Thermometer having a digital infrared sensor
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a first circuit board including;
a microprocessor;
a battery that is operably coupled to the microprocessor;
a display device that is operably coupled to the microprocessor;
a first digital interface that is operably coupled to the microprocessor;
a second circuit board including;
a second digital interface, the second digital interface being that is operably coupled to the first digital interface; and
a digital infrared sensor that is operable to receive an infrared signal, the digital infrared sensor also being operably coupled to the second digital interface, the digital infrared sensor having a port that provides a digital signal representing a temperature,wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the port of the digital infrared sensor the digital signal representing the temperature and the microprocessor is operable to determine a body core temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the temperature, 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 to measure a temperature includes a microprocessor, a battery that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, a single button that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, a digital infrared sensor that is 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 that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the digital readout ports a digital signal that is representative of a temperature detected by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine a body core temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the temperature.
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17 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a first circuit board including; a microprocessor; a battery that is operably coupled to the microprocessor; a display device that is operably coupled to the microprocessor; a first digital interface that is operably coupled to the microprocessor; a second circuit board including; a second digital interface, the second digital interface being that is operably coupled to the first digital interface; and a digital infrared sensor that is operable to receive an infrared signal, the digital infrared sensor also being operably coupled to the second digital interface, the digital infrared sensor having a port that provides a digital signal representing a temperature, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the port of the digital infrared sensor the digital signal representing the temperature and the microprocessor is operable to determine a body core temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the temperature, 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 that is operably coupled to the microprocessor; a single button that is operably coupled to the microprocessor; a digital infrared sensor that is 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 that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the digital readout ports a digital signal that is representative of a temperature detected by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine a body core temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the temperature. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-touch thermometer to measure a body core temperature, the non-touch thermometer comprising:
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a microprocessor; a battery that is operably coupled to the microprocessor; a single button that is operably coupled to the microprocessor; a digital infrared sensor that is operably coupled to the microprocessor with no analog-to-digital converter being 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 that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the digital readout ports a digital signal that is representative of a surface temperature detected by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine the body core temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the surface temperature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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