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Apparatus and method for noninvasively monitoring for the presence of alcohol or substances of abuse in controlled environments

  • US 7,616,123 B2
  • Filed: 09/05/2006
  • Issued: 11/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for initiating an action responsive to an individual entering or leaving or attempting to enter or leave a controlled environment, comprising:

  • a) A spectroscopic system adapted to determine a spectroscopic signal from the response of at least a portion of the individual'"'"'s tissue to incident electromagnetic radiation;

    b) An analysis system adapted to determine from the spectroscopic signal one or more analyte properties characteristic of the individual, wherein the analysis system is further adapted to determine an identity characteristic of the individual from the spectroscopic signal;

    c) An action initiation system adapted to initiate an action responsive to the one or more analyte properties, wherein the action initiation system is adapted to initiate an action responsive to both the identity characteristic and the one or more analyte properties.

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