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Apparatus for acquiring data of tongue and face images based on traditional Chinese medicine

US9215981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 2010
Grant dateDec 22, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/682
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a device for collecting information from face and the tongue for Chinese medicine, which includes a tank, a light source and a shooting structure. The light source and the shooting structure are positioned inside the tank, the shooting structure contains a guide column, a lifting component, a shooting component and an electrical component. The guide column and the electrical component are fixed in the tank, the shooting component fixed on the lifting component, the lifting component fixed on the guide column, which can achieve adjustment of the relative to the guide column by the electrical component. The present invention also provides a method for collecting information collection from face and tongue for Chinese medicine, which includes: 1. collect the information of the face with the camera lens perpendicular to the face plane; 2. tilt forward the camera's position while raising to the vertical plane with the tongue, collect the further information of the tongue. The present invention can solve the disadvantage in the existing technology that the information collection from the tongue and face can not be achieved at the same time, and collecting p…

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