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The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a process that can be implemented by a human operator and a computing device to analyze and display human skin images. The system acquires a digital image from a camera or scanner. Subsequently, the system determines which area(s) of the ima

The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a process that can be implemented by a human operator and a computing device to analyze and display human skin images. The system acquires a digital image from a camera or scanner. Subsequently, the system determines which area(s) of the image to analyze using landmarks such as the corner of the eye. The determined areas are then analyzed to locate skin defects such as red spots, and the defects are visually identified on a display. A severity is calculated for the defects and the severity is compared to an average skin severity associated with a population of people. In addition, a simulation is generated and displayed showing an improvement to the defect areas.

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The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a process that can be implemented by a human operator and a computing device to analyze and display human skin images. The system acquires a digital image from a camera or scanner. Subsequently, the system determines which area(s) of the ima

The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a process that can be implemented by a human operator and a computing device to analyze and display human skin images. The system acquires a digital image from a camera or scanner. Subsequently, the system determines which area(s) of the image to analyze using landmarks such as the corner of the eye. The determined areas are then analyzed to locate skin defects such as red spots, and the defects are visually identified on a display. A severity is calculated for the defects and the severity is compared to an average skin severity associated with a population of people. In addition, a simulation is generated and displayed showing an improvement to the defect areas. nly one of the plurality of rising transitions and the plurality of falling transitions. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the timing reference signal is transmitted synchronously with data signal. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the variable delay circuit includes a plurality of delays through which the reference clock signal passes, with a number of the delays selected by the control signal to generate the data-sampling signal. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a mechanism configured to read, with the reference clock signal, the data signal sampled by the receive circuit. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a transmit state derived from the control signal and controlling an interpolator to output a transmit timing signal that is input to a data transmit circuit that is adapted to send data according to transitions of the transmit timing signal. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a duty cycle correction circuit operably coupled to the variable delay circuit and adapted to modify an output of the variable delay circuit to generate the data-sampling signal. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising first and second receive circuits adapted to sample respective first and second data signals in response to the transition of the data-sampling signal. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of delay elements connectable between the variable delay circuit and the plurality of receive circuits, such that the data-sampling signal passes through a different number of the delay elements in traveling to the first receive circuit than the data-sampling signal passes through in traveling to the second receive circuit. 13. An apparatus comprising: a variable delay circuit adapted to generate a data-sampling signal that is delayed relative to a reference clock signal according to a control signal; a control circuit operably coupled to the variable delay circuit and adapted to determine a phase difference between the data-sampling signal and a strobe signal and to generate the control signal according to the phase difference; and a receive circuit operably coupled to the variable delay circuit and adapted to sample a data signal in response to a transition of the data-sampling signal. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the phase difference between the data-sampling signal and the strobe signal is approximately ninety degrees. 15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the receive circuit is adapted to sample the data signal in response to rising and falling transitions of the data-sampling signal. 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the strobe signal has