Record pet toileting methods and toileting devices

Abstract

This application provides a method and device for recording pet toilet habits. The method includes steps 1, recording the pet's toilet habits; 2, calculating a discrimination value based on the toilet habits data; and 3, recording and monitoring the pet's actual toilet habits data, and determining and recording the type of toilet use for each instance based on the discrimination value. First, by collecting the pet's toilet habits data, the user can analyze the pet's toilet habits under normal conditions. Then, by calculating a discrimination value based on the collected data, the user can quickly determine and distinguish the pet's toilet habits. This allows for rapid and accurate recording of the pet's toilet habits over a long period, and enables the identification of the pet's toilet habits. This allows owners to better monitor their pet's health based on the toilet habits data, facilitating scientific pet care.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of pet care, and in particular to a method and device for recording pet toilet use. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, when people keep pets, they pay special attention to their pets' health. They not only need to focus on their pets' diet, but also on their toilet habits, in order to determine whether their pets are healthy or whether their diet needs to be adjusted.

[0003] However, existing data collection on pet toilet habits still relies on manual recording. On the one hand, it is difficult to conduct comprehensive and accurate statistics on pet toilet habits. On the other hand, it is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and requires a large amount of manpower.

[0004] Furthermore, some automatic pet toileting devices include a recording module to count the number of times a pet uses the toilet. However, the primary function of these devices is to clean up pet feces, making it difficult to distinguish between different types of toileting (e.g., defecation or urination), and also making it difficult to record pet toileting data quickly and accurately. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this application is to solve the problem of how to quickly and accurately record pet toilet data. Therefore, this application provides a method and toilet device for recording pet toilet data. By statistically analyzing the normal toilet data of pets, a differentiation value can be obtained to quickly distinguish the types of pet toilet use. This enables the rapid and accurate recording of pet toilet data over a long period of feeding, thus meeting people's needs for healthy pet ownership.

[0006] This application provides a method for recording pet toilet habits, including:

[0007] Step 1: Record your pet's toilet training data; toilet training data includes the number of days the pet uses the toilet, the number of times the pet uses the toilet on each day, the total duration of the toilet training, and the duration of each toilet training session.

[0008] Step 2: Calculate the discrimination value based on toilet training data. The discrimination value is used to distinguish the pet's toilet training type. Step 2 includes:

[0009] Step 2.1 Calculate the initial distinguishing duration set, calculate the sum of the number of toilet visits in the toilet data and define it as the total number of toilet visits, and filter the toilet data to obtain the first duration and the second duration, so that the total number of times the single toilet visit duration is less than the first duration accounts for the first proportion of the total number of toilet visits, and the total number of times the single toilet visit duration is less than the second duration accounts for the second proportion of the total number of toilet visits.

[0010] The initial distinguishing duration set is formed by combining all data where the duration of a single toilet visit is greater than or equal to the first duration and less than or equal to the second duration.

[0011] Step 2.2 Calculate the standard distinguishing time set and filter the initial distinguishing time set;

[0012] Step 2.3 Calculate the discrimination value based on the standard discrimination duration set;

[0013] Step 3: Record and monitor the pet's actual toileting data, and determine and record the type of toileting per pet's single toileting session according to the differentiation value.

[0014] Using the above technical solution, step 1 is used to collect pet toilet data to analyze the pet's toilet habits under normal conditions. Then, a discrimination value is calculated based on the collected toilet data, which allows for quick identification and differentiation of the pet's toilet type. This enables the rapid and accurate recording of pet toilet data over long-term feeding and the ability to distinguish the pet's toilet type. This allows owners to better monitor their pets' health based on the toilet data, facilitating scientific feeding. Furthermore, by recording the toilet data of different individuals, a discrimination value can be specifically generated, applicable to different breeds and individuals of pets.

[0015] In some embodiments, the number of toilet use days is the number of days for which toilet use data is recorded, and the number of toilet use days is 30 to 60 days.

[0016] By employing the above technical solution, step 1 can record a sufficient amount of pet toilet training data, thereby enabling a more accurate calculation of the discrimination value based on this data. Simultaneously, it avoids recording toilet training data for too many days, which would cause step 1 to have an excessively long execution cycle.

[0017] In some embodiments, toilet usage data is filtered to remove groups of days with more than 8 toilet visits and days with 0 toilet visits; groups of days with the highest and lowest total toilet time are also removed. This effectively removes outliers from the toilet usage data, making the calculation of the discrimination value more accurate.

[0018] In some embodiments, step 2.2 includes:

[0019] Step 2.2.1: Determine the type of each toilet visit in the toilet data based on the differentiation duration in the initial differentiation duration set; set the duration of a single toilet visit in the initial differentiation duration set as the differentiation duration, and use the differentiation duration as the standard to mark data in the toilet data whose single toilet visit duration is greater than the differentiation duration as defecation, and data whose duration is less than or equal to the differentiation duration as urination.

[0020] Step 2.2.2: Calculate the average number of bowel movements and the average number of urinations per day in the toilet data;

[0021] Step 2.2.3: Filter the initial distinguishing duration set to obtain the standard distinguishing duration set; the standard distinguishing duration set is composed of all distinguishing durations that meet the criteria of the average number of bowel movements per day being the first number and the average number of urinations per day being the second number.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, an initial differentiation time set that can accurately distinguish pet toileting types can be obtained, and the initial differentiation time set can be further filtered to obtain a standard differentiation time set that can more accurately distinguish pet toileting types. Thus, a more accurate differentiation value can be calculated based on the standard differentiation time set, which is beneficial for distinguishing pet toileting types.

[0023] In some embodiments, the first proportion is 60% to 70%; the second proportion is 75% to 85%.

[0024] In some embodiments, the distinguishing value is equal to the weighted average of all distinguishing durations within the standard distinguishing duration set.

[0025] In some embodiments, step 2.3 includes:

[0026] Step 2.3.1: Calculate the proportion of the number of toilet visits within the standard distinguishing time set to the total number of toilet visits and define it as the distinguishing ratio;

[0027] Step 2.3.1: If the discrimination ratio is less than the first ratio, then calculate the weighted average of all discrimination durations in the standard discrimination duration set and set it as the discrimination value;

[0028] If the percentage of the difference is greater than the first ratio, then proceed to step 2.3.3;

[0029] Step 2.3.3: Filter the standard distinguishing time set, reset the single toilet time in the standard distinguishing time set as the distinguishing time, and use the distinguishing time as the standard to mark the data in the toilet data whose single toilet time is greater than the distinguishing time as defecation, and the data whose single toilet time is less than or equal to the distinguishing time as urination, and count the number of defecation and urination for each day in the toilet data.

[0030] Step 2.3.4 Remove the distinction time periods in the standard distinction time set that do not meet the condition that the number of defecations on each day is within the range of the first number and the number of urinations on each day is within the range of the second number;

[0031] Step 2.3.5: Take the weighted average of all the distinct durations in the standard distinct duration set and set it as the distinct value.

[0032] In some embodiments, the first number ranges from 0 to 3; the second number ranges from 2 to 5.

[0033] In some embodiments, the first ratio is 5% to 15%.

[0034] In some embodiments, the steps for collecting the duration of a single toilet visit are as follows:

[0035] Step 1.1: Determine if the pet has entered the toilet stall; if so, record the first time point and proceed to Step 1.2.

[0036] Step 1.2: Acquire the toilet stall footage; acquire the pet's movement footage until the pet leaves the toilet stall, and record the second time point;

[0037] Step 1.3: Analyze the pet's movement footage information, screen out footage segments in which the pet is continuously still and the duration of stillness exceeds the first threshold; record the start and end times of the footage segments.

[0038] Step 1.4: Calculate the duration of a single toilet visit; calculate the duration of a single toilet visit based on the start and end times.

[0039] By adopting the above technical solution, the pet's habit of remaining still while using the toilet can be utilized to accurately calculate and record the duration of each toilet session, thereby improving the accuracy of the pet's toilet data recording.

[0040] In some embodiments, the steps for collecting the duration of a single toilet visit are as follows:

[0041] Step 1.1: Record the changes in the weight of the toilet chamber;

[0042] Step 1.2: Determine if the pet has entered the toilet stall; if the weight of the toilet stall increases by the first value, then determine that the pet has entered the toilet stall, record the first time point, and proceed to Step 1.3;

[0043] Step 1.3: Determine whether the pet has exited the toilet stall. If the weight of the toilet stall decreases by the first value, then determine that the pet has exited the toilet stall, record the second time point, and proceed to step 1.4.

[0044] Step 1.4: Calculate the duration of a single toilet break for the pet, analyze the weight change of the toilet bowl between the first and second time points, screen out time periods where the weight change is continuous and static, and record the duration of the time period as the duration of a single toilet break.

[0045] By adopting the above technical solution, the pet's habit of remaining still while using the toilet can be utilized to accurately calculate and record the duration of each toilet session, thereby improving the accuracy of the pet's toilet data recording. Furthermore, the weight changes of the pet itself can be measured by the weight changes of the toilet compartment, as well as the weight of defecation and urination, enabling multi-faceted monitoring of various data of the pet.

[0046] In some embodiments, the first threshold can be 5 to 10 seconds. This avoids the first threshold time being too short, preventing the recording of brief periods of stillness instead of toileting as the duration of a single toileting session, while also preventing the first threshold time from being too long, thus missing the recording of short toileting sessions.

[0047] This application also provides a pet toileting device that records pet toileting data using the method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0048] By adopting the above technical solution, the toilet device can obtain a differentiation value that can quickly distinguish the type of pet toileting by statistically analyzing the normal toileting data of pets. This allows for the rapid and accurate recording of pet toileting data when pets are using the toilet, thus meeting people's needs for healthy pet ownership.

[0049] In some embodiments, the toilet device includes an automatic litter box, a camera module disposed within the automatic litter box, a weight sensor, and a control module;

[0050] The control module is connected to an automatic litter box, a weight sensor, and a camera module, and is used to perform a method for recording pet toileting as described in any of the above embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0051] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the steps of a method for recording pet toilet use according to an embodiment of this application;

[0052] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the steps of recording the duration of a pet's single toilet session according to an embodiment of this application;

[0053] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the steps for calculating the distinguishing value in an embodiment of this application; Detailed Implementation

[0054] The following specific embodiments illustrate the implementation of this application. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this application from the content disclosed in this specification. Although the description of this application will be presented in conjunction with some embodiments, this does not mean that the features of this application are limited to this embodiment. On the contrary, the purpose of describing the application in conjunction with embodiments is to cover other options or modifications that may be derived based on the claims of this application. To provide a thorough understanding of this application, many specific details will be included in the following description. This application may also be implemented without using these details. Furthermore, to avoid confusion or obscuring the focus of this application, some specific details will be omitted in the description. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other.

[0055] It should be noted that in this specification, similar reference numerals and letters in the following figures indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0056] In the description of this application, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0057] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0058] In the description of this application, it should be understood that "electrical connection" can be understood as physical contact and electrical conduction between components; it can also be understood as the form in which different components in a circuit structure are connected through physical lines that can transmit electrical signals, such as copper foil or wires on a printed circuit board (PCB).

[0059] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the embodiments of this application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0060] Please see Figures 1-3 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the steps of recording a pet's toilet habits according to an embodiment of this application. Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the steps of recording the duration of a pet's single toilet session according to an embodiment of this application. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the steps for calculating the distinguishing value in an embodiment of this application.

[0061] like Figures 1-3 As shown, Embodiment 1 of this application provides a method for recording pet toilet habits, including:

[0062] Step 1: Record the pet's toilet data; the toilet data includes the number of toilet days, the number of toilet trips per day, the total toilet trip duration, and the duration of each toilet trip.

[0063] Step 2: Calculate the differentiation value based on the toilet data. The differentiation value is used to distinguish the toilet type of the pet.

[0064] Step 3: Record and monitor the pet's actual toileting data, and determine and record the type of toileting per pet's single toileting session according to the differentiation value.

[0065] In one embodiment, the method for recording pet toileting can be applied to pet toileting devices. Those skilled in the art will understand that the method for recording pet toileting can also be applied to any device, software, and system that needs to monitor pet toileting. For example, it can be recorded manually under experimental conditions, or the toileting of each pet can be recorded separately in a kennel housing multiple pets.

[0066] To illustrate the method for recording pet toilet use in this application, this application will provide a detailed description using a toilet device applied to pets as an example.

[0067] This application also provides a pet toileting device (not shown in the figure). The toileting device includes a toilet compartment, and a camera module, a weight sensor, and a control module disposed within the toilet compartment. The control module is connected to the camera module and can acquire video information of the pet inside the toilet compartment through the camera module. The control module is connected to the weight sensor and can acquire weight information of the pet inside the toilet compartment through the weight sensor.

[0068] In other alternative implementations, only one of the camera module and the weight sensor may be provided.

[0069] In one implementation, the toilet stall can be an existing automatic litter box that automatically cleans up pet feces and urine, reducing the effort required to care for pets and keeping the toilet stall clean, thus improving the pet's toileting experience. In other alternative implementations, the toilet stall can also be a bowl-shaped structure without automatic cleaning, simply allowing the pet to relieve itself within the stall.

[0070] In one implementation, the pet can be a cat; in other alternative implementations, the pet can be a dog, hamster, or other pet with regular toilet habits.

[0071] Since different pets have different toilet habits, it is necessary to record enough toilet data of the pets in their normal state to provide a reliable basis for subsequent calculation of the differentiation value.

[0072] In one implementation, the control module performs step 1, recording the pet's toileting data, as follows.

[0073] The control module can record the pet's toilet habits for a preset number of days, which can be 30 to 60 days (e.g., 35, 45, 50 days, etc.). In other alternative implementations, the preset number of days can be less than 30 days.

[0074] During the period of recording the pet's toilet data, the control module counts each time the pet enters and exits the toilet compartment as a toilet session and records the duration of each toilet session.

[0075] Furthermore, the toilet data was grouped by day to calculate the number of toilet visits, total toilet time, and duration of each toilet visit for each day.

[0076] Furthermore, the toilet usage data is filtered to remove groups of days with more than 8 toilet visits and days with 0 toilet visits; groups of days with the highest and lowest total toilet time are also removed. This effectively removes abnormal data from the toilet usage data. Those skilled in the art will understand that the removed data may include normal data, as long as the proportion of abnormal data after filtering is low. In other alternative implementations, other methods can be used to filter the recorded toilet usage data. For example, groups of days with more than 6, 7, or 9 toilet visits can be removed, as can groups of days with 1 toilet visit.

[0077] When a pet enters the toilet stall, it may not immediately relieve itself. For example, it may observe the environment and choose a toileting spot. Furthermore, after relieving itself, the pet may not leave the toilet stall immediately; for example, it may bury its feces or linger. Therefore, in one implementation, the steps for recording the duration of a single toileting session are as follows:

[0078] Step 1.1: Determine if the pet has entered the toilet stall; if so, record the first time point and proceed to Step 1.2.

[0079] Step 1.2: Obtain the toilet stall footage; capture the pet's movement footage until the pet leaves the toilet stall, and record the second time point.

[0080] The above steps record the total time a pet spends inside the toilet stall, which is the interval between a first time point and a second time point. The camera module of the toilet stall can be activated at the first time point and deactivated at the second time point. This avoids prolonged operation of the camera module, which would reduce its lifespan, and also saves energy. In other alternative implementations, the camera module can be kept continuously to ensure real-time monitoring of the area inside the toilet stall.

[0081] In other implementations, when the camera module is turned on, the control module can record the images captured by the camera module and transmit them to the pet owner. The control module can also synchronously transmit the real-time images from the camera module to the pet owner, allowing the owner to better observe the pet's toilet habits and manually monitor the pet's health.

[0082] Step 1.3: Analyze the pet's movement footage information, screen out footage segments in which the pet is continuously still and the stillness duration is greater than the first threshold; record the start and end times of the footage segments.

[0083] Step 1.4: Calculate the duration of a single toilet visit based on the start and end times. The duration of a single toilet visit is the difference between the start and end times.

[0084] In one example, pets remain relatively still while using the toilet. Therefore, by selecting footage clips of pets remaining still for a certain duration (e.g., 10-20 seconds, 25 seconds, etc.), it is possible to quickly and accurately determine that the pet is using the toilet at that time.

[0085] Those skilled in the art will understand that in other alternative implementations, if the pet's toileting data can also be recorded in other ways, for example, the steps for collecting the duration of a single toileting session are as follows:

[0086] Step 1.1: Record the changes in the weight of the toilet chamber;

[0087] Step 1.2: Determine if the pet has entered the toilet stall; if the weight of the toilet stall increases by the first value, then determine that the pet has entered the toilet stall, record the first time point, and proceed to Step 1.3;

[0088] Step 1.3: Determine whether the pet has exited the toilet stall. If the weight of the toilet stall decreases by the first value, then determine that the pet has exited the toilet stall, record the second time point, and proceed to step 1.4.

[0089] Step 1.4: Calculate the duration of a single toilet break for the pet, analyze the weight change of the toilet bowl between the first and second time points, screen out time periods where the weight change is continuous and static, and record the duration of the time period as the duration of a single toilet break.

[0090] Those skilled in the art will understand that when a pet is not using the toilet in its litter box, it will move around, and the weight recorded in the litter box will change. When the pet uses the toilet, it will remain relatively still, and the weight recorded in the litter box will remain stable. Therefore, the duration of a pet's single toilet session can be recorded by the change in the weight of the litter box.

[0091] In one implementation, the weight change of the pet itself can also be measured by the change in the weight of the toilet stall, as well as the weight of defecation and urination, enabling multi-faceted monitoring of various pet data. For example, the pet's weight can be calculated by subtracting the pet's weight before entering the toilet stall from its weight after entering; the weight of the pet's defecation or urination can be calculated by subtracting the pet's weight before entering the toilet stall from its weight after using the toilet and leaving.

[0092] In one implementation, the first threshold can be 5s to 30s, for example, 10s, 15s, 20s, 25s, etc. This avoids the first threshold time being too short, preventing the recording of brief periods of stillness instead of toileting as the duration of a single toileting session. At the same time, it avoids the first threshold time being too long, causing omissions in recording short toileting sessions.

[0093] Those skilled in the art will understand that the first threshold can be freely set according to the toilet habits of different pets, and in other alternative implementations, it can also be more than 30 seconds or less than 5 seconds.

[0094] Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that the camera module and the weight sensor can operate independently or simultaneously. Therefore, both methods can be used simultaneously in the same toileting device to record the pet's toileting data, improving data accuracy. Alternatively, only one method can be used to record the pet's toileting data, simplifying the process and reducing costs.

[0095] In one implementation, step 2 includes:

[0096] Step 2.1 Calculate the initial distinguishing duration set, calculate the sum of the number of toilet visits in the toilet data and define it as the total number of toilet visits, and filter the toilet data to obtain the first duration and the second duration, such that the total number of times the single toilet visit duration is less than the first duration accounts for the first proportion of the total number of toilet visits, where the first proportion can be 60% to 70%, and the total number of times the single toilet visit duration is less than the second duration accounts for the second proportion of the total number of toilet visits, where the second proportion can be 75% to 85%.

[0097] The initial distinguishing duration set is formed by combining all data whose single toilet visit duration is greater than or equal to the first duration and less than or equal to the second duration.

[0098] Based on existing statistical data, urination accounts for approximately 70% to 80% of all littering incidents in cats, with slight variations among individual cats. Therefore, by determining the initial time set for differentiation in step 2.1, we can ensure that a single littering session lasting less than the first time interval is generally urination, while a single littering session lasting longer than the first time interval is generally defecation. When a single littering session lasts between the first and second time intervals, it could be either defecation or urination, requiring further judgment and differentiation.

[0099] Step 2.2 Calculate the standard distinguishing time set; filter the initial distinguishing time set;

[0100] Step 2.2 includes:

[0101] Step 2.2.1 Determine the type of each toilet visit in the toilet data based on the differentiation duration within the initial differentiation duration set; set the single toilet visit duration within the initial differentiation duration set as the differentiation duration, and use the differentiation duration as the standard to mark data in the toilet data whose single toilet visit duration is greater than the differentiation duration as defecation, and data whose single toilet visit duration is less than or equal to the differentiation duration as urination;

[0102] Step 2.2.2: Calculate the average number of bowel movements and the average number of urinations per day in the toilet data;

[0103] Step 2.2.3: Filter the initial distinguishing duration set to obtain the standard distinguishing duration set; the standard distinguishing duration set is composed of all distinguishing durations that meet the criteria of an average daily number of defecations being within the range of the first number (where the range of the first number can be 0 to 3) and an average number of urinations being within the range of the second number (where the range of the second number can be 2 to 5).

[0104] In other alternative implementations, the control module can retrieve toileting video information where the pet's single toileting duration falls between the first and second durations, and the toileting type within the initial distinguishing duration set can be manually identified to more accurately obtain the standard distinguishing duration set, or the distinguishing value can be directly calculated.

[0105] Those skilled in the art will understand that the first range represents the average number of times a large number of normal pet cats defecate per day; the second range represents the average number of times a large number of normal pet cats urinate per day. Since the first and second ranges are only used to filter out abnormal data, they do not need to be completely accurate and can be freely set according to the actual pets being raised.

[0106] According to existing statistical data, cats defecate an average of 0-3 times per day and urinate an average of 2-5 times per day. Therefore, if the duration of a single toileting session within the initial differentiation time set is used as the differentiation time, and the pet identified by this differentiation time does not conform to the average defecation frequency of 0-3 times per day and the average urination frequency of 2-5 times per day, it indicates that this differentiation time cannot accurately distinguish the pet's toileting type.

[0107] This allows us to extract the duration of a single toileting session from the initial set of durations that cannot accurately distinguish between different types of pet toileting, thus obtaining a standard set of durations. This enables the differentiation values ​​calculated based on the standard set of durations to efficiently and accurately distinguish between different types of pet toileting.

[0108] In one implementation, step 2.3 calculates the discrimination value based on the standard discrimination duration set, including:

[0109] Step 2.3.1: Calculate the proportion of the number of items in the standard distinguishing time set to the total number of toilet visits and define it as the distinguishing ratio;

[0110] Step 2.3.2: If the discrimination ratio is less than the first ratio, then calculate the weighted average of all discrimination durations in the standard discrimination duration set and set it as the discrimination value;

[0111] If the percentage of differentiation is greater than the first ratio, then proceed to step 2.3.3;

[0112] In one implementation, if the discrimination ratio is less than a first ratio, it indicates a significant gap between the recorded pet defecation and urination times. Therefore, the weighted average of all discrimination times within the standard discrimination time set can be directly calculated and set as the discrimination value. This simplifies the discrimination value calculation process and improves computational efficiency while ensuring accuracy.

[0113] If the percentage of the difference is greater than the first ratio, it means that there is no clear distinction between the recorded defecation time and urination time of the pet, and further fine-tuning is needed.

[0114] Those skilled in the art will understand that, without simplifying the steps for calculating the discrimination value, steps 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 can be omitted, and step 2.3.3 can be executed directly to make the calculated discrimination value more accurate.

[0115] Step 2.3.3: Filter the standard distinguishing time set, reset the single toilet time in the standard distinguishing time set as the distinguishing time, and use the distinguishing time as the standard to mark the data in the toilet data whose single toilet time is greater than the distinguishing time as defecation, and the data whose single toilet time is less than or equal to the distinguishing time as urination, and count the number of defecation and urination for each day in the toilet data.

[0116] Step 2.3.4 Remove the time intervals in the standard time interval set that do not meet the criteria of 0-3 bowel movements and 2-5 urinations per day.

[0117] Step 2.3.5: Take the weighted average of all the distinct durations in the standard distinct duration set and set it as the distinct value.

[0118] By using the above method, the differentiation time of pet toileting types that is difficult to distinguish within the standard differentiation time set can be removed, thereby making the differentiation value based on the standard differentiation time set more accurate, and the accuracy rate of the differentiation value can reach more than 90%.

[0119] In other alternative implementations, the discrimination value can also be equal to the weighted average of all discrimination durations within the standard discrimination duration set. This simplifies the calculation of the discrimination value, making it easier to calculate manually or to obtain a relatively accurate discrimination value when computing power is insufficient.

[0120] In one implementation, step 3 involves recording and monitoring the pet's actual toileting data, and determining and recording the toileting type of a single toileting session based on the distinguishing value.

[0121] After calculating accurate discrimination values, pet toileting data can be recorded long-term, and the pet's toileting health can be determined based on this data. For example, it can be used to determine if the pet is constipated or dehydrated.

[0122] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this application without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, if such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this application and their equivalents, this application also intends to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A method of recording a pet's toileting, characterized by, The method comprises the following steps: Step 1, recording the pet's defecation data; the defecation data comprises the defecation days, and the defecation times, the total defecation time and the single defecation time in each day; Step 2, calculating the distinguishing value according to the defecation data, the distinguishing value is used to distinguish the defecation type of the pet; The step 2 comprises: Step 2.1, calculating the initial distinguishing time set, calculating the sum of the defecation times in the defecation data and defining it as the total defecation times, and screening the first time and the second time in the defecation data, so that the total number of the single defecation time less than the first time accounts for the first proportion of the total defecation times, and the total number of the single defecation time less than the second time accounts for the second proportion of the total defecation times; All the data of the single defecation time greater than or equal to the first time and less than or equal to the second time are composed of the initial distinguishing time set; Step 2.2, calculating the standard distinguishing time set, screening the initial distinguishing time set; The step 2.2 comprises: Step 2.2.1, judging the type of each defecation in the defecation data according to the distinguishing time in the initial distinguishing time set; setting the single defecation time in the initial distinguishing time set as the distinguishing time, and marking the single defecation time in the defecation data greater than the distinguishing time as defecation and less than or equal to the distinguishing time as urination; Step 2.2.2, calculating the average daily defecation times and the average daily urination times in the defecation data; Step 2.2.3, screening the initial distinguishing time set to obtain the standard distinguishing time set; all the distinguishing times meeting the average daily defecation times being the first time range and the average daily urination times being the second time range are composed of the standard distinguishing time set; Step 2.3, calculating the distinguishing value according to the standard distinguishing time set; the distinguishing value is equal to the weighted average of all the distinguishing times in the standard distinguishing time set; Step 3, recording and monitoring the actual defecation data of the pet, and judging and recording the defecation type of the single defecation of the pet according to the distinguishing value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording pet toilet is characterized by, The defecation days are the days of recording the defecation data, and the defecation days are 30-60 days.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the recording pet toilet is characterized by, The defecation data is screened to remove the group of the days with the defecation times greater than 8 and the defecation times being 0; the group of the days with the highest value and the lowest value of the total defecation time is removed.

4. The method of claim 1 to 3, wherein The first proportion is 60%-70%; the second proportion is 75%-85%.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the recording pet toilet is characterized by, Step 2.3 comprises: Step 2.3.1, calculating the proportion of the number in the standard distinguishing time set in the total defecation times and defining it as the distinguishing proportion; Step 2.3.2, if the distinguishing proportion is less than the first proportion, calculating the weighted average of all the distinguishing times in the standard distinguishing time set and setting it as the distinguishing value; If the distinguishing proportion is greater than the first proportion, step 2.3.3 is executed; Step 2.3.3, calculating the weighted average of all the distinguishing times in the standard distinguishing time set and setting it as the distinguishing value. Step 2.3.3, screening the standard differentiated duration set, resetting the single toilet duration in the standard differentiated duration set as the differentiated duration, and marking the single toilet duration in the toilet data as defecation when the single toilet duration is greater than the differentiated duration, and marking the single toilet duration as urination when the single toilet duration is less than or equal to the differentiated duration, and counting the number of defecation and urination of each day in the toilet data; Step 2.3.4, removing the differentiated duration in the standard differentiated duration set which does not meet the first number range of the number of defecation of each day and the second number range of the number of urination of each day; Step 2.3.5, setting the weighted average of all differentiated durations in the standard differentiated duration set as the differentiated value.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the recording pet toilet is characterized by, The first number range is 0-3; and the second number range is 2-5.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the recording pet toilet is characterized by, The first ratio is 5%-15%.

8. The method of claim 1 to 3, wherein the recording of the pet's toilet is characterized by, The collection of the single toilet duration is as follows: Step 1.1, judging whether the pet enters the toilet bin; if yes, recording the first time point and executing step 1.2; Step 1.2, obtaining the picture of the toilet bin; obtaining the action picture information of the pet until the pet leaves the toilet bin, and recording the second time point; Step 1.3, analyzing the action picture information of the pet, screening out the picture segment in which the pet is continuously static and the static duration is greater than a first threshold value; recording the start time and end time of the picture segment; Step 1.4, calculating the single toilet duration according to the start time and the end time.

9. The method of claim 1 to 3, wherein the recording of the pet's toilet is characterized by, The collection of the single toilet duration is as follows: Step 1.1, recording the weight change of the toilet bin; Step 1.2, judging whether the pet enters the toilet bin; if the weight of the toilet bin increases by a first value, it is judged that the pet enters the toilet bin, and then the first time point is recorded and step 1.3 is executed; Step 1.3, judging whether the pet leaves the toilet bin; if the weight of the toilet bin decreases by the first value, it is judged that the pet leaves the toilet bin, and then the second time point is recorded and step 1.4 is executed; Step 1.4, calculating the single toilet duration of the pet, analyzing the weight change of the toilet bin between the first time point and the second time point, screening out the time period in which the weight change is continuously static and the time period is greater than a first threshold value, and recording the duration of the time period as the single toilet duration.

10. A pet toilet device, characterized by comprising: The toilet device adopts the method for recording the toilet of the pet according to any one of claims 1-9 to record the toilet data of the pet.

11. The toilet device as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that The toilet device comprises an automatic litter box, a camera module arranged in the automatic litter box, a weight sensor and a control module; The control module is connected with the automatic litter box, the weight sensor and the camera module.

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