Patent ID: 8858072

Claim:
A method for calculating temperature associated with a test strip inserted in an analyte assessing system comprising: measuring a first temperature at a first position that is in thermal communication with a heat source in said analyte assessing system; measuring a second temperature at a second position in said analyte assessing system that is in thermal communication with said heat source to a lesser extent relative to said first position; and, using the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature to calculate the temperature associated with said test strip, wherein said first temperature is measured by a first temperature sensor and said second temperature is measured by a second temperature sensor; said system comprises a housing that encloses said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor, a first opening in said housing at a location proximal to said second temperature sensor, a second opening at a second location in said housing, and a channel extending between said first opening and said second opening and containing said second temperature sensor, wherein each of said openings place said channel in fluid communication with the ambient environment outside of said housing, and, ambient air contacts said second temperature sensor and displaces heated air proximate said second temperature sensor.