INTELLIGENT THERMOMETER

• US 20090016404A1
• Filed: 07/13/2007
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lu, Fang, Wang, Weisong
• Application Number:
  US11/777,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20090016404A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 374/141
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/20 Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals

Abstract

A device for measuring the body temperature of a user is provided. The device comprises a casing having an opening; a sensing device extending from the opening of the casing, the sensing device configured for measuring the body temperature of the user and generating an output signal when the sensing device is received by the user, the output signal indicative of the body temperature of the user; and a controller in electrical communication with the sensing device, the controller configured to receive the output signal and to calculate a temperature reading representative of the body temperature of the user, the controller further configured to determine whether the temperature reading is within one of a plurality of temperature ranges based on the age of the user, and the controller further configured to generate a dosage amount of a plurality of medicines based on the age of the user and weight of the user.

Claims

1. A device for measuring the body temperature of a user, the device comprising:

a casing having an opening;

a sensing device extending from the opening of the casing, the sensing device configured for measuring the body temperature of the user and generating an output signal when the sensing device is received by the user, the output signal indicative of the body temperature of the user; and

a controller in electrical communication with the sensing device, the controller configured to receive the output signal and to calculate a temperature reading representative of the body temperature of the user, the controller further configured to determine whether the temperature reading is within one of a plurality of temperature ranges based on the age of the user, and the controller further configured to generate a dosage amount of a plurality of medicines based on the age of the user and weight of the user.

2. The device as in claim 1, further comprising a display screen in electrical communication with the controller for displaying the dosage amount of each of the plurality of medicines.

3. The device as in claim 1, wherein the plurality of temperature ranges comprises:

a first temperature range indicative of a normal temperature reading, a second temperature range indicative of an elevated temperature reading, and a third temperature range indicative of a fever.

4. The device as in claim 1, wherein the controller activates at least one of a plurality of indicators based on the temperature reading and the age of the user, each of the plurality of indicators represents one of the plurality of temperature ranges.

5. The device as in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of command buttons being configured for entering information relating to the user in a plurality of data fields.

6. The device as in claim 5, wherein the plurality of data fields comprises:

the name of the user, the age of the user, the weight of the user, or a combination thereof.

7. A device for measuring the body temperature of a user, the device comprising,

a casing having an opening;

a sensing device extending from the opening of the casing, the sensing device configured for measuring the body temperature of the user and generating an output signal when the sensing device is received by the user, the output signal being indicative of the body temperature of the user;

a controller in electrical communication with the sensing device, the controller configured to receive the output signal and to calculate a temperature reading representative of the body temperature of the user, the controller further configured to determine whether the temperature reading is within one of a plurality of temperature ranges based on the age of the user, and the controller further configured to generate a dosage amount of a plurality of medicines based on the age of the user and weight of the user; and

a display screen in electrical communication with the controller for displaying the dosage amount of each of the plurality of medicines.

8. The device as in claim 7, wherein the controller activates at least one of a plurality of indicators based on the temperature reading and the age of the user, each of the plurality of indicators represents one of the plurality of temperature ranges.

9. The device as in claim 7, further comprising a plurality of command buttons being configured for entering information relating to the user in a plurality of data fields.

10. The device as in claim 9, wherein the plurality of data fields comprises:

the name of the user, the age of the user, the weight of the user, or a combination thereof.

11. A method for determining whether a user has a fever and generating dosing information for a plurality of medicines, the method comprising:

measuring the body temperature of the user through a sensing element;

generating an output signal, the output signal being indicative of the body temperature of the user;

calculating a temperature reading representative of the body temperature of the user through a controller, the controller being in electrical communication with the sensing element;

determining whether the temperature reading is within one of a plurality of temperature ranges based on the age of the user through the controller; and

generating a dosage amount for the plurality of medicines based on the age of the user and the weight of the user through the controller.

12. The method as in claim 11, further comprising displaying the dosage amount of each of the plurality of medicines through a display screen, the display screen being in electrical communication with the controller.

13. The method as in claim 11, further comprising activating at least one of a plurality of indicators through the controller based on the temperature reading and the age of the user.

14. The method as in claim 11, further comprising entering information relating to the user in a plurality of data fields.

15. The method as in claim 11, wherein the plurality of data fields comprises:

the name of the user, the age of the user the weight of the user, or a combination thereof.