Non-invasive determination of characteristics of a sample
First Claim
1. A method of registering and enrolling a sample in a sample scanning and analysis system including a storage system, comprising the steps of:
- scanning said sample with a scanning apparatus, said scanning apparatus including a transmitter for transmitting a series of electromagnetic signals, each signal of said series of electromagnetic signals having a transmitted amplitude over a plurality of sample points within a range of frequencies, and a receiver for receiving said series of electromagnetic signals as said series of electromagnetic signals are reflected from or transmitted through said sample;
generating a series of spectral data sets representing at least a scanned amplitude of each signal of said series of electromagnetic signals over said plurality of sample points;
generating one or more composite spectrograms from said series of spectral data sets;
analyzing said composite spectrograms to identify a characteristic of said sample having a first variance that is minimized across said one or more composite spectrograms and a second variance that is maximally different from a plurality of characteristics corresponding to a plurality of other samples in said storage system; and
storing said characteristic in said storage system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for non-invasively scanning and analyzing one or more characteristics of a sample utilizing electromagnetic radiation are described. More particularly, the systems and methods utilize an electromagnetic radiation source connected to a transmitter and an analyzer connected to a receiver. A sample to be analyzed is placed between the transmitter and receiver in a variety of different manners and a frequency sweep of electromagnetic radiation is transmitted through the sample to create a series of spectral data sets that are used to create one or more composite spectrograms, which are then analyzed to determine one or more characteristics of the sample. A magnetic field can alternatively be applied around the transmitter, receiver and sample to enhance some characteristic analysis applications. Samples include inert and living items, and the characteristics include a wide variety of different applications.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of registering and enrolling a sample in a sample scanning and analysis system including a storage system, comprising the steps of:
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scanning said sample with a scanning apparatus, said scanning apparatus including a transmitter for transmitting a series of electromagnetic signals, each signal of said series of electromagnetic signals having a transmitted amplitude over a plurality of sample points within a range of frequencies, and a receiver for receiving said series of electromagnetic signals as said series of electromagnetic signals are reflected from or transmitted through said sample; generating a series of spectral data sets representing at least a scanned amplitude of each signal of said series of electromagnetic signals over said plurality of sample points; generating one or more composite spectrograms from said series of spectral data sets; analyzing said composite spectrograms to identify a characteristic of said sample having a first variance that is minimized across said one or more composite spectrograms and a second variance that is maximally different from a plurality of characteristics corresponding to a plurality of other samples in said storage system; and storing said characteristic in said storage system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of registering a sample in a sample scanning and analysis system including a storage system, comprising the steps of:
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scanning said sample with a scanning apparatus at least once, said scanning apparatus including a transmitter for transmitting a series of electromagnetic signals, each signal of said series of electromagnetic signals having a transmitted amplitude over a plurality of sample points within a range of frequencies, and a receiver for receiving said series of electromagnetic signals as said series of electromagnetic signals are reflected from or transmitted through said sample; generating a series of spectral data sets representing at least a scanned amplitude of each signal of said series of electromagnetic signals over said plurality of sample points; generating one or more composite spectrograms from said series of spectral data sets; analyzing said one or more composite spectrograms to identify a characteristic of said sample having a first variance that is minimized across said one or more composite spectrograms and a second variance that is maximally different from a plurality of characteristics corresponding to a plurality of other samples in said storage system; and storing said characteristic in said storage system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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