Thermometer user interface
First Claim
1. A thermometer comprising:
- a case having a probe section and a body section;
a processor disposed within the case;
a temperature sensing element disposed within the probe section and coupled to the processor;
a display disposed in the body section and coupled to the processor;
a plurality of positioning sensors disposed in the probe section and configured to determine a position of a probe cover installable onto the probe section, the at least one first positioning sensor coupled to the processor;
an indicator disposed on the case to indicate misalignment of the probe cover; and
a memory coupled to the processor and comprising program code configured to;
process signals from the temperature sensing element and cause the display to display a corresponding temperature value; and
process signals from the plurality of positioning sensors to determine if the probe cover is properly aligned on the probe section and to control the indicator to indicate to a user a direction of misalignment of the probe cover.
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Abstract
At least one indicator light is located on the body or probe sections of a thermometer to indicate to the user that adjustments should be made to the timing or probe cover positioning of the thermometer. Additionally or alternatively the thermometer retains and displays information from previous uses, and in particular displays information pertaining to how long ago the last temperature measure was taken. Additionally, the thermometer may include additional buttons which can function to toggle the display to provide various types of information to the user, or toggle between thermometer usage modes, icon display, and LED color, among others. In another aspect, an internal body section with an access door provides access to a button allowing the user to toggle the interface of the thermometer, such as whether the temperature output is in degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Centigrade.
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15 Claims
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1. A thermometer comprising:
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a case having a probe section and a body section; a processor disposed within the case; a temperature sensing element disposed within the probe section and coupled to the processor; a display disposed in the body section and coupled to the processor; a plurality of positioning sensors disposed in the probe section and configured to determine a position of a probe cover installable onto the probe section, the at least one first positioning sensor coupled to the processor; an indicator disposed on the case to indicate misalignment of the probe cover; and
a memory coupled to the processor and comprising program code configured to;process signals from the temperature sensing element and cause the display to display a corresponding temperature value; and process signals from the plurality of positioning sensors to determine if the probe cover is properly aligned on the probe section and to control the indicator to indicate to a user a direction of misalignment of the probe cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A thermometer comprising:
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a case having a probe section having a plurality of positioning sensors and a body section; a processor disposed within the case; a temperature sensing element disposed within the probe section and coupled to the processor; a display disposed in the body section and coupled to the processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and comprising program code configured to; process signals from the temperature sensing element and determine a corresponding temperature value; store in the memory a measurement time corresponding to the temperature value; store in the memory the temperature value; and control the display to display the temperature value and how long ago the temperature value was obtained according to the measurement time stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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