Patent ID: 9459158
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61B,G01K

Claim Text:
1. A thermometer for use with a living being, comprising: a temperature sensor; a processor operable to determine a temperature of the living being based on the temperature sensor, and operable to determine a rate of increase of the determined temperature of the living being; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store information related to a plurality of operating modes; a switch configured to select one operating mode from among the plurality of operating modes, to produce a selected operating mode, wherein the selected operating mode comprises at least one temperature range; a plurality of first indicators, each corresponding to a respective operating mode; a plurality of visual indicators, each corresponding to a respective first indicator; and at least one completion indicator configured to indicate determination of the temperature of the living being is substantially completed in response to the processor determining the rate of increase of the determined temperature of the living being is below a predetermined positive rate; wherein each of the first indicators when activated, indicating, in conjunction with the corresponding visual indicator, the selected operating mode prior to the processor determining the temperature of the living being.