to the change of the detection reagent.

The excretion detection module 160 can also determine whether the pet is abnormal according to the generated detection result. In general, the excretion detection module 160 can pre-record the data of the pet abnormality detected by the detection reagent used, for example, when the color of the detection reagent is red or when the pH of the detection reagent is high or lower than a certain PH value. In addition, the excretion detection module 160 can also control an external mechanism for determining. For example, the excretion detection module 160 can control the image capturing device to capture an image containing the color of the detection reagent, and the image capturing device is configured by the image capturing device. The image taken determines the color of the detection reagent, or controls the pH of the detection reagent by the pH measuring device.

The result conversion module 180 can convert the detection result generated by the excretion detection module 160 into a corresponding detection report. In general, the result conversion module 180 can convert various data included in the detection result into a text message that can be understood by the general public, for example, converting the color of the detection reagent into a corresponding description indicating that the detected item is normal or abnormal. .

The data transmission module 190 can transmit the detection result generated by the excretion detection module 160 to the physician of the pet, or can transmit the detection report generated by the result conversion module 180 to the owner of the pet. The data transmission module 190 can transmit the detection result or the detection report by means of a short message, an email, an instant message, a social networking website, etc., but the manner in which the data transmission module 190 transmits the detection result and/or the detection report is not limited to the above.

Generally, the user can preset the manner in which the data transmission module 190 transmits the detection result or the detection report and the corresponding information, for example, setting the mobile phone number to use the short message transmission, setting the email address to use the email transmission, setting the data. The account password of the instant messaging (or social networking site) used by the transmission module 190 and the instant messaging (or social networking site) account of the physician and/or the owner are transmitted using instant messaging (or social networking sites).

It is worth mentioning that the result conversion module 180 and/or the data transmission module 190 can be operated when the excretion detection module 160 determines that the pet is abnormal, but the result conversion module 180 and/or the data transmission module 190 can also be drained. The detection module 160 starts to operate when the detection result is generated, and the present invention is not particularly limited.

Next, an operational system and method of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2A, a flowchart of a method for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status is provided. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the pet is a cat, but the invention is not limited thereto.

First, the pet monitoring module 110 can monitor the pet's eating condition, activity status, mental condition, and body temperature status (step 210). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the diet monitoring unit 111 of the pet monitoring module 110 can monitor the daily drinking amount of the pet and the weight of the edible feed, and the activity monitoring unit 113 of the pet monitoring module 110 can monitor the daily activity of the pet through the image capturing device. The frequency, time and distance of the movement, the mental monitoring unit 115 of the pet monitoring module 110 can monitor the mental state of the pet according to the interaction between the pet and the sports equipment, and the body temperature monitoring unit 117 of the pet monitoring module 110 can pass through the non-contact type. The infrared thermometer measures the temperature of the pet.

After the pet monitoring module 110 monitors the pet's eating condition, activity status, mental condition, and body temperature status (step 210), the state determining module 120 may be based on the pet's eating condition and activity status monitored by the pet monitoring module 110. The mental condition, and the body temperature condition determine whether the pet is abnormal (step 220). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the state determination module 120 can reach a certain proportion when the amount of drinking water of the pet and/or the weight of the edible feed is greater than or less than the normal amount of drinking water and/or the weight of the edible feed, and the pet has no intense activity on the day. The state determining module 120 may also determine that the pet's mental condition is not good when the pet has not been active for a period of time and is unwilling to interact with the sports equipment; the state determining module 120 may also be in the pet. When there is no activity and the body temperature is higher or lower than the average temperature, the pet's body temperature is judged to be poor.

If the state determination module 120 determines the pet abnormality according to the eating condition, the activity state, the mental condition, and the body temperature condition of the pet, the excretion collection module 150 may collect the excrement of the pet (step 250). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the excretion collection module 150 can control the cat litter automatic cleaning device to pick up, pick up, or excavate the excrement after detecting that the pet enters the litter box to excrete and leave; the excretion collection module 150 It is also possible to control the excrement collection tray to be raised from the litter and moved to the pet's excretion after the pet enters the litter basin station, thereby holding the solid or liquid excrement; the excretion collection module 150 may be in the detect After the pet is detected to enter the litter box and excreted, the drip tube is controlled to move to the pet's excretion to absorb or pick up part of the pet's excrement.

After the excretion collection module 150 collects the excrement of the pet (step 250), the excretion detection module 160 may detect the excrement of the pet using the detection reagent and generate a detection result (step 260). In this embodiment, if the urine collected by the excretion collection module 150 is the pet's urine, the excretion detection module 160 may add the detection reagent to the collected urine and determine that it is added to the urine through the image capturing device. The color change of the detection reagent is detected, and the corresponding detection result is generated according to the color change of the detection reagent.

In this way, once the pet has an obvious abnormal performance, the present invention can immediately judge the health state of the pet, and avoid the owner until the pet is in a very poor state of health, and then find the problem and delay medical treatment.

In addition, the present invention may also be as shown in the flow of "FIG. 2B". After the detection module 160 generates the detection result (step 260), the data transmission module 190 may transmit the newsletter (multimedia message) according to the setting of the owner. The detection result generated by the excretion detection module 160 is transmitted to the pet's physician by means of an email, an instant message, a social networking site, etc. (step 290a). In order to reduce the burden on the doctor, the excretion detection module 160 may first determine whether the pet is abnormal according to the detection result (step 270), and the data transmission module 190 may transmit the detection result to the pet when the excretion detection module 160 determines that the pet is abnormal. Physician (step 290a).

In addition, the present invention can also convert the detection result generated by the excretion detection module 160 after the excretion detection module 160 generates the detection result (step 260) as shown in the flow of "2C". A test report compiled in a text understandable by the owner (step 280), and the data transfer module 190 can be based on the settings of the owner, through a text message (multimedia newsletter), email, instant messaging, social networking website, etc. The result of the conversion by the conversion module 180 is transmitted to the owner of the pet (step 290b). In the same manner as above, the excretion detection module 160 may first determine whether the pet is abnormal according to the detection result (step 270), and the conversion module 180 may perform the detection generated by the excretion detection module 160 when the excretion detection module 160 determines that the pet is abnormal. The result is converted to a test report compiled in a text understandable by the owner (step 280), and the test result can be transmitted by the data transfer module 190 to the owner (step 290b).

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that when the pet is abnormal according to the monitored eating condition, activity status, mental condition, and body temperature condition, the pet excrement is collected and used for detection. The technical means that the reagent detects the excrement of the pet to generate the detection result, and the technical means can solve the problem that the prior art needs to wait until the owner finds the abnormality of the pet to use the detection reagent to confirm, thereby achieving the instant detection of the pet health. The technical effect of the state.

Furthermore, the method for monitoring the pet's explicit message to determine the health status of the pet can be implemented in hardware, software or a combination of hardware and software, or can be implemented in a centralized manner in a computer system or distributed by different components. Implemented in a decentralized manner with several interconnected computer systems.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any modification of the form and details of the practice of the present invention, which is a matter of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, is a patent protection of the present invention. range. The scope of the invention is to be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

110‧‧‧ Pet Monitoring Module
111‧‧‧Diet Monitoring Unit
113‧‧‧ Activity Monitoring Unit
115‧‧‧ Spirit Monitoring Unit
117‧‧‧ Body temperature monitoring unit
120‧‧‧State Judgment Module
150‧‧‧Drain collection module
160‧‧‧Excretion test module
180‧‧‧Result Conversion Module
190‧‧‧ Data Transfer Module Step 210‧‧‧Monitor the pet's diet, activity status, mental status, and body temperature. Steps 220‧‧‧Due to determine whether the pet is abnormal or not based on dietary status, activity status, mental status, and body temperature Step 250‧‧‧Collect the pet excrement Step 260‧‧‧Use the test reagent to detect the pet's excrement and produce the test result Step 270‧‧‧According to the test result to determine whether the pet is abnormal Step 280‧‧‧Conversion test result is detection Report step 290a‧‧‧Transfer test results to the physician of the pet Step 290b‧‧‧Transfer test report to the owner of the pet

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of the present invention for monitoring pet explicit messages to determine the health status of the pets. FIG. 2A is a flow chart of a method for monitoring a pet explicit message to determine a pet's health status according to the present invention. FIG. 2B is a flow chart of an additional method for transmitting a test result to a pet doctor according to the present invention. Figure 2C is a flow chart showing an additional method of transmitting a test report to the owner of the present invention.

Step 210‧‧‧Monitor the pet's diet, activity, mental status, and body temperature

Step 220‧‧‧According to dietary conditions, activity status, mental status, and body temperature conditions, determine whether the pet is abnormal

Step 250‧‧‧ Collect pet excrement

Step 260‧‧‧Use the test reagent to detect the excrement of the pet and produce the test result

Claims (10)

A method for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status, the method comprising at least the following steps: monitoring a person's eating condition, an activity status, a mental condition, and an integrated temperature condition; according to the eating condition, the activity status And the mental condition, and the body temperature condition, when the pet is abnormal, collecting the excrement of the pet; and detecting the excrement of the pet by using at least one detecting reagent, and generating a detection result. The method for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status as described in claim 1, wherein the step of collecting the pet's excrement is to detect, pick up, pick up, or dig out after the pet has finished excreting Receive the excrement of the pet. The method for monitoring a pet explicit message to determine a pet's health status as described in claim 1, wherein the step of detecting the pet's excrement using at least one detecting reagent is to add the detecting reagent to the pet's excrement. And the detection result is generated according to the change of the detection reagent. The method for monitoring a pet explicit message according to the first aspect of the patent application to determine a pet health state, wherein the method further comprises: transmitting the detection after determining the pet abnormality according to the detection result after the step of generating the detection result The result is the step of giving the pet's physician and/or converting the test result to a test report and transmitting the test report to the pet's owner. The method for monitoring a pet's explicit information to determine a pet's health status, as described in claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the pet's eating condition is to determine and monitor the pet based on the pet's drinking water amount and the edible feed weight. The step of the activity condition is based on the step of determining the mental condition of the pet activity based on the image of the pet activity, and the step of judging the interaction status of the sports equipment and the pet, and monitoring the body temperature condition of the pet as a basis for the integrated temperature sensing. The sensing result of the device is judged. A system for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status, the system comprising: a pet monitoring module for monitoring a pet's eating condition, an activity condition, a mental condition, and an integrated temperature condition; a judging module, configured to determine whether the pet is abnormal according to the eating condition, the activity status, the mental condition, and the body temperature condition; and an excretion collecting module, configured to collect when the state judging module judges that the pet is abnormal The excrement of the pet; and an excretion detection module for detecting the excrement of the pet using at least one detection reagent and generating a detection result. The system for monitoring the pet's explicit state to determine the health status of the pet, as described in claim 6, wherein the excretion collection module detects that the pet has finished excretion, picks up, picks up, excavates or holds the Pet excrement. A system for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status, as described in claim 6, wherein the excretion detection module adds the detection reagent to the pet's excrement and generates a change according to the detection reagent. The test result. A system for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status, as described in claim 6, wherein the system further includes a data transmission module for transmitting the test result to the pet's physician. The system for monitoring a pet's explicit message to determine a pet's health status, as described in claim 6, wherein the system further comprises: a result conversion module for converting the test result into a test report; and a data transmission a module for transmitting the test report to the owner of the pet.