| 摘要 |
Bulk delivery of pet-specific pet foods, via a courier service (30), is orchestrated by a server (18) responding to an order instruction (16) sent to the server (18) over a communication channel, such as established through a web browser session on a home computer (14). Control logic executed by the server interprets the order instruction and accesses a database (22) to select a species-targeted and, preferably, a breed-specific meal that is tailored to the customer's pet. Ultimate control of what pet food is finally delivered to the customer rests with the control logic in the server, although selection by the server is influenced by customer-stated pet information stored at customer registration or otherwise advised in the order instruction, specifically identified pet requirements, pet characteristics that are breed and animal specific and possibly, but certainly to a lesser extent, pet food blend availability. The server may also be configured to vary deliveries and particular bespoke meal content based on seasonal changes or the pet's change in dietary intake, such as with increasing age and hormonal imbalances arising with transitions between juvenile age and adulthood. The server includes control logic arranged to select, and then arranged to send with the pet food order, a measuring cup or tool that provides a precise measure of pet food; this avoids waste and overfeeding by ensuring that the delivered bulk package contains a near integral number of servings from the measure. |
