Patent ID: 8197132
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A method for determining the temperature of a subject with an electronic thermometer, said method comprising: receiving from a user of the electronic thermometer a selection between at least a first mode of operation of the thermometer and a second mode of operation of the thermometer; collecting temperatures of the subject measured by the thermometer over time; applying a first portion of the collected measured temperatures to a predictive algorithm according to the first mode of operation when the selection received from the user is for a first mode of operation; applying the first portion and a second portion of the collected measured temperatures to the same predictive algorithm according to the second mode of operation different from the first mode of operation when the selection received from the user is for a second mode of operation; and estimating the temperature of the subject with the predictive algorithm based upon the selected mode of operation before the electronic thermometer reaches equilibrium with the temperature of the subject.