Systems and methods for hair analysis
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsAnkur Purwar, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Raghunandan Melkote Kainkaryam
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Abstract
Disclosed are hair analysis systems and methods comprising: (a) capturing an image of a user at as captured by a camera and sending the image to a hair analysis processor; (b) analyzing the user's hair condition at the hair analysis processor, based on the image from the camera by using a model that is trained using a plurality of images of users that each feature one or more micro features of a respective user's hair, and providing an analysis result to a display; and (c) displaying at the display the analysis result to the user. The present invention provides the system and the method with an improved sensitivity.
Claims14
A hair analysis system comprising:
- (a) a camera to capture an image of a user and to send the image to a hair analysis processor;
- (b) the hair analysis processor:
- to analyze the user's hair condition based on the image by using a model that is trained using a plurality of images of users that each feature one or more of the following features of a respective user's hair:
- frizz, cleanliness, moisture, curliness, length, damage, or shine;
- and to provide an analysis result to a display wherein the analysis result is at least one of the following:
- the analyzed hair condition;
- a hair prediction based on the analyzed hair condition;
- a hair product recommendation based on the analyzed hair condition;
- a hair product usage recommendation based on the analyzed hair condition;
- or
- a hair style recommendation based on the analyzed hair condition;
- and
- (c) the display to display the analysis result to the user.
A hair analysis method comprising:
- (a) capturing an image of a user as captured by a camera and sending the image to a hair analysis processor;
- (b) analyzing the user's hair condition at the hair analysis processor, based on the image from the camera by using a model that is trained using a plurality of images of users that each feature one or more of the following features of a respective user's hair:
- frizz, cleanliness, moisture, curliness, length, damage, or shine;
- and to provide an analysis result to a display wherein the analysis result is at least one of the following:
- the analyzed hair condition;
- a hair prediction based on the analyzed hair condition;
- a hair product recommendation based on the analyzed hair condition;
- a hair product usage recommendation based on the analyzed hair condition;
- or
- a hair style recommendation based on the analyzed hair condition;
- and
- (c) displaying at the display the analysis result to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.