Apparatus and method for noninvasively monitoring for the presence of alcohol or substances of abuse in controlled environments
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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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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to non-invasive methods and apparatuses for determining analyte properties of a subject and identity characteristics of a subject. Embodiments of the present invention provide analyte property determination and identity determination or verification from the same spectroscopic information, making unauthorized use or misleading results less likely that in systems that include separate analyte and identity determinations. The invention can be used to control and monitor individuals accessing controlled environments.
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38 Claims
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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:
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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. - 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)
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27. An apparatus for monitoring compliance of an individual with requirements relating to the consumption of alcohol, comprising:
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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 the presence, concentration, or both, of alcohol or an alcohol byproduct in the individual'"'"'s tissue and further adapted to determine an identity characteristic of the individual from the spectroscopic signal; c) An output system adapted to communicate a signal responsive to the determination of the analysis system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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