Abstract: A method and system for monitoring an oral health indicator of a subject at one or more sites in the mouth via measurement of their pain response to applied mechanical stimuli at the one or more sites. At least one set of embodiments comprises a system which includes an oral tool for use in applying a standardized mechanical stimulus to an oral location in the mouth of a subject.

Abstract: A synthesized, advertisement-based, video stream is generated first by receiving a video stream essentially consisting of a representative image of a person, a video stream comprising a place, and a video stream comprising an advertisement, and then combining the video stream essentially consisting of the representative image of the person with the video stream comprising the place and with the video stream comprising the advertisement into the synthesized, advertisement-based, video stream for transmission to an end-user device via which to display the synthesized, advertisement-based, video stream.

Abstract: Proposed are schemes, solutions, concepts, designs, methods and systems pertaining to aiding and/or improving image acquisition from a vibratory personal care device having a camera. Embodiments propose mapping at least one region of the captured image to a position of the vibratory portion. Using the position of the vibratory portion the pixel shift for the at least one region can be calculated and pixel data then shifted to construct an image of improved quality. Thus, by compensating for the vibratory motion improved images (e.g. images exhibiting less distortion) may be constructed/generated.

Abstract: A system may selectively deliver interactive portions of a piece of content, based for example on a recipient user's historical tendency to use interactive portions of prior content. Multiple levels of interactivity may be defined for a given piece of content, such as an advertisement, and different users may receive different levels of interactivity based on how much they use interactive features. Some users may receive no interactive features at all, while others may receive the interactive features, and despite the fact that all of the users' devices may be perfectly capable of processing the interactive features for the user. The omission from transmission may conserve bandwidth and transmission resources.

Abstract: An ultrasound transducer unit (12), e.g. probe, is configured with a friction guiding function. The transducer unit (12) comprises a vibration generating means (20) at a tissue contact area, and has means for sensing a sliding direction of the transducer unit across a tissue surface (42) at which the contact area is incident. The tissue surface may be an external skin surface or an internal tissue surface, e.g. in case of a catheter. A control means is operable to control the vibration of the vibration generator to adjust a level of friction at the tissue contact area. This is used by the control means to implement a friction guiding function for guiding a user in sliding the unit across the incident surface, e.g. toward a target location (44), based on controlling the friction level responsive to sensed sliding direction, for instance providing lower friction when sliding is in a target direction, while leaving other directions with relative higher frictional resistance.

Abstract: A sensor device for measuring levels of one or more stereoisomers in body fluids, for example lactate in sweat. The device includes a body fluid collection means and an optical measurement system. The measurement of the isomer levels is based on measuring an optical property of an incident light which is known to be modified in a reliable and reproducible way by intrinsic optical activity of at least one isomer within the sample. By measuring the optical property, an indication of concentration of at least one stereoisomer can be derived. For example, D- and L-lactate are enantiomers and the optical activity of each has the effect of changing a rotation angle of light polarization. It also has the effect of changing a central frequency of a spectral composition of the incident light. In each case a polarization state modification is applied to the light before or after application to the sample.

Abstract: Provided is a method (100) comprising providing (102) a nonblood bodily secretion sample having a concentration of an analyte. The analyte is separately detectable in blood. The method also comprises determining (104), independently of any measurement of said concentration, a measure of an absolute amount, in other words a total amount, of the analyte in the nonblood bodily secretion sample. Further provided is a sensing assembly for implementing the method, and a method for determining a correlation between such a measure of an absolute amount of the analyte in a nonblood bodily secretion sample and a blood concentration of the analyte in blood.

Abstract: Proposed are schemes, solutions, concepts, designs, methods and systems pertaining to aiding and/or improving image acquisition from a vibratory personal care device having an image capture device. Embodiments propose controlling an exposure parameter of the image capture device based on a parameter of the periodic vibration waveform. Through control of an exposure parameter of the image capture device, improved images (e.g. images exhibiting less blur and/or distortion) may be obtained. In this way, improved images may be obtained from a vibratory personal care device.

Abstract: A personal care system comprises an imaging device configured to obtain images of a region of interest of an object and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain a spectral signature of an adjuvant on the region of interest, identify spectral components in the images and segment the adjuvant from the images by comparing the spectral signature to the spectral components of the images.

Abstract: Crystalline forms of Compound I: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and solvates and hydrates thereof are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating cystic fibrosis using the same, and methods for making the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: Proposed are schemes, solutions, concepts, designs, methods and systems pertaining to aiding and/or improving image acquisition from a vibratory personal care device having an image capture device. Embodiments propose generating multiple pulses of illumination during a single vibration cycle of the personal care device. Through illuminating part of the user multiple times during a single vibration cycle of the personal care device, improved images (e.g. images exhibiting less blur and/or distortion) may be obtained. In this way, improved images may be obtained from a vibratory personal care device.

Abstract: A system includes a robotic arm of a robotic device, an imaging device coupled to the robotic arm, and a processor configured to control movement of the robotic arm to move the imaging device along a preprogrammed measurement path of a transparency while prompting the imaging device to record images of localized portions of the transparency. The processor is configured to determine one or more localized transparency characteristics based on an analysis of the images of the localized portions.

Abstract: Proposed are schemes, solutions, concepts, designs, methods and systems pertaining to aiding and/or improving image acquisition from a vibratory personal care device having an image capture device. Embodiments propose determining a timing of a target part of the vibration cycle in relation to the master clock signal; extracting image data from captured images from the image capture device based on the determined timing of the target part of the vibration cycle; and generating a reconstruction image from the extracted image data. In this way, improved images may be obtained from a vibratory personal care device.

Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring properties of oral soft tissues. An oral monitoring head comprises at least one sensing element such as a probe which can be provided among cleaning bristles. A tapping motion is imparted to the at least one sensing element and the force or strain or motion associated with the at least one sensing element is monitored to produce a force or strain or motion signal. From this signal, viscoelastic material properties for the material in contact with the at least one sensing element are derived. In one example, a gum health indication can be provided.

Abstract: Method for generating haptic feedback responses starts with processor causing communication interface for communication session to be displayed on first user interface and on a second user interface. Processor detects first touch input on first user interface and second touch input on second user interface. Processor monitors location of the first touch input on the first user interface and location of the second touch input on the second user interface. Processor determines distance between location of first touch input on first user interface and location on first user interface corresponding to location of second touch input on second user interface. Processor causes the first user interface and the second user interface to generate a haptic feedback response based on the distance. The haptic feedback response increases in intensity or speed as the distance decreases and decreases in intensity or speed as the distance increases. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: Method for generating haptic feedback responses starts with processor causing communication interface for communication session to be displayed on first user interface and on a second user interface. Processor detects first touch input on first user interface. Processor causes second user interface to display first indicator element at location on second user interface of second client device corresponding to location of first touch input on first user interface. First indicator element is displayed for a predetermined period of time. Processor detects second touch input on second user interface. In response to determining that location of the second touch input on second user interface corresponds to location of first indicator on second user interface and determining that second touch input on second user interface is detected within predetermined period of time, processor causes first user interface and second user interface to generate haptic feedback response. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method, apparatus, and system for the removal of benign and malignant lesions, and more particularly, to the use of image analysis and three-dimensional modeling for the excision of skin-based, subcutaneous, or deep lesions with a precise and reproducible margin of tissue around the lesion. Methods include: obtaining images of a tumor within a patient; determining a size and shape of a tissue mass to be resected including the tumor based on the images; generating a three-dimensional model of a resection tool for resecting the tissue mass to be resected based on the size and shape of the tissue mass as well as nearby vital structures and anatomic landmarks; and providing for three-dimensional manufacture of the resection tool.

Abstract: An audio apparatus comprises an audio capturer (201) forming a plurality of audio beams and generating an audio capture signal for each of a plurality of audio beams. A beam stearer (203) steers each audio beam towards a different audio source. An analyzer (211) analyzes at least a first audio capture signal to determine speech properties for audio of the first audio capture signal. A categorizer (213) determines a speaker category out of a plurality of speaker categories for the first audio capture signal in response to the speech properties. An audio generator (205) generates an audio output signal by combining audio capture signals including the first audio capture signal. An adapter (215) is arranged to adapt the first audio output signal in response to the first speaker category. For example, some audio for some speaker categories may be fully or partially muted in the audio output signal.

Abstract: An example transporter includes: a chassis with a locomotive assembly; a shelf supported on the chassis to receives items; a weight sensing system associated with the shelf, the weight sensing system configured to measure an item weight for an item received on the shelf; a processor interconnected with the weight sensing system, the processor configured to: obtain, from the weight sensing system, the item weight; identify an item identifier for the item based on the item weight; and determine, based on the item identifier, whether the item complies with an expected item to be received at the transporter.