Apparatus and a method for quantifying properties of skin
US8532736B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H30/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods and apparatuses for quantifying properties of skin. In one embodiment, data that describes a set of images of skin is received. A plurality of the images comprising the set of images were taken under a different lighting condition. Surface normals are computed based on the data and the computed surface normals are utilized to enable quantifying a property of the skin for the purpose of evaluating the skin.
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