Smart thermometer
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDimitri Kanevsky, Mariusz Sabath, Jan Sedivy, Alexander Zlatsin
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Abstract
A smart thermometer distributed system comprising a thermometer with a screen that allows one to enter a variety of data for the thermometer. The thermometer is connected to a computer and to a network and can retrieve from a history data base information about family members, including their dress, names, ages, previous illnesses and other information. The smart thermometer system thus provides the user with specific weather information, and will enable him or her to choose appropriate dress for family members given their ages, previous illnesses and other information.
Claims10
A smart thermometer distributed system comprising:
- a) a thermometer having a screen;
- b) input means for the thermometer;
- c) a network to which the thermometer is connected;
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- d) a computer to which the thermometer is connected, wherein the computer has a history data base of the family members, including their dress, names, age, previous illnesses and other information.
A process for providing information about the weather, and specifically about temperature, so that a person can protect himself against harmful conditions comprising the steps of:
- a) inputting data to a computer about a variety of persons, such as family members relating to their medical history, to which a thermometer having a screen is connected;
- b) inputting data to the computer relating to weather conditions at a given place and time and to the different dress available for the given person suitable for the conditions;
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- c) displaying on a screen a recommendation for the dress to be worn by the given person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.