Urine detection system and method
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1. A method of detecting urine, comprising:
- generating a magnetic field within an effective distance of a potentially wetted area;
conducting a plurality of measurements to construct a magnetic energy distribution function corresponding to the potentially wetted area; and
comparing at least one parameter of the magnetic energy distribution function to a set of stored parameters corresponding to known wetness conditions to identify a wetness condition of the potentially wetted area.
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Abstract
A urine detection system and method. According to one aspect of the invention, the method includes generating a magnetic field within an effective distance of a potentially wetted area, and conducting a plurality of measurements to construct a magnetic energy distribution function corresponding to the potentially wetted area. The method further includes comparing at least one parameter of the magnetic energy distribution function to a set of stored parameters corresponding to known wetness conditions to identify a wetness condition of the potentially wetted area.
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1. A method of detecting urine, comprising:
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generating a magnetic field within an effective distance of a potentially wetted area;
conducting a plurality of measurements to construct a magnetic energy distribution function corresponding to the potentially wetted area; and
comparing at least one parameter of the magnetic energy distribution function to a set of stored parameters corresponding to known wetness conditions to identify a wetness condition of the potentially wetted area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A urine detection system, comprising:
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an inducer configured to generate a magnetic field within an effective distance of a potentially wetted area;
an energy-converting module configured to conditionally engage in mutual induction with the inducer; and
an analyzing module configured to construct a magnetic energy distribution function that models an energy distribution pattern between the inducer and the energy-converting module, wherein the analyzing module is further configured to apply the magnetic energy distribution function to a set of stored parameters corresponding to known wetness conditions to identify a wetness condition of the potentially wetted area. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A urine detection system, comprising:
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an inducer configured to generate a magnetic field;
a sampling coil configured to convert magnetic energy of the magnetic field into an induced signal;
an analyzing module configured to monitor induced signal behavior at the sampling coil and recognize induced signal behavior that indicates a volume of urine is within an effective distance from the sampling coil. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An excretion retention article, comprising:
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an absorbent region for retaining an excretion; and
an energy-converting module configured to conditionally collaborate with an inducer, wherein an energy distribution between the energy-converting module and the inducer is influenced according to an amount of excretion retained by the absorbent region. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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