Portable custom cosmetic pigment dispenser
AssigneeBoldHue, Inc.
InventorKarin Layton
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Abstract
A portable custom cosmetic pigment dispenser creates a cosmetic pigment mixture that closely matches a person's skin color. The device is constructed with a color sensor at one end that scans the skin and records color values in a color space. A processor converts the color values into a colorspace. In one example, a user is presented with a sample of the color as determined by the processor and has an opportunity to accept or modify the color. Specific quantities of colored pigment are selected based on the corresponding weightings in the color space.
Claims19
A portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device comprising:
- a main body portion housing a controller;
- and
- a hollow body portion configured to attach to an end region of the main body, the hollow body portion housing a component assembly comprising a color sensor configured to measure a skin color of a user by:
- capturing, by the color sensor, multiple, separate color components of light reflected off of the skin of the user;
- and
- determining, subsequent to capturing, the skin color of the user based on the captured multiple color components,
- wherein the hollow body portion is portable and configured to be placed adjacent to the skin of the user during capturing, by the color sensor, of the separate color components, and
- wherein the hollow portion is configured to transmit information about the determined skin color to the controller housed in the main body portion;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to execute processing operations, from computer-executable instructions stored on a memory, that comprise:
- determining color values based on the colors of the reflected light,
- converting the color values to cosmetic pigment values of a color scale, and
- causing the portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device to create a customized cosmetic pigment sample based on the cosmetic pigment values.
A method performed by a portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device, the method comprising:
- measuring, by a color sensor of the portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device, a skin color of a user of the portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device, the measuring comprising:
- capturing, by the color sensor, multiple, separate color components of light reflected off of the skin of the user;
- and
- determining, subsequent to capturing, the skin color of the user based on the captured multiple color components, wherein:
- the portable custom cosmetic device comprises a main body portion housing a controller and a hollow body portion configured to attach to an end region of the main body, the hollow body portion housing the color sensor,
- the hollow body portion is portable and configured to be placed adjacent to the skin of the user during capturing of the separate color components, and
- the hollow portion is configured to transmit information about the determined skin color to the controller housed in the main body portion;
- identifying, by the controller, color values based on the colors of the reflected light;
- converting, by the controller, the color values to cosmetic pigment values associated with a color scale;
- and
- causing, by the controller, the portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device to create a customized cosmetic pigment sample based on the cosmetic pigment values associated with the color scale.
A computer-readable storage medium, excluding transitory signals and carrying instructions, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a system, cause the system to:
- measure, by a color sensor of the system, color values of a skin color of a user of a portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device, the measuring comprising:
- capturing, by the color sensor, multiple, separate color components of light reflected off of the skin of the user;
- and
- determining, subsequent to capturing, the color values of the skin color of the user based on the captured multiple color components, wherein:
- the system comprises a main body portion housing a controller and a hollow body portion configured to attach to an end region of the main body, the hollow body portion housing the color sensor,
- the hollow body portion is portable and configured to be placed adjacent to the skin of the user during capturing of the separate color components, and
- the hollow portion is configured to transmit information about the determined skin color to the controller housed in the main body portion;
- convert, by the controller, the color values to cosmetic pigment values associated with a color scale;
- and
- cause, by the controller, the portable custom cosmetic pigment dispensing device to create a customized cosmetic pigment sample based on the cosmetic pigment values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.