Portable device for user's basal body temperature and method for operating the device
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1. A method of measuring a basal body temperature, the method comprising:
- measuring at least one distance to at least one ear canal area;
measuring a body temperature in the at least one ear canal area;
recognizing a first body temperature corresponding to a first distance which satisfies a predetermined standard, among the measured at least one distance to the at least one ear canal area, as the user'"'"'s eardrum temperature; and
converting the eardrum temperature into the user'"'"'s basal body temperature.
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Abstract
A basal body temperature (BBT) measurement method includes: measuring each distance to at least one ear canal area by emitting a pulse to a user'"'"'s ear canal; measuring a body temperature in the at least one ear canal area utilizing infrared rays; recognizing a first body temperature corresponding to a first distance which satisfies a predetermined standard, among the each distance to the at least one ear canal area, as the user'"'"'s eardrum temperature; and converting the eardrum temperature into the user'"'"'s BBT.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of measuring a basal body temperature, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one distance to at least one ear canal area;
measuring a body temperature in the at least one ear canal area;
recognizing a first body temperature corresponding to a first distance which satisfies a predetermined standard, among the measured at least one distance to the at least one ear canal area, as the user'"'"'s eardrum temperature; and
converting the eardrum temperature into the user'"'"'s basal body temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of measuring a basal body temperature, the method comprising:
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measuring a user'"'"'s body temperature;
reading a time when the body temperature is measured; and
converting the measured body temperature into the basal body temperature based on the user'"'"'s body temperature rise value according to the read time. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method of measuring a basal body temperature, the method comprising:
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measuring a user'"'"'s body temperature;
reading the user'"'"'s activity state at a time when the body temperature is measured; and
converting the measured body temperature into the basal body temperature based on a predetermined body temperature calibration value according to the read activity state. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of measuring a basal body temperature, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one distance to at least one ear canal area;
measuring a body temperature in the at least one ear canal area;
recording the measured at least one distance and the measured body temperature in a memory, to correspond to each other;
recognizing a first body temperature which is measured in correspondence to a first distance satisfying a predetermined standard, among the measured at least one distance to the at least one ear canal area, as the user'"'"'s eardrum temperature;
converting the eardrum temperature into the basal body temperature based on either the user'"'"'s body temperature rise value according to a time when the eardrum temperature is measured or a predetermined body temperature calibration value according to the user'"'"'s activity state at the time when the eardrum temperature is measured, and recording the converted basal body temperature into the memory; and
generating the user'"'"'s menstruation information from at least one basal body temperature which is recorded in the memory for a predetermined period and controlling the generated menstruation information to be displayed or played for the user. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing a method of measuring a basal body temperature, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one distance to at least one ear canal area;
measuring a body temperature in the at least one ear canal area;
recognizing a first body temperature corresponding to a first distance which satisfies a predetermined standard, among the at least one measured distance to the at least one ear canal area, as the user'"'"'s eardrum temperature; and
converting the eardrum temperature into the user'"'"'s basal body temperature.
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13. A basal body temperature measurement device comprising:
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a distance sensor measuring at least one distance to at least one ear canal area by emitting a pulse to a user'"'"'s ear canal;
an infrared ray temperature sensor measuring a body temperature in the at least one ear canal area utilizing infrared rays;
a data control unit recording the measured at least one distance and the measured body temperature in a memory, to correspond to each other, and recognizing a first body temperature which is measured in correspondence to a first distance satisfying a predetermined standard, among the at least one distance to the at least one ear canal area, as the user'"'"'s eardrum temperature;
a basal body temperature converter converting the eardrum temperature into the basal body temperature based on either the user'"'"'s body temperature rise value according to a time when the eardrum temperature is measured or a predetermined body temperature calibration value according to the user'"'"'s activity state at the time when the eardrum temperature is measured, and recording the converted basal body temperature into the memory; and
an information control unit generating the user'"'"'s menstruation information from at least one basal body temperature which is recorded in the memory for a predetermined period and controlling the generated menstruation information to be displayed or played for the user via a display unit or an audio output unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for measuring a basal body temperature, comprising:
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a distance sensor measuring distances to ear canal areas;
a temperature sensor measuring body temperatures in the ear canal areas corresponding to the measured distances;
determining a body temperature corresponding to a first one of the measured distances satisfying set criteria, as the user'"'"'s eardrum temperature; and
converting the eardrum temperature into the basal body temperature.
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