Multiple-Stage Thermometer and Temperature Monitoring
First Claim
1. A thermometer to monitor food in accordance with a monitoring procedure having multiple stages, the thermometer comprising:
- a measurement input probe to contact the food to capture temperature information;
a housing coupled to the measurement input probe and having a user interface comprising a display and a plurality of visual indicators, each visual indicator having a modifiable appearance to convey status information for a respective stage of the multiple stages of the monitoring procedure; and
,a controller disposed in the housing and configured to implement a routine in accordance with the monitoring procedure and in response to the temperature information, the routine comprising a timer routine to count elapsed time during the monitoring procedure;
wherein the routine is configured to cause the controller to direct the display to convey the temperature information and to indicate the elapsed time, and to direct each visual indicator of the plurality of visual indicators to convey the status information in accordance with the temperature information and the elapsed time.
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Abstract
A thermometer to monitor food in accordance with a monitoring procedure includes a measurement input probe to contact the food to capture temperature information, and a housing coupled to the measurement input probe and having a user interface. Visual indicators of the user interface have a modifiable appearance to convey status information for a respective stage of the monitoring procedure. A controller disposed in the housing is configured to implement a routine in accordance with the monitoring procedure and in response to the temperature information. The routine includes a timer routine to count elapsed time, and is configured to cause the controller to direct the display to convey the temperature information and to indicate the elapsed time, and to direct each visual indicator to convey the status information in accordance with the temperature information and the elapsed time.
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20 Claims
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1. A thermometer to monitor food in accordance with a monitoring procedure having multiple stages, the thermometer comprising:
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a measurement input probe to contact the food to capture temperature information; a housing coupled to the measurement input probe and having a user interface comprising a display and a plurality of visual indicators, each visual indicator having a modifiable appearance to convey status information for a respective stage of the multiple stages of the monitoring procedure; and
,a controller disposed in the housing and configured to implement a routine in accordance with the monitoring procedure and in response to the temperature information, the routine comprising a timer routine to count elapsed time during the monitoring procedure; wherein the routine is configured to cause the controller to direct the display to convey the temperature information and to indicate the elapsed time, and to direct each visual indicator of the plurality of visual indicators to convey the status information in accordance with the temperature information and the elapsed time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A thermometer to monitor food in accordance with a monitoring procedure having multiple stages, the thermometer comprising:
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a measurement input probe to contact the food to capture temperature information; a housing coupled to the measurement input probe and having a user interface comprising an alphanumeric display and a plurality of non-alphanumeric visual indicators, each non-alphanumeric visual indicator having a modifiable appearance to convey status information for the monitoring procedure; and
,a controller disposed in the housing, configured to implement a routine in accordance with the monitoring procedure, and coupled to the measurement input probe to receive the temperature information, the routine comprising a timer routine to count elapsed time during the monitoring procedure; wherein implementation of the routine by the controller directs the alphanumeric display to convey the temperature information and the elapsed time, and directs the plurality of non-alphanumeric visual indicators to convey the status information in accordance with the temperature information and the elapsed time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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