Patent ID: 11957255
Assignee: LITTLEONE INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  F  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a bottle for containing liquid;
a base formed to be combined to one side of the bottle; and
at least one first sensor installed in the bottle or the base and configured to obtain level information of the liquid contained in the bottle,
wherein the bottle includes a straw suspended inside the bottle, the straw combined with a teat of the bottle,
wherein the straw includes an attached weight configured to position the straw in the liquid contained in the bottle when the bottle is inclined,
wherein the base comprises:
a second sensor configured to obtain temperature information of 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 modified by the controller to a portable terminal; and
a battery configured to supply power to the at least one first sensor and the base,
wherein the controller is further configured to
determine that feeding has started, if the inclination information indicates an inclination angle of the bottle that is greater than a preconfigured angle for more than a preconfigured period,
determine that feeding has ended, if the inclination angle of the bottle is less than the preconfigured angle after a preconfigured duration,
operate the base in a formula preparation mode in which the heater is controlled to operate until an internal temperature of the bottle as indicated by the temperature information reaches a formula preparation temperature, and
control the base in the formula preparation mode in order to not generate a first alarm within a grace period when the formula preparation temperature is reached while the heater operates in the formula preparation mode,

wherein the bottle is a smart bottle configured to transmit feeding-related information to the portable terminal through short-range communication, the feeding-related information including the temperature information, the inclination information, the level information of the bottle, and information about an amount of feeding of a corresponding cycle,
wherein the portable terminal includes an application and is configured to
generate feeding pattern information based on the feeding-related information and the age of a baby expressed as a number of months as input to the portable terminal from a user,
compare the feeding pattern information of the baby with that of babies of a same age based on regions, ages, and sexes, and
provide a second alarm to notify a next feeding schedule of the baby based on the feeding pattern information,

wherein the application of the portable terminal is configured to
obtain recommended temperature information for formula preparation, the recommended temperature information based on formula information obtained through the portable terminal, and
transmit the recommended temperature information from the portable terminal to the bottle,

wherein the bottle configures the formula preparation temperature according to the recommended temperature information received from the portable terminal, and
wherein the formula information is obtained from an image captured by a camera of the portable terminal, the captured image including at least one of a Universal Product Code (UPC), a European Article Number 13 (EAN-13), a barcode, and a Quick Response (QR) code.