TW201713284A - Sensing device for measuring physiological condition of pets capable of capturing the sound of the pet and accordingly determining the current mood or health status of the pet - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided herein is a sensing device for measuring physiological condition of pets, comprising a sound collecting device and a signal processing device. The sound collecting device is used to collect the sound emitted by a pet and convert the sound into a sound signal; the signal processing device is connected to the sound collecting device, and the signal processing device comprises a signal processing unit and a database pre-stored with a signal processing algorithm, wherein the signal processing unit is used to convert, based on the signal processing algorithm, the sound signal into a pet physiological message corresponding to the sound signal. This invention captures the sound of a pet and accordingly determines the current mood or health status of the pet, which will assist the owner in knowing the physiological condition of the pet or whether the pet is sick.

Description

Sensing device for sensing pet physiological state

The invention relates to a sensing device, in particular to a sensing device for sensing the physiological state of a pet.

Pets play an important role in the minds of modern people. In recent years, the population of pets has gradually grown, and the demand for pet food and supplies has also increased. Under this circumstance, the pet-related industries have also grown year by year.

As the population of pets increases, the health of pets is also taken seriously. Under normal circumstances, the health status of a pet can be judged simply by appearance. In the case of a dog, people can judge the dog's health by the dog's nose, or the dog's skin state can also be observed through external observation. However, the dog's mood or special diseases in the body, such as silkworm, cannot be judged from the outside.

There are related products for pet management in the market, which are hung on the pet in the form of a collar. Usually, the positioning system and the monitoring APP are provided, so that the pet owner can obtain the daily activity status of the pet through the monitoring APP. However, such products can only be targeted for The pet's activity status is judged, and the pet's mood, health status or special disease is not sensed.

Therefore, how to overcome various problems of the prior art, in particular, accurately determining the emotional or health state of the pet, thereby assisting the pet owner to understand the physiological state of the pet is one of the important topics that the technicians in the field are eager to solve.

In view of the above disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention provides a sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet, comprising: a sound collecting device and a signal processing device. The sound collecting device is configured to collect sounds from the pet to convert the sound into an audio signal, and the signal processing device is connected to the sound collecting device. The signal processing device includes a signal processing unit and a database of pre-stored signal processing algorithms. The signal processing unit converts the sound signal into a pet physiological message corresponding to the sound signal according to the signal processing algorithm.

In one embodiment, the sound collecting device further includes a sound concentrating portion for concentrating the sound emitted by the pet, and a bonding portion for fitting the sound concentrating portion In the body part of the pet.

In one embodiment, the sensing device for sensing the physiological state of the pet further includes a fixing portion for fixing the sensing device to the pet.

In still another implementation, the sensing device for sensing a physiological state of the pet further includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit the pet physiological message to the external electronic device, wherein the transmitting unit and the external electronic device The system uses wired transmission or wireless transmission, and wherein the wireless transmission includes Bluetooth, ZigBee or ANT.

In still another embodiment, the signal processing device further includes a display unit for displaying the pet physiological message, wherein the display unit has a display light or a display screen.

In another embodiment, the signal processing device further includes a positioning unit and a storage unit, wherein the positioning unit is configured to locate the position of the pet, and the storage unit is configured to store the obtained sound signal and the pet physiological message.

The invention collects and analyzes the sound of the pet to determine the emotional or health state of the pet, so that whether the pet is sick or depressed, or the mood is low because of doing something wrong, thereby reducing the misjudgment and early Seek medical treatment, and can assist the pet owner to understand the physiological condition of the pet. In addition, the sensing device of the present invention can also provide the instant location or activity path of the pet, which enables the sensing device of the present invention for sensing the physiological state of the pet. Help pet owners to fully understand the pet status.

1‧‧‧Sensing equipment

10‧‧‧Sound collection device

11‧‧‧Sound Concentration Department

12‧‧‧Fitting Department

20‧‧‧Signal processing unit

21‧‧‧Database

22‧‧‧Signal Processing Unit

23‧‧‧Transmission unit

24‧‧‧Display unit

241‧‧‧ display lights

242‧‧‧ Marquee

243‧‧‧ Display screen

25‧‧‧ Positioning unit

26‧‧‧ storage unit

27‧‧‧Temperature measurement unit

30‧‧‧External electronic devices

40‧‧‧ Fixed Department

50‧‧‧ puppy

1 is a schematic diagram of a sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to the present invention; and FIG. 2 is an internal component of the sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet of the present invention and communicating with an external electronic device. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a display unit of a sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a sensing of the present invention for sensing a physiological state of a pet. A schematic diagram of another embodiment of a display unit of the device; and FIG. 5 is a sensing device for sensing the physiological state of the pet of the present invention A schematic diagram of the specific implementation.

The other embodiments of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art from this disclosure.

It is to be understood that the structure, the proportions, the size, and the like of the present invention are intended to be used in conjunction with the disclosure of the specification, and are not intended to limit the invention. The conditions are limited, so it is not technically meaningful. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship or adjustment of the size should remain in this book without affecting the effects and the objectives that can be achieved by the present invention. The technical content disclosed in the invention can be covered. In the meantime, the terms "upper" and "side" as used in the specification are merely for convenience of description, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the relative relationship is changed or adjusted. Substantially changing the technical content is also considered to be within the scope of the invention.

Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a schematic diagram of a sensing device for sensing the physiological state of a pet of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the sensing device 1 includes a sound collecting device 10 and a signal processing device 20, wherein the sound collecting device 10 has a sound collecting portion 11 and a bonding portion 12.

The sound collecting device 10 has a function of collecting sound, and is mainly used for collecting sounds emitted by pets and converting the sound into sound signals. In an embodiment, the sound is, for example, a heartbeat, a breathing sound, or a sound, but is not limited thereto, as long as the sound is the sound of the pet.

The sound concentrating portion 11 is for concentrating and amplifying the sound of the pet Ringing, to convert the sound into a sound signal conversion effect. The bonding portion 12 is made of a soft material and is used to attach the sound concentrating portion 11 to the body of the pet to reduce noise interference in the external environment. In one embodiment, the material of the bonding portion 12 is, for example, synthetic rubber or natural rubber, but is not limited thereto. The manner in which the sound collecting device 10 is attached to the pet will be described in detail later.

Please also refer to FIG. 2 to illustrate the internal components of the sensing device for sensing the physiological state of the pet and the communication with external electronic devices. As shown in FIG. 2, the signal processing device 20 shown in FIG. 1 includes a database 21, a signal processing unit 22, a transmission unit 23, a display unit 24, a positioning unit 25, a storage unit 26, and a temperature measuring unit 27. The signal processing device 20 can communicate with the external electronic device 30.

The database 21 is pre-stored with a signal processing algorithm, which is based on a signal processing algorithm constructed by converting sounds of pet heartbeat, breathing sounds, or sounds into sound signals, and the signal processing algorithm transmits time domain. Signal analysis technology converts the measured sound signal projection into a multi-dimensional space and compares the continuity feature templates to quantify the difference between the sound signals, and then calculates the quantization parameters that can be used to determine the pet's mood and health state. .

The signal processing unit 22 is configured to convert the audio signal into a pet physiological message corresponding to the audio signal according to the signal processing algorithm in the database 21, specifically, the pet's physiological message is emotional and healthy, and Different types of sound, there are different signal processing algorithms. For example, when the frequency of breathing sound is too fast, it means that the pet is breathing fast. At this time, it may be judged that the pet has problems in breathing, or take When the pet's heart sound signal has obvious triplet or horseshoe sound, it can be judged that the pet may have heartworm disease.

The data processing unit 20 and the signal processing unit 22 are the most basic components when the signal processing device 20 operates, and mainly provide data pre-storing and signal processing. However, in order to provide other functions and normal operations of the signal processing device 20, the signal processing device 20 may also include transmission. The unit 23, the display unit 24, the positioning unit 25, the storage unit 26, the temperature measuring unit 27, and the like, but the above components can be set as needed.

The transmission unit 23 is configured to transmit the pet physiological message to the external electronic device 30, so that the pet owner can know the physiological message of the pet through the external electronic device 30. In an embodiment, the transmission unit 23 and the external electronic device 30 use wired transmission or wireless transmission. In specific implementation, the wireless transmission may be Bluetooth, ZigBee or ANT.

Regarding the display unit 24, please also refer to Figures 3 and 4, which are schematic views respectively illustrating different embodiments of the display unit of the sensing device for sensing the physiological state of a pet of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 24 may include a display light 241 disposed on the signal processing device 20 for displaying the pet physiological information generated by the signal processing unit 22, or may be displayed in the display manner of the marquee 242. Pet physiological message. Specifically, when the sensing device 1 measures that the physiological state of the pet is abnormal, the display light 241 continues to light or blink continuously, or displays the abnormal physiological information of the pet through the marquee 242, thereby reminding the pet owner of the pet. Have an abnormal state and seek medical attention if necessary. In an embodiment, the display information of the marquee 242 can be a measurement date, Measurement time, sensing body temperature, current ambient temperature, pet moving distance and heartbeat, etc., but not limited to this. In this way, the pet owner can immediately know the status of the pet through the display unit 24.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display screen 243 of the display unit 24 can be disposed on the signal processing device 20 for displaying the pet physiological information generated by the signal processing unit 22. The display information and functions of the display screen 243 of the display unit 24 are the same as those described above, and therefore will not be described again. In one embodiment, the display screen 243 of the display unit 24 can be a touch display screen for the pet owner to type a simple detection command or read the memory data.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, the positioning unit 25 can be used to locate the pet position, and the pet travel path can be recorded in the storage unit 26, and the pet owner can know the movement state of the pet through the display of the display unit 24, or the positioning unit. 25, the moving state of the pet can be transmitted to the external electronic device 30 through the transmission unit 23, so that the pet owner can grasp the moving distance and path of the pet, which can prevent the pet from being lost. In an embodiment, the positioning unit 25 includes a GPS, a gyroscope, an acceleration gauge, and the like.

The storage unit 26 is configured to store the pet position and the pet travel path obtained by the positioning unit 25, and the storage unit 26 can also store the pet sound signal and the signal processing unit 22 captured by the sound collecting device 10 (Fig. 1). The pet physiological message obtained.

In addition, the temperature measuring unit 27 of the signal processing device 20 can be used to measure the body temperature of the pet, and can also measure the ambient temperature. The measured temperature can be displayed on the marquee 242 (FIG. 3) or the display screen 243 through the display unit 24. (Fig. 4), it can also be stored in the storage unit 26, which will help the pet The owner knows the status of the pet and the environment.

Next, please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram showing a specific embodiment of a sensing device for sensing a pet's physiological state according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the embodiment, the pet is a puppy 50, and the body of the puppy 50 is provided with a sensing device 1 , wherein the sensing device 1 can be fixed to the puppy 50 by the fixing portion 40 . The bonding portion 12 (see Fig. 1) of the sound collecting device 10 of the sensing device 1 is attached to the puppy 50, and the heartbeat of the puppy 50 is collected by the sound concentration portion 11 (see Fig. 1). Sound, breathing and screaming, and convert the resulting heartbeat, breathing and vocal into sound signals.

After the signal processing unit 22 of the signal processing device 20 (see FIG. 2) receives the audio signal, the signal processing unit 22 converts the audio signal into a corresponding audio signal according to the signal processing algorithm prestored in the database 21. The pet physiological signal, that is, the emotional and health status of the puppy 50, can be stored in the storage unit 26 (see Fig. 2), and the emotion of the puppy 50 can be displayed on the display unit 24 immediately. And the state of health, or the transmission unit 23 (see Figure 2) transmits the mood and health status of the puppy 50 to the external electronic device 30, thereby allowing the pet owner to know the condition of the puppy 50.

In addition, the moving distance and path of the puppy 50 can be recorded by the positioning unit 25 of the signal processing device 20 (see FIG. 2). In addition to being displayed on the display unit 24, the related information can be transmitted to the outside through the transmission unit 23. The electronic device 30 is configured to let the owner know the location of the puppy 50 and prevent the puppy 50 from being lost.

It must be stated that the pet does not have to be a puppy or a cat, but not To this end, it is only necessary to allow the sound collecting device 10 to collect the sound of the animal. In addition, the position where the sensing device 1 can be fixed on the animal can be the back, the abdomen or the chest, but not limited thereto, as long as the heartbeat, the breathing sound and the sound of the animal can be collected.

In summary, the present invention collects and analyzes the sound of a pet to determine the emotional or health status of the pet, thus providing information on the physiological state of the pet's pet, avoiding delaying medical treatment because the pet's physiological state is not known, and The owner can also know the instant location or activity path of the pet through the positioning function of the present invention, which can prevent the pet from being lost. Therefore, through the sensing device of the present invention for sensing the physiological state of a pet, the pet owner can be assisted to more fully understand the physiological changes and activities of the pet.

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and its effects, and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations of the above-described embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventions disclosed herein are still covered by the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Sensing equipment

10‧‧‧Sound collection device

11‧‧‧Sound Concentration Department

12‧‧‧Fitting Department

20‧‧‧Signal processing unit

Claims (10)

A sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet, comprising: a sound collecting device for collecting a sound emitted by the pet to convert the sound into an audio signal; and a signal processing device connected to the sound collecting device The device includes a signal processing unit and a database of pre-stored signal processing algorithms, wherein the signal processing unit converts the audio signal into a pet physiological message corresponding to the audio signal according to the signal processing algorithm. The sensing device for sensing the physiological state of a pet according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the sound collecting device further comprises a sound collecting portion and a fitting portion, wherein the sound collecting portion is configured to concentrate the sound emitted by the pet In the sound, the bonding portion is for attaching the sound concentrating portion to the body part of the pet. The sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing portion for fixing the sensing device for sensing a physiological state of the pet to the pet. The sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to claim 1, further comprising a transmitting unit for transmitting the pet physiological message to the external electronic device. The sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to claim 4, wherein the transmission unit and the external electronic device are wired or wirelessly transmitted. For sensing the physiological state of a pet as described in claim 5 A sensing device, wherein the wireless transmission comprises Bluetooth, ZigBee or ANT. The sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the signal processing device further comprises a display unit for displaying the pet physiological message. A sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to claim 7, wherein the display unit has a display light or a display screen. The sensing device for sensing a physiological state of a pet according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the signal processing device further comprises a positioning unit for positioning the pet. The sensing device for sensing the physiological state of a pet according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the signal processing device further comprises a storage unit for storing the obtained sound signal and the pet physiological message.