Electronic clinical thermometer, method of controlling the same, and control program
AssigneeTerumo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKouji Nakamura, Makoto Ikeda
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Abstract
An electronic clinical thermometer capable of high-precision measurement within a shorter period of time. The electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in actual measurement value of a measurement target temperature detected by a temperature detection element includes a prediction value derivation unit which derives a plurality of prediction values from actual measurement values in accordance with a plurality of prediction equations, a selection unit which selects one of the plurality of prediction equations based on the selected prediction equation, and a display output which displays a prediction value result based on the selected prediction equation.
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An electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in actual measurement value of a measurement target temperature detected by a temperature detection element, comprising
- prediction value derivation means for deriving a plurality of prediction values from actual measurement values in accordance with a plurality of prediction equations,
- selection means for selecting one of the plurality of prediction equations on the basis of the selected prediction equation, and
- display output means for displaying a prediction value result on the basis of the selected prediction equation.
An electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in actual measurement value of a measurement target temperature detected by a temperature detection element, comprising
- prediction value derivation means for deriving a plurality of prediction values from actual measurement values in accordance with a plurality of prediction equations,
- selection means for selecting one of the plurality of prediction equations on the basis of a temporal change in actual measurement value, and
- display output means for displaying a prediction value result derived based on the selected prediction equation.
A method of controlling an electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in actual measurement value of a measurement target temperature detected by a temperature detection element, comprising
- a prediction value derivation step of deriving a plurality of prediction values from actual measurement values in accordance with a plurality of prediction equations,
- a selection step of selecting one of the plurality of prediction equations on the basis of the selected prediction equation, and
- a display output step of displaying a prediction value result on the basis of the selected prediction equation.
A control program of an electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in actual measurement value of a measurement target temperature detected by a temperature detection element, comprising
- a program code for implementing a prediction value derivation step of deriving a plurality of prediction values from actual measurement values in accordance with a plurality of prediction equations,
- a program code for implementing a selection step of selecting one of the plurality of prediction equations on the basis of the selected prediction equation, and
- a program code for implementing a display output step of displaying a prediction value result on the basis of the selected prediction equation.
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