Medical overlay mirror

• US 9,155,373 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2011
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ventrk LLC
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Allen, Paul G., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Richer, Aaron M
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, ANH TUAN V
• Application Number:
  US13/068,674
• Publication Number:
  US 20120262481A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,611 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2044/007 Devices for determining the condition of hair or skin or for selecting the appropriate cosmetic or hair treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00207 with hand gesture control or hand gesture recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0079 using mirrors, i.e. for self-examination
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/749 Voice-controlled interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• 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 system comprising:

a light reflecting structure;

means for playback of one or more images, said means for playback of one or more images proximate to said light reflecting structure;

means for capture of one or more images, said means for capture of one or more images operably couplable to said means for playback of one or more images;

means for sorting one or more images, said means for sorting one or more images operably couplable to said means for capture of one or more images;

means for recalling medical information relating to recognized images, said means for recalling medical information relating to recognized images operably couplable to said means for sorting one or more images;

means for acquiring at least some medical data; and

means for registering one or more images, said means for registering one or more images operably couplable to said means for recalling medical information relating to recognized images and said means for acquiring at least some medical data, wherein said means for registering one or more images is operable at least to (i) receive at least some medical data via said means for acquiring at least some medical data, (ii) register one or more recalled images recalled based at least partially on at least one of a recognized identity or a recognized anatomical feature of said one or more recalled images and (iii) generate at least some received medical data overlaid on said one or more registered recalled images,

wherein said means for playback of one or more images is operable to present one or more medically-overlaid images based at least in part on one or more registered recalled images.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said means for recalling medical information relating to recognized images, said means for recalling medical information relating to recognized images operably couplable to said means for sorting one or more images comprises:

means for identifying one or more landmarks demarcating at least a part of at least one image associated with said light reflecting structure;

and

means for recognizing at least one of an identity of a recognized anatomical feature associated with said demarcated at least a part of at least one image.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said means for identifying one or more landmarks demarcating at least a part of at least one image associated with said light reflecting structure comprises:

means for identifying one or more behavioral landmarks.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein said means for playback of one or more images comprises:

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

5. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

means for signaling said means for registering one or more images to medically overlay a specified feature having a state, including at least overlaying at least one body region.

6. A system comprising:

a physical mirror;

an image playback device proximate to said physical mirror;

at least one image capture device operably couplable to said image playback device;

an image sorting engine operably couplable to said at least one image capture device;

a recognized image medical information recall device operably couplable to said image sorting engine;

at least one medical acquisition device; and

an image registration engine operably couplable to said recognized image medical information recall device and said at least one medical acquisition device, wherein said image registration engine is operable at least to (i) receive at least some medical data via said at least one medical acquisition device, (ii) register one or more recalled images recalled based at least partially on at least one of a recognized identity or a recognized anatomical feature of said one or more recalled images, and (iii) generate at least some received medical data overlaid on said one or more registered recalled images,

wherein said image playback device is operable to present one or more medically-overlaid images based at least in part on one or more registered recalled images.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said physical mirror comprises:

at least one of a plane mirror, a convex mirror, or a concave mirror.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said physical mirror comprises:

a handheld mirror.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein said physical mirror comprises:

at least one of a bathroom mirror or a hall mirror.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein said physical mirror comprises:

a partially silvered mirror.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein said at least one image capture device comprises:

at least one image representation device located to capture a field of view of said physical mirror.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein said at least one image capture device comprises:

at least two image representation devices alignable relative to a field of view of said physical mirror.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein said image playback device proximate to said physical mirror comprises:

an image playback device, said image playback device at least one of physically proximate, mechanically proximate, or operationally proximate to said physical mirror.

14. The system of claim 6, wherein said image playback device proximate to said physical mirror comprises:

an image playback device, said image playback device operationally proximate to said physical mirror at least partially via at least one network connection.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said image playback device, said image playback device operationally proximate to said physical mirror at least partially via at least one network connection comprises:

an image playback device, said image playback device associated with a doctor'"'"'s office, said image playback device operationally proximate to said physical mirror at least partially via at least one network connection, wherein said physical mirror is associated with a home of a user of said physical mirror.

16. The system of claim 6, wherein said image playback device proximate to said physical mirror comprises:

an image playback device, said image playback device including at least one display configured for presenting one or more images.

17. The system of claim 6, wherein said image playback device proximate to said physical mirror comprises:

an image playback device, said image playback device including at least one partially-silvered mirror, said image playback device configured for presenting one or more images through said at least one partially-silvered mirror.

18. The system of claim 6, wherein said physical mirror comprises:

an at least partially-silvered mirror configured for overlaying one or more images with at least one reflected image.

19. The system of claim 6, wherein said at least one medical acquisition device comprises:

one or more of at least one blood pressure monitor or at least one heart rate monitor.

20. The system of claim 6, wherein said at least one medical acquisition device comprises:

circuitry for measuring at least one physiologic activity using at least one of electroencephalography, computed axial tomography, positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, functional near-infrared imaging, or magnetoencephalography.

21. The system of claim 6, wherein said image playback device proximate to said physical mirror comprises:

said image playback device including at least one mobile telephone configured for displaying one or more images, the at least one mobile telephone proximate to said physical mirror.

22. The system of claim 6, wherein said image playback device proximate to said physical mirror comprises:

said image playback device including at least one mobile telephone configured for displaying one or more images, the at least one mobile telephone operationally proximate to said physical mirror, including at least the at least one mobile telephone coupled with said physical mirror via at least one wireless connection.

23. A system comprising:

a light reflecting structure;

circuitry for playback of one or more images, said circuitry for playback of one or more images proximate to said light reflecting structure;

circuitry for capture of one or more images, said circuitry for capture of one or more images operably couplable to said circuitry for playback of one or more images;

circuitry for sorting one or more images, said circuitry for sorting one or more images operably couplable to said circuitry for capture of one or more images;

circuitry for recalling medical information relating to recognized images, said circuitry for recalling medical information relating to recognized images operably couplable to said circuitry for sorting one or more images;

circuitry for acquiring at least some medical data; and

circuitry for registering one or more images, said circuitry for registering one or more images operably couplable to said circuitry for recalling medical information relating to recognized images and said circuitry for acquiring at least some medical data, wherein said circuitry for registering one or more images is operable at least to (i) receive at least some medical data via said circuitry for acquiring at least some medical data, (ii) register one or more recalled images recalled based at least partially on at least one of a recognized identity or a recognized anatomical feature of said one or more recalled images, and (iii) generate at least some received medical data overlaid on said one or more registered recalled images,

wherein said circuitry for playback of one or more images is operable to present one or more medically-overlaid images based at least in part on one or more registered recalled images.