System, method and computer program product for monitoring temperature
First Claim
1. A temperature monitoring device, comprising:
- a housing configured to be disposed within or affixed to a transport container;
a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to obtain a plurality of temperature readings;
monitor logic configured to compare the plurality of temperature readings to a temperature threshold; and
counter logic configured to;
generate and display an excursion count indicating a quantity of excursion time periods the temperature readings exceeded the temperature threshold, the excursion count incremented in response to a series of temperature readings initially exceeding the temperature threshold;
generate and display a consecutive count indicating a maximum quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on a plurality of different excursion time periods; and
generate and display a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on the plurality of different excursion time periods.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for monitoring temperature of an environment of a sensitive object is disclosed. The device includes a housing configured to be disposed within or affixed to a transport container for the object, a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to obtain a plurality of temperature readings, and monitor logic configured to compare the plurality of temperature readings to a temperature threshold. The device also includes counter logic configured to generate an excursion count indicating a quantity of time periods the temperature readings exceeded the temperature threshold, generate a consecutive count indicating a quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold, and generate a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold.
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17 Claims
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1. A temperature monitoring device, comprising:
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a housing configured to be disposed within or affixed to a transport container; a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to obtain a plurality of temperature readings; monitor logic configured to compare the plurality of temperature readings to a temperature threshold; and counter logic configured to; generate and display an excursion count indicating a quantity of excursion time periods the temperature readings exceeded the temperature threshold, the excursion count incremented in response to a series of temperature readings initially exceeding the temperature threshold; generate and display a consecutive count indicating a maximum quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on a plurality of different excursion time periods; and generate and display a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on the plurality of different excursion time periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A temperature monitoring device, comprising:
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a housing means configured to be disposed within or affixed to a transport container; means, coupled to the housing means, for obtaining a plurality of temperature readings; means for comparing the plurality of temperature readings to a temperature threshold; and means for; generating and displaying an excursion count indicating a quantity of excursion time periods the temperature readings exceeded the temperature threshold, the excursion count incremented in response to a series of temperature readings initially exceeding the temperature threshold; generating and displaying a consecutive count indicating a maximum quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on a plurality of different excursion time periods; and generating and displaying a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on the plurality of different excursion time periods.
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8. A temperature monitoring device, comprising:
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a housing configured to be disposed within or affixed to a transport container; a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to obtain a plurality of temperature readings; and a display configured to visually indicate; an excursion count indicating a quantity of excursion time periods the temperature readings exceeded a temperature threshold, each excursion time period corresponding to an instance where a current temperature reading exceeds the threshold and a preceding temperature reading did not exceed the threshold; a consecutive count indicating a maximum quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on a plurality of different excursion time periods; and a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on the plurality of different excursion time periods. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product for monitoring temperature during transport or storage of an object, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising computer readable program code configured to; obtain a plurality of temperature readings; generate an excursion count indicating a quantity of excursion time periods the temperature readings exceeded a temperature threshold, each excursion time period corresponding to an instance where a current temperature reading exceeds the threshold and a preceding temperature reading did not exceed the threshold; generate a consecutive count indicating a maximum quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on a plurality of different excursion time periods; generate a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on the plurality of different excursion time periods; and vary a frequency at which the temperature readings are obtained based on whether the temperature readings exceed the temperature threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of temperature readings of an environment corresponding to a transport container; comparing the plurality of temperature readings to a temperature threshold stored in a memory; and generating and displaying, by a processor unit; an excursion count indicating a quantity of excursion time periods the temperature readings exceeded the temperature threshold, each excursion time period corresponding to an instance where a current temperature reading exceeds the threshold and a preceding temperature reading did not exceed the threshold; a consecutive count indicating a maximum quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on a plurality of different excursion time periods; and a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold based on the plurality of different excursion time periods. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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