Temperature measurement system and method
First Claim
1. A temperature measuring system comprising:
- a temperature sensing probe having a connector and configured to interface with a computing device via the connector, the temperature sensing probe further comprising a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor, a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, andthe computing device configured with a tip, ring, ring and sleeve (“
TRRS”
) jack having a first output channel, a second output channel, and a first input channel, the computing device being operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe by receiving the connector in the TRRS jack and further being configured to;
transmit, over a first output channel of the TRRS jack, a first instance of a signal to the first conductor;
receive, over a first input channel of the TRRS jack, a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor;
transmit, over a second output channel of the TRRS jack, a second instance of the signal to the second conductor;
receive, over the first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A temperature measuring system comprising:
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a temperature sensing probe having a connector and configured to interface with a computing device via the connector, the temperature sensing probe further comprising a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor, a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, and the computing device configured with a tip, ring, ring and sleeve (“
TRRS”
) jack having a first output channel, a second output channel, and a first input channel, the computing device being operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe by receiving the connector in the TRRS jack and further being configured to;transmit, over a first output channel of the TRRS jack, a first instance of a signal to the first conductor; receive, over a first input channel of the TRRS jack, a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor; transmit, over a second output channel of the TRRS jack, a second instance of the signal to the second conductor; receive, over the first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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 having a connector and configured to interface with a computing device via the connector, the temperature sensing probe further 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 configured with a tip, ring, ring and sleeve (“
TRRS”
) jack having a first output channel, a second output channel, and a first input channel, the computing device being operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe by receiving the connector in the TRRS jack, and wherein the temperature determination application, when executed by a processor of the computing device, configures the computing device to;transmit, over a first output channel of the TRRS jack, a first instance of a signal to the first conductor; receive, over a first input channel of the TRRS jack, a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor; transmit, over a second output channel of the TRRS jack, a second instance of the signal to the second conductor; receive, over the first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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 configured with a tip, ring, ring and sleeve (“
- TRRS”
) jack having a first output channel a second output channel and a first input channel the computing device being operatively connected to a temperature sensing probe, the temperature sensing probe having a connector and configured to interface with a computing device via the connector, the temperature sensing probe further comprising a thermistor operatively connected to a first conductor and a resistor operatively connected to a second conductor, the method comprising;transmitting, over a first output channel of the TRRS jack, a first instance of a signal to the first conductor; receiving, over a first input channel of the TRRS jack, a temperature signal from the thermistor, the temperature signal comprising the first instance of the signal as output from the thermistor; transmitting, over a second output channel of the TRRS jack, a second instance of the signal to the second conductor; receiving, over the first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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 having a connector and configured to interface with a computing device via the connector 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 configured with a tip, ring, ring and sleeve (“
TRRS”
) jack having a first output channel, a second output channel, and a first input channel, the computing device being operatively connected to the temperature sensing probe by receiving the connector in the TRRS jack and configured to;selectively transmit, over a first output channel of the TRRS jack, a control signal to control the signal selector; receive, over a first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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, over the first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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 configured with a tip, ring, ring and sleeve (“
- TRRS”
) jack having a first output channel, a second output channel, and a first input channel, 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, a connector, and an amplifier, the temperature sensing probe configured to interface with the computing device via the connector, the method comprising;transmitting, over the first output channel of the TRRS jack, 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, over the first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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, over the first input channel of the TRRS jack, 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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