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US 12,518,385 · App. 19/065,919 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Compute system with nail ailment diagnostic mechanism and method of operation thereof

Inventors: Thi Thu Hang Nguyen (Toulouse, FR); Tien Dung Nguyen (Toulouse, FR); Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen (Toulouse, FR); Jonathan Wolfe (Plymouth Meeting, PA); Duc Thang Nguyen (Toulouse, FR); Quang Do Duy (Hanoi, VN); Hoàng Lê (Hanoi, VN)
Assignee: Belle Torus Corporation
G06T7/0012G06T7/11G16H30/40G16H50/30G06T2207/30004G06T2207/30168
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Patent No.
US 12,518,385
App. No.
19/065,919
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method of operation of a compute system includes: identifying a nail in a usable image; separating an individual nail image from the usable image by segmenting the usable image; evaluating an individual nail score by identifying severity of nail ailments in an entirety of the individual nail image; and generating an artificial intelligence (AI)-NAPSI score and an AI-NAPSOSI score based the individual nail score for displaying on a device.

Claims (33)

1 . A method of operation of a compute system comprising:

identifying a nail in a usable image;

separating an individual nail image from the usable image by segmenting the usable image;

evaluating an individual nail score by identifying severity of a nail ailment of the individual nail image; and

generating a nail ailment score and a NAPSOSI score based on the individual nail score for displaying on a device.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein identifying the nail in the usable image includes locating a nail plate clearly visible, with uniform focus, and no visible obstructions.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein evaluating an individual nail score includes evaluating a pitting, a crumbling, an onycholysis, a Leukonychia, a salmon patch, a splinter hemorrhage, a sublingual hyperkeratosis, a paronychia, a red lunula, or a combination thereof.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising calculating a NAPSIm based on a severity score between 0 and 3 for the individual nail image showing a pitting, a crumbling, a Leukonychia, or a combination thereof.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising calculating a NAPSIb based on a severity score between 0 and 3 for the individual nail image showing an onycholysis, a salmon patch, a splinter hemorrhage, a sublingual hyperkeratosis, or a combination thereof.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the nail ailment score includes adding a NAPSIm and a NAPSIb for each of the individual nail image in a set of detected nails identified in the usable image.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein generating the nail ailment score and the NAPSOSI score includes identifying the nail ailments for each of the individual nail image in a set of detected nails identified in the usable image.

8 . A compute system comprising:

a control circuit, including a processor, configured to:

identify a nail in a usable image;

separate an individual nail image from the usable image by segmenting the usable image;

evaluate an individual nail score by identifying severity of nail ailments in an entirety of the individual nail image, and

generate a nail ailment score and a NAPSOSI score based on the individual nail score for displaying on a device.

9 . The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit configured to identify the nail in the usable image includes locating a nail plate clearly visible, with uniform focus, and no visible obstructions.

10 . The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is configured to evaluate an individual nail score includes evaluating pitting, crumbling, onycholysis, Leukonychia, salmon patch, splinter hemorrhage, sublingual hyperkeratosis, paronychia, red lunula, or a combination thereof.

11 . The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to calculate a NAPSIm based on a severity score between 0 and 3 for the individual nail image showing pitting, crumbling, Leukonychia, or a combination thereof.

12 . The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to calculate a NAPSIb based on a severity score between 0 and 3 for the individual nail image showing onycholysis, salmon patch, splinter hemorrhage, sublingual hyperkeratosis evaluating an individual nail score.

13 . The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to generate the nail ailment score includes adding a NAPSIm and a NAPSIb for each of the individual nail image in a set of detected nails identified in the usable image.

14 . The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is configured to generate the nail ailment score and the NAPSOSI score includes identifying the nail ailments for each of the individual nail image in a set of detected nails identified in the usable image.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by a control circuit for a compute system performing functions comprising:

identifying a nail in a usable image;

separating an individual nail image from the usable image by segmenting the usable image;

evaluating an individual nail score by identifying severity of nail ailments in the individual nail image; and

generating a nail ailment score and a NAPSOSI score based on the individual nail score for displaying on a device.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein identifying the nail in the usable image includes locating a nail plate clearly visible, with uniform focus, and no visible obstructions.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein identifying severity of nail ailments includes evaluating pitting, crumbling, onycholysis, Leukonychia, salmon patch, splinter hemorrhage, sublingual hyperkeratosis, paronychia, red lunula, or a combination thereof.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising calculating a NAPSIm based on a severity score between 0 and 3 for the individual nail image showing pitting, crumbling, Leukonychia, or a combination thereof.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising calculating a NAPSIb based on a severity score between 0 and 3 for the individual nail image showing onycholysis, salmon patch, splinter hemorrhage, sublingual hyperkeratosis, or a combination thereof.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein generating the nail ailment score includes adding a NAPSIm and a NAPSIb for each of the individual nail image in a set of detected nails identified in the usable image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2025
From: NGUYEN, THI THU HANG, DR.; NGUYEN, TIEN DUNG, DR.; NGUYEN, NGA THI THUY, DR.; WOLFE, JONATHAN, DR.; NGUYEN, DUC THANG; DUY, QUANG DO; LÊ, HOÀNG
To: BELLETORUS CORPORATION
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