SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL COSMETOLOGY IMAGING WITH STRUCTURED LIGHT

• US 20120016231A1
• Filed: 07/18/2011
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medical Scan Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Medical Scan Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: WESTMORELAND, ROBERT JOE
• Application Number:
  US13/184,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016231A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/425
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0059 using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence A61B5/0093, A61B5/1455, A61B5/02416 and A61B5/0261 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0064 Body surface scanning

Abstract

An SLI cosmetology image sensor captures one or more images of an anatomical feature and generates a 3D surface map of the anatomical feature using SLI techniques. A feature detection module processes the 3D surface map to detect certain characteristics of the anatomical feature. Feature data of the anatomical feature is generated such as size, shape and texture. A feature analysis module processes the feature data. The feature analysis module compares the anatomical feature to prior images and feature data for the anatomical feature. The feature analysis module categorizes the anatomical feature based on templates and correlations of types of features.

Claims

1. A structured light illumination (SLI) cosmetology imaging system, comprising:

an SLI image sensor that captures one or more images of an anatomical feature and generates image data of the anatomical feature;

a three dimensional (3D) image processing module that process the image data of the anatomical feature and generates a 3D surface map of the anatomical feature;

a feature detection module that processes the 3D surface map and generates feature data for predetermined characteristics of the anatomical feature;

a feature analysis module that analyzes the feature data to provide a categorization and rating of the anatomical feature based on correlations of feature characteristics; and

a treatment analysis module that processes the categorization and rating of the anatomical feature to determine a recommended cosmetology treatment.