Patent ID: 11954262
Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 21:
22. An intraoral scanning system, comprising:
an intraoral scanner configured to capture scan data of an oral cavity, wherein the intraoral scanner comprises one or more buttons and/or touch sensors configured to provide manual interaction with a computing device of the intraoral scanning system; and
the computing device, wherein the computing device is to:
receive first scan data of a first segment of the oral cavity from the intraoral scanner;
generate a first three-dimensional (3D) rendering of the first segment of the oral cavity using the first scan data;
output the first 3D rendering to a display, the first 3D rendering having a first visualization;
receive a first activation of at least one button or touch sensor of the one or more buttons and/or touch sensors;
enter an inspection mode responsive to the first activation of the at least one button or touch sensor, wherein a view of the 3D rendering is adjustable based on movements of the intraoral scanner during the inspection mode;
receive a second activation of at least one button or touch sensor of the one or more buttons and/or touch sensors;
enter an overlay mode that is distinct from the inspection mode responsive to the second activation of the at least one button or touch sensor; and
while in the overlay mode, update the first 3D rendering to have a second visualization, the second visualization being different than the first visualization, and present an overlay visualized on top of the first 3D rendering on the display, wherein the overlay comprises instructions for use of the intraoral scanner to transition a scan application to at least one of the inspection mode, a previous segment of the oral cavity or a next segment of the oral cavity using the intraoral scanner.