US 12,086,984 B2
Methods and systems for determining fitness for a dental splint and for capturing digital data for fabricating a dental splint
William C. Cliff, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to Asesso Health Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed by ASESSO HEALTH INC., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/528,480.
Application 18/528,480 is a continuation of application No. 18/123,617, filed on Mar. 20, 2023, granted, now 11,836,919.
Application 18/123,617 is a continuation of application No. 16/846,060, filed on Apr. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,610,302, issued on Mar. 21, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/832,847, filed on Apr. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0104735 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01)
CPC G06T 7/0012 (2013.01) [G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for capturing digital data for fabricating a dental splint, the method comprising:
displaying a GUI on a display of a smartphone that provides an alignment feature for a user to align a camera of the smartphone to a first position that captures teeth of a person;
receiving digital video of the teeth of the person from the camera of the smartphone;
overlaying the alignment feature on the digital video of the teeth on the display of the smartphone to show alignment between the teeth and the alignment feature;
capturing digital image information of the teeth while the alignment feature overlaps with the teeth on the display of the smartphone, the captured digital image information including depth information, the captured digital image information being captured with the camera and a depth sensor of the smartphone; and
transmitting the captured digital image information, including the depth information, from the smartphone for use in fabricating a dental splint.