Method and an associated apparatus for remotely determining information as to person's emotional state
First Claim
1. A method for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
- generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, the generating of said waveform energy being implemented at a location remotely spaced from a target individual;
automatically monitoring the position of the individual;
wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual;
detecting energy emitted from a predetermined point on the individual in response to the waveform energy;
automatically tracking the location of said point; and
automatically analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state.
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Abstract
In a method for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, an waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity is generated and wirelessly transmitted towards a remotely located subject. Waveform energy emitted from the subject is detected and automatically analyzed to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state. Physiological or physical parameters of blood pressure, pulse rate, pupil size, respiration rate and perspiration level are measured and compared with reference values to provide information utilizable in evaluating interviewee'"'"'s responses or possibly criminal intent in security sensitive areas.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
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generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, the generating of said waveform energy being implemented at a location remotely spaced from a target individual; automatically monitoring the position of the individual; wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual; detecting energy emitted from a predetermined point on the individual in response to the waveform energy; automatically tracking the location of said point; and automatically analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
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generator means for generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, said generator means being remotely spaced from a target individual; transmitter means operatively connected to said generator means for wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual, said transmitter means including directional means for directing said waveform to a predetermined point on said individual; detector means for detecting energy emitted from the individual in response to the waveform energy; processing means operatively connected to said detector means for analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state, said processing means being operatively connected to at least one of said generator means and said transmitter means for controlling emission of energy towards the individual; and monitoring means operatively connected to said processing means for monitoring the location of the individual, said monitoring means being operatively connected to said directional means for controlling the operation thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
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generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, the generating of the waveform energy being implemented at a location remotely spaced from a target individual; wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual; detecting energy emitted from the individual in response to the waveform energy; and automatically analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state, the analyzing of the emitted energy including determining a value related to pulse rate and comparing the value with a stored reference value to identify a change in pulse rate, wherein said emitted energy emanates from a predetermined point on the individual overlying or on a blood vessel, further comprising processing the emitted energy to determine (1) a change in a parameter taken from the group consisting of intensity, change in intensity, change in polarization, and fluorescence of the emitted energy and (2) amount of transdermal absorption, said waveform energy being modulated electromagnetic radiation in a suboptical range of the electromagnetic spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
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generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, the generating of the waveform energy being implemented at a location remotely spaced from a target individual; wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual; detecting energy emitted from the individual in response to the waveform energy; and automatically analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state, the analyzing of the emitted energy including determining a value related to blood pressure and comparing the value with a stored reference value to identify a change in blood pressure, wherein said waveform energy is a first ultrasonic pressure wave and said emitted energy is a second ultrasonic pressure wave, further comprising processing said second ultrasonic pressure wave to derive a rate of blood flow in a preselected blood vessel of the individual, the analyzing of the energy emitted from the individual including automatically calculating a blood pressure parameter from the derived blood flow rate.
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29. A method for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
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generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, the generating of the waveform energy being implemented at a location remotely spaced from a target individual; wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual; detecting energy emitted from the individual in response no the waveform energy; and automatically analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state, the analyzing of the emitted energy including determining a value related to a physiological parameter and comparing the value with a stored reference value to identify a change in said parameter, wherein said parameter is perspiration, said waveform energy being modulated electromagnetic radiation, the determination of surface moisture being implemented by measuring an intensity of radiation emitted from a predetermined point on the individual.
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30. A system for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
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generator means for generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, said generator means being remotely spaced from a target individual; transmitter means operatively connected to said generator means for wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual; detector means for detecting energy emitted from the individual in response to the waveform energy; and processing means operatively connected to said detector means for analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state, said processing means being operatively connected to at least one of said generator means and said transmitter means for controlling emission of energy towards the individual, said processing means including first means for determining a value related to pulse rate and second means operatively connected to said first means for comparing the determined value with a stored reference value to identify a change in pulse rate, wherein said emitted energy emanates from a predetermined point on the individual overlying or on a blood vessel, said first means including means for deriving (1) a change in a parameter taken from the group consisting of intensity, change in intensity, change in polarization, and fluorescence of the emitted energy and (2) amount of transdermal absorption, said waveform energy being modulated electromagnetic radiation in a suboptical range of the electromagnetic spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A system for remotely determining information relating to a person'"'"'s emotional state, comprising:
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generator means for generating waveform energy having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined intensity, said generator means being remotely spaced from a target individual; transmitter means operatively connected to said generator means for wirelessly transmitting said waveform energy towards the individual; detector means for detecting energy emitted from the individual in response to the waveform energy; and processing means operatively connected to said detector means for analyzing the emitted energy to derive information relating to the individual'"'"'s emotional state, said processing means being operatively connected to at least one of said generator means and said transmitter means for controlling emission of energy towards the individual, said processing means including first means for determining a value related to perspiration and second means operatively connected to said first means for comparing the determined value with a stored reference value to identify a change in perspiration, said waveform energy being modulated electromagnetic radiation, said detector means including means for measuring an intensity of radiation emitted from a predetermined point on the individual.
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