On-site Machine readable assaying system
First Claim
1. An on-site machine readable assaying system for detecting the absence of proscribed substances in human physiological fluids such as urine, said fluids emanating from a donor individual, comprising:
- a) a test card; and
b) machine readable assaying means comprising at least one individual analysis strip imprinted upon the test card, each analysis strip consisting of reagents which are capable of analyzing, detecting and visually signaling the presence of proscribed substances within human physiological fluid, at least one fixed strip and at least one blank region also located upon the test card, organized in a pattern with the individual analysis strips to produce an encoded machine readable source of data, wherein the analysis strips, upon detecting a proscribed substance, will change from a first color to a second darker color, hence altering the initial pattern of fixed strips, blank regions and analysis strips, thus producing encoded data which is distinct from that data which was previously encoded therein.
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Abstract
A machine readable assaying system comprising a test card having machine readable assaying means. A plurality of individual analysis strips, each strip comprising antibodies and/or reagents capable of indicating the positive presence of distinct illicit substances form a pattern of elements including one or more fixed strips and one or more blank regions. The detection of the presence of a particular substance or drug will result in one or more of the analysis strips changing from a first (light reflective) color to a second darker (light absorbent) color. The pattern of analysis strips, fixed strips and blank regions may be provided to encode one or more characters/digits of information. By the inclusion of the analysis strips with the plurality of fixed strips and blank regions, the detection of one or more illicit substances may alter the overall pattern of fixed and test strips and blank regions, and hence cause the encoded information represented thereby to be altered. Accordingly, the particular pattern of bars and spaces that result from an exposure the physiological fluids of a donor is contemplated to produce a distinct machine readable indicia. The transformation which occurs on the test card will be uninterpretable by the administrator of the test, thus preserving the anonymity and privacy of the tested individual.
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13 Claims
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1. An on-site machine readable assaying system for detecting the absence of proscribed substances in human physiological fluids such as urine, said fluids emanating from a donor individual, comprising:
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a) a test card; and b) machine readable assaying means comprising at least one individual analysis strip imprinted upon the test card, each analysis strip consisting of reagents which are capable of analyzing, detecting and visually signaling the presence of proscribed substances within human physiological fluid, at least one fixed strip and at least one blank region also located upon the test card, organized in a pattern with the individual analysis strips to produce an encoded machine readable source of data, wherein the analysis strips, upon detecting a proscribed substance, will change from a first color to a second darker color, hence altering the initial pattern of fixed strips, blank regions and analysis strips, thus producing encoded data which is distinct from that data which was previously encoded therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine readable assaying system comprising:
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a) a test surface having machine readable bar-code indicia imprinted thereupon; and b) analysis means configured within said machine readable bar-code indicia, capable of detecting and optically signaling the presence of a desired state, wherein the analysis means, upon detecting said state, cause the configuration of the machine readable bar-code indicia to change from a first configuration to a second configuration, thus producing encoded data in the second configuration which is distinct from that data which was previously encoded in the first configuration.
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