WO2016129731A1

WO2016129731A1 - Pet monitoring device, control terminal and method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2016129731A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/001653
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이진욱
Original assignee: 이진욱; (주)에프에스알엔티
Priority date: 2015-02-13
Filing date: 2015-02-17
Publication date: 2016-08-18
Also published as: KR101703413B1; KR20160100103A

Abstract

A pet monitoring device, a control terminal and a method therefor are disclosed. The pet monitoring device comprises: a camera unit attached to a pet so as to transmit view image information of the pet to the control terminal; a light-emitting unit receiving lighting control information from the control terminal so as to emit light; a speaker unit for outputting acoustic information received from the control terminal; a microphone unit for transmitting sounds made by the pet to the control terminal; a state checking unit for transmitting information of at least one of activity amount, body temperature and heart rate of the pet to the control terminal; and a position information unit for transmitting real-time position information of the pet to the control terminal.

Description

Pet monitoring device, control terminal and method

The present invention relates to a pet monitoring device, a control terminal, and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a pet monitoring device, a control terminal, and a method for enabling smooth communication between a remote owner and a pet through a control terminal.

Due to the increase in the number of single-person households, the population of pets such as dogs and cats is gradually increasing. Accordingly, the technique of observing through CCTV and the like for the continuous interaction with pets is already disclosed. However, such a technique is limited to unidirectional communication, and there is a problem in that it merely observes the behavior of a pet in a predetermined space.

Korean Utility Model Model No. 20-2008-0001330, which was devised to solve the above problems, introduces a real-time companion animal detection system, a companion animal feed, and a water supply device through the Internet. There is a problem in that space is restricted in determining the movement and state of the pet through the camera and communicating with the owner.

Therefore, there is a need for a study of a device and a system for ensuring the fluidity of the pet through the device provided in the pet itself, and for enabling organic communication between the owner and the pet.

The present invention provides a pet monitoring device, a control terminal, and a method for smooth communication between a host and a pet in a distance through a control terminal.

The present invention wireless between the control terminal and the pet monitoring device attached to the pet

Anytime, anywhere, the owner can receive the pet's status information through the network, and provides a pet monitoring device, a control terminal and a method for communicating with the pet in various ways.

Technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned above will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. Could be.

Pet monitoring apparatus according to the present invention is attached to the pet to the camera unit for transmitting the view screen information of the pet to the control terminal, the light emitting unit for receiving the illumination control information from the control terminal to irradiate the illumination, the control terminal A speaker unit for outputting sound information received from the microphone unit, a microphone unit for transmitting the sound of the pet to the control terminal, and a state for transmitting at least one information of the activity amount, body temperature, and heart rate of the pet to the control terminal It may include a check unit, and a location information unit for transmitting the real-time location information of the pet to the control terminal.

The lighting control information of the pet monitoring device according to an aspect of the present invention,

It may include at least one of the type information of the light, the color information of the light, the brightness information of the light, and the direction information of the light, the type of light is a laser pointer for inducing the moving direction of the pet and the front to the front light. And at least one of projection lights.

The control terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, the image display control unit for receiving a captured image from the pet monitoring device attached to the pet, and to display the received image on the display unit, received by the image display control unit Image matching unit for analyzing the image matching the image set by the user in one image, Lighting control unit for transmitting the light control information for controlling the lighting of the pet monitoring device, Control the pet with the pet monitoring device At least one of a sound transmission unit for transmitting sound information, a sound analysis unit for receiving sound information of the pet, and analyzing a mood of the pet corresponding to the sound information, the amount of activity, body temperature, and heart rate of the pet; Health status analysis unit for receiving a single information, and analyzes the health status of the pet, and the pet The water received from the monitoring device pet may include a position information display section for displaying the real-time location information of the animal.

The image matching unit of the control terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, a result determined by the matching analysis unit and the matching analysis unit for determining the match between the image received from the image display control unit and the image set by the user The apparatus may further include a matching result notification unit configured to display location information of a discovery place of the image to be determined, and a discovery time of the image on a display unit.

A pet monitoring apparatus, a control terminal, and a method thereof according to an aspect of the present invention include receiving an image captured by a pet monitoring apparatus attached to a pet, and displaying the received image on a display of the control terminal; Transmitting lighting control information to control the lighting of the pet monitoring apparatus at the control terminal, transmitting sound information to control the pet from the control terminal to the pet monitoring apparatus, the pet Receiving sound information of the pet from a monitoring device, analyzing the mood of the pet corresponding to the sound information, at least one of the activity amount, body temperature, and heart rate of the pet from the pet monitoring device Receiving and analyzing the health of the pet, and the pet moni And displaying real-time location information of the pet received from the turing device on a display unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a pet monitoring device, a control terminal, and a method for smooth communication between a host and a pet in a distance through a control terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, anytime, anywhere owner can receive the pet's status information through a wireless network between the control terminal and the pet monitoring device attached to the pet, and communicate with the pet in various ways A pet monitoring device, a control terminal, and a method thereof are provided.

1 is a view showing an overview of a pet monitoring device and a control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a pet monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing an operation screen of the lighting control unit of the control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing an operation screen of the image matching unit of the control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the pet monitoring device and the control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Specific matters including the problem to be solved, the solution to the problem, and the effects of the present invention as described above are included in the embodiments and drawings to be described below. Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing an overview of the pet monitoring device 100 and the control terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the pet monitoring apparatus 100 may interact with a control terminal 200 of a user through a wireless network. Here, the monitoring device 100 may be attached to pets such as dogs and cats, and the monitoring device 100 to be attached may be attached to the front direction of the pet. In addition, the control terminal 200 may be a terminal capable of a wireless network such as a smartphone, a tablet pc, a notebook, and the like, and the pet is connected to the monitoring device 100 and the control terminal 200 connected through the wireless network. And user interaction is possible.

2 is a view showing the configuration of the pet monitoring device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the pet monitoring apparatus 100 is attached to a pet to control the illumination of the camera unit 110 and the control terminal 200 to transmit the screen information of the pet's field of view to the control terminal 200. The light emitting unit 120 for receiving the information and irradiating the light, the speaker unit 130 for outputting the sound information received from the control terminal 200, the microphone for transmitting the sound of the pet to the control terminal 200 The unit 140, the state check unit 150 for transmitting at least one information of the activity amount, body temperature, and heart rate of the pet to the control terminal 200, real-time location information of the pet to the control terminal ( It may include a location information unit 160 to transmit to 200.

The camera unit 110 provides the control terminal 200 with screen information on the front of the pet through the camera attached to the monitoring apparatus 100. The provided screen information allows the user to recognize in real time where the pet is looking and moving towards.

The light emitting unit 120 may be attached to the monitoring device 100 and may include a laser pointer and front projection lighting. In this case, the control terminal 200 controls the type of illumination, the color of the illumination, the brightness of the illumination, and the direction of the illumination in response to the illumination control information set by the user. More specifically, the laser pointer can be irradiated to guide the pet's direction of movement and the front projection light can be irradiated to brighten the dark front. In addition, the laser pointer and the front projection light may be irradiated by selecting one of white, red, blue, yellow, green according to the user's setting, the brightness of the illumination to be irradiated by selecting one of steps 1-5. And, the direction of the illumination can be irradiated by selecting one of the left, front, right, upper side, lower side. Meanwhile, the direction of illumination may be controlled to be irradiated in various directions depending on the angle.

The speaker unit 130 may output sound information received from the control terminal 200.

Here, the sound information may be at least one of a voice message recorded and transmitted by the user in real time from the control terminal 200, a voice message stored in advance by the user, and other sound information. The sound information may allow a user to train a pet and induce a specific behavior to the trained pet.

The microphone unit 140 transmits a pet's building sound and surrounding sound information to the sound analysis unit 250 of the control terminal 200 through the MIC terminal attached to the pet monitoring apparatus 100. to provide. Here, the provided sound information may be used to analyze the health and condition of the pet.

The state checker 150 provides at least one information of the pet's activity amount, body temperature, and heart rate to the health state analyzer 260 of the control terminal 200. Here, the activity amount of the pet first calculates the average of the value of the activity amount measured daily, the day showing the activity amount 30% or more lower than the average may alert the user. In addition, the body temperature may warn the user when the cat and dog are outside the normal body temperature of 39 degrees or more than 3 degrees. In addition, the heart rate is to first calculate the average of the heart rate measured every day, if the slower than 30% or faster than 30% above the average may alert the user.

The location information unit 160 may include a GPS signal device provided in the pet monitoring device 100, and receives the location coordinates from the GPS signal device and provides the location information display unit 270 of the control terminal 200.

In the following embodiment, the configuration of the control terminal 200 will be described in more detail.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the image display control unit 210 receives the captured image from the pet monitoring apparatus 100 attached to the pet, and displays the received image on the display unit 280. Image matching unit 220 for analyzing the image matching the image set by the user from the image received from the display control unit 210, the illumination for transmitting the lighting control information for controlling the lighting of the pet monitoring device 100 The controller 230, the sound transmitting unit 240 for transmitting the sound information for controlling the pet to the pet monitoring device 100, receives the sound information of the pet, the pet corresponding to the sound information Sound analysis unit 250 for analyzing the mood of the pet, the amount of activity of the pet, body temperature, and heart rate receiving at least one of the information, health status analysis for analyzing the health status of the pet 260 and may include a position information display section 270 for displaying the real-time location information of the pet animal receiving the pet received from the monitoring device 100.

The image display control unit 210 is provided with the screen information on the front of the pet through the camera unit 110 of the monitoring device 100. Here, the screen information allows the user to recognize in real time where the pet is looking and moving.

The image matching unit 220 finds screen information that matches the image information set by the user in the provided screen information. Here, the image information set by the user may be image information of an existing image file, or image information of a picture taken directly by the user with the control terminal 200.

The lighting controller 230 may set lighting control information for controlling the lighting of the pet monitoring apparatus 100, and transmit the set lighting control information to the pet monitoring apparatus 100. 4, the lighting control information including at least one of color information of illumination, brightness information of illumination, direction information of illumination, and type of illumination may be set by a user in the control terminal 200. In addition, the illumination corresponding to the set lighting control information can be irradiated. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the front view screen information of the pet transmitted by the camera unit 110 of the pet monitoring apparatus 100 and the illumination emitted by the light emitting unit 120 may be viewed together. It may be displayed on the display unit 280.

The sound transmitting unit 240 monitors the sound information recorded in real time by the user in the control terminal 200 and the sound information of the sound file previously stored in the control terminal 200. Can be delivered to. The transmitted sound information may be heard by a pet through a speaker device in the speaker unit 130 of the monitoring device 100.

The sound analyzer 250 receives the pet's building sound and sound information of the surrounding environment from the microphone unit 140 of the pet monitoring apparatus 100, and is used to analyze the health and condition of the pet. Can be.

The health state analyzer 260 receives the information on at least one of the pet's activity, body temperature, and heart rate from the state checker 150 of the pet monitoring apparatus 100. In this case, the activity amount of the pet may first calculate an average of the values of the activity amount measured daily, and if the activity amount is lower than 30% from the average, it may be analyzed as a dangerous state and displayed on the display unit 280 to inform the user. . In addition, the body temperature may be analyzed as a dangerous state when the normal body temperature is 39 degrees or more in the case of cats and dogs, and displayed on the display unit 280 to notify the user. In addition, the heart rate is calculated first of the average of the heart rate measured every day, if more than 30% slow or more than 30% faster than the average analysis of the risk state, it can be displayed on the display unit 280 to inform the danger .

The location information display unit 270 may continuously display the current location information of the pet to the user by displaying the location coordinate information provided by the pet monitoring device 100 on the display unit 280 in real time. In addition, the position coordinate information, when the image matching unit 220 finds the screen information that matches the image information that the user finds, and stores the position coordinate information for the place. The stored position coordinate information may be provided to the user together with the matching result of the image matching unit 220.

4 is a view showing an operation screen of the lighting control unit 230 of the control terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lighting controller 230 sets screen information on the front of the pet, which the pet receives from the camera unit 110 of the pet monitoring apparatus 100, and the lighting control information. It may include a Settings tab that allows you to do so. As shown in FIG. 4, the lighting control unit 230 may set at least one of lighting type information, lighting color information, lighting brightness information, and lighting direction information, and displays lighting corresponding to the set lighting control information. The light emitting unit 120 of the pet monitoring device 100 is irradiated. The irradiated light and the screen information on the front of the pet can be displayed together on the display unit 280, so that the user's movement of the pet generated when the light corresponding to the user's setting is irradiated To be aware of.

5 is a view showing an operation screen of the image matching unit 220 of the control terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, referring to FIG. 5, the image matching unit 220 may register an image of an object that a user wants to find through the control terminal 200. Here, the registered image may be image information of an image file previously stored in the control terminal 200 and image information of a picture directly photographed by the user. In addition, the image matching unit 220 finds an image set by the user from the screen information in the front direction of the pet received from the image display control unit 210 to determine the match, and the determined matching result and the determination The position coordinate information of the place where the object is found and the time when the determination object is found may be displayed on the display unit 280. As described above, the image matching unit 220, the monitoring device 100 when the user wants to find a lost object, an object that is not clearly positioned, and an object in the corner that the user cannot find directly. The effect is found through the pet attached.

In the following embodiment, the pet monitoring device 100, the control terminal 200 and the method will be described in more detail.

6 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the pet monitoring device 100 and the control terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 10, an image captured by the pet monitoring apparatus 100 may be received and the received image may be displayed on the display unit 280 of the control terminal 200. . Here, the received image is screen information about the front direction viewed by the pet, and the screen information may be provided to at least one of the image matching unit 220, the lighting control unit 230, and the location information display unit 270. .

In step 20, the sound, status information, and location information of the pet may be received from the monitoring device 100 to the control terminal 200. Here, the sound, status information, and location information of the pet may be provided to the control terminal 200 in real time through a wireless network.

In step 30, the sound information and the status information of the pet provided through the step 20 may be analyzed and displayed on the display unit 280. Here, the sound analysis unit 250 of the control terminal 200 analyzes the sound information provided in the step 20 to determine the state and condition of the pet, the display unit so that the user can recognize it 280 may be displayed. In addition, the status information of the pet provided in the step 20 may be at least one of the activity amount, body temperature, and heart rate of the pet, the user in real time by analyzing the provided status information Status information can be continuously provided for viewing. In addition, when the status information corresponds to a risk criterion, the user may be notified of a risk so that the user can immediately know.

In operation 40, the sound information of the user and the lighting control information may be transmitted from the control terminal 200 to the monitoring apparatus 100. Here, the sound information may be sound information recorded in real time by the control terminal 200 and sound information of a sound file previously stored in the control terminal 200. In addition, the lighting control information is set by the user in the control terminal 200, the lighting corresponding to the set type information of light, color information of the light, brightness information of the light, direction information of the light is the pet It can be irradiated by the light emitting unit 120 of the animal monitoring device 100.

As described above, the present invention can provide a pet monitoring device 100 and the control terminal 200 and the method capable of smoothly communicating and managing between the remote owner and the pet through the control terminal 200. .

In addition, through the wireless network between the control terminal 200 and the pet monitoring device 100 attached to the pet, the owner can receive the pet's status information anytime, anywhere, and manage the pet in various ways. It has the characteristics to be able.

Although one embodiment of the present invention as described above has been described by a limited embodiment and drawings, one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, which is a general knowledge in the field of the present invention Those having a variety of modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions. Accordingly, one embodiment of the invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, all equivalent or equivalent modifications will be within the scope of the invention idea.

Claims

A camera unit attached to the pet and transmitting a view screen information of the pet to a control terminal;

A light emitting unit which receives illumination control information from the control terminal and irradiates illumination;

A speaker unit for outputting sound information received from the control terminal;

A microphone unit for transmitting the sound of the pet to the control terminal;

A state check unit which transmits at least one information of an activity amount, a body temperature, and a heart rate of the pet to the control terminal;

A location information unit for transmitting real-time location information of the pet to the control terminal;

Monitoring device comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

The lighting control information,

It may include at least one of type information of the illumination, color information of the illumination, brightness information of the illumination, and direction information of the illumination,

The type of illumination is a monitoring device, characterized in that at least one of the laser pointer to guide the direction of movement of the pet and the front projection illumination to the front light.
An image display controller configured to receive a captured image from a pet monitoring device attached to the pet and to display the received image on a display unit;

An image matching unit configured to analyze an image matching the image set by the user from the image received by the image display control unit;

Lighting control unit for transmitting the lighting control information for controlling the lighting of the pet monitoring device;

A sound transmitting unit for transmitting the sound information to control the pet to the pet monitoring device;

A sound analyzer configured to receive sound information of the pet and analyze the mood of the pet corresponding to the sound information;

A health state analyzer configured to receive at least one piece of information of the activity amount, body temperature, and heart rate of the pet, and analyze the health state of the pet; And

A location information display unit displaying real-time location information of the pet received from the pet monitoring device;

Pet control terminal comprising a.
The method of claim 3,

The image matching unit,

A matching analysis unit determining the correspondence between the image received from the image display control unit and the image set by the user; And

A matching result notifying unit which displays the location information of the location of discovery of the image to be determined and the discovery time of the image as a result determined by the matching analyzer;

Pet control terminal comprising a.
Receiving a captured image from a pet monitoring device attached to the pet and displaying the received image on a display unit of the control terminal;

Transmitting lighting control information at the control terminal to control the lighting of the pet monitoring apparatus;

Transmitting sound information to control the pet from the control terminal to the pet monitoring device;

Receiving sound information of the pet from the pet monitoring device and analyzing the mood of the pet corresponding to the sound information;

Receiving at least one information of an activity amount, a body temperature, and a heart rate of the pet from the pet monitoring device, and analyzing the health status of the pet; And

Displaying real-time location information of the pet received from the pet monitoring device on a display unit;

Pet monitoring device, a control terminal and a method comprising the.