KR20140116579A - Smart body heat management method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a body heat management method in which a communications circuit of Bluetooth V4.0, which is near field communications, is embedded in an inner-ear type thermometer used in a non-contact method and data for a body heat is managed by a mobile device, thereby preventing a carelessness of a body heat check when a user has to check the body heat frequently. The body heat management method comprises the steps of: (S10) connecting a thermometer to a mobile device to communicate with a Bluetooth; (S20) setting a body heat check period of the thermometer in the mobile device; (S30) transmitting body heat information checked by the thermometer to the mobile device according to the body heat check period of the mobile device; and (S40) displaying the body heat information on a display unit of the mobile device at each body heat check period.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a smart body temperature management method using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interlocking type thermometer,

The present invention relates to a smart body temperature management method using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interlocking type clinical thermometer, and more particularly, to a thermometer used mainly in an earphone type or a non-contact type, and incorporating a communication circuit of Bluetooth V4.0, To a smart body temperature management method that enables a mobile device to manage the smart body temperature.

In general, thermometers include a mercury thermometer, an electronic thermometer, and an infrared thermometer. The mercury thermometer uses mercury in the glass tube to measure the body temperature using the volume expansion of mercury according to temperature. It is relatively accurate and low in cost, It takes a long time to measure the measurement. The electronic thermometer is usually a pen-type design. It measures through the mouth or underarm, etc. Normally, the end tone sounds when the body temperature is measured. The body temperature is displayed on the liquid crystal, but it can be used after a certain time after turning on the switch. It has a disadvantage that it should be adhered well to the body.

Infrared thermometer, which measures body temperature by infrared detection method, measures body temperature in the shortest time among the thermometers, can measure body temperature relatively easily, and can measure body temperature quickly and easily. Ear thermometers and forehead thermometers are the most popular types. Ear thermometers are the easiest Users who can quickly measure body temperature and feel refusal to put a thermometer in their ears use the forehead thermometer a lot, and it is accurate to wipe and measure sweat and foreign matter on the forehead.

Meanwhile, Bluetooth V4.0 BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication has been applied to Bluetooth V4.0 due to the spread of smartphone and tablet PC. The outlook is also expected to be good.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0480217 (Publication date Apr. 06, 2005) Patent Registration No. 10-0883723 (Published on February 12, 2009) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0363284 (Date of Publication: December 11, 2002)

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication circuit of Bluetooth V4.0 which is a local communication to a clinical thermometer used in an earlobe type or a contactless type so that data on body temperature can be managed by a mobile device so that when a body temperature is checked from time to time, And to provide a method of controlling body temperature that prevents the body temperature check from being neglected.

Other objects and other objects of the present invention will appear in the following detailed description of the invention.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a temperature of a mobile device, the method comprising: connecting a clinical thermometer and a mobile device so as to enable Bluetooth communication; setting a body temperature check period of the clinical thermometer in the mobile device; (S30) of transmitting the body temperature information checked by the clinical thermometer to the mobile device in accordance with the cycle, and displaying the body temperature information for each body temperature check period on the display unit of the mobile device (S40) And a smart body temperature management method using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interlock type clinical thermometer.

Here, the body temperature information for each body temperature check period in the display step S40 may be displayed in a graph.

Also, the step S20 may further include providing an alarm for each temperature check period of the clinical thermometer in the mobile device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the insufficiency of the body temperature check during the occasional body temperature check especially for infants, to know the change of the body temperature at a glance, and to appropriately perform appropriate emergency measures accordingly.

FIG. 1 illustrates a smart body temperature management method using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interlock type clinical thermometer according to the present invention,
FIGS. 2 to 6 are diagrams illustrating a smart body temperature system and a driving example using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interlock type clinical thermometer according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 illustrates a method of managing a smart body temperature using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interlock type clinical thermometer according to the present invention. FIG.

A method for managing a smart body temperature using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interworking type clinical thermometer according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (S10) connecting a clinical thermometer and a mobile device so as to enable Bluetooth communication; (S30) of transmitting body temperature information checked by a clinical thermometer to the mobile device in accordance with a body temperature check cycle of the mobile device (S30); setting a body temperature check period of the clinical thermometer And displaying the information on the display unit of the mobile device (S40).

In such a body temperature management method, it is preferable to graphically display body temperature information for each body temperature check cycle in the display step S40 in order to improve readability.

In addition, in step S20, it is preferable that an alarm is provided for each temperature check period of the clinical thermometer in the mobile device in order to transmit the guidance of the body temperature check period more effectively.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a body temperature management method, which includes a Bluetooth communication connection step S10 between a clinical thermometer and a mobile device, a step S20 of setting a body temperature check period in a mobile device, (S30) of transmitting the body temperature information to the mobile device, and displaying body temperature information to the mobile device for each body temperature check period (S40).

This step will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6,

First, a smart body temperature system using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interlock type clinical thermometer includes a mobile device and a smart thermometer as shown in FIG.

The smart device 10 includes a Bluetooth module 11, an alarm module 12, an application 13, and a display unit 14, and the smart thermometer 20 A Bluetooth module 21, an alarm module 22, a temperature measurement section 23, a display section 24, and a control section 25.

The Bluetooth modules 11 and 21 of the smartphone 10 and the smart thermometer 20 apply V4.0, which consumes a very small current to increase the service life of the battery.

The alarm modules 12 and 22 of the smartphone 10 and the smart thermometer 20 are configured to alarm with sound, vibration and light signals and to set the signal mode according to the surrounding environment (dark place, light place, quiet place, etc.) Can be changed.

The application 13 of the smartphone 10 is for managing the temperature of the infant and is configured to set a period (1 hour, 30 minutes, etc.) for the body temperature check when the infant temperature is measured, Once the body temperature information has been received, it is displayed (character or graph) at each setting period so that the change of body temperature can be seen at a glance.

In addition, if the stored data (for example, 40 degrees) matches the body temperature information transmitted from the smart thermometer 20, the message may be used to provide a message such as 'feed the antipyretic agent'.

The temperature measuring unit 23 of the smart thermometer 20 may be configured to measure a body temperature, and may have a configuration of a normal infrared ray type or an ear-free type contactless type.

The display unit 14 of the smartphone 10 displays information of the application 13 and the display unit 24 of the smart thermometer 24 displays the current temperature and the measured temperature.

3 to 6 show an example of driving the smartphone 10 and the smart thermometer 20. In Fig. 3, ① indicates a Bluetooth connection, ② indicates a body temperature check period setting, ③ indicates an alarm, ④ indicates a body temperature measurement, Means the transmission of body temperature information, and ⑥ means the display of body temperature information for each measurement cycle.

Specifically,

(1) is a process of establishing a Bluetooth connection for communication between the smartphone 10 and the smart thermometer 20,

② when the Bluetooth connection is established, the temperature check cycle is set to the smartphone (10). As shown in FIG. 4, the body temperature check cycle can be arbitrarily set for 1 hour, 30 minutes, direct input, or the like. Also, it is possible to check whether or not to provide an alarm for each body temperature check cycle, and the alarm can be variously set as described above including any one or two or more of sound, vibration, and light.

(3) is a process of providing an alarm when the body temperature check cycle is completed. The alarm module 12 of the smartphone 10, the alarm module 22 of the smart thermometer 20, or the alarm of the smart phone 10 and the smart thermometer 20 Modules 12 and 22, respectively.

(4) is a process of measuring the body temperature with the smart thermometer (20) according to the body temperature check cycle, and the measured body temperature is stored in the smart thermometer (20).

(5) is a process of transmitting body temperature information measured according to the process of (4) to the smartphone (10).

⑥ is a process of displaying body temperature information accumulated by repeating ③ and ④ through a smart phone 10 as characters, as shown in FIG. 6, and can be converted into a graph by pressing a graph button, Can be initialized.

That is, referring to FIG. 7, the Bluetooth connection of the mobile device and the smart thermometer is confirmed (S11), and when the Bluetooth connection is established, the body temperature check period is set in the mobile device (S20). If an alarm occurs in the mobile device or the smart thermometer, the body temperature is measured by the smart thermometer, and the body temperature information is transmitted to the mobile device (S32) , And the transmitted body temperature information is displayed in a body temperature check cycle in the mobile device (S40). On the other hand, when requesting a graph display on a mobile device, body temperature information for each body temperature check cycle is converted into a graph and displayed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will readily occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the disclosed embodiments are to be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense, and that the true scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof, .

10: Smartphone 11,21: Bluetooth module
12, 22: Alarm module 13: Application
20: Smart thermometer 23: Temperature measuring unit
14, 24: display section 25:

Claims (3)

(S10) connecting the clinical thermometer and the mobile device so as to enable Bluetooth communication;
Setting a body temperature check period of the clinical thermometer in the mobile device (S20);
(S30) of transmitting body temperature information checked by the clinical thermometer to the mobile device according to the body temperature check cycle of the mobile device;
Displaying body temperature information for each body temperature check cycle on a display unit of the mobile device (S40);
And a smart body temperature management method using a Bluetooth-based mobile device interworking type clinical thermometer.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the body temperature information of each body temperature check cycle in the display step (S40) is displayed in a graph.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing an alarm for each body temperature check period of the clinical thermometer in the mobile device.

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