Patent ID: 8254637

Claim:
A mask fitting system for selecting, from a plurality of selection mask systems, at least two mask systems for a patient, comprising: an image and/or video acquiring device operable to capture plural images and/or a video of at least a portion of the patient's face; a processor operable to process the images and/or video to determine a physical characteristic of the patient's face based at least on the images and/or video and at least one symbol, the at least one symbol having been applied to the patient's face prior to the image and/or video acquiring device capturing the images and/or video; a display to show the images and/or video and/or each of the selection mask systems; a head support and camera mount assembly including: a base; an upright provided to the base, the upright including a chin support adapted to support the patient's chin in use; and an arm extending outwardly from the upright, the arm having a distal end structured to support the image and/or video acquiring device, the image and/or video acquiring device being configured to capture at least one image of the patient's face when the patient's chin is resting on the chin support in use; and servo motors to automate movement of the arm, wherein the processor is further operable to select the at least two mask systems based at least in part on the physical characteristic of the patient's face, and wherein the processor is further operable to generate scheduling information, the scheduling information suggesting when the patient should rotate among the two or more mask systems.