Remote temperature monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring and recording the body temperature of a subject comprising:
- a thermal sensor adapted to be supported in contact with the body of the subject so as to generate an electrical signal representative of the subject'"'"'s body temperature;
a microprocessor-based, programmable information appliance having a display;
a clock adapted to generate electrical signals as a function of the time;
an application program for the appliance adapted to process the electrical signals generated by the sensor and electrical signals representative of the time of generation of the signals from the clock to create a display constituting a plot of body temperature versus time; and
means for transferring electrical signals from the sensor to the information appliance whereby the information appliance displays a plot of the subject'"'"'s body temperature over a period of time.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and recording the body temperature of a subject includes a thermal sensor adapted to be supported in contact with the subject'"'"'s body, a microprocessor based programmable information appliance having a display, and an application program for the appliance adapted to process the electrical signals generated by the sensor and time signals to create a display constituting a plot of body temperature versus time. The information used to generate the display may be transmitted to a remote computer for access by healthcare professionals over a public network and feedback information can be provided over the public network to the display of the information appliance.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and recording the body temperature of a subject comprising:
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a thermal sensor adapted to be supported in contact with the body of the subject so as to generate an electrical signal representative of the subject'"'"'s body temperature;
a microprocessor-based, programmable information appliance having a display;
a clock adapted to generate electrical signals as a function of the time;
an application program for the appliance adapted to process the electrical signals generated by the sensor and electrical signals representative of the time of generation of the signals from the clock to create a display constituting a plot of body temperature versus time; and
means for transferring electrical signals from the sensor to the information appliance whereby the information appliance displays a plot of the subject'"'"'s body temperature over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for monitoring the body temperature of a subject and for generating a display of the temperature over time, comprising:
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a temperature sensor adapted to be supported in association with the body of the subject so as to generate an electrical signal representative of the subject'"'"'s body temperature;
a clock adapted to generate electrical signals as a function of real time;
a microprocessor-based, programmable information appliance, having a display;
an application program for the appliance adapted to process electrical signals generated by the sensor and electrical signals generated by the clock to create a display constituting a plot of body temperature versus time;
a remote computer;
a public network; and
an application program in the information appliance adapted to transfer information relating to the subject'"'"'s temperature over a period of time to said remote computer via public network for display on the remote computer and access by healthcare professionals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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