Handheld arthropod detection device

• US 10,489,670 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2018
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DiamondFox Enterprises, LLC
• Original Assignee: DiamondFox Enterprises, LLC
• Inventors: Diamond, Paul T., Kwart, Margery Fox, Tippetts, Beau
• Primary Examiner(s): Moyer, Andrew M
• Application Number:
  US15/978,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20180260647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: 382103
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/00 Stationary means for catching or killing insects
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/143 Sensing or illuminating at different wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/25 Determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/103 Static body considered as a whole, e.g. static pedestrian or occupant recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/20 for generating image signals from infrared radiation only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/33 Transforming infrared radiation cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

Various embodiments include systems and methods of arthropod detection using an electronic arthropod detection device. The electronic arthropod detection device may scan a surface or a subject using a first sensor that is sensitive to a first band of electromagnetic radiation to detect the presence or likely presence of an arthropod. A camera sensitive to a second band of electromagnetic radiation captures at least one image and provide the image(s) to an object detection model in response to determining that an arthropod is or is likely present. A processor may initiate an arthropod detected procedure in response to detecting an arthropod in the image(s). In some embodiments, the first sensor may be a millimeter wave radar, a terahertz radar or a far infrared sensor.

Claims

1. A method of arthropod detection using an electronic arthropod detection device, the method comprising:

receiving an indication associated with a type of arthropod to be detected;

retrieving an object detection model from a plurality of object detection models in response to receiving the indication associated with the type of arthropod to be detected;

scanning a surface or a subject using a first sensor of the electronic arthropod detection device that is sensitive to a first band of electromagnetic radiation;

determining, by a processor of the electronic arthropod detection device, whether an arthropod is or is likely present based on data from the first sensor,

capturing, by the electronic arthropod detection device, the at least one image using an imaging sensor sensitive to a second band of electromagnetic radiation that differs from the first band in response to determining that an arthropod is or is likely present;

processing, by the processor, the at least one image using the object detection model to determine whether an arthropod is detected in the at least one image; and

initiating an arthropod detected procedure in response to determining that an arthropod is detected in the at least one image.

2. The method of claim 1, the first band of electromagnetic radiation is in an infrared (IR) band and the second band of electromagnetic radiation is in a visible light band.

3. The method of claim 1, the first band of electromagnetic radiation is in a millimeter wave band.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation is in a visible light band.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation is in an infrared band.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation includes infrared and visible light bands.

7. The method of claim 1, the first band of electromagnetic radiation is in a terahertz band.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation is in a visible light band.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation is in an infrared band.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation includes infrared and visible light bands.

11. The method of claim 1, the first band of electromagnetic radiation is in a far infrared band.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation is in a visible light band.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation is in an infrared band.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the second band of electromagnetic radiation includes infrared and visible light bands.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating the arthropod detected procedure in response to determining that an arthropod is detected in the at least one image comprises one or more of displaying an indication that an arthropod has been detected, generating an audio indicator corresponding to the detected arthropod, displaying an image of the detected arthropod, displaying instructions associated with how to remove the arthropod from the subject or the surface, and displaying medical follow-up information.

16. An electronic arthropod detection device, comprising:

a sensor sensitive to a first band of electromagnetic radiation;

a camera configured to generate an image from a second band of electromagnetic radiation that is different from the first band of electromagnetic radiation;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the camera and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving an indication associated with a type of arthropod to be detected;

retrieving an object detection model from a plurality of object detection models in response to receiving the indication associated the type of arthropod to be detected;

receiving data from the first sensor while the electronic arthropod detection device scans a surface or a subject;

determining whether an arthropod is or is likely present based on data from the first sensor,

capturing, by the camera, at least one image in response to determining that an arthropod is or is likely present;

processing the at least one image using the object detection model to determine whether an arthropod is detected in the at least one image; and

initiating an arthropod detected procedure in response to determining that an arthropod is detected in the at least one image.

17. The electronic arthropod detection device of claim 16, wherein the sensor sensitive to a first band of electromagnetic radiation is an infrared imaging sensor, and the camera is a visible light camera.

18. The electronic arthropod detection device of claim 16, wherein the sensor sensitive to a first band of electromagnetic radiation is a millimeter wave radar.

19. The electronic arthropod detection device of claim 16, wherein the sensor sensitive to a first band of electromagnetic radiation is a terahertz radar.

20. The electronic arthropod detection device of claim 16, wherein the sensor sensitive to a first band of electromagnetic radiation is a far infrared sensor.

21. The electronic arthropod detection device of claim 16, further comprising:

a display;

a light emitter; and

a speaker,

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that initiating the arthropod detected procedure in response to determining that an arthropod is detected in the at least one image comprises one or more of displaying an indication on the display that an arthropod has been detected, communicating an audio indicator via the speaker corresponding to the detected arthropod, emitting light from the light emitter corresponding to the detected arthropod, displaying on the display an image of the detected arthropod, displaying on the display instructions associated with how to remove the arthropod from the subject or the surface, and displaying on the display medical follow-up information.