Systems, devices, and methods for segment-based guidance of product application

A system for application of a cosmetic style to a portion of a skin of an individual, the system comprising:

• a printer device comprising:
• a printer comprising a printer applicator operably connected to a reservoir comprising a dye therein:
• a position sensor configured to detect a position of the printer applicator relative to the portion of the skin;
• a display configured to represent the portion of the skin as a plurality of guide segments,
• and represent the position of the printer applicator as a visual indicator relative to the plurality of guide segments:
• wherein a position of the visual indicator as depicted by the display responds to a change in the position of the printer applicator relative to the portion of the skin;
• and
• a smart device comprising circuitry configured to:
• select the cosmetic style from a plurality of cosmetic styles;
• display the cosmetic style on an image of the portion of the skin of the individual;
• and transmit the cosmetic style as a makeup image file to the printer device, wherein circuitry of the printer device is operably connected to the circuitry of the smart device and is further configured to:
• receive the makeup image file from the smart device;
• and
• direct the printer to print the cosmetic style with passage of the dye from the reservoir through the printer applicator to the portion of the skin based on the makeup image file.

A method of applying a cosmetic style with a printer device comprising:

• a printer comprising a printer applicator operably connected to a reservoir comprising a dye therein;
• a position sensor configured to detect a position of the printer applicator relative to the portion of the skin;
• a display configured to represent the portion of the skin as a plurality of guide segments, and represent the position of the printer applicator as a visual indicator relative to the plurality of guide segments;
• wherein a position of the visual indicator as depicted by the display responds to a change in the position of the printer applicator relative to the portion of the skin;
• and
• a smart device comprising circuitry configured to:
• select the cosmetic style from a plurality of cosmetic styles;
• display the cosmetic style on an image of the portion of the skin of the individual;
• and
• transmit the cosmetic style as a makeup image file to the printer device,
• wherein circuitry of the printer device is operably connected to the circuitry of the smart device and is further configured to:
• receive the makeup image file from the smart device;
• and
• direct the printer to print the cosmetic style with passage of the dye from the reservoir through the printer applicator to the portion of the skin based on the makeup image file,
• the method comprising:
• moving the printer device over the portion of the skin of the individual;
• printing the cosmetic style onto the portion of the skin at a location adjacent to the printer applicator;
• and
• guiding movement of the printer device over the portion of the skin based on:
• the depiction of the visual indicator relative to the plurality of guide segments by the display,
• and optionally,
• feedback provided from a feedback device based on a detected deviation of the visual indicator from the guide segment of the plurality of guide segments.