JP3569780B2 - Women's thermometer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a female thermometer for measuring women's basal body temperature and performing pregnancy, contraception, health management, and the like based on the measured body temperature trend.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The basal body temperature of women and girls periodically has two phases of a high temperature phase and a low temperature phase, which is important information for managing pregnancy and contraception. Generally, the basal body temperature measured by a woman's thermometer is recorded every day, and a trend graph is created. , Health management, etc. In order to simplify these operations, there is currently a women's thermometer that automatically records and displays the basal body temperature as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-63014. Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-152424, there has been proposed an apparatus in which the recording time of the basal body temperature is limited so that the basal body temperature can be measured more strictly.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional women's thermometer as described above, the recording and display of the basal body temperature can be automatically performed, and a more strict basal body temperature can be measured by setting a limit on the basal body temperature recording time. Temperatures measured at any time deviating from are not recorded. For this reason, there was a drawback that the measured values could not be confirmed later.
[0004]
Also, if the value is measured within the limited recording time, since the last measured body temperature is recorded as a measured value, for example, when the body temperature is re-measured many times, it is best to use it as the basal body temperature Suitable measurements may be overwritten by measurements that are not necessarily suitable. As a result, the accuracy of the trend graph also decreases.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional example, and when a measurement is failed or measurement cannot be performed correctly, an appropriate value such as a measurement value measured by another thermometer is specified and re-designated. An object of the present invention is to provide a woman's clinical thermometer which can be input and registered as a measured value on a specified date as a measured value on a designated date, thereby further improving the prediction accuracy of a scheduled date and the accuracy of a trend graph.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, the female thermometer of the present invention has the following configuration. A body temperature measurement unit that measures body temperature, a storage unit that stores the measured value and the priority in pairs, and when the body temperature is measured by the body temperature measurement unit , indicates a correspondence relationship between the body temperature measurement time and the priority. A setting unit for setting the priority in accordance with the measurement time based on the priority distribution, and wherein the priority set by the setting unit is higher than the priority of the measurement value recorded on the same day or the measurement on the same day If the value is not stored, the body temperature measurement value measured by the measuring unit, a storage updating unit that stores in the storage unit as a measurement value of the date together with the priority set for the measured value And storing the re-entered measured value as a measured value on the specified date, together with a priority higher than a predetermined threshold value that is a reference that the measured value is valid. and a re-input means you memorize the part.
[0007]
Preferably, the apparatus further includes a calculating unit that calculates various scheduled dates based on the measured values stored in the storage unit, wherein the calculating unit sets the measured value having a higher priority than the predetermined threshold value to the measured value. The expected date is calculated based on the estimated date.
[0008]
Also, preferably, the various scheduled dates include an ovulation date, a menstrual date, and a scheduled birth date.
[0009]
Preferably, the display device further includes a display unit, and displays the trend of the measurement value on the display unit based on the measurement value re- input by the re - input unit.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An electronic thermometer for women to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Apparatus configuration>
3 is an external view of the main body of the female thermometer according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 (a) is a top view of the thermometer main body with the lid 31 opened at about 120 degrees, and FIG. 3 (b) is a side view of the main body with the lid closed. is there. The main body of the thermometer includes a probe 32 provided with a temperature measuring unit 32a for detecting a body temperature by being inserted into a mouth, information on measurement values such as a measurement date and time, a measured body temperature, a trend of a basal body temperature, and a battery exhaustion. And a key panel 34 for inputting various information associated with body temperature measurement, in addition to a display mode and a priority time described later. Although not shown, a connector for connecting a personal computer or the like as a host is also provided. The thermometer has a wake-up function to facilitate regular measurement, and wakes up at a separately set time to urge the user to measure the body temperature.
[0011]
More specifically, the display panel 33 displays the date, the measured body temperature, or the trend graph of the measured and stored body temperature, and also displays the measurement results of basal body temperature such as ovulation schedule, menstrual schedule, and childbirth schedule. A schedule display bar 33a for displaying the estimated date based on the information, and prompts or settings for inputting each memo item such as menstruation, fever, medication, vaginal discharge, menstrual pain, and sexual intercourse which are input as memos. And a memo display bar 33b for displaying. Although FIG. 3 shows a state in which all the display bars 33a and 33b are displayed, they are not all displayed at the same time, and each display bar is displayed when a corresponding item is displayed or input. You.
[0012]
The key panel 34 includes various keys such as a power key, a memo key, a function key, a decision key, a body temperature display / movement key (+ and-keys), an alarm key, and a cancel key. In addition, item names indicating what each display bar means are described corresponding to each of the above-described display bars. These item names are color-coded by the schedule display bar 31a and the memo display bar 31b, and are written so that they can be distinguished at a glance. This allows the user to compare the display bar with the corresponding item name and immediately know the meaning of the displayed content. Note that on the back surface of the lid 31, how to enter each of these memo items and how to display each schedule are described in the same color as the item names of the memo display bar 31b and the schedule display bar 31a.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a thermometer (woman thermometer) for controlling the temperature measurement by the thermometer of FIG.
[0014]
First, the user sets a priority time by the priority time setting unit 2 before using the thermometer. This setting can be made from the key panel 34 or a connected host. The priority time is information to be used for recording later, and is also a time at which a wake-up sound is sounded. When this priority time is designated, the distribution of the priority corresponding to the body temperature measurement time is determined.
[0015]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the measurement time and the priority. With the priority time ta as the center, the priority Pa at the time t2 two hours before that is the highest, and then the priority monotonically decreases as time elapses, and at time t3 two hours after the priority time ta, the priority becomes lower. Pb. In a time zone two hours before and after the priority time ta, all the priorities take the lowest value of Pc. That is, the body temperature measured at time t2 has Pa as a priority, and the body temperature measured at time t3 has Pb as a priority. The priority distribution of FIG. 2 is stored in the priority time setting unit 2 as a formula or a table using the priority time and the measurement time as parameters.
[0016]
Now, when the user inserts the temperature measuring section 32a at the tip of the probe 32 into the mouth and starts measuring the body temperature, the body temperature measuring section (body temperature measuring means) 1 performs the measurement based on the temperature input from the temperature measuring section 32a. The measurement of the body temperature 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. When the measurement is completed, the obtained measurement value is notified to the storage updating unit (storage updating unit) 3. For this purpose, the body temperature measuring unit 1 samples temperature data detected by the temperature measuring unit 32a at predetermined time intervals. When the sample data exceeds 30 ° C. and the temperature rise rate becomes 0.25 ° C./4 seconds or more, the body thermometer starts measuring the body temperature from that time as a starting point, and the time at this starting point is prioritized as the measuring time. Notify the time setting unit 2.
[0017]
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. When the rate of increase of the sample data becomes a predetermined value, for example, 0.019 ° C./16 seconds or less, the measurement is terminated, and the temperature measurement unit 1 stores the maximum value obtained at that time as a measured value as a storage update unit. Notify 3. Also, the sample data used for the measurement is not directly used as the measured value from the probe, but as the sample data at a certain point in time, an arithmetic averaging of the data itself and the three sample data before and after the data is obtained, and the arithmetic average is obtained. Use as data. By doing so, it is possible to perform measurement more accurately while suppressing variations between samplings.
[0018]
The priority time setting unit 2 having received the notification of the measurement start reads the time at which the notification was received from the clock, and sets the priority as the measurement time from the priority distribution pattern of FIG. The set priority is notified to the priority comparison unit (priority comparison means) 4 as a new priority.
[0019]
The storage unit (storage unit) 5 stores one measured value per day for a predetermined number of days, for example, 240 days, based on the measured body temperature and its priority. Upon receiving the new priority from the priority setting unit 2a, the priority comparing unit 4 reads the priority (old priority) of the measurement value recorded on the same day from the storage unit 5 and compares it with the new priority. If the new priority is higher or the measured value for the first time of the day has not been stored yet, the update permission is notified to the storage / update unit 3 together with the new priority. If the old priority is large, the storage update unit 3 is notified of the update non-permission, or does nothing.
[0020]
Upon receiving the measurement value from the body temperature measurement unit 1, the storage update unit 3 stores the received measurement value and its priority (new priority) in the storage unit 5 as a pair if the update permission is notified at that time. Update the latest measurement value of the same day stored.
[0021]
When one measurement and storage is completed in this way, the measured values are read from the storage unit 5 by the display control unit 6 and 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. When mode 1 is selected, the measurement values read from the storage unit 5 and their priorities are input to the display selection unit 6a. The display selection unit 6a compares the priority of the measured value with the fixed display priority, and displays the measured value having a higher priority than the display priority as an effective basal body temperature. Measurements having a lower priority than the display priority are not displayed as invalid as basal temperature. On the other hand, when the mode 2 is selected, all the measured values are displayed regardless of the priority.
<Re-input of measured value>
Normal measurement and display of basal body temperature is performed according to the procedure described above. However, it cannot always be measured every day, and there may be days when accurate basal body temperature cannot be measured due to fever or the like. Therefore, the female thermometer according to the present invention is configured to be able to store and re-input a temporary basal body temperature.
[0022]
If basal body temperature has not been measured, a provisional basal body temperature of 36.5 ° C. is automatically stored. After that, the appropriate value as the basal body temperature can be changed and input by using the body temperature display / movement key. Further, not only the provisional basal body temperature but also a value once measured can be changed and input as the basal body temperature by using the body temperature display / movement key.
[0023]
In this way, when re-inputting a measurement value retrospectively in the past, the user specifies a date for re-input from a re-input unit (re-input means) 9 and, for example, a conventional analog data as the date data. Enter the value measured by the thermometer. The predetermined conditions that can be re-input include the following.
(1) The specified date must be within a specified period, for example, within the past month.
(2) If the non-measurement period of the body temperature continues for a predetermined period or more, for example, if it lasts for 9 days or more, the period cannot be input again.
(3) The designated date must be after the prescribed date, for example, after the first measurement date.
A re-input can be made for a specified date satisfying these predetermined conditions. The re-input value is handled in the same way as the measurement value measured at the priority time. The re-input can be repeated as long as the above conditions are satisfied, and the last input value overwrites the previous value.
[0024]
Using the data stored in the storage unit 5 and various data input by the user together with the measurement of the body temperature, calculation processing such as the next menstrual day prediction, the next ovulation day prediction, the birth date prediction is performed. Also when performing the processing, the priority of the measured value stored in the storage unit 5 is referred to. That is, when referring to the measured value of the body temperature, a measured value having a priority higher than a predetermined threshold value is set as an effective basal body temperature, and a measured value other than that is not used as an invalid measured value and is not used in the above calculation. The re-input measurement value is treated as a value having a higher priority than this threshold value. It should be noted that the threshold value used as a criterion of validity / invalidity may be the same as the display priority.
[0025]
As described above, the measured body temperature is recorded and displayed according to the priority.
<Processing procedure>
In the above configuration, the thermometer according to the present embodiment is configured by functional blocks, but may be configured using a general-purpose processor. In that case, the configuration of FIG. 1 can be realized by executing the program by the processor.
[0026]
FIG. 4 shows the overall configuration of a thermometer (woman thermometer) using a CPU 41 as a processor. In FIG. 4, a clock 8 is a clock that ticks real time. The display unit 7 is a liquid crystal panel or the like, and displays a measured body temperature, a trend of a measured value, various predicted values, and the like. The body temperature measurement unit 1 can predict the equilibrium temperature from the temperature measured by the probe 32 by the above-described method. The input unit 44 includes a key panel 34, and inputs a priority time, various control information, and the like. The RAM 42 includes a measured value / priority storage unit 421 that stores the measured values once a day and their priorities for 240 days, a priority time storage unit 422 that stores a set priority time, and a mode storage that stores a display mode. In addition to including the unit 423, it is used as a work area. If a non-volatile memory is used for the storage units 421 to 423, there is no need to back up with a battery. The ROM 43 stores a program 432 executed by the CPU 41, in addition to data such as the priority pattern 431 and the fixed display permission priority 433 shown in FIG. The thermometer is connected to a host device (not shown) via the host interface 45.
[0027]
FIG. 5 is a state transition diagram showing transition of a function mode for performing various functions by the present woman's thermometer, including the above-described measurement and re-input. Each mode will be described, including items that have already been outlined and items that have not been explained.
(1) Measurement mode The measurement mode is entered when the power is turned on or when reset by the cancel key. In this measurement mode, the measurement value of the current day indicated by the clock 8 is displayed in the initial state, and is displayed by operating the + or-key of the body temperature display / movement key constituting the key panel 34 as the input unit 44. The date to be performed is advanced by one day or returned by one day. In this mode, the measurement value from the temperature measurement unit 32a is monitored, and the body temperature measurement is started when the measurement start condition is satisfied.
(2) Re-entry mode In the measurement mode, if the + and-keys of the body temperature display / movement key are pressed at the same time, the mode transits to the re-entry mode in which the measured value on the displayed day is re-entered. In the re-input mode, the measured value of the day is displayed. For days not measured, 36.5 ° C. is displayed as the default value. From this state, the measured value displayed in increments of 0.01 ° C. is changed by the + key or the − key of the body temperature display / movement key, and when the change to the desired value is completed, the key panel 34 as the input unit 44 is provided. Is set as a measured value by the confirmation key constituting At the same time, the mode returns to the measurement mode.
(3) Current time setting mode In the measurement mode, if the alarm key and the function key constituting the key panel 34 as the input unit 44 are pressed at the same time, the mode is changed to the current time setting mode. When this mode is entered, the current date and time are displayed, and the current year flashes as the first item to be set. The value of the blinking item is changed one by one using the + or-key of the body temperature display / movement key, and when the confirm key is pressed with a desired value, the process proceeds to the setting of the next item. The five items are set in order of year, month, day, hour, and minute. When the final minute is confirmed, that is, when the fifth confirm key is pressed, the mode returns to the measurement mode.
(4) Priority time setting mode In the measurement mode, when the alarm key and the memo key constituting the key panel 34 as the input unit 44 are simultaneously pressed, the mode transits to the priority time setting mode. In this mode, the currently set priority time is displayed, and a value indicating a certain time is blinked as the first set item. The value of the blinking item is changed by one using the + or-key of the body temperature display / movement key. When the enter key is pressed with a desired value, the process moves to the next item. Two items are set in the order of hour and minute. When the final minute is confirmed, that is, when the second confirm key is pressed, the mode returns to the measurement mode.
(5) Memo mode In the measurement mode, when the memo key constituting the key panel 34 as the input section 44 is pressed, the mode is changed to the memo mode. When this mode is entered, six items of memos can be entered for the date set in the measurement mode. Each time the memo key is pressed, the items to be set shift sequentially. When the confirm key is pressed for each item, the fact that the memo item has been set is stored, and the process returns to the measurement mode. Also, if no item is determined and the sixth memo key is pressed, the process returns to the measurement mode.
{Circle around (6)} Estimated date display mode In the measurement mode, when a function key which is one of the key panels 34 as the input unit 44 is pressed, the mode transits to the estimated date display mode. In this mode, the next ovulation date is first estimated from the stored measured body temperature and displayed. There are a total of three items displayed in this mode, and the items displayed each time the function key is pressed shift to the next menstrual date and the expected delivery date, and return to the measurement mode with the third function key.
(7) Volume setting mode In the measurement mode, when an alarm key, which is one of the key panels 34 as the input unit 44, is pressed, the mode transits to the volume setting mode. In this mode, the volume of the buzzer can be set to a desired level by using the + or-key of the body temperature display / movement key.
[0028]
The modes of the female thermometer of the present embodiment are the above seven modes. In each mode, when the cancel key, which is one of the key panels 34 as the input unit 44, is pressed, the mode returns to the measurement mode. In each mode other than the measurement mode, the time elapsed without any key input is measured, and after a predetermined time elapses, the state returns to the same state as when the cancel key is pressed. Similarly, when a predetermined time elapses in the measurement mode, the power is automatically turned off. Further, the key input for transitioning from the measurement mode to each mode is regarded as being input when the key is pressed for a predetermined time to prevent an erroneous input.
<Process in re-input mode>
FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing procedures related to the re-input mode among the procedures of the program stored in the ROM 43 of FIG. This can also be said to be a data processing procedure in the configuration of FIG.
[0029]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the measurement value display process in the measurement mode and the display contents in each step. When the measurement date is designated by the + or-key of the body temperature display / movement key from the input unit 44, the measured value on the designated day is displayed. In each mode in FIG. 5, it is assumed that a variable for storing the mode is secured in a memory, and which mode is set / determined according to the value. In addition, the displayed contents are, in addition to the date and the measured value of the day, a trend graph showing the transition of the measured value as a guide for the judgment of the high temperature period and the low temperature period. Is displayed as a dot.
[0030]
First, it is assumed that the measurement value of the current day is displayed as in display D60 in the measurement mode. In this state, when either the + key or the-key is pressed among the body temperature display / movement keys, the measurement data on the specified day is read (step S61). The read data is displayed together with the date (step S62). Display D62 is a display example in a case where there is no measured value on the designated day. In this case, no measurement is displayed on the graph. Thus, for the date displayed in the measurement mode, the measurement value is input in the re-input mode.
[0031]
FIG. 7A shows a procedure for shifting to the re-input mode with the display D70 (the same content as the display D62) being displayed. In the measurement mode, when the + and-keys of the body temperature display / movement key are pressed simultaneously, it is determined whether the above three conditions for re-input are satisfied (step S71). If the condition is satisfied, the measured value at that date or, if there is no measured value, the default value (here, 36.50 ° C.) blinks as indicated by display D72 (step S72).
[0032]
FIG. 7B shows a procedure for changing the default value. In the re-input mode, when either the + key or the-key is pressed among the body temperature display / movement keys having a function as the re-input unit (change input means) 9, the value changes by 0.01 degrees (step S73). Is displayed as a display D74 (step S74).
[0033]
The operator confirms the value to be re-input by looking at this display, and presses a confirmation key having a function as a re-input unit (change input means) 9. FIG. 7C shows a processing procedure when the confirmation key is pressed. When the confirmation key is pressed, the value set in the procedure of FIG. 7B is changed to a valid measurement value on that date, that is, a measurement having a higher priority than a predetermined threshold value as a reference for validity / invalidity. It is stored as a value (step S75). At the same time, the transition graph also displays the newly stored value 701.
[0034]
In such a procedure, the measured value can be re-entered retroactively.
[0035]
As described above, the electronic gynecological 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 measurement values, the accuracy of the measurement values can be increased by regarding the measurement values having a priority equal to or higher than a predetermined value as an effective basal body temperature. In addition, since the measured value is recorded together with the priority, the measured value that cannot be regarded as the basal body temperature can also be recorded, and the measured value can be displayed and confirmed later.
[0036]
Also, enter a new appropriate basal body temperature, for example, if you have forgotten to measure it, measured it with another thermometer for the convenience of the subject, or recorded an inappropriate measurement value due to fever. Or by changing and inputting it to an appropriate value, it is possible to more accurately predict the ovulation date, menstrual date, and expected birth date.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the gynecological thermometer according to the present invention does not impose any particular time limit on the recording of the measured value itself, and assigns a priority according to the measurement time to the measured value to give the highest priority in one day. In addition to recording the high measured value, while increasing the accuracy of the measured value by considering the measured value having a priority equal to or higher than the predetermined value as basal body temperature, also record the measured value that can not be considered as basal body temperature, By re- inputting, it is possible to predict the ovulation date, the menstrual date, and the expected delivery date more accurately.
[0038]
[Brief description of the 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 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram using a processor of a thermometer according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a state transition diagram showing a mode transition.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a procedure for displaying a measured value by designating a date.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a procedure for re-inputting a measurement value on a designated date.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 body temperature measurement unit 2 priority time setting unit 3 storage update unit 4 priority comparison unit 5 storage unit 6 display control unit 7 display unit 8 clock 9 re-input unit

Claims (4)

A body temperature measuring unit for measuring body temperature,
A storage unit that stores the measured value and the priority in pairs,
When the body temperature is measured by the body temperature measurement unit , based on a priority distribution indicating the correspondence between the body temperature measurement time and the priority, a setting unit that sets the priority corresponding to the measurement time ,
If the priority set by the setting unit is higher than the priority of the measurement value recorded on the same day, or the measurement value of the same day is not stored, the measurement value measured by the body temperature measurement unit , a storage updating unit that stores in the storage unit as a measurement value of the date the priority together with set for measured value,
The measurements reentered specify a date, with higher priority than a predetermined threshold value as a valid or invalid reference measurements, to memorize in said memory unit as a measure of the specified date And a re- input means. A calculating unit configured to calculate various scheduled dates based on the measured values stored in the storage unit, wherein the calculating unit calculates the scheduled dates based on the measured values having a priority higher than the predetermined threshold. 2. The gynecological thermometer according to claim 1, wherein is calculated. The said various schedule days include an ovulation day, a menstruation day, and a birth schedule day, The female thermometer of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The thermometer according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit, wherein the trend of the measured value is displayed on the display unit based on the measured value re- input by the re - input unit.

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