US 11,666,139 B2
Oral hygiene systems and methods
Thomas Serval, Neuilly-sur-Seine (FR); and Yann Nicolas, Neuilly-sur-Seine (FR)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/482,743.
Application 17/482,743 is a continuation of application No. 16/841,845, filed on Apr. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,166,543.
Application 16/841,845 is a continuation of application No. 16/218,044, filed on Dec. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,646,029, issued on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/611,105, filed on Dec. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0007829 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01)
CPC A46B 15/0006 (2013.01) [A46B 15/0008 (2013.01); A46B 15/0012 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61C 17/225 (2013.01); G09B 19/0084 (2013.01); A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01); G09B 23/283 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for promoting compliance with an oral hygiene regimen, the method comprising:
displaying, on a display device, a representation of at least a portion of a set of teeth of a user;
overlaying an indicium on the representation such that the indicium is associated with a first section of the representation
responsive to a determination, via at least one of one or more processors, that a head of an oral hygiene device is positioned directly adjacent to a first section of the set of teeth that corresponds to the first section of the representation for at least a period of time and that the movement of the head of the oral hygiene device corresponds to a predetermined brush stroke during at least a portion of the period of time, causing the indicium to be removed from the first section of the representation; and
displaying a selectable item on the display device, the selectable item being positioned at a first location within a coordinate system, the first location within the coordinate system being associated with a location in a volumetric space generally in front of the display device; and responsive to a determination, via at least one of the one or more processors, that the head of the oral hygiene device is positioned within a predetermined distance of the location in the volumetric space associated with the first location in the coordinate system for an amount of time, receiving a selection of the selectable item.