JP3389033B2 - Women's thermometer - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a female thermometer for measuring the basal body temperature of women and women and performing pregnancy, contraception or health management based on the measured trend of the body temperature.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The basal body temperature of women and women has a biphasic nature of a high temperature phase and a low temperature phase, which is important information for pregnancy and contraception. Generally, the basal body temperature measured by a female thermometer is recorded every day to create a trend graph, and then the pregnancy and contraception periods are distinguished based on the basal body temperature method and the Ogino formula to distinguish the infertile period from the contraceptive period. , Will be responsible for health management. In order to simplify these operations, there is currently a female thermometer that automatically records and displays the basal body temperature as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-63014. Further, as disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 14524/1989, there is also proposed a method in which the recording time of the basal body temperature is limited so that the basal body temperature can be measured more strictly.

[0003]

However, in the conventional female thermometer as described above, the recording and display of the basal body temperature can be automatically performed, and the recording time of the basal body temperature is limited to measure the stricter basal body temperature. Although it is possible, body temperature measured at a time even slightly outside the recording time limit is not recorded. Therefore, there is a drawback that the measured value cannot be confirmed at all later.

Further, if the value is measured within a limited recording time, the last measured body temperature is recorded as the measured value, so that, for example, when the body temperature is remeasured many times,
The measured value that is most suitable for use as the basal body temperature may be overwritten by the measured value that is not necessarily suitable. As a result, the accuracy of the trend graph will also decrease.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional example, and the recording itself of the measured value is not particularly limited in time, and the measured value is given a priority according to the measured time, and The measurement value with the highest priority is recorded, and the accuracy of the measurement value is improved by considering the measurement value with a priority higher than a predetermined value as the basal body temperature, and the measurement value that cannot be regarded as the basal body temperature is also recorded. By doing so, it is an object to provide a female thermometer whose measured value can be confirmed later.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the female thermometer of the present invention has the following constitution. Set the body temperature measuring unit that measures body temperature and the priority time,
Correspondence relation between priority and body temperature measurement time determined from priority time
When the body temperature is measured by the body temperature measuring unit , the priority distribution indicating the relationship is stored, and the measured time of the body temperature is measured.
Priority time of setting the priority from the priority distribution based
The setting unit and the body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit are
One day is paired with the priority set by the priority time setting section.
With a storage unit that stores one measurement value for a certain number of days ,
For the measured body temperature, compare the priority of the body temperature
To update the body temperature stored in the storage unit
In, the highest priority temperature the first measurement value per day
As a storage update unit to be stored in the storage unit as a pair with the priority , the measurement value stored in the storage unit,
And a display unit for displaying based on the priority corresponding to the measured value.

Preferably, the display unit further comprises a mode setting means for setting the first or second display mode, wherein the display unit has, in the first display mode, one of the measured values stored in the storage unit. , The measured values whose corresponding priorities are equal to or higher than the predetermined priority are displayed, and in the second display mode, all the measured values stored in the storage unit are displayed.

Further, preferably, the priority distribution is
The priority within the predetermined time including the priority time is equal to or higher than the predetermined priority and monotonically decreases with the lapse of time.
To a value less than the priority is predetermined priority between off-time
Will be decided.

Further preferably, the display unit is a storage unit.
Of the stored measured values, the corresponding priority is given
For lesser priority measurements, the indicator
Displayed together with the data .

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A female electronic thermometer to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. <Device Configuration> FIG. 3 is an external view of the female thermometer main body according to the present embodiment, and FIG.
The top view which opened about 0 degree, (b) is a side view of the state which closed the cover. The body of this thermometer includes a probe 32 having a temperature measuring unit 32a for detecting the body temperature by inserting it into the mouth, information regarding the measurement date and time, the measured body temperature, the trend of the basal body temperature, etc., and the battery exhaustion. A display panel 33 for displaying information relating to control of the apparatus and the like, and a key panel 34 for inputting various information associated with body temperature measurement, in addition to a display mode and priority time described later. Further, although not shown, a connector for connecting a personal computer or the like as a host is also provided. Further, this thermometer has a wake-up function in order to promote the regular measurement, and at a time set separately, an audible alarm is emitted to prompt the user to measure the body temperature.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall construction of a thermometer (female thermometer) for controlling the temperature measurement by the thermometer of FIG.

First, the user sets the priority time by the priority time setting unit 2 before using the thermometer. This setting can be performed from the key panel 34 or the connected host. The priority time is not only information to be used for recording later, but also time to make an alarm sound. When this priority time is specified, the distribution of priorities corresponding to the body temperature measurement time is determined.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the measurement time and the priority. The priority Pa is highest at the time t2, which is two hours before the priority time ta, and the priority decreases monotonically with the passage of time from the priority time ta.
2 hours later, at time t3, the priority becomes Pb. Priority time t
In the time zone outside 2 hours before and after a, all priority levels are P
It takes the lowest value of c. That is, the body temperature measured at time t2 has Pa as the priority, and the body temperature measured at time t3 has Pb as the priority. The priority distribution of FIG. 2 is stored in the priority time setting unit 2 as a mathematical expression or a table using the priority time and the measurement time as parameters.

When the user inserts the temperature measuring unit 32a at the tip of the probe 32 into the mouth and starts measuring the body temperature, the body temperature measuring unit (body temperature measuring means) 1 measures the temperature input from the temperature measuring unit 32a. Based on the above, the body temperature measurement is started according to a predetermined procedure, and the start of the measurement is notified to the priority time setting unit (priority time setting means) 2. Then, when the measurement is completed, the obtained measurement value is notified to the memory updating unit (memory updating means) 3. For this reason, the body temperature measuring unit 1 samples the temperature data detected by the temperature measuring unit 32a at predetermined time intervals. With the main body thermometer, if the sample data exceeds 30 ° C and the temperature rise rate is 0.25 ° C / 4 seconds or more, the body temperature measurement will be started from that time point, and the time at this start point will be prioritized as the measurement time. Notify the time setting unit 2. When the measurement is started, the temperature detected by the probe 32 is sampled every predetermined sampling period (for example, 2 seconds), and the body temperature is measured by a predetermined method based on the sample data. Here, the peak hold method is used for the measurement.
In the peak hold method, the temperature is periodically sampled and the highest value among the sampled temperatures is held. The rate of increase of the sample data is a predetermined value, for example, 0.
When the temperature becomes 019 ° C./16 seconds or less, the measurement is terminated, and the temperature measuring unit 1 notifies the storage updating unit 3 of the highest value obtained at that time as a measured value. In addition, the sample data used for measurement does not use the measurement value from the probe as it is, but as the sample data at a certain time, the arithmetic itself average of three sample data is added to the data itself and before and after the data, and the sample is taken at that time. Used as data. By doing so, it is possible to suppress variations in each sampling and perform more accurate measurement.

The priority time setting unit 2 which has received the notification of the start of measurement
Then, the time when the notification is received is read from the clock, and the priority is set from the priority distribution pattern of FIG. The set priority is notified to the priority comparing unit (priority comparing means) 4 as a new priority.

The storage unit (storage means) 5 stores one measured value per day for a predetermined number of days, for example 240 days, by pairing the measured body temperature and its priority. When the priority comparison unit 4 receives the new priority from the priority setting unit 2a, the priority (old priority) of the measured value recorded on the same day as that is read from the storage unit 5 and compared with the new priority. If the new priority is higher or if the measurement value of the day is not yet stored in the first measurement of the day, the storage update unit 3 is notified of the update permission together with the new priority. If the old priority is high, the storage update unit 3 is notified of the update disapproval or nothing is done.

Upon receipt of the measured value from the body temperature measuring unit 1, the memory updating unit 3 stores the received measured value and its priority (new priority) as a pair if the update permission is notified at that time. The latest measurement value of the same day stored in the unit 5 is updated.

When one measurement and storage are completed in this way,
The measurement value is read from the storage unit 5 by the display control unit 6,
It is displayed on the display unit 7. At this time, the switch 6b is switched to switch the display mode to either mode 1 or mode 2. The switch 6b can be switched by the key panel 34. When the mode 1 is selected, the measurement values read from the storage unit 5 and their priorities are input to the display selection unit 6a. Display selection unit 6a
Compares the measurement priority with the fixed display priority,
A measurement value having a higher priority than the display priority is displayed as an effective basal body temperature. Measurements with a priority lower than the display priority are not displayed as invalid as basal body temperature. On the other hand, when mode 2 is selected, all measured values are displayed regardless of priority.

FIG. 8 shows that the measured body temperature is the liquid crystal display panel 3.
3 is a diagram showing a state of being displayed in FIG. FIG. 8A shows the case of the mode 2 in which the priority is lower than the display priority and the measured value 8
1 is also displayed unconditionally. When the same data as this is displayed in mode 1, it is displayed as shown in FIG. In this case, the measured value 81 is not displayed. When the cursor 33d is moved to the measured value 82 of one of the segments whose measured value is displayed on the trend display section 33a by the liquid crystal display with one switch of the key panel 34, the measured date is displayed on the measured date display section 33b. The date is displayed as a numerical value of the measured body temperature value on the body temperature value display portion 33c.

Further, by utilizing the data stored in the storage unit 5 and the measurement of the body temperature and various data inputted by the user, the calculation processing of the next menstrual day prediction, the next ovulation day prediction, the birth date prediction, etc. However, the priority of the measurement value stored in the storage unit 5 is also referred to when performing these processes.
That is, when referring to the measured value of the body temperature, the priority is a measurement value larger than a predetermined threshold value as an effective basal body temperature,
Measurements that are not so are not used in the above calculation as invalid measurements. The threshold value that is the valid / invalid judgment criterion may be the same value as the display priority.

As described above, the measured body temperature is recorded and displayed according to the priority. <Processing procedure> Although the above-described configuration is configured by the thermometer according to the present embodiment with functional blocks, a general-purpose processor may be used. In that case, the program is executed by the processor, as shown in FIG.
Can be realized.

FIG. 4 shows the overall construction of a thermometer (female thermometer) using a CPU 41 as a processor. Figure 4
In, the clock 8 is a clock that keeps real time. Display 7
Is a liquid crystal panel or the like, which displays measured body temperature, trends in measured values, various predicted values, and the like. The body temperature measuring unit 1
The equilibrium temperature is predicted from the temperature measured by the probe 32 by the method described above. The input unit 44 includes the key panel 34, and inputs the priority time and various control information. RAM
42 is a measured value / priority storage unit 421 that stores the measured value once a day and its priority for 240 days, a priority time storage unit 422 that stores the set priority time, and a mode storage that stores the display mode. Besides including the unit 423, it is used as a work area. If a flash memory is used for the storage units 421 to 423, it is not necessary to back up with a battery. The ROM 43 stores data such as the priority pattern 431 shown in FIG. 2 and the fixed display permission priority 433, and the program 4 executed by the CPU 41.
32 is stored. The thermometer is connected to a host device (not shown) via the host interface 45.

5 to 7 are flow charts showing the procedure of the program stored in the ROM 43 of FIG. This can also be referred to as a data processing procedure in the configuration of FIG.

FIG. 5 shows the procedure for setting the priority time. When the priority time is input from the input unit 44, the value is stored in the priority time storage unit 422 (step S51).

FIG. 6 is a procedure for recording the measured body temperature. When the measurement of body temperature is started by the body temperature measuring unit 1,
The time from the clock 8 and the body temperature value from the body temperature measuring unit 1 are acquired, and the priority at the measurement time is obtained from the preset priority time 422 and the priority distribution pattern 431 (step S61). Next, the measured value / priority storage unit 4
It is determined whether the measured value is already stored in 11 on the measurement day (step S62). If the measurement value of the same day is not recorded yet, the process proceeds to step S65, and the measured body temperature is stored together with the priority.

If the measured value is already stored, the stored old priority is compared with the new priority acquired in step S61 (step S63). If the new priority is higher, the body temperature measuring unit The value is read after the end of the measurement by 1 (step S64), and stored as the measured value for the day in the measured value / priority storage unit 411 together with the new priority (step S65). If the new priority is low, it is not stored in the measurement value / priority storage unit 421.

FIG. 7 is a procedure for displaying the trend of the stored measured values. Normally, FIG. 7 begins immediately after the end of the procedure of FIG.

First, the measured value on the first day of the displayed range and its priority are read from the RAM 42 (step S).
71). Next, the mode value is determined (step S72),
If it is mode 1, it is determined whether the priority read in step S71 is the display permission priority 433 or higher (step S73). If it is the display permission priority or higher, the read measured value is displayed as an effective basal body temperature as shown in FIG. 8 (step S74). If the display permission priority is not met, the measured value is not displayed and ignored. On the other hand, the display mode is mode 2
If it is, the process proceeds unconditionally to step S74 and the measured value is displayed.

When the processing of the measured values for one day is completed, it is judged whether there is a measured value for the next day (step S75), and if there is, it is judged whether it is within the display range of the display panel 33 (step S76). If both satisfy the conditions, the measurement value and the priority thereof for the next day are read, and the loop processing is repeated. If any of the conditions is not satisfied, the processing ends at that point and the display is confirmed. In addition, in the display panel 33, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (d), the value compared with the reference body temperature is displayed in any of the four segments. That is, in comparison with the reference body temperature, if it is + 0.2 ° C or more than the reference body temperature, if it is the same as the reference body temperature, if it is lower than -0.2 ° C below the reference body temperature, or if it is −0.2 ° C or less than the reference body temperature. Display separately.

Incidentally, the measured value outside the display range can be displayed by moving the range with a moving key arranged on the key panel.

As described above, the electronic female thermometer according to the present embodiment records the highest priority measurement value in one day by giving the measurement value a priority corresponding to the measurement time of the body temperature. When using the recorded measured values, the accuracy of the measured values can be improved by regarding the measured values having the priority equal to or higher than the predetermined value as the effective basal body temperature. Moreover, since the measured value is recorded together with the priority, the measured value that cannot be regarded as the basal body temperature can be recorded, and the measured value can be displayed and confirmed later. [Other Embodiments] In the above configuration, when the priority is lower than the display permission priority, the measured value is unconditionally displayed, but the display permission is not satisfied, that is, as the basal body temperature. There is also a configuration in which it is displayed along with an indicator that indicates an invalid value. In this case, the display controller 6
The measured values of the priority less than the display permission priority are shown in FIG.
As in (c), an appropriate symbol (“*” in this example) is displayed on the invalid measurement value 81.

A personal computer can also be connected by the host interface 45. Figure 9
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration in which the thermometer main body of the present embodiment and a personal computer are connected. With the configuration of FIG. 9A, the personal computer can read the measured values from the thermometer main body in real time, or read the measured values and the priority stored in the storage unit 5 and analyze the data. . Further, from the personal computer, the priority time to be set in the thermometer main body, the calibration data used by the thermometer 1 at the time of measurement, and the like can be written in the thermometer. In addition, the data stored in the ROM 43, such as the display permission priority and the priority pattern, is RA
If stored in a rewritable device such as M or a flash memory, those values can be rewritten from the host. FIG. 9B shows a state in which two thermometers are connected via a personal computer. By connecting in this way, it is possible to quickly copy or compare the measured values stored in the two thermometers from one to the other with a personal computer.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the pattern as shown in FIG. 2 is used as the priority distribution pattern, but other patterns can be applied. 10 to 12
Is an example of a priority distribution pattern. In FIG. 10, the priority is the lowest priority from time 0:00 to t2 and time t3 to 24:00, and becomes higher at time t2 and monotonically increases with time. , Time t3
Is the highest priority. Therefore, the body temperature measured last within two hours before and after the priority time is recorded as an effective measurement value.

In FIG. 11, there is a priority distribution pattern that gradually transitions from the lowest priority from time t to t2 and from time t3 to t4. By doing this, even if the body temperature is not measured at the time of the display permission priority or higher and the body temperature is measured at the time of the display permission priority or lower, the basal body temperature is still effective. The body temperature measured at a time closer to the time zone can be recorded.

In FIG. 12, the priority time ta is defined as the time having the highest priority, and the peak is taken as the peak time before and after the times t2, t.
The priority drops sharply toward 3. By doing so, the body temperature measured at the time closest to the priority time ta can be recorded as a record between the times t2 and t3.

Various patterns other than the patterns shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 can be applied. Only by changing this pattern, it is possible to adjust at which time the measured value is left as a record by the procedure shown in FIG.

[0037]

As described above, the female thermometer according to the present invention has the priority indicating the correspondence between the body temperature measurement time and the priority.
The temperature distribution is memorized and based on the measurement time when the body temperature is measured.
Set the priority from the priority distribution and measured within the same day.
For body temperature, the highest priority body temperature per day
It is recorded as a pair of priority value (for a certain number of days) as one measured value of
This stored measurement is remembered and displayed based on priority
Since it is displayed in the section, the measured value can be confirmed based on the priority.
And the accuracy of the measured value of the basal body temperature can be improved. Also, the first or second
Further, a mode setting means for setting the display mode of
The display part is stored in the first display mode.
Of the measured values, the corresponding priority is a specified priority or higher.
The value is displayed and stored in the second display mode.
In the first display mode, all the measured values can be displayed.
Measures with high priority as effective basal body temperature
Measured values that are displayed and have a lower priority are as basal body temperature
Is not displayed as invalid, while the second display mode
Allows you to view all of your stored measurements. Well
In addition, the priority distribution is the priority within a predetermined time including the priority time.
Is monotonically decreasing over a certain priority and over time
Therefore, the priority of the time outside the predetermined time is higher than the predetermined priority.
Is set to a small value,
The priority from the cloth can be set to the measured value. In addition, the display
Indicates that among the stored measurements, the corresponding priority is
For measured values of priority below the fixed priority,
It is invalid as a basal body temperature by displaying with the caterer.
You can show that there is.

[0038]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a thermometer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between measurement time and priority.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a female thermometer main body according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram using a processor of the thermometer according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a procedure for setting a priority time.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a procedure for recording a measured body temperature.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a procedure for displaying a trend of stored measurement values.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing how the measured body temperature is displayed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration in which the thermometer main body of the present embodiment and a personal computer are connected.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a relationship between measurement time and priority.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a relationship between measurement time and priority.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a relationship between measurement time and priority.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Body temperature measurement section 2 Priority time setting section 3 Memory update unit 4 Priority comparison section 5 memory 6 Display control unit 7 Display 8 clocks

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A body temperature measuring unit for measuring body temperature, and a body temperature determined from the priority time by setting a priority time.
Memorize priority distribution showing correspondence between measurement time and priority
And, when the body temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit, the
Is the priority distribution based on the measured time of the body temperature?
And the priority time setting unit that sets the priority from the body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit.
1 measurement per day paired with the priority set by the fixed part
For the storage unit that stores the value for a certain number of days and the body temperature measured within the same day, the priority of the body temperature
The body temperature stored in the storage unit is updated by comparing
By doing this, the highest priority body temperature per day
A storage update unit for storing the one measurement value in the storage unit as a pair with the priority, and a display unit for displaying the measurement value stored in the storage unit based on the priority corresponding to the measurement value. And a female thermometer. 2. A mode setting means for setting a first display mode or a second display mode is further provided, wherein the display section corresponds to one of the measured values stored in the storage section in the first display mode. The female thermometer according to claim 1, characterized in that the measured values whose priority levels are higher than or equal to a predetermined priority level are displayed, and all the measured values stored in the storage section are displayed in the second display mode. . 3. The priority distribution is such that the priority within a predetermined time including the priority time is equal to or higher than a predetermined priority and monotonically decreases with the passage of time, and the priority at times outside the predetermined time is Determined to be a value smaller than the predetermined priority
Women thermometer according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that. 4. The display unit is stored in a storage unit.
Of the measured values, the corresponding priority is less than the specified priority.
Priority readings are shown with indicators
Women thermometer according to claim 1, characterized in that.