Pet monitoring system

A pet monitoring system configured to be used in a space within a building, the pet monitoring system comprising:

• a first sensor configured to detect a first condition in the space;
• a second sensor configured to detect a second condition in the space;
• a memory for storing one or more rules each configured to identify an alert condition for a pet in the space based on the first and/or second conditions in the space;
• a communications module configured to communicate with a remote device over a network;
• a controller operatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, the memory, and the communications module, the controller configured to:
• apply the one or more rules to the first and second detected conditions in the space to identify one or more alert conditions, wherein a respective alert condition of the one or more alert conditions comprises one or both of a failure to detect a presence of the pet or a failure to detect motion of the pet;
• determine what, if any, action is required, and if action is required, provide an alert to the remote device via the communications module, wherein to provide the alert, the controller is configured to provide the alert to at least one recipient user device of a set of user devices, and wherein the at least one recipient user device comprises one or both of a user device associated with a pet owner or a user device associated with a pet caretaker.

A server for monitoring a pet in a space of a building, the server comprising:

• a memory for storing two or more rules, each rule defining:
• a rule defined event that is detectable via one or more of sensed conditions in the space, wherein a respective rule defined event for a rule of the two or more rules comprises one or both of a failure to detect a presence of the pet or a failure to detect motion of the pet;
• and
• a recommended action to take in response to the corresponding rule defined event;
• an input/output port for receiving the one or more sensed conditions from the space;
• a controller operatively coupled memory and the input/output port, the controller configured to:
• monitor the one or more sensed conditions over time;
• repeatedly applying the two or more rules to the one or more monitored sensed conditions to identify when a rule defined event of the two or more rules occurs;
• perform the recommended action defined by the rule that resulted in the rule defined event, wherein performing the recommended action comprises outputting an alert to at least one recipient user device of a set of user devices, and wherein the at least one recipient user device comprises one or both of a user device associated with a pet owner or a user device associated with a pet caretaker.