Processing color information for intraoral scans

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11792384
APP PUB NO 20200296352A1
SERIAL NO

16890972

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A method includes receiving scan data of a tooth during a first mode of operation, the scan data of the tooth having been generated by an intraoral scanner. The method includes invoking a second mode of operation and presenting, in a GUI, an image of the tooth. The method includes presenting, in the GUI, indications of a plurality of color zones of the tooth, the indications comprising, for at least one color zone of the plurality of color zones, an indication that insufficient color information has been received, wherein each color zone represents a separate region of the tooth for which an approximately uniform color is to be used. The method includes categorizing, for one or more color zones of the plurality of color zones for which sufficient color information has been received, each of the one or more color zones according to a color pallet used for dental prosthetics.

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  • ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furst, Gilad Petach Tikva, IL 11 408
Saphier, Ofer Rechovot, IL 97 2059
Verker, Tal Ofra, IL 68 1673

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