UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR INTERACTING WITH A PET

• US 20170188545A1
• Filed: 03/23/2017
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: BIVENS, JOHN A., PICKOVER, CLIFFORD A., KIM, MINKYONG, LI, MIN, SALAPURA, VALENTINA
• Application Number:
  US15/467,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20170188545A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/00 Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/021 Electronic training devices specially adapted for dogs or cats
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/025 Toys specially adapted for animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/027 Exercising equipment, e.g. tread mills, carousels equipment for racing or riding sports events A63K
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/08 Arrangements of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle for interacting with a pet. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a processor-based monitoring device to provide a behavioral assessment of the pet, an activity recommender to select an activity program dependent on the behavioral assessment, a motor mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle to provide aerial movement based on the activity program, and an activity coordinator to perform a function based on the activity program. The function includes activating feedback outputs upon completion of the activity program.

Claims

1. A device for interacting with a domesticated animal, the device comprising:

a processor-based monitoring device to provide a behavioral assessment of the domesticated animal;

an activity recommender to select at least one activity program dependent on the behavioral assessment; and

an activity coordinator to perform at least one function based on the at least one activity program, wherein the at least one function includes activating at least one of a plurality of feedback outputs upon completion of the activity program.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor-based monitoring device monitors at least one of a domesticated animal location, sounds generated by the domesticated animal, expressions generated by the domesticated animal, movement of the domesticated animal, and nearness of the domesticated animal to safety hazards.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one function includes dispensing a reward from a plurality of reward compartments.

4. The device of claim 3, further comprising a calorie counter to count calories of the reward and adjust the reward based on a total caloric intake parameter.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one function includes behavior reinforcement to the domesticated animal.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising a scheduler to provide a calendar to the activity recommender to schedule the at least one activity program.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising an appliance communicator to communicate with at least one domesticated animal appliance.

9. The device of claim 1, further comprising a profiler to store information regarding a profile of the domesticated animal, wherein the profile includes at least one of a domesticated animal breed, domesticated animal type, domesticated animal capacity to cause damage, and domesticated animal capacity to self-injure.

8. The device of claim 8, wherein the at least one function includes communicating with the at least one domesticated animal appliance.

10. A method for interacting with a domesticated animal using a device, the method comprising:

monitoring, by a processor-based monitoring device, the pet to provide a behavioral assessment of the domesticated animal;

selecting at least one activity program dependent on the behavioral assessment; and

performing at least one function based on the at least one activity program, wherein the at least one function includes activating at least one of a plurality of feedback outputs upon completion of the activity program.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein monitoring includes monitoring at least one of a domesticated animal location, sounds generated by the domesticated animal, expressions generated by the domesticated animal, movement of the domesticated animal, and nearness of the domesticated animal to safety hazards.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one function includes dispensing a reward from a plurality of reward compartments.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one function includes counting calories of the reward and adjusting the reward based on a total caloric intake parameter.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one function includes behavior reinforcement to the domesticated animal.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one function includes communicating with the at least one domesticated animal appliance.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program for interacting with a domesticated animal using a device, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute:

monitoring, by a processor-based monitoring device, the domesticated animal to provide a behavioral assessment of the domesticated animal;

selecting at least one activity program dependent on the behavioral assessment; and

performing at least one function based on the at least one activity program, wherein the at least one function includes activating at least one of a plurality of feedback outputs upon completion of the activity program.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein monitoring includes monitoring at least one of a domesticated animal location, sounds generated by the domesticated animal, expressions generated by the domesticated animal, movement of the domesticated animal, and nearness of the domesticated animal to safety hazards.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one function includes dispensing a reward from a plurality of reward compartments.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein at least one function includes counting calories of the reward and adjusting the reward based on a total caloric intake parameter.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein at least one function includes behavior reinforcement to the domesticated animal.