KR20190063210A - Method and System for Recommending Cosmetic based on User Skin Information - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for recommending cosmetics based on user′s skin information. The system for recommending cosmetics based on user′s skin information comprises: a measurement and analysis unit including a skin tone measurement and analysis unit configured to measure and analyze a skin tone of a user based on user′s skin information photographed using a camera of a mobile device, an environment measurement and analysis unit configured to measure and analyze a surrounding environment, a theme recommending unit configured to recommend a theme that the user may desire, and a user recommendation information generating unit configured to generate user recommendation information based on a combination of user′s skin tone information determined on the basis of skin tone analysis information analyzed by the skin tone measurement and analysis unit and environment analysis information analyzed by the environment measurement and analysis unit with theme information that the user selects; and a recommendation unit configured to recommend cosmetics corresponding to the user recommendation information. According to the present invention, as the system is configured to integrate and analyze skin information of a plurality of body portions of a user, the system is capable of more accurately identify the skin tone of the user.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a system and a method for recommending cosmetics based on user's skin information,

The present invention relates to a system for recommending cosmetics based on user skin information and a method thereof.

The description in this section merely provides background information on this disclosure and does not constitute prior art.

Recently, many kinds of foundation and color cosmetics have been rapidly developed and released. Among many types of cosmetics, it is not easy for users to select cosmetics that suit themselves. A variety of makeup simulation programs and cosmetics recommendation programs have been developed to make it easier for users to select the cosmetics that suit their needs.

A conventional apparatus and method for recommending cosmetics (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0098130) discloses a method for recommending cosmetics based on user's skin information. It is possible to acquire skin information of a user, recommend cosmetics suitable for the skin information, and simulate recommended cosmetics. However, there is a disadvantage that it does not provide cosmetic information suitable for the user by utilizing the skin information and the theme information desired by the user.

Accordingly, a problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cosmetic product which recommends a cosmetic suitable for a user by utilizing user skin information and desired theme information in a complicated manner, Based recommendation system and a recommendation method for providing a link to the user's skin information based recommendation system.

The present disclosure relates to a skin tone measurement and analysis unit for measuring and analyzing a skin tone of a user based on skin information of a user photographed using a camera of a mobile device, an environment measurement analysis unit for measuring and analyzing a surrounding environment, A theme recommendation unit for recommending a theme, skin tone information of a user determined based on skin tone analysis information analyzed by the skin tone measurement analysis unit and environmental analysis information analyzed by the environment analysis unit, And a user recommendation information generation unit that generates user recommendation information based on a combination of the information and the information; And a recommendation unit for recommending cosmetics corresponding to the user recommendation information.

Additional solutions of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be readily apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.

According to the user skin information-based cosmetic recommendation system and method according to the present disclosure, skin information of a plurality of parts of a user is synthesized and analyzed, so that skin tones can be more accurately grasped.

According to the system and method for recommending cosmetics based on user skin information according to the present disclosure, since cosmetics suitable for user's intention to be introduced can be recommended by combining user skin tone information and theme information selected by the user, Satisfaction can be enhanced.

1 is a block diagram of a user skin information based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a simplified illustration of a process of measuring a user's skin in a user skin information-based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a simplified illustration of a display screen for displaying user skin tone information of a user skin information based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 4 is a simplified illustration of a theme selection screen that allows a user of a user's skin information-based cosmetic recommendation system to select a theme desired by the user according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a simplified illustration of a cosmetics recommendation screen of a user skin information based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 6 is an exemplary view illustrating a case of a mobile device capable of storing a recommended cosmetics in connection with a system and method for recommending a user's skin information-based cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a block diagram of a method of recommending a user skin information based cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present disclosure unnecessarily obscure.

1 is a block diagram of a user skin information based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system 100 for recommending a user's skin information based cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a measurement analysis unit 200 and a recommendation unit 300.

The measurement analysis unit 200 may include a skin tone measurement and analysis unit 210, an environment measurement and analysis unit 220, a theme recommendation unit 230, and a user recommendation information generation unit 240.

The skin tone measurement and analysis unit 210 may measure and analyze a user's skin tone based on skin information of a user photographed using a camera of a mobile device. At this time, the skin tone can be measured and analyzed using the RGB values of the user's skin in the measurement screen. The skin tone information measured and analyzed at this time is the primary skin tone analysis information. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, skin tones can be measured and analyzed based on the average value of the RGB values of the user's wrist and face. Specifically, the skin tone can be measured and analyzed on the inside of the wrist, on the outside of the wrist, on the forehead, The skin tone can be measured and analyzed on the basis of the average value of RGB values of all photographed regions. However, the photographing part is not limited to the above-mentioned parts, and any part can be added or excluded as long as it is for accurately analyzing the skin tone of the user, and the number, combination, and photographing sequence of the photographing part are not limited at all.

The environment measurement and analysis unit 220 can analyze and measure at least one of the brightness of the surrounding environment, the type of the illumination, and the color of the illumination using the camera of the mobile device. When photographing to measure and analyze the skin tone of a user, it can take a role of grasping information on the brightness of the surrounding environment, the type of the illumination, and the color of the illumination. It is possible to analyze the brightness of surrounding environment by distinguishing between day and night, and it is possible to analyze the type of illumination by classifying whether it is a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp, and to analyze the color of illumination according to the type of illumination. Thus, the surrounding environment can be analyzed and the skin tone of the user can be corrected based on the analysis. According to this, it is possible to prevent the surrounding environment from distorting the tone of the user's skin, so that constant skin tone information can always be obtained on the assumption that the skin color is constant regardless of day or night and regardless of the type and color of illumination .

The skin tone measurement and analysis unit 210 receives the information analyzed by the environment measurement and analysis unit 220 and can correct the primary skin tone analysis information based on the information, and corrects the primary skin tone analysis information, Skin tone analysis information can be generated.

The theme recommendation unit 230 may recommend a selection phrase indicating the atmosphere the user intends to produce to the user. The user can select a desired concept (theme). As will be described later, each concept (theme) can have a unique value.

As described above, the user recommendation information generating unit 240 may generate the user recommendation information for recommending the cosmetic desired by the user by combining the secondary skin tone analysis information and the theme information of the theme selected by the user. As will be described later, user recommendation information as many as the number of skin tones multiplied by the number of themes can be generated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of the user recommendation information may be equal to or more than the number obtained by multiplying the number of skin tones by the number of the theme.

The recommendation unit 300 may include a cosmetic information recommendation unit 310 and a database (DB) 320.

The cosmetic information recommendation unit 310 may receive the user recommendation information from the user recommendation information generation unit 240 and recommend the cosmetic corresponding to the user recommendation information to the user. The cosmetic information recommendation unit 310 can inquire the corresponding cosmetic information in the database 320 based on the user recommendation information. When the corresponding cosmetic information is retrieved from the database 320, the user can recommend the information of the corresponding cosmetic.

The database 320 may contain cosmetic information. Cosmetic information may be information of lipstick and powder. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described types of cosmetics, and the database 320 may contain information on all known cosmetics. When the cosmetics corresponding to the user recommendation information can not be retrieved from the database 320, the cosmetics can be connected to the external server and collect information on the cosmetics from the external server.

FIG. 2 is a simplified illustration of a process of measuring a user's skin in a user skin information-based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

3 is a simplified illustration of a display screen for displaying user skin tone information of a user skin information based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a simplified illustration of a theme selection screen that allows a user of a user's skin information-based cosmetic recommendation system to select a theme desired by the user according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

5 is a simplified illustration of a cosmetics recommendation screen of a user skin information based cosmetic recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2, it is possible to grasp the process of photographing the user's skin in order to measure the skin tone.

2 (a) and 2 (b), the process of storing the RGB values of the photographing area located at the center of the screen at the moment when the user's wrist is displayed on the photographing scene and the user touches the screen I can understand. Referring to FIGS. 2 (c) and 2 (d), the process of storing the RGB values of the shooting region located at the center of the screen at the moment when the user's face portion is displayed on the shooting scene and the user touches the screen I can understand.

In the figure, only the two parts of the wrist and the left side of the face are shown as being photographed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to add or exclude any part as described above, .

Referring to FIG. 3, a screen for displaying user skin tone information is illustrated.

A plurality of skin tones may be displayed in spectral form and displayed (215) to match those of the user's skin to show the user's skin tones in comparison with other tones. Through this, the user can grasp whether his / her skin tone is brighter or darker than others.

Referring to FIG. 4, a theme selection screen for allowing a user to select a desired theme is illustrated. A plurality of theme selection phrases can be displayed so that the user can select a feeling to express. The details of skin tone, theme information, eigenvalue, and the like will be described later with reference to FIG.

Referring to Fig. 5, a cosmetics recommendation screen is illustrated.

When the cosmetic information corresponding to the user recommendation information is searched, the cosmetic information can be displayed so that the user can know at least one of the color, concept (theme), color development degree, cost, main ingredient and brand of the cosmetic product. At the bottom of the recommendation screen, there is a 'Get another color recommendation' button, which can recommend other cosmetics within a range that does not deviate from the user recommendation information.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view illustrating a case of a mobile device capable of storing a recommended cosmetics in connection with a system and method for recommending a user's skin information-based cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6, the illustrated mobile device case 400 may include a cover 410 and a body 420.

The cover 410 may be installed on the rear surface of the main body 420 and may be slidably coupled to the main body 420. The cover 410 may be hermetically closed when the cosmetic and cosmetic utensil provided in the body 420 is opened for use or not used. The cover 410 may include a mirror disposed on one side.

The main body 420 may include an installation space. A cosmetic cartridge 430 and a cosmetic tool (not shown) may be installed in the installation space.

The cosmetic cartridge 430 may include a plurality of division spaces 431 and 432. [ Cosmetics such as powder, lipstick, and the like may be disposed in the plurality of divided spaces 431 and 432, but not limited thereto, and any known cosmetics may be disposed in the plurality of divided spaces 431 and 432 in addition to the cosmetics listed above. Although the divided spaces 431 and 432 are shown as two rectangles in the figure, this is an embodiment only, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In some cases, the number, shape, and arrangement of the divided spaces may be changed.

The cosmetic cartridge 430 may include an openable cover to prevent the cosmetic from hardening.

The cosmetic tool (not shown) may include any known tool including a brush or the like. The cosmetic tool is not shown in the drawings, but may be disposed in the installation space of the body 420 and disposed adjacent to the cosmetic cartridge 430.

The cosmetic cartridge 430 may be detachably coupled to the body 420 in the form of a cartridge. That is, the cosmetic cartridge 430 may be releasably coupled to the body 420 to facilitate replacement.

7 is a block diagram of a method of recommending a user skin information based cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7, the user skin information-based cosmetic recommendation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a skin measurement step S100, a skin tone analysis step S200, an environmental measurement analysis step S300, a theme selection step S400 , A recommendation information generation step (S500), a recommendation step (S600), a purchase step (S700), and a cosmetic installation step (S800).

The skin measurement step S100 may be performed using a camera of the mobile device. As shown in Fig. 2 described above, the wrist region can be photographed and the face region can be photographed. At this time, the RGB values of the photographed parts can be stored.

The skin tone analysis step S200 may analyze the user's skin tone based on the RGB values of the respective regions stored in the skin measurement step S100. The first skin tone information can be generated by calculating the average value of the RGB values of each region. The environmental measurement analysis step (S300) can analyze the brightness of the surrounding environment when the user's skin is photographed using the camera. Whether it is daytime, night, night, night, night, or night, and what type of illumination is to be provided. Secondary skin tone information can be generated by combining the aforementioned primary skin tone information and brightness information of the surrounding environment. At this time, the secondary skin tone information can be displayed and provided to the mobile device in the form of a horizontal color band. The skin tone information can be displayed by the measured and analyzed date. A plurality of skin tones may be displayed in a spectral form so that the skin tones of the user are displayed in comparison with other tones and displayed in a manner that matches those of the user's skin tones.

In the theme selection step S400, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of theme selection phrases can be displayed so that the user can select a feeling to express. Each theme can have its own value. The tone is a combination of lightness and saturation. The chromatic color is divided into 11 kinds such as pale tone and light tone, and 5 kinds including achromatic color, white color and light gray. For example, the selection phrase of 'party girl' may have a unique value corresponding to the pale tone of the chromatic color, and the selection phrase of 'blue girl' may be a pale tone.

 The user recommendation information generation step (S500) can generate the user recommendation information based on the combination of the secondary skin tone information and the theme information selected by the user. The user recommendation information may have a unique value that is a combination of the secondary skin tone information and the theme information. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the skin tone of the user may be six types as illustrated in FIG. 3, and the tone specific values according to the theme may be the sixteen types mentioned above, Number of theme) * 16 (number of themes) = 96. That is, the user recommendation information can have 96 eigenvalues, and cosmetics corresponding to these eigenvalues can be recommended. However, the number of user recommendation information may be 96, but not necessarily limited to, 96 or more.

The cosmetic recommendation step (S600) can recommend the cosmetic corresponding to the user recommendation information to the user. The cosmetics corresponding to the user recommendation information can be retrieved from the database and the information of the cosmetics can be displayed. The information of the cosmetics may include at least one of a color, a concept (theme), a color development degree, a brightness degree, a price, a main ingredient, and a brand.

The cosmetic purchase step S700 may include a step of the user clicking on the link to the external purchase web site, a step of inputting the buyer's personal information, and a settlement step.

The cosmetic installation step S800 is a step of installing the cosmetics purchased by the user in the case of the mobile device. The cosmetics can be installed in the mounting space of the case of the mobile device in the form of a cartridge.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, It will be possible. The present embodiments are intended to illustrate and not to limit the technical spirit of the present disclosure, and thus the scope of the present disclosure is not limited by the present embodiment. The scope of protection of the present disclosure should be construed according to the scope of the claims, and all technical ideas which are deemed to be equivalent or equivalent should be construed as being included in the scope of the present disclosure.

100: Cosmetic recommendation system based on user's skin information
200: Measurement analysis section
300: Referral Department

Claims (15)

A skin tone measurement and analysis unit for measuring and analyzing a skin tone of a user based on skin information of a user photographed using a camera of a mobile device, an environment measurement analysis unit for measuring and analyzing a surrounding environment, A theme recommendation unit and a combination of skin tone information of a user determined based on skin tone analysis information analyzed by the skin tone measurement and analysis unit and environment analysis information analyzed by the environment analysis unit and theme information selected by the user A measurement analysis unit including a user recommendation information generation unit for generating user recommendation information based on the user recommendation information; And
A recommendation section for recommending the cosmetics corresponding to the user recommendation information,
And a user skin information based cosmetic recommendation system. The method according to claim 1,
The skin tone measurement /
Measuring and analyzing skin tones using the RGB values of the user's skin on the measurement screen
Wherein the skin information is based on a user's skin information. 3. The method of claim 2,
The skin tone measurement /
Measuring and analyzing skin tones based on the average value of the RGB values of the user's wrist and face
Wherein the skin information is based on a user's skin information. The method of claim 3,
The skin tone measurement /
Measuring and analyzing skin tones based on the average value of the RGB values of the inside and outside of the user's wrist and the forehead, left and right balls of the user
Wherein the skin information is based on a user's skin information. The method according to claim 1,
The environmental measurement and analysis unit may include:
Analyzing and measuring at least one of the brightness of the surrounding environment, the type of illumination, and the color of illumination,
The skin tone measurement and analysis unit may correct the skin tone analysis information of the user based on the environment analysis result of the environment measurement and analysis unit
Wherein the skin information is based on a user's skin information. The method according to claim 1,
The recommendation section,
Recommend cosmetics by inquiring cosmetics information corresponding to the user recommendation information from cosmetics information stored in a database that can be connected to an external server
Wherein the skin information is based on a user's skin information. A skin measuring step of photographing a user's skin through a camera of a mobile device and measuring the user's skin;
A skin tone analysis step of analyzing a skin tone of a user based on the skin measurement information;
An environmental analysis step of analyzing the photographed surrounding environment;
A theme selecting step of selecting a theme to be produced by the user;
Generating user recommendation information based on the analyzed skin tone information, environment information, and the theme information selected by the user;
A recommendation step of recommending cosmetics by inquiring cosmetics information corresponding to the user recommendation information;
Wherein the skin tone-based cosmetic product is a skin tone based cosmetic product. 8. The method of claim 7,
Purchasing the recommended cosmetics through a website link selling the recommended cosmetics; And
A cosmetics installation step of installing the purchased cosmetics in a case of a user's mobile device
Further comprising the steps of: 8. The method of claim 7,
The skin measuring step may comprise:
One or more parts of the wrist and the face are measured using the camera of the mobile device and the RGB values of the photographing area located at the center of the photographing screen at the moment of touching the photographing screen are stored
Wherein the user skin tone based cosmetic recommendation method comprises the steps of: 10. The method of claim 9,
The skin tone analysis step may include:
Measuring and analyzing skin tones based on the average value of RGB values of the wrist and face and providing skin tone analysis information to the user's mobile device in the form of color bands
Wherein the user skin tone based cosmetic recommendation method comprises the steps of: 11. The method of claim 10,
Displaying a plurality of skin tones in a spectral form and displaying user's skin tone analysis information among them
Wherein the user skin tone based cosmetic recommendation method comprises the steps of: 12. The method of claim 11,
The theme selecting step includes:
Displaying multiple theme selection phrases so that the user selects a theme selection phrase
Wherein the user skin tone based cosmetic recommendation method comprises the steps of: 13. The method of claim 12,
Cosmetics recommendation step,
Displaying information on cosmetics corresponding to the user recommendation information,
Displaying at least one of the color, concept (theme), color degree, dressing degree, price, main ingredient of the cosmetic concerned
Wherein the user skin tone based cosmetic recommendation method comprises the steps of: 9. The method of claim 8,
The case of the mobile device includes:
A main body including an installation space in which the cosmetic cartridge and the cosmetic use tool can be installed; And
A cover provided on a rear surface of the main body and slidably coupled to the main body so as to use cosmetics installed in the installation space,
Wherein the skin tone-based cosmetic product is a skin tone based cosmetic product. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the cosmetic cartridge is of a cartridge type removably installed in a casing of the mobile device
Wherein the user skin tone based cosmetic recommendation method comprises the steps of:

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