Fever alarm system

Abstract

A body temperature measurement device includes a unit that continually measures body temperature and transmits the measurement through an RF transmitter to a display unit. The display unit includes an RF receiver, a processor, and a display that shows the temperature. The display unit includes an adjustable threshold alarm circuit that turns on an alarm whenever the temperature rises above a defined threshold.

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       13 . A temperature measurement apparatus comprising: 
 a first sensor which generates a signal related to skin temperature;    a second sensor which generates a signal related to ambient room temperature, the second sensor thermally insulated from the first sensor;    a processing unit in communication with the first and second sensors, the processing unit calculating body temperature based at least upon signals provided by the first and second sensors; and    a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the processing unit is disposed on the printed circuit board.    
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising an insulating barrier disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are disposed on the printed circuit board.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising an insulating barrier disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor and wherein the printed circuit board is embedded within the insulating barrier.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the processing unit is configured to store a plurality of readings from the second sensor.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the processing unit calculates the body temperature based at least upon a reading from the first sensor and upon a reading from the second sensor obtained before the reading from the first sensor.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the processing unit calculates body temperature by at least referencing empirical data stored in a lookup table.  
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the body temperature is oral temperature.  
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the body temperature is rectal temperature.  
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are thermistors.  
   
   
       23 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 a transmitter which transmits temperature data; and    a monitoring unit which receives the temperature data and which displays body temperature, wherein the body temperature is related to the temperature data.    
   
   
       24 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the temperature data is the body temperature.  
   
   
       25 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the transmitter transmits the temperature data directly to the monitoring unit.  
   
   
       26 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , further comprising an antenna printed on the flexible printed circuit board.  
   
   
       27 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the processing unit is disposed in the monitoring unit.  
   
   
       28 . A temperature measurement apparatus comprising: 
 a first sensor which generates a signal related to skin temperature;    a second sensor which generates a signal related to ambient room temperature;    an insulating barrier disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor;    a processing unit in communication with the first and second sensors, the processing unit calculating body temperature based at least upon signals provided by the first and second sensors;    a transmitter which transmits temperature data;    a monitoring unit which receives the temperature data and which displays body temperature, wherein the body temperature is related to the temperature data; and    an intermediate receiving and transmitting unit which receives the temperature data transmitted by the transmitter and which retransmits the temperature data to the monitoring unit.    
   
   
       29 . The apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the processing unit is disposed in the intermediate receiving and transmitting unit.  
   
   
       30 . The apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the intermediate receiving and transmitting unit comprises a microphone, and wherein the intermediate receiving and transmitting unit transmits audio signals captured by the microphone to the monitoring unit.  
   
   
       31 . The apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the monitoring unit comprises a speaker, and wherein the monitoring unit reproduces, through the speaker, audio signals received from the intermediate receiving and transmitting units.