TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20140228655A1
• Filed: 04/18/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Miller, Seth Adrian
• Granted Patent: US 9,427,192 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/322
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2021/3144 for oxymetry
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2021/6419 Excitation at two or more wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0445 using two or more layers of sensing electrodes, e.g. using two layers of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/13 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1341 Sensing with light passing through the finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/14 Vascular patterns

Abstract

Techniques are generally described for touch-sensitive devices with biometric information determination capabilities. The touch-sensitive device may include one or more of a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter may be configured to emit light towards a surface of the touch-sensitive device and the receiver may be configured to receive reflected light from a touch to the touch-sensitive device. The processor may be arranged to receive signals from the receiver and determines biometric information, and in some examples location of touch, based on the signals.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer accessible medium that includes computer executable instructions stored thereon, which in response to execution by a computer, cause the computer to perform or control performance of a procedure to determine a concentration of an analyte in blood, the procedure comprising:

quantifying optical energy at a first wavelength, wherein the optical energy is detected at a sensor included in a touch panel of a display, wherein the touch panel is configured to receive an indication of a touch event; and

determining, based at least in part on the quantified optical energy, the concentration of the analyte in the blood.

2. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the procedure further comprises:

determining, from the quantified optical energy, a location of the touch event.

3. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the first wavelength is within a range of 900 nm to 2500 nm.

4. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the procedure further comprises:

calculating a change in a capacitance of the touch panel responsive to the touch event, wherein the capacitance is detected by a circuit included in the touch panel; and

determining, based at least in part on the calculated change in capacitance, a location of the touch event.

5. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 1, wherein determining the concentration of the analyte in the blood includes executing chemometric algorithms.

6. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the procedure further comprise:

storing the determined concentration of the analyte in the blood.

7. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the procedure further comprises:

visually indicating the determined concentration of the analyte in the blood on the display.

8. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the optical energy comprises a first optical energy and wherein the sensor comprises a first sensor, the procedure further comprising:

quantifying a second optical energy at a second wavelength, wherein the second optical energy is detected at a second sensor included in the touch panel of the display;

comparing the second optical energy at the second wavelength to the first optical energy at the first wavelength; and

determining, based at least in part on comparison of the first optical energy at the first wavelength and the second optical energy at the second wavelength, the concentration of the analyte in be blood.

9. The non-transitory computer accessible medium of claim 8, wherein the first optical energy at the first wavelength changes based on the concentration of the analyte in the blood, and wherein the second optical energy at the second wavelength is insensitive to the concentration of the analyte in the blood.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes computer executable instructions stored thereon, which in response to execution by a computer, cause the computer to perform or control performance of a procedure to determine a concentration of an analyte in blood with a touch panel of a display, the procedure comprising:

detecting a touch event on the touch panel,

quantifying optical energy in response to the detected touch event; and

determining, based at least in part on the quantified optical energy the concentration of the analyte in the blood.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein detecting the touch event includes calculating a change in a capacitance of the touch panel responsive to the touch event.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the optical energy includes first optical energy at a first wavelength and second optical energy at a second wavelength.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein determining the concentration of the analyte in the blood includes co paring the first optical energy at the first wavelength and the second optical energy at second wavelength.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first wavelength and the second wavelength is a near-infrared wavelength.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein determining the concentration of the analyte in the blood includes comparing the optical energy to a table that correlates optical energy levels to concentrations of the analyte in the blood.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the table is stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium includes a plurality of tables stored thereon, wherein each table includes data corresponding to concentrations of a different analyte in the blood.

18. A non-transitory computer readable-medium including instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor, the instructions comprising instructions to:

transmit with a transmitter, optical energy to a touch-sensitive device;

detect the optical energy with a detector at a position indicative of a location of a touch event on the touch-sensitive device; and

determine, with the processor, a concentration of an analyte in blood based, at least in part, on the detected optical energy.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the detected optical energy comprises near infrared energy.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium or claim 18, wherein the detected optical enemy includes energy at a first wavelength and at a second wavelength.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the concentration of the analyte in blood is determined based, at least in part, on a comparison between the optical energy at the first wavelength and at the second wavelength.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions further include instructions to execute a chemometric algorithm to determine the concentration of the analyte in the blood.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is included in a cell phone.