Infrared clinical thermometer circuit device and memory selection device thereof

• US 20070014328A1
• Filed: 09/27/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Radiant Innovation Inc.
• Original Assignee: Radiant Innovation Inc.
• Inventors: Liao, Jason, Weng, Vincent
• Application Number:
  US11/527,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20070014328A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 374/121
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/02 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/025 Interfacing a pyrometer to an external device or network; User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/026 Control of working procedures of a pyrometer, other than calibration; Bandwidth calculation; Gain control
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/80 Calibration using comparison with reference sources G01J5/52

Abstract

An infrared clinical thermometer circuit device and a memory selection device thereof are proposed, in which the basal body temperature setting function is added to an infrared clinical thermometer so that the clinical thermometer can set an exclusive basal body temperature value for each user as the reference for determining whether he gets a temperature, thereby making the determination more accurate. Moreover, the memory selection device is used to expand the application of the infrared clinical thermometer. The infrared clinical thermometer can be used for several users and thus apply to multi-member families, hence enhancing the convenience of use of the infrared clinical thermometer.

Claims

1. An infrared clinical thermometer circuit device comprising:

a measuring key unit operated by a user to send out an activation signal to a microprocessor that is connected to a memory device;

a sensor controlled by said microprocessor, said sensor immediately performing temperature measurement and then sending a temperature signal back to said microprocessor after said microprocessor receives said activation signal;

a display unit connected to said microprocessor and used to display said temperature signal; and

a setting key unit operated by the user to set a numeric value displayed by said display unit as an exclusive basal body temperature, said basal body temperature being stored in said memory device and displayed on said display unit.

2. The infrared clinical thermometer circuit device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an alarming unit, wherein after the measurement is finished, said basal body temperature and a measured temperature value are compared, and whether said alarming unit gives out an alarm is based on the comparison result.

3. The infrared clinical thermometer circuit device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said alarming unit gives out a sound-type alarm.

4. The infrared clinical thermometer circuit device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said alarming unit gives out an alarm through flashing of said display unit.

5. The infrared clinical thermometer circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said microprocessor is further connected to a recording key unit that is used to record the sensed temperature.

6. The infrared clinical thermometer circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display unit is an LCD.

7. The infrared clinical thermometer circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said memory unit is a RAM or an EEPROM.

8. A memory selection device of an infrared clinical thermometer used to select among a plurality of users, said memory selection device comprising:

a switching device used to switch between a plurality of different users;

a display unit used to display measurement data of different users; and

a memory unit having a plurality of memory blocks, each said memory block being able to store said measurement data of a user.

9. The memory selection device of an infrared clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 8, wherein said switching device can be a rotary switch, a sliding switch, or selection keys.

10. The memory selection device of an infrared clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 8, wherein said memory unit is a RAM or an EEPROM.

11. The memory selection device of an infrared clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 8, wherein said memory block is of an array data structure or a queue data structure.

12. The memory selection device of an infrared clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 8, wherein said measurement data can be a measured temperature value, a basal body temperature, or their combination.

13. The memory selection device of an infrared clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 8, wherein said display unit can be used to display a measurement record or a basal body temperature of a user when switching between different users.

14. The memory selection device of an infrared clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 8 further comprising a memory block pointer recorder, wherein said memory block pointer recorder is connected to said memory unit and used to label the location of said memory block of each said measurement data.