IP Library Granted Patent US 11,278,384
Granted Patent B2
US 11,278,384 · App. 16/327,321 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Oral hygiene system for compliance monitoring and tele-dentistry system

Inventors: Thomas Serval (Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR); Yann Nicolas (Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR); Léonie Williamson (Grenoble, FR)
Assignee: KOLIBREE SAS
A61C17/221A46B9/04A46B15/0002A46B15/0004A46B15/0006A61C19/04G06N20/00G16H40/63
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Patent No.
US 11,278,384
App. No.
16/327,321
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Oral hygiene monitoring system is disclosed to track motion and orientation of an oral hygiene device. The control system may process data output from a motion sensor to determine position and orientation of an oral hygiene device with respect to a user's mouth. In some examples, the system may use machine learning techniques to identify position and orientation, brush stroke type, and other specific actions.

Claims (21)

1. An electronic oral hygiene system for monitoring brushing and compliance with a tooth brush regimen, the electronic oral hygiene system comprising:

an oral hygiene device including a handle and a head;

a motion sensor configured to output motion data indicative of motion of the oral hygiene device;

a memory for storing the motion data output by the motion sensor; and

a control system configured to:

determine a position of the head of the oral hygiene device in a mouth of a user and a brush stroke type used in each section of a mouth of the user by comparing the motion data to previously recorded calibration data using a trained machine learning model; and

cause a mobile device to display a schematic of a dentition of the user including an amount of time spent brushing each section of the mouth of the user and the brush stroke type used in each section of the mouth of the user.

2. The electronic oral hygiene system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to determine an orientation of the head of the oral hygiene device using the trained machine learning model.

3. The electronic oral hygiene system of claim 2 , wherein the trained machine learning model is a deep learning model.

4. The electronic oral hygiene system of claim 2 , wherein the trained machine learning model is trained with labeled training data that indicates a position of the mouth of the user.

5. The electronic oral hygiene system of claim 4 , wherein the labeled training data comprises data that was automatically labeled by the user brushing their teeth according to instructions on a display of the mobile device.

6. The electronic oral hygiene system of claim 1 , wherein the brush stroke type comprises one or more of a circular stroke, a back-and-forth stroke, and an angled stroke.

7. An oral hygiene system for monitoring brushing and compliance with a tooth brush regimen, the oral hygiene system comprising:

an oral hygiene device including a handle and a head;

a sensor configured to output motion data indicative of motion of the oral hygiene device;

a memory containing machine readable medium comprising machine executable code having stored thereon instructions for performing a method of determining a position and orientation of the oral hygiene device; and

a control system coupled to the memory and comprising one or more processors, the control system being configured to execute the machine executable code to:

determine a specific action performed by the oral hygiene device based at least on the motion data output by the sensor, wherein the specific action is determined by processing the motion data with a trained machine learning model, wherein the specific action includes a brush stroke type used in each section of a mouth of a user and position of the head of the oral hygiene device in the mouth of the user; and

cause a mobile device to display a schematic of a dentition for the user including an amount of time spent brushing each section of the mouth of the user and the brush stroke type used in each section of the mouth of the user.

8. The oral hygiene system of claim 7 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a gyrometer, a magnetometer, and an accelerometer.

9. The oral hygiene system of claim 7 , wherein a second mobile device is in communication with the first mobile device, the second mobile device being configured to receive input from a second user indicative of a goal for the specific action, wherein the control system is further configured to send a notification to the second mobile device and a reward to the first mobile device responsive to determining that the determined specific action corresponds to the goal for the specific action.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR'S NAME FROM LEONIE WILLIAMS TO LÉONIE WILLIAMSON PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 051392 FRAME 0866. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: SERVAL, THOMAS; NICOLAS, YANN; WILLIAMSON, LÉONIE
To: KOLIBREE SAS
Reel/Frame 052316/0214 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2019
From: SERVAL, THOMAS; NICOLAS, YANN; WILLIAMS, LEONIE
To: KOLIBREE SAS
Reel/Frame 051392/0866 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62378139 · Aug 22, 2016
Related Publication 20200179089A1 · Jun 11, 2020
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