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US 11,122,206 B2Granted
Personal care device with camera
AssigneePreh Holding, LLC
InventorThomas Nichols
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Abstract
A personal care system having a treatment device for applying a treatment to the skin or hair of a user is provided. The treatment device has a camera for taking an image of the skin. The system may include or be in communication with an application programming interface (API) that can process the image. The system or an associated API can recommend the use of treatment regimens or topical products according to information determined from the digital image of the skin.
Claims17
A personal care device comprising:
- a handle portion;
- a head portion disposed at an end of the handle portion, the head portion including a platform;
- a treatment head extending away from the platform along a first direction of a longitudinal axis of the head portion;
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- a lens module positioned within the head portion, the lens module comprising a compartment that is enclosed by a cover and a housing of the head portion, the lens module comprising a camera lens and a light source that are each disposed within the compartment, wherein the camera lens faces away from the platform along a second direction of the longitudinal axis, the second direction opposite the first direction.
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A personal care device comprising:
- a handle portion comprising a grip portion that extends along a first longitudinal axis;
- a head portion positioned at an end of the handle portion, the head portion including a platform;
- a treatment head coupled to the platform, the treatment head extending away from the platform in a first direction along a second longitudinal axis that is transverse to the first longitudinal axis;
- a controller disposed on the handle portion and oriented to face toward the first direction, the controller disposed on a medial plane of the handle portion such that the controller is centered relative to the treatment head when the device is viewed facing the controller;
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- a lens module positioned within the head portion, the lens module extending away from the platform along the second longitudinal in a direction opposite the first direction.
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A personal care device comprising:
- a handle portion;
- a head portion positioned at an end of the handle portion, the head portion including a platform;
- a treatment head extending from the platform, wherein the treatment head extends away from the platform along a first direction of a longitudinal axis of the platform when the treatment head is coupled to the platform;
- a lens module positioned within the head portion, the lens module comprising a camera lens facing away from the platform along a second direction of the longitudinal axis, the second direction opposite the first direction;
- a camera controller button disposed on the handle portion and facing toward the second direction;
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- an indicator disposed on the handle portion and between the camera controller button and the camera lens.
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A personal care device comprising:
- a handle portion;
- a head portion at end of the handle portion, the head portion including a platform;
- a treatment head extending from platform, wherein the treatment head extends away from the platform along a first direction of a longitudinal axis of the platform when the treatment head is coupled to the platform;
- a lens module positioned within the head portion, the lens module facing away from the platform along a second direction of the longitudinal axis, the second direction opposite the first direction;
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- a sensor disposed on the head portion, the sensor adapted for measuring a characteristic of a skin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.