Digital dental image apparatus
AssigneeWideband Computers, Inc.
InventorDavid Bruce Isaksen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A digital dental image apparatus comprising: (A) an intra-oral image sensor configured to output a raw analog video signal; (B) a processing raw analog video signal (PRAVS) means for processing the raw analog video signal for optimum detection; (B) a digitizing, over sampling, and averaging (DOSA) means for digitizing, over sampling, and averaging the optimized analog video signal; and (C) a programmable control and signal processing (PCSP) means configured to generate a control signal to control an over sampling rate of the (DOSA) means. The PCSP means is configured to process the DOSA video signal, and configured to output the processed DOSA video signal to an output network interface.
Claims27
A digital dental image apparatus comprising:
- an intra-oral image sensor configured to output a raw analog video signal;
- a processing raw analog video signal (PRAVS) means for processing said raw analog video signal for optimum detection;
- said PRAVS means configured to output an optimized analog video signal;
- a digitizing, over sampling, and averaging (DOSA) means for digitizing, over sampling, and averaging said optimized analog video signal;
- said DOSA means coupled to said PRAVS means;
- said DOSA means configured to output a digitized, over sampled and averaged DOSA video signal;
- and
- a programmable control and signal processing (PCSP) means coupled to said DOSA means;
- said PCSP means configured to generate a control signal configured to control an over sampling rate of said DOSA means;
- said PCSP means configured to process said DOSA video signal;
- and configured to output said processed DOSA video signal to an output network interface.
A method of digital dental imaging comprising:
- (A) obtaining an intra-oral image by using an intra-oral image sensor;
- said intra-oral image sensor configured to output a raw analog video signal, said raw analog video signal including said intra-oral image;
- (B) processing said raw analog video signal for optimum detection by using a means for processing said raw analog video signal (PRAVS);
- said PRAVS means configured to output an optimized analog video signal;
- (C) digitizing, over sampling, and averaging said optimized analog video signal by using a digitizing, over sampling, and averaging (DOSA) means;
- said DOSA means configured to output a digitized, over sampled and averaged DOSA video signal;
- and
- (D) processing said DOSA video signal by using a programmable control and signal processing (PCSP) means;
- said PCSP means configured to generate a control signal configured to control an over sampling rate of said DOSA means;
- said PCSP means configured to output said processed DOSA video signal to an output network interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.