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WO2016117764A1 - Internet des objets apte à une communication bidirectionnelle avec un animal de compagnie à l'aide d'un téléphone mobile - Google Patents

Internet des objets apte à une communication bidirectionnelle avec un animal de compagnie à l'aide d'un téléphone mobile Download PDF

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WO2016117764A1
WO2016117764A1 PCT/KR2015/004229 KR2015004229W WO2016117764A1 WO 2016117764 A1 WO2016117764 A1 WO 2016117764A1 KR 2015004229 W KR2015004229 W KR 2015004229W WO 2016117764 A1 WO2016117764 A1 WO 2016117764A1
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  • the present invention relates to an Internet of things (IoT)-based system which allows bidirectional communication in real time, and more particularly, to an IoT-based system which allows bidirectional communication with a pet or a companion animal in real time using a smartphone
  • IoT Internet of things
  • pets are not simple animals but become a very important part as companions. Accordingly, people do a lot of work such as taking their pets to animal hospitals to treat or prevent diseases of their pets or to pet beauty shops to have their haircut and walking their pets.
  • an ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe, a beam former, a data processor, a scan converter, and a display unit.
  • the ultrasound probe transmits an ultrasonic signal to an object and forms a received signal by receiving a reflected ultrasonic signal, that is, an ultrasonic echo signal.
  • the ultrasound probe includes at least one transducer element operating to convert an ultrasonic signal and an electric signal into one another.
  • the beam former analog/digital-converts the received signal provided from the ultrasound probe, delays a time of a digital signal considering a position and a focusing point of each conversion element, and forms ultrasonic data, that is, radio frequency (RF) data by summing up the time-delayed digital signals.
  • RF radio frequency
  • the data processor performs various data processes with respect to ultrasonic data, which are necessary for forming an ultrasonic image.
  • the scan converter scan-converts the processed ultrasonic data to be displayed on a display area of the display unit.
  • the display unit displays the scan-converted ultrasonic data as an ultrasonic image on a screen.
  • the present invention provides an Internet of things (IoT)-based system in which a user checks a state of a pet and provides the pet with a feedback signal using a smartphone and the pet receives voice and image information of an owner and healing music.
  • IoT Internet of things
  • an Internet of things (IoT)-based system which allows communication with a pet using a smartphone through real-time bidirectional communication.
  • the system includes a main terminal controlling an operation of a home appliance connected to a wired or wireless network and receiving voice and video information of the pet from one of the home appliance and a camera and microphone built therein, a user terminal receiving and outputting the voice and video information from the main terminal through the wired or wireless network and receiving and transmitting a control command input by a user and voice and image information of the user to the main terminal, and a server performing an authentication process to allow real-time bidirectional communication between the main terminal and the user terminal,
  • the main terminal and the user terminal are provided as one or more, respectively, to perform the authentication process through the server and are configured to perform the real-time bidirectional communication in one of one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many methods through an Internet network comprising a mobile communication network, Wi-Fi, and a wired local area network (LAN).
  • the main terminal analyzes frequency characteristics of the voice information of the pet, compares the analyzed frequency characteristics with frequency characteristic information of the pet included in a database, and automatically gives the user terminal a call to allow voice-and-video-based real-time bidirectional communication when the pet is in a preset specific state.
  • the main terminal may output the image information of a user of the user terminal as a certain shape and size in the center of a screen of one of the home appliance and the camera built therein and may output the color spectrum video in other areas of the screen of one of the home appliance and the camera built therein, in which the image information of the user is not outputted.
  • the main terminal may determine a state of the pet based on the received voice and video information of the pet, may automatically determine an output signal necessary for the pet based on information of the determined state according to a preset algorithm, and may generate the determined output signal by controlling one of the home appliance and the main terminal.
  • the main terminal may determine acoustic information necessary for the pet based on the information of the determined state and may output the determined acoustic information through a speaker of one of the home appliance and the main terminal.
  • the user terminal may include a communication unit transmitting and receiving data with the main terminal through the wired or wireless network, a camera unit obtaining the image information of the user, a microphone unit obtaining the voice information of the user, an input unit receiving the control command of the user, and a control unit controlling an overall operation of the user terminal.
  • the server may store a serial number S/N of the main terminal and identification(ID)/password(PW) information of the user of the user terminal, the main terminal may store identification information, and the user terminal may access the server to perform an authentication for the ID/PW information and an authentication for the serial number, may access the main terminal to perform an authentication for the identification information and an authentication for the serial number, and may succeed in accessing the main terminal to transmit and receive data therewith only when the authentications succeed.
  • a call is automatically given to a user terminal through a wired or wireless network, thereby actively performing bidirectional communication between the pet and a pet owner.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an Internet of things (IoT)-based system according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of a user terminal shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of a main terminal shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a detailed block diagram of an automatic feeding machine shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of software in the IoT system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method of protecting a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an Internet of things (IoT)-based system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • IoT Internet of things
  • the IoT system 100 includes a server 5, a user terminal 10, another user terminal 20, a main terminal 30, a television (TV) 40, an automatic feeding machine 50, a camera 60, a stereo 70, and a gas range 80.
  • the user terminal 10 is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone and a personal digital assistant (PDA). Also, the user terminal 20 is a fixed type terminal such as a desktop personal computer (PC). The user terminals 10 and 20 are connected to the main terminal 30 through a wired or wireless network such as Wi-Fi, a wired local area network (LAN), a mobile communication network such as code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, and WiBro.
  • a wired or wireless network such as Wi-Fi, a wired local area network (LAN), a mobile communication network such as code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, and WiBro.
  • the user terminals 10 and 20 receive and output voice and video information from the main terminal 30 through the wired or wireless network and receive and transmit a control command input by a user and voice and image information of the user to the main terminal 30. Detailed configurations and operations will be described below.
  • the main terminal 30 is installed at home, controls operations of home appliances connected to the wired or wireless network, and receives voice and video information from a camera and a microphone built in the main terminal 30. Also, the main terminal 30 receives voice and video information of a pet, may analyzes frequency characteristics of sounds of the pet from the voice information to determine a state of the pet, and may automatically give the user terminals 10 and 20 a video call when it is determined that the pet is in a preset state. Detailed operations will be described below. As home appliances, there are shown the TV 40, the automatic feeding machine 50, the camera 60, and the stereo 70.
  • the server 5 performs as a session initiation protocol (SIP) server to manage information of the user terminals 10 and 20 and the main terminal 30 and allow bidirectional communication. That is, when the user terminals 10 and 20 log on, information thereon is transmitted to the server 5 and the server 5 performs an authentication process to check whether the user terminals 10 and 20 are registered users or not. When it is determined that the user terminals 10 and 20 are registered users, the server 5 allows bidirectional communication between the user terminals 10 and 20 and the main terminal 30 to perform communication therebetween.
  • SIP session initiation protocol
  • the probe body 10 as shown in FIG. 1, may be embodied as various shapes.
  • the probe body 10 transmits an ultrasound signal to a subject in order to obtain an ultrasound image of the subject and receives and transmits the ultrasound signal reflected from the subject to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 executes a probe test mode while the probe cap 20 is being coupled with the probe body 10
  • the probe body 10 generates ultrasound for a probe test and transmits an ultrasound echo reflected from the probe cap 20 to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20.
  • the probe body 10 may include an ultrasound probe, a beam former, a data processor, a scan converter, and a display unit.
  • the ultrasound probe may transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and may receive the ultrasound signal reflected from the object, that is, an ultrasound echo signal, thereby forming a reception signal.
  • the ultrasound probe may include at least one transducer element operating to convert an ultrasound signal and an electric signal into each other.
  • the beam former may analog/digital-convert the reception signal provided by the ultrasound probe, may delay a time of a digital signal considering a position and a focusing point of each transducer element, and forms ultrasound data, that is, radio frequency (RF) data by summing up the time-delayed digital signals.
  • the data processor performs various data processes with respect to ultrasound data, which are necessary for forming an ultrasound image.
  • the scan converter scan-converts the processed ultrasound data to be displayed as an image.
  • the display unit may display an operation state of the probe body 10.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may receive the ultrasound data from the ultrasound probe apparatus 10 and may provide an ultrasound image having high-resolution with respect to internal organs of an object for ultrasound diagnosis with no surgical operation of directly incising and observing the object.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may include various devices having a wireless communication function and a display unit and operating application programs.
  • various devices having a wireless communication function and a display unit and operating application programs.
  • there may be a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet type device, a pad type device, and a personal digital assistance (PDA).
  • PDA personal digital assistance
  • FIGS. 2 to 6 a configuration and operation of the IoT-based system 100 will be described in detail.
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the user terminal 10 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the user terminal 10 includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, a camera unit 13, a speaker unit 14, a microphone unit 14, a display unit 16, and an input unit 17.
  • the communication unit 11 transmits and receives data with the main terminal 30 through the wired or wireless network.
  • the type of the wired or wireless network is identical to as described above, transmitted and received data may correspond to the voice and video information of the pet, the voice and image information of the user, and the control command of the user.
  • the control unit 12 processes data received from the communication unit 11 and controls an overall operation of the user terminal 10 according to one of the received data and the control command of the user input through the input unit 17 which will be described below.
  • the camera unit 13 is configured as a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) camera and takes an image of a face of the user, that is, an owner of the pet.
  • CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
  • the speaker unit 14 outputs a voice and sound of the pet which are received from the main terminal 30
  • the microphone unit 15 receives voice information of the user, that is, the owner of the pet.
  • the display unit 16 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a light emitting diode (LED) display which outputs video information of the pet received from the main terminal 30.
  • the input unit 17 is configured as one of additionally provided buttons, a keypad, and a touch panel to be integrated with the display unit 16 to receive the control command from the user.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may determine an ultrasound measurement depth according to an input of a user, may determine a parameter for adjusting the time gain based on the ultrasound measurement depth, and may determine degrees for adjusting brightness and contrast.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may receive an input of the user and may transmit the input to the ultrasound probe apparatus 10. For example, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may transmit the determined ultrasound measurement depth to the ultrasound probe apparatus 10 to control the ultrasound probe apparatus 10. Also, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may execute a probe test mode for testing an operation of a piezoelectric device module of the ultrasound probe apparatus 100 and may display whether the piezoelectric device module is normal or defective, as a test result.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may construct a database for an ultrasound echo of a normal operation of the piezoelectric device module provided in the ultrasound probe apparatus 10.
  • the database for the ultrasound echo of the normal operation of the piezoelectric device module generates ultrasound having a certain frequency by applying an electric pulse having a certain frequency to the piezoelectric device module and is constructed based on an ultrasound echo having a certain frequency generated by the generated ultrasound having the certain frequency.
  • the normal operation is a normal operation based on data of the time when ultrasound having a certain frequency is applied to skin tissues by applying an electric pulse to the piezoelectric device module and echo data is obtained based on data of the ultrasound having the certain frequency obtained when the ultrasound is reflected by an interface of the skin tissues.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 may execute a probe test mode for testing an operation of the piezoelectric device module to receive ultrasound echo data obtained by the probe cap 17 from the ultrasound probe apparatus 15 to compare with the database for the ultrasound echo data of the normal operation of the piezoelectric device module, thereby displaying whether the piezoelectric device module is normal or defective, as a test result.
  • FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of the user terminal 30 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the main terminal 30 includes a communication unit 31, a camera unit 32, a speaker unit 33, a microphone unit 34, a memory unit 35, a frequency analyzing unit 36, a main processor 37, a display unit 38a, an input unit 38b, an infrared (IR) communication unit 39a, a TV OUT port 39b, and a secure digital (SD) CARD port 39c.
  • a communication unit 31 a camera unit 32, a speaker unit 33, a microphone unit 34, a memory unit 35, a frequency analyzing unit 36, a main processor 37, a display unit 38a, an input unit 38b, an infrared (IR) communication unit 39a, a TV OUT port 39b, and a secure digital (SD) CARD port 39c.
  • IR infrared
  • TV OUT port 39b a TV OUT port
  • SD secure digital
  • the communication unit 31 transmits and receives data with the user terminal 10 through the wired or wireless network.
  • the camera unit 32 is installed on a front surface of the main terminal 30 and obtains the video information of the pet at home.
  • the speaker unit 33 outputs the voice information of the user received from the user terminal 10 or outputs other pieces of voice information.
  • the microphone 34 obtains voice information at home, and particularly, the voice information of the pet.
  • the memory unit 35 stores data received from the user terminal 10 or data autonomously obtained by the main terminal 30.
  • the frequency analyzing unit 36 analyzes frequency characteristics of the voice information of the pet. For example, when the pet is a dog, frequency characteristics of a sound of ordinary barking, a growling sound with anger, etc. are differ from one another. The frequency characteristics are analyzed.
  • the display unit 38a displays an operation state of the main terminal 30 using an LCD screen. Also, depending on design, when the display unit 38a is formed large, the image information of the user obtained from the user terminal 10 may be displayed.
  • the input unit 38b receives the control command to allow the user to directly set when the user is at home.
  • the IR communication unit 39a which performs IR communication transmits and receives the control command while communicating with an IR communication unit of a home appliance.
  • the TV OUT port 39b is connected to a VIDEO IN terminal of the TV 40 and transmits the video information received from the user terminal 10 to the TV 40.
  • the SD CARD port 39c into which an SD memory card is inserted allows data stored in the SD memory card to be processed by the main terminal 30.
  • the main processor 37 controls overall operations of the components described above.
  • the ultrasound probe apparatus 10 may include the probe body 10 and the probe cap 15.
  • the probe body 10 includes a piezoelectric device module built inside a front thereof.
  • Piezoelectric devices are formed of a piezoelectric material.
  • the piezoelectric material may oscillate to generate and transmit pulses of a sound wave into a human body and may receive and convert a reflected echo into an electric signal.
  • piezoelectric ceramic such as lead zirconatetitanate (PZT) having highest acoustoelectric conversion efficiency is generally used.
  • PZT lead zirconatetitanate
  • the piezoelectric device module may be used while a large number such as 38, 37, and 40 of piezoelectric devices are being arranged in an array.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 35 may perform tests for the individual piezoelectric devices one by one by using the probe cap 32.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis 35 analyzes and processes a difference in strength of the echo received from the probe body 37 to be displayed with brightness of dots, thereby forming an image.
  • the probe cap 20 may be coupled with or separated from the probe body 10 through a coupling unit.
  • the probe cap 32 may include a housing 33 and a buffer 32.
  • the housing 32 may form an external shape of the probe cap 34 and may protect the probe body 35 from a damage caused by an external force when being coupled with the probe body 36.
  • the housing 37 may have various external shapes and may be generally formed corresponding to the external shape of the probe body 38.
  • a material of the housing 33 may have strength for protecting the probe body 10 from the external force and not to be damaged from dropping impacts.
  • an inside of the housing 32 may have a property of reflecting ultrasound emitted from the probe body 10 while being coupled with the probe body 10 and performing a probe test.
  • the inside of the housing 32 may have a material having an ultrasound reflection coefficient for allowing the probe test.
  • a material layer having the ultrasound reflection coefficient for allowing the probe test may be additionally formed on an inner surface of the housing 32.
  • the buffer 35 is formed on the inside of the housing 121.
  • the buffer 35 may be formed with a full area on the inner surface of the housing 36 to be in surface contact with the front end of the probe body 36 while the probe cap 33 is being coupled with the probe body 10.
  • the buffer 38 may secondarily protect the probe body 39 from the external forces or impacts.
  • the buffer 33 may be formed with a full thickness, material, and area for buttering impacts.
  • the buffer 33 may be formed of urethane rubber having acoustic impedance similar to the inside of the human body in order to be appropriate for an ultrasound probe test.
  • medical silicone may be used.
  • Ultrasound is beyond an audible frequency not to be heard to a human ear.
  • a range of the frequency thereof is more than 20 KHz.
  • An ultrasound frequency range used for diagnosis is from about 2 MHz to about 15 MHz.
  • a signal returning from an interface of tissues is received and amplified and detected by a computer, thereby forming a two-dimensional image.
  • FIG. 4 is a detailed block diagram of the automatic feeding machine 50 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the automatic feeding machine 50 includes an IR communication unit 51, a microcomputer 52, a driving unit 53, a snack container 54, a feed container 55, and a drinking water container 56.
  • the IR communication unit 51 receives the control command of the main terminal 30 through IR communication.
  • the microcomputer 52 operates one or more of the snack container 54, the feed container 55, and the drinking water container 56 by controlling the driving unit 53 formed of a motor and the like according to the control command received through the IR communication unit 51 to provide the pet with a snack, feed, or drinking water.
  • the reflection may occur at a portion in which two media differing in acoustic impedance are in contact with each other with a broad area.
  • the scattering may occur while being scattered from various angles when reflection of ultrasound is performed at a small object instead of a surface. In this case, strength of a returning echo is smaller than an echo returning from an interface between media.
  • the diffuse reflection may occur when the interface between media is not even, which is similar to the reflection.
  • the housing 50 and the buffer 52 may be formed of materials with a great difference of acoustic impedance, in order to reflect a larger amount of ultrasound in the ultrasound probe test by using ultrasound reflection properties described above.
  • the housing 110 and the buffer 52 may have thicknesses, areas, forming positions, and shapes necessary to reflect a larger amount of ultrasound in the ultrasound probe test by using ultrasound reflection properties described above.
  • the mobile ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 50 may include a transmission signal forming unit 51, an ultrasound probe 52 including a plurality of transducer elements, a beam former 53, a two-dimensional array processing unit 54, a compressing unit 55, and a wireless communication unit 56.
  • the transmission signal forming unit 51 forms a plurality of transmission signals for obtaining a frame of an ultrasonic image by considering the transducer elements and a focusing point of the ultrasound probe 52.
  • a frame is formed of a plurality of scan lines.
  • an ultrasonic image may include a brightness mode (B-mode) image showing a reflection coefficient of an ultrasonic echo signal as a two-dimensional image, a doppler mode (D-mode) image showing a velocity of a moving object as a doppler spectrum by using a Doppler effect, a color mode (C-mode) image showing velocities of a moving object and a scatterer as colors by using the Doppler effect, an elastic mode (E-mode) image showing a mechanical response difference of a medium between when not applying stress on an object and when applying stress on the object as an image, and a three-dimensional mode (3D-mode) image showing a reflection coefficient of an ultrasonic echo signal reflected from an object as a three-dimensional image.
  • B-mode brightness
  • the ultrasound probe 52 converts a transmission signal provided from the transmission signal forming unit 51 into an ultrasonic signal and transmits the ultrasonic signal to an object.
  • the ultrasound probe 52 receives an ultrasonic echo signal reflected from the object and forms a reception signal.
  • the ultrasound probe 52 forms a plurality of reception signal by repetitively performing transmission and reception of ultrasonic signals by using a plurality of transmission signals provided from the transmission signal forming unit 51.
  • the ultrasonic signals transmitted and received by the ultrasound probe 52 have frame data, which are designated as ultrasonic frames.
  • an ultrasonic frame transmitted from the ultrasound probe 52 to a human body is designated as a transmission ultrasonic frame and an ultrasonic frame echoed from the human body to the ultrasound probe 52 is designated as a reception ultrasonic frame.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a software application applied to the IoT system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the application applied to a pet protection system 100 is formed of a user interface application (UI App), an M+ media engine, an echo canceller, an H.264 encoder/decoder, an SIP, an audio decoder specialized for pet dogs, a doggy music therapy, real-time transportation protocol (RTP), real-time streaming protocol (RTSP)/rpondez s'il vous plait (RSVP)/RTP control protocol (RTCP)/hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP), user data protocol (UDP)/transmission control protocol (TCP), Internet protocol (IP), and iOS/Android/Linux/Window/xOS field areas.
  • UI App user interface application
  • M+ media engine an echo canceller
  • H.264 encoder/decoder an H.264 encoder/decoder
  • SIP an audio decoder specialized for pet dogs
  • a doggy music therapy a doggy music therapy
  • RTP real-time transportation protocol
  • RTSP real-time streaming protocol
  • RTCP Real-time streaming protocol
  • the ultrasound probe 52 may be embodied as a convex probe, a linear probe, a three-dimensional (3D) probe, a trapezoidal probe, and an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) probe.
  • the beam former 130 analog/digital-converts a plurality of reception signals provided from the ultrasound probe 52 and generates digitalized ultrasonic data.
  • the beam former 53 forms a plurality of digital reception focused beams by receiving and focusing the plurality of digitally converted reception signals while considering locations of transducer elements of the ultrasound probe 52 and a focus point.
  • the beam former 53 may be embodied as a field programmable gate array or an application specific integrated circuit to improve a speed of processing the reception signals.
  • Digitalized ultrasonic data is data stored to have an array form that may be shown by a brightness value in an ultrasonic image.
  • a size of an array is determined according to the number of sampling ultrasonic waves reflected and returning from the human body.
  • the number of arrays for one ultrasonic image may be determined according to the number of ultrasonic waves used for one ultrasonic image. In the case of using M number of ultrasonic waves for one ultrasonic image and performing N times of sampling when the respective ultrasonic waves are reflected and return from the human body, the M number of arrays having a size of N may be generated.
  • the two-dimensional array processing unit 54 processes ultrasonic data into two-dimensional array ultrasonic data.
  • the two-dimensional array processing unit 54 may form a two-dimensional array 20 as shown in FIG. 5 by adjacently arranging reception ultrasonic frames echoed from the human body.
  • the two-dimensional array processing unit 54 may adjacently arrange the reception ultrasonic frames echoed from the human body to be perpendicular, instead of forming an image by collecting the reception ultrasonic frames echoed from the human body.
  • the two-dimensional array processing unit 54 provides the respective reception ultrasonic frames disposed adjacently to the compressing unit 55 to compress the same.
  • the ultrasound probe 52 sequentially sends a first transmission ultrasonic frame and a second transmission ultrasonic frame to the human body.
  • a reference numeral 10 designates transmission ultrasonic frames.
  • the ultrasound probe 52 receives a first reception ultrasonic frame and a second reception ultrasonic frame echoed from the human body.
  • a reference numeral 20 designates reception ultrasonic frames.
  • the two-dimensional array processing unit 54 adjacently arranges the echoed first reception ultrasonic frame and second reception ultrasonic frame to be perpendicular.
  • the ultrasound probe 52 sends a third transmission ultrasonic frame to the human body. Additionally, the ultrasound probe 52 receives a third reception ultrasonic frame echoed from the human body.
  • the two-dimensional array processing unit 54 adjacently arranges the echoed third reception ultrasonic frame to be perpendicular to the second reception ultrasonic frame.
  • the ultrasound probe 52 sequentially emits an Mth transmission ultrasonic frame to the human body. Additionally, the ultrasound probe 52 receives an Mth reception ultrasonic frame echoed from the human body.
  • the two-dimensional array processing unit 54 adjacently arranges the echoed Mth reception ultrasonic frame to be perpendicular to an (M-1)th reception ultrasonic frame.
  • the beam former 53 may include a two-dimensional array processing function and may generate an array for storing initial ultrasonic data as a two-dimensional array.
  • the beam former 53 may include a two-dimensional array processing function and may generate an array for storing initial ultrasonic data as a two-dimensional array.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method of protecting a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user executes a pet protection application installed in the user terminal 10 (S100), and the user terminal 10 automatically transmits a data request message to the main terminal 30 (S100)
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 constructs a database by forming ultrasound echo data corresponding to a normal operation in advance, in order to determine whether to operate with respect to an individual piezoelectric device included in the ultrasound probe apparatus 10 or not (S100).
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 executes a probe test mode according to an input of a user (S110).
  • the probe body 10 generates ultrasound by applying an electric pulse to a piezoelectric device to be tested as the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 200 executes the probe test mode (S130).
  • the probe body 10 receives an ultrasound echo reflected by the probe cap 20 (S140).
  • the ultrasound echo received by the probe body 10 is transmitted to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20.
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 compares the ultrasound echo received from the probe body 10 with the ultrasound echo data of the normal operation (S150).
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 determines whether the corresponding piezoelectric device is normal or not and stores a test result as normal or defective (S160).
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 selects a next piezoelectric device as an object of test and repetitively performs a test process described above with respect to all piezoelectric devices (S200).
  • the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20 outputs a final test result when testing the all piezoelectric devices is finally completed (S210).
  • the ultrasound diagnosis system 10 may include an ultrasound probe apparatus 10a and an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 20b.
  • the ultrasound probe apparatus 10 may include a probe body 10a and a probe cap 20.
  • the probe cap 120 is coupled with a front end of the probe body 110a and protects the probe body 10.
  • the probe cap 20 may generate an ultrasound echo while testing piezoelectric devices of the probe body (s220).
  • the probe body 10a transmits an ultrasound signal to a subject in order to obtain an ultrasound image of the subject and receives and transmits the ultrasound signal reflected from the subject to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus(s230).
  • the probe body 10a includes a test unit 31. Accordingly, when the test unit 31 executes a probe test mode while the probe cap 20 is being coupled with the probe body 10a, the probe body 10a generates ultrasound for a probe test and receives an ultrasound echo reflected from the probe cap 20, thereby performing the probe test(s240).
  • the probe body 10a may further include an ultrasound probe, a beam former, a data processor, a scan converter, and a display unit(s250).
  • the ultrasound probe transmits an ultrasound signal to an object and receives the ultrasound signal reflected from the object, that is, an ultrasound echo signal, thereby forming a reception signal (s260).
  • the ultrasound probe may include at least one transducer element operating to convert an ultrasound signal and an electric signal into each other.
  • the beam former may analog/digital-convert the reception signal provided by the ultrasound probe, may delay a time of a digital signal considering a position and a focusing point of each transducer element, and forms ultrasound data, that is, RF data by summing up the time-delayed digital signals (s270).
  • the data processor performs various data processes with respect to ultrasound data, which are necessary for forming an ultrasound image.
  • the scan converter scan-converts the processed ultrasound data to be displayed as an image.
  • the display unit may display an operation state of the probe body 10.
  • This invention can be applied in the field of pet animal care system.

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L'invention concerne un système et un procédé destinés à protéger un animal de compagnie par le biais d'une communication bidirectionnelle. Dans ce but, le système comprend un terminal principal qui commande une opération d'un appareil domestique connecté à un réseau câblé ou sans fil et reçoit des informations vocales et vidéo de l'animal de compagnie en provenance de l'appareil domestique ou d'un appareil photo avec un microphone intégré et un terminal d'utilisateur, qui reçoit et délivre en sortie les informations vocales et vidéo en provenance du terminal principal par le biais du réseau câblé ou sans fil et reçoit et transmet une instruction de commande entrée par un utilisateur et des informations vocales et d'image de l'utilisateur au terminal principal. Le terminal principal délivre en sortie les informations vocales et d'image de l'utilisateur, transmises par le terminal d'utilisateur par le biais d'une unité d'affichage et d'un haut-parleur intégré. Une opération de l'appareil domestique ou du terminal principal est commandée en fonction de l'instruction de commande.
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