Febrile person detection device
View Patent ↗A febrile person detection device for screening persons entering a venue includes a pair of housings, which can be positioned on a substantially horizontal surface and/or attached to a pair of substantially vertical elements. Thus positioned, the pair of housings defines a passageway through which a person entering a venue must pass. Each of plurality of sensors, which sense temperature, is attached to a front of a respective housing. The plurality of sensors is configured for communicative engagement to a security system. The sensors are configured to measure a temperature of the person who is passing through the passageway and to relay a temperature reading to the security system.
1 . A febrile person detection device comprising:
a pair of housings, each of the housings having a respective front and a respective pair of flanges being spaced apart and extending forwardly from opposite edges of the front of the housing defining an inset medial section of the front of the housing, the housings being positionable such that the pair of housings defines a passageway through which a person entering a venue must pass, the front of each housing facing the passageway; and
a plurality of sensors, each sensor being attached to the front of an associated one of the housings on the insert medial section and being configured for sensing temperature, the plurality of sensors being configured for communicative engagement to a security system, wherein the sensors are configured for measuring a temperature of the person passing through the passageway and for relaying a temperature reading to the security system.
2 . The febrile person detection device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises an infrared pyrometer.
3 . The febrile person detection device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises sixteen sensors positioned eight apiece on each housing.
4 . The febrile person detection device of claim 3 , wherein the sensors on each housing are positioned in two rows of four sensors extending in parallel from proximate to a top to proximate to a bottom of the housing.
5 . The febrile person detection device of claim 1 , further including an electronics module positioned in and on the pair of housings, the electronics module comprising:
a power module;
a microprocessor operationally engaged to the power module; and
a communications module operationally engaged to the microprocessor and being configured for communicating with the security system, wherein the communications module is configured for relaying the temperature reading of the person from the sensors to the security system for one or more of an automated evaluation and evaluation by an operator.
6 . The febrile person detection device of claim 1 , further including the communications module comprising:
a camera for capturing an image of the person;
a speaker for broadcasting one or more of an automated message and a communication from the operator; and
a display for presentation of textual messages and images.
7 . The febrile person detection device of claim 5 , wherein the power module comprises a battery.
8 . The febrile person detection device of claim 7 , further including:
the battery being rechargeable; and
a solar panel attached to the pair of housings and operationally engaged to the battery, wherein the solar panel is configured for converting electromagnetic radiation to an electrical current for charging the battery.
9 . A febrile person detection method, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a febrile person detection device comprising:
a pair of housings, each of the housings having a respective front and a respective pair of flanges being spaced apart and extending forwardly from opposite edges of the front of the housing defining an inset medial section of the front of the housing, the housings being positionable such that the pair of housings defines a passageway through which a person entering a venue must pass, the front of each housing facing the passageway, and
a plurality of sensors, each sensor being attached to the front of an associated one of the housings on the insert medial section and being configured for sensing temperature, wherein the sensors are configured for measuring a temperature of the person passing through the passageway and for relaying a temperature reading to the security system, and
an electronics module positioned in and on the pair of housings, the electronics module comprising:
a power module,
a microprocessor operationally engaged to the power module, and
a communications module operationally engaged to the microprocessor and being configured for communicating with a security system, wherein the communications module is configured for relaying the temperature reading of the person from the sensors to the security system for one or more of an automated evaluation and evaluation by an operator;
positioning the housings to define a passageway through which a person entering a venue must pass;
establishing communications between the communications module and a security system;
allowing passing of a person through the passageway, such the sensors measure a temperature of the person; and
effecting one or more of automated evaluation and evaluation by an operator of the temperature reading of a person entering the venue.
10 . A febrile person detection device comprising:
a pair of housings, each of the housings having a respective front and a respective pair of flanges being spaced apart and extending forwardly from opposite edges of the front of the housing defining an inset medial section of the front of the housing, the housings being positionable such that the pair of housings defines a passageway through which a person entering a venue must pass, the front of each housing facing the passageway;
a plurality of sensors, each sensor being attached to the front of an associated one of the housings on the insert medial section and being configured for sensing temperature, the plurality of sensors being configured for communicative engagement to a security system, wherein the sensors are configured for measuring a temperature of the person passing through the passageway and for relaying a temperature reading to the security system, the sensor comprising an infrared pyrometer, the plurality of sensors comprising sixteen sensors positioned eight apiece on each housing, the sensors on each housing being positioned in two rows of four sensors extending in parallel from proximate to a top to proximate to a bottom of the housing;
an electronics module positioned in and on the pair of housings, the electronics module comprising:
a power module, the power module comprising a battery, the battery being rechargeable,
a microprocessor operationally engaged to the power module,
a communications module operationally engaged to the microprocessor and being configured for communicating with the security system, wherein the communications module is configured for relaying the temperature reading of the person from the sensors to the security system for one or more of an automated evaluation and evaluation by an operator, the communications module comprising:
a camera for capturing an image of the person,
a speaker for broadcasting one or more of an automated message and a communication from the operator, and
a display for presentation of textual messages and images; and
a solar panel attached to the pair of housings and operationally engaged to the battery, wherein the solar panel is configured for converting electromagnetic radiation to an electrical current for charging the battery.