JPH0427859B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention improves the health of women in particular by measuring the human basal body temperature, storing the measured temperature in a memory every day, and storing the menstrual date. This invention relates to an electronic recording thermometer device used for condition management.

(b) Conventional technology The basal body temperature method and the Ogino method have been known as methods for managing women's health conditions.
The basal body temperature method records the basal body temperature measured every day and determines the state of health based on this data.On the other hand, the Ogino method records the day when menstruation began.
The current state of health is known based on the menstrual cycle determined from this. In these methods, it is necessary to record past data, but
It was troublesome to record data every day, and transcription errors were likely to occur.

Therefore, in recent years, electronic recording thermometer devices have been developed that store these data in a memory and display them graphically as needed.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The basal body temperature mentioned above is based on the beginning of menstruation.
Based on this, it is possible to know the physical condition by checking changes in basal body temperature until the next menstrual period, but when displaying a graph on an electronic recording thermometer device, it is necessary to clarify the menstrual date. Therefore, when displaying a graph, the graph display screen is fixed so that the body temperature on the first day of menstruation is displayed on the left edge, and based on that, the body temperature is displayed in a graph sequentially to the right as time passes. The graph display will be easier to see. In order to do this, the user of the thermometer needs to perform an operation to update the month in the graph display on the first day of menstruation. However, if the user is not in good physical condition, the correct menstrual cycle cannot be grasped.In addition, if the user forgets to update the graph display and updates the graph later than the first day of menstruation, the graph will be displayed. If the left end of the graph does not indicate the true start date of menstruation, or if the day of menstruation is unknown, errors will occur when judging your physical condition based on the graph.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has made it possible to display a graph together with basal body temperature information by inputting the presence/absence of menstruation, thereby making it possible to more accurately judge one's physical condition. be.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The electronic recording thermometer device according to the present invention includes a body temperature measurement section that measures a person's body temperature, a memory that stores temperature data from the body temperature measurement section, and temperature data stored in the memory. an electronic recording thermometer device having a display means for graphically displaying the period of The present invention is characterized in that the display means includes a shift means for vertically shifting the graph display of temperature data, and menstrual information is displayed in the upper or lower row of the data.

(E) Effect The present invention measures body temperature, stores it in memory without transcribing it, and displays it in a graph.
Changes in basal body temperature can be easily displayed, and the presence/absence of menstruation can also be stored and displayed simultaneously with body temperature. Especially if you are unwell,
By displaying the past menstrual status on the same screen, it becomes possible to make appropriate decisions regarding health management.

Basal body temperature measures small differences in body temperature.
Unless graphs are displayed on a scale of 0.5°C to 0.1°C, it is difficult to express changes in basal body temperature. On the other hand, the measurement range of a thermometer is generally about 32°C to 42°C, and if this range is graphed on a scale of 0.1°C, a graphic display of 100 scales, or 100 dots on the vertical axis, is required. Since the change in basal body temperature is about 0.55°C, by fixing the average body temperature at the center of the vertical axis of the graph and graphing the change, it is possible to display it with a small number of dots on the vertical axis. According to this method, the graph is a relative display centered on the average body temperature, and body temperature cannot be determined just by looking at the graph. Therefore, in order to solve this inconvenience, by displaying the 36.7℃ line, which is the average body temperature, on the graph, you can read the temperature indicated by the graph by reading the scale of the graph based on that line. be.

Changes in body temperature from the beginning of menstruation to the next menstruation are important for basal body temperature, so the graph display of basal body temperature can be done by the user performing an operation to indicate the first day of menstruation on the first day of menstruation. will be displayed on the first day of the month. In other words, one graph screen displays a graph for each menstrual cycle. However, if you are not feeling well, you may not be able to accurately determine your menstrual cycle. Therefore, in such cases, the left end of the graph display of basal body temperature may not necessarily correspond to the first day of menstruation. In such cases, the presence/absence of menstruation and the basal body temperature at that time are useful information for knowing the physical condition. In order to solve this problem, by inputting the presence/absence of menstruation every day, the presence/absence of menstruation can be displayed at the same time as the graph is displayed.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a display example of a display device that displays a graph according to the present invention. Figure 1A shows a graph displaying only basal body temperature, and the vertical axis of the graph is
The average body temperature is fixed at 8 on the scale at 0.1℃/1 scale. The horizontal axis of this graph is 1 day/1 scale. The horizontal line of 8 scales on the vertical axis in FIG. 1-A is the 36.7°C line, which in this example shows that 36.7°C coincides with the average body temperature. The 36.7℃ line is expressed by turning off the light where the bar graph intersects with the 36.7℃ line, and turning it on otherwise. Figure 1-B shows a menstrual period display in addition to a body temperature display, in which the above-mentioned body temperature graph display is raised two steps vertically and one scale on the vertical axis is displayed to indicate whether or not menstruation is present. This example shows that menstruation occurred on the 30th day.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the electronic recording thermometer device of the present invention.

1 is a body temperature measurement circuit (body temperature measurement unit), 2 is a control circuit that generates various control signals, 3 is an average body temperature calculation circuit, 7 is a memory for storing temperature data and menstrual presence/absence information, and 4 is for the memory. 5 is a read address control circuit from the memory, 6 is a clock circuit, 17 is an operation switch for instructing various operations, 18 is a graph display control circuit, and 10 is a display data to display memory (RAM). Write control circuit, 10-A is a horizontal address for writing to the display memory (RAM), 10-B is a vertical address for writing to the display memory (RAM), and 10-C is a memory circuit for storing whether it is a graph display or a menstrual display. , 10-D sets the write vertical address to the display memory (RAM) to 1 in the case of graph display.
1-E is a gate that sets the display memory (RAM) write vertical address to 3 in order to shift the graph writing to the display memory (RAM) by two steps in the case of menstruation display, and 11 is a gate that sets the vertical address to 36.7.
A display control circuit that displays the °C line, 14 a display memory (RAM), 15 a display driver, 16
21 is a display device, and 21 is a pointer address and flash control circuit for specifying the days when menstruation is input.

Here, the display means is the display memory write control circuit 1.
0 write horizontal address 10-A, write vertical address 1-B, memory circuit 10-C for storing graph display or menstrual display, gates 10-D, 10-E, 36.7
It consists of a °C line write control circuit 11, a display memory (RAM) 14, a display driver 15, a display device 16, a graph display control circuit 18, and a pointer and flash control circuit 21. Further, the shift means in the display means includes a display memory write control circuit 10, a write vertical address 10-B,
Gates 10-D and 10-E are graph display control circuits.

Next, the operation of this electronic recording thermometer system will be explained.

In this system, when the date is updated by the clock circuit, the write address of the temperature data memory is updated by one, and the storage address of the body temperature data changes every day. The time is displayed if necessary.

When the body temperature is measured by the body temperature measurement circuit 1,
Body temperature is digitally displayed on the display device 16 through 10 display memory write control circuits. When the measurement of body temperature is completed, the measured body temperature is stored in the corresponding address of the temperature data memory designated by the write address control circuit 4. As described above, the write address No. 4 is updated one by one each time the day changes, so the daily basal body temperature is stored one after another in the temperature data memory. The average body temperature calculation circuit No. 3 calculates the average body temperature every time the measured body temperature is stored in the temperature data memory, and the latest average body temperature is stored. When an instruction to display a graph is given using the operation switch 17, the control circuit 2 sets the temperature data readout address control circuit 5 to a predetermined address for displaying the graph, and the temperature data memory 7 is transferred to the left end of the graph. Read the temperature data to be displayed. and 18
The graph display control circuit converts the body temperature measured from the temperature data and the average body temperature into the length of a bar graph. The write horizontal address of 10-A is set to the horizontal address corresponding to the left end of the graph.
1-C receives a set signal from the control circuit 2 in the case of a graph display, and a reset signal in the case of a menstrual display, and the state corresponding to the display is stored. In this case, since it is in the set state, 10-D
By the gate, the vertical address of 10-B is set to 1, which is the lowest vertical address in the graph.
The length of the bar graph obtained in step 18 is written in the display memory (RAM) designated by 10-A and 10-B as the length of the graph by the display memory write control circuit of 10. A graph is displayed. If the bar graph crosses the 36.7℃ line due to the 36.7℃ and line writing control circuit in 11,
The display is turned off, and the 36.7℃ line is controlled so that it is lit when there is no intersection. When one day's worth of body temperature has been displayed, the temperature data reading address control circuit in 5 is updated, and the writing horizontal address in 10-A is updated, and the graph display is repeated in the same manner as described above. Display a graph.

Next, we will explain how to display menstrual periods. When the menstruation display key is turned ON using the operation switch 17 on the day of menstruation, a reset pulse is output to 10-C from the control circuit 2, setting it to the menstrual display state, and the display memory (RAM) of 10-B is )
Address 3 is set through the gate of 10-E to shift the write vertical address by two steps.
Also, the write horizontal address of 10-A is set to the horizontal address corresponding to the left end of the graph. The graph of body temperature is displayed in the same manner as described above, but since the vertical address is preset to 3, the graph of body temperature is displayed starting from 3.
When the graph display for one day is completed, the presence/absence of menstruation data in the menstrual data memory 7 is passed through the display memory writing control circuit 10, and if there is menstruation, a menstrual mark is displayed.

Next, inputting the menstrual date will be explained. After displaying the menstrual period as described above, when the SEL (〓) switch of the operation key 17 is turned on, the control signal to be flushed from the control circuit 2 is input to the pointer and flash control 21, and as shown in FIG. - Flash the pointer shown in B. If you are entering the information regarding menstruation on the same day, continue as is.
If it is the previous day or the previous day, press the ADJ (〓) operation key.
By turning it on, pointer 21 is updated,
The pointer on the display also moves. In conjunction with this, 4
The write address of is also preset to the corresponding memory address. In this state, when the SEL (〓) switch is turned on, the control circuit in step 2 inverts the menstrual data in step 7 to "absent" if there is a menstrual period, "present" if not, and then rewrites the data in the memory, making it possible to input the date of menstruation. becomes.

With the above configuration, the presence or absence of menstruation can be displayed by simply adding a small circuit to the basal body temperature graph display function.

(G) Effects of the Invention With the configuration of the present invention, changes in basal body temperature and menstrual information can be recognized at the same time, and since they correspond to each other in the vertical direction, health conditions can be grasped extremely accurately and quickly. It's watery.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1A is a graph display state diagram when only body temperature is displayed;
Fig. B shows a graph display state in which body temperature and menstrual date are displayed simultaneously, and Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of the electronic recording thermometer of the present invention. 1...Body temperature measurement circuit, 2...Control circuit, 3...Average body temperature calculation circuit, 4...Write address control circuit, 5...Read address control circuit, 6...Clock circuit, 7...Temperature, menstrual data memory, 10...Display memory Write control circuit, 10-A...Write horizontal address, 10
-B...Writing vertical address, 10-C...Memory circuit for storing graph display or menstrual display, 10-D, 1
0-E...gate, 11...36.7℃ line write control circuit, 14...display memory (RAM), 15...display driver, 16...display device, 17...operation switch, 18...graph display control circuit, 21...pointer and Flash control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic recording thermometer device having a body temperature measuring section for measuring a person's body temperature, a memory for storing temperature data from the body temperature measuring section, and a display means for displaying the temperature data stored in the memory in a graph, the display means has a pointer for specifying a day on which menstrual information is to be inputted, said pointer is controlled by a pointer flash control circuit, and further comprises a shift means for vertically shifting the graphical display of temperature data on said display means; An electronic recording thermometer device characterized by displaying menstrual information in the upper or lower row of data.