CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND CAMERA THERMOMETERS

• US 20130204570A1
• Filed: 03/13/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Martin Sheldon Frankel, Tzila Mendelson
• Original Assignee: Martin Sheldon Frankel, Tzila Mendelson
• Inventors: Mendelson, Tzila, Frankel, Martin Sheldon
• Application Number:
  US13/418,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20130204570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/135
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0025 Living bodies ear thermometers G01J5/0011; detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/025 Interfacing a pyrometer to an external device or network; User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0265 Handheld, portable ear thermometers G01J5/049

Abstract

Systems and methods for sensing temperatures of objects using mobile devices and more particularly for sensing the temperature of children using smart cellular telephones and/or cameras with infrared thermal sensors. The sensed temperatures can be output via user interfaces of the mobile devices. However, this abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to limit the claims.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a smart cellular telephone further comprising;

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory;

a display in communication with the processor;

a camera defining a first line of sight, the cellular telephone defining an aperture positioned to allow the first line of sight of the camera to pass there through; and

an infrared thermal sensor defining a second line of sight and being in communication with the processor, the infrared thermal sensor being positioned such that the second line of sight of the infrared thermal sensor passes through the aperture in parallel with the first line of sight of the camera, the infrared thermal sensor being optimized to sense temperatures within a range of about 95 degrees Fahrenheit to about 107 degrees Fahrenheit;

the memory storing a smart phone application further comprising processor executable instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to execute a process further comprising;

sensing a temperature of an object spaced apart from the cellular telephone via the infrared thermal sensor,

capturing an image of the object spaced apart from the cellular telephone via the camera, and

displaying the image of the object captured by the camera and graphically displaying an indication of the temperature on the display in degrees Fahrenheit as compared to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. A camera comprising:

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory;

a user interface in communication with the processor; and

an infrared thermal sensor in communication with the processor;

the memory to store processor executable instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to execute a process further comprising;

sensing a temperature of an object separate from the camera via the infrared thermal sensor,

outputting an indication of the sensed temperature via the user interface.

3. The camera of claim 2 wherein the camera is a portion of a cellular telephone.

4. The camera of claim 2 wherein the user interface further comprises a display and the outputting of the indication of the temperature is via the display.

5. The camera of claim 2 further comprising a lens defining a first line of sight, the camera defining an aperture positioned to allow the first line of sight of the lens to pass there through.

6. The camera of claim 5 wherein the infrared thermal sensor defines a second line of sight and is positioned such that the second line of sight of the infrared thermal sensor passes through the aperture.

7. The camera of claim 6 wherein the second line of sight of the infrared thermal sensor is parallel to the first line of sight of the lens.

8. The camera of claim 7 wherein the instructions further cause the processer to display an image of the object captured by the camera.

9. The camera of claim 2 wherein the instructions further cause the processor to graphically display the indication of the temperature on the display in degrees Fahrenheit as compared to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

10. The camera of claim 2 wherein the infrared thermal sensor is configured to sense temperatures within a range of about 95 degrees Fahrenheit and about 107 degrees Fahrenheit.

11. A process for sensing the temperatures of objects using a cellular telephone, the process comprising:

sensing a temperature of an object using an infrared temperature sensor of a cellular telephone, the object being spaced apart from the cellular telephone;

processing the sensed temperature using a circuit of the cellular telephone to determine the sensed temperature; and

outputting an indication of the temperature of the object sensed by the infrared temperature sensor via a user interface of the cellular telephone.

12. The process of claim 11 wherein the user interface further comprises a speaker and the outputting of the indication of the temperature is via the speaker.

13. The process of claim 11 wherein the user interface further comprises a display and the outputting of the indication of the temperature is via the display.

14. The process of claim 11 wherein the cellular telephone further comprises a camera defining a first line of sight, the cellular telephone defining an aperture positioned to allow the first line of sight of the camera to pass there through.

15. The process of claim 14 wherein the infrared thermal sensor defines a second line of sight and is positioned such that the second line of sight of the infrared thermal sensor passes through the aperture.

16. The process of claim 15 wherein the second line of sight of the infrared thermal sensor is parallel to the first line of sight of the camera.

17. The process of claim 14 further comprising displaying an image of the object captured by the camera.

18. The process of claim 11 further comprising graphically displaying an indication of the temperature on the display in degrees Fahrenheit as compared to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

19. The process of claim 11 wherein the infrared thermal sensor is optimized to sense temperatures within a range of about 95 degrees Fahrenheit and about 107 degrees Fahrenheit.

20. The process of claim 11 wherein the outputting of the indication of the temperature of the object further comprises outputting an alert if the temperate of the object is above a first threshold or below a second threshold.