Home pet systems and devices
AssigneeiRobot Corporation
InventorsBrian W. Doughty, Vincent Edward Colella, Elizabeth Victoria Luyster
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Abstract
A pet feeding system can include a housing, a food tray connected to the housing, and a liquid tray connected to the housing. The pet feeding system can include a food dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense food into the food tray. The pet feeding system can include a liquid dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense liquid into the liquid tray. The pet feeding system can include a controller communicatively connected to the food dispenser and the liquid dispenser. The controller can operate the food dispenser to dispense the food into the food tray and can operate the liquid dispenser to dispense liquid into the liquid tray.
Claims8
A pet feeding system comprising:
- a housing;
- a food tray connected to the housing;
- a liquid tray connected to the housing;
- a food dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense food into the food tray;
- a liquid dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense liquid into the liquid tray;
- a food sensor connected to the food tray, the food sensor configured to produce a food sensor signal based on a condition of the food tray related to a mass in or of the food tray;
- an identification sensor configured to produce an identification signal based on interaction with a pet;
- a supplement dispenser connected to the housing;
- a medication dispenser connected to the housing separate from the supplement dispenser;
- and
- a controller communicatively connected to the food dispenser and the liquid dispenser, the controller configured to:
- operate the food dispenser to dispense the food into the food tray;
- operate the liquid dispenser to dispense liquid into the liquid tray;
- operate the food dispenser based on the food sensor signal;
- operate the supplement dispenser, based on the food sensor signal and the identification signal, to dispense a supplement into the food tray;
- and
- operate the medication dispenser, based on the food sensor signal and the identification signal, to dispense a medication into the food tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.