KR20030028745A - Methods and system for providing personalized preparations - Google Patents

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for providing individual customized cosmetic preparations and services to consumers. The diagnostic data provides cosmetic evaluation data based on the diagnostic data obtained directly from the consumer and delivers at least one of the cosmetic preparation and the cosmetic advice data to the consumer. In addition, a cosmetic preparation method is also provided, in which a consumer is provided with a plurality of liquids to provide cosmetic diagnosis data and to manufacture a customized cosmetic preparation based on the cosmetic diagnosis data, and the preparation is paid and the preparation is used. Are formulated for.

Description

METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED PREPARATIONS}

Consumers use sunscreens, skin creams, perfumes, shaving creams, bathroom products, nail care products, deodorants, shampoos, conditioners, hairsprays, mousses to enhance their appearance, increase their confidence, treat illness and cleanse their bodies. Cosmetic preparations such as oils, vitamins, antibacterial mixtures, anti-acne medications, skin specialty mixtures, pharmaceutical mixtures, mascaras, facial foundations, lipsticks, hair dyes, creams and cleansers have long been used. Consumers have been worried about choosing the most appropriate product from various products. In addition, consumers may not be able to make choices in a personal and comfortable place when choosing a product at a retail store. Also, once a choice is made, the consumer cannot make a choice until he has consumed or discarded the purchased product. This choice does not allow for later flexibility in mood, anticipated social situations, skin conditions, and the like. In addition, the consumer may be dissatisfied with the image of the product as a result of his or her perception or known by others. As a result, most consumers have large quantities of products they do not use at home. These unused products often have an expiration date, which consumers are unaware of, and this is likely to create health risks for consumers.

Past methods for personalization of cosmetics have focused on point-of-sale in retail. For example, a salesperson was allowed to manually adjust the formulation of the facial foundation to match the skin color of a particular consumer. More recent methods have developed this idea by supplying automatic cosmetic preparation devices to retail stores. Retailer employees operate these more recent devices to produce products that are packaged in containers and delivered to consumers.

The above mentioned methods partially meet the consumer's desire for personalization but have some significant drawbacks. For example, these methods assume that consumers will not change their mind about the product they purchase after using the product, but this often happens. No matter which of the methods listed above is used, you will need to repurchase another cosmetic if your mind changes. In addition, the consumer must actually visit the retailer and make a choice again in an open environment. This method is not only inconvenient and expensive, but also results in the accumulation of a significant amount of cosmetics in the consumer's personal home. In addition, the shelf life of cosmetics that consumers keep is often expired before they even use the product.

In addition, the existing retailer's cosmetic preparation device must fill the container with cosmetic products, so the consumer must move the product to the spatula before using the product. For example, in retail stores, retail personalized facial creams are usually provided in bottles. Before a consumer can use a custom facial cream, the consumer must transfer the cream to a hand or pad afterwards. If the consumer is not satisfied with the customized facial cream, the existing bottle does not prepare an amount of facial cream that can be applied only once on the intermediary surface for the consumer to apply only once, so the cream of the entire bottle is not used. Will remain.

Consumers also want greater control over cosmetic services. This decision must be made by the consumer, but under existing methods and systems, consumers are forced to rely on brokers to customize cosmetics or cosmetic services. Thus, any environment in which a consumer can provide cosmetic diagnostic data directly and obtain evaluation data in order to allow consumers greater control before selecting and purchasing cosmetic products and cosmetic services is desirable.

Finally, the current delivery of cosmetic preparations is limited to preparations that are stable, compatible, and bacterially inhibited compounds, because some compounds may not be able to be stored for long periods of time or lose some properties when heated or heated. Because. Delivering customized cosmetic preparations for single use will eliminate many of these prohibitive aspects of preparing and selling incompatible or unstable preparations. Thus, by changing the way of selling and dispensing cosmetic preparations, new and improved cosmetic preparations can be made and offered to consumers.

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a personalized cosmetic cosmetic preparation to a consumer.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate several features of the invention and, together with the description, serve to represent the principles of the invention.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an individual customized cosmetic.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a cosmetic purchasing method.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing personalized cosmetics.

4 shows a diagram illustrating a customized cosmetic device.

5 is a view showing yet another custom cosmetic device.

6 is an internal schematic diagram illustrating a custom cosmetic device.

7 is an internal schematic diagram showing a custom cosmetic device.

Reference will now be made to preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like elements throughout.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide methods and systems for receiving customized cosmetics and services to consumers.

Still other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention, which will be published in the following description, will in part be apparent to those skilled in the art as to whether to study or implement the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention will be realized and obtained by the usefulness and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In order to achieve the above and other objects in accordance with the object of the present invention, methods and systems are provided for providing custom products and services to a consumer.

A method of providing a personalized cosmetic product is provided that includes obtaining cosmetic diagnostic data from a consumer at a personal location and providing the consumer with evaluation data based on the diagnostic data. Next, one or more of the formulated cosmetics and cosmetic services are delivered to the consumer.

Also provided is a method of purchasing a cosmetic preparation comprising obtaining diagnostic data from a consumer and providing a plurality of solutions to produce the cosmetic product based on the diagnostic data. The cost is received from the consumer and a personalized cosmetic product is formulated for use.

Also provided is a system for producing a customized cosmetic comprising a cosmetic diagnostic device, a cosmetic evaluation device, and a cosmetic delivery device operative to deliver one or more custom cosmetic preparations and makeup advice data to a consumer.

Finally, personalized cosmetics comprising obtaining cosmetic diagnostic data directly from the consumer, providing cosmetic evaluation data based on the diagnostic data, and delivering one or more of the formulated cosmetics and cosmetic services directly to the consumer. A method of providing is provided.

Still another object of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description of exemplary preferred embodiments, as one of the best forms for carrying out the invention. As will be appreciated, it is to be understood that the present invention has other obvious features without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and detailed description of the invention are illustrative in nature and not restrictive.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are implemented using standard mechanical pumps, mixing devices, heaters, dispensers, microprocessors and cosmetic ingredients which are well known in the art and which can be easily combined according to the invention. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand other computer languages and techniques that may be used to practice the present invention, but basic software programming techniques and web-based technologies such as Java, Perl, C, C ++, etc. may be used to implement the present invention. It is used as a software programming language.

1 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a method for providing an individual customized cosmetic preparation. Initially, the interface is provided to the consumer in step 10, where the consumer provides diagnostic data and makes choices related to cosmetic preparations and services. These interfaces include real-time face-to-face calls, telephones, the Internet (using standard Internet protocols such as TCP / IP, etc.), regular mail, electronics with software logic designed to send and receive cosmetic diagnostic data, and e-mail. , Special equipment (probes such as spectrophotometers, moisture meters, colorimeters, thermometers, etc.) designed to collect photographic and cosmetic data from cameras or videos, and makeup advisors (personalized or electronically assigned to consumers). Takes shape. In addition, the interface is located in a consumer's home, a device operated by the consumer directly, a personal place such as a non-retail store. Non-retail stores refer to any place except the existing cosmetic counters in department stores. Therefore, devices located in shopping malls, hotels, bars, gas stations, cabins, amusement parks, restaurants, and the like are also considered to be non-retail stores unless the devices are located at existing cosmetic counters in stores. However, even if the device is located at an existing cosmetic counter, the device is considered to be in a personal place as long as the device is operated by the consumer and not by the cosmetic counter staff.

In step 20, diagnostic data is obtained from the consumer via the interface, which includes personal preferences (for preference colors, fragrances, etc.), skin and color measurements (obtained through cameras, videos, probes, medical records, etc.) and health measurements. Data (blood pressure, body temperature, weight, etc.), inputs provided by advisors (obtained from collections from doctors, beauty consultants, personal trainers, parents, fashion consultants, teachers, etc.), daily schedules, calendars, key dates, weather conditions , Electronic data (obtained from favorite celebrities, close friends, family members, fashion trends, etc.), questions about consumers, past choices, changes to previous cycles, changes based on visualization of outcome choices, etc. Feedback loops), and the like. In addition, diagnostic data may also be collected through devices used to interface with consumers, which may include raw material supply, device maintenance needs, installation inputs, etc., for purposes of illustration only. This data also includes skin or hair condition data (physical skin condition, skin / hair dryness, skin / hair oil, etc.), skin texture (tissue) measurements (pores, wrinkles, etc.), color data (brightness, saturation, hue and Spectral data) and the like.

As indicated in step 10, this diagnostic data can be delivered in a variety of ways. Once the diagnostic data has been collected for the first time, the evaluation data is provided to the consumer at step 40. Evaluation data includes providing diagnostic data to advisors such as medical / dental specialists, cosmetic specialists, beauty consultants, personal trainers, and the like. In addition, evaluation data may be stored as data constants in an electronic system for determining favorite celebrities, family members, friends, popular cosmetics selection, and the like. Evaluation data can also be used with standard computer algorithms that receive color, condition, organization, and other measurements directly or indirectly from the consumer to create a visual choice for that consumer.

In addition, the salesperson can process the evaluation data at the store, by telephone, or by home visit, consumer software, remote software, and the like. Once the evaluation data is determined, it is a feedback loop that is passed to any diagnostic device used and can provide advice data to the consumer at step 30. In addition, the advisory data may provide viable instructions to the custom cosmetic preparation device (described below) and convey to the device the percentage of ingredients needed to prepare the cosmetic preparation, the number of mixes, the mechanical pump speed, and similar information. In addition, the advisory data may include reference usage information, instructions, device selection parameters, and the like.

In step 50 the consumer makes a choice of cosmetic preparation or service. The consumer may be assisted by a device that visually displays the consumer's rating data when making this choice. In the selection process, the consumer can modify or virtually ignore any evaluation data provided, thereby selecting cosmetic preparations and services not provided by the evaluation data. In this way, the consumer maintains final control over his or her cosmetic choices.

The consumer receives the cosmetic preparation or service in step 55. The cosmetic preparation may be any mixture prepared from diagnostic and evaluation data used by the consumer and the consumer may include a chemist, a pharmacist, and the like. Delivery of custom preparations can be made directly to the consumer's desired body parts, such as nails, hair, and the like. Such preparations may also be delivered to the consumer's fingers, applicator rods, and similar intermediary surfaces. Custom preparations may also be delivered in bottles, bags and similar containers. The custom preparation can be prepared directly at step 90, in which case one skilled in the art will understand that other devices are possible, but the preparation can preferably be delivered via a custom cosmetic preparation device as mentioned below. Such preparations may also be delivered by mail or electronic mail (eg, digital information used by devices in the consumer's home for the purpose of dispensing cosmetics and perfumes directly to the consumer). In addition, information about how to prepare such preparations may be delivered to the consumer's electronics directly or indirectly through any electronic method. The device / electronics used to deliver the cosmetic preparation thus requires the raw material provided in step 70. The raw materials are experimentally provided in the form of single or plural component liquids, where each liquid contains different / various or single components.

In addition to the cosmetic preparation, the consumer can receive cosmetic services as described in step 80. These services include product recommendations, expert recommendations, automatic reordering of raw materials, automatic reordering of previously selected cosmetic preparations, communication with consumer electronics (such as consumer alarm clocks or coffee pots), electronic conversations with experts, website recommendations, and Similar services are included.

Although FIG. 1 depicts delivery of a cosmetic preparation after obtaining diagnostic data from the consumer, the cosmetic preparation is in fact a diagnostic and evaluation underlying the interaction to deliver a custom preparation developed by the consumer after the consumer initially receives a sample. You can start the process. In addition, diagnostic data can also be measured in a variety of ways, including how consumers can compare different preparation samples and choose the ones they like best.

2 shows a flowchart of one embodiment of a cosmetic purchasing method. Initially an interaction with the consumer is established in step 100, which is the interface mentioned in FIG. Diagnostic data is obtained in step 110 and advisors are provided in step 120. Such advisors may be, for example, electronic advisors or real advisors, such as software execution algorithms, where the consumer is contacted electronically or directly by a professional advisor. The consumer is provided with evaluation data in step 140 and advice data in step 130. The consumer selects a specific cosmetic preparation or service in step 150 and the payment is received from the consumer in step 160.

The payment received from the consumer is preferably provided through a kiosk device in which the consumer provides diagnostic data and obtains evaluation data through a feedback loop implemented in software logic. Specifically, prior to selecting a cosmetic preparation or cosmetic service, the consumer pays for the preparation or service by directly providing a means of payment to the device and method. For example, in kiosks, consumers can pay for cosmetics or services using a credit / debit card, or cash. For remote access, consumers can pay for credit cards, bank account numbers, or their products and services. You can pay this other convenient way that you can be paid.

The cosmetic dispenser is operated in step 170 and the preparation is prepared in step 190. Any device for preparing a preparation is provided with a liquid in step 180, where the liquid is mixed at the consumer's choice to produce the desired cosmetic preparation.

3 shows a block diagram of an embodiment for a system 200 for providing a customized cosmetic. An input interface 210 is provided through which the consumer implements a direct interface electronically, manually, or face to face with the step 200 system. The diagnostic device 220 collects diagnostic data from the consumer as described above, which is then used by the evaluation device 23. Optionally, the consumer may pay for cosmetic preparations or services using payment device 240 (eg, kiosk). The consumer then makes a final decision as to which cosmetic preparation or service to receive using the selection device 270 (e.g., a selection using a software form, a store display device displaying a selection menu and similar methods). Basic ingredients 280 (single or multicomponent liquids) are provided to produce the necessary cosmetic preparations and information data stores 290 are provided to provide cosmetic services to the consumer. The delivery interface 300 provides a machine for delivering a cosmetic preparation or service. The preparation may be provided via a cosmetic preparation device (mentioned below) or via a software interface (such as web, email, fax, etc.) for cosmetic service advice.

4 shows one embodiment of a custom makeup device scheme. The device 310 includes a cartridge 320, a video port 330, a communication port 340, a slide selector 350, a color palette 360, a dispenser 370, and a surface 380.

The device 310 contains one or more cartridges 320 and the cartridges contain liquid (components), which are tailored to the surface 380 or the intermediate surface 400 of the device 310 when mixed with medicines prescribed by the consumer. Create a crude 390. Each cartridge 320 holds one or more liquids. However, as will be appreciated, the cartridge 320 holding the liquid may not be necessary at all, since the liquid may simply be added to a reservoir included in the device 310 (not shown in FIG. 4).

Those components are single or plural component liquids, such as waxes with various colors and concentrations needed to make various cosmetic preparations such as lipsticks, eyeliners, lotions, powders, mascaras and the like. The consumer will provide the selection and diagnostic data to determine the amount of liquid needed to make the customized cosmetic preparation 390. These selections and diagnostic data also include color and product selections such as lipsticks, eyeliners, lotions, powders, mascaras and the like.

The consumer may use this selection data via one or more input selection or diagnostic means attached to or interfaced with the device 310 such as color palette 360, slide selector 350, video port 330, communication port 340, or the like. To provide. Device 310 obtains consumer selection and diagnostic data from devices such as video, digital cameras, TVs, and the like via video port 330. Device 310 obtains consumer selection data from a device such as a digital telephone, computer, calculator, wireless communicator, etc. via communication port 340. In addition, the communication port 340 need not be physically connected to the device 310 and may instead use a wireless or infrared port. In addition, the communication port 340 may connect to a sensor that measures color, moisture, oil, skin tissue, skin sensitivity, and the like. The preselection algorithm uses these measurements to determine the best choice for each consumer.

In addition, a consumer can use a single-line LCD (not shown) to enter selection and diagnostic data in the form of numeric values representing product and color selection. The device 310 can also show the consumer's selected colors to the consumer using the communication 340 and the video port 330. Consumers also have these choices available through the color palette.

As described above, consumers can provide selection data to the device 310 in a variety of ways. In fact, the packaged selection data can be made available to consumers through automated telephone systems or Internet websites, where consumers are required to produce tones / products comparable to existing market products or existing products. A numeric code representing the selection data is available. In this way, the consumer can prepare a cosmetic product that mimics a famous brand product as needed. These choices can also be found in advertisements of famous brand products.

Once the consumer selects the desired color and product, the device 310 calculates the appropriate amount of liquid needed to make the custom cosmetic preparation 390. The liquids are then appropriately formulated in the cartridge 320, where necessary, mixed or heated to facilitate squeezing from the device 310 and through the dispenser 370, the intermediate surface (400) or device 310. ) Onto a surface 380 attached thereto. Dispenser 370 may use pressure spray, twin liquid spray, electrostatic spray, mechanical screw extrusion, piezoelectric spray, sputtering technology, and similar controlled dispensing techniques. The placed personalized cosmetic preparation 390 can exit the device 310 in various forms such as spray, drop by drop, or coating.

5 shows one embodiment of a scheme for an alternative custom makeup device. 5 shows cosmetic device 410 with device 410 horizontal and separate from surface 420. Such a device 410 allows consumers to easily attach and use the wall in their homes and make more efficient use of the extra space in their homes.

Similar to the apparatus of FIG. 4, a cartridge 430 containing liquid is provided and a custom cosmetic preparation 440 exits the apparatus 410 via the dispenser 450. In addition, custom cosmetic preparation 440 may be released on an intermediary surface 460, such as a lipstick application device. Although not shown in FIG. 5, a consumer input selection device may also be provided in various ways as mentioned in FIG. 4. It is also possible to show the consumer selection and diagnostic data to the consumer prior to releasing the customized cosmetic preparation.

6 shows one embodiment of an internal schematic for a custom make-up device. The internal schematic illustrates the meter and dispenser 480 of the customized cosmetic preparation device 470 in more detail. The meter shows how different amounts of liquid are mixed to produce a custom cosmetic preparation 490 on the surface 500. 6 also shows how the liquid flows out of the dispenser 480 in the device 470. The cosmetic device 470 includes a microprocessor 510, a data bus 520, a cartridge 530, a piping system 540, a mixer 550, a heater 560, an ejector 570, and a dispenser 480. It is provided.

After the selection and diagnostic data is available to the microprocessor 510 in the device 470, a signal is sent to the cartridge 530 via the data bus 520. The signal causes cartridge 530 to deliver the appropriate amount of liquid, where the amount of liquid is determined by selection and diagnostic data input to microprocessor 510. The microprocessor 510 uses calculations well known to those skilled in the art for generating a formula used to select an appropriate amount of liquid contained in the cartridge 530. The liquid contains cyan, crimson, yellow and similar dyes that allow color matching and pigments such as titanium, iron oxide and ultramarine blue. The liquid also includes waxes, sunscreens, moisturizers, perfumes, anti-wrinkle and anti-aging agents, skin preparations, cleansing agents, conditioners and the like.

Once the appropriate amount of liquid is discharged from the cartridge 530, the liquid is pushed out through the piping system 540, which helps the liquid move from the cartridge 530 to the dispenser 480. Liquid transfer is possible by gravity alone, but by any mechanical method such as a screw extruder.

Upon exiting cartridge 530, the liquid may be mixed using mixer 550 or heated using heater 560. For mixing, static micromixers manufactured by the Institute of Microtechnik, Manitz, Germany can be used. Heater 560 increases the flowability of the liquid when the liquid contains components such as wax. Mixer 550 also discharges the mixed liquid to ejector 570. The ejector 570 is mobile to allow the customized cosmetic preparation 490 to be uniformly sprayed onto the surface 500 through the dispenser 480. As discussed above, dispenser 480 may be implemented using one or a combination of controlled formulation techniques, such as pressure spray, twin liquid spray, electrostatic spray, mechanical screw extrusion, piezoelectric spray, sputtering techniques, and the like.

7 is an internal schematic view showing one embodiment of a personalized makeup device. The cosmetic device 580 includes a microprocessor 590, a data bus 600, a cartridge 610, a piping system 620 that serves to transfer liquid from the cartridge 610, and a dispenser 630.

Referring again to FIG. 7, microprocessor 590 accepts selection and diagnostic data, which data may be stored in cartridge 610 by causing microprocessor 590 to issue instructions over data bus 600. The liquid is allowed to drain into the piping system 620 by a specific amount. However, in FIG. 7 the liquid of the device 580 accumulates on the surface 650 and then mixes only after exiting the device 580 through the dispenser 630 to form a customized cosmetic preparation 640 on the surface 650. Done. The device 580 also includes a dispenser 630, where the dispenser moves back and forth by operation of a step motor (not shown in the figure) in response to instructions from the microprocessor 590. This movement of the dispenser 630 enables control of the placement of the liquids on the surface 650 and forms color recognition similar to those obtained from ink-jet printing on paper media, for example.

In addition, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the devices shown in FIGS. 4-7 do not need to have a cartridge containing a liquid component since the liquid reservoir is mounted directly within the device and does not require a separate cartridge. In addition, the devices shown in FIGS. 4-7 can be retrofitted into kiosks for use by consumers in a variety of environments in which consumers operate directly and pay for device usage.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the published form. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many other alternatives, modifications, and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. Accordingly, the present invention is intended to embrace all alternatives, modifications, and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims.

Claims (11)

Obtaining cosmetic diagnostic data from the consumer while the consumer is in a personal location; Providing cosmetic evaluation data to the consumer based on the cosmetic diagnostic data; And Delivering at least one of a cosmetic preparation and a cosmetic service to the consumer. The method of claim 1, Acquiring the cosmetic diagnostic data comprises measuring the skin condition of a consumer to obtain one or more color data, spectral data, tissue data, and skin condition data. . The method of claim 1, And obtaining a final selection from the consumer prior to the delivering step. The method of claim 1, Wherein said personal location is at least one of a consumer's home, a cosmetic preparation device operated by the consumer, a non-retail store building. Obtaining cosmetic diagnostic data from a consumer; Preparing a personalized cosmetic preparation based on the cosmetic diagnostic data; Receiving payment from the consumer; And delivering a personalized cosmetic preparation to the consumer. The method of claim 10, Obtaining the cosmetic diagnostic data comprises obtaining the cosmetic diagnostic data through one or more questions asked by the consumer. The method of claim 10, Obtaining the cosmetic diagnostic data comprises measuring one or more of skin characteristic data, environmental characteristic data, health characteristic data, and consumer preference data. Cosmetic diagnostic apparatus; Cosmetic evaluation apparatus; And To deliver to the consumer one or more of the personalized cosmetic preparation and the cosmetic advice data using diagnostic data obtained through the cosmetic diagnostic device and processed by the cosmetic evaluation device producing one or more of the personalized cosmetic preparation and the cosmetic advice data. System for providing a customized cosmetic, characterized in that it comprises a cosmetic delivery device. The method of claim 19, A system for providing a personalized cosmetic further comprising a personalized cosmetic preparation device operative to produce a personalized cosmetic preparation. Obtaining cosmetic diagnostic data directly from the consumer; Providing cosmetic evaluation data to the consumer based on the cosmetic diagnostic data; And Delivering at least one of a cosmetic preparation and a cosmetic service directly to the consumer. The method of claim 26, The cosmetic preparation is one or more of lipstick, foundation, mascara, shampoo, perfume, eye shadow, nail polish, powder, lotion, hair dye, cleanser, conditioner, sunscreen, skin cream, vitamin, hair stray, mousse, blush To provide individual customized cosmetics.