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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Peter Chi Fai Ho, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dmitry Nikolayevich Znamenskiy, Eindhoven, NL;
Richard Andrew Sofranko, Finleyville, PA (US);
KONIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a patient interface identification system for identifying a patient interface that is suited for a face () of a user (), comprising: a receiving unit () for receiving a test picture () including the face () of the user (); a database () for storing reference picture including faces of other users, wherein each reference picture is referenced to a patient interface advice; a processing unit () for comparing the received test picture () with at least a subset of said reference pictures stored in the database (), wherein comparing said test picture () with said subset of reference pictures includes a comparison of image based features of the user's face () and the other users' faces; and a user interface () for communicating a patient interface advice including information related to a patient interface that is suited for the face () of the user (), which patient interface advice is based on the comparison of said test picture () with the subset of reference pictures stored in the database ().