CN108236456B

CN108236456B - Method and device for detecting placement of thermometer and electronic thermometer

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Publication number: CN108236456B
Application number: CN201611229267.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈悦; 梁于阳; 赵文雅; 蓝鹏; 张蕊
Original assignee: Miaomiaoce Technology Beijing Co ltd; Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Miaomiaoce Technology Beijing Co ltd; Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-27
Filing date: 2016-12-27
Publication date: 2020-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-27
Also published as: CN108236456A

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method and a device for detecting placement of a thermometer and an electronic thermometer, wherein the method comprises the following steps: acquiring two groups of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer; detecting whether the thermometer is placed correctly or not according to the comparison relationship of the two groups of body temperature data; and when the thermometer is not placed correctly, sending out prompt information of wrong placement of the thermometer. By adopting the method for detecting the placement of the thermometer, when the thermometer is not correctly placed, a user can be timely reminded to place the thermometer according to a correct mode, so that the accuracy of measuring the temperature of a human body by using the electronic thermometer is improved, and the user experience of measuring the temperature by using the electronic thermometer is improved.

Description

Method and device for detecting placement of thermometer and electronic thermometer

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of computer communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer, and an electronic thermometer.

Background

With the development of technology, electronic thermometers are widely used because they can measure body temperature quickly. Taking the measurement of the armpit of a human body as an example, the principle of sensing the body temperature by an electronic thermometer is as follows: the temperature sensing unit arranged on the head of the detection rod is in close contact with the center of the armpit, corresponding analog electric signals are generated according to the change of the sensed temperature, and the human body temperature measurement is output after analog-to-digital conversion and algorithm processing.

However, the electronic clinical thermometers in the related art are generally provided with only one temperature sensing unit, and the body temperature can be accurately measured only when the temperature sensing unit is in close contact with the central skin of the armpit, and if the position of the temperature sensing unit in contact with the body is not accurate, the output body temperature measurement is also not accurate. Therefore, the electronic clinical thermometer in the related art cannot ensure the accuracy of the output measured temperature of the human body.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer, and an electronic thermometer, which can send out a prompt message in time when the thermometer is not correctly placed, so as to ensure that the thermometer accurately measures the temperature of the human body.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of detecting placement of a thermometer, the method comprising:

acquiring two groups of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer;

detecting whether the thermometer is placed correctly or not according to the comparison relationship of the two groups of body temperature data;

and when the thermometer is not placed correctly, sending out prompt information of wrong placement of the thermometer.

Optionally, the step of detecting whether the thermometer is correctly placed according to a comparison relationship between the two sets of body temperature data includes:

comparing the change trends of the two body temperature change curves in a preset time interval;

and if the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are inconsistent, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is incorrect.

Optionally, if the variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves are inconsistent, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is incorrect includes:

if the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are inconsistent, further determining the difference between the two body temperature change curves;

if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is smaller than that of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep;

if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is larger than that of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow;

the first body temperature change curve is a temperature change curve corresponding to the first temperature sensing unit; the second body temperature change curve is a temperature change curve corresponding to the second temperature sensing unit.

Optionally, when the body temperature change curve is determined based on body temperature data output by the thermometer for the whole measuring time period, the method further comprises:

when the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is smaller than that of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval, determining the difference between the highest body temperatures indicated by the two body temperature change curves;

and if the highest temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve is less than or equal to the highest temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve, further determining that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep.

when the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is larger than that of the second body temperature change curve in the preset time interval, determining the difference value between the highest temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and the highest temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve;

and if the difference value between the highest temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and the highest temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve exceeds a preset temperature difference threshold value, further determining that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow.

Optionally, the detecting whether the thermometer is correctly placed according to the comparison relationship between the two sets of body temperature data further includes:

if the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are consistent, comparing the change trends with the historical normal body temperature change curve corresponding to the preset time interval;

if the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves are in accordance with the body temperature rising rate of the historical normal body temperature change curve, determining that the thermometer is placed correctly;

and if the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves are lower than the body temperature rising rate of the historical normal body temperature change curve, determining that the thermometer is not placed correctly.

Optionally, by at least one of: the thermometer placement error prompt device comprises a prompt sound, vibration, character display, voice prompt and light signal prompt, and sends out prompt information of the thermometer placement error.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic thermometer is provided, the electronic thermometer includes a handheld handle and a detection rod fixedly connected to the handheld handle, the detection rod is provided with two temperature sensing units, wherein a first temperature sensing unit is disposed on a head of the detection rod, and a second temperature sensing unit is disposed at a preset distance from the first detection unit.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus to detect placement of a thermometer, the apparatus comprising:

the body temperature data acquisition module is configured to acquire two groups of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer;

the detection module is configured to detect whether the thermometer is placed correctly according to the comparison relationship of the two groups of body temperature data;

and the information prompting module is configured to send out prompting information of wrong placement of the thermometer under the condition that the thermometer is not placed correctly.

Optionally, the body temperature data is represented by a body temperature change curve changing along with time, and the detection module includes:

the comparison submodule is configured to compare the variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves within a preset time interval;

a first determination submodule configured to determine that the placement position of the thermometer is incorrect in a case where the variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves are not consistent.

Optionally, the first determining sub-module includes:

a difference determination unit configured to further determine a difference between the two body temperature change curves if the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are inconsistent;

the first determination unit is configured to determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is smaller than that of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

the second determination unit is configured to determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is greater than that of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

Optionally, when the body temperature change curve is determined based on body temperature data output by the thermometer over the entire measurement time period, the first determining sub-module further includes:

a first high temperature difference determination unit configured to determine a difference between the highest body temperatures indicated by the two body temperature change curves when the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is smaller than the body temperature rising rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

a third determination unit configured to further determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep if the maximum temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve is equal to or less than the maximum temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve.

a second high temperature difference determination unit configured to determine a difference between a maximum temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and a maximum temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve when a body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is greater than a body temperature rising rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

a fourth determination unit configured to further determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow if a difference between the maximum temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and the maximum temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve exceeds a preset temperature difference threshold.

Optionally, the detection module further includes:

the history comparison submodule is configured to compare the two body temperature change curves with the historical normal body temperature change curve corresponding to the preset time interval under the condition that the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are consistent;

the second judging submodule is configured to determine that the thermometer is correctly placed if the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves conform to the body temperature rising rates of the historical normal body temperature change curves;

a third determination submodule configured to determine that the thermometer is not properly positioned if the body temperature rise rates of the two body temperature change curves are lower than the body temperature rise rates of the historical normal body temperature change curves.

Optionally, the information prompting module is implemented in at least one of the following manners: the thermometer placement error prompt device comprises a prompt sound, vibration, character display, voice prompt and light signal prompt, and sends out prompt information of the thermometer placement error.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

acquiring two groups of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the thermometer;

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

in the disclosure, the electronic thermometer is provided with two temperature sensing units, whether the thermometer is placed correctly at present can be determined according to the comparison relationship between two sets of body temperature data output by the two temperature sensing units at the same time, when the thermometer is not placed correctly, prompt information for reminding a user of placing a wrong thermometer is sent, and the user is reminded of placing the thermometer according to a correct mode, so that the accuracy of measuring the temperature of a human body by the electronic thermometer is improved.

In the disclosure, the change relationship of two groups of body temperatures along with time can be simply and accurately represented by adopting the body temperature change curve. According to the physical characteristics of the two temperature sensing units, when the changes of the two corresponding body temperature change curves in the preset time interval are inconsistent, the inaccurate placement position of the current thermometer can be simply and quickly determined, and the sensitivity of the position detection of the thermometer is enhanced.

In the method, after the placement position of the thermometer is determined to be inaccurate, the current wrong placement mode of the thermometer can be further determined according to the specific difference of the two temperature change curves, so that a user is reminded to correct the wrong placement mode in time, the intelligent degree of information reminding is improved, and the user experience is improved.

In the disclosure, when the body temperature change curve is determined based on body temperature data output by the thermometer during all the measurement time, after the over-depth of the placement position of the thermometer is determined according to the difference between the two body temperature change curves in the preset time interval, whether the placement position of the thermometer is over-depth or not can be further judged according to the difference between the highest body temperatures indicated by the two body temperature change curves, so that misjudgment of a wrong placement mode of the thermometer is avoided, and the accuracy of detecting the position of the thermometer is improved.

In the disclosure, when the body temperature change curve is determined based on body temperature data output by the thermometer during all measurement periods, after the fact that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow is determined according to the difference between the two body temperature change curves in the preset time interval, whether the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow can be further judged according to the comparison between the difference value between the highest body temperatures indicated by the two body temperature change curves and the preset temperature difference threshold value, so that misjudgment of a wrong placement mode of the thermometer is avoided, and the accuracy of detecting the position of the thermometer is improved.

In the disclosure, when the two body temperature change curves have the same change trend within the preset time interval, the two current body temperature change curves need to be further compared with the historical normal body temperature change curve, so as to determine whether the current placement position of the thermometer is correct, avoid that the two body temperature change curves obtained under the condition that the thermometer is not in close contact with the skin are mistakenly determined as the normal body temperature change curves, and improve the accuracy of detecting the position of the thermometer.

In this disclosure, the electronic thermometer, the user terminal or the target terminal pre-bound with the electronic thermometer behind the user terminal may adopt at least one of the following modes: prompt tone, vibrations, word display, voice prompt, light signal suggestion send wrong suggestion information is placed to the clinical thermometer to effectively remind user's clinical thermometer to place inaccurately at present, so that the user in time adjusts the mode of placing of clinical thermometer, obtains exact measurement temperature, improves the accuracy of body temperature measurement, promotes user experience.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario illustrating the detection of thermometer placement according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating another method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5-1 is a schematic view of a scenario illustrating the placement of a test thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

5-2 are schematic diagrams of another scenario illustrating placement of a test thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

5-3 are schematic diagrams of another scenario illustrating placement of a test thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

5-4 are schematic diagrams of another scenario illustrating placement of a test thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating another method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating another method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating another method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating another method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of another scenario illustrating the placement of a test thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic thermometer, and referring to fig. 1, according to an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary structural diagram of the electronic thermometer is shown, the electronic thermometer provided by the present disclosure may include: the handle part 100 and the detecting rod 200 fixedly connected with the handle part, wherein the detecting rod 200 is provided with two temperature sensing units, namely a first temperature sensing unit 201 and a second temperature sensing unit 202. The first temperature sensing unit 201 is arranged at the head position of the detection rod 200; the second temperature sensing unit 202 is close to the head of the probe 200 and has a small distance from the first temperature sensing unit 201. At the above setting distance, when the first temperature sensing unit 201 is placed at the correct measurement position, the second temperature sensing unit 202 can also sense the temperature of the human body. According to the related knowledge, each temperature sensing unit may be composed of a heat sensing element and a corresponding microelectronic circuit for processing data.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic thermometer determines the final human body measurement temperature according to the highest human body temperature sensed by the first temperature sensing unit 201.

Based on the electronic thermometer, the present disclosure provides a method for detecting placement of a thermometer, which can be applied to the electronic thermometer or a user terminal bound to the electronic thermometer. The user terminal can be a smart phone, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a wearable device such as a smart watch, a smart bracelet and the like. The user terminal can establish communication connection with the communication module of the electronic thermometer through the built-in communication module. In a specific implementation process, the electronic thermometer and the user terminal are independent and are mutually connected, and the technical scheme provided by the disclosure is jointly implemented. The following describes the present disclosure in detail, taking a user terminal as an example.

Referring to FIG. 2, a flow chart of a method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment may include the steps of:

in step 11, two sets of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer are obtained;

in the embodiment of the disclosure, the user terminal may obtain the body temperature data of the preset measurement duration or the whole measurement duration output by each temperature sensing unit. According to the relevant knowledge, when the electronic thermometer measures the body temperature in an armpit measuring mode, the required time is generally 3-5 minutes. Assuming that the time required for accurately measuring the body temperature of one electronic thermometer is 3 minutes, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, under the condition that the subsequent result judgment is not affected, in order to reduce the calculation amount and save the calculation resources, the body temperature data with a preset time duration, for example, the body temperature data in the first 1 minute, may be obtained.

Referring to fig. 3, an application scenario diagram for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, where an electronic thermometer 01 and a user terminal 02 are connected through near field communication in a bluetooth, infrared, WiFi, or other manner. The electronic thermometer 01 can send the measured body temperature data to the user terminal in real time, the user terminal receives and stores body temperature information, and the body temperature information at least comprises: the identity of the temperature sensing unit and the body temperature data output by each temperature sensing unit can also comprise: device identification of the electronic thermometer.

Assume that the two temperature sensing units correspond to the identity identifiers: a first temperature sensing unit 201 and a second temperature sensing unit 202. The user terminal 02 can obtain a variation relationship of the body temperature with time according to the body temperature data sensed by the first temperature sensing unit 201. Similarly, the user terminal 02 can obtain a time-varying relationship of the body temperature according to the body temperature data output by the second temperature sensing unit 202.

In the present disclosure, each set of body temperature data, i.e. the variation relationship of the sensed body temperature with time, may be represented by a body temperature variation curve, a color temperature distribution graph, a temperature histogram, and the like.

In step 12, detecting whether the thermometer is correctly placed according to the comparison relationship between the two sets of body temperature data;

in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the body temperature variation curve may be used to represent the set of body temperature data. Referring to fig. 4, which is a flow chart illustrating another method of detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, the step 12 may include:

in step 121, comparing the variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves within a preset time interval;

first, a schematic diagram of a body temperature change curve obtained according to body temperature data output by the electronic thermometer during all measurement periods is described with reference to fig. 5-1 to 5-4.

Referring to fig. 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, and 5-4, a schematic view of a scenario for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, when a person uses an electronic thermometer to measure body temperature by an armpit measurement method, four situations generally occur, including: a normal case and three abnormal cases.

Normal condition, the schematic view of thermometer proper placement as shown in fig. 5-1. Normally, the first temperature-sensing unit 201 is disposed at the center of the armpit, and the second temperature-sensing unit 202 is disposed at a position slightly distant from the armpit, and is in close contact with the armpit skin.

The corresponding body temperature profile is shown as: the body temperature rising rates of the two curves are basically consistent in the time interval from T0 to T1, and in another time range: in T1 to T2, the body temperature rising rates of the two curves are slowed, and the first temperature sensing unit is in contact with the central position of the armpit with the highest temperature, so the highest body temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve a is slightly higher than the highest body temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve B.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first body temperature variation curve a is a body temperature variation curve obtained according to body temperature data output by the first temperature sensing unit 201; the second body temperature change curve B is a body temperature change curve obtained from body temperature data output by the second temperature sensing unit 202.

In the first abnormal case, as shown in fig. 5-2, the thermometer is placed too deep in the armpit, i.e., the first temperature-sensing unit 201 is placed beyond the center of the armpit.

The corresponding body temperature profile is shown as: in the time interval from T0 to T1, the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve a is smaller than that of the second body temperature change curve B, and the maximum body temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve a is significantly lower than that indicated by the second body temperature change curve B.

In a second abnormal situation, as shown in fig. 5-3, the thermometer is placed too shallow in the armpit, i.e. the first temperature-sensing unit 201 is not placed in the armpit center position o;

the corresponding body temperature profile is shown as: in the time interval from T0 to T1, the change rate of the first body temperature change curve A is obviously higher than that of the second body temperature change curve B, and the maximum body temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve A is obviously higher than that indicated by the second body temperature change curve B.

The third abnormal condition, shown in Figs. 5-4, is when the thermometer is not in intimate contact with the axillary skin.

The corresponding body temperature profile is shown as: although the body temperature change rates of the two body temperature change curves are consistent, the body temperature change rates are obviously smaller than the body temperature change rates of the normal body temperature change curves in the same time interval.

That is, in the third abnormal situation, although the body temperature rise rates of the two curves are substantially the same in a preset time interval, such as the interval T0-T1. However, compared with the normal body temperature change curve, the body temperature rising rates of the two currently acquired body temperature change curves in the same time interval are obviously lower than the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves under the normal condition. As shown in the figure, although the body temperature rising rates of the first body temperature change curve A and the second body temperature change curve B in the interval T0-T1 are consistent, the body temperature rising rate of the current first body temperature change curve A in the interval T0-T1 is obviously lower than that of the normal body temperature change curve A in the same time interval₀The rate of body temperature rise; in addition, the body temperature rise of the current second body temperature change curve B in the interval from T0 to T1 is obviously lower than that of the normal body temperature change curve B in the same time interval₀The rate of body temperature rise.

Based on the above four cases, the step 121 may specifically be: comparing whether the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are consistent or not within a preset time interval, such as T0-T1; if not, go to step 122, and if so, go to steps 123-125.

It should be noted here that the trends of the curves in the present disclosure are not strictly identical, and the rates of temperature rise of the two curves may deviate within a preset reasonable range, as shown in fig. 5-1.

And if the difference between the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves exceeds the preset reasonable range in the preset time zone, judging that the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are inconsistent.

In step 122, if the variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves are not consistent, it is determined that the thermometer placement position is incorrect.

Illustratively, if the body temperature rising rates of the two curves in the time interval from T0 to T1 are not consistent, the current placement position of the thermometer is determined to be inaccurate.

Further, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the user terminal may further determine which abnormal condition the current placement of the thermometer belongs to according to a difference between the two temperature change curves.

Referring to FIG. 6, another flowchart illustrating a method of detecting thermometer placement according to an exemplary embodiment, the step 122 may include:

in step 1221, if the variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves are not consistent, further determining a difference between the two body temperature variation curves;

in step 1222, if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is smaller than the body temperature rising rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval, it is determined that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep.

The first body temperature change curve is a body temperature change curve determined according to body temperature data output by the first temperature sensing unit 201. The second body temperature change curve is a body temperature change curve determined from body temperature data output by the second temperature sensing unit 202.

The implementation process of step 1222 is applicable to both the two body temperature change curves determined based on the body temperature data of the electronic thermometer during the whole measurement period or the part of the measurement period, and the two body temperature change curves determined based on the body temperature data of the electronic thermometer during the part of the measurement period.

Further, referring to fig. 7, which is a flowchart illustrating another method for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, when the temperature change curve is determined based on temperature data of the electronic thermometer during a whole measurement period, step 12 may further include, based on step 1222, the steps of:

in step 1201, when the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is less than that of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval, determining the difference between the highest body temperatures indicated by the two body temperature change curves;

in step 1202, if the maximum temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve is less than or equal to the maximum temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve, it is further determined that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep.

Namely, the distance between the first temperature sensing unit of the thermometer and the armpit center is larger than or equal to the distance between the second temperature sensing unit and the armpit center, and the detection process of the thermometer is further determined to accord with the first abnormal condition, so that the accuracy of position judgment is further improved.

In step 1223, if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is greater than the body temperature rising rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow;

and if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature curve A is obviously higher than that of the second body temperature curve B in the time interval from T0 to T1, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow.

Similarly, the implementation process of the step 1223 is not only applicable to the two body temperature change curves determined by the body temperature data based on the whole measurement duration or part of the measurement duration of the electronic thermometer, but also applicable to the two body temperature change curves determined by the body temperature data based on part of the measurement duration of the electronic thermometer.

Further, referring to fig. 8, which is a flowchart illustrating another method for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, when the body temperature change curve is determined based on body temperature data of the electronic thermometer during a whole measurement period, step 12 may further include, based on step 1223:

in step 1203, when the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is greater than that of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval, determining a difference value between the highest temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and the highest temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve;

in step 1204, if the difference between the highest temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and the highest temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve exceeds a preset temperature difference threshold, it is further determined that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow.

The method comprises the following steps: and judging whether the difference value between the highest temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and the highest temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve exceeds a preset temperature difference threshold value, and if so, further determining that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow.

Under normal conditions, the highest temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve is slightly higher than the highest temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve, but the difference value between the first body temperature change curve and the second body temperature change curve is within a reasonable range according to human body difference and cannot exceed a preset temperature difference threshold, and if the difference value between the first body temperature change curve and the second body temperature change curve exceeds the preset temperature difference threshold, for example, 5 ℃, the placing position of the thermometer can be further determined to be too shallow, so that the second abnormal condition is met. The preset temperature difference threshold may be an empirical value obtained from historical body temperature measurement data.

As another comparison result in step 121, if the two temperature curves have the same trend, it cannot be determined that the thermometer is placed at the correct position, and there may be two cases: in the first case, the thermometer is placed accurately; in the second case, the thermometer placement is inaccurate. Referring to fig. 9, which is a flowchart illustrating another method for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the step 12 may further include:

in step 123, if the variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves are consistent, comparing the two body temperature variation curves with the historical body normal temperature variation curve corresponding to the preset time interval;

in step 124, if the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves conform to the body temperature rising rate of the historical normal body temperature change curve, it is determined that the thermometer is placed correctly;

in step 125, if the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves are lower than the body temperature rising rate of the historical normal body temperature change curve, it is determined that the thermometer is not placed correctly. The third anomaly is met in that the thermometer is not in intimate contact with the underarm skin.

In step 13, when the thermometer is not placed correctly, a prompt message that the thermometer is placed incorrectly is sent out.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, when the user terminal determines that the thermometer is not correctly placed currently, at least one of the following modes may be used: the thermometer placement error prompt information is sent out in modes of prompt sound, vibration, character display, voice prompt, light signal prompt and the like. Furthermore, different information prompting modes can be adopted to prompt different abnormal conditions, for example, when a prompting sound mode is adopted to send out prompting information, 3-sound buzzing is sent out for the first abnormal condition; for the second abnormal condition, 4 buzzes are sent; and 5 buzzes are given out under the third abnormal condition so as to achieve the purpose of more accurately prompting the user.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the prompt message may include, in addition to the message for informing the user that the current thermometer is placed at the wrong position, a message for informing the user of which abnormal condition the current thermometer is placed at the wrong position, so that the user can adjust the placing position and/or the clamping degree of the electronic thermometer in time according to the prompt message.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, when the user terminal detects that the thermometer is not correctly placed currently, an instruction for triggering a prompt message may be sent to the pre-bound target terminal, so that the pre-bound target terminal sends a prompt message for prompting that the thermometer is incorrectly placed according to the instruction. Wherein, the above-mentioned target terminal equipment of binding in advance can be the intelligent wearing equipment who binds in advance with user terminal like intelligent bracelet, intelligent wrist-watch, intelligent running shoes, intelligent clothes, intelligent glasses etc. also can be above-mentioned electronic clinical thermometer. Referring to fig. 10, according to another scene schematic diagram for detecting placement of a thermometer shown in an exemplary embodiment, when the user terminal 02 detects that the thermometer is not correctly placed, for example, when the first temperature sensing unit is exposed to the outside of the body due to too deep position, at this time, the measured body temperature displayed by the thermometer APP installed on the user terminal is 28 ℃, that is, the body temperature output by the first temperature sensing unit 201, the user terminal 02 sends an instruction for triggering a prompt message to the smart bracelet 03, and the smart bracelet 03 receives the instruction and sends the prompt message: "thermometer is placed too deep! ".

The above is a detailed description of an embodiment of a method for detecting placement of a thermometer provided by the present disclosure, in which a user terminal is used as an executive subject. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the execution subject of the above method embodiment may also be an electronic thermometer, or a service end, such as a wireless router, communicatively connected to the electronic thermometer and a user terminal. The server mainly executes the process of acquiring body temperature data and processing information, and then sends the instruction for triggering prompt information to the electronic thermometer or the user terminal so as to send prompt information of wrong placement of the thermometer to the current user who is measuring body temperature, thereby ensuring that the user accurately measures body temperature by using the electronic thermometer, improving the measurement accuracy of the electronic thermometer and improving the user experience of the electronic thermometer.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to an executive body that detects placement of a thermometer.

While, for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the foregoing method embodiments have been described as a series of acts or combination of acts, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited by the order of acts, as some steps may, in accordance with the present disclosure, occur in other orders and concurrently.

Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are exemplary embodiments and that acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required by the disclosure.

Corresponding to the embodiment of the application function implementation method, the disclosure also provides an embodiment of an application function implementation device and a corresponding terminal.

Referring to fig. 11, a block diagram of an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, the apparatus may include:

the body temperature data acquisition module 21 is configured to acquire two sets of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer;

the detection module 22 is configured to detect whether the thermometer is placed correctly according to the comparison relationship between the two sets of body temperature data;

and the information prompting module 23 is configured to send out a prompting message that the thermometer is placed incorrectly.

In this disclosure, the information prompting module 23 may be implemented by at least one of the following methods: the thermometer placement error prompt device comprises a prompt sound, vibration, character display, voice prompt and light signal prompt, and sends out prompt information of the thermometer placement error.

Referring to fig. 12, a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 11, if the body temperature data is represented by a body temperature change curve over time, the detecting module 22 may include:

the comparison submodule 221 is configured to compare variation trends of the two body temperature variation curves within a preset time interval;

a first determination submodule 222 configured to determine that the placement position of the thermometer is incorrect in a case where the trend of the two temperature change curves is not consistent.

Referring to fig. 13, another block diagram of an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 12, the first determining sub-module 222 may include:

a difference determination unit 2221 configured to further determine the difference between the two body temperature change curves in the case that the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are not consistent;

a first determining unit 2222 configured to determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is smaller than the body temperature rising rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

a second determining unit 2223 configured to determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow if the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is greater than the body temperature rising rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

Referring to fig. 14, in another block diagram of an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 13, when the body temperature variation curve is a body temperature variation curve determined based on body temperature data output from the thermometer for all measurement periods, the first determining sub-module 222 may further include:

a first high temperature difference determination unit 2224 configured to determine the difference between the highest body temperatures indicated by the two body temperature change curves when the body temperature rising rate of the first body temperature change curve is smaller than the body temperature rising rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

a third determination unit 2225 configured to further determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too deep if the maximum temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve is equal to or less than the maximum temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve.

Referring to fig. 15, a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 13, when the body temperature variation curve is determined based on body temperature data output from the thermometer for all measurement periods, the first determining sub-module 222 may further include:

a second high temperature difference determination unit 2226 configured to determine a difference between a maximum temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and a maximum temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve when the body temperature increase rate of the first body temperature change curve is greater than the body temperature increase rate of the second body temperature change curve within the preset time interval;

a fourth determination unit 2227 configured to further determine that the placement position of the thermometer is too shallow if a difference between the maximum temperature indicated by the first body temperature change curve and the maximum temperature indicated by the second body temperature change curve exceeds a preset temperature difference threshold.

Referring to fig. 16, a block diagram of another apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 12, the detecting module 22 may further include:

the history comparison submodule 223 is configured to compare the two body temperature change curves with the historical normal body temperature change curve corresponding to the preset time interval under the condition that the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are consistent;

a second decision submodule 224 configured to determine that the thermometer is correctly placed if the body temperature rising rates of the two body temperature change curves conform to the body temperature rising rates of the historical normal body temperature change curves;

a third determination submodule 225 configured to determine that the thermometer is not properly positioned if the body temperature rise rates of the two body temperature change curves are lower than the body temperature rise rates of the historical normal body temperature change curves.

For the device embodiments, since they substantially correspond to the method embodiments, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiments for relevant points. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the disclosed solution. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.

Accordingly, in one aspect, the disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an arrangement 1700 for detecting placement of a thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 1700 may be a terminal, which may be embodied as a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device such as an electronic thermometer, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, a wearable device such as a smart watch, smart glasses, a smart band, a smart running shoe, and the like.

Referring to fig. 17, apparatus 1700 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 1702, memory 1704, power component 1706, multimedia component 1708, audio component 1710, input/output (I/O) interface 1712, sensor component 1714, and communications component 1716.

The processing component 1702 generally controls the overall operation of the apparatus 1700, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. Processing component 1702 may include one or more processors 1720 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the above-described method. Further, processing component 1702 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 1702 and other components. For example, processing component 1702 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 1708 and processing component 1702.

The memory 1704 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the device 1700. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the apparatus 1700, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 1704 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power supply component 1706 provides power to the various components of the device 1700. The power components 1706 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the apparatus 1700.

The multimedia component 1708 includes a screen providing an output interface between the apparatus 1700 and a user as described above. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of the touch or slide action but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1708 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front-facing camera and/or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 1700 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

Audio component 1710 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1710 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when apparatus 1700 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a record mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory 1704 or transmitted via the communication component 1716. In some embodiments, audio component 1710 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1712 provides an interface between the processing component 1702 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor assembly 1714 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for the apparatus 1700. For example, sensor assembly 1714 may detect the open/closed state of device 1700, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of apparatus 1700, the change in position of apparatus 1700 or a component of apparatus 1700, the presence or absence of user contact with apparatus 1700, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of apparatus 1700, and the change in temperature of apparatus 1700. The sensor assembly 1714 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1714 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1714 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1716 is configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus 1700 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The apparatus 1700 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1716 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1716 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1700 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 1704 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 1720 of the apparatus 1700 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

Wherein the instructions in the memory 1704, when executed by the processing component 1702, enable the apparatus 1700 to perform a method of detecting thermometer placement, comprising:

acquiring two groups of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer, and respectively determining the change relationship of the body temperature along with time;

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of detecting placement of a thermometer, the method comprising:

acquiring two groups of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer, wherein the body temperature data are represented by body temperature change curves changing along with time;

detecting whether the thermometer is correctly placed according to the comparison relationship of the two groups of body temperature data, comprising the following steps:

if the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are inconsistent, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is incorrect, and further determining the difference between the two body temperature change curves;

and when the thermometer is not placed correctly, sending out prompt information of wrong placement of the thermometer, wherein the prompt information corresponds to the difference between the two temperature change curves.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the body temperature profile is a body temperature profile determined based on body temperature data output from the thermometer over a full measurement period, the method further comprises:

4. The method of claim 2, wherein when the body temperature profile is a body temperature profile determined based on body temperature data output from the thermometer over a full measurement period, the method further comprises:

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting whether said thermometer is properly positioned based on a comparison of said two sets of body temperature data further comprises:

6. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by at least one of the following: the thermometer placement error prompt device comprises a prompt sound, vibration, character display, voice prompt and light signal prompt, and sends out prompt information of the thermometer placement error.

7. An electronic thermometer is characterized by comprising a handheld handle and a detection rod fixedly connected with the handheld handle, wherein two temperature sensing units are arranged on the detection rod, a first temperature sensing unit is arranged at the head of the detection rod, and a second temperature sensing unit is arranged at a preset distance away from the first temperature sensing unit;

the thermometer also comprises a prompt module and/or a communication module;

the prompting module is used for detecting whether the thermometer is placed correctly according to the comparison relationship between the two sets of body temperature data measured by the first temperature sensing unit and the second temperature sensing unit, and sending out prompting information that the thermometer is placed incorrectly when the thermometer is not placed correctly;

the communication module sends body temperature data measured by the first temperature sensing unit and the second temperature sensing unit to the user terminal through a near field communication connection established with the user terminal, so that the user terminal detects whether the thermometer is correctly placed according to a comparison relation between two groups of body temperature data measured by the first temperature sensing unit and the second temperature sensing unit, and sends out prompt information that the thermometer is incorrectly placed when the thermometer is not correctly placed;

the method for detecting the correct placement of the thermometer comprises the following steps that the body temperature data are represented by body temperature change curves changing along with time, the prompt information corresponds to the difference between the two body temperature change curves, and the prompt module or the user terminal detects whether the thermometer is placed correctly according to the comparison relationship between the two sets of body temperature data measured by the first temperature sensing unit and the second temperature sensing unit, and comprises the following steps:

and if the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are inconsistent, determining that the placement position of the thermometer is incorrect, and further determining the difference between the two body temperature change curves.

8. An apparatus for detecting placement of a thermometer, the apparatus comprising:

the temperature data acquisition module is configured to acquire two groups of temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the electronic thermometer, and the temperature data is represented by a temperature change curve changing along with time;

the detection module is configured to detect whether the thermometer is placed correctly according to the comparison relationship between the two sets of body temperature data, and the detection module comprises:

a first determination submodule configured to determine that the placement position of the thermometer is incorrect and further determine a difference between the two body temperature change curves if the change trends of the two body temperature change curves are inconsistent;

an information prompt module configured to send out prompt information that the thermometer is placed incorrectly, where the prompt information corresponds to a difference between the two temperature change curves.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein when the body temperature profile is a body temperature profile determined based on body temperature data output from the thermometer over a full measurement period, the first determination sub-module further comprises:

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein when the body temperature profile is a body temperature profile determined based on body temperature data output from the thermometer over a full measurement period, the first determination sub-module further comprises:

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the detection module further comprises:

13. The device according to any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein the information prompting module is configured to perform at least one of the following: the thermometer placement error prompt device comprises a prompt sound, vibration, character display, voice prompt and light signal prompt, and sends out prompt information of the thermometer placement error.

14. A device for detecting placement of a thermometer, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

acquiring two groups of body temperature data output by two temperature sensing units in the thermometer, wherein the body temperature data is represented by a body temperature change curve changing along with time;