The Procter Gamble Company

Michael Eugene Rubush

Greg George Hillebrand

Kukizo Miyamoto

Michael Lee Hilton

Stephen Francis McClanahan

Brian D Barford

Joseph Miller

Gary Gordon Heaton

John Michael Dunavent

Robert Woodrow Gerlach

Roger David Gibb

Mark Steven Hayworth

Brian Dale Barford

Joseph Michael Miller

A system and method employing image analysis may provide an objective measure of the state of gingival tissue health. A region of analysis on an image of gingival tissue may be divided into pixels. Each pixel may have an associated color made up of component R, G and B values. A user may obtain an objective measurement of oral cavity soft tissue health by determining an objective measurement of the component color values of a gingival tissue image region and performing statistical analysis on the color values.

Methods and products for analyzing gingival tissues

The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a process that can be implemented by a human operator and a computing device to analyze and display human skin images. The system acquires a digital image from a camera or scanner. Subsequently, the system determines which area(s) of the image to analyze using landmarks such as the corner of the eye. The determined areas are then analyzed to locate skin defects such as red spots, and the defects are visually identified on a display. A severity is calculated for the defects and the severity is compared to an average skin severity associated with a population of people. In addition, a simulation is generated and displayed showing an improvement to the defect areas.

Skin imaging and analysis systems and methods

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West Chester, OH, United States of America

Michael Eugene Rubush