US 20040039256A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2004/0039256 Al
Kawatahara et al. (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 26,2004
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Nov. 30, 2000 (JP) 2000-403716
Nov. 30, 2000 (JP) 2000-403717
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 A61B 5 00
(52) U.S. CI 600/300
(57) ABSTRACT
A measuring device (1) has, e.g., a voice input portion (27) for a measurer to input an arbitrary comment at a time of measurement, and it allows a voice recognition portion (28) to recognize the measurer's comment inputted by the voice input portion (27) and also allows a recognition result to be stored in a comment storing portion (43) in correlation with information on date and time, thereby storing conditions or the like of the measurer at the time of measurement, together with the measurement data.
