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Network for collaborating personal care devices

US10881285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Steven Charles Deane · Cambridge, GB
RIM HELAOUI · Eindhoven, NL
Amir Hussein RMAILE · Eindhoven, NL
Yekaterina Borisenko · Lynnwood, US
Vincent Jeanne · Bothell, US
Marinus Karel Johannes DE JAGER · Eindhoven, NL
Aleksandro Grabulov · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 5, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 3, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA46B2200/1066
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method (400) for modifying a user's oral care program. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing (410) a network (200) comprising a first personal care device (10a) in communication with a second personal care device (10b); (ii) cleaning (420) at least a portion of the oral cavity using the first personal care device; (iii) obtaining (440), while cleaning with the first personal care device, sensor data for the at least a portion of the oral cavity; (iv) communicating (450) the obtained sensor data to the second personal care device; and (v) modifying (460), based on the communicated sensor data, a function of the second personal care device.

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