Contactless thermometer for an in-wall power adapter
AssigneeSmart Power Partners LLC
InventorsJohn J. King, Stephen DeLano
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Abstract
A contactless thermometer for an in-wall power adapter is described. The contactless thermometer may comprise a first contact element of a plurality of contact elements configured to receive a power signal from the in-wall power adapter; a transformer coupled to the first contact element, wherein the transformer converts the power signal from a first voltage to a second voltage; a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal from the contactless thermometer; a receiver adapted to receive a reflected signal based upon the transmitted signal; and a control circuit coupled to the receiver, wherein the control circuit determines a temperature based upon the reflected signal.
Claims20
A contactless thermometer adapted to be coupled to an in-wall power adapter, the contactless thermometer comprising:
- a first contact element of a plurality of contact elements configured to receive a power signal from the in-wall power adapter;
- a second contact element of the plurality of contact elements, wherein the second contact element is adapted to receive a second power signal;
- a third contact element of the plurality of contact elements, wherein the third contact element is adapted to provide power to the in-wall power adapter;
- a transformer coupled to the first contact element, wherein the transformer converts the power signal from a first voltage to a second voltage;
- a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal from the contactless thermometer;
- a receiver adapted to receive a reflected signal based upon the transmitted signal;
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- a control circuit coupled to the receiver, wherein the control circuit determines a temperature of a human body based upon the reflected signal.
An in-wall power adapter having a contactless thermometer, the in-wall power adapter comprising:
- a first contact element of a plurality of contact elements configured to receive a power signal;
- a second contact element of the plurality of contact elements configured to provide power to a load;
- a switch coupled between the first contact element and the second contact element, wherein the switch controls the application of the power to the load by way of the second contact;
- a transformer coupled to the first contact element, wherein the transformer converts the power signal from a first voltage to a second voltage;
- a contactless thermometer comprising a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal and a receiver adapted to receive a reflected signal based upon the transmitted signal;
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- a control circuit coupled to the receiver, wherein the control circuit determines a temperature of a human body based upon the reflected signal.
A method of implementing a contactless thermometer with an in-wall power adapter, the method comprising:
- coupling the contactless thermometer to the in-wall power adapter;
- configuring a first contact element of a plurality of contact elements of the contactless thermometer to receive a power signal from the in-wall power adapter;
- configuring a second contact element of the plurality of contact elements to receive a second power signal;
- coupling a third contact element of the plurality of contact elements to provide power to the in-wall power adapter;
- providing a transformer in the contactless thermometer to convert the power signal from a first voltage to a second voltage;
- configuring a transmitter to transmit a signal from the contactless thermometer;
- configuring a receiver, of the contactless thermometer, to receive a reflected signal based upon the transmitted signal;
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- determining a temperature of a human body based upon the reflected signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.