Temperature control system

A storage medium including machine readable coded indicia, said storage medium being selectively coupled to a reading device, said reading device being selectively coupled to processing circuitry within a computer system, said reading device being selectively operable to read said machine readable coded indicia and provide program signals representative thereof, said program signals being selectively operable for controlling temperature at a plurality of control points, said control points lying along an edge of an object within an airspace surrounding said object, said object being movable within said airspace, by effecting the steps of:

• obtaining actual temperatures at a plurality of said control points within said airspace using an infrared temperature sensing means;
• comparing said actual temperatures at said control points with a reference temperature database, said reference temperature database containing preferred temperatures at each respective one of said control points;
• and
• generating control signals for application to temperature control devices, said temperature control devices being operable in response to said control signals for changing temperatures at each respective one of said control points by varying air flow to each respective one of said control points whereby said actual temperatures at each respective one of said control points are made to approach said preferred temperatures at each respective one of said control points within said airspace, wherein said airspace comprises airspace immediately surrounding said object wherein said obtaining is accomplished by said infrared temperature sensing means located to effectively sense point temperatures at said control points of said object, said temperature control devices comprising air vents located near said object to effectively control air temperature at said various control points.

A system for controlling temperature at a plurality of control points, said control points lying along an edge of an object within an airspace surrounding said object, said object being movable within said airspace, said system comprising:

• a system bus;
• a CPU device connected to said system bus;
• memory means connected to said system bus;
• and
• measuring means for obtaining actual temperatures at a plurality of said control points within said airspace using an infrared temperature sensing means, said system further including means for comparing said actual temperatures at each respective one of said control points with a reference temperature database, said reference temperature database containing preferred temperatures at each respective one of said control points, and means for generating control signals for application to temperature control devices, said temperature control devices being operable in response to said control signals for changing temperatures at each respective one of said control points by varying air flow to each respective one of said control points whereby said actual temperatures at each respective one of said control points are made to approach said preferred temperatures at each respective one of said control points within said airspace, wherein said airspace comprises airspace immediately surrounding said object wherein said obtaining is accomplished by said infrared temperature sensing means located to effectively sense point temperatures at said control points of said object, said temperature control devices comprising air vents located near said object to effectively control air temperature at said various control points.