Dental Scanner Streaming Video via Remote 3D Model Reconstruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dental scanning systems require high computational power for generating 3D models, leading to expensive equipment and inefficiencies, such as the need to move large and costly scanning systems between treatment rooms and the inability to initiate subsequent scans during ongoing reconstruction and display processes.
Innovation Solution
A dental scanning system where the processing device for generating 3D models is remotely located, allowing for the use of lower-powered devices for real-time display, enabling multiple treatment rooms to share scanning equipment and allowing simultaneous scanning sessions by separating the tasks of reconstruction and rendering between a high-end computer and a lower-powered display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a high-end computer is used for generating 3D models, then the quality and speed of reconstruction is improved, but the cost of equipment increases and the system becomes difficult to move between treatment rooms
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the scanning system into separate components: a portable scanning device and a separate high-end computer for reconstruction. This allows the scanning device to be moved easily between treatment rooms while the powerful computer remains stationary, resolving the contradiction between portability and reconstruction capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a network connection as an intermediary between the portable scanning device and the stationary high-end computer. This allows data to be transmitted wirelessly or via network cables, enabling the scanning device to be portable while still accessing the full power of the high-end computer for reconstruction.
2Quantity of substance
If a single scanning system is shared between multiple treatment rooms, then equipment cost is reduced, but the time required to move the system between rooms increases
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the portable scanning device from the stationary computer, the system allows the scanning device to be quickly moved between rooms without the need to move the entire scanning system, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining equipment sharing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical connection (physical cables and integrated system) with wireless or network-based data transmission. This allows the scanning device to be moved independently without physical constraints, eliminating the time required to physically move and connect heavy integrated systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the entire scanning system is moved between treatment rooms, then the same equipment is used across rooms, but the weight and size of the system make it cumbersome to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into a lightweight portable scanning device and a stationary computer. Only the small scanning device needs to be moved between rooms, while the heavy computer remains in one location, dramatically reducing the weight that needs to be transported while maintaining multi-room functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
A network connection serves as an intermediary, allowing the portable scanning device to communicate with the stationary computer without physical cables or mechanical connections. This enables easy movement of the scanning device between rooms while maintaining full system functionality.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a dental scanning system for acquiring scan data of a physical three-dimensional dental object during a scanning session. The dental scanning system includes a scanning device and a first processing device for generating a 3D model. The dental scanning system may further include one or more second processing devices for rendering and/or displaying the 3D model. The dental scanning system is preferably suitable for continuously acquiring, processing, and transmitting images such that a video is streamed during the scanning session. The disclosure further relates to methods related to e.g. transmitting digital images in real-time during a scanning session to one or more external processing devices, and methods for generating a digital three-dimensional (3D) model of a dental object and displaying said 3D model remotely in real-time.