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

Claim 14:
15. A scanning system for performing intraoral scanning and generating a three-dimensional (3D) rendering of a dental site, the scanning system comprising:
an intraoral scanner configured to capture scan data of the dental site when operated in a scan mode, the intraoral scanner comprising a motion sensor; and
a computing device to generate the 3D rendering of the dental site from the captured scan data of the dental site and output the 3D rendering to a display;
wherein the intraoral scanner comprises one or more input devices configured to provide manual interaction with the computing device, where:
a first activation of the one or more input devices 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 one or more input devices 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 one or more input devices causes the scanning system to enter an overlay mode that is distinct from the inspection mode, wherein the computing device is to present an overlay visualized on top of the 3D rendering of the dental site on the display while the scanning system is in the overlay mode, the overlay comprising instructions for use of the intraoral scanner to execute one or more application control options for controlling an intraoral scan application, wherein the intraoral scanner is usable to implement the application control options based on motion input from the motion sensor, wherein the 3D rendering has a second visualization during the overlay mode, the second visualization being different than the first visualization.