JP5260363B2 - Electronic thermometer and display control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic thermometer that measures the body temperature of a subject.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic thermometer has been provided with a display unit such as an LCD, and configured to display information such as a measured body temperature of a subject to a user (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below). ).

JP 2007-24530 A

  However, in recent years, the size of the display unit tends to be restricted as the electronic thermometer becomes lighter and smaller, and the display is not always easy for the user to understand heat generation. In particular, when the surrounding environment is dark, it is difficult to read the displayed information.

  On the other hand, by increasing the dimensions, using a color LCD, and brightening the backlight, it is possible to realize a display unit that is easier to see for the user. In this case, however, the external shape of the electronic thermometer As a result, the user's convenience is impaired, such as an increase in size, a complicated structure, and cost due to the use of an expensive color dot matrix LCD, or an increase in power consumption and the need for battery replacement. It becomes.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize a display that makes it easier to understand heat generation in an electronic thermometer without impairing user convenience.

In order to achieve the above object, a measuring apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
An electronic thermometer that measures the temperature of a subject,
A light emitting means comprising a plurality of light emitting elements arranged;
Shake detection means for detecting that the electronic thermometer is shaken;
A light emission control means for controlling light emission of each light emitting element provided in the light emission means,
The light emission control means includes
Generating means for generating a luminescent dot pattern based on the measured body temperature related information;
Based on the shake time in the predetermined direction of the electronic thermometer calculated based on the detection result by the shake detection means, and the number of dot rows of the light emitting elements in the predetermined direction necessary to express the light emitting dot pattern Calculating means for calculating a light emission time per dot row of the light emitting element;
Selecting means for selecting a light emission color of the light emitting element based on the measured information on the body temperature of the subject,
When the shake detection means detects that the electronic thermometer is shaken, the selected emission color based on the generated emission dot pattern and the calculated emission time per dot row The light emission of each of the light-emitting elements is controlled so that the light is emitted.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in an electronic thermometer, it becomes possible to implement | achieve a more legible display, without impairing a user's convenience.

It is a figure which shows an example of an external appearance structure of the electronic thermometer 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the electronic thermometer 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The figure which showed an example of the display content visually recognized by the user by light emission of the light emission part 252 when the electronic thermometer 100 is shaken reciprocally in the direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction while maintaining the posture of the electronic thermometer 100 It is. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the contents of signal processing in a signal processing unit 232; It is a figure which shows an example of the light emission dot pattern produced | generated in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the table used when selecting luminescent color according to the body temperature of the measured subject. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the body temperature measurement process of the electronic thermometer 100. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the visualization process in the display control part 244 for visualizing the measured body temperature in the light emission part 252. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of an external appearance structure of the electronic thermometer 1400 which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional structure of the light emission part of the electronic thermometer 1400. FIG. It is a figure which shows the relationship between body temperature and luminescent color used when selecting luminescent color according to the body temperature of the measured subject. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the visualization process in the display control part 244 for visualizing the measured body temperature in the light emission part 252. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the contents of signal processing in a signal processing unit 232; It is a figure which shows an example of the light emission dot pattern produced | generated in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to light emission completion in the display control part 244. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the visualization process in the display control part 244 for visualizing the measured body temperature in the light emission part 252. FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1. External Configuration of Electronic Thermometer FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an external configuration of an electronic thermometer 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a display unit that displays information related to the body temperature of a subject, and is configured by, for example, an LCD.

  Reference numeral 102 denotes a light emitting unit, in which three rows of light emitting elements such as LEDs (light emitting element rows) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the electronic thermometer 100 are arranged in the width direction of the electronic thermometer 100. The light emitting element rows are configured to emit light of different emission colors. In the present embodiment, the first row (side closer to the display unit 101) is a light emitting element row that emits red light, the second row is a light emitting element row that emits green light, and the third row is blue. It is assumed that the light emitting element array emits light. However, the emission color of each light emitting element array is not limited to this, and other emission colors may be used.

  In the example of FIG. 1, a case where seven light emitting elements are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the electronic thermometer 100 as each light emitting element row is illustrated. However, the number of light emitting elements arranged in the longitudinal direction of the electronic thermometer 100 is illustrated. Is not limited to seven.

  Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 1, a case where three light emitting element arrays are arranged in the width direction of the electronic thermometer 100 is illustrated, but the number of light emitting element arrays is not limited to three, and may be two or more. Any number of rows may be used.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes an end cap, which is made of a metal such as stainless steel so that the body temperature of the subject is easily conducted to a built-in temperature measurement unit (details will be described later).

  Reference numeral 104 denotes an ON / OFF switch that controls the power source of the electronic thermometer 100 by pressing when starting measurement of body temperature or after finishing measurement of body temperature.

2. Next, the system configuration of the electronic thermometer will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the electronic thermometer 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The electronic thermometer 100 can be broadly divided into a power supply unit 210, a temperature measurement unit 220, a shake detection unit 230, a calculation control unit 240, an output unit 250, and a buzzer 260.

  The power supply unit 210 incorporates a conventional disposable or rechargeable battery, and supplies power to each unit of the electronic thermometer 100.

  The temperature measurement unit 220 includes a thermistor, a capacitor, a temperature measurement CR oscillation circuit, and the like, and outputs the temperature detected by the thermistor as an oscillation signal. The output oscillation signal is counted by the counter 245 and output as a digital quantity. The configuration of the temperature measurement unit 220 is an example and is not limited to this.

  The arithmetic control unit 240 controls the EEPROM 241 storing parameters necessary for body temperature measurement, the RAM 242 for storing measured temperatures in time series, the ROM 243 storing predictive body temperature measurement programs, and the like, and the output unit 250. A display control unit 244, a counter 245 that counts oscillation signals output from the temperature measurement unit 220, an arithmetic processing unit 246 that performs calculations according to parameters stored in the EEPROM 241 in accordance with a body temperature measurement program in the ROM 243, a counter 245, and a display control unit 244 A control circuit 247 and the like for controlling are provided.

  The buzzer 260 informs the subject by ringing that the body temperature measurement has been completed.

  The shake detection unit 230 includes a motion sensor 231 and a signal processing unit 232. As the motion sensor 231, for example, an acceleration sensor or a tilt sensor is used.

  The signal processing unit 232 receives the shake of the electronic thermometer 100 detected by the motion sensor 231 as a signal, and based on the signal, the light emission start timing of the light emitting unit 252 and the light emission time per dot row of each light emitting element Is output to the display control unit 244 (a signal indicating the change timing of the shake direction (details will be described later)).

  The output unit 250 includes a display unit 251 that displays information related to body temperature using a conventional display method (LCD or the like), and a light emitting unit 252 that visualizes information related to body temperature using an afterimage effect of the user's eyes.

  The display unit 251 (corresponding to the display unit 101 in FIG. 1) is configured by an LCD or the like, and displays information related to body temperature received from the display control unit 244.

  The light emitting unit 252 (corresponding to the light emitting unit 102 in FIG. 1) includes light emitting element arrays 252A to 252C configured by a plurality (seven in this embodiment) of light emitting elements. In the present embodiment, the light emitting element array 252A emits red light, the light emitting element array 252B emits green light, and the light emitting element array 252C emits blue light.

  Each light-emitting element array has a light-emitting dot pattern generated by the display control unit 244 so that the user can visually recognize information related to the body temperature of the subject when the electronic thermometer 100 is shaken back and forth (reciprocated). The light is emitted based on the light emission time and the light emission start timing / light emission completion timing (details will be described later).

  In the electronic thermometer 100 according to the present embodiment, the control target is switched to only one of the three light emitting element arrays 252A to 252C according to the measured body temperature, and light emission is performed by the switched light emitting element array. Shall be.

  That is, the display control unit 244 has a display control function for controlling the display of the display unit 251, a switching function for switching light emission of any one of the light emitting element rows of the light emitting unit 252, and light emission of the switched light emitting element row. And a light emission control function for controlling the light emission.

  In this way, when the user shakes the electronic thermometer 100 in a reciprocating manner in a state where any one of the light emitting element rows of the light emitting unit 252 emits light, the user can change the body temperature of the subject due to the effect of the afterimage effect of the eyes. Can be visually recognized as red, green, or blue characters in space.

  Note that in the case of a configuration including the light emitting unit 102 like the electronic thermometer 100, the display unit 251 is not necessarily provided, and the display unit 251 may be omitted. In this manner, by omitting the display unit 251, the electronic thermometer 100 does not need to maintain the width or size for arranging the display unit, so that the outer dimensions can be further reduced.

3. Display contents visually recognized by light emission of light emitting unit Next, display contents visually recognized by light emission of the light emitting element array of the light emitting unit 252 of the electronic thermometer 100 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 3 shows the light emitting unit 252 when the electronic thermometer 100 is shaken in a reciprocating manner while maintaining the posture of the electronic thermometer 100 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (hereinafter referred to as a lateral direction). It is the figure which showed an example of the display content visually recognized by the user by light emission of a light emitting element row | line | column.

  In the light emitting unit 252, during the shake in the predetermined direction (where the shake from the left side to the right side of the paper, hereinafter referred to as the right shake) during the reciprocation of the electronic thermometer 100 in the horizontal direction, the subject One of the light emitting element rows emits light based on the light emitting dot pattern corresponding to the information related to the body temperature and the light emission time per one dot row to be described later. Thereby, the user who sees the emitted light can visually recognize the information regarding the body temperature of the subject as red, green, or blue characters due to the influence of the afterimage effect of the eyes.

  Note that the example of FIG. 3 shows that the display of “38.5 ° C.” appears to appear in the space within the swing range by shaking the electronic thermometer 100 in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, any of the light emitting element arrays constituting the light emitting unit 252 of the electronic thermometer 100 emits light at the corresponding light emission timing until the right shake of the electronic thermometer 100 is completed. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that none of the light emitting element arrays emits light during a shake from the right side to the left side of the paper (hereinafter referred to as a left shake).

  As described above, the light emitting element array emits light for a moment (emission time per dot array) at the corresponding light emission timing, but it emits light at each light emission timing due to the afterimage effect of the user's eyes. Since the light remains as an afterimage, the user sees it as a continuous character. Hereinafter, details of processing in the signal processing unit 232 and the display control unit 244 when the electronic thermometer 100 is shaken back and forth in the horizontal direction will be described.

4). Signal processing in the signal processing unit First, a signal for specifying the timing of light emission start / light emission completion in the light emitting unit 252 and the light emission time of each light emitting element constituting the light emitting element array (signal indicating the change timing of the shake direction) is output The contents of signal processing in the signal processing unit 232 to be performed will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the contents of signal processing in the signal processing unit 232. (A-1) of FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an output of the motion sensor 231 when the electronic thermometer 100 is reciprocated by the user when the motion sensor 231 is a tilt sensor. 4A-2 is a diagram illustrating an output of the motion sensor 231 when the electronic thermometer 100 is shaken back and forth by the user when the motion sensor 231 is an acceleration sensor. .

  As described above, the electronic thermometer 100 controls the light emission of the light emitting element array of the light emitting unit 252 during the right shake among the reciprocating shakes in the horizontal direction. In order to cope with this, the signal processing unit 232 detects the timing at which the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the left is changed to the right shake (the change timing of the shake direction).

  As shown in (A-1) of FIG. 4, in the tilt sensor according to the present embodiment, when the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the left is changed to the right shake, this is detected and turned on. It is configured to output as a signal.

  For this reason, the signal processing unit 232 detects the ON signal output from the tilt sensor and outputs it to the display control unit 244 (see FIG. 4B).

  On the other hand, when the motion sensor 231 is an acceleration sensor, a sinusoidal signal is output according to the reciprocal shake of the electronic thermometer 100 as shown in FIG.

  Therefore, the signal processing unit 232 differentiates the signal output from the acceleration sensor, and detects the timing when the result of the differentiation processing becomes zero (that is, the timing when the slope of the signal output from the acceleration sensor becomes zero). To do.

  Here, the timing at which the inclination of the signal output from the acceleration sensor becomes zero is the timing at which the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the left is changed to the right shake and the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the right. There are two types of timing, that is, the timing at which the direction of movement is changed to leftward.

  Among these, the signal processing unit 232 extracts only the timing at which the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the left is changed to the right shake and outputs it to the display control unit 244 (see FIG. 4B). ).

  The present invention is not limited to the use of the tilt sensor or the acceleration sensor as described above as the motion sensor 231. For example, the shake of the electronic thermometer 100 is detected like an angular velocity sensor (gyroscope). Other possible sensors may be used.

5. Light Emitting Dot Pattern Generated in Display Control Unit Next, a light emitting dot pattern generated in the display control unit 244 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the light emitting dot pattern generated in the display control unit 244.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the light emitting dot pattern is a display in a virtual display area visualized by any light emitting element row of the light emitting unit 252, and the number of light emitting elements arranged as the light emitting element row and a predetermined number It is defined by the number of dot rows that is the number of times of light emission of the light emitting element while being swung in the direction of.

  In FIG. 5, black circles and white circles indicate the positions of the light emitting elements at the respective light emission timings when the electronic thermometer 100 moves with the lateral shake. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that 5 dots in the horizontal direction and 7 dots in the vertical direction (seven light emitting elements) are used to represent one character (excluding “dot”). Also, it is assumed that there are blanks of light emitting elements for the number of two dot rows between characters in the horizontal direction.

For this reason, as information on body temperature, for example, in order to visualize 5 characters “38.5 ° C.” (“3”, “8”, “.”, “5” and “° C.”),
(Number of horizontal dot rows per character (= 5 dots)) × 4 characters + (number of horizontal dot rows of “dots” (= 1 dot)) × 1 character + (number of blank rows of dots (= 2) Dot)) x (5 characters + 1)
= 33 dot row number is required.

  That is, the light emitting element outputs a light emitting dot pattern consisting of 33 dot rows from the start to the completion of the electronic thermometer 100 to the right. Therefore, the light emission time corresponding to the number of dot rows (that is, the light emission time t per dot row of each light emitting element) is T. Then, T / 33.

  Here, the shake time T required from the start to the completion of the right shake of the electronic thermometer 100 is based on the detection result (the change timing of the shake direction) detected by the signal processing unit 232 based on the output of the motion sensor 231. Can be calculated based on this.

  Specifically, it can be obtained by calculating ½ of the interval between the ON signal output from the signal processing unit 232 and the ON signal.

  In the case where the motion sensor 231 is an acceleration sensor, the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 shaken in the left direction is changed to the shake direction in which the shake direction is changed to the shake in the right direction, and the electron shaken in the right direction. Since the interval between the change direction of the shake direction in which the shake direction of the thermometer 100 is changed to the shake in the left direction can be calculated, the calculation may be performed based on this.

Thus, the display control unit 244 operates as follows in order to visualize information related to body temperature.
-The information regarding the body temperature which should be visualized in the light emission part 252 is received, and the light emission dot pattern for expressing this is produced | generated.
Based on the shake time T calculated based on the output interval of the signal from the signal processing unit 232 and the number of dot rows of the light emitting elements in the horizontal direction necessary for expressing information related to body temperature, the next right shake The light emission time t per dot row at is calculated.
-Based on the information regarding the body temperature to be visualized in the light emitting unit 252, the light emission color at the time of visualization is selected, and the light emitting element array corresponding to the selected light emission color is switched.
The output of the signal (shake direction change timing) from the signal processing unit 232 is used as the light emission start timing, and each light emitting element constituting the switched light emitting element array is generated with the generated light emitting dot pattern and the calculated 1 dot. Light is emitted based on the light emission time t per number of columns.

6). Relationship Between Measured Body Temperature and Luminescent Color Next, a method for selecting the luminescent color for visualization will be described. FIG. 6 is a table defining the relationship between the measured body temperature and the emission color. The table shown in FIG. 6 is stored in advance in the display control unit 244, and the display control unit 244 selects an emission color using the table based on the body temperature of the subject output from the arithmetic processing unit 246. To do.

  In the example of FIG. 6, when the measured body temperature is less than 36.0 ° C., blue is selected as the emission color, and when it is 36.0 ° C. or more and less than 37.5 ° C., green is selected as the emission color. When the temperature is 37.5 ° C. or higher, red is selected as the emission color.

  The display control unit 244 switches the control target so that the light emitting element array corresponding to the selected emission color emits light. In the case of the electronic thermometer 100 according to the present embodiment, when the measured body temperature is less than 36.0 ° C., the light emitting element array 252C is switched to emit light, and the temperature is 36.0 ° C. or more and less than 37.5 ° C. Is switched so that the light emitting element array 252B emits light. When the temperature is 37.5 ° C. or higher, the light emitting element array 252A is switched to emit light.

  The table shown in FIG. 6 is an example, and the relationship between the measured body temperature and the emission color is not limited to the table shown in FIG.

7). Content of Light Emission Control Processing from Start of Light Emission to Completion of Light Emitting Next, the content of light emission control processing in display control unit 244 from the start of light emission to the completion of light emission will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control process from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. In FIG. 7, (A) shows a state in which light emission is started at the change timing of the shake direction. (B) and (C) show a state in which 1/3 of the shake time T has elapsed and a state in which 2/3 have elapsed. Further, (D) shows a state in which the shake time T has elapsed and the light emission has been completed.

  In the example of FIG. 7, since the measured body temperature is 38.5 ° C., the light emitting element array 252A is switched to emit light. The light emitting element row 252A is controlled to emit red light based on the dot row corresponding to the elapsed time from the light emission start timing in the light emitting dot pattern.

  Similarly, FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. The difference from FIG. 7 is that, in the case of FIG. 8, the measured body temperature is 36.5 ° C., so that the light emitting element array 252B is switched to emit light. The light emitting element row 252B is controlled to emit green light based on the dot row corresponding to the elapsed time from the light emission start timing in the light emitting dot pattern.

  Similarly, FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the content of the light emission control process from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. The difference from FIG. 7 is that, in the case of FIG. 9, since the measured body temperature is 35.5 ° C., the light emitting element array 252C is switched to emit light. The light emitting element row 252C is controlled to emit blue light based on the dot row corresponding to the elapsed time from the light emission start timing in the light emitting dot pattern.

  On the other hand, FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. The difference from FIG. 7 is that the shake time T is the shake time of FIG. The point is smaller than T.

  Note that the case where the shake time T is small is considered to be a case where the shake speed is the same and the shake width is small, and a case where the shake width is the same and the shake speed is large. The same. For this reason, FIG. 10 shows a case where the shake speed is the same and the shake width is small.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the shake time T is smaller than the shake time T of FIG. 7, the light emission time t becomes shorter than the light emission time of FIG. 7, and as a result, the size of the expressed character (in the horizontal direction) (Size) becomes smaller. As described above, in the electronic thermometer 100 according to the present embodiment, when the user shakes a small amount, information related to the body temperature can be visualized with smaller characters correspondingly.

  When the shake width is the same and the shake speed is large, the light emission time t is shorter than the light emission time of FIG. 7, but the distance moved during the short light emission time is increased by the increase of the shake speed. As a result, the size of the character to be expressed (the size in the horizontal direction) is the same as in FIG.

  Similarly, FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the content of the light emission control process from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. The difference from FIG. 7 is that, in the case of FIG. 11, the shake time T is longer than the shake time T of FIG.

  Note that the case where the shake time T is large may be the case where the shake speed is the same and the shake width is large, and the case where the shake width is the same and the shake speed is small. The same. For this reason, FIG. 11 shows a case where the shake speed is the same and the shake width is large.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the shake time T is larger than the shake time T of FIG. 7, the light emission time t becomes longer than the light emission time of FIG. 7, and as a result, the size of the expressed character (in the horizontal direction) (Size) becomes larger. Thus, in the electronic thermometer 100 according to the present embodiment, when the user shakes greatly, information related to the body temperature can be visualized with larger characters correspondingly.

  When the shake width is the same and the shake speed is small, the light emission time t is longer than the light emission time of FIG. 7, but the distance that can be moved during the long light emission time is reduced by the smaller shake speed. As a result, the size of the displayed character (the size in the horizontal direction) is the same as in FIG.

  As described above, each light emitting element of the light emitting element array switched as a control target emits light at each timing with the output of the signal from the signal processing unit 232 (signal indicating the change timing of the shake direction) as the light emission start timing. By causing the light emitting dot pattern to emit light for the calculated emission time per dot row, the electronic thermometer 100 changes, for example, a character “38.5 ° C.” to the body temperature until the right shake is completed. It can be visualized by the emission color selected accordingly. That is, the character can be visualized in consideration of the variation of each shake time when the user shakes, and the character visualized at that time can be a color corresponding to the measured body temperature.

8). Procedure for Measuring Body Temperature of Electronic Thermometer Subsequently, the flow of the body temperature measurement process in the electronic thermometer 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the body temperature measurement process of the electronic thermometer 100. In this embodiment, for example, body temperature is measured using a predictive body temperature measurement method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-24530.

  When the ON / OFF switch 104 is pressed, the power source of the electronic thermometer 100 is turned on, and the process proceeds to step S1201.

  In step S1201, the electronic thermometer 100 is initialized, and temperature value detection by the temperature measurement unit 220 is started. For example, the temperature value is detected using the temperature measurement unit 220 every 0.5 seconds.

  In step S1202, for example, the time point at which the temperature value at which the rise from the previous actual measurement value (that is, the actual measurement value 0.5 seconds before) becomes a predetermined value (for example, 1 degree) or more is measured is set as the reference point (t = 0), and the RAM 242 starts storing data as specific timing and measured value data (time-series data). That is, it is considered that the electronic thermometer 100 is attached to a predetermined measurement site of the subject by detecting a rapid temperature rise.

  Steps S1203 to S1207 are processes for predicting body temperature using a well-known predictive body temperature measurement method, and details thereof are described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-24530. Then, I will explain briefly.

  In step S1203, it is determined whether a decrease in measured temperature is observed during measurement. If a predetermined temperature decrease is observed, the process proceeds to step S1212. If a predetermined temperature decrease is not observed, the process proceeds to step S1204.

  In step S1212, the measured data is corrected. If the correction process is normally performed, the process returns to step S1202. On the other hand, if the correction process does not end normally, the process proceeds to step S1213. In step S1213, the buzzer 260 reporting an error is sounded, and the body temperature measurement process is terminated.

  On the other hand, in step S1204, using the data stored in step S1202, sequential prediction values are derived (for example, at intervals of 0.5 seconds) using the predictive body temperature measurement method described above.

  In step S1205, after a predetermined time (for example, 16 seconds) has elapsed from the reference point (t = 0), grouping determination is performed based on, for example, changes in predicted values corresponding to the plurality of groups derived in step S1204. .

  In step S1206, operations other than the group determined in step S1205 are stopped, and prediction operations in the determined group are continuously derived for a predetermined time.

  In step S1207, when a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed from the reference point (t = 0), a predicted value in a certain section (for example, t = 25 to 30 seconds) derived as a result of the process in step S1206 is previously set. Checks whether the set prediction satisfaction condition is met. Specifically, it is checked whether or not it is within a predetermined range (for example, 0.1 degree).

  If it is determined in step S1207 that the prediction establishment condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1208. On the other hand, if the prediction establishment condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1214.

  In step S1214, for example, a timer or the like is used to monitor whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 45 seconds) has elapsed from the start of measurement. If it has elapsed, prediction is forcibly established, and the process proceeds to step S1208. That is, the prediction value derived at that time is regarded as the final prediction value as it is.

  In step S1208, the buzzer 260 that notifies the prediction is sounded, and the process proceeds to step S1209. In step S1209, the derived predicted body temperature value is displayed on the display unit 251 of the output unit 250 as a measurement result.

  In step S <b> 1210, it is determined whether the electronic thermometer 100 is shaken back and forth in the lateral direction. If it is determined that it is reciprocated in the horizontal direction, the process proceeds to step S1215. If it is determined that it is not reciprocated in the horizontal direction, the process proceeds to step S1211.

  In step S1215, the display control unit 244 executes a visualization process (details of the flow of the visualization process will be described later) for visualizing the measured predicted body temperature value in the light emitting unit 252.

  In step S1211, it is determined whether an instruction to end body temperature measurement has been received. The instruction to end the body temperature measurement may be determined based on, for example, whether or not the power ON / OFF switch 104 has been pressed, or if the body temperature measurement is instructed when a predetermined time has elapsed from the display in step S1209. It may be considered. Through the above steps, the body temperature measurement process is terminated and the power is turned off.

9. Flow of Visualization Processing Next, the flow of processing in the display control unit 244 for visualizing the predicted value of the measured body temperature in the light emitting unit 252 will be described with reference to FIG.

  If it is determined in step S1210 in FIG. 12 that the electronic thermometer 100 is swung in the horizontal direction, the process shown in FIG. 13 is started.

  In step S1301, with reference to the table shown in FIG. 6, the luminescent color corresponding to the measured predicted body temperature is selected.

  In step S1302, the light emitting element array corresponding to the light emission color selected in step S1301 is switched as a control target.

  In step S <b> 1303, the right shake time T of the electronic thermometer 100 is calculated based on the signal output interval from the signal processing unit 232.

  In step S1304, based on the measured predicted body temperature, a light emitting dot pattern for expressing information related to body temperature to be visualized in the light emitting unit 252 is generated.

  In step S1305, based on the right shake time T calculated in step S1303 and the number of dot rows of light emitting elements in the right shake direction necessary for expressing the light emitting dot pattern generated in step S1304, 1 is obtained. The light emission time t per dot row is calculated.

  In step S1306, for the light emitting element array switched in step S1302, at the timing of receiving the signal output from the signal processing unit 232, the generated light emitting dot pattern, the calculated light emission time t per dot array, and Based on the above, control of light emission of each light emitting element is started.

  In step S1307, it is determined whether or not output of the signal from the signal processing unit 232 is continued. If it is determined that output is continued, the process returns to step S1303. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no signal output from the signal processing unit 232, the visualization process is terminated.

  As is apparent from the above description, in the electronic thermometer 100 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of light emitting element arrays each including a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged, and light emission configured to emit light with different emission colors for each light emitting element array. 252, a motion sensor 231 that detects the shake of the electronic thermometer 100, and switches to one of the light emitting element rows of the light emitting unit 252 according to the measured body temperature, and the light emitting element that constitutes the switched light emitting element row A display control unit 244 that controls light emission is provided.

  Then, when the electronic thermometer is swung back and forth in the horizontal direction, by appropriately controlling the light emission of the switched light emitting element array, the measured body temperature of the subject is displayed by the color corresponding to the body temperature. Is configured to be visible in space.

  As a result, in the electronic thermometer, it is possible to realize a display in which the user can easily understand the heat generation without impairing convenience when measuring the body temperature. In particular, according to the electronic thermometer, since the emission color changes according to the body temperature, the user can recognize at a glance whether or not the subject has heat and the like.

[Second Embodiment]
In the said 1st Embodiment, the light emitting element row | line | column 252A-252C from which luminescent color mutually differs is arranged separately, and the character of the color according to the measured body temperature is made to light-emit by switching according to the measured body temperature. Although the configuration is made visible, the present invention is not limited to this.

  A light emitting element group consisting of a plurality of light emitting elements having different emission colors may be arranged in a common opening (light emitting window), and a plurality of the light emitting element groups may be arranged to form a light emitting element group row. . In this case, light emitted from each light emitting element constituting the light emitting element group is mixed and emitted from each light emitting window. That is, by adjusting the light emission amount of each light emitting element constituting the light emitting element group, light of any color can be emitted from the light emitting window.

  Details of this embodiment will be described below. Note that the description will be focused on differences from the first embodiment.

1. External structure of electronic thermometer FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an external structure of an electronic thermometer 1400 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Since reference numerals 101, 103, and 104 have already been described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.

  In FIG. 14, reference numeral 1402 denotes a light emitting unit. A light emitting window in which light emitted from a light emitting element group in which a plurality of light emitting elements such as LEDs are arranged is mixed is emitted in the longitudinal direction of the electronic thermometer 1400. Multiple sequences are arranged. That is, a light emitting element group row in which a plurality of light emitting element groups each including a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in the longitudinal direction is formed.

  14 illustrates the case where seven light emitting element groups are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the electronic thermometer 1400 as the light emitting unit 1402, the light emitting element group arranged in the longitudinal direction of the electronic thermometer 1400 is illustrated. The number is not limited to seven.

2. Next, a cross-sectional configuration of the light emitting unit 1402 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a view showing a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, a plurality of light emitting elements such as LEDs are arranged in the light emitting window 1501 (1502A, 1502B, 1503C) to form a light emitting element group. Each light emitting element has a different emission color, and in this embodiment, the light emitting element 1502A emits red light, the light emitting element 1502B emits green light, and the light emitting element 1502C emits blue light. To do.

  However, the combination of the light emission colors of the light emitting elements forming the light emitting element group is not limited to this, and light emitting elements that emit other light emission colors may be included.

  Further, the number of light emitting elements forming the light emitting element group is not limited to three, and may be any number as long as it is two or more.

3. System Configuration of Electronic Thermometer The system configuration of the electronic thermometer 1400 is basically the same as the system configuration of the electronic thermometer 100 described with reference to FIG. 2 in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted here.

  Note that one of the plurality of light emitting elements constituting the light emitting element row 252A in FIG. 2 corresponds to the light emitting element 1502A in FIG. 15, and one of the plurality of light emitting elements constituting the light emitting element row 252B is shown in FIG. This corresponds to the light emitting element 1502B, and one of the plurality of light emitting elements constituting the light emitting element array 252C corresponds to the light emitting element 1502C in FIG.

  Moreover, in the said 1st Embodiment, the display control part 244 has a switching function which switches to any one light emitting element row | line | column among three light emitting element row | line | columns 252A-252C according to the measured body temperature. It was.

  On the other hand, in the case of the electronic thermometer 1400 according to this embodiment, the display control unit 244 applies the light emitting element arrays 252A to 252C so that a color corresponding to the measured body temperature is emitted from the light emitting window. An adjustment function for adjusting the current value is provided.

  In this way, the user shakes the electronic thermometer 1400 in a reciprocating manner in a state where each light emitting element of the light emitting unit 1402 emits light with the adjusted current value. Information regarding the person's body temperature can be visually recognized as characters of a color corresponding to the body temperature in the space.

4). Relationship Between Measured Body Temperature and Luminescent Color Next, a method for selecting the luminescent color for visualization will be described. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the measured body temperature and the emission color. The table defining the relationship shown in FIG. 16 is stored in advance in the display control unit 244, and the display control unit 244 emits light based on the relationship based on the body temperature of the subject output from the arithmetic processing unit 246. Select a color.

  In the case of FIG. 16, when the measured body temperature is low, a strong blue color is selected as the emission color, and when the measured body temperature is normal (normal heat), a strong green color is selected as the emission color. If the measured body temperature is high, a strong red color is selected as the emission color.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the case of the present embodiment, the emission color changes continuously according to the measured change in body temperature. That is, the emission color corresponding to the measured body temperature is defined as a gradation of three colors of blue → green → red.

  The display control unit 244 adjusts the value of current applied to each light emitting element constituting each light emitting element group so that the selected emission color is emitted from the light emission window.

  The relationship shown in FIG. 16 is an example, and the continuous relationship between the measured body temperature and the emission color is not limited to the relationship shown in FIG.

5. Flow of Visualization Processing Next, the flow of processing in the display control unit 244 for visualizing the predicted value of the measured body temperature in the light emitting unit 252 will be described with reference to FIG.

  If it is determined in step S1210 of FIG. 12 that the electronic thermometer 1400 is shaken back and forth in the lateral direction, the processing shown in FIG. 17 is started.

  In step S1701, the luminescent color corresponding to the measured predicted body temperature value is selected with reference to the relationship shown in FIG.

  In step S1702, a current value to be applied to each light emitting element constituting each light emitting element group is determined so that the light emission color selected in step S1701 is obtained.

  Since the processes shown in steps S1303 to S1305 are the same as the processes shown in steps S1303 to S1305 of FIG. 13, the description thereof is omitted here.

  In step S1706, the current determined in step S1702 based on the generated light emission dot pattern and the calculated light emission time t per dot row at the timing when the signal output from the signal processing unit 232 is received. Control is started so that each light emitting element emits light according to the value.

  Since the process shown in step S1307 is the same as the process shown in step S1307 of FIG. 13, the description thereof is omitted here.

  As is clear from the above description, in the electronic thermometer 1400 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of light emitting element groups including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged so that emitted light is mixed and emitted from the light emitting window are arranged in a plurality. The light emitting element group row is provided, and the current value applied to each light emitting element included in each light emitting element group is adjusted according to the measured body temperature.

  Then, when the electronic thermometer is swung back and forth in the horizontal direction, by appropriately controlling the light emission of each light emitting element whose current value has been adjusted, the measured body temperature of the subject can be adjusted according to the body temperature. It is configured so that the user can visually recognize the characters in the space.

  As a result, in the electronic thermometer, it is possible to realize a display that is easier to see for the user without impairing the convenience when measuring the body temperature. In particular, according to the electronic thermometer, since the emission color changes continuously according to the body temperature, the user can recognize at a glance whether or not the subject has fever.

[Third Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the configuration in which the signal processing unit 232 outputs the shake direction change timing based on the output of the motion sensor 231 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  When an acceleration sensor is used as the motion sensor 231, the signal processing unit 232 may output a change position of the shake direction of the electronic thermometer and a distance from the change position of the shake direction.

  Further, as the signal processor 232 outputs the change position of the electronic thermometer in the shake direction and the distance from the change position of the shake direction, the display control unit 244 sets the distance from the change position in the shake direction. It is good also as a structure which controls the light emission part 252 so that it may light-emit according to. Details of this embodiment will be described below. Note that the description will be focused on differences from the first embodiment.

1. Signal processing in the signal processing unit First, a signal for defining the light emission start / light emission completion position in the light emitting unit 252 (a signal indicating the change position of the shake direction) and a signal indicating the distance from the change position of the shake direction are output. The contents of signal processing in the signal processing unit 232 to be performed will be described.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the contents of signal processing in the signal processing unit 232. FIG. 18A is a diagram illustrating an output of the motion sensor 231 when the electronic thermometer 100 is reciprocated by the user when the motion sensor 231 is an acceleration sensor.

  As described above, the electronic thermometer 100 controls the light emission of one of the light emitting element rows of the light emitting unit 252 during the right shake among the reciprocating shakes in the horizontal direction. For this reason, the signal processing unit 232 detects a position where the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the left is changed to a right shake (change position of the shake direction). Further, the distance from the change position of the shake direction during the right shake is calculated.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, a sinusoidal signal is output from the acceleration sensor in accordance with the reciprocal shake of the electronic thermometer 100.

  For this reason, the signal processing unit 232 detects the timing at which the slope of the signal output from the acceleration sensor becomes zero (that is, the timing at which the shake speed becomes zero).

  Here, the timing at which the inclination of the signal output from the acceleration sensor becomes zero is the timing at which the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the left is changed to the right shake and the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the right. There are two types of timing, that is, the timing at which the direction of movement is changed to leftward. The signal processing unit 232 extracts these two types of timings and outputs the signals (signals indicating the change position of the shake direction) to the display control unit 244.

  Further, the signal output from the acceleration sensor is 2 with the position of the electronic thermometer 100 (the change direction 1801 of the shake direction) at the timing when the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the right is changed to the right shake. By integrating the number of times, from the reference position up to the other change direction 1802 of the shake direction (the position of the electronic thermometer 100 at the timing when the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 that has been shaken to the right is changed to the left shake). Is calculated (see FIG. 18B). A signal indicating the calculated distance from the reference position is output to the display control unit 244.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to using the acceleration sensor as described above as the motion sensor 231 for detecting the distance from the change direction of the shake direction, and detects the distance from the change position of the shake direction. If possible, another sensor may be used.

2. Light Emitting Dot Pattern Generated in Display Control Unit Next, a light emitting dot pattern generated in the display control unit 244 will be described. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a light emitting dot pattern generated by the display control unit 244.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the light emitting dot pattern is a display in a virtual display area visualized by any light emitting element row of the light emitting unit 252, and the number of light emitting elements arranged as the light emitting element row and a predetermined number The number of dot rows, which is the number of times the light emitting element emits light while being shaken in the direction of, and the distance from the change position 1801 of the shake direction of each dot row.

  In FIG. 19, black circles and white circles indicate OFF / ON of the light emitting elements at the respective light emission timings when the electronic thermometer 100 moves with the lateral shake. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that 5 dots in the horizontal direction and 7 dots in the vertical direction (seven light emitting elements) are used to represent one character (excluding “dot”). Further, it is assumed that a space of light emitting elements corresponding to the number of 2 dot rows is provided between characters in the horizontal direction.

For this reason, as information on body temperature, for example, in order to express five characters “38.5 ° C.” (“3”, “8”, “.”, “5” and “° C.”),
(Number of horizontal dot rows per character (= 5 dots)) × 4 characters + (number of horizontal dot rows of “dots” (= 1 dot)) × 1 character + (number of blank rows of dots (= 2) Dot)) x (5 characters + 1)
= 33 dot row number is required.

  That is, the light emitting element outputs a light emitting dot pattern consisting of 33 dot rows from the start to the completion of the electronic thermometer 100 to the right. At this time, the light emission position of each dot row is defined by distances x1, x2,..., X33 from the change position of the shake direction of each dot row.

Thus, the display control unit 244 operates as follows in order to visualize information related to body temperature.
-The information regarding the body temperature which should be visualized in the light emission part 252 is received, and the light emission dot pattern for expressing this is produced | generated.
-Specify the distance from the change position of the shake direction of each dot row in the light emitting dot pattern.
-Based on the information regarding the body temperature to be visualized in the light emitting unit 252, the light emission color at the time of visualization is selected, and the light emitting element array corresponding to the selected light emission color is switched.
The control is started with the output of the signal indicating the change direction of the shake direction output from the signal processing unit 232 as the light emission start position, and the signal indicating the distance from the change position of the shake direction output from the signal processing unit 232 is When the distance from the change position of the deflection direction of each defined dot row coincides, the switched light emitting element row is caused to emit light according to the corresponding dot row.

  Note that the light emission based on the predetermined dot row is continued until the electronic thermometer 100 reaches the position where the light emission based on the next dot row is performed.

3. Content of Light Emission Control Processing from Start of Light Emission to Completion of Light Emitting Next, the content of light emission control processing in display control unit 244 from the start of light emission to the completion of light emission in this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control process from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. In FIG. 20, (A) shows a state in which light emission is started at the change position of the shake direction. Further, (B) and (C) show a state where the position has reached 1/3 of the runout width L and a state where the position has reached 2/3, respectively. Further, (D) shows a state in which light emission is completed after reaching the position of the swing width L.

  In the example of FIG. 20, since the measured body temperature is 38.5 ° C., the light emitting element array 252A is switched to emit light. The light emitting element row 252A is controlled to emit red light according to the dot row corresponding to the distance from the shake direction change position.

  Similarly, FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. The difference from FIG. 20 is that, in the case of FIG. 21, the measured body temperature is 36.5 ° C., so that the light emitting element array 252B is switched to emit light. The light emitting element row 252B is controlled to emit green light according to the dot row corresponding to the distance from the shake direction change position.

  Similarly, FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control processing from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. The difference from FIG. 20 is that, in the case of FIG. 22, the measured body temperature is 35.5 ° C., and thus the light emitting element array 252C is switched to emit light. The light emitting element row 252C is controlled to emit blue light according to the dot row corresponding to the distance from the shake direction change position.

  On the other hand, FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control process from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. Since the light emitting dot pattern used in this embodiment defines the distance from the change position of the shake direction of each dot row according to the shake width (L1), the case of FIG. 23 is compared with the case of FIG. Thus, the size of the represented character (the size in the horizontal direction) becomes smaller.

  Similarly, FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the light emission control process from the light emission start to the light emission completion in the display control unit 244. The light emitting dot pattern used in the present embodiment defines the distance from the change position of the shake direction of each dot row in accordance with the shake width (L2), and therefore is expressed as compared with the case of FIG. The size of the character (the size in the horizontal direction) increases.

  As described above, in the case of the present embodiment, the control is started with the output of the signal from the signal processing unit 232 (shake direction change position) as the light emission start position, and reaches the distance from the specified shake direction change position. Each of the light-emitting elements constituting any one of the light-emitting element rows is caused to emit light sequentially according to the corresponding dot row, so that it is possible to absorb fluctuations in swing width and shake speed that occur when the user shakes the electronic thermometer. it can. Further, as in the first embodiment, since light is emitted in a color corresponding to the measured body temperature, the user can recognize at a glance whether or not the subject has fever.

4). Flow of Visualization Processing Next, the flow of visualization processing in the present embodiment will be described using FIG. If it is determined in step S1210 of FIG. 12 that the electronic thermometer 100 is swung back and forth in the lateral direction, the processing shown in FIG. 25 is started.

  In step S1301, with reference to the table shown in FIG. 6, the luminescent color corresponding to the measured predicted body temperature is selected.

  In step S1302, the light emitting element array corresponding to the light emission color selected in step S1301 is switched as a control target.

  In step S2503, based on a signal from the signal processing unit 232 (a signal indicating a change position of the shake direction), the shake width of the electronic thermometer 100 is calculated.

  In step S2504, a light emitting dot pattern for expressing information related to body temperature to be visualized in the light emitting unit 252 is generated based on the measured predicted body temperature value. At this time, the distance from the change position of the shake direction of each dot row is defined based on the shake width calculated in step S2503.

  In step S <b> 2505, the change position of the shake direction of the electronic thermometer 100 is identified based on the signal from the signal processing unit 232.

  In step S2506, control is started based on the change position of the shake direction identified in step S2505. Specifically, the signal from the signal processing unit 232 (a signal indicating the distance from the shake direction change position) matches the distance defined for each dot row constituting the light emitting dot pattern generated in step S2504. In this case, each light emitting element constituting the light emitting element row switched in step S1302 is caused to emit light according to the corresponding dot row.

  In step S1307, it is determined whether or not output of the signal from the signal processing unit 232 is continued. If it is determined that output is continued, the process returns to step S2503. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no signal output from the signal processing unit 232, the visualization process is terminated.

  As is clear from the above description, in the electronic thermometer according to the present embodiment, a plurality of light emitting element arrays each including a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged, and the light emitting unit 252 having a different emission color for each light emitting element array, and the electronic thermometer 100. A motion sensor 231 for detecting a vibration of the light source, and display control for controlling light emission of each light emitting element constituting the switched light emitting element row by switching to one of the light emitting element rows of the light emitting unit 252 according to the measured body temperature And a portion 244.

  Then, when the electronic thermometer is swung back and forth in the horizontal direction, by appropriately controlling the light emission of the switched light-emitting element array, the measured body temperature of the subject is changed to a color corresponding to the body temperature. It was configured so that the user could visually recognize it in space.

  As a result, in the electronic thermometer, it is possible to realize a display that is easier to see for the user without impairing the convenience when measuring the body temperature. In particular, according to the electronic thermometer, since the emission color changes according to the body temperature, the user can recognize at a glance whether or not the subject has fever.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the third embodiment, the light emitting element arrays 252A to 252C having different emission colors are arranged separately and switched according to the measured body temperature so that characters of a color corresponding to the measured body temperature are visualized. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  As in the second embodiment, a light emitting element group composed of a plurality of light emitting elements having different emission colors is arranged in a common light emitting window, and a plurality of the light emitting element groups are arranged to form a light emitting element group row. You may do it.

[Fifth Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the case where an LED is used as a light emitting element has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other light emitting elements such as an organic EL may be used.

  In the first to fifth embodiments, the case where the predicted body temperature is used as the information about the body temperature of the subject visualized by the light emitting unit has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is actually measured. The body temperature may be used. Needless to say, the information to be visualized is not limited to the body temperature of the subject and may be other information.

  In the first to fifth embodiments, the light emitting dot pattern is generated so that the characters are evenly arranged. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the light emitting dot patterns may be unevenly arranged. Alternatively, it may be arranged to the right (or left) as a whole.

Claims (10)

An electronic thermometer that measures the temperature of a subject,
A light emitting means comprising a plurality of light emitting elements arranged;
Shake detection means for detecting that the electronic thermometer is shaken;
A light emission control means for controlling light emission of each light emitting element provided in the light emission means,
The light emission control means includes
Generating means for generating a luminescent dot pattern based on the measured body temperature related information;
Based on the shake time in the predetermined direction of the electronic thermometer calculated based on the detection result by the shake detection means, and the number of dot rows of the light emitting elements in the predetermined direction necessary to express the light emitting dot pattern Calculating means for calculating a light emission time per dot row of the light emitting element;
Selecting means for selecting a light emission color of the light emitting element based on the measured information on the body temperature of the subject,
When the shake detection means detects that the electronic thermometer is shaken, the selected emission color based on the generated emission dot pattern and the calculated emission time per dot row An electronic thermometer characterized by controlling light emission of each of the light emitting elements so as to emit light. An electronic thermometer that measures the temperature of a subject,
A light emitting means comprising a plurality of light emitting elements arranged;
While detecting that the electronic thermometer is shaken, a shake detection means for calculating a distance from the reference position, with a position where the shake speed becomes zero as a reference position;
A light emission control means for controlling light emission of each light emitting element provided in the light emission means,
The light emission control means includes
In order to express information on the measured body temperature of the subject, a light-emitting dot pattern composed of dot rows of the light-emitting elements in the deflection direction of the electronic thermometer, from the reference position of each dot row Generating means for generating a light emitting dot pattern in which the distance of
Selecting means for selecting a light emission color of the light emitting element based on the measured information on the body temperature of the subject,
When the distance calculated by the shake detection means matches the distance from the reference position defined for each dot row constituting the light emitting dot pattern, each light emitting element is moved according to the corresponding dot row. An electronic thermometer that is controlled to emit light according to a selected emission color.   The said selection means selects the luminescent color of the said light emitting element based on the comparison with the information with respect to the measured said body temperature of the said test subject, and the predetermined reference | standard temperature. 2. The electronic thermometer according to 2.   The light emitting means includes a plurality of light emitting element arrays, which are a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in parallel, and each light emitting element array is configured to emit light with different emission colors. The electronic thermometer according to claim 1 or 2.   5. The electron according to claim 4, wherein the light emission control unit controls light emission by switching to a light emitting element row corresponding to the selected light emission color among a plurality of light emitting element rows included in the light emitting unit. Thermometer.   The light emitting means is a light emitting element group composed of a plurality of light emitting elements having different emission colors, and a plurality of light emitting element groups arranged so that light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements is mixed and emitted. The electronic thermometer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic thermometer is arranged.   The light emission control unit is configured to apply a current applied to each of the plurality of light emitting elements such that the light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements constituting the light emitting element group is mixed to obtain the selected light emission color. The electronic thermometer according to claim 6, wherein the value is adjusted. A light emitting means including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged, a shake detecting means for detecting that the electronic thermometer is shaken, and a light emission control means for controlling light emission of each light emitting element provided in the light emitting means, A display control method in an electronic thermometer that measures the temperature of the examiner,
A generating step for generating a luminescent dot pattern based on the measured body temperature related information,
Based on the shake time in the predetermined direction of the electronic thermometer calculated based on the detection result by the shake detection means, and the number of dot rows of the light emitting elements in the predetermined direction necessary to express the light emitting dot pattern Calculating a light emission time per dot row of the light emitting element;
A selection step of selecting a light emission color of the light emitting element based on the measured information on the body temperature of the subject,
When the shake detection means detects that the electronic thermometer is shaken, the selected emission color based on the generated emission dot pattern and the calculated emission time per dot row And a control step of controlling the light emission of each of the light emitting elements so as to emit light by the display control method. Light emitting means having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged, and a shake detecting means for detecting that the electronic thermometer is shaken and calculating a distance from the reference position with a position where the shake speed is zero as a reference position And a light emission control means for controlling light emission of each light emitting element provided in the light emitting means, and a display control method in an electronic thermometer for measuring the body temperature of a subject,
In order to express information on the measured body temperature of the subject, a light-emitting dot pattern composed of dot rows of the light-emitting elements in the deflection direction of the electronic thermometer, from the reference position of each dot row A generation step of generating a light emitting dot pattern in which the distance of
A selection step of selecting a light emission color of the light emitting element based on the measured information on the body temperature of the subject,
When the distance calculated by the shake detection means matches the distance from the reference position defined for each dot row constituting the light emitting dot pattern, each light emitting element is moved according to the corresponding dot row. And a control step of controlling to emit light according to the selected emission color.   A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the display control method according to claim 8 or 9.