Title:
ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2000/054015
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An electronic thermometer enabling the user to confirm whether or not the values of the digits whose orders are lower than the digits displayed as the body temperature is adjusted within a predetermined adjustment range and to display all data to be displayed by using a display unit having less digits than all data. The thermometer is characterized by comprising temperature measuring means for generating a temperature measurement signal based on the temperature of an object, calculating means for calculating the temperature of the object in a predetermined number of calculation digits on the basis of the temperature measurement signal, display means for displaying the temperature calculated by the calculating means in a predetermined smaller number of display digits than the predetermined number of calculation digits, first display control means for displaying the temperature calculated by the calculating means, from the highest order digit of the temperature to the lowest order digit of the predetermined number of display digits which can be displayed, and second display control means for displaying the digits of the temperature which can not be displayed by the first display control means.
Inventors:
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
TSUKAMOTO YASUSHI (JP)
TSUKAMOTO YASUSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2000/001463
Publication Date:
September 14, 2000
Filing Date:
March 10, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
TSUKAMOTO YASUSHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
TSUKAMOTO YASUSHI (JP)
International Classes:
G01J5/04; G01K1/02; G01K13/00; (IPC1-7): G01K7/00; A61B5/00
Foreign References:
| JPS6281027U | 1987-05-23 | |||
| JPS5597539U | 1980-07-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1079217A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Suzuki, Hiroh (Mita 3-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP)
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