JPH0114524B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel electronic female thermometer that electronically processes and displays body temperature measurement information, and in particular, only data measured within a predetermined time from a preset time can be stored and displayed as valid. This is how it was done.

It is known that a woman's basal body temperature has a biphasic body temperature curve, with a low body temperature during the follicular hormone phase of the normal menstrual cycle that accompanies ovulation, and a high body temperature during the luteal mormon phase. Therefore, by measuring and recording the basal body temperature every day with a female thermometer, it can be used for testing ovarian dysfunction, controlling fertility, etc.

However, in the past, it was troublesome to have to record each time the basal body temperature was measured using a female thermometer (not an electronic type) using a graph or the like. In addition, it is generally said that it is better to measure your basal body temperature early in the morning before you wake up, but since it is cumbersome to measure it at a set time every day, you may end up recording the body temperature measured at a time other than the set time as your basal body temperature. There is a risk of it being damaged. For this reason, accurate basal body temperature may not be obtained, making it extremely difficult to use it for testing ovarian dysfunction or controlling fertility.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention provides a novel electronic female thermometer that stores only data measured within a predetermined time from a preset time as valid for a long period of time, and can display the data as necessary. It is something to do.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The figure shows an example of the circuit of the electronic female thermometer according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a setting circuit that sets the current time (time at the time of key operation) and memory start time by external key input, etc. The current time set in step 1 is stored in the next-stage current time register 2, and the storage start time is stored in the storage start time register 3.

Reference numeral 4 indicates a clock oscillator that oscillates a constant pulse, and the oscillation pulse of the oscillator is transmitted to the time setting circuit 1.
The content of the current time register 2 is updated every second by the frequency-divided pulse.

The contents of the storage start time register 3 are stored in the adder 5.
The contents of the time setting circuit 6 (here, 1 hour) are added thereto, while
The contents of the register 3 are transferred to the comparator 7 and compared with the contents of the current time register 2.
Further, the contents of the register 2 are transferred to the comparator 8 and compared with the contents of the adder 5.

AND gate 9 outputs the comparator output signal when comparator 7 recognizes that the contents of register 2 are larger than the contents of register 3, and the comparator 8 recognizes that the contents of adder 5 are larger than the contents of register 2. It is activated by the comparator output signal when it is recognized,
A signal of logic "1" is output to the AND gate 10 at the next stage. That is, the output signal of the AND gate 9 becomes logic "1" between the time when the current time becomes the content (time) of the register 3 and the content of the time setting circuit 6 (1 hour).

The body temperature measurement circuit 11 measures the body temperature via the thermometer probe 12, and the measured body temperature is expressed in degrees Celsius or converted into a suitable value (for example,
If the range of body temperature measurement is 35°C to 45°C, and the interval is 0.1°C, it is expressed as a number from 1 to 101, where 35.0°C is 1 and 45.0°C is 101. ) and sent to the body temperature register 13. The contents of the body temperature register 13 are cleared by the signal output when the comparator 7 recognizes that the contents of the current time register 2 and the contents of the storage start time register 3 match.

Then, for the next one hour (contents of the setting circuit 6), the temperature is output from the body temperature measurement circuit 11 via the AND gate 10 which is activated upon receiving the logic "1" output signal from the AND gate 9. A body temperature measurement end signal is applied to the body temperature register 13 as a clock signal. Therefore, the body temperature measured at this time is latched in the body temperature register 13, but the output signal of the AND gate 9 is logic "1".
If body temperature is measured many times during this period, that is, within one hour from the storage start time, the contents of the body temperature register 13 are updated each time, and only the last measurement data remains.

The measurement data thus stored in the body temperature register 13 is the output signal (logic "1") of the comparator 8, that is, the contents of the current time register and the adder 5.
When a signal that is output when a match in the contents is recognized is applied to the shift register 14, the signal is stored in the shift register 14 as the newest measurement data. At this time, the oldest data stored in the shift register 14 is shifted and lost.

By the way, if the temperature is not measured even once within the measurable time, the contents of the body temperature register 13 are cleared by the output signal of the comparator 7, and the contents (0) of the register 13 at this time are the outputs of the comparator 8. When the signal is applied to the shift register 14, it is stored in the shift register 14 as a code indicating that basal body temperature was not measured on that day. Therefore,
If you do not measure your basal body temperature, "0" is displayed, so you can check the days on which you did not measure your basal body temperature later.

The measurement data stored in the shift register 14 in this way can be displayed selectively or sequentially on the display 16 by external input operation of the readout circuit 15, but after that, a predetermined period of time ( As the time elapses (in this case, one hour), the output signal of the AND gate 9 becomes logic "0", which prevents the body temperature data from being transferred to the body temperature register 13, and the measurement becomes invalid until the storage start time of the next day. .

As described above, only body temperature data measured within the time set by the time setting circuit 6 from the storage start time set by the time setting circuit 1 can be stored in the body temperature register 1.
3, and the stored data is stored in the shift register 14 at the shift operation timing of the shift register 14. Then, it can be displayed on the display section 16 by external input operation of the readout circuit 15.

It is also conceivable to add a means for notifying that the storage start time has come to the circuit of the above embodiment so that no measurement is forgotten. Further, the time setting circuit 1 and the body temperature measurement circuit 11 are equipped with a clock display circuit and a body temperature display circuit during measurement, so that the clock display and the body temperature during measurement are displayed on the display section 16 or on a separate display section. Good too.

As described above, according to the electronic female thermometer according to the present invention, only data measured within a predetermined period of time from a preset time can be stored as valid and displayed as appropriate, so that a graph etc. can be displayed each time a measurement is performed. There is no need to write it down. Also, you can always get accurate basal body temperature. Furthermore, the days on which no measurements were taken can be immediately confirmed. In addition, when multiple measurements are taken within a predetermined period of time from a preset time, only the last data can be memorized, so even if a measurement error occurs, it is possible to continue measuring to ensure accuracy. It is possible to provide an electronic female thermometer that is excellent in measuring basal body temperature, such as being able to store data. Furthermore, according to the electronic female thermometer according to the present invention,
A women's thermometer that stores body temperature data from a specific starting time within a 24-hour day, allowing you to perfectly match the measurement time from day to day, and requiring you to measure your body temperature at a set time every day. It is extremely effective as a

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure shows a circuit example of an electronic female thermometer according to the present invention. 1 is a time setting circuit, 2 is a current time register, 3
is the memory start time register, 4 is the clock oscillator, 5
is an adder, 6 is a time setting circuit, 7 and 8 are comparators,
9 and 10 are AND gates, 11 is a body temperature measurement circuit,
12 is a thermometer probe, 13 is a body temperature register, 1
4 is a shift register, 15 is a readout circuit, and 16 is a display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage device that stores measured body temperature data;
comprising a display unit that displays data in the storage device, a time setting circuit that sets a data storage start time of the storage device, and a drive circuit that drives the storage device for a predetermined time from the data storage start time, An electronic women's thermometer in which only data measured within a predetermined time period of the drive circuit from the data storage start time of the time setting circuit can be stored and displayed as valid. 2. Claims in which the storage device is configured to store only the last measurement data when a plurality of measurements are made within a predetermined time period of the drive circuit from the data storage start time of the time setting circuit. The electronic female thermometer described in paragraph 1.