Early Detection and Warning of Harmful Agents
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1. A method of detecting the presence of harmful agents in the environment comprising:
- providing a plurality of portable agent detectors,placing said detectors on vectors in said environment,connecting said detectors over a communication network,upon detection of an agent by a first detector, signaling detectors identified as being nearby to carry out corresponding agent detection tests,thereby to confirm or localize an initial agent detection.
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Abstract
A method of detecting the presence of harmful agents in the environment is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a plurality of portable agent detectors, placing the detectors on vectors in the environment, connecting the detectors over a communication network, and, upon detection of an agent by a first detector, signaling detectors identified as being nearby to carry out corresponding agent detection tests, thereby to confirm or localize an initial agent detection.
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66 Claims
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1. A method of detecting the presence of harmful agents in the environment comprising:
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providing a plurality of portable agent detectors, placing said detectors on vectors in said environment, connecting said detectors over a communication network, upon detection of an agent by a first detector, signaling detectors identified as being nearby to carry out corresponding agent detection tests, thereby to confirm or localize an initial agent detection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 9, 21, 65, 66)
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4. A method of detecting the presence of harmful agents in the environment comprising:
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providing a plurality of portable agent detectors able to generate a detection event in the presence of any of said harmful agents, placing said detectors on vectors in said environment, connecting said detectors over a communication network, at a central location monitoring said detectors to identify clustering of said detection events, said clustering being to confirm or localize an initial agent detection. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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7. A method of detecting the presence of harmful agents, comprising:
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providing a plurality of portable agent detectors able to generate a detection event in the presence of any of said harmful agents, associating said detectors with cellular communication units to allow central monitoring of said detectors, and placing said detectors and cellular communication units on vectors in said environment. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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10. A portable agent detector for releasing into an environment to detect harmful agents released into said environment, the agent detector comprising:
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a removable sensing cassette comprising sensing wetware; and a processing unit for processing signals from said sensing cassette. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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14. A method for analyzing a diffuse signal from an environment comprising:
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releasing a plurality of signal detectors into said environment, each signal detector being able to generate a detection event in the presence of said diffuse signal; monitoring each of said signal detectors over a communication network for said detection events and for current location data of said signal detectors; and identifying clustering of said detection events as an indication of the presence of said diffuse signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 22)
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17. A method for analyzing a diffuse signal from an environment comprising:
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releasing a plurality of signal detectors into said environment, each signal detector being able to generate a detection event in the presence of said diffuse signal; monitoring each of said signal detectors over a communication network for said detection events and for current location data of said signal detectors; upon identifying a detection event, checking with other nearby detectors for confirmation of said diffuse signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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23. A distributed detection system for detection of the presence of harmful agents in an environment, comprising:
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a central monitoring unit; and a plurality of portable agent detectors enabled for communication with said central monitoring unit and configured for producing detection events in the presence of said harmful agents and communicating said detection events to said central monitoring unit;
said portable agent detectors being mounted on mobile vectors for release into said environment. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A portable agent detector for releasing into an environment to detect harmful agents released into said environment, the agent detector comprising:
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a sensing unit having an operative mode and a non-operative mode; an activation unit being in communication with a central location, for selecting between said operative mode and said non-operative mode; and a processing unit for processing signals from said sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A portable agent detector for releasing into an environment to detect harmful agents released into said environment, the agent detector comprising:
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a sensing unit for detecting presence or absence of harmful agents; a processing unit for processing signals from said sensing unit; a positioning unit for determining a location of the agent detector; and a communication unit for transmitting said location and signals representing presence or absence of harmful agents over a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A portable vital signs detector to detect vital signs of a mammal the portable vital signs detector comprising:
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a sensing unit for detecting the vital signs of the mammal; a processing unit for processing signals from said sensing unit; a positioning unit for determining a location of the vital signs detector; and a communication unit for transmitting said location and signals representing the vital signs.
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37. A personal accessory device having an agent detector to detect harmful agents released into said environment, the agent detector comprising:
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a sensing unit having an operative mode and a non-operative mode; an activation unit being in communication with a central location, for selecting between said operative mode and said non-operative mode; and a processing unit for processing signals from said sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A personal accessory device having an agent detector to detect harmful agents released into said environment, the agent detector comprising:
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a sensing unit for detecting presence or absence of harmful agents; a processing unit for processing signals from said sensing unit; a positioning unit for determining a location of the agent detector; and a communication unit for transmitting said location and signals representing presence or absence of harmful agents over a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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50. A portable detection kit for releasing into an environment to detect harmful agents released into said environment, the portable detection kit comprising:
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at least one sampling device for selectively sampling environmental materials; and an agent detector having a removable sensing cassette comprising sensing wetware, and a processing unit for processing signals from said sensing wetware. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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62. A sampling device for selectively sampling environmental materials, the sampling device comprising a sampling element, a container and at least one treating element for treating the environmental materials in said container.
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63. A method of determining presence or absence of harmful agents in the environment, comprising:
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providing a plurality of portable agent detectors having an operative mode and a non-operative mode; selecting non-operative modes for at least a portion of said plurality of detectors, and placing said plurality of detectors on vectors in the environment; connecting said plurality of detectors over a communication network having a plurality of base stations; activating detectors associated with at least one base station to carry out agent detection tests; and receiving information from said activated detectors, thereby determining presence or absence of harmful agent in a region defined by said activated detectors. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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