Medical overlay mirror

• US 7,259,731 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Issued: 08/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ventrk LLC
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Allen, Paul G., Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Osorio; Ricardo
• Application Number:
  US10/951,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20060072798A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 345/8, 345/156, 345/173, 345/32, 132/301, 382/154, 220/914, 434/371, D28/64.1, D03/275
• US Class Current: 345/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0013 Medical image data A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence
• 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: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels

Abstract

Medical overlay mirror methods and related systems.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accepting input related to at least a part of an image in a light reflecting structure; and

presenting one or more medically-overlaid images related to at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure, wherein said presenting one or more medically-overlaid images related to at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises;

identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure;

medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks; and

presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said accepting input related to at least a part of an image in a light reflecting structure further comprises:

accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

detecting input to a touch sensitive device associated with the light reflecting structure.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

detecting input to a mouse associated with the light reflecting structure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said accepting input related to at least a part of an image in a light reflecting structure further comprises:

accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a user gesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting one or more medically-overlaid images related to at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

obtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

identifying one or more anatomical landmarks.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

identifying one or more behavioral landmarks.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

registering at least a portion of the one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks with the image in the light reflecting structure.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

presenting in a store and forward format.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

presenting in a database format.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said medically overlaying at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

medically overlaying a specified feature having a state.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said medically overlaying a specified feature having a state further comprises:

medically overlaying at least one skin feature.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said medically overlaying a specified feature having a state further comprises:

medically overlaying at least one body region.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

receiving at least one medical overlay of the at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

receiving at least one instruction of how to modify the at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

overlaying medical data relative to the at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

receiving at least one part of an image having at least one identified landmark demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.

20. A system comprising:

means for accepting input related to at least a part of an image in a light reflecting structure; and

means for presenting one or more medically-overlaid images related to at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure, wherein said means for presenting one or more medically-overlaid images related to at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises;

means for identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure;

means for medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks; and

means for presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for accepting input related to at least a part of an image in a light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for detecting input to a touch sensitive device associated with the light reflecting structure.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for detecting input to a mouse associated with the light reflecting structure.

24. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for accepting input related to at least a part of an image in a light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a user gesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.

25. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for presenting one or more medically-overlaid images related to at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for obtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.

26. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for identifying one or more anatomical landmarks.

27. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for identifying one or more behavioral landmarks.

28. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for registering at least a portion of the one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks with the image in the light reflecting structure.

29. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

30. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for presenting in a store and forward format.

31. The method of claim 20, wherein said means for presenting one or more medically overlaid versions of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for presenting in a database format.

32. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for medically overlaying a specified feature having a state.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein said means for medically overlaying a specified feature having a state further comprises:

means for medically overlaying at least one skin feature.

34. The system of claim 32, wherein said means for medically overlaying a specified feature having a state further comprises:

means for medically overlaying at least one body region.

35. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for receiving at least one medical overlay of the at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

36. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for receiving at least one instruction of how to modify the at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

37. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for medically overlaying at least a part of one or more images having the one or more landmarks further comprises:

means for overlaying medical data relative to the at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more landmarks.

38. The system of claim 20, wherein said means for identifying one or more landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure further comprises:

means for receiving at least one part of an image having at least one identified landmark demarcating the at least a part of the image in the light reflecting structure.