Smart bottle and control method thereof

Abstract

Provided are a smart bottle and a method for controlling the smart bottle. A smart bottle comprises a bottle for containing liquid; a base formed to be combined to one side of the bottle; a first sensor installed in the bottle or the base, and configured to obtain level information of liquid contained in the bottle; a third sensor configured to obtain inclination information of the bottle; a heater configured to heat the liquid contained in the bottle; a controller configured to control operation of the heater based on the temperature information, determine a feeding start and a feeding end based on the inclination information, and modify the level information based on the inclination information; a communication unit configured to transmit the inclination information and the level information to an external device; and a battery configured to supply power to the first sensor and the base.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for operating a portable terminal communicating with a device formed to be combined to one side of a bottle configured to contain liquid, comprising:
 receiving inclination information of the bottle from the device;   determining a feeding start time and a feeding end time based on the inclination information;   modifying level information measured at the feeding start time and the feeding end time based on the inclination information; and   recording information about the feeding start time, information about the feeding end time, and information about the amount of feeding determined based on the modified level information.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein modifying level information further comprises:
 based on inclination information before the feeding start time, generating first level information by modifying level information at the corresponding time;   based on inclination information after the feeding end time, generating second level information by modifying level information at the corresponding time; and   determining a difference between the first level information and the second level information as the amount of feeding at the corresponding cycle.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the feeding start time and the feeding end time further comprises:
 determining the feeding start time as when an inclination angle of the bottle is larger than a preconfigured angle for more than a preconfigured period, and   determining the feeding end time as when the inclination angle of the bottle is less than the preconfigured angle after preconfigured duration.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving information on the number of months from birth of a baby from a user;   generating feeding pattern information based on the number of months of the baby; and   providing a feeding preparation alarm to the user before the next feeding time determined based on the feeding pattern information and the information on the feeding end time.   
     
     
         5 . A portable terminal communicating with a device formed to be combined to one side of a bottle configured to contain liquid, comprising:
 a communication unit configured to receive inclination information of the bottle from the device;   a processor configured to determine a feeding start time and a feeding end time based on the inclination information, and modify level information measured at the feeding start time and the feeding end time based on the inclination information; and   a memory configured to record information about the feeding start time, information about feeding end time, and information about the amount of feeding determined based on the modified level information.   
     
     
         6 . The portable terminal of  claim 5 , wherein the processor further configured to generate first level information by modifying level information at the corresponding time based on inclination information before the feeding start time,
 generate second level information by modifying level information at the corresponding time based on inclination information after the feeding end time, and   determine a difference between the first level information and the second level information as the amount of feeding at the corresponding cycle.   
     
     
         7 . The portable terminal of  claim 5 , wherein the processor further configured to
 determine the feeding start time as when an inclination angle of the bottle is larger than a preconfigured angle for more than a preconfigured period, and   determine the feeding end time as when the inclination angle of the bottle is less than the preconfigured angle after preconfigured duration.   
     
     
         8 . The portable terminal of  claim 5 , wherein the processor further configured to
 receive information on the number of months from birth of a baby from a user,   generate feeding pattern information based on the number of months of the baby, and   provide a feeding preparation alarm to the user before the next feeding time determined based on the feeding pattern information and the information on the feeding end time.