Patent ID: 7548776
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: A61B,G01J

Abstract:
1. A method for performing fever triage, comprising: detecting a testee at a time-point and a position with a thermal image-detecting unit, thereby obtaining thermal image data, wherein said thermal image data record a plurality of temperatures in accordance with a plurality of body parts of said testee; detecting said testee at said time-point and said position with a visible light image-detecting unit, thereby obtaining visible light image data showing a plurality of colors of said body parts; analyzing and determining at least one of said plurality of temperatures of said image data within a predetermined temperature range, thus obtaining a first result, thereby defining said at least one of said plurality of temperatures of said thermal image data as at least one fever temperature block; locating at least one skin color portion on said visible light image data, wherein said at least one skin color portion represents at least one skin portion of said testee; analyzing and determining if said at least one fever-temperature block is corresponding to said at least one skin portion of said visible light image data; determining if said at least one skin portion corresponding to said at least one fever temperature block is of said plurality of temperatures is located on a selected body part of said testee by using at least one feature comparison method, thus obtaining a second result; and issuing a warning signal indicating that said testee has a fever when said second result is yes.