Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic Temperature monitoring device and a method to evaluate the temperature difference of human passerby in a specific place. Said Temperature monitoring device (1), said device comprising a main stand (11) and a main frame (21), a driving arrangement (2) mounted on said main frame (21), a Thermal scanning apparatus (3) mounted on said driving arrangement (2), a human identification device (4) mounted in the main frame (21) characterized in that, said thermal scanning apparatus (3) consists a radar sensor (31), an ultrasonic sensor (32), a camera (33), a thermometer (34) and a control unit (35).
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present, invention relates to the field of medical safety devices.
Particularly, the present invention relates to a device and method for physiological temperature monitoring and in particular to a system for collecting, storing, processing and displaying data primarily related to an individual's body temperature. Still particularly, the present invention is primarily intended to an automatic Temperature monitoring device and a method to evaluate the temperature difference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Human body temperature monitoring is an important and common technique to identify and evaluate the health status of a particular person. The normal body temperature range is typically stated as 36.5 to 37.5°C. Various methods such as rectal measurement, oral measurement, axillary measurement and non-invasive measurement are used to measure the human body temperature. For non-invasive measurement, infrared sensors are used to measure temperature, which is different from the conventional mercurial thermometers and standard platinum resistance thermometers used in oral, rectal, and axillary measurements.
The infrared thermometers are non-contact temperature measurement devices that detects infrared energy emitted from an individual and converts the energy to an electrical signal that can be displayed as a measurement of temperature after being corrected for variation due to ambient temperature.
An infrared thermometer can be used at a variety of locations and provide significant advantages. But, the main problem is, medical personnel or investigators must approach near to the human to measure the temperature using Infrared thermometer which may lead to be affected by the same disease through spread of microorganisms such as viruses from the infected persons. Also, there are chances for variation in the distance of keeping the thermometer and the variation in time of investigation by the investigator which may lead to inaccurate diagnosis.
In many situations, temperature readings, together with the data diagnosed and other information extrapolated or derived from the temperature readings, would be more useful and accurate if made continuously rather than the periodic measurements. It is difficult to record all the details like temperature, date, time and inspected person's personal details particularly if the diagnosis is done for a group of people. Also, manual health inspection in the factories and offices as day to day activity is difficult and time consuming.
Various efforts have been taken to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above. For example, Indian Patent application 4388/MUM/2015 discloses a body temperature detection and control system, including a temperature sensing module configured to sense a body temperature, a processing module configured to determine whether the sensed body temperature is outside of a predetermined temperature range, and a response module configured to, if the sensed body temperature is determined to be outside of
a predetermined temperature range, provide at least one of a notification and a remedial measure. But, this system was developed to measure the temperature of infants and this device cannot be used to monitor the public.
Korean patent application KR20160061602 titled Health care sensing and transfer system discloses a device and a system for collecting the abnormal signal of a human body in a health care device worn on part of the human body and transferring the same to another electronic device. Biometric information data such as the temperature, pulse and blood pressure of an actual human body are difficult to measure accurately because a subject wears diagnosis machines such as a thermometer, a sphygmomanometer and a heart rate meter on the human body in an external environment. However, the abnormal signal of the corresponding human body can be found by monitoring only a change, which reflects information on the inside of the body having changed in response to the external environment, and transmitting the degree of the change to an electronic device or a wireless terminal such as a smartphone using communications. But the device disclosed in the invention is a wearable device and it cannot be used to monitor the public.
The present invention provides an automatic Temperature monitoring device and a method to evaluate the temperature difference which could overcome the disadvantage present in the existing art.
OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an automatic human body temperature monitoring device and a system to analyze the data of temperature difference.
Another main objective of the present invention is to provide a Temperature monitoring device to substitute the human involved in testing and thereby to eliminate the manual intervention.
Still another objective of the present invention is to provide driving arrangement for operating the thermal scanning apparatus.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a scanning apparatus with Ultraviolet sensing means, Radar sensing means, Camera, temperature sensor and a control unit.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a data collection method using Biometric data and Image processing data especially to identify the person inspected by the thermal scanner.
Other objectives and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the present invention. It is not intended to identify the key/critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concept of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to a more detailed description of the invention presented later.
According to the main aspect of the present invention, a Temperature monitoring device, said device comprises a main stand and a main frame, a driving arrangement mounted on said main frame, a Thermal scanning apparatus mounted on said driving arrangement, a human identification device mounted in the main frame wherein said thermal scanning apparatus consists a radar sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a camera, a thermometer and a control unit. Said human identification device is preferably a biometric device, face recognition device, IRIS scanner or an electronic tag identification device. Said human identification device is connected to a server and said server is connected to the control unit and the control unit is connected with a main display unit mounted in the thermal scanner. The data from the display unit or control unit is transferred to the user interface devices such as computer, mobile phones or tablet devices. The image or video captured by the camera is processed in the control unit using the image processing technique such as MATLAB.
According to the method of working of the present invention for monitoring the temperature through the Temperature monitoring device device, said method involves the following steps. When a person approaches near the thermal scanner, the radar sensor senses the presence of the person and activates the drive motor and the ultrasonic sensor. When the motor starts, the thermal scanner starts moving down and stops when the ultrasonic sensor senses the forehead area of the person and send signal to the control unit. Once the motor is stopped, the control unit energizes the thermometer and activates the camera. The thermometer measures the temperature of the person and send the data to the control unit. At the same time the camera captures the image or video of the person and share the content to the control unit. Alternatively, the human identification device collects the data of human through collecting the biometric data and send the information to the server. The control unit collects the data from the server and uses it to evaluate the results of a particular person. The compiled information is displayed in the display unit and the same data shall be transferred to the user interface devices. A cumulative data of the body temperature of a specific person shall be collected and if there is any increment in the value than a predetermined value, the same shall be intimated to the concerned department as a warning signal.
This temperature monitoring device is primarily intended to use in Hospitals, public transport areas such as airport, railway station etc, and in working places such as factories and offices typically for monitoring the persons
passerby and to detect appropriate data to derive the cumulative temperature variations.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other aspects, features and advantages of certain exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig 1 depicts the Temperature monitoring device according to the present invention.
Fig 2 depicts the Temperature monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig 3 depicts the driving arrangement and the scanner apparatus of the Temperature monitoring device according to the present invention.
Fig 3a depicts the exploded view of driving arrangement of the scanner apparatus according to the present invention.
Fig 4 depicts a block diagram which describes the Temperature monitoring device according to the present invention.
Fig 5 depicts a flowchart which describes the Temperature monitoring device according to the present invention.
Person who is skilled in the art will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and may have not been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figure may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help to improve understanding of various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. Throughout the drawings, it should be noted that like reference numbers are used to depict the same or similar elements, features, and structures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the invention. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention are provided for illustration purpose only and not for the purpose of limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Fig 1 describes the Temperature monitoring device (1) according to the main aspect of the present invention. Said Temperature monitoring device (1) consists a main stand (11), a main frame (21) and a driving arrangement (2) wherein a Thermal scanning apparatus (3) is mounted on said driving
arrangement (2) and the driving arrangement is mounted on the main frame (21). The main stand (11) is made by connecting the steel frames (11\ 11", 11'"). Said steel frames are mounted rigidly over the bottom frames (12', 12", 12"').
Fig 2 depicts the Temperature monitoring device (1) according to another embodiment of the present invention. Said Temperature monitoring device (1) is mounted with a human identification device (4). Said human identification device (4) is preferably a biometric device, face recognition device, IRIS scanner or an electronic tag identification device. Alternatively, the identification device shall be replaced with a temperature display unit.
Fig 3 and 3a describe the driving arrangement (2) and the thermal scanner apparatus (3) of the thermal scanner (1) according to the present invention. The thermal scanner apparatus (3) consists a radar sensor (31), an ultrasonic sensor (32), a camera (33) and a thermometer (34) wherein said components are mounted in a box (36). Said box (36) is mounted on a plate (37) and said plate is mounted on the driving arrangement (2) using the fasteners (38). A control unit (35) is provided inside the box (36).
Referring more specific to Fig 3a, said scanner apparatus (3) is mounted on the driving arrangement (2) and the driving arrangement is mounted on the frame (21). Said driving arrangement (2) comprises a drive motor (22), screw rod (25) and a set of connecting rods (28). The drive motor (22) is rigidly
mounted on the frame (1V). The upper end of the screw rod (26) is connected with the motor (22) through the bush (23) and coupling (24). The bottom end of the screw rod (25) is mounted on the frame (21) through the coupling (26). Said couplings (24, 26) are comprising the bearings (27a, 27b) to ensure the smooth rotation of the screw rod. The connecting rods (28) are mounted on the frame (21) through the links (28a, 28b). Said connecting rods are mounted on either side of the screw rod (25). Said screw rod and the connecting rods are comprising a Carrier (29). The plate (37) is mounted on the carriers (29) using the fasteners. The thermal scanner apparatus (3) > moves up and down when the drive motor (22) is operated and said motor is operable in bi-directional way.
Fig 4 shows a block diagram which describes the overview and the key process of Temperature monitoring device according to the present invention. The thermal scanner apparatus (3) consists a radar sensor (31), an ultrasonic sensor (32), a camera (33) and a thermo meter (34) and said components are connected with the control unit (35). A human identification device (4) is also connected to a server (5) and said server is connected to the control unit (35). The control is connected with a main display unit (41) mounted in the Temperature monitoring device (1). The data from the display unit (41) is wirelessly transferred to the user interface devices such as computer (42), mobile phones (43) or tablet devices (44). Alternatively, the data can be transferred to the user interface devices directly from the control unit (35).
Fig 5 is a flowchart that describes the method of working of the Temperature monitoring device (1) according to the present invention. When a person approaches near the Temperature monitoring device (1), the radar sensor (31) senses the presence of the person and activates the drive motor (22) and the ultrasonic sensor (32). When the motor starts, the thermal scanner (3) starts moving down and stops when the ultrasonic sensor (32) senses the forehead area of the person and send signal to the control unit (35). Once the motor is stopped, the control unit energizes the thermometer (34) and activates the camera (33). The thermometer measures the temperature of the person and send the data to the control unit. At the same time the camera (33) captures the image or video of the person and share the content to the control unit. Alternatively, the human identification device (4) collects the data of human through collecting the biometric data and send the information to the server (5). The control unit (35) collects the data from the server and uses it to evaluate the results of a particular person. The compiled information is displayed in the display unit (41) and the same data shall be transferred to the user interface devices (42, 43, 44). A cumulative data of the body temperature of a specific person shall be collected and if there is any increment in the value than a predetermined value, the same shall be intimated to the concerned department as a warning signal.
The Temperature monitoring device according to the present invention has various advantages. The temperature of any human being can be monitored without the intervention of any medical personnel. This device can be
mounted in the entrance area of any places like Airport, hospital, railway station etc,. Where the public floating is uncontrollable. This device can be used in any factories to measure and monitor the health of employees and workers. This device can be a cost effective and safe method that can be used for inspecting the patient's or any other person's health. Also, this Temperature monitoring device is simple in construction and easy to operate and overcomes the disadvantages present in the existing art.
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| 2 | 202041020298-Form18_Normal Request_14-05-2020.pdf | 2020-05-14 |
| 2 | 202041020298-PatentCertificate07-12-2023.pdf | 2023-12-07 |
| 3 | 202041020298-Form-5_As Filed_14-05-2020.pdf | 2020-05-14 |
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| 7 | 202041020298-MARKED COPIES OF AMENDEMENTS [06-10-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-10-06 |
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| 8 | 202041020298-Description Complete_As Filed_14-05-2020.pdf | 2020-05-14 |
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| 24 | 202041020298-Form-5_As Filed_14-05-2020.pdf | 2020-05-14 |
| 25 | 202041020298-PatentCertificate07-12-2023.pdf | 2023-12-07 |
| 25 | 202041020298-Form18_Normal Request_14-05-2020.pdf | 2020-05-14 |
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