Patent ID: 8282274

Claim:
A temperature sensing device for remotely detecting the temperature of a subject having an identifying feature and a target zone in a fixed relationship to the identifying feature comprising: a means of detecting the presence of the subject in a screening position; a distance sensor which measures the distance between the subject and the distance sensor; a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature in a sensing zone on the subject; a digital image capture device for capturing a digital image of the subject; a means of tilting at least the temperature sensor along at least one axis; a controller that actuates the tilting means; and a support for supporting the distance sensor, the temperature sensor and the digital image capture device; wherein the controller tilts the temperature sensor using the tilting means, by identifying the position of the identifying feature in the image, determining the location of the target zone on the subject based on the distance to the subject and the position of the identifying feature in the image, and then tilting the distance sensor to reduce the distance between the target zone and the sensing zone.