US 11,991,440 B2
Treatment-based image capture guidance
Christopher E. Cramer, Durham, NC (US); Rajiv Venkata, San Jose, CA (US); Leela Parvathaneni, San Jose, CA (US); Phillip Thomas Harris, Cary, NC (US); Sravani Gurijala, Apex, NC (US); Svetozar Hubenov, Luzen (CH); Sebastien Hareng, San Jose, CA (US); Guotu Li, Apex, NC (US); Yun Gao, Cary, NC (US); and Chad Clayton Brown, Cary, NC (US)
Assigned to ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/443,247.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/200,432, filed on Mar. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/705,954, filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0030162 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 7/30 (2017.01); A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 18/21 (2023.01); G06F 18/2415 (2023.01); G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06N 3/04 (2023.01); G06N 3/042 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/56 (2022.01); G06V 10/98 (2022.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/64 (2023.01) [A61B 1/24 (2013.01); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/146 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); G06F 18/217 (2023.01); G06F 18/2415 (2023.01); G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06N 3/04 (2013.01); G06N 3/042 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/251 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G06T 17/20 (2013.01); G06T 19/00 (2013.01); G06V 10/443 (2022.01); G06V 10/56 (2022.01); G06V 10/98 (2022.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01); G06V 2201/03 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for treatment-based photo guidance for acquiring images of a patient's teeth, the method comprising:
receiving a treatment plan for moving teeth of a patient;
determining an expected movement of a first one or more teeth of the patient based on a planned movement of tooth models in the treatment plan; and
determining based on the expected movement of the first one or more teeth of the patient, one or more photo views for capturing movement of the first one or more teeth of the patient.