Processing system for remote chemical identification
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Abstract
A fourth embodiment of the present invention is a method of generating a temperature compensated absorbance spectrum. The method includes the steps of: a. providing a sample spectrum and an estimated temperature of a backdrop object; b. from a set of known temperature spectra related to a known background temperature, selecting at least two known temperature spectra representing a background temperature above and below the estimated temperature; c. comparing the sample spectrum to the known temperature spectra in order to determine a sample background spectrum; and d. calculating an absorbance spectrum from the sample spectrum and the background spectrum.
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35 Claims
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21. A computer system for identifying chemical compounds using observable characteristics, said system comprising:
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a. a chemical database associating predefined characteristics and properties with a plurality of chemical compounds;
b. a user interface accepting input of observable characteristics;
c. a processor operating on software directing said processor to identify chemical compounds in said database which correspond with said observable characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer system for identifying chemical compounds based upon a location where said compounds are observed, said system comprising:
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a. a chemical/location database associating at least one chemical compound with an assigned map location of said compound;
b. a location input for entering a system location into said system;
c. a processor operating on software directing said processor to identify chemical compounds in said database which correspond with said system location. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for remote identification of chemical compounds, said system comprising:
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a. a passive infra-red spectrometer;
b. a location identifier;
c. a range finder;
d. a user interface;
e. a database including data representing chemical reference spectrums, data associating observable properties with certain chemical compounds, and data associating a location with certain chemical compounds;
e. a computer processor communicating with said spectrometer, said location identifier, said range finder, said user interface, and said database; and
f. software for comparing data from said spectrometer, said location identifier, and said range finder to said database in order to identify the potential presence and concentration of one or more chemical compounds. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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