Patent ID: 11877827
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A system for characterizing color information about a tooth, comprising:
an imaging device comprising: (i) a display or projector configured to display or project at least one predetermined color pattern; and (ii) an imager configured to obtain one or more images each containing both a projected predetermined color pattern and at least a portion of a user's mouth; and
a controller configured to: (i) identify, from the obtained one or more images one or more teeth in the at least a portion of the user's mouth; (ii) compare an imaged predetermined color pattern to a corresponding projected predetermined color pattern; and (iii) extract, based on the outcome of the comparison, color information about the one or more identified teeth.