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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Kanako Nakayama, Yokohama, JP;
Takuji Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kazushige Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Kenichi Kameyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Kanako Nakayama, Yokohama, JP;
Takuji Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kazushige Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Kenichi Kameyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal sensation determining apparatus includes a skin temperature detecting unit configured to detect a skin temperature of a peripheral site of a subject's body, a variation state determining unit configured to determine a variation state of the skin temperature during a first interval to obtain a variation state determination result, a gradient detecting unit configured to detect a gradient of the skin temperature during a second interval to determine the gradient to obtain a gradient detection result, and a thermal sensation determining unit configured to determine the subject's thermal sensation using the variation state determination result and the gradient detection result to obtain a thermal sensation determination result classified into levels ranging from 'hot' to 'cold' based on a “moderate” temperature.