# US 9,882,986 B2 · Apparatus for capturing brushing habits

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- Number: US 9,882,986 B2
- Document ID: US9882986B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/757,763
- Filed: 2013-02-02
- Published: 2013-06-13
- Granted: 2018-01-30
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-22
- Applicants: Ashtel Studios, Inc.
- Inventors: Anish Patel
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9882986B2

## CPC

- G16H 20/70: relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
- A46B 15/0004: {with a controlling means}
- G06F 16/24: Querying
- G16H 10/00: ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data (for medical reports G16H15/00; for therapies or health-improving plans G16H20/00; for the handling or processing of medical images G16H30/00)
- G16H 40/67: for remote operation
- H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
- A46B 15/0008: {with means for controlling duration, e.g. time of brushing}
- A46B 2200/1066: Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures (A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04)
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

An apparatus that monitors the brushing history of a user is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus, such as a toothbrush, may capture brushing data when a user is brushing teeth, and store the captured brushing data in a database of the apparatus.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system, comprising:
a toothbrush, comprising:
a liquid crystal display (LCD) connected to at least one processor and memory of the toothbrush, the LCD configured to display a list of radio stations for a user to select, a mode of operation option, an audio option, a settings option, and a default option,
a selection unit configured to enable the user to select a radio station from the list of radio stations for the user to listen to while brushing his or her teeth,
at least one sensor configured to capture brushing data of the user while the user is brushing his or her teeth, and
a communication device configured to transmit the brushing data of the user to a remote server for storage in a database of the remote server; and
a computing device of a professional configured to access the database to review the brushing data of the user and transmit recommendations to the toothbrush via the remote server, wherein
the toothbrush is configured to receive the recommendations from the computing device of the professional via the communication unit, reconfigure a mode of operation of the toothbrush and a timer of the toothbrush via a processor, and enable the user to view the recommendations via the LCD, and
when the user selects a radio station from the list of radio stations using the selection unit, the toothbrush is configured to activate the selected radio station for a predetermined time period.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an activation delay allowing the user time to place the toothbrush in his or her mouth before activating the sensor.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one sensor is deactivated after a predefined period of time has elapsed or after the user discontinues brushing his or her teeth.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is located in the brushing head of the toothbrush to capture brushing motion, pressure applied to teeth, and quadrants brushed.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the brushing data of the user is deleted from the toothbrush after the communication device transmits the brushing data of the user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the remote server is configured to evaluate the brushing data of the user to determine brushing habits of the user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the toothbrush is configured to receive an update message from the computing system via the remote server, the update message automatically adjusts settings of the toothbrush.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the remote server is configured to user defined toothbrush settings from a client device of the user, and transmit the user defined toothbrush settings to the toothbrush.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the toothbrush is configured to update settings based on the user defined toothbrush settings.