Infection Risk Notification System for Animal Behavior Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing infection monitoring systems increase system resource consumption by notifying all animals within a predetermined distance of an infected animal, rather than targeting those most likely to be affected by the infection.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that acquires infection information, specifies animals within the behavior area of an infected animal, determines the likelihood of infection based on animal race and behavior patterns, and notifies owners of animals at high risk, thereby reducing unnecessary notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If notification targets are determined by only distance, then all animals within a predetermined distance are notified, but system resource consumption increases due to too many notification targets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating notification priorities based on individual animal characteristics (race, behavior patterns, location) rather than treating all animals within distance equally. High-risk animals receive notifications while low-risk animals are excluded, optimizing resource usage while maintaining effective infection prevention coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the notification criteria from a simple distance-based parameter to a multi-parameter assessment including animal race, behavior patterns, location, and infection risk probability. This parameter transformation allows the system to identify and notify only the most vulnerable animals, reducing unnecessary notifications while maintaining comprehensive protection for at-risk populations.
2Reliability
If all animals within a predetermined distance are notified, then infection prevention coverage is comprehensive, but the number of notification targets becomes excessively large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and identifies only the specific subset of animals that are truly at risk based on multiple criteria (race susceptibility, behavior patterns, location overlap with infected animals). By separating high-risk animals from the general population within the distance threshold, the system notifies only those who need protection, maintaining comprehensive coverage for vulnerable animals while eliminating unnecessary notifications to low-risk animals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial action by notifying only the necessary portion of animals within the distance threshold - specifically those with high infection risk based on race, behavior, and location factors. This partial notification approach is sufficient to prevent infection spread among vulnerable animals while avoiding the excessive resource consumption that would result from notifying all animals within the predetermined distance.
3Measurement precision
If notification is based on multiple criteria including race and behavior patterns, then notification accuracy improves, but determination complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing infection risk assessment criteria, race susceptibility data, and behavior pattern profiles before actual infection events occur. When an infection is detected, the system can quickly match affected animals with pre-defined risk criteria and notify appropriate contacts without performing complex real-time analysis, thereby maintaining high notification accuracy while reducing determination complexity during critical response periods.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program which are capable of suppressing an increase in consumption of system resources used for suppressing a spread of an infection disease are acquired. An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding an infection disease of a first animal infected with the infection disease, a specification unit that specifies a second animal positioned within a behavior area of the first animal, a determination unit that determines whether or not the infection disease of the first animal is likely to infect the second animal, and a notification unit that notifies an owner of the second animal of an alarm regarding the infection disease in a case where it is determined that the infection disease of the first animal is likely to infect the second animal.