US Patent Application 17900404. APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATURE simplified abstract
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATURE
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Sang Kyu Kim of Yongin-si (KR)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATURE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17900404 titled 'APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATURE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an apparatus for estimating body temperature of an object using a heating element and temperature sensors.
- The apparatus includes a heating element that generates heat.
- A first temperature sensor measures the temperature of the heating element.
- A second temperature sensor is placed away from the first sensor and measures the surface temperature of an object when it comes into contact with it.
- A processor uses the temperature measurements from the heating element and the object's surface to estimate the object's core temperature.
- The processor then corrects the core temperature estimation based on the external temperature to estimate the object's body temperature.
Original Abstract Submitted
An apparatus for estimating body temperature of an object may include: a heating element; a first temperature sensor configured to measure temperature of the heating element; a second temperature sensor disposed at a position spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure surface temperature of an object upon contact with the object; and a processor configured to estimate core temperature using a heat flux based on the temperature of the heating element and the surface temperature of the object, and to estimate body temperature of the object by correcting the core temperature, estimated using the heat flux, based on external temperature.
