JP2009178142A - Pet health monitoring device and pet health monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

It is necessary to inform the owner of the health condition of the pet in more detail and as early as possible. Further, in order to notify a change in the physical condition of the pet at an early stage, when the biosensor is attached to the pet and constantly monitored, it is necessary to save power of the apparatus as much as possible by limiting the power source.
An audio data generation unit that generates audio data based on a pet cry, an emotion data generation unit 120 that generates pet emotion data based on the audio data, and a biometric sensor 140 that measures the biometric data of the pet. A biosensor control unit 130 that controls the activation of the biosensor 140 based on at least one of audio data and emotion data, a biodata acquisition unit 150 that acquires pet biodata, audio data, and biodata And a health data generation unit 160 that generates pet health data based on at least one of emotion data and an output unit that outputs health data.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a pet health monitoring device and a pet health monitoring system.

  Conventionally, there is a technique for informing an owner or the like of changes in animal health or signs of illness at an early stage. For example, in the system described in Non-Patent Document 1 below, a sensor is attached to an animal to monitor a health condition such as body temperature, and early detection of disease and behavior monitoring are performed. In addition, in the device described in Patent Document 1 below, “loneliness”, “frustration”, “intimidation”, “self-table”, “fun”, “request” based on the dog's cry It is possible to objectively discriminate the emotions of dogs such as

"Development of animal watch sensors for safety and security" (AIST, Toshihiro Ito) Japan Science and Technology Agency website (http://www.sen.jst.go.jp/theme/theme_h18/Ito .html) Utility Model Registration No. 3083915

However, in order to know the health status of a pet (compete animal), for example, when the system of Non-Patent Document 1 described above is applied, the health status of the pet can be grasped based on biological sensing information such as body temperature. Since there is no information about the pet cry, there is no way to know the health of the pet in more detail. Further, for example, in the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, the pet's emotion can be grasped to some extent based on the pet's cry, but the pet's health state cannot be known.
In general, since pet owners have a deep affection for pets, it is necessary to inform the owner of the health of the pet in more detail and as early as possible. Further, in order to notify a change in the physical condition of the pet at an early stage, when the biosensor is attached to the pet and constantly monitored, it is necessary to save power of the apparatus as much as possible by limiting the power source.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

[Application Example 1]
An audio data generation unit that generates audio data based on a pet cry, and an emotion data generation unit that generates emotion data for identifying the pet's emotion based on the audio data generated by the audio data generation unit A biological sensor that measures the biological data of the pet, a biological sensor control unit that controls activation of the biological sensor based on at least one of the voice data and the emotion data, and the biological data of the pet A health data generation unit that generates health data indicating a health state of the pet based on at least one of the voice data, the biological data, and the emotion data, and the health data A pet health monitoring apparatus, comprising:

According to the pet health monitoring apparatus described above, the biosensor control unit controls the activation of the biosensor based on the pet's cry or emotion. Further, the health data generation unit generates health data indicating the health state of the pet based on the pet's cry, biological data, and emotion, and the output unit outputs the health data.
Since the activation of the biometric sensor is controlled based on the pet's cry and emotion, the pet health monitoring device does not always consume power for the biosensor, but makes a judgment based on the pet's cry and emotion, The biometric sensor can be activated only when it is necessary to acquire biometric data of the pet. Thereby, it is possible to notify the owner or the like of changes in the physical condition of the pet at an early stage while saving power of the pet health monitoring device. In addition, since the health data is generated based on the pet's cry, biological data, and emotions, it is possible to inform the owner and the like of a more detailed health state of the pet.

[Application Example 2]
The pet health monitoring apparatus, wherein the biosensor control unit controls activation of the biosensor based on a sound pressure level of the audio data.

[Application Example 3]
The pet health monitoring apparatus, wherein the health data generation unit generates the health data based on a sound pressure level of the audio data.

[Application Example 4]
The pet health monitoring apparatus, wherein the biological sensor is at least one of a body temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a motion sensor.

[Application Example 5]
The pet health monitoring apparatus, wherein the output unit includes at least one of a display unit that displays the health data and a transmission unit that transmits the health data to the outside.

[Application Example 6]
A pet health monitoring system comprising a pet health monitoring device and a receiving device for receiving data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device, wherein the pet health monitoring device receives audio data based on a pet cry. A voice data generation unit to generate, an emotion data generation unit to generate emotion data for identifying the pet's emotion based on the voice data generated by the voice data generation unit, and the biometric data of the pet A biosensor, a biosensor control unit that controls activation of the biosensor based on at least one of the voice data and the emotion data, a biodata acquisition unit that acquires biodata of the pet, The health status of the pet is indicated based on at least one of the voice data, the biological data, and the emotion data. A health data generation unit that generates health data; and a transmission unit that transmits the health data to the reception device, wherein the reception device receives the health data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device. And a display unit for displaying health data received by the receiving unit.

According to the above-described pet health monitoring system, the biometric sensor control unit in the pet health monitoring device controls the activation of the biometric sensor based on the pet's cry and emotion. In addition, the health data generation unit generates health data indicating the health state of the pet based on the pet cry, biometric data, and emotion, and the transmission unit transmits the health data to the receiving device.
Since the activation of the biometric sensor in the pet health monitoring device is controlled based on the pet's cry and emotion, the pet health monitoring device does not constantly consume power for the biometric sensor, It is possible to activate the biometric sensor only when it is necessary to obtain the biometric data of the pet based on the determination. This makes it possible to notify the owner or the like of the pet's physical condition at an early stage via the receiving device while saving power in the pet health monitoring device. In addition, since the health data is generated based on the pet's cry, biometric data, and emotion, it is possible to inform the owner or the like of the pet's more detailed health status via the receiving device.

[Application Example 7]
A pet health monitoring system comprising a pet health monitoring device and a receiving device for receiving data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device, wherein the pet health monitoring device receives audio data based on a pet cry. A voice data generation unit to generate, an emotion data generation unit to generate emotion data for identifying the pet's emotion based on the voice data generated by the voice data generation unit, and the biometric data of the pet A biosensor, a biosensor control unit that controls activation of the biosensor based on at least one of the voice data and the emotion data, a biodata acquisition unit that acquires biodata of the pet, A transmitter that transmits at least one of the audio data, the biological data, and the emotion data to the receiving device; The receiving device includes: a receiving unit that receives at least one of the voice data, the biological data, and the emotion data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device; and the voice data received by the receiving unit. , A health data generation unit that generates health data indicating the health state of the pet based on at least one of the biological data and the emotion data, and a display that displays the health data generated by the health data generation unit And a pet health monitoring system.

According to the above-described pet health monitoring system, the biometric sensor control unit in the pet health monitoring device controls the activation of the biometric sensor based on the pet's cry and emotion. In addition, the health data generation unit in the receiving device generates health data indicating the health state of the pet based on the pet cry, biological data, and emotion transmitted from the pet health monitoring device, and the display unit generates the health data. indicate.
Since the activation of the biometric sensor in the pet health monitoring device is controlled based on the pet's cry and emotion, the pet health monitoring device does not constantly consume power for the biometric sensor, It is possible to activate the biometric sensor only when it is necessary to obtain the biometric data of the pet based on the determination. This makes it possible to notify the owner or the like of the pet's physical condition at an early stage via the receiving device while saving power in the pet health monitoring device. In addition, since the health data is generated and displayed on the receiving device based on the pet's cry, biometric data, and emotion, it is possible to inform the owner of the pet's more detailed health status.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, the pet health monitoring system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Outline of pet health monitoring system>
First, an outline of the pet health monitoring system will be described.
FIG. 1 is an example of an external view of a pet health monitoring device 10 constituting a pet health monitoring system. A pet health monitoring device 10 shown in the figure is integrally attached to a collar 11 at a central portion of a pet collar 11 such as a dog or cat. On the inner surface of the pet health monitoring device 10 that comes into contact with the pet's neck, a microphone 110 that detects pet cry and a biological sensor 140 that measures biological data are provided. By attaching the pet health monitoring device 10 to the neck portion of the pet together with the collar 11, it is possible to detect the pet's cry and to measure the biological data of the pet. Health data indicating the health status of the pet can be obtained based on the pet's cry and the biometric data of the pet. In addition, a display unit 180 including a small liquid crystal display that can be seen by a pet owner or the like is provided on the outer surface of the pet health monitoring device 10, and the health state of the pet is displayed on the display unit 180. be able to.
Pets are not limited to dogs and cats, but may be other types of pets that can detect calls and measure biometric data. In addition, the microphone 110, the biosensor 140, the display unit 180, and the like in the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 may be configured separately instead of being configured as an integrated apparatus. For example, the microphone 110 and the display unit 180 may be integrally attached to the collar 11 and the biosensor 140 may be attached to another part such as a pet ankle.

  FIG. 2 is an example of a schematic diagram of the pet health monitoring system 1. As shown in the figure, a pet health monitoring system 1 includes a pet health monitoring device 10 attached to a neck of a dog together with a collar 11 as an example of a pet, and external devices such as a mobile phone, a digital wristwatch, an interphone, and a computer. It is comprised with the receiver 20 which consists of. The pet health monitoring device 10 can transmit pet health data to these receiving devices 20. Mobile phones, digital watches, computers, etc. can receive transmitted health data and display the health status of pets on their respective screens. In addition, the interphone can receive health data and inform the pet owner or the like indoors of the change in the health state of the pet by sound.

<Functional configuration of pet health monitoring system>
Next, the functional configuration of the pet health monitoring system 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the pet health monitoring system 1. As shown in the figure, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 includes a microphone 110 as an audio data generation unit, an amplifier 111, a comparator 112, an emotion data generation unit 120, a biosensor control unit 130, a biosensor 140, and a biodata acquisition unit 150. , A health data generation unit 160, a transmission unit 170 as an output unit, and a display unit 180. The receiving device 20 includes a receiving unit 210 and a display unit 220.

The pet cry is detected by the microphone 110 of the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 and output as voice data. The audio data output from the microphone 110 is amplified by the amplifier 111 and output to the comparator 112 and the emotion data generation unit 120.
The comparator 112 performs a size comparison as to whether or not the sound pressure level of the audio data output from the amplifier 111 is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. The comparison result in the comparator 112 is output to the biosensor control unit 130 and the health data generation unit 160 as sound pressure data.

  The threshold value here is a value for determining whether the detected pet cry is large or small, and is set by adjusting the reference voltage in the comparator 112. The threshold can be set by the user according to individual differences such as pet type, pet age and physique, pet living environment, season, time, and the like. It should be noted that the threshold value is not limited to one, and a plurality of threshold values may be provided, and the magnitude of the pet's cry may be determined stepwise.

The biosensor control unit 130 determines the type of the biosensor 140 to be activated based on the sound pressure data output from the comparator 112 and the emotion data described later output from the emotion data generation unit 120, and the corresponding biosensor 140. It is activated for a predetermined time by supplying electric power. In determining the type of biosensor 140 to be activated, the individual data of the sound pressure data and the emotion data may be used alone, or the respective data may be used in combination.
Examples of the biosensor 140 include a blood pressure sensor 141, a body temperature sensor 142, a heart rate sensor 143, and a motion sensor 144. Each sensor measures blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, and movement level biometric data from a pet's body for a predetermined time. The biometric data acquisition unit 150 acquires the biometric data measured by the biometric sensor 140 and outputs it to the health data generation unit 160. The type of the biosensor 140 is not limited to these, and any biosensor such as an electroencephalogram sensor or a sweat sensor can be measured.

  The emotion data generation unit 120 performs emotion recognition processing with reference to the emotion recognition database 121 based on the audio data output from the amplifier 111, and generates emotion data that identifies the emotion of the pet. The generated emotion data is output to the biosensor control unit 130 and the health data generation unit 160.

  Here, for example, in the case of dogs, emotion data representing pet emotions are identified by types such as “loneliness”, “frustration”, “intimidation”, “self-expression”, “fun”, “request”, etc. . As a method for performing the emotion recognition process based on the pet's call, for example, a method described in Japanese Patent Registration No. 3083915 or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-257905 may be used. In these publications, the characteristics of the relationship map between time and frequency components are extracted from the pet's call as an input voice pattern. Then, the emotion having the highest correlation is recognized by comparing the input speech pattern with a reference emotion-specific speech pattern.

The health data generation unit 160 is based on the sound pressure data output from the comparator 112, the biological data output from the biological data acquisition unit 150, and the emotion data output from the emotion data generation unit 120. The health status of the pet is comprehensively determined with reference to, and health data indicating the health status of the pet is generated. The generated health data is output to the transmission unit 170 and the display unit 180. In determining the health state of a pet, individual data such as sound pressure data, biological data, and emotion data may be used alone, or a combination of the respective data may be used comprehensively.
Here, as an example of judging the health condition of a pet, when the sound pressure data is above a normal sound pressure level over a certain period of time, or when the sound pressure data cannot be detected for a long time, the pet's blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate There are cases where the number is out of the normal range, the pet's movement level is extremely intense, or the movement level does not respond for a long time. These data are combined with emotion data such as “loneliness”, “frustration”, “intimidation”, “self-expression”, “fun”, “request”, etc., generated by emotion recognition processing. By judging, the health condition of the pet can be judged more accurately.

  The transmitting unit 170 transmits the health data output from the health data generating unit 160 to the receiving device 20 by radio or infrared. The display unit 180 simply displays the health state of the pet based on the health data output from the health data generation unit 160. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which the health status of the pet is simply displayed. FIG. 4A shows that the pet is in good health, FIG. 5B shows that the pet is in normal health, and FIG. 5C shows that something is wrong. The expression of the health state of the pet displayed on the display unit 180 is not limited to this, and specific numerical values such as blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, and motion level may be displayed. The pet health monitoring apparatus 10 may be configured to include either the transmission unit 170 or the display unit 180.

  The receiving unit 210 of the receiving device 20 receives the health data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device 10. The display unit 220 displays the health state of the pet based on the health data received by the receiving unit 210. Here, instead of displaying the health status of the pet, an abnormality or the like of the health status of the pet may be notified by sound or the like.

<Example of operation in pet health monitoring device>
Next, an operation example in the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example in the pet health monitoring apparatus 10.

  First, in step S <b> 110, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 detects a pet cry by the microphone 110, amplifies the voice data by the amplifier 111, and outputs the amplified voice data to the comparator 112 and the emotion data generation unit 120.

Next, in step S120, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether or not the pet cry is loud. If it is determined that the pet's cry is loud, the process proceeds to the next step S130, and the biometric data of the pet is measured.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the pet's cry is not loud, the process proceeds to step S160 to perform pet emotion recognition processing.
In the present embodiment, the magnitude comparison of the pet cry is judged to be large when the sound pressure level of the audio data is 60 dB or higher in the comparator 112, and the sound pressure data of the pet cry is converted to the biosensor control unit 130 and the health. This is performed by outputting to the data generation unit 160. That is, when the sound pressure level is 60 dB or more, it is determined that measurement of pet biometric data is necessary.

  Next, in step S130, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 activates the blood pressure sensor 141 and the heart rate sensor 143 attached to the pet for a predetermined time by the biological sensor control unit 130, and measures the blood pressure and heart rate of the pet. To do.

Next, in step S140, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether or not the pet's blood pressure and heart rate measured in step S130 are normal. If both the blood pressure and the heart rate of the pet are normal, it is determined that the pet's health is normal, and the process proceeds to step S220.
On the other hand, if either the blood pressure or the heart rate of the pet is not normal, it is determined that further examination is necessary for the health state of the pet, and the process proceeds to the next step S150.

  Next, in step S150, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 performs emotion recognition processing based on the voice data of the pet call detected in step S110 by the emotion data generation unit 120 to generate pet emotion data. Proceed to step S190.

  In step S160, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 performs emotion recognition processing based on the voice data of the pet call detected in step S110 by the emotion data generation unit 120 in the same manner as in step S150. Generate.

Next, in step S170, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether or not the pet's emotion is sunk (“loneliness” emotion) based on the emotion data generated in step S160. If the pet's emotion is depressed, the process proceeds to the next step S180, and the biometric data of the pet is measured.
On the other hand, if the pet's emotion has not sunk, it is determined that the pet's health is normal, and the process proceeds to step S220.

  Next, in step S180, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 activates the body temperature sensor 142 and the motion sensor 144 for a predetermined time by the biological sensor control unit 130, and measures the body temperature and movement of the pet.

  Next, in step S190, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 uses the health data generation unit 160 to output the pet bark sound pressure data output in step S120, the pet blood pressure and heart rate measured in step S130, and step S180. Based on the body temperature and movement level of the pet measured in step S1, the emotion data of the pet generated in step S150 or step S160, etc., the health state of the pet is comprehensively determined. Then, health data indicating the health state of the pet is generated.

Next, in step S200, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether or not the pet's health status is normal based on the health data generated in step S190. If the health condition of the pet is normal, the process proceeds to step S220.
On the other hand, when the health condition of the pet is not normal, the process proceeds to the next step S210. In step S <b> 210, the pet health monitoring device 10 displays a health state that is a pet diagnosis result based on the health data on the display unit 180, and transmits the health data to the receiving device 20 through the transmission unit 170.

  Next, in step S <b> 220, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 causes the biosensor control unit 130 to end the power supply to all the activated biosensors 140 and stop all the biosensors 140.

  Next, in step S230, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 stands by until a predetermined pause time elapses. When this pause time elapses, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 returns to step S110 and detects pet cry again.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the timing for measuring the biometric data when the pet cry is loud. The horizontal axis t shown in the figure shows the passage of time, and the vertical axis shows the sound pressure level dB. Here, the threshold value S0 that is determined that the pet cry is loud is set to 60 dB. As shown in the figure, the measurement of biological data starts (ON) at t1 when the sound pressure level being detected reaches 60 dB and ends (OFF) at t2. That is, the time t2-t1 is the measurement time. Further, the period from t3 to t2 from the end of the measurement to t3 until t3 is a pause time, and the pet's cry is detected again after the pause time has elapsed. This is to prevent the biosensor 140 from being frequently activated when the pet continuously makes a loud cry. Here, the measurement time and the rest time can be appropriately set according to the pet.

  As described above, in the pet health monitoring system 1 according to the present embodiment, the sound pressure data of the pet cry detected by the microphone 110 of the pet health monitoring apparatus 10, the biological data measured from the pet by the biological sensor 140, and the voice Based on the emotion data generated by performing the pet emotion recognition process based on the data, the health state of the pet is comprehensively determined. This allows pets to squeeze, pet blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, movement level, etc., such as pet loneliness, frustration, threat, self-expression, fun, demand The health condition of the pet can be determined in more detail and accurately based on the emotion such as “

  Further, based on the sound pressure data and emotion data of the pet's call, for example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, when the pet's call is loud, the blood pressure sensor 141 and the heart rate sensor 143 allow the blood pressure and heart rate of the pet. Measure. In the case of a call that indicates that the pet's emotion is sinking, the body temperature and movement level of the pet are measured by the body temperature sensor 142 and the movement sensor 144. In this way, the pet's cry is constantly monitored except for the above-described pause time, and only the biosensor 140 necessary for judging the health state is activated according to the pet's cry, so that the change in the physical condition of the pet Can be detected at an early stage, and moreover, power saving in the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 can be achieved as compared with the case where various biological sensors 140 are always activated.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the pet health monitoring system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

For the outline of the pet health monitoring system 1A according to the second embodiment, the example of the external view of the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the example of the schematic view of the pet health monitoring system 1 shown in FIG. 2 are applied. it can. A pet health monitoring system 1A according to the second embodiment includes a pet health monitoring device 10A and a receiving device 20A.
Here, in the pet health monitoring system 1A according to the second embodiment, unlike the pet health monitoring system 1 according to the first embodiment, the pet health monitoring device 10A receives the sound pressure data, biological data, and emotion data of the pet cry. Transmit to the receiving device 20A. The receiving device 20A generates and displays health data based on the received data.

Next, the functional configuration and operation of the pet health monitoring system 1A according to the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the pet health monitoring system 1A according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the pet health monitoring apparatus 10A has a functional configuration excluding the health data generating unit 160 and the display unit 180, unlike the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Further, the receiving device 20A has a functional configuration including a health data generation unit 215, unlike the receiving device 20 in the first embodiment.

In the pet health monitoring apparatus 10 </ b> A, the sound pressure data from the comparator 112, the biological data from the biological data acquisition unit 150, and the emotion data from the emotion data generation unit 120 are output to the transmission unit 170. Then, the transmitter 170 transmits these data to the receiving device 20A.
In the receiving device 20A, the receiving unit 210 receives sound pressure data, biological data, and emotion data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device 10A. Based on the received data, the health data generation unit 215 comprehensively determines the health state of the pet with reference to the disease determination database 216 in the same manner as the health data generation unit 160 in the first embodiment. Generate health data. The display unit 220 displays the health state of the pet based on the health data.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example in the pet health monitoring apparatus 10A according to the second embodiment. In the flowchart shown in the figure, the operations of steps S190 to S210 in the flowchart of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 are replaced with step S215. That is, in the flow chart shown in FIG. 8, instead of displaying and transmitting health data by comprehensively judging the health status of the pet, in step S215, the sound pressure necessary for comprehensively judging the health status of the pet. Data, biological data, and emotion data are transmitted to the receiving device 20A. In addition, although not illustrated as a flowchart, the operation | movement which produces | generates health data by comprehensively judging the health state of a pet is performed in 20 A of receivers.

  As described above, in the pet health monitoring system 1A according to the present embodiment, sound pressure data, biological data, and emotion data are transmitted from the pet health monitoring device 10A to the receiving device 20A. Then, the receiving device 20A generates and displays health data based on these data. Since the health data for comprehensively judging the health state of the pet is generated in the receiving device 20A, the structure of the pet health monitoring device 10A attached to the pet is simplified, and the device is reduced in size and power consumption. Can be planned. Further, in the receiving device 20A, the disease determination database 216 having a larger capacity and abundant information can be referred to, and the health condition of the pet can be determined in more detail and accurately.

(Modification)
In the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 in the above-described embodiment, the necessary biosensor 140 is activated based on the magnitude of the pet's cry detected by the microphone 110 and the emotion of the pet. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the biological sensor 140 may be periodically activated not only for pets but also at regular intervals. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating timing for measuring biometric data when the biometric sensor 140 is periodically activated. As shown in the figure, measurement of biometric data is started (ON) at ts1, ts2, and ts3 at regular intervals. The measurement of biometric data is also started (ON) at th1, th2, and th3 when the sound pressure level being detected has reached 60 dB. In this way, by activating the biosensor 140 at regular intervals, it is possible to detect changes in the physical condition of the pet even when the pet's cry does not occur or when the cry is small even if it occurs.

The external view of the pet health monitoring apparatus which comprises a pet health monitoring system. Schematic diagram of a pet health monitoring system. The block diagram which shows the function structure of a pet health monitoring system. The figure which shows the example which displayed the health condition of the pet simply. The flowchart which shows the operation example in a pet health monitoring apparatus. The figure which shows the timing which measures biometric data when a pet's cry is loud. The block diagram which shows the function structure of the pet health monitoring system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the operation example in the pet health monitoring apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the timing which measures biometric data when a biometric sensor is started regularly.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A ... Pet health monitoring system, 10, 10A ... Pet health monitoring apparatus, 11 ... Collar, 20, 20A ... Receiving device, 110 ... Microphone, 111 ... Amplifier, 112 ... Comparator, 120 ... Emotion data generation part, 121 ... Emotion recognition database, 130 ... biological sensor control unit, 140 ... biological sensor, 141 ... blood pressure sensor, 142 ... body temperature sensor, 143 ... heart rate sensor, 144 ... motion sensor, 150 ... biological data acquisition unit, 160 ... health data generation unit 161 ... database for disease determination, 170 ... transmission unit, 180, 220 ... display unit, 210 ... reception unit, 215 ... health data generation unit, 216 ... database for disease determination.

Claims (7)

An audio data generation unit that generates audio data based on the pet's call;
An emotion data generator for generating emotion data for identifying the pet's emotion based on the voice data generated by the voice data generator;
A biological sensor for measuring the biological data of the pet;
A biosensor control unit that controls activation of the biosensor based on at least one of the audio data and the emotion data;
A biometric data acquisition unit for acquiring biometric data of the pet;
A health data generation unit that generates health data indicating a health state of the pet based on at least one of the voice data, the biological data, and the emotion data;
An output unit for outputting the health data;
A pet health monitoring device characterized by comprising:   The pet health monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the biosensor control unit controls activation of the biosensor based on a sound pressure level of the audio data.   The pet health monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the health data generation unit generates the health data based on a sound pressure level of the audio data.   The pet health monitoring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the biological sensor is at least one of a body temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a motion sensor.   The said output part has at least any one of the display part which displays the said health data, and the transmission part which transmits the said health data to the exterior, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Pet health monitoring device. A pet health monitoring system comprising a pet health monitoring device and a receiving device for receiving data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device,
The pet health monitoring device comprises:
An audio data generation unit that generates audio data based on the pet's call;
An emotion data generator for generating emotion data for identifying the pet's emotion based on the voice data generated by the voice data generator;
A biological sensor for measuring the biological data of the pet;
A biosensor control unit that controls activation of the biosensor based on at least one of the audio data and the emotion data;
A biometric data acquisition unit for acquiring biometric data of the pet;
A health data generation unit that generates health data indicating a health state of the pet based on at least one of the voice data, the biological data, and the emotion data;
A transmission unit for transmitting the health data to the receiving device;
Have
The receiving device is:
A receiving unit for receiving health data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device;
A display unit for displaying health data received by the receiving unit;
A pet health monitoring system characterized by comprising: A pet health monitoring system comprising a pet health monitoring device and a receiving device for receiving data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device,
The pet health monitoring device comprises:
An audio data generation unit that generates audio data based on the pet's call;
An emotion data generator for generating emotion data for identifying the pet's emotion based on the voice data generated by the voice data generator;
A biological sensor for measuring the biological data of the pet;
A biosensor control unit that controls activation of the biosensor based on at least one of the audio data and the emotion data;
A biometric data acquisition unit for acquiring biometric data of the pet;
A transmitter that transmits at least one of the audio data, the biological data, and the emotion data to the receiving device;
Have
The receiving device is:
A receiver that receives at least one of the voice data, the biological data, and the emotion data transmitted from the pet health monitoring device;
A health data generating unit that generates health data indicating a health state of the pet based on at least one of the audio data, the biological data, and the emotion data received by the receiving unit;
A display unit for displaying the health data generated by the health data generation unit;
A pet health monitoring system characterized by comprising:

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