Smart shaving accessory
AssigneeBIC Violex Single Member S.A.
InventorPete Zafiropoulos
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a razor accessory with a camera to assist the user of a shaving razor, which razor accessory is configured to be mechanically attached to the shaving razor. The razor accessory may be provided with sensors to track the shaving movements of a user. The present disclosure also provides an application for a wearable computer device to track the shaving movements of a user. The razor accessory and/or the wearable computer is communicatively connected to a vendor platform via an Internet-of-Things (IoT) gateway, which may provide feedback to assist and optimize the user's shaving experience.
Claims20
A razor accessory, comprising:
- a body portion comprising:
- a camera configured to record an image during a shaving process;
- a fastener configured to mechanically attach the razor accessory to a razor;
- wherein the razor accessory is communicatively connected to a control unit configured to process image data of the image recorded by the camera to determine at least one physical characteristic of at least one of the user's skin surface or the user's body contour, and wherein the razor accessory further includes a notification unit configured to provide a notification based on an assessment of a user's shaving technique by the control unit, wherein the assessment of the user's shaving technique is based on an analysis of the image recorded by the camera.
A wearable computer device configured for a shaving system, comprising:
- one or more sensors to track a user's shaving motions while shaving, wherein the wearable computer device is communicatively connected to a control unit configured to determine at least one shaving movement characteristic based on the user's shaving motions tracked by the one or more sensors;
- and
- a feedback element configured to aid in providing feedback information based on the determined at least one shaving movement characteristic.
A shaving system, comprising:
- at least one control unit communicatively connected to a razor accessory and configured to:
- process image data of the image recorded by a camera;
- determine at least one physical characteristic of at least one of a user's skin surface or the user's body contour;
- and
- determine whether a user's shaving technique is suboptimal or poor based on the determined at least one physical characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.