Body-temperature measuring device and body-temperature measuring system having the device

• US 8,043,002 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2010
• Issued: 10/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jong-pal, Shin, Kun-soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Caputo; Lisa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jagan; Mirellys
• Application Number:
  US12/757,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20100204606A1
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 374/208, 374/141, 374/163, 340/870.17
• US Class Current: 374/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/024 for remote indication
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/20 Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals

Abstract

A body-temperature measuring device is provided. The device includes: a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body; a battery which is provided to the pad and includes a pair of battery terminals for supplying power; and a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises units for contacting the human body to sense temperature and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected to the battery terminals only when attached to the pad, and a body-temperature measuring system including one or more of the body-temperature measuring devices and a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.

Claims

1. A body-temperature measuring device comprising:

a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body;

a conductive line provided to a surface of the pad facing the human body; and

a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises;

a battery for supplying power, units for contacting the human body and sensing temperature by using the power supplied from the battery and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature; and

a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected through the conductive line when attached to the pad.

2. The body-temperature measuring device of claim 1, wherein the units for sensing the temperature and wirelessly transmitting the temperature sensing signal operate as long as the conductive line and the pair of the connecting terminals are electrically connected.

3. The body-temperature measuring device of claim 1, wherein the temperature sensing block is sealed to be prevented from being polluted.

4. The body-temperature measuring device of claim 1, wherein the temperature sensing block periodically senses temperature and transmits the temperature sensing signal.

5. The body-temperature measuring device of claim 1, wherein the conductive line and the connecting terminals are connected by conductive snap fasteners or conductive Velcro fasteners or by using a conductive gel as a medium.

6. The body-temperature measuring device of claim 1, wherein the pad includes a bracket for supporting the temperature sensing block attached to the pad so that the temperature sensing block is not moved.

7. A body-temperature measuring system comprising:

one or more body-temperature measuring device comprising;

a pad which is attachable to and detachable from the human body, a conductive line provided to a side surface of the pad facing a human body; and

a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises a battery for supplying power, units for contacting the human body and sensing temperature by using the power supplied from the battery and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature, and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected through the conductive line only when attached to the pad; and

a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.

8. The body-temperature measuring system of claim 7, wherein the receiver informs of the result by using beeps, warning lights, or warning images.

9. The body-temperature measuring system of claim 7,

wherein the body-temperature measuring system comprises a plurality of the body-temperature measuring devices,

wherein a temperature sensing block included in each of the body-temperature measuring devices inserts an identifier (ID) code into the temperature sensing signal to be wirelessly transmitted, and

wherein the receiver identifies the source of the wirelessly received temperature sensing signal by using the ID code.