Systems and methods for non-contact biometric sensing
First Claim
1. A non-contact biometric sensing device comprising:
- a processing device;
a user interface communicatively coupled to said processing device;
a display communicatively coupled to said processing device;
a laser doppler vibrometer sensor communicatively coupled to said processing device;
an infrared camera communicatively coupled to said processing device, said processing device programmed to utilize mechanical motion data received from said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and thermal distributions data from said infrared camera to calculate biometric data, when signals originating from said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and said infrared camera are reflected back towards said device from a target, wherein the biometric data includes at least two of a pulse rate, a respiration rate, and a map of temperature distribution on the target, said processing device further programmed to generate, based on the biometric data, at least one of a potential diagnosis for the target and a quantitative measure of target health represented as a score within a predefined range of scores; and
a visible camera communicatively coupled to said processing device, said processing device programmed to utilize data received from said visible camera to remove hand motion associated with a user of said sensing device from the data received from said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and said infrared camera.
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Abstract
A non-contact biometric sensing device is described. The device includes a processing device, a user interface communicatively coupled to the processing device, a display communicatively coupled to the processing device, a laser doppler vibrometer sensor communicatively coupled to the processing device, and an infrared camera communicatively coupled to the processing device. The processing device is programmed to utilize mechanical motion data received from the laser doppler vibrometer sensor and thermal distributions data from the infrared camera to calculate biometric data, when signals originating from the laser doppler vibrometer sensor and the infrared camera are reflected back towards the device from a target.
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12 Claims
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1. A non-contact biometric sensing device comprising:
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a processing device; a user interface communicatively coupled to said processing device; a display communicatively coupled to said processing device; a laser doppler vibrometer sensor communicatively coupled to said processing device; an infrared camera communicatively coupled to said processing device, said processing device programmed to utilize mechanical motion data received from said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and thermal distributions data from said infrared camera to calculate biometric data, when signals originating from said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and said infrared camera are reflected back towards said device from a target, wherein the biometric data includes at least two of a pulse rate, a respiration rate, and a map of temperature distribution on the target, said processing device further programmed to generate, based on the biometric data, at least one of a potential diagnosis for the target and a quantitative measure of target health represented as a score within a predefined range of scores; and a visible camera communicatively coupled to said processing device, said processing device programmed to utilize data received from said visible camera to remove hand motion associated with a user of said sensing device from the data received from said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and said infrared camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-contact biometric sensing device comprising:
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a plurality of ranging lasers each configured to emanate a visible laser beam, the ranging lasers oriented such that the visible laser beams converge at a point distant from said sensing device, the laser beams operable in aiming said sensing device at a target object; a laser doppler vibrometer sensor configured to sense mechanical motion associated with the target object; an infrared camera configured to sense thermal distribution data associated with the target object; a visible light camera operable to obtain an image of the target object that includes the visible laser beams, said sensing device programmed to determine a distance to the target object based upon a distance between the visible beams and calculate biometric data based on at least one of the mechanical motion sensed by said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and the thermal distribution data sensed by said infrared camera, the biometric data including at least two of a pulse rate, a respiration rate, and a map of temperature distribution on the target, said sensing device further operable to use the determined distance to the target to focus said laser doppler vibrometer sensor, said infrared camera and said visible light camera on the target object, said sensing device further operable to generate, based on the biometric data, at least one of a potential diagnosis for the target object and a quantitative measure of target health represented as a score within a predefined range of scores, said sensing device operable to utilize data received from said visible light camera to remove hand motion associated with a user of said sensing device from the data received from said laser doppler vibrometer sensor and said infrared camera; and a portable housing containing said plurality of ranging lasers, said laser doppler vibrometer sensor, said infrared camera, and said visible light camera, said portable housing configured for handheld use. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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