HAND CLEANLINESS
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Abstract
Among other things, systems and methods include an apparatus to be carried or worn by a person, the apparatus comprising: electronics to determine a cleanliness state of the person'"'"'s hands; and an element separate from the electronics to communicate information associated with the person to the electronics.
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63 Claims
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1-38. -38. (canceled)
- 39. An apparatus comprising a sensor associated with a sink to detect a presence of a physical signature while or after a person has washed his hands at the sink, the physical signature confirming that the person has washed his hands at the sink.
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47. (canceled)
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53. A system for verifying the cleanliness of a user'"'"'s hand, the system comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect a marker positioned on the user'"'"'s hand, wherein the marker presents one of a spectral signature and a periodic pattern; and a processor in electrical communication with the sensor, wherein the processor is configured for comparing one of the detected spectral signature and the detected periodic pattern to an expected result to thereby detect whether the detected spectral signature or periodic pattern sufficiently corresponds to the expected result. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for verifying the cleanliness of a user'"'"'s hand, the method comprising:
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providing a marker on the user'"'"'s hand; using a sensor to detect one of a spectral signature of the user'"'"'s hand with the marker in position on the hand and a pattern of the marker; comparing the corresponding detected spectral signature or pattern to an expected result to determine the presence of an expected result; and visibly or audibly indicating whether the expected result is present. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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