Wireless thermometer and method of use thereof
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsChristopher J. Allen, SR., Shawn Monteith
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for sensing body temperature and wirelessly communicating measured data to at least one electronic device. The device includes a sensor device having a housing base, a housing cover releasably mountable on the housing base, and components for sensing body temperature and wirelessly communicating the measured temperature, including a temperature sensor, a power supply, a microprocessor, and a transmitter and receiver. The electronic device can include an application that communicates with the sensor device and provides a user interface.
Claims20
A sensor device for sensing body temperature and wirelessly communicating data to at least one electronic device, the sensor device comprising:
- a housing containing,
- a temperature sensor configured to sense the body temperature of a user, and
- a transmitter to wirelessly communicate data representing the body temperature to an external device;
- and
- a carrier having an aperture configured to receive the housing.
A method for sensing body temperature and wirelessly communicating measured body temperature to an external device, the method comprising:
- wirelessly connecting a device configured to sense body temperature to the external device;
- flexing a carrier to expand an aperture of the carrier and inserting the device into the aperture;
- positioning the device against a user;
- measuring the body temperature of the user;
- transmitting data associated with the measured body temperature of the user measured wirelessly from the device to the external device;
- and
- storing the data on the external device.
A thermometer assembly comprising:
- a carrier configured to attach to a user;
- a device coupled to the carrier, the device including,
- a housing,
- a temperature sensor disposed within the housing and configured to measure a temperature of the user, and
- a transmitter disposed within the housing and configured to transmit data associated with the temperature of the user;
- wherein the housing extends at least partially through an opening in the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.