A locator-based animal management method and system

By monitoring the pet's location and nearby devices in real time and dynamically adjusting the locator's power consumption mode, the problem of short usage time and limited prompting methods in existing technologies has been solved. This enables longer locator usage and a more flexible prompting mechanism, thereby improving the success rate of pet retrieval.

CN120436069BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-23ANHUI XINGTAI FINANCIAL LEASING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510588168.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-08
Publication Date
2025-12-23
Estimated Expiration
2045-05-08

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Technical Problem

Existing locator-based animal management methods are relatively fixed and have simple power consumption management, which cannot effectively extend the usage time of the locator or increase the possibility of the pet being found.

Method used

By acquiring the pet's location information in real time, the system determines whether the pet is in a safe area, identifies any nearby associated devices, dynamically adjusts the power consumption mode of the positioning device (including high power saving, low power saving, and normal mode), and sends a loss alert message when necessary.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the power consumption of the locator, extends its usage time, increases the likelihood of the pet being found, and achieves the effect of preventing loss through a flexible prompt mechanism.

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Abstract

The application relates to a locator-based animal management method and system, the method comprising: judging whether the position information of a pet is in a preset safety area; when not being in the preset safety area, judging whether there is a neighboring associated device based on the position information of the pet in a monitoring interval; judging whether a loss prompt instruction is triggered according to whether there is the neighboring associated device; when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, sending loss prompt information to the associated device, and dynamically adjusting the power consumption mode of a positioning device based on the position of the pet; and when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered, determining a separation prompt information based on the position information of the neighboring associated device and the position information of the pet. The application realizes flexible prompting based on a locator, dynamically adjusts the power consumption mode of the positioning device based on the position of the pet when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, prolongs the use time of the locator, and effectively improves the possibility of finding back the pet based on the locator.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of animal management, and particularly relates to an animal management method and system based on a locator. BACKGROUND

[0002] In animal management, locators are widely used in many fields, such as wild animal protection, animal husbandry, pet guardianship, scientific research, etc. In the field of wild animal protection, locators can be used to track the migration routes of endangered animals, monitor their activity ranges, and prevent poaching. In the field of animal husbandry, such as grazing cattle and sheep, herders can use locators to track the positions of the animals to prevent them from getting lost. In the field of pet management, especially for pet dogs and cats, many pet collars now have GPS functions, and owners can check the positions of the pets at any time to prevent them from getting lost. Locators can also be used to find lost pets or monitor the activity of pets. However, the existing management methods based on locators for preventing animals from getting lost are relatively fixed, and the power consumption management of the locators is relatively simple. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application provides an animal management method and system based on a locator, which solves the technical problems mentioned in the background.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] An animal management method based on a locator, the method comprising:

[0006] acquiring real-time position information of a pet based on a positioning device worn by the pet, and determining whether the position information of the pet is within a preset safe area;

[0007] when the pet is not within the preset safe area, determining whether there is a neighboring associated device based on the position information of the pet in a monitoring interval;

[0008] determining whether to trigger a loss prompt instruction according to whether there is a neighboring associated device;

[0009] when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, sending loss prompt information to the associated device, and dynamically adjusting a power consumption mode of the positioning device based on the position of the pet, wherein the power consumption mode comprises a high power saving mode, a low power saving mode, and a normal mode;

[0010] when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered, determining disengagement prompt information based on the position information of the neighboring associated device and the position information of the pet.

[0011] As a further technical solution of the present application, when the pet is not within the preset safe area, the step of determining whether there is a neighboring associated device based on the position information of the pet in the monitoring interval comprises:

[0012] acquire the position information of the pet and the associated devices in the monitoring interval respectively when not in the preset safety area;

[0013] calculate the distances between the pet and the associated devices in the monitoring interval, and sort the distances in order to determine the associated device closest to the pet;

[0014] determine whether the distance between the pet and the closest associated device exceeds a first preset distance threshold;

[0015] when the first preset distance threshold is not exceeded, determine that there is a proximal associated device, i.e., the associated device closest to the pet is the proximal associated device; when the first preset distance threshold is exceeded, determine that there is no proximal associated device.

[0016] As a further technical solution of the present application, when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, the loss prompt information is sent to the associated device, and the power consumption mode of the positioning device is dynamically adjusted based on the position of the pet, and the step comprises:

[0017] when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, the loss prompt information is sent to the associated device;

[0018] acquire the distances between the pet and the associated devices in real time;

[0019] when the distances between all the associated devices and the pet all reach a second preset distance threshold, adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device worn by the pet to a high power saving mode, and when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the high power saving mode, adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a first preset frequency;

[0020] when at least there is a distance between a certain associated device and the pet that is less than the second preset distance threshold, and there is no proximal associated device, adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to a low power saving mode, and when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the low power saving mode, determine the pet activity state based on the position information change analysis of the pet, when the pet activity state is static, adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to the first preset frequency, and when the pet activity state is motion, adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a second preset frequency, wherein 0 < the first preset distance threshold < the second preset distance threshold;

[0021] when the proximal associated device changes from not existing to existing, adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to a normal mode, and when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the normal mode, adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a third preset frequency, wherein 0 < the first preset frequency < the second preset frequency < the third preset frequency, and 0 < the first preset distance threshold < the second preset distance threshold.

[0022] As a further technical solution of the present application, when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered, the step of determining the separation prompt information based on the position information of the adjacent associated device and the position information of the pet comprises:

[0023] When the loss prompt instruction is not triggered, the position information of the adjacent associated device and the position information of the pet are acquired in real time, and the distance between the adjacent associated device and the pet is calculated;

[0024] When the distance between the adjacent associated device and the pet does not exceed the first preset distance threshold but is greater than the third distance threshold, the separation prompt information is determined to be that the LED light on the positioning device is in a lighted state;

[0025] When the distance between the adjacent associated device and the pet does not exceed the third distance threshold, the separation prompt information is determined to be no prompt, wherein 0 < the third distance threshold < the first preset distance threshold < the second preset distance threshold.

[0026] Another object of the present application is to provide an animal management system based on a locator, which comprises:

[0027] A safety determination module is configured to acquire the position information of the pet based on the positioning device worn by the pet in real time, and determine whether the position information of the pet is within a preset safety area;

[0028] An adjacent associated device determination module is configured to determine whether there is an adjacent associated device based on the position information of the pet within a monitoring interval when the pet is not within the preset safety area;

[0029] A loss determination module is configured to determine whether to trigger a loss prompt instruction according to whether there is an adjacent associated device;

[0030] A mode dynamic adjustment module is configured to send loss prompt information to the associated device when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, and dynamically adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device based on the position of the pet, wherein the power consumption mode comprises a high power saving mode, a low power saving mode and a normal mode;

[0031] A separation prompt matching module is configured to determine the separation prompt information based on the position information of the adjacent associated device and the position information of the pet when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered.

[0032] As a further technical solution of the present application, the adjacent associated device determination module comprises:

[0033] A position information acquisition unit is configured to acquire the position information of the pet and the associated device within the monitoring interval respectively when the pet is not within the preset safety area;

[0034] The distance calculation unit is configured to calculate distances between the pet and the associated devices in the monitoring range, and sort the distances according to the distance far or near, and determine the associated device closest to the pet.

[0035] The distance determination unit is configured to determine whether the distance between the pet and the closest associated device exceeds a first preset distance threshold.

[0036] The device determination unit is configured to determine that there is a neighboring associated device when the first preset distance threshold is not exceeded, that is, the associated device closest to the pet is determined as the neighboring associated device; and determine that there is no neighboring associated device when the first preset distance threshold is exceeded.

[0037] As a further technical solution of the present application, the mode dynamic adjustment module comprises:

[0038] The prompt information sending unit is configured to send a loss prompt information to the associated device when the loss prompt instruction is triggered.

[0039] The distance acquisition unit is configured to acquire the distance between the pet and each associated device in real time.

[0040] The first mode adjustment unit is configured to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device worn by the pet to a high power saving mode when the distance between all associated devices and the pet reaches a second preset distance threshold, and adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a first preset frequency when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the high power saving mode.

[0041] The second mode adjustment unit is configured to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to a low power saving mode when at least one associated device has a distance less than the second preset distance threshold from the pet and there is no neighboring associated device, and determine the pet activity state based on the position information change analysis of the pet when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the low power saving mode, adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to the first preset frequency when the pet activity state is static, and adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to the second preset frequency when the pet activity state is moving, wherein 0 < the first preset distance threshold < the second preset distance threshold.

[0042] The third mode adjustment unit is configured to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to a normal mode when the neighboring associated device changes from not existing to existing, and adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a third preset frequency when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the normal mode, wherein 0 < the first preset frequency < the second preset frequency < the third preset frequency, and 0 < the first preset distance threshold < the second preset distance threshold.

[0043] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the beneficial effects that: the present application provides an animal management method and system based on a locator, in which when a pet is not in a preset safe area, it is determined whether there is a proximal associated device in a plurality of associated devices based on the position information of the pet in a monitoring interval, and it is determined whether to trigger a loss prompt instruction, and the power consumption mode of the positioning device is dynamically adjusted based on the position of the pet when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, so that the power consumption of the locator can be effectively reduced when the animal is lost, the use time of the locator is prolonged, and the possibility of the pet being found back based on the locator is effectively improved; and in the present application, when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered, the disengagement prompt information is determined based on the position information of the proximal associated device and the position information of the pet, flexible prompting based on the locator is realized, and the effect of preventing loss is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0044] Figure 1 A flowchart of an animal management method based on a locator.

[0045] Figure 2 A flowchart of a step of determining a proximal associated device in an animal management method based on a locator.

[0046] Figure 3 A flowchart of a step of determining a disengagement prompt in an animal management method based on a locator.

[0047] Figure 4 A structural diagram of an animal management system based on a locator. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] In order to make the technical problems to be solved by the present application, the technical solutions and beneficial effects clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and do not limit the present application.

[0049] As shown in Figure 1 , the present application provides an animal management method based on a locator, which comprises:

[0050] Step S100, real-time acquisition of the position information of the pet based on the positioning device worn by the pet, i.e. the position information of the positioning device, to determine whether the position information of the pet is in a preset safe area, the position information of the pet being acquired by the positioning device worn on the pet, wherein the safe area can be one or more areas set by humans, and the safe area is usually a permanent house; when in the preset safe area, it is not necessary to determine whether there is a proximal associated device;

[0051] Step S200, when not in the preset safety area, based on the position information of the pet in the monitoring interval to determine whether there is a neighboring associated device;

[0052] Step S300, according to whether there is a neighboring associated device to determine whether to trigger the lost prompt instruction; when there is a neighboring associated device, it is determined not to trigger the lost prompt instruction; when there is no neighboring associated device, it is determined to trigger the lost prompt instruction;

[0053] Step S400, when the lost prompt instruction is triggered, the lost prompt information is sent to the associated device, and the power consumption mode of the positioning device is dynamically adjusted based on the position of the pet, including the high power saving mode, the low power saving mode and the normal mode;

[0054] Step S500, when the lost prompt instruction is not triggered, the separation prompt information is determined based on the position information of the neighboring associated device and the position information of the pet.

[0055] In the present application, when the pet is not in the preset safety area, based on the position information of the pet in the monitoring interval to determine whether there is a neighboring associated device among the plurality of associated devices, and whether to trigger the lost prompt instruction, in the triggering of the lost prompt instruction, the power consumption mode of the positioning device is dynamically adjusted based on the position of the pet, which can effectively reduce the power consumption of the locator when the animal is lost, prolong the use time of the locator, and effectively improve the possibility of the pet being found back based on the locator; and in the present application, when the lost prompt instruction is not triggered, the separation prompt information is determined based on the position information of the neighboring associated device and the position information of the pet, which realizes the flexible prompt of the pet based on the locator and achieves the effect of preventing loss.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 2 , as an embodiment of the present application, the step of determining whether there is a neighboring associated device based on the position information of the pet in the monitoring interval when not in the preset safety area comprises:

[0057] Step S201, when not in the preset safety area, the position information of the pet and the associated device in the monitoring interval is obtained respectively, the associated device can be a mobile phone or a smart watch and other electronic devices carried by the body, the number of associated devices is at least one, usually more, the monitoring interval is a time interval with the current time as the end point and the preset time length as the interval length, the monitoring interval can be 1S or 10S;

[0058] Step S202, calculate the distance between the pet and each associated device in the monitoring interval, and sort according to the distance, determine the associated device closest to the pet;

[0059] Step S203, determine whether the distance between the pet and the nearest associated device exceeds the first preset distance threshold.

[0060] Step S204, when the first preset distance threshold is not exceeded, it is determined that there is a nearby associated device, i.e. the associated device closest to the pet is determined as the nearby associated device; when the first preset distance threshold is exceeded, it is determined that there is no nearby associated device.

[0061] As an embodiment of the present application, the step of sending a loss prompt information to the associated device when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, and dynamically adjusting the power consumption mode of the positioning device based on the position of the pet, comprises:

[0062] When the loss prompt instruction is triggered, the loss prompt information (including the real-time position information of the pet) is sent to the associated device;

[0063] The distance between the pet and each associated device is obtained in real time;

[0064] When the distance between all associated devices and the pet reaches the second preset distance threshold, the power consumption mode of the positioning device worn by the pet is adjusted to a high power saving mode, and when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in the high power saving mode, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a first preset frequency;

[0065] When at least there is a distance between the pet and a certain associated device less than the second preset distance threshold, and there is no nearby associated device, the power consumption mode of the positioning device is adjusted to a low power saving mode, and when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in the low power saving mode, the activity state of the pet is determined based on the change analysis of the position information of the pet (calculate the displacement distance (ΔD): the position change amplitude in unit time (such as the coordinate offset in 30 seconds); when ΔD≤2 meters and the position point distribution radius≤1 meter (non-linear movement) in the last 30 seconds, it is determined that the activity state of the pet is static; when ΔD>2 meters, it is determined that the activity state of the pet is active), when the activity state of the pet is static, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a first preset frequency, and when the activity state of the pet is motion, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a second preset frequency, wherein 0<first preset distance threshold<second preset distance threshold;

[0066] When the nearby associated device changes from non-existent to existent, the power consumption mode of the positioning device is adjusted to a normal mode, and when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in the normal mode, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a third preset frequency, wherein 0<first preset frequency<second preset frequency<third preset frequency, 0<first preset distance threshold<second preset distance threshold.

[0067] Please refer to Figure 3 , as an embodiment of the present application, the step of determining the separation prompt information based on the position information of the nearby associated device and the position information of the pet when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered, comprises:

[0068] Step S501, when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered, real-time acquisition of the position information of the adjacent associated device and the position information of the pet, and calculation of the distance between the adjacent associated device and the pet;

[0069] Step S502, when the distance between the adjacent associated device and the pet does not exceed the first preset distance threshold, but is greater than the third distance threshold, determining the disengagement prompt information as making the LED lamp on the positioning device in the lighted state, and the LED lamp is fixedly installed on the positioning device;

[0070] Step S503, when the distance between the adjacent associated device and the pet does not exceed the third distance threshold, determining the disengagement prompt information as no prompt, wherein 0 < the third distance threshold < the first preset distance threshold < the second preset distance threshold.

[0071] Please refer to Figure 4 Another purpose of the embodiment of the present application is to provide an animal management system based on a locator, which comprises:

[0072] The safety determination module 100 is configured to acquire the position information of the pet based on the positioning device worn by the pet in real time, and determine whether the position information of the pet is in a preset safety area.

[0073] The adjacent associated device determination module 200 is configured to determine whether there is an adjacent associated device based on the position information of the pet in the monitoring interval when the pet is not in the preset safety area.

[0074] The loss determination module 300 is configured to determine whether to trigger the loss prompt instruction according to whether there is an adjacent associated device.

[0075] The mode dynamic adjustment module 400 is configured to send the loss prompt information to the associated device when the loss prompt instruction is triggered, and dynamically adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device based on the position of the pet, wherein the power consumption mode comprises a high power saving mode, a low power saving mode and a normal mode.

[0076] The disengagement prompt matching module 500 is configured to determine the disengagement prompt information based on the position information of the adjacent associated device and the position information of the pet when the loss prompt instruction is not triggered.

[0077] In the embodiment, the adjacent associated device determination module 200 comprises:

[0078] The position information acquisition unit is configured to acquire position information of the pet and the associated device in a monitoring interval when the pet is not in the preset safety area. The associated device can be a mobile phone or a smart watch or other electronic device that is carried on the body. The monitoring interval is a time interval with the current time as the end point and a preset time length as the interval length. The monitoring interval can be 1 second or 10 seconds.

[0079] The distance calculation unit is configured to calculate distances between the pet and the associated devices in the monitoring interval, and sort the distances according to the distance far or near to determine the associated device closest to the pet.

[0080] The distance determination unit is configured to determine whether the distance between the pet and the closest associated device exceeds a first preset distance threshold.

[0081] The device determination unit is configured to determine that there is a proximal associated device when the first preset distance threshold is not exceeded, that is, the associated device closest to the pet is the proximal associated device; and determine that there is no proximal associated device when the first preset distance threshold is exceeded.

[0082] In this embodiment, the mode dynamic adjustment module 400 includes:

[0083] The prompt information sending unit is configured to send the loss prompt information (including the real-time position information of the pet) to the associated device when the loss prompt instruction is triggered.

[0084] The distance acquisition unit is configured to acquire the distance between the pet and each associated device in real time.

[0085] The first mode adjustment unit is configured to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device worn by the pet to a high power saving mode when the distance between all associated devices and the pet reaches a second preset distance threshold. When the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the high power saving mode, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a first preset frequency.

[0086] The second mode adjusting unit is configured to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to a low power saving mode when the distance between the pet and at least one associated device is less than a second preset distance threshold and there is no adjacent associated device, and determine the pet activity state based on the position information change analysis of the pet when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the low power saving mode (calculate the displacement distance (ΔD): the position change amplitude in a unit time (such as the coordinate offset in 30 seconds); when ΔD≤2 meters and the position point distribution radius≤1 meter (linear movement) in the last 30 seconds, the pet activity state is determined to be static; when ΔD>2 meters, the pet activity state is determined to be active), adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a first preset frequency when the pet activity state is static, and adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a second preset frequency when the pet activity state is active, wherein 0<the first preset distance threshold<the second preset distance threshold.

[0087] The third mode adjusting unit is configured to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to a normal mode when the adjacent associated device exists, and adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to a third preset frequency when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is the normal mode, wherein 0<the first preset frequency<the second preset frequency<the third preset frequency, and 0<the first preset distance threshold<the second preset distance threshold.

[0088] It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprising" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that processes, methods, articles or devices including a series of elements not only include those elements, but also include other elements not explicitly listed, or further include elements inherent to such processes, methods, articles or devices. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "comprising a" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0089] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, is also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A locator-based animal management method, characterized in that, The method includes: The system uses a tracking device worn by the pet to obtain the pet's location information in real time and determine whether the pet's location is within a preset safe area. When the pet is not within the preset safe zone, the system determines whether there are any nearby associated devices based on the pet's location information within the monitoring range. Whether to trigger a loss notification command depends on whether there are any nearby associated devices; When a loss alert command is triggered, a loss alert message is sent to the associated device, and the power consumption mode of the positioning device is dynamically adjusted based on the pet's location. The power consumption mode includes a high power saving mode, a low power saving mode, and a normal mode. When no loss alert command is triggered, a separation alert message is determined based on the location information of the nearby associated devices and the pet's location information; The step of determining whether there are adjacent associated devices based on the pet's location information within the monitoring interval when the pet is not within the preset safe area includes: when the pet is not within the preset safe area, acquiring the location information of the pet and associated devices within the monitoring interval respectively; calculating the distance between the pet and each associated device within the monitoring interval, sorting them according to distance, and determining the associated device closest to the pet; determining whether the distance between the pet and the closest associated device exceeds a first preset distance threshold; when the distance does not exceed the first preset distance threshold, determining that there are adjacent associated devices, i.e., the associated device closest to the pet is considered an adjacent associated device; when the distance exceeds the first preset distance threshold, determining that there are no adjacent associated devices. The step of dynamically adjusting the power consumption mode of the positioning device further includes: When the distance between all associated devices and the pet reaches the second preset distance threshold, the power consumption mode of the positioning device worn by the pet is adjusted to a high power saving mode. When the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in the high power saving mode, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to the first preset frequency. When at least one associated device is less than the second preset distance threshold and there are no nearby associated devices, the power consumption mode of the positioning device is adjusted to a low power saving mode. When the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in low power saving mode, the pet's activity status is determined based on the pet's location information change analysis. When the pet's activity status is stationary, the location update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a first preset frequency. When the pet's activity status is moving, the location update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a second preset frequency. Wherein, 0 < first preset distance threshold < second preset distance threshold. When the location changes from having no nearby associated devices to having nearby associated devices, the power consumption mode of the positioning device is adjusted to normal mode. When the power consumption mode of the positioning device is normal mode, the location update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to the third preset frequency, where 0 < first preset frequency < second preset frequency < third preset frequency.

2. The animal management method based on a locator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining the separation alert information based on the location information of the nearby associated devices and the pet's location information when no loss alert command is triggered includes: When no loss alert command is triggered, the location information of the nearby associated devices and the pet are obtained in real time, and the distance between the nearby associated devices and the pet is calculated. When the distance between the adjacent associated device and the pet does not exceed the first preset distance threshold, but is greater than the third distance threshold, the separation prompt message is determined to make the LED light on the positioning device turn on. When the distance between the nearby associated device and the pet does not exceed the third distance threshold, the separation prompt message is determined to be no prompt, where 0 < third distance threshold < first preset distance threshold < second preset distance threshold.

3. A locator-based animal management system, characterized in that, The system includes: The safety determination module is used to obtain the pet's location information in real time based on the positioning device worn by the pet, and to determine whether the pet's location information is within the preset safe area; The neighboring associated device determination module is used to determine whether there are neighboring associated devices based on the location information of the pet within the monitoring range when the pet is not in the preset safe area. The loss determination module is used to determine whether to trigger a loss notification command based on whether there are any nearby associated devices. The mode dynamic adjustment module is used to send a loss alert message to the associated device when a loss alert command is triggered, and to dynamically adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device based on the pet's location. The power consumption mode includes a high power saving mode, a low power saving mode, and a normal mode. The separation prompt matching module is used to determine separation prompt information based on the location information of the nearby associated devices and the location information of the pet when the loss prompt command is not triggered; The proximity-associated device determination module includes: The location information acquisition unit is used to acquire the location information of the pet and associated devices within the monitoring range when the pet is not within the preset safe area. The distance calculation unit is used to calculate the distance between the pet and each associated device within the monitoring range, and sort them according to the distance to determine the associated device closest to the pet; The distance determination unit is used to determine whether the distance between the pet and the nearest associated device exceeds a first preset distance threshold. The device determination unit is used to determine that there are nearby associated devices when the distance does not exceed a first preset distance threshold, i.e., the associated device closest to the pet is considered a nearby associated device; and to determine that there are no nearby associated devices when the distance exceeds the first preset distance threshold. The mode dynamic adjustment module includes: The notification information sending unit is used to send a loss notification information to the associated device when a loss notification command is triggered; The distance acquisition unit is used to acquire the distance between the pet and each associated device in real time; The first mode adjustment unit is used to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device worn by the pet to a high power saving mode when the distance between all associated devices and the pet reaches the second preset distance threshold, and to adjust the position update frequency of the positioning device to the first preset frequency when the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in the high power saving mode. The second mode adjustment unit is used to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to a low power saving mode when the distance between at least one associated device and the pet is less than a second preset distance threshold and there are no nearby associated devices. When the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in the low power saving mode, the pet's activity status is determined based on the pet's location information change analysis. When the pet's activity status is stationary, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a first preset frequency. When the pet's activity status is moving, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to a second preset frequency, where 0 < the first preset distance threshold < the second preset distance threshold. The third mode adjustment unit is used to adjust the power consumption mode of the positioning device to the normal mode when the device changes from having no nearby associated devices to having nearby associated devices. When the power consumption mode of the positioning device is in the normal mode, the position update frequency of the positioning device is adjusted to the third preset frequency, where 0 < first preset frequency < second preset frequency < third preset frequency.

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