Interactive oral care implement system
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsJohn J. Gatzemeyer, Eduardo J. Jimenez, Robert Riebe, Paul Fair, Dong Ho Yun
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Abstract
An oral care implement has a user-interactive display that displays images representing oral care regions of the mouth. The user can interact with the display by playing a game, which can relate to oral care. An oral care implement has a plurality of lighted segments that can be sequentially illuminated to indicate a recommended brushing sequence. The lighted segments can be shaped and/or labeled to indicate particular oral care regions of the mouth. In accordance with another aspect, an oral care implement can be equipped with features to encourage social interaction between two or more individuals.
Claims11
A kit comprising:
- a first toothbrush having a first display and a first user interface to facilitate interaction with the first display;
- a second toothbrush having a second display and a second user interface to facilitate interaction with the second display;
- and
- wherein the first toothbrush and the second toothbrush are adapted to communicate with each other by way of:
- (1) the first toothbrush receiving a signal generated and transmitted by the second toothbrush that selectively activates the first display;
- and (2) the second toothbrush receiving a signal generated and transmitted by the first toothbrush that selectively activates the second display.
A toothbrush, comprising:
- a head having cleaning elements;
- a handle including control circuitry;
- a display on the handle for illumination;
- a user interface on the handle to receive input for the control circuitry;
- the handle including communication circuitry coupled to the control circuitry, the communication circuitry comprising a receiver for receiving data from a second toothbrush and a transmitter for sending data from the toothbrush to the second toothbrush;
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- wherein the display is selectively activated by data received from the second toothbrush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.