Thermometer having a digital infrared sensor
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1. A device comprising:
- a first circuit board including;
a microprocessor;
a battery operably coupled to the microprocessor;
a display device operably coupled to the microprocessor;
a single button operably coupled to the microprocessor; and
a first digital interface operably coupled to the microprocessor;
a second circuit board including;
a second digital interface, the second interface being operably coupled to the first interface; and
a digital infrared sensor operably coupled to the second interface, the digital infrared sensor having ports that provide only digital readout signals,wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the ports of the digital infrared sensor the digital readout signals that are representative of an infrared signal generated by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine a temperature from the digital readout signals that are representative of the infrared signal, andwherein no analog-to-digital converter is operably coupled between the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor.
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Abstract
A non-touch thermometer that senses temperature from a digital infrared sensor is described. A digital signal representing a temperature without conversion from analog is transmitted from the digital infrared sensor received by a microprocessor and converted to body core temperature by the microprocessor.
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18 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a first circuit board including; a microprocessor; a battery operably coupled to the microprocessor; a display device operably coupled to the microprocessor; a single button operably coupled to the microprocessor; and a first digital interface operably coupled to the microprocessor; a second circuit board including; a second digital interface, the second interface being operably coupled to the first interface; and a digital infrared sensor operably coupled to the second interface, the digital infrared sensor having ports that provide only digital readout signals, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the ports of the digital infrared sensor the digital readout signals that are representative of an infrared signal generated by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine a temperature from the digital readout signals that are representative of the infrared signal, and wherein no analog-to-digital converter is operably coupled between the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-touch thermometer to measure a temperature, the non-touch thermometer comprising:
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a microprocessor; a battery operably coupled to the microprocessor; a single button operably coupled to the microprocessor; a camera operably coupled to the microprocessor and providing at least two images to the microprocessor; a digital infrared sensor operably coupled to the microprocessor with no analog-to-digital converter operably coupled between the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor, the digital infrared sensor having only digital readout ports; and a display device operably coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the digital readout ports a digital signal that is representative of an infrared signal detected by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine the temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the infrared signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-touch thermometer to measure a temperature, the non-touch thermometer comprising:
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a microprocessor; a battery operably coupled to the microprocessor; a single button operably coupled to the microprocessor; a camera operably coupled to the microprocessor and providing at least two images to the microprocessor; a digital infrared sensor operably coupled to the microprocessor with no analog-to-digital converter operably coupled between the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor, the digital infrared sensor having only digital readout ports, the digital infrared sensor having no analog sensor readout ports; and a display device operably coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the digital readout ports a digital signal that is representative of an infrared signal detected by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine the temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the infrared signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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