Smart Pet Collar and House Control for Automated Pet Care

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing pet interaction systems focus on remote interaction and automatic feeding but lack real-time monitoring and automated management of pet activities.

Innovation Solution

An intelligent pet ecosystem comprising an intelligent pet collar and an intelligent pet house central control system, which communicate to manage pet activities, including positioning, recall, feeding, and training plans, as well as controlling the pet house environment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If remote interaction and automatic feeding functions are implemented, then pet owners can monitor and feed pets remotely, but real-time monitoring and automated management of pet activities cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomated management of pet activitiesVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides pet activity management into distinct functional modules: positioning module (GPS/Bluetooth), monitoring module (sensors for eating, sleeping, playing), and control module (automatic door control). Each module operates independently but integrates through the central control system, enabling comprehensive automated management without overwhelming complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The intelligent pet collar serves multiple functions: positioning, activity monitoring, and communication with the home system. The home system similarly performs door control, environmental monitoring, and alert generation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated devices for each task.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If the pet house automatically controls door opening/closing based on pet position, then pet safety is improved, but the system requires real-time position tracking and coordination

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepet safetyVSAvoidsystem coordination efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-sets safe zones and danger zones around the pet house. When the pet collar detects the pet entering a danger zone, the system automatically prepares to open the door before the pet reaches it, ensuring timely safety intervention without requiring complex real-time coordination during the critical moment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning module continuously provides feedback on pet location to the control system. This real-time feedback loop enables the system to automatically adjust door control decisions based on the pet's current position, maintaining safety while simplifying coordination through automated response.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system generates feeding and training plans based on motion information, then personalized pet care is achieved, but more data processing and analysis are required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized pet careVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The motion sensor module automatically tracks and records the pet's activity patterns without requiring manual input from the owner. The system self-generates feeding and training plans based on this collected data, adapting to the pet's individual needs over time while reducing the burden on the owner for data collection and plan creation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12290050B2Intelligent pet ecosystem
Publication Date: 2025.05.06 SMART PETS HOME INC
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AI summary

The present application discloses an intelligent pet ecosystem. The system includes: an intelligent pet collar and an intelligent pet house central control system which are communicably connected to each other. The intelligent pet collar acquires a pet position of a target pet, and generates a recall signal, and the recall signal is used for guiding the target pet to return to an intelligent pet house; the intelligent pet collar acquires motion information of the target pet, and generates a feeding plan and a training plan for the target pet according to the motion information; the intelligent pet house central control system controls an open/close state of an entry door of an intelligent pet door and window and controls a working state of an intelligent pet lighting system; and an environment adjustment module controls a working state of a pet cooling and heating fresh air system.