Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Alex Merck

Martin John Edwards

Vincent Jeanne

Toon Hardeman

Jan Wojciech Obrebski

Arjen Den Hamer

Hubert Gerard Jean Joseph Amaury Vroomen

Hubert Jean Joseph Amaury Vroomen

Hubert Gerardjean Joseph Amaury Vroomen

Systems and methods for enhancing a user's efficiency while operating an oral hygiene device () is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, motion information of an oral hygiene device is received from one or more accelerometers () located within the oral hygiene device. The received motion information is compared to a targeted motion of the oral hygiene device. The user operating the oral hygiene device is then provided with feedback in response to determining that the received motion information is within a predefined range of the targeted motion information.

Methods and systems for extracting brushing motion characteristics of a user using an oral hygiene device including at least one accelerometer to provide feedback to a user

Systems and methods for enhancing a user's efficiency while operating an oral hygiene device () is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, at least one image is captured using an image capturing component (), and a region of interest () for operating the oral hygiene device is determined based on the at least one captured image. Characteristics corresponding to a motion of the oral hygiene device operated by the user are extracted. An analysis of the extracted characteristics occurs to determine a quality of motion of the oral hygiene device, and feedback is provided to the user to regarding the determined quality of motion of the oral hygiene device.

Methods and systems for extracting motion characteristics of a user to provide feedback to a user

An oral hygiene device () including at least one sensor () to improve a user's operation of the oral hygiene device is provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the oral hygiene device includes a longitudinal shaft (), an attachment assembly (), a handle portion (), a suspension system (), at least two sensors (), and at least one processor (). The at least one processor is operable to receive an amount of force applied to the attachment assembly, which is detected by the at least two sensors. An angle that the attachment assembly is applied is also determined, the angle being based on the detected amount of force. In one embodiment, the angle and the amount of force are displayed within a user interface to the user to help the user improve their oral hygiene technique.

Systems and methods for providing angle guidance for a user operating an oral hygiene device

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Alex Merck