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US 2006/0221568 A1Published application
Apparatus for determining temperature of a portable computer system
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJim Kardach, David Williams, Eric Distefano, Marlon Cardenas, Jim Hermerding
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a computer system, such as a notebook computer, is described. A sensor module is to mount within the computer system spaced from an interior surface of a chassis of the system, the sensor to measure an internal surface of a chassis of the system.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor module to mount within a portable computer system spaced from an interior surface of a chassis of the system, the sensor to measure an chassis temperature of the system.
A method comprising:
- detecting radiation emitted by an interior surface of a notebook computer chassis;
- and
- determining a temperature of the interior surface of a notebook computer chassis.
A computer system comprising:
- a chassis;
- a processor housed inside the chassis;
- a memory coupled to the processor through an interconnect;
- and
- a sensor module spaced from an interior surface of the chassis, the sensor to measure an internal ambient temperature of the system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.