System and method for companion animal identification based on artificial intelligence

A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon program instructions which are readable and executable by a computing device, the program instructions for performing, by a processor of the computing device, the steps of;

• acquiring a preview image for capturing a face of a target companion animal;
• checking if the face of the target companion animal is aligned according to a preset criterion;
• capturing the face of the target companion animal when it is determined that the face of the target companion animal is aligned;
• and
• identifying the target companion animal by extracting features from a face image of the target companion animal having an aligned face view.