UV detection devices and methods
First Claim
1. A portable UV detection apparatus comprising:
- a skin type measuring device comprising a skin sensor, the skin type measuring device being configured to determine at least one characteristic of a person'"'"'s skin when the skin is placed adjacent to the skin sensor wherein the at least one characteristic of a person'"'"'s skin determined by the skin type measuring device comprises both an erythema measurement and a melanin measurement wherein the skin type measuring device determination is based, at least in part, on determining an amount of ambient ultraviolet radiation present in an environment to which the person'"'"'s skin is exposed and comparing this to an amount of the ambient ultraviolet radiation reflected from the person'"'"'s skin;
a UV detection device comprising a UV sensor, the UV detection device being configured to measure an ultraviolet ray quantity present in an environment; and
a controller in communication with the skin type measuring device and the UV detection device, the controller, based on data received from the skin type measuring device, data received from the UV detection device as well as data from a user including the length of time the user will be exposed to the environment, being configured to output a suggested skin protective measure to the user based upon the length of time the user will be exposed to ultraviolet rays within the environment.
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Abstract
A portable UV detection apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the UV detection apparatus includes a UV detection device integrated with a skin type measuring device. A controller can be included in the apparatus that is in communication with the skin type measuring device and the UV detection device. The controller can provide information to the user regarding the amount of ultraviolet radiation present in the environment. In an alternative embodiment, the UV detection apparatus includes a UV detection device in conjunction with a light sensor. The light sensor can be configured to activate the UV detection device should light at a particular intensity be present in the environment. The UV detection device as described above can be configured to measure UVA radiation, UVB radiation, and/or UVC radiation.
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24 Claims
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1. A portable UV detection apparatus comprising:
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a skin type measuring device comprising a skin sensor, the skin type measuring device being configured to determine at least one characteristic of a person'"'"'s skin when the skin is placed adjacent to the skin sensor wherein the at least one characteristic of a person'"'"'s skin determined by the skin type measuring device comprises both an erythema measurement and a melanin measurement wherein the skin type measuring device determination is based, at least in part, on determining an amount of ambient ultraviolet radiation present in an environment to which the person'"'"'s skin is exposed and comparing this to an amount of the ambient ultraviolet radiation reflected from the person'"'"'s skin; a UV detection device comprising a UV sensor, the UV detection device being configured to measure an ultraviolet ray quantity present in an environment; and a controller in communication with the skin type measuring device and the UV detection device, the controller, based on data received from the skin type measuring device, data received from the UV detection device as well as data from a user including the length of time the user will be exposed to the environment, being configured to output a suggested skin protective measure to the user based upon the length of time the user will be exposed to ultraviolet rays within the environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable UV detection apparatus comprising:
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a UV detection device comprising a UV sensor, the UV detection device being configured to measure an ultraviolet ray quantity present in an environment; and a light sensor configured to sense light rays in the environment, the light sensor being in communication with the UV detection device; wherein when the light sensor senses that an amount of ultraviolet light is above a minimum threshold, the UV detection device is activated and measures the ultraviolet ray quantity in the environment; and a skin type measuring device comprising a skin sensor the skin type measuring device being configured to determine a user'"'"'s skin type and at least one characteristic of the user'"'"'s skin when the skin is placed adjacent to the skin sensor wherein the at least one characteristic of the user'"'"'s skin determined by the skin type measuring device comprises both an erythema measurement and a melanin measurement wherein the skin type measuring device determination is based, at least in part, on determining an amount of ambient ultraviolet radiation present in an environment to which the user'"'"'s skin is exposed and comparing this to an amount of the ambient ultraviolet radiation reflected from the user'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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