IP Library Granted Patent US 11,480,472
Granted Patent B2
US 11,480,472 · App. 16/537,714 · Granted Oct 25, 2022

Wireless temperature measurement system and signal processing method thereof

Inventors: Shanbin Li (Shenzhen, CN); Ning Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Xinglong Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Shaokan Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Zhongyun Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZHEJIANG HUAYUAN MICRO ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G01K1/024G01K13/00G01K15/007
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Patent No.
US 11,480,472
App. No.
16/537,714
Granted
Oct 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal processing method of a wireless temperature measurement system comprises: acquiring inherent background noise intensity of a receiver ( 11 ) of a reader ( 10 ) and maximum output signal intensity of the receiver (S 101 ); acquiring current noise intensity on a receiving channel of the receiver ( 11 ) in real time when an antenna ( 14 ) is connected to the reader ( 10 ) and an excitation signal is not transmitted to a temperature sensor ( 20 ) (S 102 ); and determining an intensity threshold value of a temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor ( 20 ) according to the background noise intensity, the maximum output signal intensity and the current noise intensity (S 103 ).

Claims (30)

1. A signal processing method of a wireless temperature measurement system, comprising:

acquiring inherent background noise intensity of a receiver of a reader and maximum output signal intensity of the receiver;

acquiring current noise intensity on a receiving channel of the receiver in real time when an antenna is connected to the reader and an excitation signal is not transmitted to a temperature sensor; and

determining an intensity threshold value of a temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the background noise intensity, the maximum output signal intensity and the current noise intensity;

wherein the determining the intensity threshold value of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the background noise intensity, the maximum output signal intensity and the current noise intensity comprises:

using the current noise intensity as the intensity threshold value if the current noise intensity is between the background noise intensity and the maximum output signal intensity;

using the background noise intensity as the intensity threshold value if the current noise intensity is less than or equal to the background noise intensity; and

using a value obtained by subtracting a preset intensity adjusting value from the maximum output signal intensity as the intensity threshold value if the current noise intensity is greater than or equal to the maximum output signal intensity.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after determining the intensity threshold value of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the background noise intensity, the maximum output signal intensity and the current noise intensity, the method further comprises:

determining an intensity of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the intensity threshold value and an intensity of a receiving signal currently received by the receiver.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining the intensity of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the intensity threshold value and the intensity of the receiving signal currently received by the receiver comprises:

determining that the signal is abnormal and measurement is failed if the intensity of the receiving signal currently received by the receiver is less than the intensity threshold value; and

obtaining the intensity of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor by subtracting the intensity threshold value from the intensity of the receiving signal if the intensity of the receiving signal currently received by the receiver is greater than or equal to the intensity threshold value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring current noise intensity on the receiving channel of the receiver in real time when the antenna is connected to the reader and the excitation signal is not transmitted to the temperature sensor comprises:

acquiring a plurality of noise signals received by the receiver in real time when the antenna is connected to the reader and the excitation signal is not transmitted to the temperature sensor; and obtaining the current noise intensity on the receiving channel of the receiver by using a filtering algorithm according to the plurality of noise signals.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preset intensity adjusting value is 0.3 db.

6. A wireless temperature measurement system, comprising:

a temperature sensor;

a reader wirelessly connected with the temperature sensor;

a receiver arranged in the reader and configured for receiving a temperature signal measured by the temperature sensor;

a wave demodulator arranged in the receiver, configured for acquiring inherent background noise intensity of the receiver in the reader and maximum output signal intensity of the receiver and further configured for acquiring a current noise intensity on a receiving channel of the receiver in real time when an antenna is connected to the reader and an excitation signal is not transmitted to the temperature sensor; and

a processor arranged in the reader, connected with the wave demodulator and configured for determining an intensity threshold value of a temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the background noise intensity, the maximum output signal intensity and the current noise intensity;

wherein the determining the intensity threshold value of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the background noise intensity, the maximum output signal intensity and the current noise intensity comprises:

using the current noise intensity as the intensity threshold value if the current noise intensity is between the background noise intensity and the maximum output signal intensity;

using the background noise intensity as the intensity threshold value if the current noise intensity is less than or equal to the background noise intensity; and

using a value obtained by subtracting a preset intensity adjusting value from the maximum output signal intensity as the intensity threshold value if the current noise intensity is greater than or equal to the maximum output signal intensity.

7. The wireless temperature measurement system according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured for determining an intensity of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the intensity threshold value and an intensity of a receiving signal currently received by the receiver.

8. The wireless temperature measurement system according to claim 7 , wherein the determining the intensity of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor according to the intensity threshold value and the intensity of the receiving signal currently received by the receiver comprises:

determining that the signal is abnormal and measurement is failed if the intensity of the receiving signal currently received by the receiver is less than the intensity threshold value; and

obtaining the intensity of the temperature signal currently measured by the temperature sensor by subtracting the intensity threshold value from the intensity of the receiving signal if the intensity of the receiving signal currently received by the receiver is greater than or equal to the intensity threshold value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2022
From: LI, SHANBIN; WANG, NING; HUANG, XINGLONG; LIU, SHAOKAN; ZHANG, ZHONGYUN
To: ZHEJIANG HUAYUAN MICRO ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 061066/0805 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: SHENZHEN HUAYUAN MICRO ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: ZHEJIANG HUAYUAN MICRO ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061100/0498 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2017088442 · Jun 15, 2017
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