Absorbance measurements using portable electronic devices with built-in camera
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics;
exposing a sample to light, wherein the sample comprises a colored liquid; and
measuring the amount of light transmitted though a predetermined optical path-length in the sample with the color sensitive light sensor, wherein the sample and the mobile electronic device are not enclosed within the same housing.
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Abstract
A method comprising obtaining a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics, exposing a sample to light having a predetermined optical path-length between a light source and the color sensitive light-sensor, and measuring the amount of light transmitted though the sample with the color sensitive light sensor. Also a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics, the mobile electronic device configured for quantitative analysis of absorbance in colored liquids. Additionally, a system comprising a mobile electronic device configured for quantitative analysis of absorbance in colored samples, the mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics and a light source.
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55 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor and outward facing optics; exposing a sample to light, wherein the sample comprises a colored liquid; and measuring the amount of light transmitted though a predetermined optical path-length in the sample with the color sensitive light sensor, wherein the sample and the mobile electronic device are not enclosed within the same housing. - 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. A mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor, a processor, and outward facing optics, the processor comprising computer executable instructions for quantitative analysis of absorbance in a colored liquid, wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to measure the amount of light transmitted though a predetermined optical path-length in the colored liquid with the color sensitive light sensor.
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43. A system comprising:
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a mobile electronic device comprising a color sensitive light sensor, a processor, and outward facing optics, the processor comprising computer executable instructions for quantitative analysis of absorbance in a colored liquid; and a light source, wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to measure the amount of light transmitted though a predetermined optical path-length in the colored liquid with the color sensitive light sensor. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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