WO2016185742A1 - Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method and an information processing system which allow an owner to easily maintain the health of a pet with a reduced burden on the owner. [Solution] The information processing device is provided with: an input unit that obtains weight information specifying the weight of a pet from a sensor; and a processing unit that determines the contents of advice relating to the body of the pet on the basis of the weight information obtained by the input unit. The information processing system is provided with an information processing device comprising: a sensor that generates weight information specifying the weight of a pet; an input unit that obtains the weight information specifying the weight of the pet from the sensor; and a processing unit that determines the details of advice relating to the body of the pet on the basis of the weight information obtained by the input unit.

Description

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system

The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system.

In recent years, the number of pet breeders has increased and it has become common to keep pets. As a result, pets are being treated as family members. Therefore, the pet's condition is generally influenced by the person who is the owner.

On the other hand, the number of people who become obese is increasing recently. For this reason, pets treated as the owner's family as described above also tend to become obese. In addition, an excessive increase or decrease in body weight such as slimming as well as obesity is not preferable from the viewpoint of pet health.

Here, it is said that managing weight is important to prevent obesity or slimming. For example, it may be possible to take measures before obesity or leaning by periodically measuring the body weight and judging the tendency of the body weight to increase or decrease from the measurement result.

However, managing the weight of a pet can be a burden on the owner. For example, in measuring the weight of a pet, when the pet moves around, it takes time to put the pet on the scale. In addition, managing the weight measurement results and performing trend analysis, etc., also takes time for the owner. Therefore, it has been desired to reduce the burden on the owner.

On the other hand, for example, in Patent Document 1, when a pet attached with an RF tag rides on the weight measuring means, the pet identification information is read from the RF tag, and the pet weight measurement result and the pet identification information are output together. An automatic weight measurement system is disclosed. According to the document, when the weight measuring means according to the system is installed in the pet's place, the owner automatically measures the weight for each pet without putting the pet on the scale individually. The burden of is reduced.

JP 2007-330200 A

However, in the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, the weight of the pet is automatically measured, but it may be difficult for the owner to determine the action to be taken by the owner from the measurement result. For example, when the measurement result is presented as data such as numbers, it is difficult to grasp the measurement result as it is. Even if the measurement results are organized using a graph or the like and the diagram is displayed, it is difficult for the owner to determine a specific treatment by looking at only the measurement results shown.

Therefore, the present disclosure proposes a new and improved information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system capable of easily maintaining the health of a pet while reducing the burden on the owner.

According to the present disclosure, an input unit that obtains weight information for specifying the weight of a pet obtained from a sensor, and a processing unit that determines the content of advice related to the body of the pet based on the weight information obtained by the input unit. Is provided.

Further, according to the present disclosure, the weight information for specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor by the input unit is obtained, and the content of the advice about the pet body based on the weight information obtained by the input unit is obtained. Determining an information processing method.

In addition, according to the present disclosure, a sensor that generates weight information for specifying the weight of the pet, an input unit for acquiring weight information for specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor, and the input unit that is obtained by the input unit. An information processing system is provided that includes an information processing device including a processing unit that determines the content of advice related to the body of the pet based on weight information.

As described above, according to the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system capable of easily maintaining the health of a pet while reducing the burden on the owner are provided. Note that the above effects are not necessarily limited, and any of the effects shown in the present specification, or other effects that can be grasped from the present specification, together with or in place of the above effects. May be played.

It is a figure showing roughly an example of composition of an information processing system concerning one embodiment of this indication. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of a sensor module according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the waveform signal produced | generated by the sensor which concerns on the same embodiment. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of an information processing terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen produced | generated in the information processing terminal which concerns on the embodiment. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows notionally the outline | summary of the process of the information processing system which concerns on the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows notionally the process of the sensor module which concerns on the same embodiment. 4 is a flowchart conceptually showing advice information generation processing of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows schematically the structural example of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this indication. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen produced | generated in the information processing terminal which concerns on the embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows notionally the outline | summary of the process of the information processing system which concerns on the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows notionally the screen generation process of the information processing terminal which concerns on the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed hardware constitutions, such as information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of the same indication.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

The description will be made in the following order.
1. 1. Overview of information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure First embodiment (pet weight management advice)
3. Second embodiment (presentation of weight fluctuations of pets and humans)
4). 4. Hardware configuration of information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure Conclusion

<1. Overview of Information Processing System According to One Embodiment of Present Disclosure>
First, an overview of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The information processing system includes a sensor module attached to the pet, a weight measuring device for measuring the weight of the pet, and an information processing terminal and an information processing device for performing processing based on information obtained from the sensor and the weight measuring device. Then, the sensor module, the weight measuring device, and the information processing terminal communicate directly, and the information processing terminal and the information processing device communicate directly.

For example, the information processing system includes a sensor module 100, a weight scale 200A, an information processing terminal 300, and an information processing device 400 as shown in FIG. The sensor module 100 detects the amount of activity of the attached pet 10 and transmits the detection result to the information processing terminal 300. The weight scale 200 </ b> A measures the weight of the pet 10 and transmits the measurement result to the information processing terminal 300. The information processing terminal 300 receives data from the sensor module 100 and the weight scale 200A, and transmits the received data to the information processing apparatus 400 via the network 1 such as the Internet.

Here, since excessive increase or decrease in the weight of the pet is not preferable in terms of the health of the pet, in general, an institution such as an animal hospital instructs the owner to manage the weight of the pet. However, the weight scale typically has only a function for measuring weight, and the owner manages the measurement result, which is troublesome. For this reason, many owners only measure the weight of pets at an institution such as an animal hospital that visits several times a year. As a result, the pet's weight may have already increased or decreased excessively when it is noticed, and both the pet and the owner are stressed in the process of returning to the proper weight.

On the other hand, in the conventional information processing system, information related to the weight of the pet measured by the weight measuring device is automatically transmitted to an information processing terminal or an information processing device (hereinafter also referred to as an information processing device or the like). The measurement result was stored by the information processing apparatus or the like. According to this system, the burden on the owner for measuring the weight of the pet is reduced. However, it was difficult for the owner to determine the action to be taken only by looking at the measurement result.

Therefore, in the information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an input function for obtaining information (hereinafter, also referred to as weight information) that specifies the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor is obtained in the information processing apparatus or the like. And a processing function for determining the content of advice related to the body of the pet based on the weight information.

For example, the information processing apparatus 400 as illustrated in FIG. 1 calculates a difference from the appropriate weight of the pet based on the received measurement result of the weight, and provides a specific to the owner for filling the calculated difference. Determine advice. Then, the information processing apparatus 400 transmits information related to the determined advice to the information processing terminal 300, and the information processing terminal 300 presents the advice to the owner based on the received information related to the advice. For example, the content of the advice to be determined may be an extended time of the walk time or an increase / decrease amount of the pet food.

In this way, the information processing system obtains weight information specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor, and determines the content of the advice relating to the pet's body based on the weight information. Therefore, pet weight information is automatically acquired, and pet-related advice is presented based on the acquired weight information, so that the health of the pet can be easily maintained while reducing the burden on the owner. Is possible. Hereinafter, the information processing system and its components will be described in detail. In FIG. 1, a smartphone is shown as an example of the information processing terminal 300, but the information processing terminal 300 is a portable communication device such as a tablet terminal, a wristwatch with a communication function, a portable game machine, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants). It may be a terminal, or a notebook or stationary personal computer. For convenience of explanation, each of the information processing apparatuses 400 and the like according to the first and second embodiments corresponds to the embodiment at the end like the information processing apparatuses 400-1 and 400-2 and the like. It distinguishes by attaching the number to.

<2. First Embodiment (Pet Weight Management Advice)>
The overview of the information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above. Next, the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In the first embodiment, advice based on the weight of a pet that is automatically acquired is presented to the owner.

<2-1. Configuration of device>
First, the configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. The information processing system according to the present embodiment includes a sensor module 100, a weight scale 200A, an information processing terminal 300-1, and an information processing apparatus 400-1. Hereinafter, configurations of the sensor module 100, the information processing terminal 300-1, and the information processing apparatus 400-1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4, and 6, respectively. 2, 4 and 6 are block diagrams showing schematic functional configurations of the sensor module 100, the information processing terminal 300-1 and the information processing apparatus 400-1 according to the present embodiment, respectively.

(Sensor module)
In recent years, as an apparatus for measuring the amount of activity of a pet, an apparatus for acquiring the number of steps of a pet from a pedometer and calculating the amount of activity based on the acquired number of steps has been developed. However, in the apparatus, the accuracy of the calculated amount of activity is low because the accuracy of the number of steps counted by the pedometer is not high enough to be used for calculating the amount of activity.

On the other hand, there is a method of attaching an acceleration sensor to a pet, specifying the intensity of exercise based on the amplitude of the waveform signal obtained from the acceleration sensor, and estimating the amount of activity from the specified intensity of exercise. However, in this method, the obtained waveform signal is stored as data (hereinafter also referred to as acceleration data), and the amount of data to be stored can be enormous.

Here, when a human is an activity amount estimation target, acceleration data is stored in a storage device of an information processing terminal such as a smartphone, or stored in an information processing device such as a server connected through communication. Therefore, the possibility that the storage capacity is insufficient is low.

However, when the pet is an activity amount estimation target, the acceleration data is generally stored in a smaller capacity than the information processing terminal included in the acceleration sensor due to the downsizing of the acceleration sensor (or the sensor module including the acceleration sensor). Stored in the department. In addition, since the pet acceleration sensor may not be able to communicate with the information processing apparatus or the like, the acceleration data is stored in the storage unit until a communication opportunity comes.

Therefore, the sensor module 100 according to the present embodiment determines the behavior of the pet based on information (hereinafter, also referred to as exercise information) that changes according to the pet's exercise obtained from the sensor, and the determined pet's behavior. The information concerning is stored. Hereinafter, the configuration of the sensor module 100 will be described.

The sensor module 100 includes a sensor 102, a determination unit 104, a storage unit 106, and a communication unit 108 as shown in FIG.

The sensor 102 generates information that changes according to the movement of the pet to which the sensor module 100 is attached. Specifically, the sensor 102 generates a signal corresponding to the movement of the pet. For example, the sensor 102 is an acceleration sensor, and generates a waveform signal corresponding to a change in acceleration.

The determination unit 104 determines the behavior of the pet based on the signal obtained from the sensor 102. Specifically, the determination unit 104 determines the behavior of the pet and the duration of the behavior based on a signal obtained from the sensor 102 and a signal pattern stored in advance. Furthermore, with reference to FIG. 3, the process of the determination part 104 is demonstrated in detail. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a waveform signal generated by the sensor 102 according to the present embodiment.

First, the determination unit 104 performs matching using a waveform pattern stored in advance for a waveform signal obtained from the sensor 102. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the waveform signal obtained from the sensor 102 is buffered, and the determination unit 104 performs waveform pattern matching on the buffered waveform signal. Note that, for example, the buffer can be sized to store a waveform signal for 10 sec, and matching can be performed every 1 sec.

Next, when the waveform signal pattern obtained matches the waveform pattern stored in advance, the determination unit 104 determines that a pet action corresponding to the waveform pattern stored in advance is being performed, and Start measuring the duration of action. For example, when the pattern of the waveform signal obtained from the sensor 102 matches the waveform pattern corresponding to the pet behavior “run”, the determination unit 104 “runs” the pet behavior as illustrated in FIG. 3. It is determined that Then, measurement of the duration of the action “run” is started.

Then, when the behavior of the pet determined by matching is changed or when the behavior of the pet is no longer determined, the determination unit 104 ends the measurement of the duration of the behavior. For example, when the pattern of the waveform signal obtained from the sensor 102 no longer matches the waveform pattern corresponding to the pet behavior of “running”, the determination unit 104 determines that the behavior of the pet is as shown in FIG. Judge that it is no longer "run". Then, the determination unit 104 ends the measurement of the duration of the action “run”.

Thereafter, the determination unit 104 specifies information (hereinafter also referred to as an action determination result) for specifying the determined pet action and information for specifying the time when the action is performed (behavior information and action time information). Hereinafter, it is also stored in the storage unit 106 as information (hereinafter also referred to as activity amount information) for specifying an activity amount. Here, the activity amount may be a score such as exercise amount, thermal energy (calorie) amount, or Mets.

Note that a plurality of waveform patterns may be stored in advance, and may be added, deleted, or changed. Further, the waveform signal used for determination by the determination unit 104 may be a part of the waveform signal obtained from the sensor 102. Further, the determination unit 104 may determine an action such as a meal in addition to exercise such as running and walking.

Referring back to FIG. 2, returning to the description of the configuration of the sensor module 100, the storage unit 106 stores information related to the processing of the determination unit 104. Specifically, the storage unit 106 stores information related to the signal pattern used for the determination process of the determination unit 104 and the activity amount information determined by the determination unit 104. For example, the memory | storage part 106 memorize | stores the information which shows the correspondence of a some signal pattern and action determination result, action determination result, and action time information. The action time information may be a cumulative value of the duration of the action to be determined, or may be an individual value generated every time an action is determined. Further, the activity amount information may be managed in a predetermined unit such as one day.

The communication unit 108 communicates with the information processing terminal 300-1. Specifically, the communication unit 108 transmits activity amount information stored in the storage unit 106 to the information processing terminal 300-1. For example, the communication unit 108 transmits activity amount information to the information processing terminal 300-1 periodically such as every day. Alternatively, the communication unit 108 transmits the activity amount information when the communication connection with the information processing terminal 300-1 is established, or when a predetermined amount of activity amount information is stored in the storage unit 106. -1 may be transmitted. For example, the communication unit 108 performs wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) (hereinafter also referred to as BT) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Note that the communication unit 108 may perform wired communication via a wire.

As described above, the sensor module 100 determines the behavior of the pet based on the information that changes according to the movement of the pet obtained from the sensor, and stores the information related to the determined behavior of the pet. For this reason, compared with the case where the signal obtained from the sensor 102 is stored as data, the amount of data stored is reduced, and the storage capacity provided in the sensor module 100 can be reduced. In addition, since the amount of data to be communicated is also reduced, power consumption for communication is reduced, and battery power depletion can be suppressed.

(Weigh scale for pets)
The weight scale 200A measures the weight of the pet and notifies the information processing terminal 300-1 of the measurement result. Specifically, the weight scale 200 </ b> A measures the weight when a pet is placed, and generates weight information indicating the measured weight. The weight scale 200A transmits the generated weight information to the information processing terminal 300-1 via communication. For example, the weight scale 200A transmits weight information to the information processing terminal 300-1 using wireless communication such as BT or BLE. The scale 200A may perform wired communication.

It should be noted that the portion of the weight scale 200A that the pet touches, for example, the top plate of the weight scale 200A, is provided with a non-slip surface finish. Alternatively, the part may be covered with a non-slip material such as cloth or leather. Thereby, it becomes possible to make it easy to put a pet on the scale 200A.

(Information processing terminal)
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the information processing terminal 300-1 includes a communication unit 302, an input unit 304, a storage unit 306, an analysis unit 308, an advice information generation unit 310, a display control unit 312 and a display unit 314.

The communication unit 302 communicates with the sensor module 100, the weight scale 200A, and the information processing apparatus 400-1 as an input unit. Specifically, the communication unit 302 receives activity amount information from the sensor module 100 and receives weight information from the weight scale 200A. In addition, the communication unit 302 causes the information processing apparatus 400-1 to include activity amount information and weight information, information related to pet attributes (hereinafter also referred to as pet attribute information), and information related to pet food (hereinafter referred to as pet food). (Also referred to as information)) and advice information is received from the information processing apparatus 400-1. For example, the communication unit 302 communicates with the sensor module 100 and the weight scale 200A using wireless communication such as BT or BLE, and communicates with the information processing apparatus 400-1 using cellular communication such as wireless LAN communication or LTE. Communicate. Note that the communication unit 302 may perform communication using wired communication.

The input unit 304 receives input from the user. Specifically, the input unit 304 receives pet attribute information and pet food information input by the user. For example, the pet attribute information includes information indicating the pet type, size, pet personality, and the like. The pet food information includes information on the type of pet food, the amount of food fed per day (hereinafter, also referred to as “feeding amount information”), the manufacturer of the pet food, and the like. The feed amount information can be input by the user every day. Further, the feed amount can be input as information indicating a value such as a weight measured by a scale such as the scale of the predetermined measuring container 20 as shown in FIG. 1 or a kitchen scale.

The storage unit 306 stores information used in the processing of the analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 310. Specifically, the storage unit 306 stores activity amount information and weight information received by the communication unit 302. The storage unit 306 stores pet attribute information and pet food information received by the input unit 304.

The analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 310 operate as a processing unit. The functions of the analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 310 are substantially the same as the functions of the analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 408 in the information processing apparatus 400-1, which will be described later, and thus description thereof is omitted here. To do.

Note that the analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 310 perform processing when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, when the communication connection with the information processing apparatus 400-1 is not established or when the information processing terminal 300-1 is set to perform processing, the analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 310 perform processing. .

The display control unit 312 generates a screen on which information based on various types of information is displayed as a display processing unit. Specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen that shows changes in the weight and activity amount of the pet based on the weight information and activity amount information stored in the storage unit 306. Further, the display control unit 312 generates a screen including a message to the owner generated based on the advice information obtained via the advice information generation unit 310 or the communication unit 302. Furthermore, the processing of the display control unit 312 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen generated in the information processing terminal 300-1 according to the present embodiment.

More specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen showing activity amount fluctuation based on the activity amount information stored in the storage unit 306. For example, the display control unit 312 acquires the activity amount information generated or received during a predetermined period from the storage unit 306, and the value of the acquired activity amount information such as the screen illustrated in the upper part of FIG. A screen including a bar graph in which images indicating the above are arranged in time series is generated. Note that the predetermined period is switched by a user operation. For example, as shown in the upper screen of FIG. 5, the predetermined period can be switched in units of day, week, month, and year. Further, when the appropriate activity amount is acquired, an image indicating the appropriate activity amount, for example, a broken line as shown in the upper screen of FIG. 5 is added to the screen.

Further, the display control unit 312 generates a screen showing the variation of the pet's weight based on the weight information stored in the storage unit 306. For example, the display control unit 312 acquires the weight information generated or received from the storage unit 306 in a predetermined period, and indicates the value of the acquired weight information such as the screen shown in the middle part of FIG. A screen including a line graph in which images are arranged in time series is generated. When the appropriate weight is acquired, an image indicating the appropriate weight, for example, a broken line as shown in the middle screen of FIG. 5 is added to the screen.

Further, the display control unit 312 generates a screen including a message to the owner based on the advice information. For example, the display control unit 312 includes a trend in weight change, an adjustment amount from the current activity amount (hereinafter also referred to as an instruction activity amount), and an adjustment amount from the current feeding amount (hereinafter referred to as an instruction) included in the advice information. A message to the owner, including the amount of feed). Then, the display control unit 312 generates a screen including a message to be generated as shown in the lower screen of FIG. The message may be generated by the advice information generation unit 310 or 408 as advice information. Further, the instructed feeding amount may be indicated by a scale of the measuring container 20.

If the advice information includes physical condition abnormality information described later, the display control unit 312 includes a message generated based on the physical condition abnormality information on the screen. Specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen including a message generated based on the physical condition abnormality information, instead of the message including the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount. For example, the message generated based on the abnormal physical condition information may be content that recommends early consultation with a veterinarian. The message generated based on the abnormal physical condition information may be included on the screen together with the message including the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount.

Referring back to FIG. 4, when returning to the description of the configuration of the information processing terminal 300-1, the display unit 314 displays a screen generated by the display control unit 312. For example, when the display control unit 312 generates three screens as illustrated in FIG. 5, the display unit 314 displays the three screens. For example, the display unit 314 may be a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence).

(Information processing device)
As shown in FIG. 6, the information processing apparatus 400-1 includes a communication unit 402, a storage unit 404, an analysis unit 406, an advice information generation unit 408, a data table 410, and a physical condition abnormality detection unit 412.

The communication unit 402 communicates with the information processing terminal 300-1 as an input unit. Specifically, the communication unit 402 receives activity amount information, weight information, pet attribute information, and pet food information from the information processing terminal 300-1, and transmits advice information to the information processing terminal 300-1. For example, the communication unit 402 communicates with the information processing terminal 300-1 using wireless LAN communication or cellular communication such as LTE.

The storage unit 404 stores information used in the processing of the analysis unit 406 and the advice information generation unit 408. Specifically, the storage unit 404 stores activity amount information and weight information, pet attribute information, and pet food information received by the communication unit 402.

In addition, the activity amount specified based on the action determination result and the action time included in the activity amount information is stored as the activity amount information. For example, when the activity amount per unit time corresponding to the behavior of the pet is stored in the data table 410 and the activity amount information is received, the activity amount per unit time corresponding to the behavior indicated by the behavior determination result included in the activity amount information is received. Are obtained from the data table 410. Then, the activity amount obtained by integrating the acquired activity amount per unit time with the action time included in the received activity amount information is stored in the storage unit 404 as activity amount information.

The analysis unit 406, as a processing unit, analyzes the fluctuation tendency of the weight based on the weight information. Specifically, the analysis unit 406 analyzes the weight increase / decrease tendency during a predetermined period based on the accumulated weight information. For example, the analysis unit 406 determines an increase / decrease tendency of the pet's weight during the period from the current time to a predetermined past time.

The advice information generation unit 408, as a processing unit, determines the content of the advice related to the pet's body based on the weight information. Specifically, the advice information generation unit 408 determines the content of the advice based on the activity amount information and the weight information. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 may provide advice on the amount of activity of the pet and the pet's activity as advice for changing the weight of the pet based on the difference between the appropriate weight of the pet and the weight specified from the weight information. Determine the content of the advice on food. Hereinafter, the processing of the advice information generation unit 408 will be described in detail.

First, the advice information generation unit 408 calculates the difference between the appropriate weight of the pet and the current weight of the pet. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 acquires the appropriate weight of the pet from the data table 410 based on the pet attribute information, and calculates the difference between the acquired appropriate weight and the weight indicated by the weight information.

Next, the advice information generation unit 408 determines the amount of change in the activity amount according to the calculated difference in weight. Specifically, the advice information generation unit 408 responds to the calculated difference in weight based on the correlation between the fluctuation amount of the weight and the fluctuation amount of the activity amount (hereinafter also referred to as the weight activity correlation). Determine the amount of activity change. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 acquires data (hereinafter also referred to as correlation data) related to the correlation between the fluctuation amount of the body weight and the fluctuation amount of the activity amount from the data table 410. Then, the advice information generation unit 408 calculates the instruction activity amount from the acquired correlation data and the difference between the body weights.

Then, the advice information generation unit 408 determines the amount of activity related to the advice using the amount of change in the amount of activity corresponding to the above-described difference in body weight. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 includes the calculated instruction activity amount in the advice information as an insufficient amount or an excess amount of the activity amount. Note that the amount of activity obtained by adding the instruction activity amount to the current activity amount, that is, the latest activity amount information may be included in the advice information.

Also, the advice information generation unit 408 determines the content of advice regarding the amount of feeding as advice regarding pet food.

Specifically, first, the advice information generation unit 408 determines the amount of change in the amount of feeding according to the calculated difference in body weight. More specifically, the advice information generation unit 408 responds to the calculated difference in body weight based on the correlation between the fluctuation amount of the body weight and the fluctuation amount of the feeding amount (hereinafter also referred to as body weight-food correlation). Determine the amount of variation in the feed. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 acquires correlation data between the fluctuation amount of the body weight and the fluctuation amount of the feeding amount from the data table 410, and calculates the instruction feeding amount from the acquired correlation data and the difference between the body weights.

And the advice information generation part 408 determines the amount of feeding concerning advice using the fluctuation amount of the food according to the difference of said weight. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 includes the calculated instruction feed amount in the advice information as a shortage or excess of the feed amount. The advice information may include a feed amount obtained by adding the command feed amount to the current time, that is, the latest feed amount information.

Further, the analysis result by the analysis unit 406 is included in the advice information. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 includes information indicating the fluctuation tendency of the weight in the advice information together with information indicating the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount.

In addition, the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount are determined in consideration of each other. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 determines the weight to be reduced at the timing of advice out of the difference between the appropriate weight and the current weight. The advice information generation unit 408 then instructs the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding so that the sum of the weight that decreases in accordance with the instruction activity amount and the weight that decreases in accordance with the instruction feeding amount becomes the weight to be decreased. Determine the amount.

Further, only one of the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount may be determined, and only one determined may be included in the advice information.

The data table 410 stores the weight activity correlation. Specifically, the data table 410 stores data related to the correlation between the amount of exercise of the pet and the calorie consumption. For example, the data table 410 stores a plurality of exercise calorie consumption data as correlation data, and the exercise calorie consumption data is standard correlation data specified based on pet attribute information such as pet type and size. The exercise calorie consumption data can be stored in the data table 410 in advance.

The weight feeding correlation is also stored in the data table 410 in the same manner. Specifically, the data table 410 stores data relating to the correlation between the amount of food fed and the calorie intake. For example, the data table 410 stores a plurality of intake calorie data of pet food as correlation data, and the intake calorie data is standard correlation data specified based on pet food information such as the type of pet food. The calorie intake data can be stored in the data table 410 in advance.

The above-mentioned body weight activity correlation may be determined based on accumulated weight information and activity amount information as individual characteristics of the pet. Specifically, when weight information and activity amount information over a predetermined period are accumulated, the analysis unit 406 analyzes the correlation between the amount of change in activity amount and the amount of change in weight during the predetermined period. Then, the analysis unit 406 causes the data table 410 to store weight activity correlation data such as exercise-calorie consumption data unique to the pet obtained as an analysis result.

Also, the above-mentioned body weight feeding correlation may be similarly determined based on the accumulated body weight information and feeding amount information. Specifically, when weight information and feeding amount information over a predetermined period are accumulated, the analysis unit 406 analyzes the correlation between the fluctuation amount of the body weight and the fluctuation amount of the feeding amount in the predetermined period. Then, the analysis unit 406 causes the data table 410 to store body weight-feeding correlation data such as the pet-specific calorie intake data obtained as an analysis result.

Furthermore, the correlation related to the correlation data provided to the advice information generation unit 408 may be selected from the standard correlation and the correlation determined by the analysis unit 406. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 acquires standard correlation data stored in advance from the data table 410 until the activity amount information or the feeding amount information and the weight information over the predetermined period are accumulated. Then, after the elapse of the predetermined period, the advice information generation unit 408 acquires correlation data determined by the analysis unit 406.

Note that the data table 410 stores the appropriate weight of the pet. For example, the data table 410 stores the appropriate weight specified from the type and size of the pet. The data stored in the data table 410 may be managed with a data structure other than the table structure. The data table 410 may be a database and a DBMS (Data Base Management System).

Referring back to FIG. 6, returning to the description of the configuration of the information processing apparatus 400-1, the physical condition abnormality detection unit 412 detects an abnormality in the body of the pet from the weight information as a processing unit. Specifically, the physical condition abnormality detection unit 412 is determined based on a change in body weight larger than the predetermined value when the amount of change in body weight specified from the weight information is larger than a predetermined value. Include in the advice

For example, a threshold value regarding the fluctuation amount of the weight is stored in the data table 410, and the physical condition abnormality detection unit 412 determines whether the fluctuation amount of the weight indicated by the weight information exceeds the threshold value. When it is determined that the fluctuation amount of the body weight exceeds the threshold value, the physical condition abnormality detection unit 412 includes the physical condition abnormality information in the advice information. The threshold value may be a representative value such as an average value, a median value, or a mode value of weight.

<2-2. Device processing>
Next, processing of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.

(Outline of processing)
First, with reference to FIG. 7, an outline of processing of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram conceptually showing an outline of processing of the information processing system according to the present embodiment.

Sensor module 100 measures the amount of pet activity (step S502). Details will be described later.

Next, the sensor module 100 transmits the activity amount information to the information processing terminal 300-1 (step S504). Specifically, the communication unit 108 transmits the activity amount information stored in the storage unit 106 to the information processing terminal 300-1.

Moreover, the weight scale 200A measures the weight of the pet (step S506). Specifically, the weight scale 200A measures the weight of the pet when the pet is put on the scale.

Next, the weight scale 200A transmits the weight information to the information processing terminal 300-1 (step S508). Specifically, weight scale 200A generates weight information from the measured weight, and transmits the generated weight information to information processing terminal 300-1. The weight scale 200A may hold the weight information until transmission of weight information is requested from the information processing terminal 300-1.

The information processing terminal 300-1 that has received the activity amount information and the weight information stores the received information (step S510). Specifically, the storage unit 306 stores activity amount information and weight information received by the communication unit 302. Note that pet attribute information and pet food information (feeding amount information) obtained by the input unit 304 are also stored in the storage unit 306.

Next, the information processing terminal 300-1 transmits the activity amount information and the weight information to the information processing apparatus 400-1 (step S512). Specifically, the communication unit 302 transmits the activity amount information and the weight information stored in the storage unit 306 to the information processing apparatus 400-1. A copy of the received activity amount information and weight information may be transmitted to the information processing apparatus 400-1.

The information processing apparatus 400-1 that has received the activity amount information and the weight information stores the received information (step S514). Specifically, the storage unit 404 stores activity amount information and weight information received by the communication unit 402.

Next, the information processing apparatus 400-1 generates advice information based on the activity amount information, the feeding amount information, and the weight information (step S516). Details will be described later.

Next, the information processing apparatus 400-1 transmits advice information to the information processing terminal 300-1 (step S518). Specifically, the communication unit 402 transmits the advice information generated by the advice information generation unit 408 to the information processing terminal 300-1.

The information processing terminal 300-1 that has received the advice information generates a screen based on the activity amount information, the weight information, and the advice information (step S520). Specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen that shows the activity amount and the fluctuation state of the weight based on the stored activity amount information and weight information. Further, the display control unit 312 generates a message based on the received advice information, and generates a screen including the generated message.

Next, the information processing terminal 300-1 displays the generated screen (step S522). Specifically, the display unit 314 displays each of the screens generated by the display control unit 312.

(Processing of sensor module)
Next, the process of the sensor module 100 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart conceptually showing processing of the sensor module 100 according to this embodiment.

First, the sensor module 100 generates a signal corresponding to the pet's movement (step S602). Specifically, the sensor 102 generates a waveform signal corresponding to the acceleration.

Next, the sensor module 100 determines the behavior of the pet based on the generated signal (step S604). Specifically, the determination unit 104 matches a signal pattern stored in advance for the generated waveform signal. When the pattern of the generated signal matches the signal pattern stored in advance, the determination unit 104 determines that the pet action corresponding to the signal pattern has been performed.

Next, the sensor module 100 measures the duration of the determined action (step S606). Specifically, when it is determined that a pet action corresponding to the signal pattern has been performed, the determination unit 104 measures the duration of the action.

Next, the sensor module 100 stores the action determination result and the action time (step S608). Specifically, the determination unit 104 causes the storage unit 106 to store the action determination result and the measured action time when the measurement of the action duration time ends.

(Processing of information processing device)
Next, the advice information generation process of the information processing apparatus 400-1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart conceptually showing advice information generation processing of the information processing apparatus 400-1 according to the present embodiment.

First, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines whether or not weight information and activity amount information are accumulated (step S702). Specifically, the analysis unit 406 determines whether weight information and activity amount information over a predetermined period are stored in the storage unit 404. Note that the same determination is made for the feed amount information.

If it is determined that the weight information and the activity amount information have been accumulated, the information processing apparatus 400-1 updates the data table 410 (step S704). Specifically, when it is determined that weight information and activity amount information over a predetermined period are stored, the analysis unit 406 generates weight activity correlation data, and the generated weight activity correlation data is stored in the data table 410. Add to The weight feeding correlation data is also added to the data table 410 in the same manner.

Next, the information processing apparatus 400-1 analyzes the weight of the pet (step S706). Specifically, the analysis unit 406 analyzes the fluctuation tendency of the weight based on the weight information.

Next, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines an instruction activity amount and an instruction feeding amount (step S708). Specifically, the advice information generation unit 408 determines the amount of change in the activity amount and the feeding amount, that is, the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount based on the fluctuation tendency of the body weight and the appropriate weight.

Next, the information processing apparatus 400-1 generates advice information based on the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount (step S710). Specifically, the advice information generation unit 408 generates advice information including the analysis result of the body weight, the determined instruction activity amount, and the instruction feeding amount.

Next, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines whether there is an abnormality in the pet's weight fluctuation (step S712). Specifically, the physical condition abnormality detection unit 412 determines whether the variation amount of the pet's body weight exceeds the threshold value.

If it is determined that there is an abnormality in the change in the weight of the pet, the information processing apparatus 400-1 includes the content relating to the abnormality in the advice information. Specifically, the physical condition abnormality detection unit 412 includes physical condition abnormality information in the advice information when it is determined that the variation amount of the pet's body weight exceeds the threshold value.

<2-3. Summary of First Embodiment>
As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the information processing apparatus 400-1 obtains weight information specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor, and based on the weight information, the body of the pet Determine the content of the advice. Therefore, pet weight information is automatically acquired, and pet-related advice is presented based on the acquired weight information, so that the health of the pet can be easily maintained while reducing the burden on the owner. It becomes possible.

Further, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines the content of advice for changing the pet's weight based on the difference between the appropriate weight of the pet and the weight specified from the weight information. For this reason, when the advice for approaching the appropriate weight is presented, the owner can manage the weight of the pet by following the advice.

Also, the advice for changing the weight of the above pet includes advice on the amount of activity of the pet and includes advice on the pet food. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the owner should take wrong actions or not be aware of the actions to be taken by providing advice that leads to specific actions.

Further, the information processing apparatus 400-1 obtains activity amount information for specifying the activity amount of the pet, and determines the content of the advice regarding the activity amount of the pet based on the activity amount information and the weight information. . For this reason, advice is determined individually using the amount of activity acquired every day, so that advice more suitable for the target pet is presented, and the weight management of the pet can be made more appropriate.

In addition, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines the amount of activity variation according to the difference, and determines the amount of activity related to the advice using the amount of activity variation according to the difference. Further, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines the amount of change in bait according to the difference, and determines the amount of feed related to the advice using the amount of change in bait according to the difference. For this reason, by using specific numerical values for the advice, the actions to be taken by the owner are made more specific, and weight management can be performed more accurately.

In addition, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines the amount of activity variation according to the above difference based on the correlation between the body weight variation and the activity amount variation. For this reason, it becomes possible to manage the fluctuation | variation of a weight more correctly by improving the precision of instruction | indication activity amount.

Further, the information processing apparatus 400-1 determines the above correlation using the accumulated weight information and activity amount information. For this reason, by determining the above correlation based on the accumulated data for each pet, the amount of instruction activity suitable for the target pet is presented as advice, and the weight management of the pet can be further optimized. It becomes possible.

Also, the above advice on pet food includes advice on the amount of feed. For this reason, when the amount of pet food to be given to the pet is presented, the possibility of feeding an incorrect amount of pet food is reduced, and weight management can be performed more healthily.

The information processing apparatus 400-1 determines the content determined based on the weight fluctuation larger than the predetermined value when the weight fluctuation amount specified from the weight information is larger than the predetermined value. In the content of the above advice. For this reason, it is possible to detect an injury or illness early by informing the owner that there is a possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the body of the pet.

The activity amount information includes behavior information for identifying the behavior of the pet and behavior time information for identifying the time when the pet's behavior is performed. Identify activity based on time information. For this reason, the amount of activity is calculated on the information processing apparatus 400-1 or information processing terminal 300-1 side, whereby the processing in the sensor module 100 can be reduced and the power consumption can be reduced.
<2-4. Modification>
Heretofore, the first embodiment of the present disclosure has been described. In addition, this embodiment is not limited to the above-mentioned example. Below, the 1st and 2nd modification of this embodiment is demonstrated.

(First modification)
As a first modification of the present embodiment, the advice about the pet food may be advice about the type of food. Specifically, the advice information generation unit 408 includes type information indicating the type of pet food in the advice information. Then, the display control unit 312 generates a message including the type of pet food indicated by the type information included in the advice information, and causes the display unit 314 to display a screen including the message.

For example, the data table 410 stores calorie data per unit amount for each type of pet food. The advice information generation unit 408 obtains calorie data stored in the data table 410, and calculates a calorie value corresponding to the feeding amount from which the instruction feeding amount has been subtracted, that is, the amount of pet food to be given to the pet. Next, the advice information generation unit 408 has the same calorie value as the calorie value for which the calorie value in the feed amount before the instruction feed amount is subtracted from the calorie data stored in the data table 410. Identify the type. Then, the advice information generation unit 408 includes information indicating the type of pet food specified in the advice information. The feeding amount is not limited to the same level, and may be increased or decreased within a predetermined range.

Note that both the type of pet food and the amount of feeding may be advised. In this case, the kind of pet food and the amount of feeding are determined in consideration of each other. For example, the advice information generation unit 408 calculates a calorie value corresponding to the feed amount from which the instruction feed amount has been subtracted. Then, the advice information generation unit 408 refers to the data table 410 and determines the combination of the pet food type and the feeding amount so that the calorie value is comparable to the calculated calorie value.

Further, only one of the pet food type and the amount of feeding may be determined, and only one determined may be included in the advice information.

Thus, according to the first modification of the present embodiment, the advice about pet food includes advice about the type of food. For this reason, it becomes possible to control the fall of the satisfaction of the pet with respect to a meal by meal management by managing the calorie intake amount without changing the amount of feeding.

(Second modification)
As a second modification of the present embodiment, the amount of pet activity may be adjusted according to the external environment. Specifically, the information processing apparatus 400-1 adjusts the amount of activity related to advice based on the temperature around the pet.

More specifically, the sensor module 100 further includes a temperature sensor that detects the air temperature. For example, the temperature sensor generates a signal corresponding to the temperature, and the determination unit 104 generates temperature data based on the generated signal.

Then, the sensor module 100 transmits temperature information indicating the detected temperature to the information processing apparatus 400-1 via the information processing terminal 300-1.

Also, the data table 410 stores coefficient data regarding the amount of activity corresponding to the temperature. For example, the data table 410 stores a scaling factor of an activity amount corresponding to the temperature.

The information processing apparatus 400-1 that has received the temperature information specifies a coefficient for the amount of activity based on the received temperature information. For example, the coefficient for the activity corresponding to the temperature indicated by the temperature information is acquired from the data table 410.

Then, the information processing apparatus 400-1 adjusts the amount of activity using the specified coefficient. For example, the activity amount obtained by applying the identified coefficient to the activity amount indicated by the activity amount information is stored in the storage unit 404.

In the above description, the external environment around the pet is the temperature. However, the external environment around the pet may be another factor that varies the amount of activity. For example, the external environment around the pet may be atmospheric pressure or gravity. For example, the sensor module 100 includes a pressure sensor separately, and can determine a pet's behavior such as going up a hill based on information obtained from the pressure sensor. Then, the amount of activity based on the action is calculated.

In the above description, the example is described in which the activity amount is adjusted by applying coefficient data corresponding to the temperature to the activity amount. However, the activity amount may be adjusted by a calculation formula stored in advance.

Thus, according to the second modification of the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 400-1 adjusts the amount of activity related to advice based on the external environment around the pet. For this reason, it becomes possible to improve the accuracy of advice to the owner by optimizing the amount of activity according to the environment where the pet is placed.

Also, the above external environment includes temperature. For this reason, it is possible to optimize the activity amount more effectively by adjusting the activity amount using the temperature that easily affects the fluctuation of the activity amount.

<3. Second Embodiment (Presentation of Weight Variation of Pets and Humans)>
The information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above. Subsequently, an information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.

As mentioned above, in recent years, pets tend to become obese as the number of people who become obese increases. For this reason, a diet like human weight management is also performed on pets. However, it can be difficult to continue a diet because the diet is generally stressful.

On the other hand, for human diet, there is provided a diet support system that presents changes in body weight measured by a weight scale in a graph or the like. The diet support system is said to be effective in maintaining human motivation for continuing dieting. However, no such system is provided for pet diets.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the analysis result of the weight of the pet and the human is presented together with the advice about the pet. Thus, by presenting not only pets but also human information, it is possible to reduce stress due to dieting and improve continuity of dieting.

<3-1. Configuration of device>
First, the configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 10, the information processing system includes a weight scale 200B in addition to the sensor module 100, the weight scale 200A, the information processing terminal 300-2, and the information processing apparatus 400-2. The sensor module 100 and the weight scale 200A are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

(Weigh scale for human)
The weight scale 200B measures the human body weight and notifies the information processing terminal 300-2 of the measurement result. Specifically, the weight scale 200B measures the weight when a person rides, and generates weight information (hereinafter also referred to as human weight information) that specifies the measured weight as the second weight information. The weight scale 200B transmits the generated human weight information to the information processing terminal 300-2 via communication.

(Information processing terminal)
The configuration of the information processing terminal 300-2 is substantially the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, but some of the functions are different. In the present embodiment, an example in which the analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 310 operate will be described.

The communication unit 302 communicates with the weight scale 200B. Specifically, the communication unit 302 receives human weight information from the weight scale 200B.

The storage unit 306 stores human weight information and pet images received by the communication unit 302. For example, the pet image may be an image stored separately in the information processing terminal 300-2, or may be an image obtained by imaging of an imaging unit provided separately in the information processing terminal 300-2. . Alternatively, the pet image may be an image received from an external device by the communication unit 302.

The advice information generation unit 310 generates information related to the fluctuation results of the weights of pets and humans. Specifically, the advice information generation unit 310 generates information related to a weight change result (hereinafter also referred to as change result information) based on a difference between a predetermined weight and the weight indicated by the weight information.

For example, the advice information generation unit 310 first acquires target weight information indicating the target weight of the pet and human obtained by the input unit 304. Next, the advice information generation unit 310 determines the difference between the target weight and a predetermined time, for example, the start time of weight management (hereinafter also referred to as a difference at the start), and the difference between the target weight and the current weight. (Hereinafter also referred to as the current difference) is calculated. Next, the advice information generation unit 310 calculates the degree of achievement of the target based on the difference at the start and the current difference.

The display control unit 312 generates a screen on which information based on weight information and human weight information is displayed. Specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen showing the pet weight and the fluctuation of the human weight based on the weight information and the human weight information stored in the storage unit 306. The display control unit 312 generates a screen including a message generated based on the advice information. Furthermore, the processing of the display control unit 312 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen generated in the information processing terminal 300-2 according to the present embodiment.

More specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen showing the fluctuation of the human weight based on the human weight information stored in the storage unit 306. For example, the display control unit 312 acquires the human weight information generated or received during a predetermined period from the storage unit 306, and the acquired human weight information value such as the screen illustrated in the upper part of FIG. Generate a screen containing a line graph in which can be connected smoothly with lines. When the target weight information is acquired, an image indicating the target weight, for example, a broken line as shown in the upper screen of FIG. 11 is added to the screen. Further, when information indicating the degree of achievement of the target is acquired as the variation result information, information indicating the degree of achievement as shown in the upper screen of FIG. 11 is added to the screen.

Further, the display control unit 312 generates a screen showing the variation of the pet's weight based on the weight information stored in the storage unit 306. For example, the display control unit 312 acquires weight information generated or received during a predetermined period from the storage unit 306, and generates a screen including a line graph such as the screen illustrated in the middle stage of FIG. As in the case of humans, an image indicating the target weight and information indicating the achievement level are added to the screen.

Also, the display control unit 312 generates a screen including a message and a pet image. Specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen in which the generated message is associated with the pet image. For example, the display control unit 312 acquires a pet image from the storage unit 306 and provides the acquired pet image at a position adjacent to the message as shown in the lower screen of FIG. Add a speech bubble to the message as if Note that the message may be a message including a qualitative instruction as shown in the lower screen of FIG. 11 instead of the message including a quantitative instruction as in the first embodiment.

(Information processing device)
The configuration of the information processing apparatus 400-2 is substantially the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, but some of the functions are different.

The storage unit 404 stores human weight information received by the communication unit 402. For example, human weight information can be stored in association with pet weight information.

Note that the analysis unit 406 and the advice information generation unit 408 operate in the same manner as the analysis unit 308 and the advice information generation unit 310 of the information processing terminal 300-2.

<3-2. Device processing>
Next, processing of the information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. Note that description of processing that is practically the same as the processing described above will be omitted.

(Outline of processing)
First, with reference to FIG. 12, an outline of processing of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram conceptually showing an outline of processing of the information processing system according to the present embodiment.

The sensor module 100 measures the activity amount of the pet (step S552), and transmits the activity amount information to the information processing terminal 300-2 (step S554).

The weight scale 200A measures the weight of the pet (step S556), and transmits the weight information to the information processing terminal 300-2 (step S558).

The weight scale 200B measures the weight of the human (step S560), and transmits the human weight information to the information processing terminal 300-2 (step S562).

The information processing terminal 300-2 that has received the activity amount information and the pet and human weight information stores the received information (step S564), and stores the activity amount information and the pet and human weight information in the information processing device 400-2. (Step S566).

The information processing apparatus 400-2 that has received the activity amount information and the weight information of pets and humans stores the received information (step S568).

Also, the information processing terminal 300-2 generates advice information based on the activity amount information, the feeding amount information, and the weight information (step S570).

Next, the information processing terminal 300-2 generates a screen based on the weight information and advice information (step S572). Details will be described later.

Next, the information processing terminal 300-2 displays the generated screen (step S574).

(Processing of information processing terminal)
Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the screen generation process of the information processing terminal 300-2 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 13 is a flowchart conceptually showing a screen generation process of the information processing terminal 300-2 according to the present embodiment.

The information processing terminal 300-2 generates a message based on the advice information (step S802). Specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a message based on the instruction activity amount and the instruction feeding amount included in the advice information.

Next, the information processing terminal 300-2 acquires a pet image (step S804). Specifically, the display control unit 312 acquires a pet image stored in the storage unit 306.

Next, the information processing terminal 300-2 generates a screen based on the pet and human weight information, the message, and the pet image (step S806). Specifically, the display control unit 312 generates a screen that shows a change in pet weight, a screen that shows a change in human weight, a screen that includes a pet image, and a message that is associated with the pet image. It should be noted that the screen showing the pet's weight change and the screen showing the human weight change may be combined into one screen.

<3-3. Summary of Second Embodiment>
As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure, the information processing terminal 300-2 obtains the second weight information for specifying the human weight, and the weight information and the information based on the second weight information are obtained. Generate the screen to be displayed. For this reason, not only the diet information of the pet but also the diet information of the person who is the owner of the pet is displayed, so that the motivation for the diet of the pet and the owner can be maintained or improved. As a result, the diet is continued and weight management can be performed as intended. Naturally, the human weight information may be not only the owner but also information on a person other than the owner. Further, a screen corresponding to each weight information may be generated based on the weight information of a plurality of persons, for example, the weight information of a plurality of persons such as the owner's family or friends.

Also, the above screen includes a message generated based on the content of the advice described above. Therefore, the advice is presented as a message to the owner, so that the owner can become familiar.

Also, the above screen includes a pet image, and the above message is associated with the pet image. For this reason, by displaying the message as if it were a word issued by a pet, it is possible to deepen the friendliness of the message and further improve the motivation of the owner's diet.

<4. Hardware Configuration of Information Processing Device According to One Embodiment of Present Disclosure>
The information processing terminal 300 and the information processing apparatus 400 according to each embodiment of the present disclosure have been described above. The processing of the information processing apparatus 400 and the like described above is realized by cooperation between software and hardware such as the information processing apparatus 400 described below.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 400 and the like according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 14, the information processing apparatus 400 and the like include a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 432, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 434, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 436, a bridge 438, a bus 440, An interface 442, an input device 444, an output device 446, a storage device 448, a drive 450, a connection port 452, and a communication device 454 are provided.

The CPU 432 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and cooperates with various programs to analyze the analysis unit 308, the advice information generation unit 310, the display control unit 312, the analysis unit 406, the advice information generation unit 408, and the physical condition in the information processing apparatus 400 and the like. The operation of the abnormality detection unit 412 is realized. Further, the CPU 432 may be a microprocessor. The ROM 434 stores programs or calculation parameters used by the CPU 432. The RAM 436 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 432, parameters that change as appropriate in the execution, and the like. The ROM 434 and the RAM 436 realize a part of the storage unit 306, the storage unit 404, and the data table 410 in the information processing apparatus 400 or the like. The CPU 432, the ROM 434, and the RAM 436 are connected to each other by an internal bus including a CPU bus.

The input device 444 is an example of the input unit 304 of the information processing device 400, such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a microphone, a switch, and a lever. An input control circuit that generates an input signal based on the output and outputs it to the CPU 432 is configured. A user of the information processing apparatus 400 or the like can input various data or instruct a processing operation to the information processing apparatus 400 or the like by operating the input device 444.

The output device 446 performs output to devices such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device, and a lamp. Further, the output device 446 may perform audio output such as a speaker and a headphone.

The storage device 448 is a device for storing data. The storage device 448 may include a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium, and the like. The storage device 448 stores programs executed by the CPU 432 and various data.

The drive 450 is a reader / writer for a storage medium, and is built in or externally attached to the information processing apparatus 400 or the like. The drive 450 reads information recorded in a removable storage medium such as a mounted magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and outputs the information to the RAM 434. The drive 450 can also write information to a removable storage medium.

The connection port 452 is a bus for connecting to an external information processing apparatus such as the information processing apparatus 400 or a peripheral device, for example. The connection port 452 may be a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

The communication device 454 is a communication interface configured by a communication device for connecting to a network as an example of the communication unit 302 and the communication unit 402 such as the information processing device 400. The communication device 454 is an LTE (Long Term Evolution) compatible communication, whether it is a near field communication compatible device such as infrared communication or NFC (Near Field Communication), or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) compatible communication device. Even a device may be a wire communication device that performs wired communication.

<5. Conclusion>
As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, pet weight information is automatically acquired, and advice on pets is presented based on the acquired weight information, thereby reducing the burden on the owner. It becomes possible to easily maintain the health of the pet.

In addition, according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure, not only diet information of pets but also diet information of humans who are owners of the pets is displayed, thereby maintaining motivation for the diets of pets and owners, Or it becomes possible to improve. As a result, the diet is continued and weight management can be performed as intended.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that it belongs to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the individual characteristics of the pet are determined from the accumulated activity amount information, feeding amount information, weight information, and the like, but the present technology is not limited to such an example. For example, the individual characteristics of the pet may be input by the user. In addition, individual characteristics such as exercise calorie consumption may be determined based on information input by the user.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the sensor 102 is an acceleration sensor has been described. However, the sensor 102 may be a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor. In this case, the determination unit 104 determines the pet's action and action time from position information such as coordinates acquired by the GPS sensor. Then, the activity amount is determined based on the determined action and action time.

In the above embodiment, the activity amount is calculated based on the behavior determination result and the behavior time received as the activity amount information from the sensor module 100 by the information processing apparatus 400 or the like. May be calculated by the sensor module 100, and information for identifying the calculated activity amount may be transmitted to the information processing terminal 300 as activity amount information. In this case, the power consumption of the sensor module 100 can be reduced by reducing the communication amount related to the communication of the activity amount information.

In the above embodiment, the example in which the weight of the pet is measured by the weight scale 200A has been described. However, the weight of the pet may be estimated by other methods. Specifically, the information processing apparatus 400 or the like estimates an increase or decrease in weight based on the length of the pet's girth. For example, the information processing apparatus 400 or the like estimates the length around the torso of a pet by analyzing a pet image obtained by imaging. Then, the information processing device 400 or the like determines the content of the advice based on the estimated fluctuation tendency of the waist length, the waist length at an appropriate weight, and the like.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the activity amount information and the weight information are independently transmitted to the information processing terminal 300 has been described. However, the activity amount information is transmitted to the information processing terminal 300 via the weight scale 200A. May be. For example, when the pet rides on the weight scale 200A, the sensor module 100 transmits activity amount information to the weight scale 200A. The weight scale 200 </ b> A transmits weight information and activity amount information to the information processing terminal 300 when communicating with the information processing terminal 300. In this case, the possibility that the activity amount information does not reach the information processing terminal 300 can be reduced by increasing the communication route of the activity amount information.

In the above embodiment, the example in which the display screen is generated by the information processing terminal 300 has been described. However, the information processing apparatus 400 may generate the display screen. In this case, information related to the generated display screen is transmitted from the information processing apparatus 400 to the information processing terminal 300 via communication.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the feed amount information is input by the user has been described. However, the feed amount information may be transmitted to the information processing terminal 300 from a feeding device that automatically feeds.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the information processing system includes the information processing terminal 300 and the information processing apparatus 400 has been described. However, only one of the information processing terminal 300 and the information processing apparatus 400 may be provided. . In this case, it has the functional configuration of a device in which the device provided is omitted.

Further, in the above embodiment, the example in which the advice to the owner is a message using characters has been described. However, the message may be a picture, a photograph, or a figure, or a combination of these and characters. . The advice to the owner may be given by voice.

Further, in the above embodiment, although no advice is given to humans, advice about humans may be given in the same manner as pets. In this case, human activity amount information is generated by the information processing terminal 300 held by the human or a wearable sensor attached to the human, and the generated activity amount information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 400, and the activity amount information Based on this, advice about humans can be made.

In addition, the effects described in this specification are merely illustrative or illustrative, and are not limited. That is, the technology according to the present disclosure can exhibit other effects that are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description of the present specification in addition to or instead of the above effects.

In addition, the steps shown in the flowcharts of the above-described embodiments are executed in parallel or individually even if they are not necessarily processed in time series, as well as processes performed in time series in the order described. Including processing to be performed. Further, it goes without saying that the order can be appropriately changed even in the steps processed in time series.

The following configurations also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure.
(1) An input unit that obtains weight information for specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor, and a processing unit that determines the content of advice relating to the body of the pet based on the weight information obtained by the input unit. Information processing apparatus provided.
(2) The processing unit determines the content of the advice for changing the weight of the pet based on the difference between the appropriate weight of the pet and the weight specified from the weight information. The information processing apparatus described.
(3) The information processing apparatus according to (2), wherein the advice for changing the weight of the pet includes advice on an activity amount of the pet.
(4) The input unit further obtains activity amount information for specifying an activity amount of the pet, and the processing unit obtains the pet based on the activity amount information and the weight information obtained by the input unit. The information processing apparatus according to (3), wherein the content of advice regarding an activity amount is determined.
(5) In the above (4), the processing unit determines a variation amount of the activity amount according to the difference, and determines an activity amount related to the advice using a variation amount of the activity amount according to the difference. The information processing apparatus described.
(6) The information according to (5), wherein the processing unit determines a variation amount of the activity amount according to the difference based on a correlation between the variation amount of the body weight and the variation amount of the activity amount. Processing equipment.
(7) The information processing apparatus according to (6), wherein the processing unit determines the correlation using the accumulated weight information and activity amount information.
(8) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (5) to (7), wherein the processing unit adjusts an amount of activity related to the advice based on an external environment around the pet.
(9) The information processing apparatus according to (8), wherein the external environment includes air temperature.
(10) The information processing apparatus according to any one of (2) to (9), wherein the advice for changing the weight of the pet includes advice about food of the pet.
(11) The information processing apparatus according to (10), wherein the advice about the pet food includes advice about a feeding amount.
(12) The processing unit according to (11), wherein the processing unit determines a feed fluctuation amount according to the difference, and determines a feeding amount according to the advice using a food fluctuation amount according to the difference. Information processing device.
(13) The information processing apparatus according to (11) or (12), wherein the advice about the pet food includes advice about a type of food.
(14) When the fluctuation amount of the weight specified from the weight information is larger than a predetermined value, the processing unit is configured to determine content determined based on the weight fluctuation larger than the predetermined value. The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (13), which is included in the content of the advice.
(15) The activity amount information for identifying the activity amount of the pet includes behavior information for identifying the behavior of the pet and behavior time information for identifying a time when the behavior of the pet is performed, and the processing unit The information processing apparatus according to any one of (4) to (14), wherein an activity amount is specified based on the acquired behavior information and the behavior time information.
(16) The input unit further includes a display processing unit that obtains second weight information for specifying a human weight, and generates a screen on which the weight information and information based on the second weight information are displayed. The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (15), further including:
(17) The information processing apparatus according to (16), wherein the screen includes a message generated based on the content of the advice.
(18) The information processing apparatus according to (17), wherein the screen includes an image of the pet, and the message is associated with the image of the pet.
(19) Obtaining weight information specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor by the input unit; and determining the content of the advice relating to the body of the pet based on the weight information obtained by the input unit; An information processing method including:
(20) Based on a sensor that generates weight information for identifying the weight of the pet, an input unit for obtaining weight information for identifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor, and the weight information obtained by the input unit An information processing system comprising: a processing unit that determines a content of advice relating to the pet's body.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Sensor module 102 Sensor 104 Determination part 106 Storage part 108 Communication part 200A, 200B Weight scale 300 Information processing terminal 302 Communication part 304 Input part 306 Storage part 308 Analysis part 310 Advice information generation part 312 Display control part 314 Display part 400 Information processing Device 402 Communication unit 404 Storage unit 406 Analysis unit 408 Advice information generation unit 410 Data table 412 Physical condition abnormality detection unit

Claims (20)

An input unit for obtaining weight information for specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor;
A processing unit that determines the content of advice related to the body of the pet based on the weight information obtained by the input unit;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit determines the content of advice for changing the weight of the pet based on a difference between an appropriate weight of the pet and a weight specified from the weight information. apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the advice for changing the weight of the pet includes advice on an activity amount of the pet. The input unit further obtains activity amount information for identifying the activity amount of the pet,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit determines the content of advice regarding the activity amount of the pet based on the activity amount information and the weight information obtained by the input unit. The processing unit determines a variation amount of the activity amount according to the difference,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein an activity amount related to the advice is determined using a variation amount of the activity amount according to the difference. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processing unit determines a variation amount of the activity amount according to the difference based on a correlation between the variation amount of the body weight and the variation amount of the activity amount. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processing unit determines the correlation using the accumulated weight information and the activity amount information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processing unit adjusts an amount of activity related to the advice based on an external environment around the pet. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the external environment includes air temperature. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the advice for changing the weight of the pet includes advice on the food of the pet. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the advice about the pet food includes advice about a feeding amount. The processing unit determines a variation amount of the bait according to the difference,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a feed amount related to the advice is determined using a feed fluctuation amount according to the difference. 12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the advice about the pet food includes advice about a kind of food. When the fluctuation amount of the weight specified from the weight information is larger than a predetermined value, the processing unit determines the content determined based on the fluctuation of the weight larger than the predetermined value. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which is included in the content. The activity amount information for identifying the activity amount of the pet includes behavior information for identifying the behavior of the pet and behavior time information for identifying the time when the behavior of the pet is performed,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processing unit specifies an activity amount based on the acquired behavior information and the behavior time information. The input unit further obtains second weight information for specifying a human weight,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display processing unit that generates a screen on which information based on the weight information and the second weight information is displayed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the screen includes a message generated based on the content of the advice. The screen includes an image of the pet,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the message is associated with an image of the pet. Obtaining weight information specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor by the input unit;
Determining the content of advice related to the body of the pet based on the weight information obtained by the input unit;
An information processing method including: A sensor that generates weight information identifying the weight of the pet;
An input unit for obtaining weight information for specifying the weight of the pet obtained from the sensor;
A processing unit that determines the content of advice related to the body of the pet based on the weight information obtained by the input unit;
An information processing apparatus having
An information processing system comprising:

Images