IP Library Granted Patent US 9,445,726
Granted Patent B2
US 9,445,726 · App. 14/370,557 · Granted Sep 20, 2016

Electronic apparatus, thermometer, body temperature management system, alarm control method, and program

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Patent No.
US 9,445,726
App. No.
14/370,557
Granted
Sep 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes an alarm unit, a reception unit, and a control unit. The alarm unit is capable of outputting an alarm. The reception unit receives an alarm stop signal from a thermometer. The control unit causes the alarm unit to output the alarm at a set time and stop the alarm on the basis of the alarm stop signal.

Claims (46)

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an alarm circuit capable of outputting an alarm;

a reception circuit that receives an alarm stop signal by a wireless communication or wired communication from a thermometer which is an external device; and

a control circuit that causes the alarm circuit to output the alarm at a set time and stop the alarm on the basis of the alarm stop signal,

wherein

the alarm stop signal received by reception circuit comprises a first alarm stop signal and a second alarm stop signal, and

when the reception circuit receives the first alarm stop signal, the control circuit causes the alarm of the alarm circuit to be completely stopped, and when the reception circuit receives the second alarm stop signal, the control circuit causes the alarm to be temporarily stopped in such a manner that the alarm of the alarm circuit is caused to be output again after a lapse of a predetermined time period.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the reception circuit has a first state in which the alarm stop signal is capable of being received and a second state in which a reception of the alarm stop signal is rejected, and

the control circuit causes the reception circuit to shift from the second state to the first state at the set time.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein after receiving the alarm stop signal, the reception circuit receives basal body temperature data output from the thermometer when a predetermined measurement time period of the thermometer elapses.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

in the case where the control circuit determines that the basal body temperature data is not received when the predetermined measurement time period elapses after receiving the alarm stop signal, the control circuit causes the alarm to be output again.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising

a storage circuit that stores a plurality of presentation patterns of a predetermined content, wherein

the control circuit selects and reproduces the presentation pattern corresponding to the received basal body temperature data from among the plurality of presentation patterns of the predetermined content.

6. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an alarm circuit capable of outputting an alarm;

a reception circuit that receives an alarm stop signal by a wireless communication or wired communication from a thermometer which is an external device; and

a control circuit that causes the alarm circuit to output the alarm at a set time and stop the alarm on the basis of the alarm stop signal,

wherein

the reception circuit is capable of receiving data relating to a change over time in body temperature measurement value from the thermometer, and

the control circuit determines whether a user falls asleep or not during a body temperature measurement on the basis of the change over time in the body temperature measurement value received, and in the case where the control circuit determines that the user falls asleep, the control circuit causes the alarm to be output.

7. A thermometer, comprising

a communication circuit that transmits a signal by a wireless communication or wired communication to an electronic apparatus which is an external device for stopping an alarm of the electronic apparatus having an alarm function; and

a control circuit that generates a first alarm stop signal for completely stopping the alarm on a basis of a first input operation and that generates a second alarm stop signal for temporarily stopping the alarm in such a manner that the alarm is generated again after a lapse of a predetermined time period on a basis of a second input operation.

8. The thermometer according to claim 7 , further comprising:

an operation reception circuit that receives the first and the second input operations.

9. The thermometer according to claim 8 , wherein when the signal is generated, a measurement of a body temperature is started.

10. The thermometer according to claim 8 , further comprising

a casing having a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface, the front surface including a display circuit on which a body temperature value measured is displayed, the back surface being opposed to the front surface, the side surface being continuously connected with the front surface and the back surface and capable of being held by the user during the measurement of the body temperature, wherein

the operation reception circuit is disposed on the side surface.

11. The thermometer according to claim 7 , wherein the communication circuit is capable of outputting measured basal body temperature data when a predetermined measurement time period elapses.

12. A body temperature management system, comprising:

a thermometer capable outputting an alarm stop signal; and

an electronic apparatus, which is external to the thermometer, including an alarm circuit capable of outputting an alarm, a reception circuit that receives the alarm stop signal from the thermometer by a wireless communication or wired communication, and a control circuit that causes the alarm circuit to output the alarm at a set time and stop the alarm on the basis of the alarm stop signal,

wherein

the alarm stop signal received by reception circuit comprises a first alarm stop signal and a second alarm stop signal, and

when the reception circuit receives the first alarm stop signal, the control circuit causes the alarm of the alarm circuit to be completely stopped, and when the reception circuit receives the second alarm stop signal, the control circuit causes the alarm to be temporarily stopped in such a manner that the alarm of the alarm circuit is caused to be output again after a lapse of a predetermined time period.

13. An alarm control method, comprising:

causing an alarm for urging a user to wake up to be output at a set time;

receiving an alarm stop signal by a wireless communication or wired communication from a thermometer, which is an external device, that measures a body temperature of the user and is capable of outputting the alarm stop signal; and

causing the alarm to be stopped on the basis of the alarm stop signal received from the thermometer,

wherein

the alarm stop signal received by reception circuit comprises a first alarm stop signal and a second alarm stop signal, and

when the first alarm stop signal is received, causing the alarm to be completely stopped, and when the second alarm stop signal is received, causing the alarm to be temporarily stopped in such a manner that the alarm is caused to be output again after a lapse of a predetermined time period.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE PATENT NUMBERS 10342096;10671117; 10716375; 10716376;10795407;10795408; AND 10827591 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 58314 FRAME: 657. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 29, 2024
From: RAKUTEN, INC.
To: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 068066/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 6, 2021
From: RAKUTEN, INC.
To: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 058314/0657 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 3, 2016
From: RAKUTEN, INC.
To: RAKUTEN, INC.
Reel/Frame 037690/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2014
From: TORIUMI, SATOKO; SUZUKI, FUMIE
To: RAKUTEN, INC.
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