Apparatus and method for measuring selected physical condition of an animate subject
First Claim
1. An apparatus for measuring at least one selected physical condition of an animate subject, the apparatus comprising:
- a light source;
a light receiver, said light receiver capable of receiving resultant light from said light source via said subject; and
an information processor connected with at least said light receiver;
said information processor receiving an indication of said resultant light from said light receiver and evaluating said indication to effect said measuring, said information processor being implemented in a unitary structure with at least one of said light source and said light detector;
said unitary structure comprising a monocrystalline silicon substrate;
a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline silicon substrate;
an amorphous oxide material located between the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material and the monocrystalline silicon substrate; and
a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material, wherein at least a portion of said information processor is formed within the monocrystalline silicon substrate and at least a portion of said light source is formed within the compound semiconductor material.
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring at least one selected physical condition of an animate subject is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: (a) a light source; (b) a light receiver that receives resultant light from the light source via the subject; and (c) an information processor connected with the light receiver. The processor receives indication of the resultant light from the light receiver and evaluates the indication to effect the measuring. The processor is implemented in a unitary structure with the light source and light detector that is borne upon a single silicon substrate. The apparatus may further comprise a first interface element coupled with the processor to facilitate communication with the light receiver, and a second interface element coupled with the processor that includes communication means for conveying messages to remote loci. The first and second interface elements are implemented in the unitary structure. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) providing an apparatus implemented in a unitary structure borne upon a single silicon substrate; and (b) evaluating the indication provided by the apparatus to effect the measuring. The unitary structure is comprised of a monolithic structure having a first portion implemented in silicon, and having a second portion implemented in at least one compound semiconductor material.
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39 Claims
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1. An apparatus for measuring at least one selected physical condition of an animate subject, the apparatus comprising:
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a light source;
a light receiver, said light receiver capable of receiving resultant light from said light source via said subject; and
an information processor connected with at least said light receiver;
said information processor receiving an indication of said resultant light from said light receiver and evaluating said indication to effect said measuring,said information processor being implemented in a unitary structure with at least one of said light source and said light detector;
said unitary structure comprisinga monocrystalline silicon substrate;
a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline silicon substrate;
an amorphous oxide material located between the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material and the monocrystalline silicon substrate; and
a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material, wherein at least a portion of said information processor is formed within the monocrystalline silicon substrate and at least a portion of said light source is formed within the compound semiconductor material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for measuring at least one hematologic condition of an animate subject;
- the apparatus comprising;
a laser device;
a light detector device, said light detector device capable of detecting resultant light from said laser device via said subject;
a processor device connected with said laser device and with said light detector device;
said processor device receiving at least one indication of said resultant light from said light detector device and evaluating said at least one indication according to predetermined parameters to effect said measuring; and
an information handling device coupled with said processor device;
said information handling device cooperating with said processor device to convey at least one selected indication of the at least one indication,said processor device being implemented in a unitary structure with said information handling device and with at least one of said laser device and said light detector device;
said unitary structure comprisinga monocrystalline silicon substrate;
a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline silicon substrate;
an amorphous oxide material located between the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material and the monocrystalline silicon substrate; and
a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material, wherein at least a portion of said processor device is formed within the monocrystalline silicon substrate and at least a portion of said laser is formed within the monocrystalline compound semiconductor material. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- the apparatus comprising;
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37. A method for measuring at least one selected physical condition of an animate subject;
- the method comprising;
illuminating said subject by a light source receiving resultant light from said subject at a light receiver;
receiving indication of said resultant light from said light receiver by an information processor connected with at least said light receiver;
evaluating said indication to effect said measuring, said information processor being implemented in a unitary structure with at least one of said light source and said light detector;
said unitary structure comprising;
a monocrystalline silicon substrate;
a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline silicon substrate;
an amorphous oxide material located between the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material and the monocrystalline silicon substrate; and
a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying at least a portion of the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material, wherein at least a portion of the information processor is formed within the monocrystalline silicon substrate and at least a portion of the light source is formed within the monocrystalline compound semiconductor material. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
effecting said evaluating in response to a command to provide said indication, wherein said evaluating comprises determining a diagnostic sequence for illumination, commanding said light source to perform said diagnostic sequence, operating said light source to transmit light upon said subject according to said diagnostic sequence, receiving resultant light from said subject, and analyzing said resultant light; and
communicating said indication to a remote locus.
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39. A method for measuring at least one selected physical condition of an animate subject as recited in claim 37, wherein said evaluating comprises:
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determining a measuring time according to at least one first criterion;
substantially at the measuring time, determining a diagnostic sequence for illumination;
commanding said light source to perform the diagnostic sequence;
operating said light source to transmit light according to the diagnostic sequence;
receiving resultant light from said animate subject;
analyzing the resultant light according to at least one second criterion; and
when the resultant light satisfies said at least one second criterion, communicating said indication to a remote locus.
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