Body temperature managing method and device, storage medium, body temperature managing system, and program

• US 7,198,600 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2001
• Issued: 04/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Kanako, Kawanishi, Junko, Tamaki, Yuko, Oba, Masae
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg; Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Astorino; Michael C
• Application Number:
  US09/867,614
• Publication Number:
  US 20020016553A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,133 Days
• Field of Search: 600300-301, 600/549, 128903-905, 128/920, 705 2- 4, 340/573.1, 3791061-1062
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/905 Feedback to patient of biological signal other than brain electric signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

Data measured by a thermometer is temporarily stored in a connection terminal, then transmitted to a server from the connection terminal via a network, and stored. The server makes analyses based on the stored temperature data, and transmits the analysis results. Thus, a body temperature managing and analyzing method, providing information unobtainable with a thermometer alone, can be provided by managing and analyzing body temperature over a network.

Claims

1. A body temperature managing method, comprising:

a body temperature data obtaining step for obtaining body temperature data;

a body temperature data storing step for storing said body temperature data obtained in said obtaining step;

a body temperature data analyzing step for analyzing body temperature data based on said body temperature data stored in said storing step;

an analyzed data transmitting step for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed in said analyzing step to an outside display device,

wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

a presenting step for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed in said body temperature data analyzing step;

a counting step for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented in said presenting step; and

a cash-back step for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

2. A body temperature managing method according to claim 1, wherein said body temperature data is basal body temperature data.

3. A body temperature managing method according to claim 1, wherein the cash-back step gives back cash to the individual making reservations, depending on said counted number.

4. A body temperature managing method according to claim 1, wherein said analyzed data transmitting step comprises a second transmitting step for transmitting analyzed data to a facility selected from said facility list presented in said presenting step, and an obtaining step for obtaining results diagnosed based on said body temperature data at said facility.

5. A body temperature managing method according to claim 1, wherein the destination of transmission of said analyzed data transmitted in said analyzed data transmitting step is one of at least a personal computer, cellular phone, or a portable terminal.

6. A body temperature managing method according to claim 1, wherein data obtained in said body temperature data obtaining step is enciphered data.

7. A body temperature managing method according to claim 1, wherein said body temperature data analyzing step further comprises a deciphering step for deciphering said body temperature data.

8. A body temperature managing method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitted body temperature data includes text data or graph and text data, depending on a size of a display area of the outside display device.

9. A body temperature managing method, comprising:

a body temperature data obtaining step for obtaining body temperature data;

a body temperature data storing step for storing said body temperature data obtained in said obtaining step;

a body temperature data analyzing step for analyzing body temperature data based on said body temperature data stored in said storing step;

an analyzed data transmitting step for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed in said analyzing step to an outside display device, wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

a presenting step for presenting a list of hospitals according to the analysis results analyzed in said body temperature data analyzing step;

a counting step for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary hospital from the hospital list presented in said presenting step; and

a cash-back step which gives back cash to the individual making reservations, depending on said counted number.

10. A body temperature managing method, comprising:

a body temperature data obtaining step for obtaining body temperature data;

a body temperature data storing step for storing said body temperature data obtained in said obtaining step;

a body temperature data analyzing step for analyzing body temperature data based on said body temperature data stored in said storing step;

an analyzed data transmitting step for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed in said analyzing step to an outside display device, wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

a presenting step for presenting a list of hospitals according to the analysis results analyzed in said body temperature data analyzing step,

wherein said analyzed data transmitting step comprises a second transmitting step for transmitting analyzed data to a hospital selected from said hospital list presented in said presenting step, and an obtaining step for obtaining results diagnosed based on said body temperature data at said hospital;

a counting step for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary hospital from the hospital list presented in said presenting step; and

a cash-back step for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

11. A body temperature managing method, comprising:

a body temperature data obtaining step for obtaining enciphered body temperature data;

a body temperature data storing step for storing said enciphered body temperature data obtained in said obtaining step;

a duplicate creating step for creating a duplicate of said enciphered body temperature data;

a data deciphering step for deciphering said body temperature data created in said duplicate creating step;

a body temperature data analyzing step for analyzing the body temperature data deciphered in said data deciphering step;

a deleting step for deleting said deciphered body temperature data following completion of said analyzing step;

an analyzed data transmitting step for outside transmitting of analyzed data analyzed in said analyzing step;

a presenting step for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed in said body temperature data analyzing step;

a counting step for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented in said presenting step; and

a cash-back step for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

12. A body temperature managing device, comprising:

body temperature data obtaining means for obtaining enciphered body temperature data;

body temperature data storing means for storing said enciphered body temperature data obtained by said obtaining means;

body temperature data analyzing means for deciphering said enciphered body temperature data stored in said storing means and for analyzing body temperature data based on the deciphered body temperature data;

analyzed data transmitting means for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed by said analyzing means to an outside display device,

wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

presenting means for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed by said body temperature data analyzing means;

counting means for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented by said presenting means; and

cash-back means for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

13. A body temperature managing device according to claim 12, wherein the transmitted body temperature data includes text data or graph and text data, depending on a size of a display area of the outside display device.

15. A body temperature managing device according to one of claims 12 and 14, wherein said body temperature data is basal body temperature data.

16. A body temperature managing device according to one of claims 12 and 14, wherein the destination of transmission of said analyzed data transmitted by said analyzed data transmitting means is one of at least a personal computer, cellular phone, or a portable terminal.

14. A body temperature managing device, comprising:

body temperature data obtaining means for obtaining body temperature data;

body temperature data storing means for storing said body temperature data obtained by said obtaining means;

body temperature data analyzing means for analyzing body temperature data based on said body temperature data stored in said storing means;

analyzed data transmitting means for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed by said analyzing means to an outside display device,

wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

presenting means for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed by said body temperature data analyzing means;

counting means for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented by said presenting means; and

cash-back means for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

17. A body temperature managing device according to claim 14, wherein the cash-back means gives back cash to the individual making reservations, depending on said counted number.

18. A body temperature managing device according to claim 14, wherein said analyzed data transmitting means comprises second transmitting means for transmitting analyzed data to a facility selected from said facility list presented by said presenting means, and obtaining means for obtaining results diagnosed based on said body temperature data at said facility.

19. A body temperature managing device according to claim 14, wherein data obtained by said body temperature data obtaining means is enciphered data.

20. A body temperature managing device according to claim 14, wherein said body temperature data analyzing means further comprises deciphering means for deciphering said body temperature data.

21. A body temperature managing device, comprising:

body temperature data obtaining means for obtaining body temperature data;

body temperature data storing means for storing said body temperature data obtained by said obtaining means;

body temperature data analyzing means for analyzing body temperature data based on said body temperature data stored in said storing means;

analyzed data transmitting means for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed by said analyzing means to an outside display device, wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

presenting means for presenting a list of hospitals according to the analysis results analyzed by said body temperature data analyzing means;

counting means for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary hospital from the hospital list presented by said presenting means; and

cash-back means which gives back cash to the individual making reservations, depending on said counted number.

22. A body temperature managing device, comprising:

body temperature data obtaining means for obtaining body temperature data;

body temperature data storing means for storing said body temperature data obtained by said obtaining means;

body temperature data analyzing means for analyzing body temperature data based on said body temperature data stored in said storing means;

analyzed data transmitting means for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed by said analyzing means to an outside display device, wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

presenting means for presenting a list of hospitals according to the analysis results analyzed by said body temperature data analyzing means,

wherein said analyzed data transmitting means comprises second transmitting means for transmitting analyzed data to a hospital selected from said hospital list presented by said presenting means, and obtaining means for obtaining results diagnosed based on said body temperature data at said hospital;

counting means for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented by said presenting means; and

cash-back means for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

23. A body temperature managing device,

body temperature data obtaining means for obtaining enciphered body temperature data;

body temperature data storing means for storing said enciphered body temperature data obtained by said obtaining means;

duplicate creating means for creating a duplicate of said enciphered body temperature data;

data deciphering means for deciphering said body temperature data created by said duplicate creating means;

body temperature data analyzing means for analyzing the body temperature data deciphered by said data deciphering means;

deleting means for deleting said deciphered body temperature data following completion of said analyzing means;

analyzed data transmitting means for outside transmitting of analyzed data analyzed by said analyzing means;

presenting means for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed by said body temperature data analyzing means;

counting means for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented in said presenting means; and

cash-back means for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

24. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program, the program comprising:

program code for a body temperature data obtaining step for obtaining enciphered body temperature data;

program code for a body temperature data storing step for storing said enciphered body temperature data obtained in said obtaining step;

program code for a body temperature data analyzing step for deciphering said enciphered body temperature data stored in said storing step and for analyzing body temperature data based on the deciphered body temperature data;

program code for an analyzed data transmitting step for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed in said analyzing step to an outside display device,

wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

program code for a presenting step for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed in said body temperature data analyzing step;

program code for a counting step for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented in said presenting step; and

program code for a cash-back step for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

26. A storage medium according to one of claims 24 and 25, wherein the destination of transmission of said analyzed data transmitted in said analyzed data transmitting step is one of at least a personal computer, cellular phone, or a portable terminal.

25. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program, said program comprising:

program code for a body temperature data obtaining step for obtaining body temperature data;

program code for a body temperature data storing step for storing said body temperature data obtained in said obtaining step;

program code for a body temperature data analyzing step for analyzing body temperature data based on said body temperature data stored in said storing step;

program code for an analyzed data transmitting step for transmitting the body temperature data analyzed in said analyzing step to an outside display device,

wherein a display format of said analyzed body temperature data differs depending on said outside display device;

program code for a presenting step for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed in said body temperature data analyzing step;

program code for a counting step for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented in said presenting step; and

program code for a cash-back step for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.

27. A storage medium according to claim 25, wherein the cash-back step gives back cash to the individual making reservations, depending on said counted number.

28. A storage medium according to claim 25, wherein said analyzed data transmitting step comprises program code for a second transmitting step for transmitting analyzed data to a facility selected from said facility list presented in said presenting step, and program code for an obtaining step for obtaining results diagnosed based on said body temperature data at said facility.

29. A storage medium according to claim 25, wherein data obtained in said body temperature data obtaining step is enciphered data.

30. A storage medium according to claim 25, wherein said body temperature data analyzing step further comprises a deciphering step for deciphering said body temperature data.

31. A storage medium according to claim 25, wherein the transmitted body temperature data includes text data or graph and text data, depending on a size of a display area of the outside display device.

32. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for managing body temperature, said program comprising:

body temperature data obtaining code for obtaining enciphered body temperature data;

body temperature data storing code for storing said enciphered body temperature data obtained by said obtaining code;

duplicate creating code for creating a duplicate of said enciphered body temperature data;

data deciphering code for deciphering said body temperature data created by said duplicate creating code;

body temperature data analyzing code for analyzing the body temperature data deciphered by said data deciphering code;

deleting code for deleting said deciphered body temperature data following completion of said analyzing code;

analyzed data transmitting code for outside transmitting of analyzed data analyzed by said analyzing code;

presenting code for presenting a list of facilities according to the analysis results analyzed by said body temperature data analyzing code;

counting code for counting a number of reservations, in the event that reservations have been made at an arbitrary facility from the facility list presented in said presenting code; and

cash-back code for giving cash back based on the counted number of reservations.