WO2024053777A1

WO2024053777A1 - Integrated health management system and method for companion animal

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Publication number: WO2024053777A1
Application number: PCT/KR2022/017150
Authority: WO
Inventors: 오제우
Original assignee: 오제우
Priority date: 2022-09-06
Filing date: 2022-11-03
Publication date: 2024-03-14
Also published as: KR20240033789A

Abstract

Disclosed are an integrated health management system and method for a companion animal. An integrated management method for a companion animal, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: collecting basic information on the companion animal; collecting health information on the companion animal; storing the collected basic information and health information; predicting diseases according to life cycle stages using the stored basic information and health information; recommending a customized diet for the predicted diseases according to the life cycle stages; when the companion animal reaches the life cycle stages corresponding to the predicted diseases, generating predicted disease information by combining the information on the companion animal with information on the predicted diseases according to the life cycle stages; and transmitting the generated predicted disease information to an animal hospital server by using animal hospital information included in the basic information.

Description

Companion animal health integrated management system and method

The present invention relates to an integrated pet health management system and method, and more specifically, to integrated companion animal health management that enables integrated medical care of companion animals in various fields regardless of the type of companion animal. It relates to systems and methods.

The concept of a pet, which simply provided care to animals by creating a living environment and providing food, disappeared, and the concept of a companion animal emerged to mean that humans and animals live together as companions.

It has been found that children who live with companion animals are psychologically stable and have excellent emotional, social, and empathic abilities through forming continuous relationships with companion animals. In addition, it has been found that elderly people suffering from various diseases and those who live alone gain psychological stability and benefit their mental health by living with companion animals.

The number of households living with pets continues to increase for various reasons. In particular, changes in social structure, such as nuclear families and the increase in single-person households, seem to have increased the number of families living with companion animals.

As the number of households living with pets increases, the industry related to pets is also growing rapidly. For example, in the past, it was limited to simply providing food to companion animals, but recently, demand for a wide variety of services such as companion animal food, health, beauty, and care services has increased.

The next most important issue in pet care after feeding is health issues. In general, when a disease occurs in a companion animal, it is dependent on a veterinarian who is an expert, but there is an entrenched structure in which high costs are required for follow-up response to the disease. Accordingly, it is important to properly manage the health of pets before diseases occur, but this is a very difficult problem for non-expert households.

For systematic care of companion animals, a system that can provide various services in an integrated manner is required. Accordingly, services that provide standardized consulting reports on companion animals and services that manage companion animals through apps have been launched, but these services must be manually performed by humans, such as entering information about companion animals and checking their health status. There is a lot of work to be done, so it is impossible to escape from its primitive form.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a system that can efficiently provide various information necessary for living with companion animals and manage the health of companion animals more systematically.

[Prior art literature]

[Patent Document]

(Patent Document 1) Domestic Patent Publication No. 10-2271991 (published on June 28, 2021)

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention in order to solve the above-mentioned problems is to predict diseases that may occur according to the characteristics of the companion animal using information obtained through the guardian of the companion animal and the companion animal in vitro tester, thereby The goal is to present an integrated pet health management system and method that protects against disease in advance and provides appropriate care for the pet.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

As a means to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the integrated management method for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of collecting basic information about the companion animal, collecting health information about the companion animal, and collecting the collected animal information. A step of storing basic information and health information, a step of predicting diseases by life cycle using the saved basic information and health information, a step of recommending a customized diet according to the predicted disease by life cycle, and a step of responding to the predicted disease. When the life cycle is reached, generating predicted disease information by combining information about the companion animal with information about the predicted disease for each life cycle, and using the animal hospital information included in the basic information, the generated prediction It includes the step of transmitting disease information to the animal hospital server.

Preferably, basic information may include breed, age, and living environment.

Also preferably, the health information may include basic metabolic information including exercise amount and muscle mass, blood test information, and genetic test information.

Preferably, the method further includes a step of collecting information on diseases that may occur depending on the breed of the companion animal, and in the storage step, the collected disease information may be stored together.

Also preferably, the step of collecting health information can be done using an in vitro test device for companion animals.

Meanwhile, the integrated pet health management system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a guardian terminal device that inputs basic information about the pet, collects health information about the pet, and transmits the collected health information. It includes a pet management server that manages the basic information input from the animal in vitro test device and the guardian's terminal device and the health information transmitted from the pet in vitro test device. The pet management server uses the basic information and health information to A disease prediction unit that predicts diseases by cycle, a diet recommendation unit that recommends a customized diet according to the predicted disease by life cycle, and when the life cycle corresponding to the predicted disease is reached, the predicted life cycle is provided in the information about the pet. It includes a predicted disease information generation unit that combines information about the disease to generate predicted disease information, and a network interface unit that transmits the generated predicted disease information to the animal hospital server using the animal hospital information included in the basic information. .

Preferably, basic information may include breed, age, and living environment.

According to the present invention, by considering the basic information and health information about the pet and providing disease information and customized diet for each life cycle, the guardian can receive individual and accurate customized information about the pet. It is effective in providing an integrated health management system and method.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

The attached drawings are intended to explain the present invention in more detail to those skilled in the art, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto.

1 is a network configuration diagram of an integrated companion animal health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the companion animal management server shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user UI provided by the integrated pet health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of a user UI provided by the integrated pet health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrated health management of a companion animal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be easily understood through the following preferred embodiments related to the attached drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed content will be thorough and complete and so that the spirit of the present invention can be sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it means that it may be formed directly on the other element or that a third element may be interposed between them. Additionally, in the drawings, the thickness of components is exaggerated for effective explanation of technical content.

In this specification, when terms such as first, second, etc. are used to describe components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms are merely used to distinguish one component from another. Embodiments described and illustrated herein also include complementary embodiments thereof.

Additionally, when a first element (or component) is referred to as being operated or executed on (ON) a second element (or component), the first element (or component) means that the second element (or component) is ON. It should be understood as being operated or executed in an environment in which it is operated or executed, or operated or executed through direct or indirect interaction with a second element (or component).

If any element, component, device, or system is said to contain a component consisting of a program or software, even if explicitly stated, that element, component, device, or system is not intended to allow that program or software to run or operate. It should be understood as including hardware (e.g., memory, CPU, etc.) or other programs or software (e.g., operating system or drivers required to run the hardware) required to run the computer.

In addition, unless specifically stated in the implementation of an element (or component), it should be understood that the element (or component) may be implemented in any form of software, hardware, or software and hardware.

Additionally, the terms used in this specification are for describing embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, singular forms also include plural forms, unless specifically stated otherwise in the context. As used in the specification, 'comprises' and/or 'comprising' does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

1 is a network configuration diagram of an integrated companion animal health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the integrated companion animal health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a guardian terminal device 100, a companion animal in vitro tester 200, and companion animal management that are connected to each other to communicate through a network. It consists of a server 300 and a veterinary hospital server 400.

In this embodiment, one guardian terminal device 100, a companion animal in vitro test device 200, and one animal hospital server 400 are shown, but this is simply for convenience of explanation and is not limited thereto. That is, in practice, this integrated pet health management system consists of a plurality of guardian terminal devices 100, a plurality of companion animal in vitro test devices 200, and a plurality of animal hospital servers 400.

The guardian terminal device 100 is a terminal device used by a pet guardian, and can install a dedicated app provided by the pet management server 300 in order to connect to the pet management server 300 and transmit and receive predetermined information. . Dedicated apps can be distributed online or provided through SaaS (Software as a Service).

The guardian terminal device 100 may be a highly portable smartphone, but it can also be any electronic device that can communicate with the pet management server 300, such as a desktop, laptop, and tablet PC.

The companion animal in vitro tester 200 is a tester for checking the health status of a companion animal. The pet's health information can be obtained using the pet in vitro tester (200), and the pet's health information can be transmitted to the pet management server (300). Health information includes PGHD (Patient General Health Data). For example, the companion animal in vitro tester 200 can perform basal metabolic rate tests, blood tests, genetic tests, and body fat mass tests.

The companion animal management server 300 is connected to the guardian terminal device 100, the companion animal in vitro tester 200, and the animal hospital server 400 through a network and transmits and receives various information to each other. As an example, the companion animal management server 300 may receive basic information about the companion animal from the guardian terminal device 100, and may receive health information about the companion animal from the companion animal in vitro tester 200. .

In addition, the pet management server 300 predicts diseases that may occur in each pet's life cycle and informs the guardian of the disease so that they can prevent it in advance. In addition, the pet management server 300 also transmits the disease to the animal hospital server 400. Enable mutual collaboration.

Additionally, the pet management server 300 can provide a customized diet for each pet. Here, the customized diet includes information on the amount of feed and snacks provided to maintain health according to the pet's current condition, information on nutrients included in the diet, and raw materials for the feed and snacks. In addition, the customized diet may include a dry season food containing health supplements manufactured according to the health condition of the pet.

In addition, the pet management server 300 can provide various information necessary for pet management through collaboration with various pet business operators. The companion animal management server 300 will be described in more detail in FIG. 2, which will be described later.

The animal hospital server 400 relates to a server corresponding to a server provided in an animal hospital, and is capable of communicating with the companion animal management server 300 through a network. The companion animal management server 300 may hold information about animal hospitals by region and by manageable animal, and can provide information about animal hospitals when requested by the guardian terminal device 100.

The animal hospital server 400 can receive predicted disease information from the companion animal management server 300. At this time, the animal hospital server 400 that receives the predicted disease information is designated as the pet management hospital by the guardian terminal device 100 among the plurality of animal hospital servers 400 connected to the companion animal management server 300. It may be an animal hospital server 400 corresponding to an animal hospital.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the companion animal management server shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to Figure 2, the companion animal management server 300, which constitutes the integrated companion animal health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, includes a network interface unit 310, a disease prediction unit 320, and a diet recommendation unit ( 330), a predictive disease information generation unit 340, a storage unit 350, and a control unit 360.

The network interface unit 310 supports the network interface of the companion animal management server 300. The companion animal management server 300 transmits and receives predetermined information to the guardian terminal device 100, the companion animal in vitro tester 200, and the animal hospital server 400 through the network interface unit 310.

For example, since the animal hospital used or preferred is different depending on the guardian or companion animal, the network interface unit 310 uses the animal hospital information included in the basic information to send predicted disease information to the relevant animal hospital server. Can be transmitted.

The disease prediction unit 320 predicts diseases by life cycle using basic information received from the guardian terminal device 100 and health information received from the companion animal in vitro test device 200. Diseases that can occur in companion animals during each life cycle vary depending on the type of companion animal. In other words, the diseases that mainly occur in cats or dogs are different from each other, and the types of vaccinations that cats and dogs must receive are also different. Therefore, the disease prediction unit 320 reflects both the basic information and current health information of the companion animal and predicts diseases by life cycle. In addition, even in the same companion animal, diseases depending on the life cycle that may occur depending on age are different.

The diet recommendation unit 330 may determine a customized diet according to the disease for each life cycle predicted by the disease prediction unit 320 and recommend it to the guardian. Additionally, the diet recommendation unit 330 may recommend a diet to help ensure optimal nutrition and health of the companion animal, regardless of disease in each life cycle.

When the predicted disease information generation unit 340 reaches the life cycle corresponding to the disease predicted by the disease prediction unit 320, the predicted disease information is generated by combining the information about the companion animal with the information about the predicted disease for each life cycle. generate information. Since the purpose of predictive disease information is to provide guardians with the health status of their pets, it should be formed in a form that allows guardians to intuitively determine whether there is a disease that can develop or what the health status of their pet is.

The storage unit 350 stores all information necessary for the operation of the companion animal management server 300. For example, the storage unit 350 may store information on preferred foods for each pet, foods that cannot be consumed, and foods that can be consumed by nutrients for use in diet recommendation in the diet recommendation unit 330. In addition, the storage unit 350 stores prediction information, such as information on diseases that can develop for each companion animal and information on treatment methods for the diseases, to be used by the disease prediction unit 320 to predict diseases by life cycle. You can.

The control unit 360 controls the overall operation of the pet management server 300. That is, signal input and output between the network interface unit 310, the disease prediction unit 320, the diet recommendation unit 330, the predicted disease information generation unit 340, and the storage unit 350 are controlled.

Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user UI provided by the integrated pet health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A dedicated app distributed from the companion animal management server 300 may be installed on the guardian terminal device 100. The dedicated app receives various input signals and manipulation signals from the guardian using the guardian terminal device 100, and provides a UI (User Interface) to efficiently provide various information to the guardian.

As shown, the main screen of the first UI (U1) is provided with a basic information display window (U1-1) where basic information about the companion animal is displayed. The basic information display window (U1-1) can display the pet's photo, name or nickname, and age.

At the bottom of the basic information display window (U1-1), a health status display window (U1-2) for each body part is provided. As shown, the health status of each body part may be displayed in the form of a bar graph in the health status display window (U1-2) for each body part.

In addition, a brief health information display window (U1-3) is provided on the side of the basic information display window (U1-1) and the health status display window for each body part (U1-2). In the brief health information display window (U1-3), information related to your pet's health is displayed in graph form. As shown in the example, you can easily check the status of “water,” “exercise,” “nutrition,” and “health” with the naked eye. The information can be provided in an acceptable format.

Guardians can check health-related information about their pets through various information provided through the first UI (U1). In addition, if the guardian wishes to check more specific information in addition to the information displayed in the health status display window for each body part (U1-2) and the brief health information display window (U1-3), the guardian may click the “View veterinarian report” button (U1-4). Click. When the “View veterinarian report” button (U1-4) is clicked, the companion animal management server 300 can provide the veterinary opinion information received from the animal hospital server to the guardian.

Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of a user UI provided by the integrated pet health management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the second UI (U2) is shown to show another example of health information delivered to the guardian through a dedicated app. In order for guardians to intuitively check their pet's health status, the information is displayed on a monthly basis using a graph. In addition, at the bottom of the graph, information that guardians can refer to is displayed through text.

The guardian can select one item through the brief health information display window (U1-3) in the first UI (U1). If the guardian selects the “water” item in the brief health information display window (U1-3), a second UI (U2) may be provided. As shown, the second UI (U2) displays information related to the “water” item through a monthly graph.

In this way, the guardian can select the item they want to know in more detail through the brief health information display window (U1-3) in the first UI (U1), and when the item is selected, the pre-selected item is displayed through the second UI (U2). You can receive specific information related to this.

Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrated management of companion animals according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Here, a method for integrated management of companion animals according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The guardian enters basic information about his or her pet using the guardian terminal device 100, and the basic information about the pet entered by the guardian is transmitted to the pet management server 300 (S510). At this time, it is desirable for the guardian to be registered as a member of the pet management server 300.

The health of the companion animal is checked using the companion animal in vitro tester (200). If the companion animal in vitro tester 200 is equipped with an Internet function, it communicates directly with the companion animal management server 300 and transmits health information about the companion animal to the companion animal management server 300. If the pet in vitro test device 200 is not equipped with an Internet function, health information about the pet is transmitted to the guardian terminal device 100 through short-distance wireless communication or wired communication, and the guardian terminal device 100 You can transmit health information about your pet to the pet management server 300. By one of these methods, the companion animal management server 300 collects health information about the companion animal (S520).

The companion animal management server 300 stores basic information and health information about the companion animal (S530). At this time, the pet management server 300 individually manages basic information and health information about the pet for each guardian who has registered as a member.

The disease prediction unit 320 predicts diseases by life cycle using pre-stored basic information and health information (S540). Disease prediction by life cycle varies depending on the pet, so pre-stored prediction information is used.

The diet recommendation unit 330 creates a customized diet according to the disease for each life cycle predicted by the disease prediction unit 320 (S550). If no particular disease is predicted, a diet optimized for your pet's health can be created.

When the life cycle corresponding to the predicted disease has been reached, the predicted disease information generating unit 340 generates predicted disease information by combining information about the companion animal with information about the disease by life cycle (S560).

Thereafter, the network interface unit 310 transmits the predicted disease information generated by the predicted disease information generating unit 340 to the animal hospital server 400 using the animal hospital information included in the basic information (S570). Accordingly, the guardian terminal device 100, the companion animal management server 300, and the animal hospital server 400 share the companion animal's predicted disease information.

Through this process, the integrated companion animal health management system according to the present invention can be used to build a companion animal public management data management system through collaboration with specific government agencies.

The integrated pet health management system according to the present invention reflects health information in addition to basic information about the pet, and various information generated according to the individual characteristics of the pet, such as customized diet, possible diseases, and health management. You can receive information for . In addition, it is connected to an animal hospital, so the owner has the advantage of being able to receive advice from experts without having to visit the animal hospital directly.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing its technical idea or essential features. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims described below rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

[Explanation of symbols]

100: Guardian terminal device 200: Companion animal in vitro tester

300: Pet management server 400: Animal hospital server

310: Network interface unit 320: Disease prediction unit

330: Diet recommendation unit 340: Predictive disease information generation unit

350: storage unit 360: control unit

Claims

Collecting basic information about your pet;

Collecting health information about the companion animal;

Saving the collected basic information and health information;

Predicting diseases by life cycle using the stored basic information and health information;

Recommending a customized diet according to the predicted disease for each life cycle;

When the life cycle corresponding to the predicted disease is reached, generating predicted disease information by combining information about the disease for each predicted life cycle with information about the companion animal; and

A method for integrated health management of a companion animal, comprising: transmitting the generated predicted disease information to a veterinary hospital server using veterinary hospital information included in the basic information.
According to claim 1,

A method for integrated health management of a companion animal, wherein the basic information includes breed, age, and living environment.
According to claim 1,

The health information includes basic metabolic information including exercise amount and muscle mass, blood test information, and genetic test information.
According to claim 2,

It further includes collecting information on diseases that may occur depending on the breed of the companion animal,

A method for integrated health management of a companion animal, characterized in that in the saving step, the collected disease information is also stored.
According to claim 1,

The step of collecting the health information is a method for integrated health management of a companion animal, characterized in that the collection is performed using an in vitro tester for companion animals.
A guardian terminal device that inputs basic information about the pet;

A companion animal in vitro test device that collects health information about the companion animal and transmits the collected health information; and

It includes a companion animal management server that manages basic information input from the guardian terminal device and health information transmitted from the companion animal in vitro tester,

The pet management server is,

a disease prediction unit that predicts diseases by life cycle using the basic information and health information;

a diet recommendation unit that recommends a customized diet according to the predicted disease for each life cycle;

a predicted disease information generator that generates predicted disease information by combining information about the predicted disease for each life cycle with information about the companion animal when the life cycle corresponding to the predicted disease is reached; and

A network interface unit that transmits the generated predicted disease information to a veterinary hospital server using the veterinary hospital information included in the basic information.
According to claim 6,

An integrated health management system for companion animals, wherein the basic information includes breed, age, and living environment.
According to claim 6,

The health information includes basic metabolic information including exercise amount and muscle mass, blood test information, and genetic test information.
According to claim 7,

It further includes collecting information on diseases that may occur depending on the breed of the companion animal,

An integrated companion animal health management system, characterized in that in the saving step, the collected disease information is stored together.
According to claim 6,

The step of collecting the health information is an integrated pet health management system, wherein the health information is collected using an in vitro tester for companion animals.