JP2002207827A - Method, device and system for providing advice - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide suitable advice and facial aesthetic care matched with the condition of each user. SOLUTION: Advice information concerned with beauty or health corresponding to information concerned with a beauty or health state transmitted from a user terminal is extracted, and the clinical record information of each user is generated. The clinical record information is displayed on the display part of the user terminal. Facial aesthetic care suited to the user is selected from various kinds of facial aesthetic care based on the advice information concerned with beauty and is provided to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an advice providing method, an advice providing apparatus, and an advice providing system. Related to the technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, skin problems (for example, acne,
If you are worried about atopic, spot, or wrinkle problems, look for advice that matches your skin symptoms from advice prepared in advance by skin advisors published in beauty treatment magazines and other skin problems. Was dealing with.
Specifically, for example, compare a sample photograph prepared for each stage of skin symptoms with your own skin symptoms, and refer to the advice corresponding to the photograph of the stage with the closest symptom. Was dealing with skin problems. In addition, a person who intends to perform a diet has performed a diet according to advice on a diet published in an esthetic magazine or the like.

[0003]

However, skin troubles are greatly affected not only by current symptoms but also by lifestyle and diet, etc. In some cases, dealing with the trouble did not produce much effect. In addition, dieting is greatly affected by the target weight, lifestyle, and the like. Therefore, even if dieting is performed according to advice published in beauty magazines or the like, the effect may not be very significant.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and it is possible to provide appropriate advice appropriate to the situation of each user and appropriately execute a service corresponding to the provided advice. An object of the present invention is to provide an advice providing method, an advice providing apparatus, and an advice providing system that can be provided.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an advice providing method according to the present invention is an advice providing method for providing beauty or health advice information to a user terminal connected via a network. Requesting the user to select image data corresponding to the beauty or health condition of the user from the image data representing the beauty or health condition stepwise displayed on the user terminal; And an advice providing step of providing the extracted advice information to the user terminal. The advice extracting step includes extracting advice information corresponding to the extracted image data. According to the present invention, the advice information corresponding to the image data selected by the user who is prompted to select the image in the selection requesting step can be extracted in the advice extracting step, and the extracted advice information is provided as advice. It can be provided to the user terminal at a stage. On the other hand, in addition to the above configuration, a storage step of storing image identification information for identifying the image data and the advice information in association with each other is provided, and the advice extraction step includes transmitting the image identification information from the user terminal to the network. And the advice information corresponding to the received image identification information may be extracted from the advice information stored in the storage step. Thus, in the advice extraction step, the advice information corresponding to the image identification information received from the user terminal can be extracted from the advice information stored in the storage step.

[0006] Further, an advice providing method according to the present invention is an advice providing method for providing beauty or health advice information to a user terminal connected via a network, the image data representing a user's physical condition. And a beauty or health state corresponding to the user's physical condition based on the received image data, and extracting advice information corresponding to the identified beauty or health condition. And an advice providing step of providing the extracted advice information to the user terminal. According to the present invention, the advice information corresponding to the image data representing the physical condition of the user received in the receiving step can be extracted in the advice extracting step, and the extracted advice information can be extracted by the user terminal in the advice providing step. Can be provided. On the other hand, in addition to the above configuration, the image processing apparatus further includes a storage step of storing the image identification information for identifying the image data, the beauty or health state, and the advice information in association with each other, and the advice extracting step includes receiving the received advice information. Based on the image identification information corresponding to the image data, the beauty or health state corresponding to the image identification information is specified from the beauty or health state stored in the storage step, and the specified beauty or health state is specified. Advice information corresponding to the state may be extracted from the advice information stored in the storage step. This allows
In the advice extracting step, the advice information corresponding to the image data received from the user terminal can be extracted from the advice information stored in the storing step.

Further, an advice providing apparatus according to the present invention is an advice providing apparatus for providing advice information on beauty or health to a user terminal connected via a network, wherein the beauty or health displayed on the user terminal is provided. Extracting request information for prompting the user to select image data corresponding to the beauty or health state of the user from the image data representing the state in a stepwise manner, and extracting advice information corresponding to the selected image data. It is characterized by comprising advice extracting means and advice providing means for providing the extracted advice information to the user terminal. On the other hand, in addition to the above configuration, the image processing apparatus further includes a storage unit that stores the image identification information for identifying the image data and the advice information in association with each other. And the advice information corresponding to the received image identification information may be extracted from the storage unit.

[0008] An advice providing apparatus according to the present invention is an advice providing apparatus for providing beauty or health advice information to a user terminal connected via a network, and includes image data representing a user's physical condition. And a beauty or health condition corresponding to the user's physical condition based on the received image data, and extracting advice information corresponding to the identified beauty or health condition. It is characterized by comprising advice extracting means and advice providing means for providing the extracted advice information to the user terminal. On the other hand, in addition to the above configuration, the image processing apparatus further includes a storage unit that stores the image identification information for identifying the image data, the beauty or health state, and the advice information in association with each other, and the advice extraction unit includes the received advice extraction unit. Based on the image identification information corresponding to the image data, a beauty or health state corresponding to the image identification information is specified from the storage unit, and advice information corresponding to the specified beauty or health state is stored in the storage unit. May be extracted.

Further, an advice providing system according to the present invention comprises: an advice server for providing advice information;
An advice providing system, comprising: a facial device connected to the advice server via a network and providing facial esthetic care to a user, wherein the advice server determines a beauty state displayed on the facial device. Selection requesting means for prompting the user to select image data corresponding to the beauty state of the user from the image data represented in a graphical manner, and storing image identification information for identifying the image data and the advice information in association with each other Advice information storage means to perform, based on the image identification information corresponding to the selected image data,
The facial device includes advice extracting means for extracting advice information corresponding to the image identification information from the advice information storage means, and advice providing means for providing the extracted advice information to the facial device. Program storage means for storing information and a program for executing the facial esthetic care in association with each other; receiving means for receiving advice information provided by the advice server; and It is characterized by comprising a program extracting means for extracting a program from the program storage means, and an executing means for executing the extracted program. According to the invention, in the advice server, the advice extracting unit extracts the advice information corresponding to the image data selected by the user who is prompted to select the image from the advice information stored by the storage unit. Then, the extracted advice information is provided to the facial device by the advice providing means. In the facial device, a program for executing facial esthetic care corresponding to the advice information provided by the advice server is extracted from the program storage unit by the program extraction unit, and the extracted program is extracted by the execution unit. Will be executed. Thus, the user can easily receive appropriate advice corresponding to the beauty state of each user, and can easily provide an appropriate facial esthetic care service corresponding to the provided advice. It is possible to receive.

[0010]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Such an embodiment shows one aspect of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. Further, the present invention can be arbitrarily changed within the scope of the technical idea. [1. First Embodiment] [1-1. Configuration of First Embodiment] [1-1-1. Configuration of Beauty Health Advice System] FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a beauty health advice system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the beauty and health advice system 1 includes an advice server 10 and a user terminal 20.
A, 20B, facial devices 40A, 40B, and the Internet 30.

The advice server 10, for example, based on information indicating the beauty or health status of the user received from each of the user terminals 20A and 20B, provides advice information on beauty or health corresponding to the information to the user terminals 20A and 20B. Is a server device provided to the server.
Here, the advice information on beauty or health includes, for example, advice information on facial esthetic care or advice information on diet. In addition, the advice server 10 transmits various information to be provided to the user terminals 20A and 20B, for example, in an HTM
It is stored as L (HyperText Markup Language) format file data.

The user terminals 20A and 20B are, for example, personal computers,
Can be connected via the Internet 30. Also,
The user terminals 20A and 20B are connected to WWW (World Wide We
b) It has a browser. Thus, the user terminals 20A and 20B can browse the WWW page on the advice server 10. The user terminal has
Although there are a plurality of user terminals 20A and 20B, in the following description, when there is no need to specify a user terminal, the user terminal 20 will be simply described as the user terminal 20.

The facial devices 40A and 40B are, for example, terminal devices installed in a beauty shop, and can be connected to the advice server 10 via the Internet 30. Also, the facial devices 40A and 40B
Equipped with a WWW (World Wide Web) browser. Thereby, the facial devices 40A and 40B can browse the WWW page on the advice server 10. In addition, the facial devices 40A and 40B provide facial esthetic care to the user based on the beauty advice information provided from the advice server 10 to the user terminal 20. That is, the facial devices 40A and 40B provide facial esthetic care to the user in conjunction with the advice server 10 that has provided the advice information on beauty. Where the facial
Beauty treatment includes, for example, ultrasonic cleaning, rotating brush beauty, massage beauty, and pack beauty described later. In addition, the facial device includes a plurality of facial devices 4.
0A and 40B exist, but in the following description, when it is not necessary to specify the facial device, the facial device will be simply described as the facial device 40.

[1-1-2. Configuration of Advice Server]
Next, the hardware configuration of the advice server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the advice server 10 includes a memory 11 and a CPU (CentralProcessin).
g Unit) 12 and a communication interface 13. Further, the memory 11, the CPU 12, and the communication interface 13 are mutually connected via a bus (BUS) 14. The CPU 12 executes various programs stored in the memory 11 to execute the bus 1
4 to control each unit connected to the apparatus. The communication interface 13 controls data communication performed with the user terminal 20 via the Internet.

The memory 11 stores various programs and data executed by the CPU 12 and file data of WWW pages that can be browsed by the user terminal 20 in HTML format. More specifically, the memory 11 stores the AP storage area 111 and the advice information D
B112, user information DB113, and beauty state DB1
14 are stored. An application program is stored in the AP storage area 111. As the application program, for example, the user terminal 20
There is a program for extracting advice information on beauty or health corresponding to the information based on information indicating the beauty or health status of the user received from the user.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents stored in the advice information DB 112. Advice information DB11
2 has a plurality of records. Each record has a record section 112a and an advice condition 11 as fields.
2b and advice content 112c. The advice information DB 112 stores these fields in association with each other. The record section 112a is information for distinguishing whether the information stored in the record is beauty advice information on beauty or health advice information on health. More specifically, for example, when “1” is stored in the record section 112a, it indicates that the advice information stored in the record is beauty advice information, and “2” is stored in the record section 112a. Is stored, it indicates that the advice information stored in the record is health advice information. The advice condition 112b is information indicating various conditions for specifying the content of the advice. As various conditions, for example, in the case of beauty advice, the content of troubles such as acne, atopy, spots, wrinkles, etc. In such a case, the contents of the meal and the like correspond. Advice information 112c
Is information indicating advice for solving and preventing a trouble set for each advice condition 112b.
To be more specific, for example, as a beauty advice, for example, "A well-patterned serum is applied, followed by a pack having a calming effect. After the pack is washed out, it is covered with an acne cream and a moisturizing cream. And the health advice is "Be careful because you eat too much cake."

FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents stored in the user information DB 113. The user information DB 113 has a plurality of records, and each record includes a user ID 113a, a password 113b, beauty chart information 113c, and health chart information 113d as fields. The user information DB 113 stores these fields in association with each other. The user ID 113a and the password 113b are information for uniquely identifying a user, and are used for authentication at the time of login. The beauty chart information 113c is information displayed on a beauty chart screen (see FIG. 6) described later, and the health chart information 113d is information displayed on a health chart screen (see FIG. 9) described later.

FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents stored in the beauty state DB 114. The beauty state DB 114 has a plurality of records, and each record includes an image name 114a, a symptom 114b, and a stage 114c as fields. The beauty state DB 114 stores these fields in association with each other. The image name 114a is information for uniquely identifying image data, and the symptom 114b is information indicating what kind of skin symptom the image data corresponding to the image name 114a of the same record represents. Examples of skin symptoms include acne, atopy, and spots. The stage 114c is information indicating the stage (level) of the symptom 114b of the same record. In the present embodiment, the skin symptom is represented by four stages, and is expressed as “stage (level)”.
"1" indicates the lightest symptom, and "Stage 4" indicates the most severe symptom.

[1-1-3. Configuration of user terminal]
The hardware configuration of the user terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 20 includes a memory 21, a CPU 22, a communication interface 23,
An input unit 24 and a display unit 25 are provided. The memory 21, the CPU 22, the communication interface 23, the input unit 24, and the display unit 25 are mutually connected via a bus 26.

The memory 21 stores various programs executed by the CPU 22 and advice information on beauty or health received from the advice server 10. The CPU 22 executes various programs stored in the memory 21 to
To control each unit connected via the. The communication interface 23 controls data communication performed with the advice server 10 via the Internet.
The input unit 24 includes a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerals, operation instructions, and the like. The input unit 24 outputs an operation signal corresponding to the key operation to the CPU 22. The display unit 25 displays a WWW page provided from the advice server 10.

[1-1-4. Configuration of Facial Apparatus] [1-1-4-1. External Configuration of Facial Apparatus] Next, the external configuration of the facial apparatus 40 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 includes a monitor 41, a mirror 42, a facial / esthesia care unit 43, and a skin quality diagnosis unit 44. The facial esthetic care unit 43 includes various care appliances for performing facial esthetic care, a sink 431, and various operation buttons 432. Skin quality diagnostic unit 44
Includes a moisture meter, an oil content meter, and a ph meter (not shown), and an attachment unit 441 that is a data input unit of the moisture meter, the oil content meter, and the ph meter. Moisture meter / oil meter / ph
The gauges have attachments 441 corresponding to the respective instruments.
A, a water value, an oil content value, and a ph value (ion index) are measured based on data input from A, 441B, and 441C.
The monitor unit 41 displays a WWW page provided from the advice server 10 and displays an operation procedure of facial esthetic care performed based on the beauty advice information provided from the advice server 10.

The mirror 42 is located below the monitor 41 and is arranged so that the user can alternately look at the monitor 41 and the mirror 42 only by moving the eyes without changing the face position. Have been. Thus, the user can, for example, alternately observe the image representing the sample facial skin displayed on the monitor unit 41 and the user's own facial skin projected on the mirror 42 simply by moving the eyes. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the accuracy when comparing the skin conditions of both. Note that the position of the mirror 42 may be any position as long as the user can arrange the monitor unit 41 and the mirror 42 alternately with only the movement of the eyes without changing the position of the face. The mirror 42 may be located on the upper side, left side, right side, or may be moved around the monitor section 42 when the mirror 42 is used as a movable type so that the mirror 42 can be arranged as described above. Further, a magic mirror may be arranged closer to the user than the front surface of the monitor unit 41. Accordingly, when an image or a character is displayed on the monitor unit 41, the magic mirror can be seen through by the light of the monitor unit 41, so that the user can see the image or the character via the magic mirror. . On the other hand, when the display on the monitor unit 41 is stopped, the monitor unit 41 is turned off and darkened, so that the magic mirror functions as a mirror. Can be seen.

[1-1-4-2. Hardware Configuration of Facial Apparatus] Next, the hardware configuration of the facial apparatus 40 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the facial device 40 includes a memory 46 and a CP.
U47, monitor section 41, facial and esthetic care section 43, skin quality diagnosis section 44, and attachment section 44
1, a communication interface 48, and an input unit 49. Also, the memory 46, the CPU 47, the monitor unit 41, the facial / esthesia care unit 43, and the skin quality diagnosis unit 4
4. The communication interface 48 and the input unit 49 are mutually connected via a bus 50.

The CPU 47 controls various parts of the apparatus connected via the bus 50 by executing various programs stored in the memory 46. The communication interface 48 controls data communication performed with the advice server 10 via the Internet. The input unit 49 includes a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerals, operation instructions, and the like. The input unit 49 outputs an operation signal corresponding to the key operation to the CPU 47.

The memory 46 stores various programs and data executed by the CPU 47. More specifically, the memory 46 stores an AP storage area 461 for storing an application program and a facial information DB 462. As an application program, for example, there is a facial esthetic care program that is executed based on advice information on beauty provided from the advice server 10.

FIG. 19 exemplifies a conceptual diagram showing the stored contents of the facial information DB 462. Facial information DB
462 has a plurality of records, and each record has an execution condition 462a and an execution program name 4 as fields.
62b. Facial information DB 462,
These fields are stored in association with each other. The execution condition 462a is information indicating various conditions for specifying the content of the facial esthetic care to be executed. The various conditions include, for example, the content of the skin trouble included in the advice information regarding beauty, the stage of the trouble,
Advice and the like for solving and preventing the trouble correspond. The execution program name 462b is the execution condition 462
This is information indicating the name of a program for executing facial esthetic care set for each a.

[1-2. Operation of First Embodiment] Next, the operation of the beauty and health advice system according to the present embodiment will be described. When using the beauty and health advice system from the user terminal 20 or the facial device 40, it is assumed that the user ID and the password are registered in the user information DB 113 of the advice server 10 in advance. When the user terminal 20 or the facial device 40 connects to the beauty and health advice system, first, a login information input screen for inputting a user ID and a password is displayed. When the set of the user ID and the password input from the login information input screen matches the set of the user ID and the password registered in the user information DB 113, and the user is recognized as a valid user, , A beauty and health advice system can be used.

[1-2-1. Advice Processing Regarding Facial Esthetic Care] With reference to FIG. 4, an operation example when the advice server 10 provides the user terminal 20A with advice information related to facial esthetic care will be described. First, for example, it is assumed that the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the advice server 10 is specified in the WWW browser stored in the user terminal 20A. Thereby, the user terminal 20A is connected to the advice server 10 via the Internet (Step S1).

A menu screen for processing performed in the beauty and health advice system is displayed on the display unit 25 of the user terminal 20A (step S2). Here, for example, it is assumed that the advice process related to facial esthetic care is selected in the user terminal 20A (step S3). Thereby, the display unit 2 of the user terminal 20A
5 displays a beauty state input screen for inputting the user's beauty state (step S4). Here, the advice regarding the facial esthetic care is given according to the skin trouble or skin condition for which the user desires the advice. Skin problems include, for example, acne, atopy, spots, and wrinkles. Examples of the skin condition include dry skin and oily skin. Therefore, the user receives advice corresponding to the skin trouble or the skin condition by inputting on the beauty condition input screen prepared for each skin trouble or condition.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a beauty state input screen when skin trouble is acne. As shown in FIG. 5, the items for inputting the beauty state include, for example, "whether it may be considered as a cause of acne", "whether itchy or painful", and "what do you often eat?" ”,
There are "How stressed" and "How many times a day do you wash your face?" In the present embodiment, these items are selected by the user from options provided corresponding to each item. Each beauty status input screen has items for inputting personal information such as the user's name 51 and age 52. Furthermore, when inputting a beauty condition relating to skin troubles such as acne, atopy, and blemishes, in addition to the input to the beauty condition input screen, the user's skin is displayed in a photograph showing the stage (level) of the skin symptom. A button 53 for moving to a beauty state selection screen for selecting a photograph at the stage closest to the symptom of the condition is also displayed. On this beauty state selection screen, images representing the symptoms at each stage are displayed, and the user selects an image that is considered to be closest to the user's symptom from among the images, so that the skin symptom is displayed. Can be notified to the advice server 10.

FIG. 27 shows an example of a beauty state selection screen when the skin trouble is acne. As shown in FIG. 27, on the beauty condition selection screen, photographic images represented by four levels of “LEVEL (level) 1 to 4” are displayed as sample images of acne skin. Then, when an image closest to the user's symptom is selected from the images displayed on the beauty state selection screen, the user terminal 20A provides information indicating an image name corresponding to the selected image to the advice server 10. Send to CPU1 of the advice server 10
2 extracts a record corresponding to the information indicating the image name from the beauty state DB 114 based on the received information indicating the image name, and stores the step 114c included in the record as the step indicating the skin condition of the user. Then, this stage is used as a condition for extracting beauty advice described later. Therefore, the user only needs to select the stage of his or her skin condition from the sample images presented by the advice server 10,
Even a general user who does not have specialized knowledge can accurately notify information on skin symptoms.

Next, in the user terminal 20A, for example, the content of the user's beauty state is input to each input item on the beauty state input screen, and a photograph of the stage closest to the symptoms of skin trouble is displayed on the beauty state selection screen. It is assumed that the transmission button 54 is selected and confirmed after the selection from the selected photos (step S5). Thereby, the user terminal 20A
CPU 22 transmits the input beauty state contents and information on the selected photo to the advice server 10 as beauty state information (step S6).

The CPU 12 of the advice server 10
According to the application program stored in the P storage area 111, the advice information of the facial and esthetic care corresponding to the beauty state information received from the user terminal 20A is extracted from the advice information DB 112 (step S7). Then, C of the advice server 10
The PU 12 generates beauty chart information for each user based on the extracted facial beauty care advice information, the beauty state information and the personal information received from the user terminal 20A (step S8), and generates the generated beauty chart information. Is stored in the user information DB 113 and updated. Next, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10 generates a beauty chart screen based on the beauty chart information. Then, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10 transmits the display data corresponding to the generated beauty chart screen to the user terminal 20.
A is transmitted to A (step S9). As a result, a beauty chart screen is displayed on the display unit 25 of the user terminal 20A.

FIG. 6 exemplifies a beauty chart screen generated based on facial esthetic care advice information when skin trouble is acne. As shown in FIG. 6, the beauty chart screen displays a user I for identifying the user.
D61, user name 62, trouble content 63, trouble stage 64, one-point advice 65, lifestyle-related advice 66, meal-related advice 6
7, and advice 68 on skin care are displayed. On the beauty chart screen shown in FIG. 6, the content of the trouble is “acne” and the stage of the trouble is “2”.
Indicates that it is a stage. In addition, the one-point advice 65 displays an advice of “Let's be careful because the night wake is continuing.” The advice 66 on lifestyle habits displays an advice "Please keep a regular life rhythm, including sleep time, in order to smooth metabolism." The advice 67 on the diet shows the advice "Let's take a lot of vitamin B2B6 (red, blue and yellow vegetables) and minerals. Drink 2000 cc of water a day." The advice 68 relating to skin care shows the advice, "Patting well with a serum that has a defatting effect, then apply a pack with a calming effect. After washing off the pack, cover with acne cream and moisturizing cream." Have been.

The beauty chart screen shown in FIG. 6 is provided with a current status input area 69 for inputting the current status of the user in order to receive advice at the current time. In the present status input area 69, the content 691 of the current lifestyle, the content 692 of the meal, and the content 693 of the skin care are input, or the current skin content is displayed from the photo selection screen displayed by pressing the photo selection button 694. By selecting a photograph at a stage that matches the state, the contents of advice on beauty such as one-point advice 65, advice on lifestyle habits, advice on diet 67, and advice 68 on skin care displayed on the beauty chart screen are updated. Is done.

[1-2-2. Advice Processing Regarding Diet] Referring to FIG.
An operation example when providing diet advice to the user terminal 20A will be described. First, for example, in a WWW browser stored in the user terminal 20A, the URL (Uniform Resource
Locator) is specified. Thereby, the user terminal 20A is connected to the advice server 10 via the Internet (Step S11).

A menu screen for processing performed in the beauty and health advice system is displayed on the display unit 25 of the user terminal 20A (step S12). Here, for example, it is assumed that the advice process regarding the diet is selected in the user terminal 20A (step S13).
Thereby, the health status input screen for inputting the health status of the user is displayed on the display unit 25 of the user terminal 20A (step S14).

FIG. 8 illustrates a health condition input screen. As shown in FIG. 8, the items for inputting the health condition include items related to personal information such as name 811, date of birth 812, sex 813, height 814, weight 815, and body fat percentage 816. The items related to the personal information are basic information of the user. Therefore, when the contents are changed, the changed information is input from a health chart screen described later, or the system is automatically updated.

The items for inputting the health condition include:
For example, there is an item related to activity information that is input (selected) in a questionnaire format regarding the work content 821, exercise status 822, and lifestyle 823. For these input items, for example, in the case of the job content 821, the user selects one of “stand-up job”, “sit-up job”, and “unemployed”. Also, for example, the exercise status 822
In the case of, any one of “exercising regularly”, “going to an aesthetic salon”, and “not exercising” is selected. When the user selects “exercise regularly” in the exercise status 822, “contents of exercise”, “how many times a week are performed”, and “how many hours are performed at a time” To enter.

The items for inputting the health condition include, for example, breakfast 831, lunch 832, and dinner 8 on the previous day.
There are 33 items related to meal information for selecting the contents. The health status input screen also includes items for inputting diet target information such as a target weight 841, a body fat percentage 842, and a diet period 843. In addition, by inputting the contents of the meal of the previous day, it is possible to calculate the calorie intake consumed by the user in one day. In addition, not only the contents of the meal of the previous day but also the contents of the meal within a predetermined period may be input. The longer the period for inputting the meal content, the more average calorie intake can be calculated.

Next, it is assumed that, for example, in the user terminal 20A, after the content of the user's health condition is input to each input item on the health condition input screen, the send button 85 is selected and confirmed (step S15). Thereby, the CPU 22 of the user terminal 20A transmits the content of the input health condition to the advice server 10 as health condition information (step S16).

The CPU 12 of the advice server 10
According to the application program stored in the P storage area 111, diet advice information corresponding to the health condition information received from the user terminal 20A is extracted from the advice information DB 112 (step S1).
7). Here, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10
When the diet advice information is extracted, the calorie intake to be ingested by the user and the excess calorie excess are calculated based on the health condition information received from the user terminal 20A. Then, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10
Extracts diet advice information based on excess calories. The process of calculating the excess calories will be described later.

Next, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10
Generates health chart information for each user based on the extracted diet advice information and the health status information received from the user terminal 20A (step S1).
8) The generated health chart information is stored in the user information DB 113.
Store and update. . CPU of the advice server 10
12 generates a health chart screen based on the health chart information. Then, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10
Transmits the display data corresponding to the generated health chart screen to the user terminal 20A (step S19).
Thereby, the health chart screen is displayed on the display unit 25 of the user terminal 20A.

FIG. 9 illustrates a health chart screen generated based on the diet advice information. As shown in FIG. 9, the health chart screen includes a user ID 91 for identifying a user, a user name 92, information 93 on a current body type, information 94 on a target body type, advice 95 on intake calories, and one point. Advice 96 is displayed. The advice 95 regarding the calorie intake on the health chart screen shown in FIG.
“Your current average calorie intake is 2300 Kcal
is. 200Kcal overdose. The calorie intake you need is 2100 Kcal. Advice is displayed. One point advice 96 is "Be careful because you eat too much cake. Is displayed.

On the health chart screen shown in FIG. 9, a current status input area 97 for inputting the current status of the diet is provided.
Provided. By inputting the content 971 of the latest lifestyle, the content 972 of the meal, and the content 973 of the work in the current status input area 97, or the latest weight 974 and the body fat percentage 975, the information is displayed on the health chart screen. The content of the various advices being updated is updated.

[1-2-3. Calculation of excess calories]
Excess calorie calculation processing performed in the above-described diet advice processing will be described. First, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10 calculates a basal metabolic calorie that the user metabolizes in one day based on the age of the user included in the health condition information received from the user terminal 20A. Specifically, for example, when the age is in their twenties, the basal metabolic calories metabolized per day is 121
5 [Kcal] and 1 in case of age 30s
The basic metabolic calories metabolized per day is 1200 [Kca
l].

Next, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10
Is based on the calorie expenditure corresponding to the activity information included in the health condition information.
Calculate the activity metabolic calories metabolized per day. Specifically, for example, when the activity information is the work content, the calorie consumption when “standing work” is selected is 5 out of 5 levels, and “sit and work” is selected. It is assumed that the calorie consumption degree in the case is 3 out of 5 steps, and the calorie consumption degree in the case where “unemployed” is selected is 1 in the 5 steps. Then, the activity metabolic calories are calculated based on the consumption degree calculated for each item of the activity information. Then, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10 calculates based on the basal metabolic calories and the activity metabolic calories, and calculates the individual intake calories required by the user in one day.

Next, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10
Calculates the calorie intake of the user in one day based on the dietary information included in the health condition information. Specifically, for example, when a rice ball and a salad are selected for lunch, the calorie intake at the time of lunch is calculated by adding the calories corresponding to the rice ball and the calories corresponding to the salad. Then, the CPU 12 of the advice server 10
Is calculated calorie intake and calorie intake,
Excess calories are calculated based on the diet target information received from the user terminal 20A.

[1-2-4. Providing Facial and Esthetic Care] Referring to FIG.
An example of the operation when provides facial esthetic care to a user will be described. First, for example, in a WWW browser stored in the facial device 40, the URL (Uniform Resource Locato)
Assume that r) is specified. Thereby, the facial device 40 is connected to the advice server 10 via the Internet 30 (Step S21).

The monitor 41 of the facial device 40 displays a login information input screen for logging in to the beauty and health advice system (step S2).
2). The user enters the user ID on the login information input screen
When the user ID is input in the input field and the password is input in the password input field and confirmed, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 transmits login information including the input user ID and password to the advice server 10 (step S23). . CPU 12 of the advice server 10
Searches the user information DB 133 based on the login information received from the facial device 40, and determines whether or not the user is a valid user (step S24).
If it is determined in step S24 that the user is valid (step S24; YES), the CPU 12 of the advice server 10 sets the user information DB 133
A beauty chart screen is generated based on the beauty chart information stored in. Then, the CP of the advice server 10
U12 transmits the display data corresponding to the generated beauty chart screen to facial device 40 (step S25). Thereby, the beauty chart screen is displayed on the monitor unit 41 of the facial device 40.

FIG. 13 illustrates a beauty chart screen generated based on the beauty chart information. The same items as those in the cosmetic chart screen shown in FIG. 6 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 13, the cosmetic chart screen includes a facial esthetic care execution button 70 and a skin quality diagnosis button 71. When the facial esthetic care execution button 70 is selected and confirmed, the facial esthetic care suitable for the user's skin condition is provided. When the skin quality diagnosis button 55 is selected and confirmed, the operation procedure for receiving the skin quality diagnosis performed by the skin quality diagnosis unit 44 is performed by the monitor unit 4.
1 are sequentially displayed. The facial device 40 diagnoses the skin condition of the user based on various values sequentially input according to the operation procedure. The operation for diagnosing the skin quality will be described later. And the skin quality diagnosis unit 4
4 is completed, the information input / selected from other items provided in the current state input area 69 and the skin quality diagnostic unit 4
Based on the result of the diagnosis performed in Step 4, the contents of the beauty advice such as the one-point advice 65, the lifestyle advice 66, the diet advice 67, and the skin care advice 68 displayed on the beauty chart screen are updated.

Next, when the execution button 70 of the facial / esthetic treatment on the beauty chart screen is selected and confirmed by the user, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 provides advice information on beauty provided from the advice server 10, for example, beauty. Contents of trouble on the medical chart screen 63
• Trouble stage 64 • Based on the content displayed in the advice 68 on skin care, etc., an execution program name 462a corresponding to the program for performing facial esthetic care is extracted from the facial information DB 462 (step S26). Then, by executing the program corresponding to the selected execution program name, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 causes the monitor 41 to display an operation procedure for sequentially executing the facial esthetic care (step S27). The user operates the various operation buttons 432 in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the monitor unit 41 or uses various care appliances provided for the facial and esthetic care unit 43 for performing facial and esthetic care. ,
The service of facial esthetic care will be enjoyed (step S32). This allows the user to easily perform facial esthetic care without having specialized knowledge about the skin.

In the following, specific examples of facial esthetic care will be described and the contents thereof will be described. When the operation button 432 for starting the ultrasonic cleaning is pressed in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the ultrasonic cleaning monitor section 41, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40
The lukewarm water flows out of the shower port provided in 1 and is stored in the washstand 431. Next, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 discharges the face wash into lukewarm water from a face wash outlet (not shown) provided in the washstand 431. Next, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40
Causes the wash basin 431 to output ultrasonic waves, and the ultrasonic waves generate bubbles in the lukewarm water stored in the wash basin 431. These bubbles foam the face wash discharged into the lukewarm water. The user cleans the surface of the facial skin by putting his face on the lukewarm water stored in the washstand 431.

When the operation button 432 for starting the rotating brush cosmetics is pressed according to the operating procedure displayed on the monitor 41, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 causes the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 to be provided on the washstand 431 (not shown). Attach the face wash to the rotating brush and rotate the rotating brush. The user applies a rotating brush to the face to remove pore dirt and aged keratin. Operation button 432 for starting ionized steam beauty according to the operation procedure displayed on monitor section 41
Is pressed, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40
The ionized steam is discharged from a steamer (not shown) provided in the washstand 431. The user applies ionized steam discharged from the steamer to the face to promote blood circulation of the skin.

When an operation button 432 for starting massage cosmetics is pressed in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the massage cosmetics monitor section 41, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 causes the massage device (described later) provided in the washstand 431 to be provided. ) To drive. The user applies a massager to the face to energize skin cells. Here, the massage device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the massage device 130 includes a body 13 of the massage device.
1, a massage part 132, and a rotating shaft part 133. The massage device 130 includes the facial device 40
When driven by the CPU 47 of the
Rotates. And since the massage part 132 uses soft rubber or silicone, it can massage without damaging skin.

When the operation button 432 for starting the ultrasonic cosmetic is pressed in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the ultrasonic cosmetic monitor 41, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 causes the wash basin 43
An ultrasonic wave is output from an ultrasonic generator (not shown) provided in the apparatus 1. The ultrasonic generator uses the vibration generated by the ultrasonic waves and the heat generated by the vibration to stimulate the basal layer of the user's skin. Therefore, the user is stimulated to the basal layer of the skin of the face by applying the ultrasonic generator to the face. When the operation button 432 for starting laser beauty is pressed in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the laser beauty monitor unit 41, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40
A laser beam is output from the laser generator provided in the apparatus. The user applies the laser beam output from the laser generator to spots, freckles, wrinkles, acne scars, and the like on the face to give vitality to the basal cells of the skin.

When the operation button 432 for starting the pack beauty is pressed in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the pack beauty monitor section 41, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 sets the wash basin 43
1. A pack sheet suitable for the user's skin quality is selected from the pack sheets stored in 1 and provided. The user removes the protective sheet from the provided pack sheet and adheres to the face to prepare the skin. When the operation button 432 for starting the cosmetic serum spraying process is pressed according to the operation procedure displayed on the monitor unit 41, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 causes the cosmetic serum sprayer provided in the washstand 431 to be operated. Is sprayed with a serum (cosmetic). The user prepares the skin by applying the serum sprayed from the serum sprayer to the face.

[1-2-5. Behavior when diagnosing skin quality]
Next, with reference to FIG. 15, an operation when the skin quality diagnosis unit 44 of the facial device 40 diagnoses the user's skin quality will be described. When the user selects and confirms the skin quality diagnosis button 71 on the beauty chart screen shown in FIG. 13, operation procedures necessary for receiving a skin quality diagnosis are sequentially displayed on the monitor unit 41. First, when the attachment unit 441 of the skin quality diagnosis unit 44 is brought into close contact with the user's skin according to the operation procedure displayed on the monitor unit 41 (step S41), the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 sets the attachments 441A, 441B, and 441C. Based on each data input from the above, the moisture value, the oil content value, and the ph value are measured by the moisture meter, the oil content meter, and the ph meter corresponding to each attachment (step S42). Next, when the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 determines that the measurement in the skin quality diagnosis unit 44 has been completed, the monitor unit 41
(Step S43), and redisplay the beauty state input screen on the monitor 41 (step S4).
4).

[1-3. Effect of First Embodiment] As described above, by using the beauty and health advice system according to the present embodiment, the user is extracted based on the current beauty or health state input (selected) by the user himself. It is possible to obtain appropriate advice on beauty or health. Furthermore, based on the provided beauty advice, it is possible to enjoy facial esthetic care services suitable for the user's skin. Further, by using the beauty and health advice system according to the present embodiment, the user can more easily and quickly obtain advice on beauty or health. Furthermore, by using the beauty and health advice system according to the present embodiment, the user can obtain appropriate advice on beauty or health 24 hours a day without visiting a store.

[1-4. Modification of First Embodiment] [1-4-1. First Modification] In the first embodiment described above, the user terminal 20 and the facial device 40
However, the function of the user terminal 20 and the function of the facial device 40 do not necessarily need to be distinguished, and a terminal device having both functions may be used. Hereinafter, a beauty and health advice system including the facial device 40 having the function of the user terminal 20 will be described. FIG. 20 shows a configuration of a beauty and health advice system according to the present modification. As shown in FIG. 20, the beauty and health advice system 2 includes an advice server 10 and facial devices 40A and 40B.
And the Internet 30. In this modification, the same components as those in the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

Next, referring to FIG. 21, the advice server 10
An example of the operation when the facial device 40 provides facial esthetic care to a user by providing advice information on esthetic care will be described. First, for example, in the WWW browser stored in the facial device 40, the URL (Uniform Resource
urce Locator) is specified. As a result, the facial device 40 is connected to the advice server 10 via the Internet (step S51). A menu screen of a process performed in the beauty and health advice system is displayed on the monitor unit 41 of the facial device 40 (step S52). Here, for example, it is assumed that the facial device 40 has selected the advice process related to facial esthetic care (step S
53). As a result, the beauty state input screen for inputting the user's beauty state is displayed on the monitor unit 41 of the facial device 40 (step S54).

Here, the beauty state input screen is illustrated in FIG. Note that the same items as those in the beauty state input screen (see FIG. 5) described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 22, a skin condition diagnosis button 55 is provided on the beauty condition input screen. When this skin quality diagnosis button 55 is selected and confirmed,
The operation procedure for receiving the skin quality diagnosis performed by the skin quality diagnosis unit 44 is sequentially displayed on the monitor unit 41. The facial device 40 diagnoses the skin condition (skin quality) of the user based on various values sequentially input according to the operation procedure. The operation for diagnosing the skin quality is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, in the facial device 40, for example, the contents of the user's beauty state are input to the respective input items of the beauty state input screen, and the symptoms of skin trouble are selected from the pictures displayed on the beauty state selection screen. After the photograph at the closest stage is selected and the skin quality is diagnosed by the skin quality diagnosis unit, the transmission button 54 is selected and confirmed (step S
55). Thereby, the CPU 4 of the facial device 40
7 transmits the input contents of the beauty state, information about the selected photograph, and the skin quality diagnosis result to the advice server 10 as beauty state information (step S56).

The CPU 12 of the advice server 10
According to the application program stored in the P storage area 111, facial esthetic care advice information corresponding to the beauty condition information received from the facial device 40 is extracted from the advice information DB 112 (step S57). And the advice server 1
The CPU 12 of 0 generates cosmetic chart information for each user based on the extracted facial esthetic care advice information, the beauty condition information and the personal information received from the facial device 40 (step S5).
8) The generated beauty chart information is stored in the user information DB 113.
Store and update. Next, C of the advice server 10
The PU 12 generates a beauty chart screen based on the beauty chart information. Then, the CPU 1 of the advice server 10
2 transmits display data corresponding to the generated beauty chart screen to the facial device 40 (step S5).
9). As a result, a beauty chart screen (see FIG. 13) is displayed on the monitor 41 of the facial device 40.

Next, when the execution button 70 of the facial / esthetic treatment on the beauty chart screen is selected and confirmed by the user, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 performs An execution program name 462a corresponding to the program for performing the facial esthetic care is extracted from the facial information DB 462 (step S6).
0). Then, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40
By executing the program corresponding to the selected execution program name, an operation procedure for sequentially executing the facial esthetic care is displayed on the monitor unit 41 (step S61). The user operates the various operation buttons 432 in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the monitor unit 41 and uses various care appliances provided for the facial and esthetic care unit 43 for performing facial and esthetic care. You will enjoy the service of facial esthetic care (step S6)
2).

Thus, the user can perform facial esthetic care without having specialized knowledge about the skin. In addition, by using the beauty and health advice system according to the present embodiment, the user can use a facial / apparel suitable for his / her skin at a store (including an unmanned store) or home where the facial device is installed.
Esthetic care can be easily performed. Therefore, even if it is difficult for a user to go to an aesthetic salon, the user can use it easily, so that the profit of the user can be improved and the number of customers can be increased.

[1-4-2. Second Modification] Further, in the above-described first embodiment, a photograph of the stage closest to the user's symptom is selected from photographs prepared for each stage of the skin symptom, but the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, a photograph of the user's skin is received as image data from the user terminal, and the received image data is compared with the image data stored in the advice server to determine the stage of the user's skin symptom. You may do so. That is, a beauty or health state corresponding to the user's physical state is specified based on the image data representing the user's physical state (for example, the state of the skin or hair), and the specified beauty or health state is specified. May be extracted and provided to the user.

[1-4-3. Third Modification] Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the content of the photograph prepared for each of several stages is described only for skin symptoms,
It is not limited to this. For example, when selecting a body shape to be used as a judgment material when providing health advice, a selection may be made from photographs prepared for each stage of the body shape.

[1-4-4. Fourth Modification] Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the usage fee of the beauty and health advice system is not particularly described, but the usage fee is gradually changed according to the content of the information provided by the beauty and health advice system. A usage fee may be set. For example, a usage fee is not collected for a user who is provided with only the content of the one-point advice 65 among various advices displayed on the beauty chart screen (see FIG. 6), and the content of other advice (life habits) is not collected. The user who is also provided with the advice 66, the meal advice 67, and the skin care advice 68) may be charged a usage fee. In addition, when using the facial device 40, an extra usage fee may be collected for a user who can be provided with facial esthetic care using the advice information on beauty. Further, the usage fee may be set to a fixed fee within a fixed period, or may be charged according to the use of the system. In the case of charging according to the use of the system, for example, it may be charged each time new advice is provided, or the facial
You may charge according to the content of esthetic care.

[1-4-5. Fifth Modification] When the provider that provides the beauty and health advice system according to the above-described first embodiment provides a point-based service, in addition to the points that can be acquired when visiting the store, beauty and health advice is provided. Points may be added even when a chart is created using the system.
As a result, since the user is given points by using the beauty and health advice system, the user may actively use the beauty and health advice system. Therefore, the profit of the user is improved, and the number of customers can be increased.

[2. Second Embodiment] Conventionally, when receiving a facial esthetic care at a beauty salon or the like,
First, it was necessary to diagnose the patient's skin quality. Then, the patient had received a prescribed facial esthetic care determined for each diagnosed skin type.

As for facial esthetic care, since it is necessary to diagnose the patient's skin quality and perform facial esthetic care based on the result of the diagnosis as described above, the facial esthetic care must be performed. Specialized knowledge was needed. Therefore, a general user who does not have specialized knowledge has to go to a beauty salon and receive facial esthetic care based on a professional's judgment.

Therefore, the present embodiment has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and it is possible to perform appropriate facial esthetic care suitable for the skin quality of the user without having specialized knowledge about the skin. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facial device capable of performing the following.

[2-1. Configuration of Second Embodiment] The second embodiment is configured by a facial device, and the facial device is a facial device 40 according to the first embodiment.
In addition to the various functions provided by the user, various functions provided by the advice server 10 and the user terminal 20 are also provided. That is, by using the facial device according to the second embodiment, it is possible to obtain information on beauty and health, and on the basis of the information on beauty and a skin quality diagnosis result obtained by skin quality diagnosis of the facial device. To receive facial esthetic care.

[2-1-1. External Configuration of Facial Apparatus] FIG. 23 shows an external configuration of the facial apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 23, the facial device 40 ′ includes a monitor unit 41, a mirror 42, a facial esthetic care unit 43, and a skin quality diagnosis unit 44. In this embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

[2-1-2. Hardware Configuration of Facial Apparatus] Next, the hardware configuration of the facial apparatus 40 'will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 24, the facial device 40 ′ includes a memory 46, a CP
U47, monitor section 41, facial and esthetic care section 43, skin quality diagnosis section 44, and attachment section 44
1 and an input unit 49. Also, the memory 46,
The CPU 47, the monitor unit 41, the facial / esthesia care unit 43, the skin quality diagnosis unit 44, and the input unit 49 are connected to the bus 5
0 are connected to each other. Note that the first
The same components as those of the facial device 40 according to the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Here, the memory 46 stores an AP storage area 461, an advice information DB 112, a user information DB 113, a beauty state DB 114, and a facial information DB 462. An application program is stored in the AP storage area 111. As the application program, for example, based on information indicating the beauty or health state of the user input from the input unit 49,
A program for extracting beauty or health advice information corresponding to the information from the advice information DB 112, a facial / esthesia care program executed based on the beauty advice information, and a measurement value measured by the skin quality diagnostic unit 44 There is a facial esthetic care program that is implemented based on

FIG. 25 exemplifies a conceptual diagram showing the storage contents of the facial information DB 462. The record configuration is the same as the facial information DB 462 according to the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Here, the execution condition 462a is information indicating various conditions for specifying the content of the facial esthetic care to be executed. The moisture value, the oil value, the ph value, and the like measured by the skin quality diagnosis unit 44 correspond thereto.

[2-2. Operation of Second Embodiment] [2-2-1. Outline Operation of Facial Apparatus] Next, an outline operation of the facial apparatus 40 'according to the present embodiment will be described. Facial device 4 according to the present embodiment
The operation of 0 ′ is various operations described in the first embodiment, for example, an operation performed between the user terminal 20 and the advice server 10 to provide beauty chart information and health chart information (see FIGS. 4 and 7). ) Or operation for providing facial esthetic care performed between the facial device 40 and the advice server 10 (see FIG. 12).
Is performed by the facial device 40 'alone. Therefore, the description of the above operation is omitted.

Next, with reference to FIG. 26, an example of the operation when the facial device 40 'provides facial esthetic care to the user will be described. When using the facial device 40 ', a user ID and a password are stored in advance in the user information DB of the facial device 40'.
113. When the facial device 40 'is started, first, a login information input screen for inputting a user ID and a password is displayed. The set of the user ID and the password input from the login information input screen is stored in the user information DB 113.
If the user matches the set of the user ID and the password registered in the user and the user is recognized as a valid user, the facial device 40 'can be used.

First, according to the operation procedure displayed on the monitor section 41 of the facial device 40 ', the skin quality diagnosis section 4
The fourth attachment unit 441 is brought into close contact with the skin of the user (step S71). Next, facial device 4
The CPU 47 of 0 'is attached to each of the attachments 441A, 44A.
1B, 441C, a moisture meter, an oil meter, p
The water value, oil value, and ph value are measured by the h meter (step S72).

Next, the CPU 4 of the facial device 40 '
7, extracts the execution program name 462a corresponding to the program for executing the facial esthetic care from the facial information DB 462 based on the measured moisture value, oil content value and ph value (step S73). And
By executing the program corresponding to the selected execution program name, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 'causes the monitor 41 to display an operation procedure for sequentially executing the facial esthetic care (step S74). The user operates the various operation buttons 432 in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the monitor unit 41,
By using various care appliances provided for the facial esthetic care provided in the facial esthetic care unit 43, the service of the facial esthetic care is enjoyed (step S75).

More specifically, the facial device 4
When the operation button 431 is pressed in accordance with the operation procedure displayed on the monitor unit 41, the CPU 47 of 0 ′ activates a program for executing a care appliance corresponding to the pressed operation button. For example, as a result of diagnosing the skin of the user, if it is determined that the most suitable facial esthetic care for the user is ultrasonic cleaning, rotating brush beauty, massage beauty and pack beauty, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 ' According to the operation of the operation button 431, a program for executing the ultrasonic face washing, the rotating brush, and the pack beauty is started. Then, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 'executes ultrasonic cleaning, rotating brush beauty, massage beauty and pack beauty according to the facial esthetic care program. When the facial esthetic care program ends, the CPU 47 of the facial device 40 'displays on the monitor section 41 that the facial esthetic care has ended.

[2-2-2. Specific Example of Facial Esthetic Care] Next, a specific example of facial esthetic care performed based on the skin quality diagnosis result diagnosed by the skin quality diagnosing unit 44 will be described in detail in the first embodiment described above. The description is omitted because it is the same as the example.

[2-3. Effect of Second Embodiment] As described above, by using the facial device 40 'according to the present embodiment, the user can match his / her own skin quality without having specialized knowledge about the skin. Appropriate facial esthetic care can be performed. Furthermore, by using the facial device 40 'according to the present embodiment, the user can perform facial esthetic care suitable for his / her skin at a store (including an unmanned store) or at a home where the facial device is installed. This can be easily performed. Therefore, even if it is difficult for a user to go to an aesthetic salon, it is easy to use it,
The profit of the user is improved, and the number of customers can be increased.

[2-4. Aspects of Second Embodiment] Although the specific contents of the second embodiment have been described above, such an embodiment shows one aspect of the present invention. less than,
Various aspects in the second embodiment will be described.

[2-4-1. First aspect] a program storage means for storing a value indicating a skin condition in association with a program for performing facial esthetic care, a measuring means for measuring a value indicating a skin condition, and the measuring means A program extracting unit that extracts the program corresponding to the measured value from the program storage unit based on the measured value, and an executing unit that performs facial esthetic care by executing the extracted program. A facial device comprising:

[2-4-2. Second aspect] The facial device according to the first aspect, wherein the values are a moisture value, an oil content value, and a ph value.

[2-4-3. Third aspect] The facial device according to the first aspect, further comprising display means for displaying an operation procedure corresponding to the facial esthetic care.

[2-4-4. Fourth aspect] selection requesting means for prompting the user to select image data corresponding to the beauty state of the user from the image data representing the beauty state in stages, and image identification information for identifying the image data. Provided is an advice information storage unit that stores the advice information in association with the advice information, an advice extraction unit that extracts the advice information corresponding to the selected image data from the advice information storage unit, and the extracted advice information. Advice providing means, program storage means for storing the advice information and a program for executing the facial esthetic care in association with each other, and extracting the program corresponding to the provided advice information from the program storage means Program extracting means for executing the extracted program. Facial apparatus characterized by and an execution means for.

[2-5. Effect of Aspect of Second Embodiment] As described above, according to the aspect of the second embodiment, an appropriate facial esthetic care suitable for the skin quality of the user is performed without having specialized knowledge about the skin. be able to.

[0091]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide appropriate advice and facial esthetic care appropriate to the circumstances of each user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a beauty and health advice system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the advice server shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the user terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sequence chart showing an operation example of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a beauty state input screen of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a beauty chart screen of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sequence chart showing an operation example of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a health status input screen of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a health chart screen of the beauty health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the facial device shown in FIG. 1;

11 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the facial device shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a sequence chart showing an operation example of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a beauty chart screen of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a view showing a massage device provided in the facial device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the facial device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram illustrating storage contents of an advice information DB shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the contents stored in a user information DB shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram illustrating storage contents of a beauty state DB shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 19 is a conceptual diagram exemplifying storage contents of a facial information DB shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a beauty and health advice system according to a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a sequence chart showing an operation example of a beauty and health advice system according to a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a view showing a beauty state input screen of the beauty and health advice system according to a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a facial device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a facial device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a conceptual diagram exemplifying storage contents of a facial information DB shown in FIG. 23;

FIG. 26 is a sequence chart showing an operation example of the beauty and health advice system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a view showing a beauty state selection screen of the beauty and health advice system according to the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Advice server, 11 ... Memory, 111 ... AP storage area, 112 ... Advice information DB, 113 ... User information DB, 12 ... CPU, 13 ... Communication interface, 14 ... Bus, 20A, 20B ... User terminal, 21 ... Memory , 211: AP storage area, 22: CPU, 23: Communication interface, 24: Input unit, 25: Display unit, 26: Bus, 40, 40 ': Facial device, 41: Monitor unit, 42: Mirror, 43: Facial・ Esthetic care section, 431: wash basin, 432: operation buttons, 44: skin quality diagnosis section, 441: attachment section, 46: memory, 461: AP storage area, 462: facial information DB, 47: CPU, 48: communication Interface, 49 ... Input unit.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An advice providing method for providing advice information on beauty or health to a user terminal connected via a network, comprising: displaying image information of beauty or health displayed on the user terminal in a stepwise manner. A selection requesting step for prompting the user to select image data corresponding to the beauty or health condition of the user; an advice extracting step of extracting advice information corresponding to the selected image data; and the extracted advice An advice providing step of providing information to the user terminal. 2. The advice providing method according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage step of storing image identification information for identifying the image data and the advice information in association with each other; An advice providing method, comprising: receiving identification information from the user terminal via a network; and extracting advice information corresponding to the received image identification information from the advice information stored in the storage step. 3. An advice providing method for providing beauty or health advice information to a user terminal connected via a network, wherein: a receiving step of receiving image data representing a physical condition of the user; Based on the image data, specify a beauty or health state corresponding to the physical state of the user,
An advice providing method, comprising: an advice extracting step of extracting advice information corresponding to the specified beauty or health condition; and an advice providing step of providing the extracted advice information to the user terminal. 4. The advice providing method according to claim 3, further comprising a storage step of storing the image identification information for identifying the image data, the beauty or health state, and the advice information in association with each other, The advice extraction step is based on the image identification information corresponding to the received image data, and specifies the beauty or health state corresponding to the image identification information from the beauty or health state stored in the storage step, An advice providing method, wherein advice information corresponding to the specified beauty or health condition is extracted from the advice information stored in the storage step. 5. An advice providing apparatus for providing beauty or health advice information to a user terminal connected via a network, wherein the beauty or health state is displayed on the user terminal in a stepwise manner. Selection request means for prompting the user to select image data corresponding to the beauty or health condition of the user, advice extraction means for extracting advice information corresponding to the selected image data, and the extracted advice information And an advice providing means for providing to the user terminal. 6. The advice providing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: a storage unit configured to store image identification information for identifying the image data and the advice information in association with each other; An advice providing apparatus, comprising: receiving identification information from the user terminal via a network; and extracting advice information corresponding to the received image identification information from the storage unit. 7. An advice providing apparatus for providing beauty or health advice information to a user terminal connected via a network, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving image data representing a physical condition of the user; Advice extracting means for identifying a beauty or health condition corresponding to the physical condition of the user based on the image data and extracting advice information corresponding to the identified beauty or health condition; and the extracted advice information And an advice providing unit that provides the user terminal with the information. 8. The advice providing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: a storage unit configured to store image identification information for identifying the image data, the beauty or health state, and the advice information in association with each other, The advice extracting unit specifies, based on the image identification information corresponding to the received image data, a beauty or health state corresponding to the image identification information from the storage unit, and sets the beauty or health state to the specified beauty or health state. An advice providing apparatus, wherein corresponding advice information is extracted from the storage unit. 9. An advice providing system comprising: an advice server for providing advice information; and a facial device connected to the advice server via a network and providing facial esthetic care to a user. A selection requesting unit for prompting the user to select image data corresponding to the beauty state of the user from the image data showing the state of beauty displayed step by step on the facial device, and an image for identifying the image data Advice information storage means for storing identification information and the advice information in association with each other; and, based on image identification information corresponding to the selected image data, advice information corresponding to the image identification information, the advice information storage means Advice extracting means for extracting from the And a program storage means for storing the advice information and a program for executing the facial esthetic care in association with the advice information. Receiving means for receiving advice information provided by the advice server; program extracting means for extracting the program corresponding to the received advice information from the program storage means; and executing means for executing the extracted program And an advice providing system comprising: