Smart Toothbrush IoT Sensing for Cumulative Allergen Exposure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for detecting environmental allergens are impractical for everyday use and fail to account for small quantities or cumulative exposures, which can lead to severe allergic reactions.
Innovation Solution
A smart tooth and IoT system that collects real-time environmental allergen context data, extracts features such as allergen type, exposure pathway, and concentration, and generates a unique allergic reaction risk score, providing real-time warnings when the risk exceeds a threshold.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If chemical analysis methods are used for environmental allergen detection, then detection accuracy is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates (costly, tedious, and delayed)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex chemical analysis methods with a sensor-based detection system integrated into a smart toothbrush. The system uses sensors to detect allergens in real-time, substituting the need for manual chemical analysis while maintaining detection capability and enabling everyday use through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart toothbrush system performs self-service by automatically detecting allergens, processing data, and providing alerts without requiring user intervention in the detection process. The system autonomously monitors the environment during brushing and provides real-time feedback, making allergen detection as easy as brushing teeth.
2Loss of time
If real-time detection systems are implemented, then response time is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single smart toothbrush device: oral hygiene functionality, allergen detection, environmental monitoring, and real-time alerting. By combining these functions in one device, the system achieves real-time detection without proportionally increasing overall complexity, as the toothbrush structure provides integration benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart toothbrush serves multiple purposes: it performs standard toothbrushing while simultaneously detecting allergens, monitoring environmental conditions, and providing health alerts. This multi-functionality allows the device to achieve real-time allergen detection without requiring a separate dedicated device, thereby managing complexity efficiently.
3Reliability
If personalized risk assessment is provided, then reliability of allergy prevention is improved, but loss of information increases (requires extensive user profile data)
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by collecting and storing user allergy profile information in advance, before actual allergen exposure occurs. During brushing, the system quickly compares real-time sensor data against the pre-stored profile, enabling rapid risk assessment without requiring extensive data processing during the actual detection moment, thus reducing information loss concerns.
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AI summary
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for detecting allergens using smart tooth and IoT is provided. The method includes obtaining real-time environmental allergen context data, wherein the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data includes visual data and sensor data. Features are extracted from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data, including at least one detected environmental allergen type, an environmental allergen exposure pathway, and an environmental allergen concentration. A real-time unique allergic reaction risk score is generated for a user based on analysis of a user allergic risk profile and the extracted features from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data. A real-time warning is generated to the user when the generated unique allergic reaction risk score exceeds a predetermined threshold.