Merchandising terminal

A method for aiding customers in the selection of products appropriate to the conditions of the customers comprising:

• displaying a group of images individually on a screen, wherein each image includes a plurality of image portions defining different possible conditions which may relate to a customer;
• generating signals indicating selections made by customers of appropriate image portions;
• and
• generating an output indicating a product appropriate to the conditions of a customer in accordance with said signals;
• said step of displaying including displaying pictures of models which represent different possible conditions of the customer.

A merchandising terminal for generating a record containing a list of specific cosmetics which are most appropriate for a particular person comprising:

• a console having a screen;
• a film containing a multiplicity of frames including a plurality of facial conditon-representing frames, each facial condition-representing frame having a plurality of image portions that represent alternative descriptions of a particular facial condition of a person, each image portion also defining a touch area adjacent to the description;
• means for displaying the image of a selected film frame on said screen;
• means for detecting the screen area touched by a person;
• a logic circuit means coupled to said detecting means, for generating signals representing a list of particular cosmetics based on the touch areas touched by a person when each of a plurality of said facial condition-representing frames were displayed on said screen;
• and
• a printer means connected to said logic circuit means for generating a record listing said cosmetics.