Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Personal Care with Interactive Diary Function

A method for facilitating personal care of a user, comprising:

• receiving, at a remote central server device arrangement, user personal care data personalized to the user transmitted by a user personal care combination display/mirror computing device;
• determining at the remote central server device arrangement a user personal care recommendation specifically for the user based on the user personal care data personalized to the user received;
• transmitting the user personal care recommendation specifically for the user from a transmitter provided with the remote central server device to the user personal care combination display/mirror computing device;
• and
• maintaining an interactive diary for the user, the interactive diary configured to collect information regarding personal care assessed for the user over a period of time to determine and selectively display suggested actions to be taken by the user based on the assessment;
• wherein the user personal care combination display/mirror device comprises a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module;
• wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

A personal care combination display/mirror device, comprising:

• a computing device display that operates as a mirror;
• and
• a housing surrounding the computing device display that operates as the mirror, the housing comprising a plurality of connection ports configured to receive hardware personal care modules, each hardware personal care module comprising software facilitating performance of at least one personal care function configured to facilitate personal care of a user, wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals;
• wherein the housing comprises at least one from the group consisting of a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a sensor, and a fingerprint reader, and further wherein the personal care device is configured to:
• employ at least one hardware personal care module to determine a personal care recommendation specific to the user and display the personal care recommendation to the user using the computing device display;
• and
• maintain an interactive diary for the user, the interactive diary configured to collect information regarding personal care assessed for the user over a period of time such that the apparatus may determine and selectively provide suggested actions to be taken by the user based on the assessment.