Patent ID: 6939038
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A multiple measurement and memory electronic ear thermometer, comprising: a keypad unit including an activation key and a selection key, wherein when the activation key is pressed, the keypad unit is operative to generate a first input signal and when the selection key is pressed, the keypad is operative to generate either a second input signal for selecting the number of users or a third input signal for selecting one of the users; a microprocessor in electric communication with the keypad unit, the microprocessor being operative to generate a first control signal in response to the first input signal, a third control signal in response to the second input signal and a fourth control signal in response to the third input signal; an ear temperature measuring unit, operative to measure ear temperature from a selected user in response to the first control signal generated by the microprocessor and convert the ear temperature into an electric signal sent to the microprocessor to generate a second control signal; a display unit, operative to display the ear temperature in response to the second control signal; and a memory unit, being partitioned into an individual memory sector for each one of the users, wherein the memory sector is operative to save the ear temperature measurement in response to the second control signal and the fourth control signal or later to retrieve the stored ear temperature measurement in response to the fourth control signal.