Device for detecting properties of upper surface or underlying layers of human or animal body, has mobile unit with one or more sensors which are provided for detecting properties of upper surface or underlying layers

摘要

The device has a mobile unit (10) with one or more sensors (12,13,14,15) which are provided for detecting the properties of the upper surface or the underlying layers. The mobile unit is a mobile telephone, particularly a smart phone or a portable computer, particularly a tablet-computer. The mobile unit has a camera function (16) for visible light or infrared light. A unit is provided for data exchange, particularly an antenna (17) for Wireless local area network or Bluetooth. An independent claim is included for a method for detecting the properties of upper surface or underlying layers of a human or animal body, particularly the properties of skin or adipose tissue.