A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING POTENTIAL DISEASES FROM PHOTO AND VIDEO DATA AND INFORMING THE USER

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for diagnosing potential diseases by making facial analysis via image processing techniques from photo and video data available in cloud storing unit and informing the user.

Claims

1. A system (1) for diagnosing potential diseases from photo and video data and informing the user; comprising at least one electronic device (2) whereby the users (K) can upload their photo and video data; at least one cloud storing unit (3) whereby the electronic devices (2) can transmit the photo and video data by means of the network services (A) and receive feedback; at least one face detection and recognition unit (31); at least one user database (32); at least one disease analysis unit (33); and characterized by at least one face detection and recognition unit (31) which is included within the cloud storing unit (3) and which finds the face in the photo and video data and detects whose faces are these; at least one user database (32) which is included within the cloud storing unit (3) and keeps the analysed faces as date and name; at least one disease analysis unit (33) which is included within the cloud storing unit (3) and detects the disease by analysing the faces included in the user database (32).

2. A system (1) according to claim 1; characterized by the face detection and recognition unit (31) which detects face images via image processing techniques from the photo and video data uploaded to the cloud storing unit (3), clusters the similar faces found by it by combining the characteristic features of the face and marks the clustered faces as they belong to one person.

3. A system (1) according to claim 1; characterized by the user database (32) which stores the faces clustered by the face detection and recognition unit (31) by their user (K) names and dates.

4. A system (1) according to claim 1; characterized by the disease analysis unit (33) which keeps the characteristic features that can be detected in face images for different diseases, as disease findings.

5. A system (1) according to claim 4; characterized by the disease analysis unit (33) which detects the findings of diseases in face images by analysing the images received from the user database (32), via image processing techniques.

6. A system (1) according to claim 4; characterized by the disease analysis unit (33) which keeps the changes or the abnormalities in the face images of different dates that it receives from the user database (32), as finding coefficients and diagnoses a disease when courses are detected more than a specific finding coefficient.

7. A system (1) according to claim 4; characterized by the user database (32) which keeps the disease and the findings of the disease with the user (K) names in the event that a disease is diagnosed in the face images of the user (K) by the disease analysis unit (33).

8. A system (1) according to claim 1; characterized by the cloud storing unit (3) which sends the disease findings detected by the disease analysis unit (33) and stored in the user database (32), to the electronic device (2) of the user (K).

9. A system (1) according to claim 8; characterized by the cloud storing unit (3) which transmits the disease and the disease findings to an electronic device (2) of the user (K) by means of the network services (A) as e-mail, sms or push notification.

10. A system (1) according to claim 8; characterized by the cloud storing unit (3) which transmits the changes in the face images according to the dates kept in the user database (32) and the possible reasons of these changes to the electronic devices (2) of the users

11. A method (100) for diagnosing potential diseases from photo and video data and informing the user; characterized by steps of the electronic device (2) transmitting the photo and video data of the user (K) to the cloud storing unit (3) by means of the network services (A)(101); the face detection and recognition unit (31) obtaining the face images over the photo and video data of the user (K)(102); the face detection and recognition unit (31) clustering the face images found by it according to their characteristic features (103); the face detection and recognition unit (31) marking the faces clustered by it as they belong to the user (K)(104); the face detection and recognition unit (31) transmitting the faces found by it to the user database (32) and the user database (32) according to the date (105); the user database (32) storing the face images according to the user (K) and the date (106); the disease analysis unit (33) receiving the face images from the user database (32)(107); the disease analysis unit (33) searching the disease finding in the face images (108); the disease analysis unit (33) transmitting the potential disease to the user database (32) with the finding if it detects a disease finding (109); if the disease finding of the user (K) is added to the user database (32), the cloud storing unit (3) transmitting the potential disease and its finding to the electronic device (2) of the user (K) (110).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] “A System and Method for Diagnosing Potential Diseases from Photo and Video Data and Informing the User” realized to fulfil the objective of the present invention is shown in the figure attached, in which:

[0010] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the inventive system.

[0011] FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the inventive method.

[0012] The components illustrated in the figure are individually numbered, where the numbers refer to the following: [0013] 1. System [0014] 2. Electronic device [0015] 3. Cloud storing unit [0016] 31. Face detection and recognition unit [0017] 32. User database [0018] 33. Disease analysis unit [0019] K. User [0020] A. Network services

[0021] 100. Method

[0022] The inventive system (1) for diagnosing potential diseases from photo and video data comprises: [0023] at least one electronic device (2) whereby the users (K) can upload their photo and video data [0024] at least one cloud storing unit (3) whereby the electronic devices (2) can transmit the photo and video data by means of the network services (A) and receive feedback; [0025] at least one face detection and recognition unit (31) which is included within the cloud storing unit (3) and which finds the face in the photo and video data and detects whose faces are these; [0026] at least one user database (32) which is included within the cloud storing unit (3) and keeps the analysed faces as date and name; [0027] at least one disease analysis unit (33) which is included within the cloud storing unit (3) and detects the disease by analysing the faces included in the user database (32).

[0028] The electronic device (2) is a device whereby the users (K) can upload their photo and video data and which transmits the image data uploaded by means of the network services (A), to the cloud storing unit (3). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the electronic device (2) is a computer or a mobile device.

[0029] The cloud storing unit (3) is a remote storage unit whereby the electronic devices (2) can upload the photo and video data of the users (K) by means of the network services (A). The cloud storing unit (3) comprises the face detection and recognition unit (31), the user database (32) and the disease analysis unit (33).

[0030] The face detection and recognition unit (31) is a unit which detects face images via image processing techniques from the photo and video data uploaded to the cloud storing unit (3), clusters the similar faces found by it by combining the characteristic features of the face and marks the clustered faces as they belong to one person.

[0031] The user database (32) is a database which stores the faces clustered by the face detection and recognition unit (31) by their user (K) names and dates.

[0032] The disease analysis unit (33) is a unit which keeps the characteristic features that can be detected in face images for different diseases, as disease findings. The disease analysis unit (33) detects the findings of diseases in face images by analysing the images received from the user database (32), via image processing techniques.

[0033] In one embodiment of the invention, the disease analysis unit (33) diagnoses diseases by analysis of sequential face image. It keeps the changes or the abnormalities in the face images of different dates that it receives from the user database (32), as finding coefficients. Disease is diagnosed when courses are detected more than a specific finding coefficient.

[0034] S In one embodiment of the invention, the user database (32) keeps the disease and the findings of the disease with the user (K) names in the event that a disease is diagnosed in the face images of the user (K) by the disease analysis unit (33).

[0035] The cloud storing unit (3) sends the disease findings detected by the disease analysis unit (33) and stored in the user database (32), to the electronic device (2) of the user (K). The cloud storing unit (3) transmits the disease and the disease findings to an electronic device (2) of the user (K) by means of the network services (A) as e-mail, sms or push notification.

[0036] In one embodiment of the invention, the cloud storing unit (3) transmits the changes in the face images according to the dates kept in the user database (32) and the possible reasons of these changes to the electronic devices (2) of the users (K).

[0037] The inventive method (100) for diagnosing potential diseases from photo and video data comprises steps of: [0038] the electronic device (2) transmitting the photo and video data of the user (K) to the cloud storing unit (3) by means of the network services (A)(101); [0039] the face detection and recognition unit (31) obtaining the face images over the photo and video data of the user (K)(102); [0040] the face detection and recognition unit (31) clustering the face images found by it according to their characteristic features (103); [0041] the face detection and recognition unit (31) marking the faces clustered by it as they belong to the user (K)(104); [0042] the face detection and recognition unit (31) transmitting the faces found by it to the user database (32) and the user database (32) according to the date (105); [0043] the user database (32) storing the face images according to the user (K) and the date (106); [0044] the disease analysis unit (33) receiving the face images from the user database (32)(107); [0045] the disease analysis unit (33) searching the disease finding in the face images (108); [0046] the disease analysis unit (33) transmitting the potential disease to the user database (32) with the finding if it detects a disease finding (109); [0047] if the disease finding of the user (K) is added to the user database (32), the cloud storing unit (3) transmitting the potential disease and its finding to the electronic device (2) of the user (K) (110).

[0048] Within these basic concepts; it is possible to develop various embodiments of the inventive system (1) and method (100); the invention cannot be limited to examples disclosed herein and it is essentially according to claims.