Ear Thermometer and Method for Measuring the Body Temperature
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1. An ear thermometer, comprising:
- a housing;
an infrared sensor configured to record body temperature data;
a control unit;
a power supply unit located in the housing; and
a wireless communication interface configured to transmit the recorded body temperature data to a base station.
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Abstract
An ear thermometer with an infrared sensor, a control unit and a power supply unit in a housing has a wireless communication interface. The wireless communication interface is a WLAN or Bluetooth interface for communication with a base station, in which temperature measurement values are displayed and stored.
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1. An ear thermometer, comprising:
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a housing; an infrared sensor configured to record body temperature data; a control unit; a power supply unit located in the housing; and a wireless communication interface configured to transmit the recorded body temperature data to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a base station having a first wireless communication interface, a base control unit and a human-machine interface; and an ear thermometer including a housing, an infrared sensor configured to record body temperature data, a control unit, a power supply unit located in the housing, and a second wireless communication interface configured to transmit the recorded body temperature data to the first wireless communication interface of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for measuring the body temperature of a human with an ear thermometer having an infrared sensor and a base station, comprising:
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a) measuring an infrared sensor measurement value from the infrared sensor; b) converting the infrared sensor measurement value into a temperature measurement value; c) wirelessly transmitting the infrared sensor measurement value or the temperature measurement value to a base station; and d) displaying and storing the temperature measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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