GB2182458A - Comparing visible information from a sample to a reference - Google Patents
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Abstract
A detector and indicator of visible information (termed a register) is provided to provide for at least two items of reference visible information in the form of an array incorporated in the register to be compared with a sample item of visible information to enable the sample to be related in some way to one item in the reference array. The register is made up of a member 11 incorporating the array A-H so that the items making up the reference array are spaced apart relative to each other so that the interval between adjacent items comprises or constitutes at least one void A7-G7 through which a sample of visible information can be viewed an/or compared with at least one item in the reference array. Preferably the member incorporates a designation enabling a user of the register to classify, interpret or evaluate a sample item either alone or in combination with a reference item in the array. Reference is made to the use of a register in evaluating: visually significant parts or areas of the body; cosmetic items such as make-up materials and artificial aids such as lashes and nails; paints and other coatings; and threads and fibres either alone or fabricated into cord or sheet material. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Detector and indicator of visible information
This invention is concerned with a detector and indicator of visible information. It is particularly concerned with a detector and indicator whereby a reference item of visible information incorporated in the detector and indicator can be compared with a sample item of visible information to enable the sample item to be related in some way to the reference item.
Hereafter such a detector and indicator is referred to as a register of the type described.
An example of a register of the type described is a paint colour chart wherein an array of reference items in this case colours of paint can be compared with a sample colour or colours or be used to establish an appropriate colour for a given application.
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a register of the type described comprising a member incorporating at least two items of reference visible information spaced apart relative to each other in a reference array thereof and an interval between adjacent items in the reference array comprising or constituting at least one void through which a sample of visible information can be viewed and/or compared with at least one item in the reference array.
In a first preferred form of the present invention the member incorporates a designation enabling a user of the register to classify, interpret or evaluate a sample item of visible information or a combination of a reference item and a sample item during or following the viewing and/or comparison of a sample with the reference array.
In a second preferred form of the first aspect of the invention a register according to either the first aspect per se or its first preferred form the reference array is supplemented by at least one subsidiary reference array incorporated in the register the subsidiary array or arrays serving to provide further information for comparison with a sample, the further information being either directly or indirectly related to the information provided in the reference array.
According to a third preferred form of the first aspect of the present invention there is provided a register according to the second preferred form wherein the reference array and the or each subsidiary reference array are incorporated in the register to provide a grid of reference items.
In a specific application of a register according to the first preferred version of the first aspect of the invention the reference array comprises a set of tan shades for a predetermined skin type extending from at one extreme a relatively un-ftanned skin shade to at the other extreme a relatively un-tanned skin shade to at the other extreme a substantially fully tanned one the array further including a number of tan shades intermediate the extremes, the designation comprising instructions to serve as a guide for the application of appropriate protection and/or tanning media and/or other cosmetic treatment to achieve a change in tan from a predetermined tan towards some other item in the reference array.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of detecting and/or identifying at least one sample of visible information comprising locating using at least one register as claimed in version of the first aspect of the present invention in relation to a sample of visible information so as to be able to view and/or compare the sample with at least one item of reference information in the reference array incorporated in the register.
In a preferred version of the second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of detecting and/or identifying at least one sample of visible information comprising using at least one register incorporating a designation as referred to in connection with the first preferred version of the first aspect of the invention including the step of locating the register in relation to a sample of visible information so as to be able to compare the sample with at least one item of information in the reference array and thereafter classifying, interpreting or evaluating by way of the designation a relationship established between the sample and an item in the reference array during or following the viewing and/or comparison.
In a preferred version of the first aspect of the present invention the register incorporates a designation enabling a user of the register to classify, interpret or evaluate the sample information or a combination of a reference item and the sample item during or following the viewing and/or comparison and the method includes the step of classifying, interpreting or evaluating a relationship between a sample and reference information by way of the designation. Optionally the designation comprises at least one alpha-numeric character.
In general a register according to the present invention can be embodied in a wide range of forms for a wide range of applications. Typically these embodiments would be concerned with providing for the ready evaluation of:
visually significant parts or areas of the body (such as eye, lip, face or skin) which would include healthy, unhealthy, damaged or discloured parts or areas;
cosmetic items such as make-up materials and artificial aids such as lashes and nails;
paints and other coatings; or
threads and fibres either aione or fabricated by whatever means into cord or sheet material.
Preferably a register according to the present invention is in the form of a hand held unit made up of a substrate of plastics material on which are printed or otherwise incorporated items of the reference array either disposed about a single void or interdisposed between a corresponding array of voids. Typically the reference array is in a linear form to allow of ready comparison with a sample of visible information by juxtaposing the register with a sample item. The reference array can be made up of series of steps varying progressively between extremes of features such as colour, shape, pattern, ornament or texture.
Each item in the reference array can be bounded by an outline corresponding to, or complementing, a sample to facilitate a comparison between the reference array and a sample item. Typically in the case of a register for cosmetic usage each reference item in the array is at least in part bounded by a outline of an feature involved in cosmetic application such as an eye, eye lid, nail or lip.
An array of reference information on a register can be in a linear relationship with an array of voids. For example a register incorporating an array of reference items disposed on a first ("X'') axis has each step in the array thereof spaced apart by a void in an array thereof a reference item having a predetermined linear or area relationship with a related void. Further reference information can be disposed in a subsidiary array on another linear axis ("Y") at right angles to the first (X) axis or a series of subsidiary arrays either parallel to one another or related in some other way and suitably disposed relative to the X-axis..
The relationship between the information in the second array or arrays with reference to the information contained in the first array can be direct or indirect. Typically in a direct relationship an array of base colours disposed on the X-axis is complemented by an array of lighter and/or darker hues disposed on a Yaxis for each item on the X-axis so providing a rectangular grid of reference colours of which one row or line is formed by the base colours.
Alternatively in an indirect relationship reference information spaced along the X-axis is complemented by a further array along a Yaxis representing some other characteristic of samples to be tested. Typically a register for use in connection with woven material such as stockings will have an array of colours along the X-axis to establish a colour range and a series of subsidiary Y-axis arrays presenting a set of weave denier sizes. If necessary an array of reference items such as thread spacing can be transparent to enable the sample to be viewed through the reference item rather than beside it. A plurality of reference arrays can be related in some form other than a rectangular grid such as by a non-rectangular grid or a form where the relative disposition of the arrays is varied for different areas of the arrays.
The voids can be constituted by an array or arrays disposed in any suitable manner and with individual voids having either a closed or an open boundary. The voids and can be in the form of actual gaps or optically transparent areas through which the sample can be viewed.
The designation can be in the form of a code or notes referring to other information or action required or take the form of explicit instructions to enable a user of the register equipped therewith to classify, interpret or evaluate a sample comparison. The designation can serve to indicate further action to be undertaken on thew basis of an interpretation.
Typical applications of the present invention could include registers for use as:
cosmetic aids (for matching cosmetics to eye or detail or general skin colours);
dentai aids (for matching or complementing material for addition or application to existing teeth);
evidential aids (for enabling evaluation of skin discolouration or damage in pathological or other examination);
tanning aids (for assessing the existing and or intended effect of skin reaction to sunlight and/or artificial sunlight and/or chemical tanning).
An exemplary embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings of a register for use in connection with skin tan.
A register 11 comprises a member 12 formed of a substrate of plastics material with projections A to H spaced apart by complementary voids A7 to G7. On each of the projections A to H are deposited a reference colour corresponding to one colour in a scale of tan colours with the palest at A to the darkest at H. To assess a tan the user places the register on the skin area to be sampled and by comparison establishes which of reference colours A to H corresponds most closely to the viewed skin sample. The register incorporates a designation in the form of instructions as to the appropriate tanning oil and/or medium to use in conjunction with a given tanning period to achieve a further colour in the range up to H. The tan can be generated by exposure to real or artificial sunlight or to the action of chemical products. Cleariy the achievement of a tan depends upon a number of factors and the register serves as an aid indicating possibilities rather than as a precise formulater of progress.
In view of the very wide range of skin types having differeing responses to tanning a register 11 would be provided for each skin type and incorporate an appropriate range of tanning effects. For a given skin type a register would enable comparison and evaluation to enable the given skin type to benefit from available tanning oils, protective media and other cosmetic material.
Claims (8)
1. A register of the type described comprising a member incorporating at least two items of reference visible information spaced apart relative to each other in a reference array thereof and an interval between adjacent items in the reference array comprising or constituting at least one void through which a sample of visible information can be viewed and compared with at least one item in the reference array.
2. A register as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the member incorporates a designation enabling a user of the register to classify, interpret or evaluate a sample item of visible information or a combination of a reference item and a sample item during or following viewing and/or comparison of a sample with the reference array.
3. A register as claimed in Claim 1 or
Claim 2 wherein the reference array is complemented by at least one subsidiary reference array incorporated in the register the subsidiary array or arrays serving to provide further information for comparison with a sample, the further information being either directly or indirectly related to the information provided in the reference array.
4. A register as claimed in Claim 3 wherein the reference array and the or each subsidiary reference array are incorporated in the register to provide a two dimensional pattern of reference items typically in the form of a grid.
5. A method of detecting and/or identifying at least one sample of visible information comprising locating using at least one register as claimed in any preceding claim in relation to a sample so as to be able to view and/or compare a sample of visible information with at least one item of reference information in the reference array incorporated in the register.
6. A method of detecting and/or identifying at least one sample of visible information comprising using at least one register as claimed in Claim 2 or in Claim 3 or Claim 4 when dependent on Claim 2 including the step of locating the register in relation to a sample of visible information so as to be able to compare the sample with at least one item of information in the reference array and thereafter classifying, interpreting or evaluating by way of the designation a relationship established between a sample and an item in the reference array during or following the viewing and/or comparison.
7. A register as claimed in Claim 2 wherein the reference array comprises a set of tan shades for a predetermined skin type extending from at one extreme a relatively un-tanned skin shade to at the other extreme a substantially fully tanned one the array further including a number of tan shades intermediate the extremes, the designation comprising instructions to serve as a guide for the application of appropriate protection and/or tanning media and/or other cosmetic treatment to achieve a change in tan from a predetermined tan towards some other item in the reference array.
8. A register as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
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| GB858523071A GB8523071D0 (en) | 1985-09-18 | 1985-09-18 | Detector/indicator of visible information |
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| GB8622493D0 GB8622493D0 (en) | 1986-10-22 |
| GB2182458A true GB2182458A (en) | 1987-05-13 |
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| DE4127781A1 (en) * | 1990-09-01 | 1992-03-05 | Palintest Ltd | COLOR TEST CARD |
| US5866213A (en) | 1994-06-03 | 1999-02-02 | Tokyo Electron Limited | Method for producing thin films by low temperature plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using a rotating susceptor reactor |
| WO2003071947A1 (en) * | 2002-02-26 | 2003-09-04 | Hh Impress Limited | Skin testing apparatus |
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| GB396672A (en) * | 1933-05-29 | 1933-08-10 | Frank Owen Barralet | Device for indicating the presence of a chemical substance by colour change |
| GB497458A (en) * | 1936-10-02 | 1938-12-20 | Hellige & Co G M B H F | Improved apparatus for testing the colours of liquids |
| GB617172A (en) * | 1944-05-23 | 1949-02-02 | Georges Demoussy | A colorimeter for use in the identification of postage stamps |
| GB1294197A (en) * | 1970-02-10 | 1972-10-25 | Loing Verreries | Process and apparatus for the measurement of colour |
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| GB396672A (en) * | 1933-05-29 | 1933-08-10 | Frank Owen Barralet | Device for indicating the presence of a chemical substance by colour change |
| GB497458A (en) * | 1936-10-02 | 1938-12-20 | Hellige & Co G M B H F | Improved apparatus for testing the colours of liquids |
| GB617172A (en) * | 1944-05-23 | 1949-02-02 | Georges Demoussy | A colorimeter for use in the identification of postage stamps |
| GB1294197A (en) * | 1970-02-10 | 1972-10-25 | Loing Verreries | Process and apparatus for the measurement of colour |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE4127781A1 (en) * | 1990-09-01 | 1992-03-05 | Palintest Ltd | COLOR TEST CARD |
| US5866213A (en) | 1994-06-03 | 1999-02-02 | Tokyo Electron Limited | Method for producing thin films by low temperature plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using a rotating susceptor reactor |
| WO2003071947A1 (en) * | 2002-02-26 | 2003-09-04 | Hh Impress Limited | Skin testing apparatus |
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