Bodily emission analysis
US10575830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30232
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for use with a bodily emission (26) of a subject that is disposed within a toilet bowl. While the bodily emission is disposed within the toilet bowl (23), light is received from the toilet bowl using one or more light sensors (60). Using a computer processor (44), one or more spectral components within the received light that are indicative of light absorption by a component of erythrocytes are detected, by analyzing the received light. In response thereto, the computer processor determines that there is a presence of blood within the bodily emission. The computer processor generates an output on an output device (32), at least partially in response thereto. Other applications are also described.
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