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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2005
Richard J. Nelson, Brookline, NH (US);
James E. Murguia, Hollis, NH (US);
Richard J. Nelson, Brookline, NH (US);
James E. Murguia, Hollis, NH (US);
Solid State Scientific Corporation, Hollis, NH (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining whether the distance between an electromagnetic-energy emitting source and a predetermined location increased, decreased or remained constant between first and second times relies upon the selection of first and second energy bands whose average wavelengths are disparately absorbed as a function of transmission distance. Energy values corresponding to the intensity of detectable energy within each of the first and second sub-ranges at each of the first and second times are assigned. First and second ratios comparatively indicative of the intensity of energy detected, as represented by the assigned relative-energy values, within the first and second sub-ranges at each of the first and second times are computed and, based on a ratio-comparative analysis of the first and second ratios, a determination as to a direction of change in transmission distance is rendered by reference to modeled data associating, directly or indirectly, expected ratio-comparative relationships with an increase, decrease and lack of change in distance.