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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Vincent Jeanne, Migne Auxances, FR;
Taylor Bevis, Bothell, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method () for characterizing color information about a tooth, comprising: (i) projecting () at least one predetermined color pattern (); (ii) obtaining (), using an imager (), one or more images () each containing both a projected first predetermined color pattern () and at least a portion of a user's mouth (); (iii) automatically identifying () by a controller (), from the obtained one or more images, one or more teeth () in the at least a portion of the user's mouth (( ); (iv) comparing () an imaged predetermined color pattern to a corresponding projected predetermined color pattern; and (v) extracting () by the controller, based on the outcome of the comparison, color information about the one or more identified teeth ().