Control of light sources on an intraoral mirror with an integrated camera
Disclosed embodiments integrate a camera into an intraoral mirror. Integrating a camera into an intraoral mirror provides an efficient way to record and display what is visible to the healthcare provider in the mirror.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
(a) illuminating a patient's mouth using a first illumination pattern of light sources affixed to a dental mirror;
(b) capturing, via an image sensor affixed to the dental mirror, a first image of the patient's mouth corresponding to the first illumination pattern;
(c) illuminating the patient's mouth using a second illumination pattern of the light sources affixed to the dental mirror;
(d) capturing, via the image sensor, a second image of the patient's mouth corresponding to the second illumination pattern;
(e) comparing the first and second images to identify image segments including intra-oral objects; and
(f) in response to the comparing, commanding a subset of the light sources corresponding to the identified image segments to emit light.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the second illumination pattern includes turning off one or more light sources from the first illumination pattern.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein commanding the subset of the light sources further comprises:
altering an angle of a light source to illuminate an intra-oral object.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein commanding the subset of the light sources further comprises:
commanding a first light source of the subset and a second light source of the subset to emit respective beams of light that converge at an intra-oral object.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first illumination pattern includes a first wavelength of the light sources,
wherein the second illumination pattern includes a second wavelength of the light sources,
and wherein the second wavelength differs from the first wavelength.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
altering an intensity of light emission from the subset of the light sources.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a healthcare provider's face in the first or second image; and
altering the subset of the light sources to avoid emitting light toward the healthcare provider's face.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
a dental mirror;
an image sensor affixed to the dental mirror;
a plurality of light sources affixed to the dental mirror;
memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, the image sensor, and the plurality of light sources, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
(a) illuminate a patient's mouth by applying a first illumination pattern to the plurality of light sources;
(b) capture, via the image sensor, a first image of the patient's mouth corresponding to the first illumination pattern;
(c) illuminate the patient's mouth by applying a second illumination pattern to the plurality of light sources;
(d) capture, via the image sensor, a second image of the patient's mouth corresponding to the second illumination pattern;
(e) compare the first and second images to identify image segments including intra-oral objects; and
(f) in response to the comparing, command a subset of the light sources corresponding to the identified image segments to emit light.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second illumination pattern includes turning off one or more light sources from the first illumination pattern.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein to command the subset of the light sources, the one or more processors are further configured to:
alter an angle of a light source to illuminate an intra-oral object.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein to command the subset of the light sources, the one or more processors are further configured to:
command a first light source of the subset and a second light source of the subset to emit respective beams of light that converge at an intra-oral object.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first illumination pattern includes a first wavelength of the light sources, wherein the second illumination pattern includes a second wavelength of the light sources, and wherein the second wavelength differs from the first wavelength.
13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
alter an intensity of light emission from the subset of the light sources.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
identify a healthcare provider's face in the first or second image; and
alter the subset of the light sources to avoid emitting light toward the healthcare provider's face.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:
(a) illuminating a patient's mouth using a first illumination pattern of light sources affixed to a dental mirror;
(b) capturing, via an image sensor affixed to the dental mirror, a first image of the patient's mouth corresponding to the first illumination pattern;
(c) illuminating the patient's mouth using a second illumination pattern of the light sources affixed to the dental mirror;
(d) capturing, via the image sensor, a second image of the patient's mouth corresponding to the second illumination pattern;
(e) comparing the first and second images to identify image segments including intra-oral objects; and
(f) in response to the comparing, commanding a subset of the light sources corresponding to the identified image segments to emit light.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein the second illumination pattern includes turning off one or more light sources from the first illumination pattern.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein commanding the subset of the light sources further comprises:
altering an angle of a light source to illuminate an intra-oral object.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein commanding the subset of the light sources further comprises:
commanding a first light source of the subset and a second light source of the subset to emit respective beams of light that converge at an intra-oral object.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , wherein the first illumination pattern includes a first wavelength of the light sources, wherein the second illumination pattern includes a second wavelength of the light sources, and wherein the second wavelength differs from the first wavelength.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
altering an intensity of light emission from the subset of the light sources.