Author: claimsbot

1. A method for clearing the memory of a Field Programmable Gate Array (\u201cFPGA\u201d) Integrated Chip (\u201cIC\u201d), comprised of a plurality of cores, said method comprising:
clearing memory of said plurality of cores;
sequentially verifying completion of said clearing memory act for each core of said plurality of cores;
providing a programming ready signal to all cores of said plurality of cores when a last core of said plurality of cores has completed said clearing memory act;
providing an enable memory clear query signal to a first core of said plurality of cores;
clearing memory of said plurality of cores;
determining whether said first core has completed its said clearing memory act;
providing a first core memory cleared signal, if said first core has completed its said clearing memory act;
providing a first core memory cleared out signal;
repeating in a sequential manner the acts of determining whether a next core of said plurality of cores has completed its said clearing memory act, providing a said next core memory cleared signal, if said next core has completed its clearing memory act, and providing a said next core memory cleared out signal, until said last core has completed its clearing memory act;
providing a said last core’s memory cleared signal; and
providing a said programming read signal to said all cores.
2. A method for sequentially programming with bitstream data each core of a plurality of cores in an FPGA IC, said method comprising:
sending said bitstream data to a first core of said plurality of cores;
sending the balance of said bitstream data to a next core of said plurality of cores after said first core has received its portion of bitstream data;
repeating in a sequential manner the acts of sending a balance of said bitstream data to a following core of said plurality of cores after an immediately preceding core of said plurality of cores has received its portion of bitstream data, until a last core of said plurality of cores has received its portion of bitstream data; and
sending a program start signal to all cores of said plurality of cores.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:
providing to said first core an enable programming complete query signal;
sending said bitstream data to said first core;
providing a first core programmed signal, when said first core has received all its said bitstream data;
providing a program ok out signal;
sending the balance of said bitstream data from said first core to a next core of said plurality of cores;
repeating the acts of providing a next core programmed signal, when said next core has received all its said bitstream data, providing a next core program ok out signal, sending the balance of said bitstream data from a said next core to a subsequent core of said plurality of cores, in a sequential manner until a last core of said plurality of cores has received its bitstream data;
providing a said last core programmed signal; and
providing a run program signal to said all cores.
4. An FPGA IC comprising:
a plurality of cores, wherein each core comprises:
an enable memory clear query signal coupled to an input of a first logic module;
a power up module coupled to an input of said first logic module;
a memory cleared out signal coupled to an output of said first logical module;
a programming module coupled to a programming ready signal;
wherein the memory cleared out signal of each non-last core is coupled to the enable memory clear query signal of a subsequent core; and
wherein the memory cleared out signal of a last core is coupled to said programming ready signal of each core.
5. The plurality of cores of claim 4, wherein each core further comprises:
a program okay out signal coupled to a second logic module;
a core programmed signal coupled to said programming module and to an input of said second logic module;
a program okay out signal coupled to the output of said second logic module;
a data out signal coupled to said programming module
a data in signal coupled to each non-first core said programming module;
a start up module coupled to a run program signal; and
wherein each non-last core said program okay out signal is coupled to a subsequent core’s enable programming complete query signal, wherein each non-first core data in signal is coupled to said data out signal of a preceding core; wherein a first core’s programming module is coupled to a data bus interface, and wherein said program okay out signal of a last core is coupled to said run program signal of each core.
6. The IC of claim 5, wherein a data fetch clock signal couples each adjacent core’s programming module.
7. The IC of claim 5 wherein the first and second logic units are AND gates.
8. The IC of claim 5, wherein the data bus interface is a serial interface.
9. The IC of claim 5, wherein the data bus interface is a parallel interface.
10. An FPGA IC comprised of a plurality of cores, said IC comprising:
means for providing an enable memory clear query signal to a first core of said plurality of cores;
means for clearing memory of said plurality of cores;
means for determining whether said first core has completed its said clearing memory act;
means for providing a first core memory cleared signal, if said first core has completed its said clearing memory act;
means for providing a first core memory cleared out signal;
means for repeating in a sequential manner the acts of determining whether a next core of said plurality of cores has completed its said clearing memory act, providing a said next core memory cleared signal, if said next core has completed its clearing memory act, and providing a said next core memory cleared out signal, until said last core has completed its clearing memory act;
means for providing a said last core’s memory cleared signal; and
means for providing a said programming read signal to said all cores.
11. An FPGA IC with a plurality of cores, said IC comprising:
means for providing to said first core an enable programming complete query signal;
means for sending said bitstream data to said first core;
means for providing a first core programmed signal, when said first core has received all its said bitstream data;
means for providing a program ok out signal;
means for sending the balance of said bitstream data from said first core to a next core of said plurality of cores;
means for repeating the acts of providing a next core programmed signal, when said next core has received all its said bitstream data, providing a next core program ok out signal, sending the balance of said bitstream data from a said next core to a subsequent core of said plurality of cores, in a sequential manner until a last core of said plurality of cores has received its bitstream data;
means for providing a said last core programmed signal; and
means for providing a run program signal to said all cores.
12. A method for clearing the memory of an FPGA IC, comprised of one core, said method comprising:
clearing memory of said core;
verifying completion of said clearing memory act of said core;
providing a programming ready signal to said core when said core has completed said clearing memory act;
providing an enable memory clear query signal to said core;
clearing memory of said core;
determining whether said core has completed its said clearing memory act;
providing a core memory cleared signal, if said core has completed its said clearing memory act;
providing a core memory cleared out signal; and
providing a said programming read signal to said core.
13. A method for programming with bitstream data a core in a FPGA IC, said method comprising:
sending said bitstream data to said core;
sending a program start signal to said core;
providing to said core an enable programming complete query signal;
sending said bitstream data to said core;
providing a core programmed signal, when said core has received all its said bitstream data;
providing a program ok out signal;
providing a core programmed signal; and
providing a run program signal to said core.
14. An FPGA IC comprising:
a core, wherein said core comprises:
an enable memory clear query signal coupled to an input of a first logic module;
a power up module coupled to an input of said first logic module;
a memory cleared out signal coupled to an output of said first logical module;
a programming module coupled to a programming ready signal; and
wherein the memory cleared out signal of said core is coupled to said programming ready signal of said core.
15. The core of claim 14, wherein said core further comprises:
a program okay out signal coupled to a second logic module;
a core programmed signal coupled to said programming module and to an input of said second logic module;
a program okay out signal coupled to the output of said second logic module;
a start up module coupled to a run program signal; and
wherein said core’s programming module is coupled to a data bus interface, and wherein said program okay out signal of said core is coupled to said run program signal of said core.
16. The IC of claim 15 wherein the first and second logic units are AND gates.
17. The IC of claim 15, wherein the data bus interface is a serial interface.
18. The IC of claim 15, wherein the data bus interface is a parallel interface.
19. An FPGA IC comprised of a core, said IC comprising:
means for providing an enable memory clear query signal to said core;
means for clearing memory of said core;
means for determining whether said core has completed its said clearing memory act;
means for providing a core memory cleared signal, if said core has completed its said clearing memory act;
means for providing a said core memory cleared out signal;
means for providing a said core memory cleared signal; and
means for providing a said core programming read signal.
20. An FPGA IC with a core, said IC comprising:
means for providing to said core an enable programming complete query signal;
means for sending said bitstream data to said core;
means for providing said core programmed signal, when said core has received all its said bitstream data;
means for providing a program ok out signal; and
means for providing a run program signal to said core.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for recovering nylon from a nylon-containing material, comprising:
contacting the nylon-containing material with an alkanol-containing solvent in a mixing vessel, wherein at least a portion of the mixture of nylon-containing material and alkanol-containing solvent is withdrawn from the mixing vessel and returned to the mixing vessel at a high flow rate;
increasing the temperature and pressure of the mixture until a pressure is reached that is higher than the equilibrium pressure of the alkanol-containing solvent, and until the temperature is between 130\xb0 C. and 155\xb0 C. thereby dissolving the nylon in the alkanol-containing solvent;
removing the alkanol-containing solvent containing dissolved nylon from any undissolved solids; and
decreasing the temperature, or pressure, or both, of the alkanol-containing solvent containing dissolved nylon to precipitate the dissolved nylon.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the temperature of mixture is increased in a plug flow heat exchanger.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plug flow heat exchanger comprises a coiled tube heat exchanger.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the plug flow heat exchanger comprises a stacked single pass jacketed heat exchanger.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising concentrating, dewatering, or otherwise increasing the percent solids concentration of the precipitated nylon.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the concentrating, dewatering or otherwise increasing the concentration of the precipitated nylon comprises subjecting the precipitated nylon containing stream to vibratory shear enhanced processing membrane filtration.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the concentrating, dewatering or otherwise increasing the concentration of the precipitated nylon comprises subjecting the precipitated nylon containing stream to a filter press.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the concentrating, dewatering or otherwise increasing the concentration of the precipitated nylon comprises subjecting the precipitated nylon containing stream to vibratory shear enhanced processing membrane filtration, and a filter press.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein concentrating, dewatering or otherwise increasing the concentration of the precipitated nylon increases the solids content of the precipitated nylon in the liquid to at least 5%.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the solids content is increased to 5-10%.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the solids content is increased to at least 25%.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising drying the dewatered, concentrated precipitated nylon in a drier operating under a vacuum or in an inert gas environment.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the drying occurs in a spin flash drier.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the drying occurs in a paddle drier comprising agitating plows and choppers.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixing comprises withdrawing a portion of the mixer contents through a conduit by a splitter pump, diverting a portion of the withdrawn material to further processing, and returning the remainder of the withdrawn portion to the mixer.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the alkanol-containing solvent comprises an alkanol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanols, butanols, and mixtures thereof.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the alkanol-containing solvent comprises a mixture of alkanol and water.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the alkanol is present in an amount ranging from about 40 wt % to about 90 wt % of the solvent.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the alkanol-containing solvent comprises a mixture of about 80 wt % ethanol in water.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure during the contacting ranges from about 300 psig to about 500 psig.
21. The method of claim 1, wherein the elevated temperature is about 140\xb0 C.
22. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure higher than the equilibrium pressure of the alkanol-containing solvent at the elevated temperature is attained by introducing an inert gas into the system.
23. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure higher than the equilibrium pressure of the alkanol-containing solvent at the elevated temperature results at least in part from the pressure head of the alkanol-containing solvent in the system.
24. The method of claim 1, wherein the nylon-containing waste material comprises nylon-containing floor covering materials.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the nylon-containing floor covering materials comprise carpet or carpet tile, or mixtures thereof.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein the carpet or carpet tile contains nylon 6,6.
27. A method for recovering nylon from a nylon-containing material, comprising:
contacting the nylon-containing material with an alkanol-containing solvent in a mixing vessel, wherein at least a portion of the mixture of nylon-containing material and alkanol-containing solvent is withdrawn from the mixing vessel by a splitter pump and returned to the mixing vessel at a high flow rate;
increasing the temperature and pressure of the mixture until a pressure is reached that is higher than the equilibrium pressure of the alkanol-containing solvent, and until the temperature is between 130\xb0 C. and 155\xb0 C. thereby dissolving the nylon in the alkanol-containing solvent;
removing the alkanol-containing solvent containing dissolved nylon from any undissolved solids;
decreasing the temperature, or pressure, or both, of the alkanol-containing solvent containing dissolved nylon to precipitate the dissolved nylon;
concentrating, dewatering, or otherwise increasing the concentration of the precipitated nylon;
drying the dewatered, concentrated precipitated nylon in a drier.
28. A method for increasing the tenacity of nylon fiber, comprising:
dissolving a feedstock nylon fiber in a solvent comprising an alkanol at an elevated temperature between 130\xb0 C. and 155\xb0 C. and at a dissolution pressure above the equilibrium vapor pressure of the solvent at the dissolution temperature;
filtering undissolved solids from the solution;
precipitating nylon from solution by decreasing pressure, temperature, or both of the solution, to form a precipitated mixture;
concentrating the precipitated nylon by removing solvent from the precipitated mixture to form a concentrated mixture;
drying the concentrated mixture to form solid nylon;
extruding the solid nylon into fiber having tenacity increased over that of the feedstock nylon fiber.
29. A method for increasing the molecular weight of feedstock nylon, comprising:
dissolving a feedstock nylon in a solvent comprising an alkanol at an elevated temperature between 130\xb0 C. and 155\xb0 C. at a dissolution pressure above the equilibrium vapor pressure of the solvent at the dissolution temperature;
filtering undissolved solids from the solution;
precipitating nylon from solution by decreasing pressure, temperature, or both of the solution, to form a precipitated mixture;
concentrating the precipitated nylon by removing solvent from the precipitated mixture to form a concentrated mixture;
drying the concentrated mixture to form solid nylon having a molecular weight substantially increased over that of the feedstock nylon.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein the molecular weight of the solid nylon is at least 8 kdalton higher than that of the feedstock nylon.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the molecular weight of the solid nylon is at least 10 kdalton higher than that of the feedstock nylon.

1. A G protein-coupled receptor protein containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or a salt thereof.
2. A G protein-coupled receptor protein having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 14 or SEQ ID NO: 17, according to claim 1, or a salt thereof.
3. A partial peptide of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, or a salt thereof.
4. A polynucleotide containing a polynucleotide encoding the G protein-coupled protein according to claim 1.
5. A polynucleotide according to claim 4, which is DNA.
6. A polynucleotide according to claim 4, which is represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 15 or SEQ ID NO: 18.
7. A recombinant vector containing the polynucleotide according to claim 4.
8. A transformant transformed with the recombinant vector according to claim 7.
9. A method of manufacturing the G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt according to claim 1, which comprises culturing the transformant according to claim 8 and accumulating the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1.
10. An antibody to the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, the partial peptide according to claim 3, or a salt of said protein or partial peptide.
11. An antibody according to claim 10, which is a neutralizing antibody capable of inactivating signal transduction of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1.
12. A diagnostic composition comprising an antibody according to claim 10.
13. A pharmaceutical comprising an antibody according to claim 10.
14. A ligand to the G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt according to claim 1, which is obtainable using the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1 or the partial peptide according to claim 3, or a salt of said protein or partial peptide.
15. A pharmaceutical comprising the ligand to the G protein-coupled receptor according to claim 14.
16. A method of determining a ligand to the G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt according to claim 1, which comprises using the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1 or the partial peptide according to claim 3, or a salt of said protein or partial peptide.
17. A method of screening a compound that alters the binding property between a ligand and the G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt according to claim 1, which comprises using the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1 or the partial peptide according to claim 3, or a salt of said protein or partial peptide.
18. A kit for screening a compound or its salt that alters the binding property between a ligand and the G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt according to claim 1, comprising the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1 or the partial peptide according to claim 3, or a salt of said protein or partial peptide.
19. A compound or its salt that alters the binding property between a ligand and the G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt according to claim 1, which is obtainable using the screening method according to claim 17 or the screening kit according to claim 18.
20. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound or its salt that alters the binding property between a ligand and the G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt according to claim 1, which is obtainable using the screening method according to claim 17 or the screening kit according to claim 18.
21. A polynucleotide that hybridizes to the polynucleotide according to claim 4 under a highly stringent condition.
22. A polynucleotide comprising a base sequence complementary to the polynucleotide according to claim 4 or a part of the base sequence.
23. A method of quantifying mRNA of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, which comprises using the polynucleotide according to claim 4 or a part of the polynucleotide.
24. A method of quantifying the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, which comprises using the antibody according to claim 10.
25. A diagnostic method for a disease associated with functions of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, which comprises using the quantification method according to claim 23 or claim 24.
26. A method of screening a compound or its salt that alters the expression level of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, which comprises using the quantification method according to claim 23.
27. A method of screening a compound or its salt that alters the amount of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1 in cell membrane, which comprises using the quantification method according to claim 24.
28. A compound or its salt that alters the expression level of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, which is obtainable using the screening method according to claim 26.
29. A compound or its salt that alters the amount of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1 in cell membrane, which is obtainable using the screening method according to claim 27.
30. A pharmaceutical comprising a compound or its salt that alters the expression level of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1, which is obtainable using the screening method according to claim 26.
31. A pharmaceutical comprising a compound or its salt that alters the amount of the G protein-coupled receptor protein according to claim 1 in cell membrane, which is obtainable using the screening method according to claim 27.
32. The pharmaceutical according to claim 20, claim 30 or claim 31, which is a prophylactictherapeutic agent for central dysfunction, endocrine diseases, metabolic disorders, cancer, inflammatory diseases, circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases, alimentary diseases, immune system disorders or infection diseases.
33. A prophylactictherapeutic method for central dysfunction, endocrine diseases, metabolic disorders, cancer, inflammatory diseases, circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases, alimentary diseases, immune system disorders or infection diseases, which comprises administering an effective amount of compound or its salt according to claim 19, claim 28 or claim 29, to mammals.
34. Use of the compound or its salt according to claim 19, claim 28 or claim 29 for manufacturing a prophylactictherapeutic agent for central dysfunction, endocrine diseases, metabolic disorders, cancer, inflammatory diseases, circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases, alimentary diseases, immune system disorders or infection diseases.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An excrement detection system, comprising:
an excretion information acquiring apparatus that acquires excretion information indicating whether or not excretion has been performed by a pet present in a living space;
a toilet observing apparatus that observes inside of a pet toilet installed in the living space to acquire toilet information regarding the inside of the pet toilet;
an excretion information processing unit that determines whether or not the pet has performed excretion based on the excretion information;
a toilet information processing unit that determines whether or not the pet is present in the pet toilet based on the toilet information;
an excretion position determining unit that determines that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when the excretion information processing unit determines that the pet has performed excretion and the toilet information processing unit determines that the pet is not present in the pet toilet; and
a notifying unit that notifies an owner of the pet that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when the excretion position determining unit determines that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet.
2. The excrement detection system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a pet observing apparatus that observes the pet to acquire pet information indicating a position of the pet; and
a position information processing unit that determines a position of the pet in the living space based on the pet information, wherein
when the excretion position determining unit determines that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet, the notifying unit notifies the owner of a position at which the pet has performed excretion based on the position of the pet as determined by the position information processing unit.
3. The excrement detection system according to claim 2, further comprising a position management database for recording history of a position of the pet, wherein
the position information processing unit records the determined position of the pet as history of the position of the pet in the position management database, and
the excretion information processing unit determines whether or not the pet has performed excretion based on the history of the position of the pet that is recorded in the position management database and on the excretion information.
4. The excrement detection system according to claim 2, further comprising a breeding environment database in which a position of an odor source in the living space is recorded, wherein
the excretion information acquiring apparatus includes an odor sensor which is mounted to the pet and which detects an odor component around the pet, and
the excretion information processing unit determines that the pet has performed excretion when the odor sensor has detected an odor component that differs from an odor component in the living space in a normal state that is free of excrement and, at the same time, when a position of the pet as determined by the position information processing unit is a position other than the position of the odor source that is recorded in the breeding environment database.
5. The excrement detection system according to claim 2, further comprising:
an excretion history database for recording a position at which the pet had performed excretion outside of the pet toilet; and
an excretion predicting unit that predicts that the pet may possibly perform excretion outside of the pet toilet when the position of the pet as determined by the position information processing unit is a position that is near a position at which the pet had performed excretion outside of the pet toilet and which is recorded in the excretion history database, wherein
when determining that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet, the excretion position determining unit records a position of the pet as determined by the position information processing unit in the excretion history database, and
when the excretion predicting unit predicts that the pet may possibly perform excretion outside of the pet toilet, the notifying unit notifies the owner that the pet may possibly perform excretion outside of the pet toilet.
6. The excrement detection system according to claim 5, wherein
when the excretion information processing unit determines that the pet has performed excretion, the excretion position determining unit further records an excretion time at which the pet had performed excretion in the excretion history database,
the excretion predicting unit calculates an excretion cycle of the pet based on the excretion time that is recorded in the excretion history database to predict a next excretion time of the pet based on the calculated excretion cycle, and
the excretion predicting unit predicts that the pet may possibly perform excretion outside of the pet toilet when the position of the pet as determined by the position information processing unit is a position that is near a position at which the pet had performed excretion outside of the pet toilet and which is recorded in the excretion history database and, at the same time, when the predicted next excretion time of the pet approaches.
7. The excrement detection system according to claim 5, further comprising:
a feeding place observing apparatus that observes a feeding place of the pet in the living space to acquire feeding place information that indicates presence or absence of food at the feeding place;
a feeding history database for recording information related to food of the pet; and
a feeding place information processing unit that determines whether or not the pet has eaten food based on the feeding place information and records a result of the determination and a feeding time at which the pet has eaten food in the feeding history database, wherein
the excretion predicting unit calculates an elapsed time that is required from feeding to performing excretion of the pet based on the feeding time that is recorded in the feeding history database and the excretion time of the pet that is recorded in the excretion history database, to predict a next excretion time of the pet based on the calculated elapsed time, and
the excretion predicting unit predicts that the pet may possibly perform excretion outside of the pet toilet when the position of the pet as determined by the position information processing unit is a position that is near a position at which the pet had performed excretion outside of the pet toilet and which is recorded in the excretion history database and, at the same time, when the predicted next excretion time of the pet approaches.
8. An excrement detection method of an excrement detection system that detects whether or not excretion has been performed by a pet, the excrement detection method comprising:
acquiring excretion information indicating whether or not excretion has been performed by the pet present in a living space;
observing inside of a pet toilet installed in the living space to acquire toilet information regarding the inside of the pet toilet;
determining whether or not the pet has performed excretion based on the excretion information;
determining whether or not the pet is present in the pet toilet based on the toilet information;
determining that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when it is determined that the pet has performed excretion and that the pet is not present in the pet toilet; and
notifying an owner of the pet that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when it is determined that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet.
9. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program that controls an excrement detection system that detects whether or not excretion has been performed by a pet, the program causing a computer of the excrement detection system to:
acquire excretion information indicating whether or not excretion has been performed by the pet present in a living space;
acquire toilet information regarding inside of a pet toilet installed in the living space;
determine whether or not the pet has performed excretion based on the excretion information;
determine whether or not the pet is present in the pet toilet based on the toilet information;
determine that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when it is determined that the pet has performed excretion and that the pet is not present in the pet toilet; and
notify an owner of the pet that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when it is determined that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet.