Breath detection device, mobile terminal and time display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9910029-B2
Application number	US-201514729347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2015
Priority date	Jun 10, 2014
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

A breath detection device includes a breath-blowing unit in which breath is blown; a deflection amount sensor that detects pressure of the breath-blowing unit; a temperature sensor that detects a physical amount (temperature) different from the pressure of the breath-blowing unit; a storage unit that stores a determination reference which is a reference to determine whether or not breath is blown into the breath-blowing unit; and a determination unit that compares a detection result which is detected by the deflection amount sensor and the temperature sensor with the determination reference, and determines whether or not breath is blown into the breath-blowing unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A breath detection device comprising:
a breath-blowing inlet in which breath is blown;
a pressure detector that detects pressure which is received by the breath-blowing inlet, and outputs a first signal;
a physical amount detector that detects a temperature and outputs a second signal, the physical amount detector including a temperature sensor that detects the temperature, wherein the first signal output by the pressure detector is corrected utilizing information relating to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor;
a storage portion that stores a determination reference; and
a determination portion determines whether breath is blown in the breath-blowing inlet,
wherein the determination reference includes (i) a first determination reference including an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the pressure and (ii) a second determination reference including an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the temperature,
wherein the determination portion compares the pressure detected from the first signal with the first determination reference, compares the temperature detected from the second signal with the second determination reference, and determines that breath is blown in the breath-blowing inlet if both the detected pressure and the detected temperature are values between the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the corresponding determination reference, and
wherein when the determination portion determines that breath is blown in the breath-blowing inlet, operation of a backlight or a stopwatch is performed.

2. The breath detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pressure detector includes a pressure sensor, and
wherein the pressure sensor and the temperature sensor are integrally configured.

3. The breath detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a humidity sensor.

4. The breath detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a microphone.

5. The breath detection device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the determination reference includes reference data that is a reference, and
wherein data of an audio that is detected by the microphone is compared with the reference data.

6. The breath detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination reference is set based on information on breath that is blown in advance into the breath-blowing inlet.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:
the breath detection device according to claim 1 .

8. A time display device comprising:
the breath detection device according to claim 1 .

9. A breath detection device comprising:
a breath-blowing inlet in which breath is blown;
a pressure detector that detects pressure which is received by the breath-blowing inlet, and outputs a signal;
a physical amount detector that includes a temperature sensor that detects a temperature, and that includes a microphone that detects an audio frequency and outputs a signal based upon the detected temperature and an other signal based upon the detected audio frequency, wherein the signal output by the pressure detector is corrected utilizing information relating to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor;
a storage that stores a determination reference to determine whether or not breath is blown into the breath-blowing inlet; and
a comparator configured to compare the signal output from the pressure detector and the signals output from the physical amount detector with the determination reference, and to determine, based upon the comparison, whether or not breath is blown into the breath-blowing inlet,
wherein the determination reference includes reference data that is a reference,
wherein data of an audio that is detected by the microphone is compared with the reference data, and
wherein when the determination portion determines that breath is blown in the breath-blowing inlet, operation of a backlight or a stopwatch is performed.

10. A mobile terminal comprising:
the breath detection device according to claim 9 .

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Takeuchi Junichi

Classifications

• A61B5/087

  Measuring breath flow · CPC title

• G06F21/32

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title

• G01N1/22

  in the gaseous state {(specially adapted for biological material G01N33/497; measuring breath flow A61B5/087)} · CPC title

• A61F4/00

  Methods or devices enabling patients or disabled persons to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body · CPC title

• A61B5/681 Primary

  Wristwatch-type devices · CPC title