Thermometer having a digital infrared sensor

A non-touch thermometer to measure a temperature, the non-touch thermometer comprising:

• 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.

A non-touch thermometer to measure a body core temperature, the non-touch thermometer comprising:

• 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.