THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA WITH GRAPHICAL TEMPERATURE PLOT
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1. A method of monitoring a temperature of an object over time using a thermal imaging camera comprising:
- positioning the thermal imaging camera with the thermal imaging camera focused on a scene, the thermal imaging camera comprising a digital display and a memory;
displaying an infrared image of the scene on the digital display;
selecting a source of temperature data from the infrared image on the digital display;
selecting a time interval for gathering temperature data from the selected source of temperature data;
gathering temperature data from the selected source of temperature data at the selected time interval;
displaying a graphical plot of the gathered temperature data on the digital display; and
storing the graphical plot or the gathered temperature data in the memory of the thermal imaging camera.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for monitoring a temperature of an object over time using a thermal imaging camera. The methods and apparatus may gather infrared temperature data from a selected source of temperature data within a scene at a selected time interval and display a graphical plot of the gathered temperature data on a digital display.
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1. A method of monitoring a temperature of an object over time using a thermal imaging camera comprising:
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positioning the thermal imaging camera with the thermal imaging camera focused on a scene, the thermal imaging camera comprising a digital display and a memory; displaying an infrared image of the scene on the digital display; selecting a source of temperature data from the infrared image on the digital display; selecting a time interval for gathering temperature data from the selected source of temperature data; gathering temperature data from the selected source of temperature data at the selected time interval; displaying a graphical plot of the gathered temperature data on the digital display; and storing the graphical plot or the gathered temperature data in the memory of the thermal imaging camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring a temperature of an object over time using a thermal imaging camera comprising:
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positioning the thermal imaging camera with the thermal imaging camera focused on a scene, the thermal imaging camera comprising a digital display and a memory; displaying an infrared image of the scene on the digital display; selecting a source of temperature data from the infrared image comprising selecting all of the infrared image, selecting a portion of the infrared image which is less than all of the infrared image, or selecting a discrete point on the infrared image; selecting a time interval for gathering temperature data from the selected source of temperature data; gathering temperature data from the selected source of temperature data at the selected time interval; displaying a graphical plot of the gathered temperature data on the digital display, wherein the gathered temperature data is displayed as data points at the selected time intervals and the data points are connected to create a line representing temperature over time; and storing the graphical plot or the gathered temperature data in the memory of the thermal imaging camera. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A thermal imaging camera comprising:
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an infrared camera module; a visible light camera module; a digital display configured to display an infrared image of a scene and to allow a user to select a source of temperature data from the infrared image; and a processor configured to gather temperature data from the selected source of temperature data at intervals selected by the user and to generate a graphical plot of the gathered temperature data over time, wherein the digital display is further configured to display the graphical plot; and a memory configured to store the graphical plot or the gathered temperature data.
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