Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium

An augmented reality makeup support technology method executed using at least one processor, the method comprising:

• acquiring, from sensors attached to cosmetic products, cosmetics information of the cosmetic products used by each makeup artist of a plurality of makeup artists and an order in which the cosmetics products are used by a respective makeup artist of the plurality of makeup artists;
• storing, for each makeup artist of the plurality of makeup artists, makeup scheme information of a makeup pattern including the cosmetics information of the cosmetic products used by the respective makeup artist and a process number identifying the order in which the cosmetics products are used by the respective makeup artist, the cosmetics information being associated with the process number in the database;
• displaying the plurality of makeup artists for selection by a user;
• acquiring makeup scheme information of a selected makeup artist from the plurality of makeup artists;
• generating a makeup action image based on the makeup scheme information of the selected makeup artist;
• and
• displaying the makeup action image by superimposing the makeup action image on a face image of a face of the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

• acquiring, from sensors attached to cosmetic products, cosmetics information of the cosmetic products used by each makeup artist of a plurality of makeup artists and an order in which the cosmetics products are used by a respective makeup artist of the plurality of makeup artists;
• storing, for each makeup artist of the plurality of makeup artists, makeup scheme information of a makeup pattern including the cosmetics information of the cosmetic products used by the respective makeup artist and a process number identifying the order in which the cosmetics products are used by the respective makeup artist, the cosmetics information being associated with the process number in the database;
• displaying the plurality of makeup artists for selection by a user;
• acquiring makeup scheme information of a selected makeup artist from the plurality of makeup artists;
• generating a makeup action image based on the makeup scheme information of the selected makeup artist;
• and
• displaying the makeup action image by superimposing the makeup action image on a face image of a face of the user.