SKIN TEST IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREOF
First Claim
1. An apparatus for skin testing comprising:
- a housing with an opening which defines a field of view of a skin testing region;
an image sensing apparatus positioned with respect to the housing to capture one or more images in the field of view provided by the opening in the housing;
an illumination apparatus positioned with respect to the housing to direct light towards at least a portion of the field of view provided by the opening in the housing;
a binding apparatus that detachably secures the housing with the opening over the skin testing region and maintains a substantially fixed optical distance between the image sensing apparatus and the skin testing region; and
an image processing controller configured to analyze two or more test samples sites which are spaced fifteen mm or less apart in the field of view in each of the one or more captured images from the image sensing apparatus and provide a skin test result for each of the two or more test sample sites.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for making an apparatus for skin testing includes a housing with an opening which defines a field of view of a skin testing region, an image sensing apparatus, an illumination apparatus, a binding apparatus, and an image processing controller. The image sensing apparatus is positioned with respect to the housing to capture images in the field of view provided by the opening. The illumination apparatus is positioned within the housing to direct light towards a portion of the field of view provided by the opening. The binding apparatus detachably secures the housing over the skin testing region and maintains a fixed distance between the image sensing apparatus and the skin testing region. The controller is configured to analyze test samples sites in each of the captured images from the image sensing apparatus and provide a skin test result for each of the test sample sites.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus for skin testing comprising:
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a housing with an opening which defines a field of view of a skin testing region; an image sensing apparatus positioned with respect to the housing to capture one or more images in the field of view provided by the opening in the housing; an illumination apparatus positioned with respect to the housing to direct light towards at least a portion of the field of view provided by the opening in the housing; a binding apparatus that detachably secures the housing with the opening over the skin testing region and maintains a substantially fixed optical distance between the image sensing apparatus and the skin testing region; and an image processing controller configured to analyze two or more test samples sites which are spaced fifteen mm or less apart in the field of view in each of the one or more captured images from the image sensing apparatus and provide a skin test result for each of the two or more test sample sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for making an apparatus for skin testing, the method comprising:
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providing a housing with an opening which defines a field of view of a skin testing region; positioning an image sensing apparatus with respect to the housing to capture one or more images in the field of view provided by the opening in the housing; positioning an illumination apparatus with respect to the housing to direct light towards at least a portion of the field of view provided by the opening in the housing; providing a binding apparatus that detachably secures the housing with the opening over the skin testing region and maintains a substantially fixed optical distance between the image sensing apparatus and the skin testing region; and providing an image processing controller configured to analyze two or more test samples sites which are spaced fifteen mm or less apart in the field of view in each of the one or more captured images from the image sensing apparatus and provide a skin test result for each of the two or more test sample sites. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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