Method and apparatus for determining the temperature of an infant
First Claim
1. A monitor of a body parameter of an infant, comprising:
- at least one monitoring station having at least one sensor arranged to sense a body parameter of an infant, a controller responsive to the sensing of the body parameter of the infant by the at least one sensor to generate a signal that is either indicative of the sensed body parameter or indicative of a result from a comparison of the sensed body parameter with at least one value, and a transceiver arranged to transmit the signal in response to direction from the controller;
at least one companion station having a further transceiver and having an output device and being spaced from the at least one monitoring station, the further transceiver being responsive to receipt of the signal to transmit the signal to the output device;
a heating element;
an additional transceiver; and
a further controller being responsive to receipt of the signal by the additional transceiver to interpret same to determine whether direction should be given to the heating element to actuation and, it so, providing the direction to actuate the heating element.
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Abstract
A monitor of a body parameter of an infant, comprises at least one monitoring station having at least one sensor arranged to sense a body parameter of an infant, a controller responsive to the sensing of the body parameter of the infant by the at least one sensor to generate a signal that is either indicative of the sensed body parameter or indicative of a result from a comparison of the sensed body parameter with at least one value, and a transceiver arranged to transmit the signal in response to direction from the controller and at least one companion station having a further transceiver and having an output device and being spaced from the at least one monitoring station, the further transceiver being responsive to receipt of the signal to transmit the signal to the output device.
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24 Claims
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1. A monitor of a body parameter of an infant, comprising:
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at least one monitoring station having at least one sensor arranged to sense a body parameter of an infant, a controller responsive to the sensing of the body parameter of the infant by the at least one sensor to generate a signal that is either indicative of the sensed body parameter or indicative of a result from a comparison of the sensed body parameter with at least one value, and a transceiver arranged to transmit the signal in response to direction from the controller;
at least one companion station having a further transceiver and having an output device and being spaced from the at least one monitoring station, the further transceiver being responsive to receipt of the signal to transmit the signal to the output device;
a heating element;
an additional transceiver; and
a further controller being responsive to receipt of the signal by the additional transceiver to interpret same to determine whether direction should be given to the heating element to actuation and, it so, providing the direction to actuate the heating element. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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2. A monitor of a change in a body parameter of an infant, comprising:
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at least one monitoring station having at least one sensor arranged to sense a change in a body parameter of an infant, a controller responsive to the sensing of the change in the body parameter of the infant by the at least one sensor to generate a signal that is either indicative of the sensed change in the body parameter or indicative of a result from a comparison of the sensed change in the body parameter with at least one value, and a transceiver arranged to transmit the signal in response to direction from the controller;
at least one companion station having a further transceiver and having an output device and being spaced from the at least one monitoring station, the further transceiver being responsive to receipt of the signal to transmit the signal to the output device;
a heating element;
an additional transceiver; and
a further controller being responsive to receipt of the signal by the additional transceiver to interpret same to determine whether direction should be given to the heating element to actuation and, if so, providing the direction to actuate the heating element.
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21. A method of monitoring a body parameter of an infant, comprising:
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sensing a body parameter of an infant;
generating a signal in response to the sensing that is either indicative of the sensed body parameter or indicative of a result from a comparison between the sensed body parameter and at least one value;
transmitting the signal via a transceiver;
receiving via a further transceiver the signal remote from the sensing, generating and transmitting;
responding to receipt of the signal by either making an indication or transmitting a further signal;
transmitting the further signal;
receiving the further signal; and
actuating a heating element in response to receipt of the further signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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22. A method as of monitoring a change in a body parameter of an infant, comprising:
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sensing a change in a body parameter of an infant;
generating a signal in response to the sensing that is either indicative of the sensed change in the body parameter of the infant or indicative of a result from a comparison between the sensed change in the body parameter of the infant and at least one value;
transmitting the signal via a transceiver;
receiving via a further transceiver the signal remote from the sensing, generating and transmitting;
responding to receipt of the signal by either making an indication or transmitting a further signal;
transmitting the further signal;
receiving the further signal; and
actuating a heating element in response to receipt of the further signal.
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