摘要 |
A temperature sensing unit produces an output signal commensurate with temperature, the output signal serving as a basis for discriminating a temperature above a predetermined threshold temperature as well as a rising temperature gradient over a predetermined period of time. When means for effecting the discrimination operation senses both conditions, a temperature measuring unit begins measuring temperature on the basis of an input from the temperature sensing unit. When said measurement begins, the measuring unit raises the resolution of temperature information from the sensing unit.
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