TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A temperature measuring system comprising:
- a temperature sensing probe comprising a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor, a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, anda computing device operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe and configured to;
transmit a first instance of a signal to the first conductor;
receive a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor;
transmit a second instance of the signal to the second conductor;
receive a reference signal from the resistor, the reference signal comprising the second instance of the signal as output from the resistor;
process the temperature signal and the reference signal to determine a relationship between the temperature signal and the reference signal; and
compute a temperature based on the relationship.
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Abstract
In one or more implementations, a temperature measuring system is provided, including a temperature sensing probe having (a) a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor and (b) a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, and a temperature determination application stored in a memory of a computing device operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe. When executed by a processor of the computing device, the temperature determination application configures the computing device to: transmit a first instance of a signal to the first conductor, receive a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal corresponding to the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor, transmit a second instance of the signal to the second conductor, receive a reference signal from the resistor, the reference signal corresponding to the second instance of the signal as output from the resistor, process the temperature signal and the reference signal to determine a relationship between the temperature signal and the reference signal, and compute a temperature based on the relationship.
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62 Claims
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1. A temperature measuring system comprising:
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a temperature sensing probe comprising a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor, a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, and a computing device operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe and configured to; transmit a first instance of a signal to the first conductor; receive a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor; transmit a second instance of the signal to the second conductor; receive a reference signal from the resistor, the reference signal comprising the second instance of the signal as output from the resistor; process the temperature signal and the reference signal to determine a relationship between the temperature signal and the reference signal; and compute a temperature based on the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A temperature measuring system comprising:
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a temperature sensing probe comprising a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor, a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, and a temperature determination application stored in a memory of a computing device operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe, wherein the temperature determination application, when executed by a processor of the computing device, configures the computing device to; transmit a first instance of a signal to the first conductor; receive a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor; transmit a second instance of the signal to the second conductor; receive a reference signal from the resistor, the reference signal comprising the second instance of the signal as output from the resistor; process the temperature signal and the reference signal to determine a relationship between the temperature signal and the reference signal; and compute a temperature based on the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method for measuring temperature with a computing device, the computing device being operatively connected to a temperature sensing probe, the temperature sensing probe comprising a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor and a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first instance of a signal to the first conductor; receiving a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor; transmitting a second instance of the signal to the second conductor; receiving a reference signal from the resistor, the reference signal comprising the second instance of the signal as output from the resistor; processing the temperature signal and the reference signal with a processor to determine a relationship between the temperature signal and the reference signal; and computing a temperature based on the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A temperature measuring system comprising:
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a temperature sensing probe comprising; a thermistor, a resistor, a power source, an amplifier, a signal selector that is operable to connect voltage from the thermistor or the resistor to the amplifier, and a voltage controlled oscillator configured to receive an amplified signal from the amplifier and to generate a reference signal or a temperature signal; and a computing device operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe and configured to; selectively transmit a control signal to control the signal selector; receive the reference signal from the voltage controlled oscillator, the reference signal comprising output from the voltage controlled oscillator when the voltage controlled oscillator is configured to receive output from the resistor; receive the temperature signal from the voltage controlled oscillator, the temperature signal comprising output from the voltage controlled oscillator when the voltage controlled oscillator is configured to receive output from the thermistor; process the reference signal and the temperature signal to determine a relationship between the temperature signal and the reference signal; compute a temperature based on the relationship; and display the temperature. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer-implemented method for measuring temperature with a computing device, the computing device being operatively connected to a temperature sensing probe, the temperature sensing probe comprising a thermistor, a resistor, a signal selector, a voltage controlled oscillator, a power source, and an amplifier, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by the computing device, a control signal to control the signal selector; receiving, by the voltage controlled oscillator, an amplified signal from the amplifier to generate a reference signal or a temperature signal; receiving, by the computing device from the voltage controlled oscillator, a reference signal comprising output from the voltage controlled oscillator when the voltage controlled oscillator is configured to receive output from the resistor; receiving, by the computing device from the voltage controlled oscillator, a temperature signal comprising output from the voltage controlled oscillator when the voltage controlled oscillator is configured to receive output from the thermistor; processing, by the computing device, the reference signal and the temperature signal to determine a relationship between the temperature signal and the reference signal; computing, by the computing device, a temperature based on the relationship; and displaying, by the computing device, the temperature.
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42. A temperature measuring system comprising:
a computing device that is operatively coupled to a temperature sensing probe; the temperature sensing probe comprising; a thermistor, a resistor, a processor, a power source that provides voltage to at least the thermistor and the resistor, a signal selector that is operable to connect voltage from the thermistor or the resistor to the processor, and a signal conditioner that is operable to output a signal to the computing device, and wherein the processor is configured to; alternately read a reference signal that comprises output associated with the resistor, and read a temperature signal that comprises output associated with the thermistor; calculate a temperature value as a function of the reference signal and the temperature signal; and transmit the temperature value to the computing device via the signal conditioner, wherein the computing device displays a temperature associated with the temperature value. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A computer-implemented method for measuring temperature with a computing device, the computing device being operatively connected to a temperature sensing probe, the temperature sensing probe comprising a thermistor, a resistor, a signal selector, a processor and a power source, the method comprising:
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alternately; reading, by the processor, a reference signal that comprises output associated with the resistor, and reading, by the processor, a temperature signal that comprises output associated with the thermistor; calculating, by the processor, a temperature value as a function of the reference signal and the temperature signal; receiving, by the computing device from the processor, the temperature value; and displaying, by the computing device a temperature associated with the temperature value.
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