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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael P. Copeland, Vail, AZ (US);

Mark S. Fleming, Oro Valley, AZ (US);

Christina A. Lara, Tucson, AZ (US);

Calline K. Sanchez, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/445 (2013.01); A61B 5/0013 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/6812 (2013.01); A61B 5/7207 (2013.01); A61B 5/74 (2013.01); A61B 5/7445 (2013.01); G06F 19/3418 (2013.01); A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0431 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0456 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0475 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments for providing remote delivery and monitoring of health care are provided. In one embodiment, a portable apparatus is provided for dermatological monitoring, comprising a housing and an imaging device integrated into the housing. The imaging device obtains a digital, high-resolution, dermatological image of a patient and a processor device integrated into the housing applies an anti-motion algorithm to the dermatological image to enhance image quality. A wireless communications interface is additionally integrated into the housing and coupled to the processor device, to upload the dermatological image to a remote server to be viewed by a medical professional.


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