THERMOMETER WITH WIRELESS FUNCTIONALITY
First Claim
1. A thermometer comprising:
- at least a sensor for obtaining a temperature reading from a patient and generating a corresponding sensor signal;
a computation circuit coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the sensor signal and compute a corresponding temperature value; and
a wireless communications circuit coupled to the computation circuit;
wherein the wireless communications circuit and the computation circuit are collectively configured to establish a wireless communications link with an external device to provide the temperature value to the external device.
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Abstract
A thermometer includes a temperature sensor, a computation circuit, and a wireless communications circuit. The computation circuit includes a memory and a processor, with the memory storing program code to perform the various functions of the thermometer, including computing a temperature of the patient based upon the one or more readings, and to store this temperature in the memory. The processor may also store the time at which the readings were obtained and associate it with the stored temperature. The wireless communications circuit and the computation circuit are used to establish a wireless communications link with an external device to provide temperature values stored in the memory to the external device. The associated time of the stored temperature may also be communicated to the external device. The external device can be used to view the temperature readings and to configure the thermometer.
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36 Claims
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1. A thermometer comprising:
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at least a sensor for obtaining a temperature reading from a patient and generating a corresponding sensor signal; a computation circuit coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the sensor signal and compute a corresponding temperature value; and a wireless communications circuit coupled to the computation circuit; wherein the wireless communications circuit and the computation circuit are collectively configured to establish a wireless communications link with an external device to provide the temperature value to the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing a temperature value of a patient, the method comprising:
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establishing a wireless communications link with a thermometer; utilizing the wireless communications link to obtain at least a temperature reading from the thermometer; and utilizing the temperature reading to present a corresponding temperature value on a display; wherein the display is on a device separate from the thermometer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing a temperature value of a patient, the method comprising:
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using a sensor of a thermometer to obtain a temperature reading from the patient; establishing a wireless communications link between the thermometer and an external device; and utilizing the wireless communications link to provide at least the temperature reading to the external device so that the external device can present a corresponding temperature value on a display; wherein the display is not on the thermometer.
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32. A device for displaying a temperature of a patient, the device comprising:
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a wireless communications circuit capable of communicating with a thermometer; a display; and a processing circuit coupled to the wireless communications circuit and the display, the processing circuit configured to; establish a wireless communication link with the thermometer; receive a plurality sensor signals from the thermometer; utilize the plurality of sensor signals to present on the display progress of a temperature-taking process performed by the thermometer; and and present a converted temperature value of the patient on the display. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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