Method of digital image analysis for isolating a region of interest within a tongue image and health monitoring method and apparatus using the tongue image
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring health via a health monitoring apparatus using a tongue image, the method comprising:
- linking with each other a tongue image obtained from a person whose health condition is to be determined, a template image which is set for the person, and a result of determining a health condition of the person with respect to at least one characteristic factor for the person;
storing in a database the linked tongue image, the template image and the result;
automatically isolating a region of interest within the tongue image by using template matching with the template image of the person, which is stored in the database;
automatically detecting at least one characteristic factor from the isolated region of interest; and
automatically determining the health condition of the person based on a change in an appearance of the tongue in the tongue image by comparing the detected characteristic factor and a corresponding reference characteristic factor in the template image from the database.
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Abstract
A health monitoring method using a tongue image including constructing a database in which a tongue image obtained from a person, a template image set for the person, and a result of determining a health condition of the person with respect to at least one characteristic factor are linked together; isolating a region of interest within the tongue image, which is acquired from a person whose health condition is to be determined, using template matching; detecting at least one characteristic factor from the isolated region of interest; and determining a health condition of the person based on a change in an appearance of the tongue, which is detected by a comparison between the detected characteristic factor and a characteristic factor searched from the database with respect to the region of interest in different health conditions.
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1. A method of monitoring health via a health monitoring apparatus using a tongue image, the method comprising:
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linking with each other a tongue image obtained from a person whose health condition is to be determined, a template image which is set for the person, and a result of determining a health condition of the person with respect to at least one characteristic factor for the person; storing in a database the linked tongue image, the template image and the result; automatically isolating a region of interest within the tongue image by using template matching with the template image of the person, which is stored in the database; automatically detecting at least one characteristic factor from the isolated region of interest; and automatically determining the health condition of the person based on a change in an appearance of the tongue in the tongue image by comparing the detected characteristic factor and a corresponding reference characteristic factor in the template image from the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable recording medium comprising computer-executable programs recorded thereon for performing a method, execution of which by a computer facilitates health monitoring using a tongue image, the programs including:
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a first program for linking with each other a tongue image obtained from a person whose health condition is to be determined, a template image which is set for the person, and a result of determining a health condition of the person with respect to at least one characteristic factor for the person and storing in a database the linked tongue image, the template image and the result recorded on the medium; a second program for automatically isolating a region of interest from the tongue image using template matching recorded on the medium with the template image of the person, which is stored in the database; a third program for automatically detecting at least one characteristic factor from the isolated region of interest recorded on the medium; and a fourth program for automatically determining the health condition of the person based on a change in an appearance of the tongue in the tongue image by comparing the detected characteristic factor and a corresponding reference characteristic factor in the template image from the database.
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9. A health monitoring apparatus using a tongue image, the apparatus comprising:
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a tongue image database adapted to store a tongue image obtained from a person whose health condition is to be determined, a template image which is set for the person, and a result of determining a health condition of the person with respect to at least one characteristic factor for the person, wherein the tongue image, the template image and the result are linked together; a region of interest isolator adapted to automatically isolate a region of interest within the tongue image by using template matching with the template image of the person, which is stored in the tongue image database; a characteristic detector adapted to automatically detect at least one characteristic factor from the isolated region of interest; and a health condition determiner adapted to automatically determine the health condition of the person based on a change in an appearance of the tongue in the tongue image by comparing the detected characteristic factor and a corresponding reference characteristic factor in the template image from the database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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