Noninvasive measurement system
First Claim
1. A method of manipulating wave data, comprising:
- receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity; and
, correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the steps of;
calculating an amplitude for the reflected wave data;
calculating a phase angle for the reflected wave data; and
, identifying a glucose level in the biological entity by using the amplitude and the phase angle.
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Abstract
The noninvasive measurement system provides a technique for manipulating wave data. In particular, wave data reflected from a biological entity is received, and the reflected wave data is correlated to a substance in the biological entity. The wave data may comprise light waves, and the biological entity may comprise a human being or blood. Additionally, a substance may comprise, for example, a molecule or ionic substance. The molecule may be, for example, a glucose molecule.
Furthermore, the wave data is used to form a matrix of pixels with the received wave data. The matrix of pixels may be modified by techniques of masking, stretching, or removing hot spots.
Then, the pixels may be integrated to obtain an integration value that is correlated to a glucose level. The correlation process may use a lookup table, which may be calibrated to a particular biological entity. Moreover, an amplitude and phase angle may be calculated for the reflected wave data and used to identify a glucose level in the biological entity.
The glucose level may be displayed on a monitor attached to the computer. The computer may be a portable, self-contained unit that comprises a data processing system and a wave reflection capture system. On the other hand, the computer may be attached to a network of other computers, wherein the reflected wave data is received by the computer and forwarded to another computer in the network for processing.
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285 Claims
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1. A method of manipulating wave data, comprising:
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receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the steps of;
calculating an amplitude for the reflected wave data;
calculating a phase angle for the reflected wave data; and
,identifying a glucose level in the biological entity by using the amplitude and the phase angle. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a computer connected to a data storage device; and
,a computer program carrier readable by the computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for manipulating wave data in the computer, the method comprising the steps of;
receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the steps of;
calculating an amplitude for the reflected wave data;
calculating a phase angle for the reflected wave data; and
,identifying a glucose level in the biological entity by using the amplitude and the phase angle. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for manipulating wave data in the computer, the method comprising:
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receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the steps of;
calculating an amplitude for the reflected wave data;
calculating a phase angle for the reflected wave data; and
,identifying a glucose level in the biological entity by using the amplitude and the phase angle. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
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120. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a receiver that receives wave data reflected from a biological entity;
a data processor that processes the received wave data to correlate the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, the data processor comprising;
a calculator that calculates an amplitude for the reflected waves and that calculates a phase angle for the reflected waves; and
an evaluator that uses the amplitude and the phase angle to identify a glucose level in the biological entity. - View Dependent Claims (121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130)
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131. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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means for receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity;
means for correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, the correlating means comprising;
means for calculating an amplitude for the reflected wave data;
means for calculating a phase angle for the reflected wave data; and
,means for using the amplitude and the phase angle to identify a glucose level in the biological entity; and
,means for displaying the glucose level on a monitor attached to a computer, wherein the computer is a portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138)
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139. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a computer connected to a wave reflection capture system, a data storage device and a monitor; and
a computer readable medium configured with a wave data analyzer program that, when performed by the computer, causes the computer to;
receive wave data reflected from a biological entity;
correlate the reflected wave data to a glucose level in the biological entity by calculating an amplitude for the reflected wave data, calculating a phase angle for the reflected wave data, and using the amplitude and the phase angle to identify the glucose level; and
,display the glucose level on the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147)
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148. A method of manipulating wave data, comprising:
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receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity;
forming a matrix of pixels with the received wave data; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the step of integrating the pixels to obtain an integration value. - View Dependent Claims (149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187)
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150. The method of 149, further comprising:
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calculating an amplitude for the reflected light waves;
calculating a phase angle for the reflected light waves; and
,using the amplitude and the phase angle to identify a glucose level in the biological entity.
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188. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a computer connected to a data storage device; and
,a computer program carrier readable by the computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for manipulating wave data in the computer, the method comprising the steps of;
receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity;
forming a matrix of pixels with the received wave data;
integrating the pixels to obtain an integration value; and
,correlating the integration value to a substance level in the biological entity. - View Dependent Claims (189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220)
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221. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for manipulating wave data in the computer, the method comprising:
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receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity;
forming a matrix of pixels with the received wave data; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity wherein the correlating step comprises the step of integrating the pixels to obtain an integration value. - View Dependent Claims (222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253)
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254. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a receiver that receives light waves reflected from a biological entity having an eye, and that generates a matrix of pixels based on the received light waves;
a data processor that processes and correlates the received light waves to a glucose level in the biological entity, the data processor comprising;
an adder that integrates the pixels to obtain an integrated value; and
,an evaluator that correlates the integrated value to the glucose level. - View Dependent Claims (255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265)
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266. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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means for receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity;
means for forming a matrix of pixels with the received wave data;
means for correlating the reflected wave data to a glucose level in the biological entity, the correlating means comprising means for integrating he pixels to obtain an integration value; and
,means for displaying the glucose level on a monitor attached to a computer, wherein the computer is a portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272)
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273. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a computer connected to a wave reflection capture system, a data storage device and a monitor; and
,a computer readable medium configured with a wave data analyzer program that, when performed by the computer, causes the computer to;
receive wave data reflected from a biological entity;
form a matrix of pixels with the received wave data;
correlate the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity by integrating the pixels to obtain an integration value; and
,display a substance level on the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280)
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281. A method of manipulating wave data, comprising:
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receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity, wherein the biological entity comprises an eye having an iris and a pupil; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the steps of;
calculating an average brightness around the pupil of the eye; and
,equalizing the iris using the brightness around the pupil as a baseline.
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282. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a computer connected to a data storage device; and
,a computer program carrier readable by the computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for manipulating wave data in the computer, the method comprising the steps of;
receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity, wherein the biological entity comprises an eye having an iris and a pupil; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance level in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the steps of;
calculating an average brightness around the pupil of the eye; and
,equalizing the iris using the brightness around the pupil as a baseline.
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283. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for manipulating wave data in the computer, the method comprising:
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receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity, wherein the biological entity comprises an eye having an iris and a pupil; and
,correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, wherein the correlating step comprises the steps of;
calculating an average brightness around the pupil of the eye; and
,equalizing the iris using the brightness around the pupil as a baseline.
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284. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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means for receiving wave data reflected from a biological entity, wherein the biological entity comprises an eye having an iris and pupil;
means for correlating the reflected wave data to a substance in the biological entity, the correlating means comprising means for calculating an average brightness around the pupil of the eye, and equalizing the iris using the brightness around the pupil as a baseline; and
,means for displaying a glucose level on a monitor attached to a computer, wherein the computer is a portable unit.
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285. An apparatus for manipulating wave data, comprising:
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a computer connected to a wave reflection capture system, a data storage device and a monitor; and
a computer readable medium configured with a wave data analyzer program that, when performed by the computer, causes the computer to;
receive wave data reflected from a biological entity, wherein the biological entity comprises an eye having an iris and pupil;
correlate the reflected wave data to a glucose level in the biological entity by calculating an average brightness around the pupil of the eye, and equalizing the iris using the brightness around the pupil as a baseline; and
,display the glucose level on the monitor.
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