Temperature sensing and indicating beverage mug

A mug intended for use in the consumption of hot beverages, said mug comprising:

• an open mouth drinking vessel possessing a top, a bottom, an exterior including a handle, an interior closed at the bottom and open at the top, said interior and exterior being bounded by a single comprehensive surface, said open mouth drinking vessel further possessing a plurality of electronic components disposed within said open mouth drinking vessel, between opposed portions of said single comprehensive surface;
• said plurality of electronic components comprising a resistive/capacitive (R/C) circuit, an integrated circuit (IC) logic controller, an annunciator, a power supply and switching means;
• said R/C circuit including a thermistor and a capacitor, said thermistor varying in electrical resistance in accordance with temperature and disposed proximate said open mouth drinking vessel interior such that the temperature of the thermistor accurately reflects the temperature of said hot beverage;
• said R/C circuit and said IC logic controller both being operably connected to said power supply by switching means controlled by exertion of pressure upon a portion of said single comprehensive surface of said open mouth drinking vessel, said annunciator possessing an exterior surface comprising a portion of said exterior of said open mouth drinking vessel and possessing manual switching means to said power supply, whereby, in operation, said annunciator is capable of producing an aural signal;
• said IC logic controller being electrically connected to said R/C circuit and to said annunciator whereby a current passed through said R/C circuit acts as an input signal to said IC logic controller in accordance with the temperature sensed by said R/C circuit and said annunciator acts as an output device receiving a signal from said IC logic controller in accordance with said input signal from said R/C circuit;
• said signal from said IC logic controller to said annunciator causing said annunciator to accurately produce an aural signal which indicates the temperature sensed by said R/C circuit which accurately reflects the temperature of a hot beverage held by said open mouth drinking vessel.