Information display system, terminal and information display method

Abstract

To provide an information display system capable of improving usefulness for measuring a body temperature; and to provide a terminal and an information display method.SOLUTION: An information display system includes a clinical thermometer for measuring a body temperature; and a terminal having a light emission part capable of emitting light in multiple light emission modes, and a control part. In the information display system, the control part allows the light emission part to emit light in a prescribed luminous color based on a body temperature measured by the clinical thermometer, and changes the light emission mode in the light emission part according to a lapsed time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information display system, a terminal, and an information display method. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a system consisting of a device for measuring the body temperature of a subject and a stand on which the device is placed is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system consisting of a device body having a body temperature sensor for detecting the body temperature of a subject and a stand on which the device body can be placed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2016-97075 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The mounting stand disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a function of outputting information stored in the memory of the device body to the outside when the device body is mounted on the mounting stand. If the mounting stand on which the device body is mounted has further functions, the usefulness for users will be improved.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an information display system, a terminal, and an information display method that can improve the usefulness of body temperature measurement. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information display system according to a first aspect of the present disclosure is an information display system comprising a terminal including a thermometer for measuring body temperature, a light-emitting unit capable of emitting light in a plurality of light-emitting modes, and a control unit, wherein the control unit causes the light-emitting unit to emit light in a predetermined light color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer, and changes the light-emitting mode of the light-emitting unit according to the elapsed time.

[0007] In the information display system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the light emission manner includes either a blinking pattern or illuminance.

[0008] In an information display system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the light emission mode is illuminance, and the control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light such that the illuminance decreases as the elapsed time increases.

[0009] In the information display system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light in a first emission color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer is lower than a first body temperature threshold.

[0010] In an information display system as one embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit causes the light-emitting unit to emit light in a second light color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer is equal to or greater than a second body temperature threshold that is higher than the first body temperature threshold, and causes the light-emitting unit to emit light in a third light color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer is equal to or greater than the first body temperature threshold and less than the second body temperature threshold.

[0011] In an information display system as one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal further includes a temperature detection unit that detects the surrounding temperature, and when the temperature detection unit detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a third body temperature threshold, the control unit causes the light-emitting unit to emit a fourth light color.

[0012] In the information display system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the temperature detection unit is configured by a thermograph.

[0013] In an information display system as one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal further includes a direction indicating unit that, when the temperature detection unit detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a third body temperature threshold, indicates the direction in which the user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a third body temperature threshold is located.

[0014] In an information display system as one embodiment of the present disclosure, the thermometer is configured to be insertable and detachable into the terminal, and the terminal performs temperature detection using the temperature detection unit when the thermometer is inserted into the terminal.

[0015] In the information display system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal further includes a charging unit that charges the thermometer while the thermometer is inserted into the terminal.

[0016] A terminal as a second aspect of the present disclosure is a terminal comprising a light-emitting unit capable of emitting light in a plurality of light-emitting modes and a control unit, wherein the control unit causes the light-emitting unit to emit light in a predetermined light color based on a body temperature measured by a thermometer, and changes the light-emitting mode of the light-emitting unit according to the elapsed time.

[0017] An information display method as a third aspect of the present disclosure is an information display method executed by a terminal having a light-emitting unit capable of emitting light in a plurality of light-emitting modes, and includes a step of causing the light-emitting unit to emit light in a predetermined light color based on a body temperature measured by a thermometer, and a step of changing the light-emitting mode of the light-emitting unit depending on the elapsed time. Effect of the Invention

[0018] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an information display system, a terminal, and an information display method that can improve the usefulness of measuring body temperature. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information display system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the terminal shown in FIG. [Figure 3A] FIG. 2 is a front view of the terminal of FIG. [Figure 3B] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the terminal of FIG. 1. [Figure 3C] FIG. 2 is a left side view of the terminal of FIG. 1. [Figure 3D] FIG. 2 is a right side view of the terminal of FIG. 1. [Figure 3E] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the terminal of FIG. 1. [Figure 3F] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the terminal of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the thermometer of FIG. 1. [Figure 5A] FIG. 2 is a front view of the thermometer of FIG. [Figure 5B] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the thermometer of FIG. 1. [Figure 5C] FIG. 2 is a left side view of the thermometer of FIG. 1. [Figure 5D] FIG. 2 is a right side view of the thermometer in FIG. 1. [Figure 5E] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the thermometer of FIG. 1. [Figure 5F] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the thermometer of FIG. 1. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which a thermometer is inserted into a terminal. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a pop-up state of the thermometer. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed by the terminal control unit in FIG. 1 in a fever detection mode. [Figure 9] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed by the terminal control unit in FIG. 1 in a body temperature measurement mode. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing another example of the process executed by the terminal control unit in FIG. 1 in the body temperature measurement mode. [Figure 11] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of another process executed by the terminal control unit in FIG. 1 in the body temperature measurement mode. [Figure 12]4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed by a thermometer control unit in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Hereinafter, an information display system, a terminal, and an information display method according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Common members in the various drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0021] Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information display system 10 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the information display system 10 includes a terminal 100 and a thermometer 200. The information display system 10 may further include a cloud 300.

[0022] The thermometer 200 measures the body temperature of a person to be measured. That is, the thermometer 200 has a body temperature measurement function. In this specification, the person to be measured refers to a user who measures the body temperature using the thermometer 200. The thermometer 200 according to this embodiment may be rechargeable. That is, the thermometer 200 according to this embodiment can be used repeatedly by charging. However, the thermometer 200 does not necessarily have to be rechargeable, and may be one that is supplied with power by a known method.

[0023] The body temperature measurement function of thermometer 200 may be a known body temperature measurement function. For example, thermometer 200 may be configured to measure the body temperature of a person to be measured while the person to be measured holds thermometer 200 under his / her armpit. Thermometer 200 may store information on the measured body temperature in thermometer storage unit 202 included in thermometer 200 or in an external storage medium. The external storage medium is, for example, cloud 300. However, the external storage medium may not be cloud 300, but may be, for example, a computer device such as a server device.

[0024] Terminal 100, details of which will be described later, includes light-emitting unit 109, and causes light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined light color based on the body temperature measured by thermometer 200. Terminal 100 also changes the light-emitting mode of light-emitting unit 109 according to the elapsed time. Terminal 100 may, for example, obtain body temperature information directly from thermometer 200, or obtain body temperature information from an external storage medium (e.g., cloud 300) in which body temperature information is stored.

[0025] Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of the terminal 100 of Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 2, the terminal 100 in this embodiment has a substantially cylindrical shape. The terminal 100 has an input unit 106 on an upper surface 100a. The terminal 100 also has a light-emitting unit 109 over the entire side surface. Details of the input unit 106 and the light-emitting unit 109 will be described later. When using the terminal 100, the terminal 100 is placed on a placement surface so that the bottom surface 100b opposite the upper surface 100a is in contact with the placement surface.

[0026] Figures 3A to 3F are six-view diagrams of the terminal 100 of Figure 1. Specifically, Figure 3A is a front view of the terminal 100, Figure 3B is a rear view of the terminal 100, Figure 3C is a left side view of the terminal 100, Figure 3D is a right side view of the terminal 100, Figure 3E is a plan view (top view) of the terminal 100, and Figure 3F is a bottom view of the terminal 100.

[0027] As shown in Fig. 3B, terminal 100 has a notch 100c on the back side where a part of light emitting unit 109 is cut out. That is, in this specification, the side of terminal 100 on which notch 100c is provided is referred to as the back side. Also, the side of terminal 100 that faces the back side is referred to as the front side. Furthermore, the side that can be seen when viewed from the left side of the front side is referred to as the left side, and the side that can be seen when viewed from the right side of the front side is referred to as the right side.

[0028] 3B, the terminal 100 includes a connector 120 in rear view. The connector 120 is a connector for connecting a cable that supplies power from an external power source to the terminal 100. That is, the terminal 100 receives power from the external power source via the cable and operates on the supplied power.

[0029] The terminal 100 has a direction indicator 110 on the top surface 100a. The direction indicator 110 is a mechanism that indicates a specific direction around the position of the terminal 100. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 3E, the direction indicator 110 is arranged in a ring shape on the top surface 100a, and is configured to be able to indicate all directions (360 degrees) around the terminal 100. Further details of the direction indicator 110 will be described later.

[0030] 2 and 3E, the terminal 100 has a bottomed insertion hole 130 for inserting the thermometer 200. In this embodiment, the insertion hole 130 is formed with a size and shape that allows the entire thermometer 200 to be inserted therein.

[0031] 2 and 3A to 3F are merely examples of the shape of the terminal 100. The terminal 100 may be configured in any other shape that can perform the functions of the terminal 100 described in this specification.

[0032] Fig. 4 is an external perspective view of the thermometer 200 in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 4, the thermometer 200 in this embodiment has a flat bar shape. The thermometer 200 has a display unit 207 on the front side. That is, in this specification, the surface of the thermometer 200 on which the display unit 207 is provided is defined as the front side of the thermometer 200. When viewed from the front, the longitudinal direction of the thermometer 200 is defined as the up-down direction, and the lateral direction is defined as the left-right direction.

[0033] Figures 5A to 5F are six-view diagrams of the thermometer 200 in Figure 1. Specifically, Figure 5A is a front view of the thermometer 200, Figure 5B is a rear view of the thermometer 200, Figure 5C is a left side view of the thermometer 200, Figure 5D is a right side view of the thermometer 200, Figure 5E is a plan view (top view) of the thermometer 200, and Figure 5F is a bottom view of the thermometer 200.

[0034] In thermometer 200, the surface facing the front side is referred to as the back side. In this embodiment, of the ends in the up-down direction when viewed from the front of thermometer 200, the end closer to display unit 207 is referred to as the upper side, and the end farther from display unit 207 is referred to as the lower side. In addition, the surface visible when viewed from the left side relative to the front side is referred to as the left side, and the surface visible when viewed from the right side relative to the front side is referred to as the right side.

[0035] Thermometer 200 is provided with a temperature measuring unit 206 at its lower end for detecting the body temperature of the person being measured. The person being measured measures their body temperature by pinching the lower end of thermometer 200 between their armpits. This allows temperature measuring unit 206 provided at the lower end of thermometer 200 to detect the body temperature of the person being measured, and thermometer 200 measures the body temperature. Details of temperature measuring unit 206 will be described later.

[0036] The thermometer 200 can be inserted and removed from the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100. The thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 from the lower end side. The terminal 100 holds the thermometer 200 in the insertion hole 130 in a pulled-down state. The pulled-down state is a state in which the thermometer 200 is deeply inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the thermometer 200 is inserted into the terminal 100, and is a diagram showing the pulled-down state of the thermometer 200 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, in the pulled-down state, the thermometer 200 is entirely inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100, and as shown in FIG. 6, the upper end of the thermometer 200 is slightly visible. When the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100, the thermometer 200 is in a pulled-down state as shown in FIG. 6.

[0037] When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the terminal 100 changes the thermometer 200, which is inserted in the insertion hole 130 in a pull-down state, to a pop-up state. In the pop-up state, the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100 to a shallower degree than in the pull-down state. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the pop-up state of the thermometer 200, and is a diagram showing the pop-up state of the thermometer 200 in this embodiment. In the pop-up state, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper end side of the thermometer 200 protrudes upward from the upper surface 100a of the terminal 100. In the pop-up state, the person to be measured can remove the thermometer 200 from the terminal 100 by hand. Details of the predetermined condition for changing the thermometer 200 from the pull-down state to the pop-up state will be described later.

[0038] Referring again to FIG. 1, the functional units of the terminal 100 and the thermometer 200 will be described in detail. In this embodiment, the information display system 10 operates in two different modes. The first mode is a fever detection mode, and the second mode is a body temperature measurement mode. In this embodiment, the information display system 10 is in the fever detection mode when the thermometer 200 is inserted into the terminal 100, and is in the body temperature detection mode when the thermometer 200 is removed from the terminal 100.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 1, terminal 100 includes a terminal control unit 101, a terminal memory unit 102, a terminal clock unit 103, a terminal communication unit 104, a charging unit 105, an input unit 106, a pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107, a temperature detection unit 108, a light-emitting unit 109, a direction indication unit 110, and a terminal notification unit 111.

[0040] The terminal control unit 101 controls and manages the entire terminal 100, including each functional unit of the terminal 100. The terminal control unit 101 includes at least one processor. The terminal control unit 101 is configured with a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program that defines a control procedure, or a dedicated processor specialized for processing each function.

[0041] The terminal control unit 101 causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200. The terminal control unit 101 also changes the light emitting state of the light emitting unit 109 according to the elapsed time. The process executed by the terminal control unit 101 will be described later in detail.

[0042] The terminal storage unit 102 can be configured with a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, etc. The terminal storage unit 102 stores, for example, various information and programs for operating the terminal 100. The terminal storage unit 102 may also function as a work memory.

[0043] The terminal storage unit 102 stores, for example, a body temperature threshold value serving as a reference for determining the light emission color of the light-emitting unit 109. In this embodiment, the terminal storage unit 102 stores a first body temperature threshold value, a second body temperature threshold value, and a third body temperature threshold value as the body temperature threshold values ​​serving as a reference for determining the light emission color of the light-emitting unit 109. Details of these body temperature threshold values ​​will be described later.

[0044] The terminal clock unit 103 measures time. The terminal clock unit 103 may measure time by any known method. The terminal clock unit 103 may be configured using, for example, a real-time clock (RTC).

[0045] The terminal communication unit 104 communicates information with the outside based on the control of the terminal control unit 101. The terminal communication unit 104 communicates wirelessly with, for example, the thermometer 200 or the cloud 300. The terminal communication unit 104 may be configured to be able to communicate with an external device other than the thermometer 200 or the cloud 300. The terminal communication unit 104 may also be configured to be able to communicate via wires. In the present embodiment, the following description will be given assuming that the terminal communication unit 104 communicates wirelessly with the cloud 300. In the present embodiment, the terminal communication unit 104 acquires information on the temperature measured by the thermometer 200 from the cloud 300.

[0046] The charging unit 105 charges the thermometer 200 by supplying power to the thermometer 200 in a contact or non-contact manner while the thermometer 200 is inserted into the terminal 100. That is, the charging unit 105 charges the thermometer 200 in the fever detection mode. The charging unit 105 can charge the thermometer 200 by a known method. The charging unit 105 may charge the thermometer 200 in a non-contact manner by, for example, an electromagnetic induction method. The charging unit 105 may include, for example, a pogo pin, and the thermometer 200 may be charged by contacting a terminal of the thermometer 200 with the pogo pin.

[0047] The input unit 106 accepts operation input from a user of the information display system 10. The input unit 106 may be configured with an operation button, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3E as an example. In this embodiment, the input unit 106 is configured as a button for turning on and off the power of the terminal 100. However, the form of the input unit 106 is not limited to this. The input unit 106 may be configured with an operation key, for example. The input unit 106 may also be configured with a touch screen, for example. The terminal control unit 101 executes processing based on the operation input to the input unit 106.

[0048] The pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 is a mechanism that switches between a pop-up state and a pull-down state of the thermometer 200. The pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 switches between the pop-up state and the pull-down state of the thermometer 200 based on the control of the terminal control unit 101.

[0049] The pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 is provided, for example, at the bottom of the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100. For example, in the pull-down state, the pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 pushes the bottom of the insertion hole 130 down to a predetermined lowest position. As a result, when the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130, the thermometer 200 is held in the terminal 100 in the pull-down state. On the other hand, in the pop-up state, for example, the pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 pushes the bottom of the insertion hole 130 up to a predetermined position. As a result, the thermometer 200 protrudes from the upper surface 100a of the terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 7, for example, and the person to be measured can remove the thermometer 200 from the terminal 100.

[0050] The temperature detection unit 108 detects the temperature around the terminal 100. The temperature detection unit 108 detects the temperature of a user (person) around the terminal 100. In this specification, the user refers to a person whose temperature is detected by the temperature detection unit 108 of the terminal 100. The temperature detection unit 108 may detect the temperature around the terminal 100 by a known method. The temperature detection unit 108 is configured, for example, by thermography, and detects the temperature of a user around the terminal 100. The range around the terminal 100 that the temperature detection unit 108 can detect may be appropriately determined based on the specifications of the terminal 100 or the temperature detection unit 108, and may be, for example, a range of several meters from the terminal 100. In this embodiment, the temperature detection unit 108 is configured to be able to detect the temperature in all directions around the terminal 100. However, depending on the usage mode of the terminal 100, the temperature detection unit 108 may not necessarily be configured to be able to detect the temperature in all directions around the terminal 100. In this case, the temperature may be detectable in at least a part of the surrounding directions.

[0051] In this embodiment, when the information display system 10 is in a fever detection mode, the temperature detection unit 108 detects the temperature around the terminal 100. That is, in this embodiment, when the thermometer 200 is inserted into the terminal 100, the temperature detection unit 108 detects the temperature around the terminal 100.

[0052] The light-emitting unit 109 emits light based on the control of the terminal control unit 101. The light-emitting unit 109 has a known light-emitting mechanism. The light-emitting unit 109 includes a light-emitting element that emits light, such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or an LD (Laser Diode). As described with reference to FIG. 2, the light-emitting unit 109 is provided over the entire side surface of the terminal 100.

[0053] The terminal control unit 101 can change the light color of the light-emitting unit 109. That is, the light-emitting unit 109 is configured to be able to emit light in different light colors. The terminal control unit 101 can also change the light-emitting mode of the light-emitting unit 109. That is, the light-emitting unit 109 can emit light in a plurality of light-emitting modes. The light-emitting mode may include either a blinking pattern or illuminance. In this embodiment, the light-emitting mode is described as illuminance. That is, in this embodiment, the illuminance of the light-emitting unit 109 changes under the control of the terminal control unit 101.

[0054] When the temperature detection unit 108 detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the direction indication unit 110 indicates the direction in which the user is located. The predetermined value here is a third body temperature threshold, which will be described later. When the information display system 10 is in fever detection mode, the direction indication unit 110 indicates the direction in which a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold is located. In other words, when the thermometer 200 is inserted into the terminal 100, the direction indication unit 110 indicates the direction in which a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold is located.

[0055] As described with reference to FIG. 3E, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3E, the direction indicator 110 is arranged in a ring shape on the upper surface 100a, and is configured to be able to indicate all directions around the terminal 100. The direction indicator 110 according to this embodiment is configured to be able to indicate all directions around the terminal 100 by emitting light. Specifically, the direction indicator 110 according to this embodiment indicates the direction in which the light is emitted by emitting light only in a specific direction of the ring-shaped direction indicator 110, for example, as shown in FIG. 7. That is, by using the center of the ring-shaped direction indicator 110 in the top view of the terminal 100 as a reference, the direction in which a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold is present in the ring-shaped direction indicator 110 can be indicated.

[0056] The terminal notification unit 111 notifies the user of information. The terminal notification unit 111 may be capable of notifying the user of information by sound, vibration, image, or the like. The terminal notification unit 111 may be configured to include, for example, a speaker and may notify the user of information by sound. The terminal notification unit 111 may be configured to include, for example, a vibrator and may notify the user of information by vibration. The terminal notification unit 111 may be configured to include a display. In this case, the display may also function as the terminal notification unit 111 and may notify the user of information by displaying an image. The terminal notification unit 111 may notify the user of information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200, for example. The terminal 100 may not necessarily be provided with the terminal notification unit 111.

[0057] The thermometer 200 includes a thermometer control unit 201 , a thermometer memory unit 202 , a thermometer clock unit 203 , a thermometer communication unit 204 , a battery 205 , a temperature measuring unit 206 , a display unit 207 , and a thermometer notification unit 208 .

[0058] The thermometer control unit 201 controls and manages the entire thermometer 200, including each functional unit of the thermometer 200. The thermometer control unit 201 includes at least one processor. The thermometer control unit 201 is configured with a processor such as a CPU that executes a program that defines a control procedure, or a dedicated processor specialized for processing each function.

[0059] The thermometer control unit 201 executes a process of measuring the body temperature of the person to be measured based on the temperature detected by the temperature measuring unit 206. The thermometer control unit 201 may execute the process of measuring the body temperature when the information display system 10 is in the body temperature measurement mode. In other words, the thermometer control unit 201 may execute the process of measuring the body temperature when the thermometer 200 is removed from the terminal 100. The process of measuring the body temperature executed by the thermometer control unit 201 may be a known process.

[0060] The thermometer control unit 201 may start the body temperature measurement process when, for example, a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition may be the same as that of a conventionally known electronic thermometer. For example, when the thermometer control unit 201 detects a predetermined temperature rise in the temperature measuring unit 206, it determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied and starts the body temperature measurement process. For example, the thermometer control unit 201 can determine that a predetermined temperature rise has been detected when the temperature acquired from the temperature measuring unit 206 rises by a predetermined temperature or more within a preset time. The predetermined condition may be that a predetermined input operation is performed on the thermometer 200.

[0061] The thermometer control unit 201 can measure the body temperature of the person to be measured, for example, by predictive temperature measurement or actual temperature measurement. When predictive temperature measurement is performed, the thermometer control unit 201 ends the body temperature measurement process when the prediction of the body temperature of the person to be measured is established. When the prediction of the body temperature of the person to be measured is established, it means that the body temperature of the person to be measured is determined to be predicted with a predetermined accuracy or higher, and specifically, a conventionally known predictive temperature measurement method can be used. When actual temperature measurement is performed, the thermometer control unit 201 ends the body temperature measurement process when a temperature drop is observed after a predetermined time (for example, 4 minutes) has elapsed from the start of the body temperature measurement process. In this case, the body temperature measurement result is the maximum temperature observed by the thermometer control unit 201 during the predetermined time from the start of the body temperature measurement process. Alternatively, the thermometer control unit 201 may end the body temperature measurement process when it is determined that the temperature acquired from the temperature measuring unit 206 does not change for a certain period of time and reaches equilibrium in the actual temperature measurement.

[0062] The thermometer storage unit 202 can be configured with a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, etc. The thermometer storage unit 202 stores, for example, various information and programs for operating the thermometer 200. The thermometer storage unit 202 may also function as a work memory.

[0063] The thermometer control unit 201 may store, for example, information on the body temperature of the person being measured as a result of the body temperature measurement process in the thermometer storage unit 202.

[0064] The thermometer clock unit 203 measures time. The thermometer clock unit 203 may measure time by any known method. The thermometer clock unit 203 may be configured using a real-time clock (RTC), for example. The thermometer clock unit 203 may measure the time from the start of the body temperature measurement process.

[0065] The thermometer communication unit 204 communicates information with the outside based on the control of the thermometer control unit 201. The thermometer communication unit 204 communicates wirelessly with, for example, the terminal 100 or the cloud 300. The thermometer communication unit 204 may be configured to be able to communicate with an external device other than the terminal 100 or the cloud 300. The thermometer communication unit 204 may also be configured to be able to communicate via wires. In the present embodiment, the following description will be given assuming that the thermometer communication unit 204 communicates wirelessly with the cloud 300. In the present embodiment, the thermometer communication unit 204 transmits information on the temperature measured by the thermometer 200 to the cloud 300.

[0066] The battery 205 is a battery capable of supplying power for driving the thermometer 200. In this embodiment, the battery 205 is configured as a secondary battery capable of charging and discharging. However, the battery 205 does not necessarily have to be configured as a secondary battery, and may be configured as any battery capable of supplying power for driving the thermometer 200. The battery 205 is charged by the charging unit 105 of the terminal 100, for example, when the information display system 10 is in a fever detection mode.

[0067] The temperature measuring unit 206 detects the temperature. The temperature measuring unit 206 includes a temperature sensor that detects the temperature. The temperature measuring unit 206 may have a configuration similar to that of a temperature measuring unit in a known electronic thermometer. The temperature measuring unit 206 outputs information on the detected temperature to the thermometer control unit 201. The thermometer control unit 201 measures the body temperature of the person to be measured based on the temperature information output from the temperature measuring unit 206.

[0068] The display unit 207 displays various information based on the control of the thermometer control unit 201. The display unit 207 includes a display device capable of displaying information. The display device can be, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic electro-luminescence display (OELD), or an inorganic electro-luminescence display (IELD). The display unit 207 displays, for example, the measurement result of the subject's body temperature measured by the thermometer 200.

[0069] The thermometer alarm unit 208 notifies the user of information. The thermometer alarm unit 208 may be capable of notifying the user of information by sound, vibration, image, or the like. The thermometer alarm unit 208 may include, for example, a speaker and may notify the user of information by sound. The thermometer alarm unit 208 may include, for example, a vibrator and may notify the user of information by vibration. The thermometer alarm unit 208 may be integrated with, for example, the display unit 207. In this case, the display unit 207 may also function as the thermometer alarm unit 208 and may notify the user of information by displaying an image. For example, when the thermometer control unit 201 ends the body temperature measurement process, the thermometer alarm unit 208 may notify the user that the body temperature measurement process has ended.

[0070] Next, the details of the information display method executed by the information display system 10 will be described. The information display method is started in a state where the thermometer 200 is inserted into the terminal 100. That is, at the start of the information display method, the information display system 10 is in fever detection mode. At this time, the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 in a pull-down state, as shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment, the direction indicator 110 is turned off at this time.

[0071] In the fever detection mode, the terminal 100 detects the temperature of a user around the terminal 100 by the temperature detection unit 108. If the terminal 100 does not detect a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined value (third body temperature threshold), the terminal 100 causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined light color. In this case, the predetermined light color is referred to as a fifth light color in this specification. The fifth light color may be determined as appropriate. In this embodiment, the fifth light color is green. The third body temperature threshold is a body temperature threshold that can determine whether the user's body temperature is normal or not. The third body temperature threshold may be determined as appropriate, and in this embodiment, it is set to 37.0 degrees, for example, as described below.

[0072] In the fever detection mode, when terminal 100 does not detect any user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold, it causes light-emitting unit 109 to emit green light, so that a user who confirms that the light emitted by light-emitting unit 109 is green can recognize that the body temperatures of users around terminal 100 are normal.

[0073] In the fever detection mode, when the temperature detection unit 108 detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined light color. In this specification, the predetermined light color is referred to as the fourth light color. The fourth light color is a light color different from the fifth light color and may be determined as appropriate. In this embodiment, the fourth light color is red. In the fever detection mode, when the terminal 100 detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in red, so that a user who confirms that the light-emitting unit 109 is emitting red light can recognize that there may be a user whose body temperature is not normal.

[0074] In the fever detection mode, when the temperature detection unit 108 detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 indicates the direction of the user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold by the direction indication unit 110. This allows the user to specify the direction of the user whose body temperature is detected to be equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold when there are multiple users around the terminal 100.

[0075] In the fever detection mode, when the temperature detection unit 108 detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 to pop up the thermometer 200 as shown in Fig. 7. This allows the user to remove the thermometer 200 from the terminal 100.

[0076] In the fever detection mode, when the temperature detection unit 108 detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 may notify the user that a body temperature of the user is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold from the terminal notification unit 111. For example, the terminal 100 may notify the user by sound. This makes it easier for the user to notice that a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold has been detected.

[0077] When the light emitting unit 109 of the terminal 100 emits light in the fourth emission color (red) and the thermometer 200 is in a pop-up state, a user whose body temperature is detected to be equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold removes the thermometer 200 from the terminal 100 and measures his / her body temperature with the thermometer 200. That is, a user whose body temperature is detected to be equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold measures his / her body temperature with the thermometer 200 as a person to be measured. At this time, the person to be measured may measure his / her body temperature in a place away from the place where the terminal 100 is located. For example, the person to be measured may move to a room other than the room where the terminal 100 is placed and measure his / her body temperature in the other room. This allows, for example, when the person to be measured is infected with an infectious disease, to be isolated from other users at an earlier stage, making it easier to prevent the infection of other users.

[0078] When the thermometer 200 is removed from the terminal 100, the information display system 10 enters the body temperature measurement mode. The terminal 100 may detect that the thermometer 200 has been removed from the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100, for example, by a sensor not shown. When the terminal 100 enters the body temperature measurement mode, the terminal 100 may cause the entire ring-shaped direction indicating unit 110 to emit light. This allows a user who sees that the entire direction indicating unit 110 is emitting light to recognize that the information display system 10 is in the body temperature measurement mode. Note that the direction indicating unit 110 that emits light at this time does not have a direction indicating function, and functions as a mechanism that indicates that the information display system 10 is in the body temperature measurement mode.

[0079] In the body temperature measurement mode, when the thermometer 200 measures the body temperature of the person being measured, it transmits information about the measured body temperature to the cloud 300. The thermometer 200 may transmit the information about the measured body temperature to the cloud 300 when the body temperature measurement is completed, or may transmit the information about the measured body temperature to the cloud 300 at appropriate timing, either regularly or irregularly. However, in order to transmit the measurement results in real time, it is preferable that the thermometer 200 transmits the information about the measured body temperature to the cloud 300 when the body temperature measurement is completed.

[0080] In the body temperature measurement mode, the terminal 100 acquires body temperature information measured by the thermometer 200 from the cloud 300. The terminal 100 may acquire the body temperature information when the cloud 300 receives the body temperature information, or may receive the body temperature information from the cloud 300 at appropriate regular or irregular timing. However, in order to receive the measurement results in real time, it is preferable for the terminal 100 to acquire the body temperature information when the cloud 300 receives the body temperature information.

[0081] If the information display system 10 does not have the cloud 300, the thermometer 200 may transmit the measured body temperature information directly to the terminal 100 without going through the cloud 300. In the information display system 10, as long as the terminal 100 can acquire the body temperature information measured by the thermometer 200, the method is not particularly limited.

[0082] The terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined light color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200. In this embodiment, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a first light color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than a first body temperature threshold. Also, in this embodiment, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a second light color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or greater than a second body temperature threshold, and causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a third light color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or greater than the first body temperature threshold and less than the second body temperature threshold.

[0083] Here, the second body temperature threshold is higher than the first body temperature threshold. The first body temperature threshold is a body temperature threshold that can determine whether the user's body temperature is normal or not. The first body temperature threshold may be the same as the third body temperature threshold, or may be different. In this embodiment, the following description assumes that the first body temperature threshold is the same as the third body temperature threshold. That is, in this specification, the first body temperature threshold is 37.0 degrees. The second body temperature threshold is a body temperature threshold that can determine whether the user's body temperature is a slight fever or not. The third body temperature threshold may be set as appropriate, and in this embodiment, the following description assumes that the third body temperature threshold is, for example, 37.5 degrees.

[0084] The first light emission color, the second light emission color, and the third light emission color are different light emission colors that can be visually distinguished by the user. The first light emission color, the second light emission color, and the third light emission color may be appropriately determined. The first light emission color may be the same as the fifth light emission color, or may be different. In this embodiment, the first light emission color is the same as the fifth light emission color, and the following description will be given. That is, in this specification, the first light emission color is green. The second light emission color or the third light emission color may be the same as the fourth light emission color, or may be different. In this embodiment, the second light emission color is the same as the fourth light emission color, and the following description will be given. That is, in this specification, the second light emission color is red. In this embodiment, the third light emission color is yellow, and the following description will be given.

[0085] In the body temperature measurement mode, when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than the first body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in the first emission color, green. In the body temperature measurement mode, when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than the first body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in green, so that a user who confirms that the emission color of the light-emitting unit 109 is green can know that the body temperature of the person being measured is normal.

[0086] In the body temperature measurement mode, when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or greater than the first body temperature threshold and less than the second body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in the third emission color, yellow. In the body temperature measurement mode, when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or greater than the first body temperature threshold and less than the second body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in yellow, so that a user who confirms that the emission color of the light-emitting unit 109 is yellow can know that the body temperature of the person being measured is a slight fever.

[0087] In the body temperature measurement mode, when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or higher than the second body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in the second emission color, red. In the body temperature measurement mode, when the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or higher than the second body temperature threshold, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in red, so that a user who confirms that the emission color of the light-emitting unit 109 is red can know that the body temperature of the person being measured is high, at 37.5°C or higher.

[0088] In this way, the user can obtain information on the body temperature of the person being measured by looking at the emitted color of terminal 100. Moreover, even if the person being measured is in a location away from where terminal 100 is placed, the user can obtain information on the body temperature of the person being measured by looking at the emitted color of terminal 100.

[0089] In the body temperature measurement mode, the terminal 100 can change the light emission mode of the light-emitting unit 109 according to the elapsed time. As described above, in this embodiment, the light emission mode is illuminance. Therefore, the terminal 100 can change the illuminance of the light emitted by the light-emitting unit 109 according to the elapsed time. In this embodiment, the terminal 100 can cause the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light so that the illuminance decreases as the elapsed time increases. At this time, the terminal 100 can cause the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light so that the illuminance decreases stepwise as time passes.

[0090] However, the terminal 100 may change the light emission mode in other ways. For example, the terminal 100 may cause the light emitting unit 109 to emit light so that the illuminance increases as the elapsed time increases.

[0091] Furthermore, when the light emission mode is a light emission pattern, the terminal 100 can change the light emission pattern according to the elapsed time. For example, the terminal 100 can cause the light emission unit 109 to emit light so that the time interval between blinking of the light emission unit 109 becomes shorter or longer as the elapsed time increases. The change in the light emission mode is not limited to the example shown here, and may be performed in any manner that can be visually recognized by the user.

[0092] The elapsed time may be measured with a predetermined time point related to the body temperature of the person being measured as a reference (starting point). For example, the elapsed time may be measured with the time point when the body temperature of the person being measured is measured by thermometer 200 as a reference. Also, for example, the elapsed time may be measured with the time point when terminal 100 acquires information on the body temperature of the person being measured by thermometer 200 as a reference. If the person being measured remeasures their body temperature and thermometer 200 measures a new body temperature, the measurement of the elapsed time may be updated (reset). For example, if the person being measured remeasures their body temperature, terminal 100 may measure (count) the elapsed time again from 0.

[0093] In this way, the terminal 100 changes the light emission state of the light-emitting unit 109 according to the elapsed time, so that the user can know how old the body temperature information measured for the person being measured is by looking at the light emission state of the light-emitting unit 109. For example, if the illuminance of the light-emitting unit 109 is configured to decrease according to the elapsed time, the user can recognize that the body temperature information measured for the person being measured is older than a predetermined time by visually confirming that the illuminance of the light-emitting unit 109 is decreasing. Also, for example, if the illuminance of the light-emitting unit 109 decreases once and then increases again, the user can recognize that the person being measured has measured their body temperature again and the measurement of the elapsed time has been updated, that is, the body temperature information measured for the person being measured is relatively new.

[0094] 8 to 11 are flowcharts showing an example of processing executed by terminal control unit 101. Hereinafter, details of processing executed by terminal control unit 101 in the information display method by information display system 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0095] Fig. 8 is a flow diagram showing an example of a process executed by terminal control unit 101 in the heat detection mode. At the start of the flow diagram in Fig. 8, direction indicator unit 110 is turned off. Also, at the start of the flow diagram in Fig. 8, terminal 100 is turned off.

[0096] First, the terminal control unit 101 determines whether the power of the terminal 100 is turned on (step S1). The terminal 100 is turned on when the user operates a button on the input unit 106. That is, when the user performs a predetermined operation on the input unit 106 to turn on the power, the terminal control unit 101 turns on the power of the terminal 100 and determines that the power of the terminal 100 is turned on.

[0097] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the power of the terminal 100 is not in an ON state (No in step S1), the terminal control unit 101 repeats step S1 until it determines that the power of the terminal 100 is in an ON state.

[0098] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the power of the terminal 100 is turned on (Yes in step S1), it determines whether or not the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 (step S2). The terminal control unit 101 can determine whether or not the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100 by, for example, a sensor (not shown).

[0099] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 is not inserted into the insertion hole 130 (No in step S2), it causes the terminal notification unit 111 to notify that the thermometer 200 is not inserted (step S3). Then, the process proceeds to step S2. The notification in step S3 may be made by, for example, an alarm sound or light emission. The notification in step S3 that the thermometer 200 is not inserted may include content that urges the user to insert the thermometer 200 into the insertion hole 130.

[0100] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 (Yes in step S2), it activates the temperature detection unit 108 and starts detecting the temperature around the terminal 100 (step S4).

[0101] When the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130, the terminal control unit 101 may charge the battery 205 of the thermometer 200 from the charging unit 105 in parallel with the processing described in this specification.

[0102] Next, the terminal control unit 101 determines whether or not a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold has been detected by the thermography of the temperature detection unit 108 (step S5).

[0103] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold has not been detected (No in step S5), it causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit green light, which is the fifth emission color (step S6).

[0104] The terminal control unit 101 also determines whether the thermometer removal button has been pressed (step S7). The thermometer removal button is a button provided on the terminal 100, and is pressed when the user wishes to remove the thermometer 200 from the terminal 100. When the thermometer removal button is pressed, the terminal control unit 101 pops up the thermometer 200, making it possible to remove it from the terminal 100. For example, the user presses the thermometer removal button when a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold has not been detected and the thermometer 200 is not in the pop-up state, but the user wishes to independently use the thermometer 200 to measure the body temperature as a subject. The input unit 106 that turns the power on and off may also function as the thermometer removal button, and the thermometer 200 can be removed by performing an operation input to the input unit that is different from the operation input that turns the power on and off.

[0105] The terminal 100 does not have to have a function for removing the thermometer based on the user's operation input. In this case, the thermometer removal button does not have to be provided. In this case, the terminal control unit 101 does not have to execute steps S7 to S10. Here, the terminal 100 is described as having a thermometer removal button.

[0106] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer removal button has not been pressed (No in step S7), the process proceeds to step S5.

[0107] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer removal button has been pressed (Yes in step S7), it causes the pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 to pop up the thermometer 200 (step S8). This allows the user to remove the pop-up thermometer 200 from the terminal 100.

[0108] Furthermore, terminal control unit 101 stops the detection of temperature by the thermography of temperature detection unit 108 (step S9).

[0109] The terminal control unit 101 determines whether the thermometer 200 has been removed from the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100 (step S10). The terminal control unit 101 can determine whether the thermometer 200 has been removed from the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100, for example, by using the above-mentioned sensor (not shown).

[0110] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 has not been removed (No in step S10), it repeats step S10 until it determines that the thermometer 200 has been removed. Here, when the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 has not been removed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the thermometer 200 was put into the pop-up state, the terminal control unit 101 may output a notification urging the user to remove the thermometer 200 from the terminal notification unit 111. Alternatively, when the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 has not been removed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the thermometer 200 was put into the pop-up state, the terminal control unit 101 may put the thermometer 200 into the pull-down state and proceed to step S4.

[0111] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 has been removed (Yes in step S10), the terminal control unit 101 goes into a body temperature measurement mode and proceeds to step S21 (see FIG. 9) which will be described later.

[0112] On the other hand, in step S5, if the terminal control unit 101 determines that a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold has been detected (Yes in step S5), the terminal notification unit 111 notifies the user that a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold has been detected (step S11).

[0113] Furthermore, the terminal control unit 101 causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit red light, which is the fourth emission color (step S12).

[0114] Furthermore, the terminal control unit 101 causes the direction indicating unit 110 to indicate the direction of a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold (step S13).

[0115] Furthermore, the terminal control unit 101 causes the pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 to pop up the thermometer 200 (step S14).

[0116] The terminal control unit 101 may simultaneously execute steps S11 to S14.

[0117] Then, the terminal control unit 101 determines whether or not the thermometer 200 has been removed from the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100 (step S15). The process in step S15 is the same as that in step S10.

[0118] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 has not been removed (No in step S15), it repeats step S15 until it determines that the thermometer 200 has been removed. Here too, if the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 has not been removed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the thermometer 200 was put into the pop-up state, it may output a notification from the terminal notification unit 111 urging the user to remove the thermometer 200.

[0119] When it is determined that the thermometer 200 has been removed (Yes in step S15), the terminal control unit 101 stops the detection of temperature by the thermography of the temperature detection unit 108 (step S16).

[0120] Furthermore, terminal control section 101 stops the notification from terminal notification section 111 (step S17).

[0121] Furthermore, terminal control unit 101 stops the direction indication by direction indication unit 110 (step S18).

[0122] The terminal control unit 101 may simultaneously execute steps S16 to S18. Then, the terminal control unit 101 goes into a body temperature measurement mode, and proceeds to step S21 (see FIG. 9) described later.

[0123] The removed thermometer 200 is then used by a user whose body temperature has been determined to be equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold, to measure the body temperature of the person being measured.

[0124] FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of a process executed by the terminal control unit 101 in the body temperature measurement mode.

[0125] The terminal control unit 101 causes the entire ring-shaped direction indicator 110 to emit light (step S21). Step S21 is executed to notify that the information display system 10 is in the body temperature measurement mode. Therefore, in step S21, the direction indicator 110 does not necessarily have to emit light. For example, the terminal control unit 101 may be provided with a mode notification mechanism (not shown) capable of notifying the mode, and may notify that the body temperature measurement mode is in effect in step S21 by the mode notification mechanism. The mode notification mechanism may be configured as any mechanism recognizable by the user, and may be configured as a mechanism that notifies the mode by emitting light, for example.

[0126] At this time, the terminal control unit 101 may stop emitting light from the light emitting unit 109, which remains lit in the fever detection mode, i.e., may turn it off. By turning off the light emitting unit 109 until the subject's body temperature is measured, the user can easily recognize that the first subject's body temperature is being measured in the body temperature measurement mode.

[0127] In the body temperature measurement mode, the person to be measured measures his / her body temperature using the thermometer 200. Information on the measured body temperature is acquired by the terminal 100 via the cloud 300, for example.

[0128] The terminal control unit 101 determines whether or not information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired (step S22).

[0129] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has not been acquired (No in step S22), it repeats step S22 until it determines that the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired.

[0130] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired (Yes in step S22), it determines whether the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than the first body temperature threshold (step S23).

[0131] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than the first body temperature threshold (Yes in step S23), it causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit light in the first emission color, green (step S24). When the user sees that the light emitting unit 109 is emitting green light, the user can know that the body temperature of the person being measured is less than the first body temperature threshold, i.e., normal.

[0132] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or higher than the first body temperature threshold (No in step S23), it determines whether the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is lower than the second body temperature threshold (step S25).

[0133] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than the second body temperature threshold (Yes in step S25), it causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit light in the third emission color, yellow (step S26). When the user sees that the light emitting unit 109 is emitting yellow light, the user can know that the body temperature of the person being measured is equal to or greater than the first body temperature threshold and less than the second body temperature threshold, that is, that the person has a slight fever.

[0134] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or higher than the second body temperature threshold (No in step S25), it causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit red light, which is the second emission color (step S27). When the user sees that the light emitting unit 109 is emitting red light, he or she can know that the body temperature of the person being measured is equal to or higher than the second body temperature threshold, i.e., that the person has a high fever.

[0135] In steps S23 to S27, the terminal control unit 101 causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200, and then again determines whether or not the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired, as in step S22 (step S28). For example, if the person being measured measures his / her body temperature again using the thermometer 200 after a certain time interval and the terminal 100 has acquired the body temperature information as the measurement result, the terminal control unit 101 determines that the body temperature information has been acquired.

[0136] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that it has acquired information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 (Yes in step S28), it proceeds to step S23 and executes a process of causing the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200.

[0137] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has not been acquired (No in step S28), it changes the light emission mode of the light-emitting unit 109 in accordance with the elapsed time. In the example flow shown in Fig. 9, the terminal control unit 101 executes processing to change the light emission mode in accordance with the elapsed time by processing from step S29 to step S31 so that the illuminance decreases stepwise as time passes.

[0138] Specifically, in this embodiment, the terminal control unit 101 determines whether a predetermined time has passed since the last acquisition of body temperature information (step S29). The predetermined time can be appropriately determined, and can be, for example, several hours. Here, the predetermined time is described as six hours.

[0139] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that a predetermined time has not passed since the last acquisition of body temperature information (No in step S29), it changes the light emission mode according to the elapsed time (step S30). For example, the terminal control unit 101 changes the light emission mode of the light emitting unit 109 so that the illuminance gradually decreases every time one hour passes. In this way, the terminal control unit 101 can change the light emission mode according to the elapsed time so that the illuminance decreases stepwise as time passes. Note that the change in the light emission mode is not limited to this, and may be performed in any manner that is visually recognizable by the user. For example, the change in the light emission mode may be a change in the blinking pattern. By changing the light emission mode, the user can know the approximate elapsed time since the terminal 100 last acquired body temperature information. After executing step S30, the terminal control unit 101 proceeds to step S28.

[0140] On the other hand, when the terminal control unit 101 determines that a predetermined time has passed since the last acquisition of body temperature information (Yes in step S29), it turns off the light-emitting unit 109 (step S31). When the light-emitting unit 109 is turned off, the user can know that a predetermined time (six hours in this case) has passed since the terminal 100 last acquired body temperature information. In this case, the user can infer that the person being measured has not measured their body temperature for more than the predetermined time. After executing step S31, the terminal control unit 101 proceeds to step S28. In this way, the terminal control unit 101 can display the body temperature information of the person being measured to a user in a remote location by controlling the emission of light in the light-emitting unit 109.

[0141] Fig. 10 is a flow diagram showing another example of the process executed by the terminal control unit 101 in the body temperature measurement mode. The terminal control unit 101 can execute the flow diagram in Fig. 10 instead of the flow diagram in Fig. 9. Here, the description will be omitted for the points in common with the flow diagram in Fig. 9, and the description will focus on the points that are different.

[0142] As shown in steps S21 to S27 of FIG. 10, the terminal control unit 101 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in the first light color, the second light color, or the third light color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200, similar to the flow shown in FIG. 9.

[0143] The terminal control unit 101 determines that the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than the first body temperature threshold and causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit light in the first light color (green) in step S24. Similar to step S28 in FIG. 9, the terminal control unit 101 then determines whether or not information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired (step S28).

[0144] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired (Yes in step S28), it proceeds to step S23. If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has not been acquired (No in step S28), it executes the processes from step S29 to step S31 as in the flow of Fig. 9. That is, if the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is less than the first body temperature threshold, it executes the same processes as in Fig. 9.

[0145] On the other hand, when the terminal control unit 101 determines that the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 is equal to or higher than the first body temperature threshold and causes the light emitting unit 109 to emit light in the second light emitting color (red) or the third light emitting color (yellow) in step S26 or step S27, it determines whether or not the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired (step S32). The process in step S32 is the same as that in step S28.

[0146] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has been acquired (Yes in step S32), the terminal control unit 101 proceeds to step S23.

[0147] On the other hand, when the terminal control unit 101 determines that the information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 has not been acquired (No in step S32), it changes the light emission mode according to the elapsed time (step S33). The process in step S33 may be the same as that in step S30. After executing step S33, the process proceeds to step S32.

[0148] 10, when the body temperature of the person being measured by thermometer 200 is equal to or higher than the first body temperature threshold, that is, when the body temperature is equal to or higher than a slight fever, the light emission mode is changed according to the elapsed time, but even if a predetermined time has elapsed, light-emitting unit 109 is not turned off as in step S31. In other words, in the flow shown in FIG. 10, while displaying the elapsed time based on the light emission mode, it is possible to continue to display that the person being measured has a fever in a situation that is different from normal, such as when the person being measured has a slight fever or a high fever.

[0149] Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of another process executed by the terminal control unit 101 in the body temperature measurement mode. Fig. 11 shows a flow for determining whether or not the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100. The terminal control unit 101 executes the process of the flow shown in Fig. 11 in parallel with the flow shown in Fig. 9 or the flow shown in Fig. 10 at the same time.

[0150] When the terminal control unit 101 switches from the fever detection mode to the body temperature measurement mode, it starts the flow shown in Fig. 11. For example, the terminal control unit 101 may start the flow shown in Fig. 11 at the same time as step S21 shown in Fig. 9 and Fig. 10. At the start of the flow in Fig. 11, the pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 is in a pop-up state.

[0151] The terminal control unit 101 determines whether or not the thermometer 200 has been inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100 (step S41). The terminal control unit 101 can determine whether or not the thermometer 200 has been inserted into the insertion hole 130, for example, by using the above-mentioned sensor (not shown). For example, when the person to be measured inserts the thermometer 200 that has been used into the insertion hole 130, it is determined that the thermometer 200 has been inserted into the insertion hole 130.

[0152] If the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 is not inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100 (No in step S41), it repeats step S41 until it determines that the thermometer 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 130.

[0153] When the terminal control unit 101 determines that the thermometer 200 has been inserted into the insertion hole 130 of the terminal 100 (Yes in step S41), that is, when the thermometer 200 has been inserted into the insertion hole 130 by the person to be measured or the like, the terminal control unit 101 puts the thermometer 200 into a pull-down state (step S42). The terminal control unit 101 uses the pop-up / pull-down mechanism 107 to put the thermometer 200 into a pull-down state as shown in Fig. 6. This causes the information display system 10 to transition from the body temperature measurement mode to the fever detection mode.

[0154] The terminal control unit 101 turns off the ring-shaped direction indicator 110 (step S43). Step S43 is executed to notify that the information display system 10 is in the heat detection mode. Therefore, in step S43, the direction indicator 110 does not necessarily have to be turned off. For example, the terminal control unit 101 may include a mode notification mechanism (not shown) capable of notifying the mode, and in step S43, the mode notification mechanism may notify that the heat detection mode is in effect.

[0155] Then, the terminal control unit 101 proceeds to step S4 in FIG. 8, and executes the process in the fever detection mode from step S4.

[0156] Next, a description will be given of the processing executed by the thermometer control unit 201 of the thermometer 200. Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing executed by the thermometer control unit 201. The thermometer control unit 201 starts the flow shown in Fig. 12 when the information display system 10 transitions from the fever detection mode to the body temperature measurement mode.

[0157] At the start of the flow in Fig. 12, the thermometer 200 operates in a low power consumption mode. The low power consumption mode is a mode in which the thermometer is on standby to measure the body temperature of the person being measured. In the low power consumption mode, the thermometer control unit 201 detects changes in the temperature detected by the temperature measuring unit 206 at predetermined time intervals.

[0158] The thermometer control unit 201 determines whether to switch the mode in the low power consumption mode (step S51). Specifically, the thermometer control unit 201 determines whether to switch from the low power consumption mode to the temperature measurement mode. Here, the temperature measurement mode is a mode in which the thermometer 200 measures the body temperature of the person to be measured. For example, the thermometer control unit 201 determines to switch the mode when a predetermined temperature rise is detected in the temperature measuring unit 206 within a predetermined time. The predetermined time and the range of the predetermined temperature rise here can be appropriately determined according to the specifications of the thermometer 200, and can be the same as those of known thermometers. The thermometer control unit 201 may determine to switch the mode when a predetermined input operation for starting the body temperature measurement process is performed on the thermometer 200.

[0159] If the thermometer control section 201 determines not to switch the mode (No in step S51), it repeats step S51 until it determines to switch the mode.

[0160] When it is determined that the mode should be switched (Yes in step S51), the thermometer control unit 201 switches from the low power consumption mode to the temperature measurement mode (step S52).

[0161] Then, the thermometer control section 201 measures the body temperature of the person to be measured (step S53).

[0162] The thermometer control unit 201 determines whether the body temperature measurement has been completed (step S54). When performing a predicted temperature measurement, the thermometer control unit 201 determines that the body temperature measurement has been completed if the prediction of the body temperature of the person being measured is successful. When performing an actual temperature measurement, the thermometer control unit 201 determines that the body temperature measurement has been completed if a drop in temperature is observed after a predetermined time (e.g., 4 minutes) has elapsed since the start of the body temperature measurement process. The completion of the body temperature measurement may be determined by other known methods that can be performed by thermometers.

[0163] If the thermometer control unit 201 determines that the body temperature measurement has not ended (No in step S54), it continues to measure the body temperature until it determines that the body temperature measurement has ended.

[0164] When the thermometer control unit 201 determines that the body temperature measurement has ended (Yes in step S54), it causes the thermometer notification unit 208 to notify that the body temperature measurement has ended (step S55). The thermometer notification unit 208 can notify that the body temperature measurement has ended by sound, for example.

[0165] Furthermore, the thermometer control section 201 displays the body temperature measurement result on the display section 207 (step S56). This display allows the person to be measured to know the body temperature measurement result.

[0166] Furthermore, the thermometer control unit 201 transmits information on the body temperature measurement result from the thermometer communication unit 204 to the cloud 300 (step S57). If the information display system 10 does not have the cloud 300, the thermometer control unit 201 may transmit information on the body temperature measurement result directly to the terminal 100.

[0167] Then, the thermometer control unit 201 switches from the temperature measurement mode to the low power consumption mode (step S58). In this manner, this flow ends. When this flow ends, the thermometer control unit 201 may execute the process again from step S51.

[0168] According to the information display system 10 of this embodiment, the terminal 100 causes the light-emitting unit 109 to emit light in a predetermined color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200, so that the user can know the body temperature information of the person being measured. Furthermore, according to the information display system 10, the light-emitting state of the light-emitting unit 109 changes according to the elapsed time, so that the user can know how old the body temperature information measured for the person being measured is. In this way, the information display system 10 can improve the usefulness of body temperature measurement.

[0169] In this embodiment, the light-emitting unit 109 emits light in different colors depending on whether the body temperature of the person being measured is less than the first body temperature threshold, greater than or equal to the first body temperature threshold and less than the second body temperature threshold, or greater than or equal to the second body temperature threshold, so that the user can know whether the person being measured has a normal temperature, a slight fever, or a high fever.

[0170] In this embodiment, when a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold is detected in the fever detection mode, the direction indicator 110 points to the user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than the third body temperature threshold. Therefore, when a user whose body temperature is thought to be high is found, the user can be prompted to have their temperature taken.

[0171] The information display system 10 may further include another electronic device, and the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 may be displayed on the other electronic device. For example, the electronic device may be a terminal device such as a mobile phone or a computer. The terminal device receives information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 from the cloud 300 or the thermometer 200. The terminal device can inform the user of the body temperature of the person being measured by displaying the received body temperature information on a display screen. The terminal device can also communicate with the terminal 100 to change the settings related to the body temperature threshold, the light emission color, and the light emission mode stored in the terminal storage unit 102.

[0172] In the above embodiment, the terminal 100 and the thermometer 200 are used in a pair. However, the terminal 100 does not necessarily have to display information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 paired with the terminal 100 by illuminating the light-emitting unit 109. The terminal 100 may display information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 of another pair by illuminating the light-emitting unit 109. For example, assume that a family to which a user belongs and a family to which the user's relatives (e.g., parents, etc.) belong each own a pair of information display systems 10 including the terminal 100 and the thermometer 200. The terminal 100 owned by the user may display information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer 200 owned by the family to which the user's relatives belong by illuminating the light-emitting unit 109. This allows information to be shared between different family members.

[0173] The information display system, terminal, and information display method according to the present disclosure are not limited to the configurations specified in the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention described in the claims. For example, the functions included in each component, step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to cause logical contradictions, and multiple components or steps can be combined into one or divided. [Industrial Applicability]

[0174] The present disclosure relates to an information display system, a terminal, and an information display method. [Explanation of symbols]

[0175] 10: Information display system 100:Terminal 100a:Top surface 100b: Bottom 101: Terminal control section 102: Terminal memory section 103: Terminal clock section 104: Terminal communication unit 105:Charging part 106: Input section 107: Pop-up / pull-down mechanism 108: Temperature detection unit 109: Light emitting part 110: Direction indicator 111: Terminal Notification Department 120: Connector 130: Insertion hole 200: Thermometer 201: Thermometer control unit 202: Thermometer memory section 203: Thermometer clock section 204: Thermometer communication unit 205: Battery 206: Temperature measuring section 207: Display section 208: Thermometer notification section 300: Cloud

Claims

1. A thermometer to measure body temperature, A terminal including a light-emitting unit capable of emitting light in a plurality of light-emitting modes and a control unit; An information display system comprising: The control unit is The light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a predetermined color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer. changing the light emission state of the light emitting unit according to the elapsed time from the time when the body temperature was measured by the thermometer or from the time when the terminal acquired information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer; Information display system.

2. The information display system according to claim 1 , wherein the light emission manner includes one of a blinking pattern and an illuminance.

3. The light emission aspect is illuminance, The control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light such that the illuminance decreases as the elapsed time increases. The information display system according to claim 2 .

4. The information display system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light in a first emission color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer is lower than a first body temperature threshold value.

5. The information display system of claim 4, wherein the control unit causes the light-emitting unit to emit light in a second light color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer is equal to or higher than a second body temperature threshold that is higher than the first body temperature threshold, and causes the light-emitting unit to emit light in a third light color when the body temperature measured by the thermometer is equal to or higher than the first body temperature threshold and lower than the second body temperature threshold.

6. The terminal further includes a temperature detection unit that detects an ambient temperature, The control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light in a fourth emission color when the temperature detection unit detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a third body temperature threshold.

6. An information display system according to claim 1.

7. The information display system according to claim 6 , wherein the temperature detection unit is configured by a thermograph.

8. The information display system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the terminal further includes a direction indicating unit that indicates the direction of a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a third body temperature threshold when the temperature detection unit detects a user whose body temperature is equal to or higher than a third body temperature threshold.

9. The thermometer is configured to be insertable into and detachable from the terminal, The terminal detects the temperature by the temperature detection unit while the thermometer is inserted into the terminal.

9. An information display system according to claim 6.

10. The information display system according to claim 9 , wherein the terminal further comprises a charging unit that charges the thermometer while the thermometer is inserted into the terminal.

11. A terminal including a light-emitting unit capable of emitting light in a plurality of light-emitting modes and a control unit, The control unit is The light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a predetermined color based on the body temperature measured by the thermometer; changing the light emission state of the light emitting unit according to the elapsed time from the time when the body temperature was measured by the thermometer or from the time when the terminal acquired information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer; Terminal.

12. An information display method executed by a terminal having a light-emitting unit capable of emitting light in a plurality of light-emitting modes, comprising: A step of causing the light emitting unit to emit light in a predetermined color based on a body temperature measured by a thermometer; changing a light emission state of the light-emitting unit according to an elapsed time from a time when the body temperature is measured by the thermometer or a time when the terminal acquires information on the body temperature measured by the thermometer; A method for displaying information, comprising:

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