Echogram detection of skin conditions
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorEZEKIEL KRUGLICK
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Abstract
Technologies adapted for using acoustic pulses to diagnose skin conditions are disclosed. A series of acoustic pulses may be directed at a skin through the speaker of a device. Acoustic reflections may be received at a microphone. The reflections may be sampled and stored as echogram data. The echogram may be analyzed to identify potential skin conditions.
Claims25
A method for detecting one or more skin conditions associated with a skin of a subject, the method comprising:
- generating echogram data, comprising:
- transmitting a series of acoustic pulses, wherein the series of acoustic pulses are directed at a surface of the skin, and wherein the series of acoustic pulses comprises a plurality of frequencies with at least one frequency being in the audible range;
- receiving acoustic reflections corresponding to the acoustic pulses;
- sampling the received acoustic reflections to generate samples;
- and
- recording the samples as echogram data;
- extracting a subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristic of the echogram data, wherein the subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristic corresponds to a reflecting feature comprising at least one dimension smaller than a corresponding acoustic pulse wavelength from the series of acoustic pulses;
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- identifying the one or more skin conditions that correspond to the extracted subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristic.
A mobile device configured to detect one or more skin conditions associated with a skin of a subject, the mobile device comprising:
- an acoustic transducer;
- a microphone;
- and
- a processor arranged in cooperation with the transducer and microphone, wherein the processor is configured to:
- transmit a series of acoustic pulses with the transducer, wherein the series of acoustic pulses are directable at a surface of the skin, and wherein the series comprises a plurality of frequencies with at least one frequency in the audible range;
- sample acoustic reflections received with the microphone;
- record the sampled acoustic reflections as echogram data;
- extract one or more subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristics of the echogram data;
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- identify a skin condition corresponding to one or more of the extracted subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristics, wherein the subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristics correspond to a reflecting feature comprising at least one dimension smaller than a corresponding acoustic pulse wavelength from the series of acoustic pulses.
A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions, executable by a mobile device to detect one or more skin condition associated with a skin of a subject, the instructions for the mobile device comprising:
- instructions to transmit a series of acoustic pulses, wherein the series of acoustic pulses are directable at a surface of the skin, and wherein the series comprises a plurality of frequencies and at least one frequency in the audible range;
- instructions to sample received acoustic reflections associated with the series of acoustic pulses;
- instructions to record samples of the received acoustic reflections as echogram data;
- instructions to extract a subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristic of the echogram data, wherein the subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristic corresponds to a reflecting feature comprising at least one dimension smaller than a corresponding acoustic pulse wavelength from the series of acoustic pulses;
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- instructions to identify the one or more skin conditions corresponding to an extracted subwavelength acoustic reflection characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.