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

Claim 0:
1. A scanning system for performing intraoral scanning and generating a three-dimensional (3D) rendering of one or more dental sites, the scanning system comprising:
an intraoral scanner configured to capture scan data of the one or more dental sites when operated in a scan mode; and
a computing device to generate the 3D rendering of the one or more dental sites from the captured scan data of the one or more dental sites and output the 3D rendering to a display;
wherein the intraoral scanner comprises at least one of a button or a touch sensor to provide manual interaction with the computing device, where:
a first activation of the at least one of the button or the touch sensor causes the scanning system to enter the scan mode, wherein the 3D rendering has a first visualization during the scan mode;
a second activation of the at least one of the button or the touch sensor causes the scanning system to enter an inspection mode in which a view of the 3D rendering is adjustable based on movements of the intraoral scanner; and
a third activation of the at least one of the button or the touch sensor causes the scanning system to enter an overlay mode that is distinct from the inspection mode, wherein the computing device is to present a menu visualized on top of the 3D rendering on the display while the scanning system is in the overlay mode, the menu comprising one or more instructions for use of the intraoral scanner to control a user interface of the scanning system, wherein the 3D rendering has a second visualization during the overlay mode, the second visualization being different from the first visualization, and wherein the intraoral scanner is usable to control the user interface to navigate between scan segments or enter the inspection mode according to the one or more instructions;

wherein the computing device is to:
receive, via the intraoral scanner, input associated with one of the presented instructions; and
perform a function based on the received input.