An image processing system for predicting ovulation using a test channel for
collecting
saliva sample and a miniature camera for capturing the image of the saliva at dried
state for analyzing the crystalline patterns for ovulation prediction. A rotary
bristle element is attached to the drive head and a notch-like test channel traverses
the width of the drive head. A conductivity sensor is mounted on a wall of the
test channel for detecting filling and drying of the saliva sample. An algorithm
in the microprocessor analyzes the image of the dried saliva and calculates the
characteristic line length of line segments of connected saliva dots. A ferning
index is also defined and calculated based on the percentage of area coverage of
line segments which are exceeding the threshold line length. Trend curves are established
based on the daily saliva analysis in a woman's menstrual cycle for predicting
days from the ovulation.