CN105606613B - Method for drawing coordinates when using ovulation predictor device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of mapping coordinates when using an ovulation predictor device, wherein the ovulation predictor device comprises: an ovulation predictor device body, an optical assembly comprising one or more aspheric lenses, an electronic assembly, a battery compartment, a light source and optionally a cover, and an electronic imaging and pattern recognition device; the method comprises the following steps: a. reading a plane image through an electronic imaging surface; b. processing data through a first operation program; c. identifying a transition of the image from light to dark; d. drawing coordinates through the image; e. mathematically arranging the coordinates to create a vector (second algorithm); f. comparing the vector to a predetermined mathematical description of crystalline bodies; determining a degree of correlation between the vector and the image to determine presence of crystalline solid. The method can effectively predict ovulation or not, and is simple and scientific to operate.
Description
Inventor(s):
helen Danis, Roux L.
Priority of request
This application claims priority from U.S. patent application No. 61/319,355, filed 3/31/2010, the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
Technical Field
The present invention relates to devices for predicting ovulation in animals, and in particular to hand held ovulation predictors.
Background
Devices for predicting ovulation in animals are well known in the art. Women, especially busy women, need an accurate and lightweight device to predict ovulation. Knowing when she ovulates helps predict the timing of fertility in a woman's cycle and helps a woman to become pregnant or prevent pregnancy. The present invention predicts ovulation using a unique device based on hormonal changes in a woman during ovulation and changes in the composition of her body fluids during this important period.
Papanicolaou (Papanicolaou) (Papanicolaou, g.n.: supra.51: 316,1946.) described in 1945 the formation of crystals when cervical mucus droplets were placed on slides and allowed to dry. This particular crystallization was also described by reed and madsen (reed, e. and madsen, v.: american association for orthotics obstetrician & women, scandinavity, 28:386,1948.) in 1948. Reedberg also discloses the chemical composition of the crystals. Crystals were found to be common salts and the formation of crystals was due to the presence of mucin. Zondek (Zondek, B. and Rozin, S.: obstetrician & female., 3: 463, 1954.) illustrates that crystallization is not a unique feature of cervical mucus, as the same phenomenon occurs in all mucus secretions and most bodily fluids.
The device utilizes a phenomenon known as "ferning", in which sampling of a dried liquid sample produces crystals with particular characteristics that are indicative of ovulation.
Various devices are known for predicting ovulation.
Us patent 6,793,886 presents a kit for detecting characteristics and parameters of body fluids (such as saliva, urine, cervical mucus) to identify fertility, comprising a set of flat plate-like supports for supporting samples of said body fluids, and a viewer provided with magnifying means. Each of said flat plate-like supports for supporting body fluids is provided with a shallow pool or U-shaped tube (trap) having a convex bottom (with a convex edge) and provided with locking fins for connecting a viewer.
Us patent 2003/0179446 presents a portable microscopic visualisation tube for determining ovulation from salivary analysis. The device comprises a microscope lens assembly, a beam tube (beam tube), an electric LED mechanism and a tube cap; the LED mechanism comprises a button battery seat; the LED mechanism is characterized in that the mounting position of the edge of the button seat and the inner wall of the beam tube are correspondingly formed into a groove block or a convex block, so that the whole LED mechanism can be taken out of the beam tube to replace the battery.
Us patent 2006/0018043 discloses a portable hand-held fertility/ovulation monitor using ambient light. The sample holder and adjustable lens assembly are inserted into the light chamber at the bottom of the meter. An aperture at the bottom of the light chamber is aligned with the microlens assembly and is sized to provide ambient light to the microlens assembly. The aperture may also have an optional light collection lens to enhance illumination. An adjustable lens assembly is inserted into a sample plate rack having a transparent sample plate. The microscope lens assembly is removably mounted on the light chamber so that the fertility ovulation tester must be held with the aperture directed to an ambient light source to view the sample.
Us patent 7,369,331 provides a fixed focus ovulation tester including an inner housing having a top end and a bottom end, a controllable illumination assembly, and a fixed focus eyepiece assembly; the controllable lighting assembly is positioned in the inner sleeve and close to the bottom end of the inner sleeve, and is sealed at the bottom through the bottom panel; a fixed focus eyepiece assembly is movably disposed at a top end of the inner sleeve, and the fixed focus eyepiece assembly has a bottom interior for placing a biological specimen and a top exterior for viewing the specimen.
In commonly available devices, no aspheric lens is used. When a spherical lens is used, light enters the lens from its axis and away from the axis. This produces errors that result in blurred images near the edges of the phase field. This is evident to the human eye, resulting in the user attempting to refocus the image, especially when using electronic imaging. Moreover, especially when viewing crystals that have spread finite surfaces, light rays entering these lenses antiparallel to the axis create coma and result in blurred images.
Furthermore, existing devices utilize ambient light; or the use of one or more battery compartments without the present invention's improvement in preventing corrosion of the battery compartments results in the loss of energy prior to the end of the life of the device.
There is a need for an inexpensive, compact, portable ovulation predictor device that can be placed on the hand with little error, reliability, and long lasting power.
Summary of The Invention
The present invention is a hand-held ovulation predictor device 100 for women, the device comprising a ovulation predictor device body 101, an optical assembly 300 comprising one or more aspheric lens (aspheric lenses) 303, an objective mount (objective mount)301 and a focus ring 302 movably connected to the ovulation predictor objective mount 301. Further, an aspherical lens 303 is disposed in the objective lens holder 301, and a focus ring 302 is disposed in the objective lens holder 301. The objective plate 304 is tightly attached to the objective mount 301. The objective plate accommodates the template when it is pulled out of the body 101 together with the optical assembly 400. Further, the objective holder 301 is tightly attached to the main body 101, which is movably attached to the battery compartment 401 and the base 402 is placed in the battery compartment (battterycompartment), into which all components of the electronic assembly 400 are placed.
The ovulation predictor device 100 also includes an electronics assembly 400 housed within the battery compartment 401. The electronic assembly 400 includes a battery compartment 401, a switch 403, one or more printed circuit boards 404, one or more contacts 405, a resistor 407, and a light source 406. In one embodiment, the device has an elliptical shape. In a preferred embodiment, the device is tubular.
The switch 403 may be placed anywhere on the ovulation predictor device 100 and any type of switch 403 known in the art may be used, including an on-off mechanical switch 403, a spring-loaded switch 403, a momentary on button, and the like. In another embodiment of the invention, the ovulation predictor device 100 optionally includes a mechanical trigger that is spring loaded and can be triggered by movement of the protective cap 102.
In another embodiment, there are one or more lenses 303. The lens 303 is made of various materials known in the art, including glass, plastic, or resin. The shape of the lens is selected from the following shapes: concave, convex, plano-convex, spherical or aspherical. In another preferred embodiment, the optical assembly 300 provides a wide field of view (optical field of view) and sharper images than do other ovulation predictors of the prior art.
Thus, the present invention has succeeded in obtaining the following and other satisfactory useful benefits and objects not mentioned.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable handheld ovulation predictor device.
It is another object of the invention to provide an enlarged view light field and a sharper image.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a convenient optically activated switch.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an ovulation predictor device that includes a battery compartment that provides a long term reliable power source by avoiding galvanic corrosion of the battery contacts.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a device that can be driven by DC or AC current, can be stored by mechanical action converted into electrical energy, by a piezoelectric source, or by acquiring the electric field present in the environment, or by using panels that convert solar energy and store it.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method for determining ovulation in a female from a body fluid of the female, such as saliva, allowing it to dry, and observing a particular "ferning" pattern using the ovulation predictor device 100 described herein.
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Fig. 1 is a side exploded view of components of an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a side exploded view of a component of an embodiment of the present invention.
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The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, where like elements are numbered alike in the several figures.
Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention. This embodiment is provided for the purpose of illustrating the invention and is not intended to be limiting. In practice, one skilled in the art can appreciate the present invention by reading the present specification and viewing the present drawings and can make various modifications or changes thereto.
Fig. 1 is a side exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. There is shown an ovulation predictor device body 101, an optical assembly 300 comprising one or more aspherical lenses 303, an objective mount 301 and a bezel 302 movably connected to the ovulation predictor objective mount 301. Further, an aspherical lens 303 is accommodated in the objective lens holder 301, and a focus ring 302 is also accommodated in the objective lens holder 301. The objective plate 304 is tightly attached to the objective mount 301. The objective plate accommodates the sample when it is pulled out of the body 101 together with the optical assembly 400. Further, the objective holder 301 is tightly coupled to the main body 101, the main body is movably coupled to the battery compartment 401, and the base 402 is placed in the battery compartment as are all components of the electronic assembly 400.
The ovulation predictor device 100 also includes an electronics assembly 400 that fits into a battery compartment indentation (battery compartment indentation) 800. The electronic assembly 400 includes a battery compartment 401, a switch 403, one or more printed circuit boards 404 and one or more contacts 405, a resistor 407, and a light source 406. In one embodiment, the device is elliptical. In a preferred embodiment, the device is tubular.
The switch 403 may be placed anywhere within the ovulation predictor device 100 and various switches 403 known in the art may be used, including an on-off mechanical switch 403, a spring loaded switch 403, a momentary on button, and the like. In another embodiment of the invention, the ovulation predictor device body 101 optionally includes a mechanical trigger, which is spring loaded and is triggered by movement of the protective cover 102.
In another embodiment, there are one or more lenses 303. The lens 303 may be made of a variety of materials known in the art, including glass, plastic, or resin. The shape of the lens is selected from the following shapes: concave, convex, plano-convex, spherical or aspherical. In a preferred embodiment, one or more of the lenses 303 are aspheric. In another preferred embodiment, the optical assembly 300 provides a wide view light field and sharper images that are not present in the various ovulation predictors known in the art.
In fig. 1 and 1 we show the ovulation predictor device body 101, the optical assembly 300, the electronics assembly 400, the battery compartment 401, the battery compartment indentation 800, the base 402, the light source 406 and optionally the cover 102. Further, the optical assembly is composed of an objective plate 304, an objective holder 301, one or more lenses 303, a bezel 302, and a bezel locking pin 305.
The ovulation predictor device 100 has electronic components including a battery compartment 401, a base 402, a switch 403, a printed circuit board 404, one or more contacts 405, a light source 406, a resistor 407 and one or more batteries 408.
In a preferred embodiment, the light sources 406 are LEDs. In another preferred embodiment, one or more of the lenses is aspherical. Compared with a spherical lens, the aspheric lens enlarges a light field, reduces errors and reduces image blurring.
In the ovulation predictor device, the battery compartment 401 has one or more contacts 405, preferably a positive and a negative contact 405. The contacts are closely contacted with the battery. In a preferred embodiment, the battery compartment contacts 405 are made of nickel. More preferably, the battery compartment contacts 405 have a dimpled or raised surface.
The ovulation predictor device 100 and the body 101 may be oval in shape, but may also be any other shape including circular, tubular, cylindrical, spherical, square, triangular, rectangular and the like. Fig. 1 or fig. 2 show a tubular or cylindrical shape, both of which are homogeneous for the purposes of the present invention. The body 101 may have a smooth or matte surface. In one embodiment, the body 101 may have a ribbed pattern, finger indentations, or any other shape or indentation that facilitates better gripping and grasping of the ovulation predictor device 100 and facilitates gripping of the bezel 302.
The body 101 may have a length or width. In a preferred embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 is placed in the palm of a person or in a woman's handbag. In another embodiment, it is about 0.8 inches in diameter and about 2.5 inches in length. In another embodiment, the diameters and dimensions may be in different ranges when elliptical or spherical. For example, the diameter may be between about 0.025 inches and about 5.5 inches. The length may be equal to or greater than or less than the diameter. In another embodiment, the length may be between about 0.25 inches and about 5.5 inches.
The ovulation predictor device 100 may be of any shape, in a preferred embodiment cylindrical. In another embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 may be about the size of a lipstick dispenser (about 0.81 inches in diameter and about 2.63 inches in length). In another embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 may be between about 2 and about 4 inches in length and between about 0.5 and about 3 inches in width. In another embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 may be between about 1 and 3 inches in length and between about 0.25 and 2 inches in width. In another embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 may be elliptical in nature. In another embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 is substantially equal in length and width. In another embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 is shaped and wide differently.
The optical assembly 300 is comprised of an objective mount 301, a bezel 302, one or more lenses 303, an objective plate 304, a bezel locking pin 305. Preferably, the bezel 302 has a clear, transparent bezel top 500, from which bezel top 500 the sample is viewed. The sample is preferably a mammalian sample, which is typically a liquid from the mammalian body, which may be saliva, urine, mucus, vaginal secretions or the like. In one embodiment, the mammal is a human. In another embodiment, the human is female. The sample is placed on objective plate 304, allowed to dry, and then observed for the presence of ferning through the condenser dome 500. The spot ring top can also be a magnifying lens to assist the user in viewing the sample.
Preferably, the focus ring 302 is placed in the objective lens holder 301; the bezel 302 and the objective mount 301 are threaded, and the threads 600 on the bezel slide over the threads on the interior receptacle (receptacle) of the objective mount, the bezel 302 and the objective mount 301 allowing the user to view the sample in a concentrated line of sight. The bezel 302 has a bezel top 500 (from which the sample is viewed 500) and a handle 504 for allowing the user to adjust the focus. The lens 303 is in intimate contact with the objective mount 301. in a preferred embodiment, the objective mount 301 serves as a receptacle for the one or more lenses 303 and the threaded portion 600 of the bezel 302.
In a preferred embodiment, the sample is saliva. In another preferred embodiment, when using the ovulation predictor device 100, the user focuses on ferning caused by crystals formed from the dried sample.
In one embodiment, the diameter of the lens 303 is about 0.31 inches. In another embodiment, the diameter is about 0.1 inches to about 1.5 inches. The lens may be made from a substrate by injection molding or diamond turning, or any method known in the art. The substrate or material of the lens 303 may be glass, plastic, resin, or other materials disclosed herein or known in the art.
The lens 303 may be of various shapes and one or more lenses 303 may be present. The lens shape is selected from one or more of: concave, convex, plano-convex, spherical, or aspherical. In a preferred embodiment, lens 303 is aspheric. In another preferred embodiment, there are two lenses 303. In the most preferred embodiment, there are two aspherical lenses 303. The objective mount 301 and the focus ring 302 may be made of the same material as the lens 303. The objective mount 301 and the focus ring 302 may also be made of a different material than the lens 302.
In another embodiment, the lens may be of any focal length. In another embodiment, the focal length is about 0.1 inches. In another embodiment, the focal length is between about 0.2 inches and about 0.1 inches.
In a preferred embodiment, the sharpness of the viewed image, and hence the device, is improved over other devices by using an aspheric lens 303 or lens 303. As discussed above, the aspheric lens 303 in this optical assembly 300 provides a wide field of view and sharper images that are not present in other ovulation predictors known in the art. The clarity in observing "ferning" in a sample is enhanced by the improved optical assembly and provides more reliable results for the user. Ferning is known in the art and means the crystallization produced by a specimen, wherein the crystals coagulate out of solution once the specimen is dried, which in turn produces a dry, crystallized specimen resembling the fern leaves. When ferning occurs, a better view of it can increase the probability that a woman knows when she is ovulating, and can also increase the probability that she is pregnant. This is an essential improvement over other predictive devices that take advantage of ferning. Further, the method may be used by a physician in his or her office to determine ovulation quickly and economically.
The ovulation predictor device 100 may also help pregnant women avoid the development of diaphragmatic premature hernia (PROM) during pregnancy, reducing the risk of undiagnosed high risk pregnancies. (Davison KM. exploration of diaphragm premature hernia. clinical obstetrics & gynecology & obstetrics & 1991; 34: 715-22). One of the most common complications of premature PROM is premature delivery. Latency (time from diaphragmatic hernia to delivery) is generally inversely proportional to the age of pregnancy at which PROM occurs. For example, a large-scale study of full-term patients indicates that: study analysis evaluating patients with premature PROM during 16 to 26 weeks of pregnancy, in contrast, 95% of patients deliver within about one day of PROM, suggests: 57% of patients give birth within a week and 22% have a 4-week latency period. When PROM occurs too early, surviving neonates may develop sequelae such as malpresentation of fetal position, umbilical cord extrusion, oligohydramnios, chorioamnionitis, early stripping of placenta, necrotizing enterocolitis, neurological deficit, intracerebroventricular hemorrhage, respiratory distress syndrome, prenatal fetal death. Further, many mothers deliver PROM within a week. Many risk factors are associated with premature PROM. Black patients have an increased risk of premature PROM compared to white patients. (epidemiological characteristics of preterm birth of Savints DA, Bulecomur CA, Sunpu JM.: etiological heterogeneity Am J gynaecology & obstetrics 1991; 164: 467-71). Other higher risk patients include those with low socio-economic status, smokers, patients with a history of sexually transmitted infections, patients who have previously born prematurely, patients with vaginal bleeding, or patients with uterine distension (e.g., polyhydramnios, multiple pregnancies). (American academy of obstetrics and gynecologists, premature rupture of fetal membranes, clinical management guidelines of gynecologists, ACOG operating bulletin No. 1. Int J obstetrics and gynecology 1998; 63: 75-84). The improved optical assembly 300 provided by the use of one or more aspheric lenses 303 of the present invention can help physicians improve the accuracy of such diagnosis, thus preventing fetal morbidity or mortality.
The electronic assembly 400 includes a battery compartment 401, a base 402, a switch 403, one or more printed circuit boards 404, one or more contacts 405, a light source 406, a resistor 407, and one or more batteries 208. The battery chamber 401 accommodates components of the battery pack 400 in a battery chamber notch 800, and the battery chamber notch 800 is a cut-out portion (cut-out) for accommodating the components constituting the battery pack. The electronic assembly 400 may be of various shapes or made of any material known to those skilled in the art or described herein. It may be made of the same or different material as the body 101, including any of the materials described herein.
The body 101 may be any shape and size. In a preferred embodiment, the main body is in close contact with the objective lens holder 301 on one side and the battery compartment 401 on the other side. A rim 501 on the lower end of the battery compartment fits in the base 401. The base 403 has a handle 503 to facilitate user activation of the device.
In one embodiment, the objective mount 302 is disposed on top of the device. In another embodiment, the objective mount 302 is positioned along a side of the device. In yet another embodiment, the objective mount 302 may be located at the bottom of the device. The objective mount 302 may be a simple open end through which the user views the specimen. In another embodiment, the bezel 302 is aided by a magnifying device. The magnifying means may be a magnifying lens. In another embodiment, the user may electronically communicate with the ovulation predictor device 100 with an electronic device (e.g., computer, camera) to view the images with the aid of a camera or monitor. These electronics may be used as magnification devices for the bezel 302. In yet another embodiment, the image of the objective mount 302 is collected and stored on a disk (such as a miniature disk or a disk or drive of a computer or camera).
The objective plate 304 is used to hold the sample and is in close contact with the objective mount 301. The objective plate 304 may preferably be made of glass, but may also be made of other clear materials sufficient to allow light to pass through and allow the user to view a dry sample (such as saliva). In another embodiment, the sample may be from any bodily fluid, including but not limited to saliva, tears, urine, vaginal secretions, or sweat. In one embodiment, the sample is from a mammal. In another embodiment, the mammal is a human. In yet another embodiment, the human is female. The objective plate 304 can be placed in or on any location on the ovulation predictor device 100 that can be illuminated and viewed by the user. In a preferred embodiment, the objective plate 304 is placed above the light source 406. In another embodiment, objective plate 304 is placed below light source 406.
The body 101 may also be any shape or size. In one embodiment, the body 101 is a continuous smooth surface. In another embodiment the shape and material of construction of the body 101 is as described herein. The body 101 may be broken at some point to allow insertion of the switch 403. In an alternative embodiment, the surface of the body 101 is provided with or covered with a conductive material, such as a material used in metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor technology (MOSFET), to also act as an on/off switch for the ovulation predictor device 100.
The ovulation predictor device 100 optionally includes a stowage bin to protect the device when carried, for example in a purse or luggage. In a preferred embodiment, the ovulation predictor is a kit comprising the ovulation predictor device 100, the support device and an instruction guide. The instructions may be in written or electronic format, or more than one way of communicating the instructions and educational materials may be utilized. The instructions and educational material may be in one or more languages. The ovulation predictor device 100 may be provided as a kit comprising the ovulation predictor device of claim, instructions on how to use the device and optionally a loading compartment. The kit may include an ovulation predictor device, instructions on how to use the device, a loading box, and a cloth for the wiper mirror plate. In the most preferred embodiment, the kit includes an ovulation predictor device, a multilingual book with instructions, an educational interview on compact disc, a separate carrying case, microfiber wipes, and a fertility chart.
The instructions may include information on how to use the ovulation predictor device 100 and other useful or educational material.
In another embodiment, the ovulation predictor device 100 can be ergonomically placed in the human hand. The ovulation predictor device 100 may be made of rubber, foam or neoprene, may be smooth, or may have raised bumps or structures. The ovulation predictor device 100, its body 101, electronics assembly 400 and optics assembly 300 may be made of any material, including but not limited to: plastics and resins (including but not limited to plastics, rubbers, foams, silicones, ABS, polycarbonates, NorylTMPVC, polystyrene, ABS/PVC, PVC/acryl, polysulfone, acryl, polyethylene, KydexTMPETG); glass (including but not limited to fiberglass, borosilicate, quartz); wood; metals (including but not limited to nickel, iron, tin, aluminum, copper); rubber (including but not limited to natural rubber, SBR, rubber matrix rubber, butadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber); or any combination or combination of these materials, or other materials and new materials that can be made in the future. The components of the ovulation predictor device 100 may be made of the same material or of different materials. The components may also be manufactured by injection molding techniques familiar to those skilled in the art.
Turning to fig. 2, the body 101 may optionally be slid into the protective cover 102. The light source 406 may be provided with a current limiting resistor 407. The light sources 406 may be LEDs, and the LEDs may be any color. In a preferred embodiment, the LEDs are green. The LEDs may emit light in any range of the spectrum, preferably the visible spectrum. In one embodiment, the spectrum is between about 525 to about 555 nm. The light may be filtered by filtering means known to those skilled in the art. The light may optionally be polarized by methods known to those skilled in the art. Alternatively, the light may be controlled at different angles, or in any manner, to enhance the accuracy of the picture and the test. Alternatively, the LEDs may be replaced by further light sources.
The switch 403 may be associated with a trigger button, which may preferably be located along the body 101 and at a position such that it is easily triggered by one finger of the hand holding the device. But the trigger button may be provided at any other position of the main body 101. The switch 403 may be selected from one or more of the following: a coaxially disposed switch, a bar button switch, a depressible switch, or a shift switch, an on-off switch, a momentary-on switch, a touch activated switch using a superordinate field effect transistor, a consumer model metal oxide field effect transistor (MOSDET) switch, a mechanical switch, a spring-loaded switch, or other types of switches of generally simple construction that are common in the art. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the ovulation predictor device body optionally includes a mechanical trigger switch which is spring loaded and which can be triggered by movement of the protective cover 102. Thus, when the protective cover 102 of the device 100 is attached, the mechanical trigger is depressed. The user moves the cover 102 which causes the spring-loaded switch mechanism to contact and complete the light source circuit. This enables the user to freely go to examine the sample, focusing on the image.
For the battery compartment 401, in one embodiment, the battery compartment 401 has a positive contact and a negative contact. The positive contact may be made of one or more of any materials. One embodiment includes one or more printed circuit boards 404 that are one or more contacts 405. In one embodiment, contacts 405 are made of copper. In one embodiment, one end of the conductive strip may be suitably shaped to create a spring leaf that can contact the positive end of the battery terminal. In another embodiment, the other end of the conductive strip closely contacts the trigger switch 403. Preferably, one or more of the contacts are spring contacts 405.
One or more of the contacts 405 may be in continuous or discontinuous contact with the light source 406. One or more of the contacts 405 may be in continuous or discontinuous contact with the leads 306 used to make up the circuit. One or more printed circuit boards 404 may be in continuous or discontinuous contact with the conductive lines 306. In one embodiment, the wire 306 is a wire, but the wire may be made of any conductive material known in the art. For example, the wires may be made of copper, tin, nickel, or alternatively any material that covers a conductive material. In another embodiment, the wires are covered with a non-conductive material except where contact with a power source (such as battery 408) is desired. The conductive lines 306 may be provided with through holes or with surfaces. In another embodiment, the wire 306 is surface-covered. In a preferred embodiment, the wire 306 is non-surface covered.
The positive and negative battery contacts 405 may be made of any conductive material known to those skilled in the art, including, but not limited to, copper, tin, or nickel. In a preferred embodiment, the battery contacts 405 are made of nickel. In another embodiment, the battery contacts are covered with nickel. In yet another embodiment, the battery contact 405 is provided with dimples (dimples) or notches or protrusions on the surface. The contact 405 may have a spring. In another embodiment, the dimples, notches, protrusions or springs aid in the wiper wiping action and disrupt any oxide coating that may develop on the battery contact surface over time. In a preferred embodiment, the dimples, indentations, protrusions or springs provide sufficient surface contact force to break the oxide coating of the surface without damaging the nickel or nickel coating. In a preferred embodiment, the surface contact force is between 400 grams and 500 grams force. In this way, the ovulation predictor device 100 has sufficient and continuous power during use. This is a substantial improvement over any device where corrosion occurs within the battery compartment 401, reducing energy and product life.
The battery compartment 401 may be made of any of the materials described herein. In one embodiment, it is made to accommodate the push button battery 408 and preferably the entire electronic assembly 400. In another embodiment, the battery compartment 401 is comprised of one or more injection molded components. The battery compartment 401 may be plugged into any location on the ovulation tester. In one embodiment the battery compartment is screwed onto the base and tightened to secure the position. In another embodiment, the battery compartment 401 may be attached to the ovulation predictor device 100 by any other means known in the art, including but not limited to snap-in place, tie-in place, or attached by a hinge mechanism.
The ovulation predictor device 100 also has a battery contact 405 to alternately interrupt or switch on current from a battery 408 or other power source. In an alternative embodiment, the battery compartment 401 is eliminated and an external power source known to those skilled in the art is used. For example, a user may take the device to a light source (such as a light bulb of a lamp) disposed on a ceiling, or utilize ambient light.
Any power source may be used including, but not limited to, battery 408, electricity, or solar energy. In one embodiment, power harvesting techniques may be used, including conversion of mechanical action storage to electrical energy by passing a permanent magnet through a conductive coil. The stored mechanical triggers are generated mechanically by movements, swaying, bending. In another embodiment, mechanical force is converted into electrical energy by using the piezoelectric effect on a specific crystalline body. In yet another embodiment, a plurality of electric fields generated by a power line or radio transmitter are acquired and stored to illuminate the ovulation predictor device 100. Energy may also be harvested by harvesting time-varying fields, or physically passing the device through a static field to harvest and store energy.
The base 402 may be located anywhere on the ovulation predictor device and may be provided with any kind of switch 403 known in the art, including an on-off mechanical switch 406, a spring loaded switch 403, an instantaneous on push button switch 403 and the like. In another embodiment of the invention, the ovulation predictor device body 101 optionally includes a mechanical switch 403 which can be spring loaded and which can be triggered by movement of the protective cover 102.
A preferred aspect of the invention is a method of predicting ovulation in an animal using an ovulation predictor device 100 as described herein, said method comprising:
1. placing the sample on an objective plate;
2. allowing the sample to dry;
3. inserting said sample into said ovulation predictor device;
4. triggering an optical switch; and
5. the crystals produced by the dried sample were observed.
Any body fluid (such as saliva, tears, urine, vaginal secretions or sweat) can be used as a sample in the test method, in a preferred embodiment the sample is a saliva sample. In a preferred embodiment, the sample is saliva. In another preferred embodiment, the animal is a human female.
Fig. 2 is a side exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Shown therein are an ovulation predictor device 100, an ovulation predictor device body 101 and an optical assembly 300. The optical assembly consists of an objective mount 301, a bezel 302, one or more lenses 303, an objective plate 304, and bezel locking pins 305.
In a preferred embodiment, the invention comprises a kit comprising the ovulation predictor device, the use instruction and optionally a carrier case for the device.
Electronic imaging and pattern recognition
In one embodiment, the method includes displaying the results on a screen, just like a computer monitor. In yet another embodiment, the method may include one or more of storing the results. In a preferred embodiment, the results may be compared to predetermined criteria (pre-determined norms) derived from many other user samples. Alternatively, the results may be calculated by one or more algorithms, and alternatively the results may be transferred from the ovulation predictor device to a separate computer or electronically to a disk (which can be transferred to a separate computer).
In another embodiment, the method includes a semiconductor body having alternating light emitting features and adjacent light detecting features. These may be linearly arrayed in a geometric pattern or in a special pattern that allows direct detection of fern-like metamorphosis and can be designed to promote or retard fern-like metamorphosis growth. In yet another embodiment, the detection of fern-like deformities is achieved by detecting light scattering, refraction, or polarization.
In yet another embodiment, the method includes detecting a physical property of the crystal by an impedance measurement. Further, the detection of the crystal or the hormone triggering the crystal is achieved by adding chemical reagents and measuring their physical and optical properties. In addition, special nuclear magnetic resonance or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is performed to detect crystals or hormones that trigger crystal growth.
In another embodiment, the kit optionally includes software programs for monitoring and tracking ovulation, calculating the results and transferring them to a storage or printed medium.
In one embodiment, the ovulation predictor device comprises an electronic imaging and pattern recognition device. In a preferred embodiment, the electronic imaging and pattern recognition apparatus includes one or more displays, an electronic imaging surface, and a processor for processing data.
In another embodiment, the identification means uses one or more algorithms capable of identifying the transition in image intensity from light to dark and processing the signal to determine the presence of a crystal and to create a determination of ovulation probability.
The invention further comprises a method of mapping coordinates determined from a dark and light image of luminance, wherein said method comprises one or more of: reading a planar image through an electronic imaging surface, processing the data through a first algorithm, recognizing a transition in image brightness from light to dark, drawing coordinates through the image, mathematically arranging the coordinates to create vectors (vectors) (a second algorithm), comparing the vectors to a predetermined mathematical description of crystalline bodies, determining a degree of association between the vectors and the image to determine the presence of crystalline bodies.
In yet another embodiment, the method includes using a predictive software algorithm (third algorithm) that compares the relevant factors over time, plots the data, and makes a measurement of ovulation probability. In another embodiment, the measurement of the probability of ovulation is performed by comparing the magnitude of the correlation value with the slope of the value by a first order derivative (order derivative). The electronic imaging and pattern recognition device may be the result of one or more of the following: graphical, numerical, color or monochrome.
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1. A method of mapping coordinates when using an ovulation predictor device, wherein the ovulation predictor device comprises: an ovulation predictor device body, an optical assembly comprising one or more aspheric lenses, an electronic assembly, a battery compartment, a light source and optionally a cover, and an electronic imaging and pattern recognition device;
the electronic imaging and pattern recognition apparatus includes:
A. a display;
B. an electronic imaging surface;
C. a processor for processing data;
D. one or more algorithms capable of identifying the transition of the brightness of the image from light to dark and processing the signal to identify the presence of crystalline bodies and to perform a measurement of the ovulation probability;
characterized in that the method comprises:
a. reading a plane image through an electronic imaging surface;
b. processing data through a first operation program;
c. identifying a transition in image brightness from light to dark;
d. drawing coordinates through the image;
e. mathematically arranging the coordinates by a second operation program to create a vector;
f. comparing the vector to a predetermined mathematical description of crystalline bodies; and
g. the degree of correlation between the vector and the image is determined to determine the presence of crystalline solid.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein: and the third operation program compares the vector with the preset mathematical description of the crystal, judges the association degree between the vector and the image, draws data and measures the ovulation probability.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein: the measurement of the probability of ovulation being performed is obtained by comparing the magnitude of the data with the slope of the values through a first order derivative.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein: the display is selected from a graphical display, a digital display, a color display, or a monochrome display.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein: the results are displayed on the display.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein: the results are calculated by one or more calculation programs.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein: the results are transferred from the ovulation predictor device to a separate computer.
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