JP2002324126A - Providing system for make-up advise information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate acquiring advise for a make-up method at any time and place. SOLUTION: When a system user who is also a demander makes up fashion coordination such as make-up, hair-style, clothes, the user operates an information terminal 2i and transmits image data picked up from an imaging object to be made up to a server system 3, and the system 3 decides selectively the make-up method suitable for parts of the object to be made up from a method DB group 321. Advise information on the decided make-up method is prepared, then the information is transmitted from a communication part 33 to the information terminal 2i at the demander as to be presented to the demander via a display part 54 and the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a makeup advice information supply system, and more particularly, to a makeup advice information supply system capable of easily obtaining information on a makeup method desired by a makeup person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, engineers such as makeup artists who coordinate makeup, hairstyles, clothes, etc., first realize the body shape, atmosphere, By observing the ratio of elements such as the entire face or the eyes, nose, and mouth, the characteristics unique to the model are grasped, and the characteristics are classified by applying them to various impression types. Next, based on the classification, various make-up techniques are applied while reflecting the individuality of each engineer, and individual make-up is performed so that the make-up gives a desired impression as a whole.

At a store such as a cosmetics store, a cosmetics technician such as a cosmetics advisor observes the appearance and physical characteristics of the customer who seeks advice, and understands the impression caused by the appearance of the customer. Adjust the makeup method so that the overall impression of the customer's purpose is exhibited. Then, the advice is given by writing the makeup method on the paper or actually applying the makeup to part or all of the face.

[0004] This is commonly seen in advice on hairstyles performed at the store of a hairdressing salon, advice on clothes performed at the store of a clothes store, and other advice related to fashion. Can be

[0005]

The makeup technique is
Because multiple factors are related to each other, such as seasons and dates such as spring, summer, autumn and winter, time periods such as morning and daytime, destinations, purposes, situations and the colors and shapes of clothes to match, hairstyles, personal preferences, Generally, there are many makeup methods corresponding to one individual. But,
The traditional method of advice by makeup artists and other technicians is to divide all of the many makeup methods for one individual into advice once or multiple times, or to choose the time and place when necessary It ’s practically difficult to get advice without
In the end, ordinary people could not use makeup technicians' advice on makeup methods anywhere and anytime.

Furthermore, in the conventional advice method, necessary conditions such as time (season, time), destination, purpose, information of the other party (companion partner or relationship with the visiting partner), preference (use) It is practically difficult for many other people to evaluate the validity of the makeup after taking into account the individuality of the person and the model that he or she imagined). There is no choice but to rely entirely on the advice of others.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to easily select and supply advice information on a suitable make-up method at any time and place when making up makeup, hairstyle, clothes and other fashion coordinates. An object of the present invention is to provide a makeup advice information supply system that enables the system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a makeup advice information supply system capable of evaluating the validity of a selected makeup method.

[0009]

A makeup advice information supply system according to the present invention is a system for supplying advice information for giving advice on a makeup method to a request source via a communication network. From, image data receiving means for receiving image data obtained by imaging the subject to be made up, based on the image data received by the image data receiving means, the subject in the makeup subject A target specifying unit that specifies the target image data of the part, a determining unit that determines a makeup method suitable for the portion corresponding to the target image data specified by the target specifying unit, and the determining unit that determines the makeup method. An ad transmitted to present the advice information on the makeup method to the requestor. And a chair information transmitting means.

[0010] Therefore, when making up makeup, hairstyles, clothes, and fashion coordination, the requesting system user transmits image data obtained by imaging the subject to be made up. Only by the object specifying means and the determining means, a makeup method suitable for a portion to be made up in the subject is determined, and advice information on the determined makeup method is transmitted and presented from the advice information transmitting means. You.

[0011] Therefore, the requester can easily acquire a makeup method suitable for himself, regardless of time and place.

The makeup advice information supply system described above is characterized in that the target image data includes the feature amount of the corresponding portion.

[0013] Therefore, the makeup method determined by the determining means reflects a feature amount, for example, an individual characteristic such as an eye shape and a mouth shape, so that a more suitable makeup method can be determined.

[0014] In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the advice information includes document data indicating the makeup method determined by the determination means.

[0015] Therefore, the requester is provided with a document indicating a suitable makeup method, and the explanation is given.
I can give you more specific advice.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the advice information includes the target image data corresponding to the makeup after the makeup according to the makeup method determined by the determination means.

[0017] Therefore, since the requesting source is provided with the corresponding target image data after the makeup is performed according to a suitable makeup method, advice can be given with a more specific image.

In the above makeup advice information supply system, the portion includes one or more elements to be made up, and the makeup method determined by the determining means corresponds to each of the one or more elements. You may make it show the makeup method which was done.

Accordingly, the request source is provided with advice information on a makeup method corresponding to each of one or more elements, for example, eyelashes, eyelids, etc. which are elements if the part is an eye. I can give you specific advice.

[0020] The makeup advice information supply system described above further comprises a method database in which data indicating a plurality of types of the makeup methods is stored in correspondence with the portions to be made up. Is characterized in that the makeup method is selected and determined from the method database.

Therefore, the deciding means can decide by selecting a suitable makeup method from the method database, so that the makeup method can be easily decided.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the determined makeup method is a makeup method that is recommended in advance.

Therefore, the requester can obtain advice information on the recommended makeup method.

[0024] In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the determination means selects and determines the makeup method from the method database based on predetermined information.

Therefore, the determining means can select and determine an appropriate makeup method by searching the method database using the predetermined information.

In the above makeup advice information supply system, the predetermined information is specific information related to the request source.

Therefore, the makeup method determined according to the requesting source is determined by using the specific information related to the requesting individual, so that the specific information includes the individual's date of birth, constellation, and favorite. If the information is such as an appropriate color, a makeup method more suitable for individuality can be determined. In addition, if the specific information is information about personal fortune-telling, etc., the makeup method can be determined while introducing a sense of play.

The above-mentioned makeup advice information supply system is characterized in that the predetermined information is data of a generated random number. In this case, even if the image data is the same, a suitable makeup method can be randomly determined each time, and the sense of play is further increased.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, condition receiving means for receiving condition data indicating conditions for selecting a desired makeup method from a request source is further provided, and the deciding means comprises: The makeup method is selected and determined from the method database using the condition data received by the condition receiving means.

Therefore, the determining means searches the method database using the condition data indicated by the request source,
Since it is possible to select and determine a suitable makeup method, the determined makeup method is in accordance with the content desired by the request source, and therefore, the request source has high satisfaction with the presented makeup advice information. Obtainable.

[0031] In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the condition data includes model designating data designating a model of the makeup, and the deciding means includes:
A difference analysis unit that analyzes a difference between the given target image data of the request source and the target image data corresponding to the model indicated by the model instruction data, and the difference analyzed by the difference analysis unit. A small difference determining means for selecting and determining the makeup method to be small from the method database, and determining the makeup method by the small difference determining means until the difference analyzed by the difference analyzing means converges. And providing the target image data corresponding to the request source after make-up according to the made-up makeup method to the difference analysis means.

Therefore, a makeup method that minimizes the difference from the model image specified by the request source is determined. Therefore, according to the presented advice information, the requester can easily make up the makeup closer to the ideal.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the condition data includes model designating data for designating a model of the makeup, and the deciding means includes: A plurality of difference analysis means for analyzing a difference between each of the plurality of types of the makeup-applied target image data with respect to the model indicated by the model instruction data; and each of the differences analyzed by the plurality of difference analysis means. A plurality of types of makeup methods for making small, a plurality of difference small determination means for selecting from the method database, the plurality of makeup methods until each of the differences analyzed by the plurality of difference analysis means converges. According to each of the plurality of types of makeup methods selected by the small difference determining means. The target image data corresponding to the request source after makeup is given to the plurality of difference analysis means, and when the differences converge, the plurality of types of makeup methods selected by the plurality of small difference determination means are used. The makeup method is selected and determined based on predetermined information.

Therefore, a makeup method that minimizes the difference from the model image specified by the requester is determined using the predetermined information. Therefore, according to the presented advice information, the requester can easily make up the makeup closer to the ideal.

The above-mentioned predetermined information may be specific information related to the request source. In this case, the makeup method for approaching the ideal presented in response to the requesting source is determined using specific information related to the requesting individual. If information such as the date, constellation, and favorite color is used, a makeup method that is more suitable for individuality can be determined. Also, if the specific information is information about personal divination, etc., while introducing a sense of play,
You can decide how to make up.

The above-mentioned predetermined information may be data of a generated random number. In this case, the makeup method for approaching the ideal presented in correspondence with the request source is determined randomly each time even if the image data is the same, so that the sense of play is further increased.

[0037] In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the deciding means selects and decides from the method database the makeup method which meets the condition indicated by the condition data received by the condition receiving means. It is characterized by doing.

Therefore, the deciding means can select and determine a makeup method suitable for the condition indicated by the request source, so that the determined makeup method is adapted to the desired contents of the request source. Therefore, the requester can obtain a high degree of satisfaction with the presented makeup advice information.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the makeup advice information supply system further includes evaluation means for evaluating the makeup method determined by the determination means, wherein the advice information includes evaluation information indicating an evaluation result by the evaluation means. Is included.

Therefore, the requester is presented with the determined makeup method as well as evaluation information on the makeup method as advice information. Therefore, the requester can obtain more detailed advice information when performing the makeup method by checking the evaluation of the determined makeup method.

The makeup advice information supply system described above further comprises an evaluation database in which a plurality of types of the evaluation information are registered, and selects the evaluation information from the evaluation database based on the evaluation result. I do.

Therefore, since the evaluation information can be obtained by selecting from the evaluation database, the evaluation information can be easily supplied.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the evaluation result is obtained before and after the subject image data of the request source is subjected to makeup according to the makeup method determined by the determination means. It is characterized by showing a change in impression.

Therefore, the evaluation information presented to the requesting source is based on the change in the impression of the requesting source before and after the makeup is performed according to the determined makeup method. Therefore, the requester can obtain more detailed advice information when performing the makeup method by checking the content of the evaluation information based on the change in impression.

[0045] In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the evaluation result is instructed by the target image data and the model instruction data corresponding to the request source after makeup according to the makeup method determined by the determination means. And a difference from the target image data corresponding to the model.

Therefore, the evaluation information presented to the request source is based on the difference between the target image data of the request source and the target image data of the model when makeup is performed according to the determined makeup method. . Hence,
By confirming the contents of the evaluation information based on the difference, the requester can obtain more detailed advice information for approaching an ideal state by performing the makeup method.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the evaluation result conforms to the condition indicated by the condition data received by the condition receiving means in the makeup method determined by the determining means. It is characterized by corresponding to the degree.

Therefore, the evaluation information presented to the requesting source is based on how much the requesting source conforms to the desired conditions when makeup is performed according to the determined makeup method. Therefore, the requester is
By checking the content of the evaluation information based on this relevance,
When the makeup method is applied, more detailed advice information for achieving a desired condition can be obtained.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, information related to the makeup method determined by the determination means is supplied by communication, and the evaluation method evaluates the makeup method based on the supplied information. An evaluation communication unit that communicates with a source is further provided, and the advice information includes evaluation information indicating an evaluation result received from the evaluation source by the evaluation communication unit.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the evaluation communication means communicates via the communication network.

Therefore, the evaluation information of the makeup method determined by the determining means can be obtained by communication from the evaluation source, that is, from the outside.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the information related to the makeup method includes the request source corresponding to before and after the makeup according to the makeup method determined by the determination means is applied. Wherein said target image data is included.

Therefore, the evaluation source can evaluate the make-up method based on the target image data of the corresponding request source before and after the make-up according to the determined make-up method is performed. For example, evaluation information based on the result of confirming the individuality of the request source with an image can be presented to the request source.

[0054] In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the evaluation source corresponds to an information terminal operated by an evaluator who evaluates the makeup method, and the evaluation communication means is provided when the requester requests. And communicating with the evaluation source.

Therefore, the evaluation by the evaluation source is limited only to the case requested by the request source. Therefore, even if the usage fee for the original evaluation by the evaluation source is set to be relatively high, it is limited only to the case where the request source has requested it, and the request source can use the system with confidence. Further, when the evaluation source performs evaluation while looking at the image data of the request source, the evaluation is limited only to the case where the request source has desired. Therefore, it is avoided that the image data is presented to the evaluation source without permission from the requesting source, so that privacy protection of the requesting source is not hindered.

In the makeup advice information supply system described above, the request source may be the evaluation source, and the evaluation source may be the request source. In that case, the requester and the evaluator, which are members of the system, can evaluate each other's makeup method, so that the operation rate of the system increases and the usage fee of the system is correspondingly increased. , The number of members can be increased, and the operation rate can be further increased.

A makeup advice information supply system according to another aspect of the present invention comprises: an image data input unit for inputting image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject to be made up; A target specifying unit that specifies target image data of a part to be a makeup target in the subject based on the input image data, and a target corresponding to the target image data specified by the target specifying unit; A determination unit for determining a makeup method, and advice information output unit for outputting advice information for giving advice on the makeup method determined by the determination unit are provided.

A makeup advice information supply method for providing advice information for giving advice on a makeup method to a request source via a communication network according to still another aspect of the present invention is provided in such a manner that makeup is applied from the request source. Image data receiving step of receiving image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject to be captured, and target image data of a portion to be made up in the subject based on the image data received in the image data receiving step. Determining a makeup method suitable for the portion corresponding to the target image data specified by the target specifying step, and determining the makeup method determined by the determining step. Send advice information to present to the requestor And a advice information transmitting step.

A machine-readable recording medium on which a makeup advice information supply program according to still another aspect of the present invention is recorded has the following features. That is, the program recorded here is for executing, by a computer, a makeup advice information supply method for supplying advice information for giving advice on a makeup method to a request source via a communication network. The makeup advice information supply method may include, from the request source, an image data receiving step of receiving image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject to be applied with makeup, and the image received by the image data receiving step. Based on the data, a target specifying step of specifying target image data of a part to be made up in the subject, and a makeup method suitable for the part corresponding to the target image data specified by the target specifying step are determined. And an advice information transmitting step of transmitting the advice information on the makeup method determined by the determining step to present the advice information to the request source.

A makeup advice information supply program according to still another aspect of the present invention uses a computer to execute a makeup advice information supply method for supplying advice information for giving advice on a makeup method to a request source via a communication network. It is for running. The corresponding makeup advice information supply method is, from the request source, an image data receiving step of receiving image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject to be made up,
Based on the image data received in the image data receiving step, a target specifying step of specifying a target image data of a part to be a makeup target in the subject, and the target image data specified by the target specifying step A determining step of determining a makeup method suitable for the corresponding portion; and an advice information transmitting step of transmitting the advice information on the makeup method determined by the determining step to present the advice information to the request source.

[0061]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, the makeup refers to all things including makeup of the face, coordination of clothes (including shoes and hats), coordination of accessories, decoration of nails, and the like. In each of the embodiments, supply of makeup advice information on face makeup will be described for the sake of simplicity, but the present invention is not limited to this.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a makeup advice information supply system 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The makeup advice information supply system 1 includes information terminals 2i (i = 1, 2, 3,...) Provided for each information supply requester (hereinafter, abbreviated as a requester) who requests supply of makeup advice information. ,
m), a server system 3, and a network line 5 for communication-connecting the information terminal 2i and the server system 3. Various communication lines such as the Internet are applied to the network line 5.

Information terminal 2i may be a portable information terminal, for example, a portable telephone having an information processing function, or may be a fixed information terminal. The information terminal 2i includes a processing unit 51 including a CPU (abbreviation of a central processing unit) and a memory, a communication unit 52 for connecting the information terminal 2i to the network line 5, a detection unit 53, a display unit 54, a keyboard, a mouse. , An input unit 55 for inputting information from outside and a printer or an audio output circuit for outputting information to the outside. The detection unit 53 is, for example, a CCD (abbreviation of a charge-coupled device) for detecting an image of the client.
Consists of a camera. Image data is output by capturing a subject image of the client with a CCD camera. Thereby, the image of the client is detected. The display unit 54 includes a communication unit 52
In order to display various information including information on makeup method advice received via
It consists of a liquid crystal monitor (short for thin film transistor).

The server system 3 analyzes an image data received from the information terminal 2i via the network line 5 by an analysis unit 31. The server system 3 determines an appropriate makeup method based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 31, The communication unit connects the network unit 5 and the server system 3 to the determination unit 32 for searching and determining the document data describing the determined makeup method by searching the document DB and determining the group 321. And a communication unit 33 for performing communication. The communication unit 33 transmits and receives various information via the network line 5. For example, the document data of the makeup method determined by the determination unit 32 is transmitted as advice to the information terminal 2i of the requester.

A plurality of makeup methods are registered in the method DB group 321 in advance, and the document DB 322 stores
For each makeup method registered in the method DB group 321, data of a document describing the makeup method is registered. Details of the method DB group 321 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the server system 3 of FIG. With reference to FIG.
A monitor 110 including an RT (cathode ray tube), a keyboard 150, a mouse 160, a pen tablet 170, and a CPU for centrally controlling the server system 3 itself
(Abbreviation of central processing unit) 122, ROM (Read Only Me)
mory) or RAM (abbreviation of random access memory), fixed disk 126,
An FD (flexible disk) 132 is detachably mounted, an FD driving device 130 for accessing the mounted FD 132, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Onl)
y Memory) 142 is removably mounted, a CD-ROM drive 140 for accessing the mounted CD-ROM 142, a communication interface 180 for communication connection between the network line 5 and the server system 3.
including. These components are connected via a bus.

The server system 3 may be provided with a magnetic tape device to which a cassette type magnetic tape is removably mounted to access the magnetic tape.

When the client requests makeup method advice in makeup advice information supply system 1, control operation is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In step S1 of FIG.
The i detecting unit 53 detects the image of the client. In step S2, the image data of the detected requester is transmitted to the server system 3 by the communication unit 52. At this time, a request for makeup advice is transmitted to server system 3.

When the server system 3 receives the image data together with the makeup advice request from the information terminal 2i in step S2a, the following processing is performed to provide makeup advice to the request source based on the request reception. . First, the analysis unit 31 analyzes the requester's image data received together with the request. The analysis at this time refers to the requester's head,
Image data corresponding to a part such as a body part, a foot part and an arm part, and image data corresponding to a part such as an eye part, a nose part, a mouth part and a hair part in a head are specified.

Also, in this analysis, for example, in the case of a face, if the face is a feature image (rounded eyes, eyes are down / up, eyes are thin / thick, lips are large / small, nose is small) Information such as large / small) is reflected in the analysis result. Such a feature amount is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-26.
It can be extracted using the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 5443.

In step S4, determination section 32 determines a makeup method. Specifically, a predetermined makeup method registered in advance in method DB group 321 is determined for each of the parts such as the eyes, nose, mouth, and hair. The predetermined makeup method is a recommended makeup method registered in the method DB group 321.

In step S5, a makeup advice corresponding to the makeup method determined by determination section 32 is created in a document. Specifically, the data of the advice document corresponding to the determined makeup method is stored in document D.
It is created by reading from B322 and adjusting it to a predetermined format. In step S6, the created makeup advice document data is transmitted to information terminal 2i of the client via communication unit 33.

When the information terminal 2i of the client receives the makeup advice document data from the server system 3 in step S7, it outputs the received content via the output unit 56 or the display unit 54.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing a part of the contents of the method DB group 321 according to the first embodiment. The method DB group 321 includes, for example, a round nose, a large nose, a large mouth, a small mouth, a single eyelid, and a double eyelid corresponding to each of the portions specified by the analysis unit 31 including the feature amount. A method DB is provided for each of the eyes and the like. FIG.
In the example, the method DB corresponding to the eye of the double eyelid is shown as an example. Since the method DB corresponding to each part has the same structure as that shown in FIG. 3, its description is omitted.

As described above, when the double eyelid is specified by the analysis unit 31 as a portion including the characteristic amount, the determination unit 32 converts the method DB of FIG.
It is read from the B group 321. As shown, the method DB has a three-dimensional structure, in which parameter values indicating the degree of tendency between casual and formal are taken in the X-axis direction, and between conservative and aggressive in the Y-axis direction. The parameter value indicating the degree of the tendency is taken in the Z-axis direction, and the parameter value indicating the degree of the tendency is taken between a thin circle and a round part in the Z-axis direction.

FIG. 4 shows a database corresponding to parameter values indicated by arrows in the Z-axis direction in FIG.
The parameter value indicates a value corresponding to a so-called standard shape in which the eyes are neither thin nor round. FIG. 4 shows, for example, 35 makeup methods that can be applied in the case of a standard eye shape in the case of double eyelids, with the corresponding X
And is registered corresponding to each parameter value in the Y-axis direction. These include recommended makeup methods, which are indicated by arrows in the figure. The makeup colors are not shown in FIG. 4, but each makeup method is
Eye shadow, mascara, and eye line have different colors and densities corresponding to the respective parameter values in the X and Y axis directions. You can give the impression of.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example, in the method DB group 321, in order to uniquely determine a makeup method corresponding to each part specified by the analysis unit 31, a corresponding X, By determining a desired combination of parameter values in the Y and Z-axis directions and performing a search based on the determined combination, the corresponding makeup method can be read out without exception.

In the example described above, the makeup advice prepared in the form of a document is transmitted to the client, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, image data of the client after applying the determined makeup method may be created, and the image data may be transmitted to the client. In this case, step S5 in the flowchart of FIG.
Steps S5a and S6a of FIG. 6 instead of and S6 are applied. Since the other processing steps are the same as those described above, the description will be omitted, and only the steps S5a and S5b will be described here.

When the makeup method is determined by the determination unit 32 as described above, the image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice is created based on the makeup method determined by the determination unit 32 in step S5a. You. The image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice created in step S6a is
3 to the requester's information terminal 2i. Therefore, the display unit 54 or the output unit 56 of the information terminal 2i outputs the image of the requester after applying the makeup advice.

In addition, both the makeup advice prepared in a document and the image data of the client after applying the makeup method can be transmitted to the client. In this case, instead of steps S5 and S6 in the flowchart of FIG. 5, step S5b of FIG.
And S6b are applied. Since the other processing steps are the same as those described above, the description will be omitted, and only the steps S5b and S6b will be described here.

When the makeup method is determined by the determination unit 32 as described above, a makeup advice document is created based on the makeup method determined in step S5b, and a request after application of the determined makeup method. Is created. In step S6b, the created makeup advice document and the image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice are transmitted to the information terminal 2i of the requester via the communication unit 33. Therefore, the makeup advice document and the image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice are output via the display unit 54 and the output unit 56 of the information terminal 2i.

Here, the procedure of determining the makeup method by the determining unit in step S4 of FIG. 5 will be described.
When the method DB group 321 is used in this determination procedure, the control operation according to the flowchart of FIG. 8 is performed. That is, in step SUB1 of FIG. 8, the determination unit 32 recognizes the requester's image data. In step SUB2, a makeup method suitable for each element of a part such as an eye, a nose, a mouth, a face, a hair, a body, a foot, and an arm in the image data of the recognized client. Is selected from the method DB group 321. If the part is the eye, the element means an eyelash, an outer corner of the eye, a double eyelid, a single eyelid, or the like. The makeup method selected in step SUB3 is finally determined.

Further, as a procedure for determining a makeup method by the determination unit 32, a suitable makeup method may be selected from a database which is easily prepared in advance by using specific numerical information relating to the individual client. Good. In this case, step SUB in the flowchart of FIG.
Step SUB12 of FIG.
Since the other processing steps in FIG. 8 are the same as those described above, description thereof will be omitted, and here, only step SUB12 will be described. When the requester's image data is recognized in step SUB1 described above, in step SUB12, it is suitable for each element of the eye, nose, mouth, face, hair, body, foot, and arm. Astrology, Arithmetic, Arithmetic Astrology, Four Pillars, Sky Kill, Blood Fortune Telling, First Name and Last Name, using the client's personal information
The method is selected from the method DB group 321 using unique numerical information relating to the individual client obtained from the date of birth, constellation fortune-telling, biorhythm, and the like.

The personal information of the requester is, for example, date of birth, first and last name, time of birth, blood type, etc., and is input by the requester when the image data of the requester is transmitted to the server system 3. Are transmitted at the same time.

As a procedure for determining the makeup method by the determining unit 32, a method DB group 321 is searched using random number data generated by a random number generator (not shown) to select a suitable makeup method. May be determined. In this case, instead of step SUB2 in the flowchart of FIG.
UB22 applies. Since the other processing steps in FIG. 8 are the same as those described above, the description will be omitted, and here, only the step SUB22 will be described.

As described above, when the image data of the client is recognized by the determination unit 32, in step SUB22, the eyes, nose, mouth, face, hair,
A makeup method suitable for each element of a body part, a foot part, and an arm part is selected and determined from the method DB group 321 using random number data.

According to the present embodiment, when a client makes up makeup, hairstyles, clothes, and other fashion coordinates, suitable makeup advice can be easily obtained regardless of time and place. It is. In addition, as a specific method of supplied makeup advice, advice should be given on which manufacturer's cosmetics were used, which manufacturer's clothing was used, and which hairdresser's hairdressing salon can be used. You may. In this case, not only can the client easily understand the specific makeup method, but also the advertising effect of the product and the like can be obtained.

Also, unique figures relating to the individual client such as astrology, arithmetic, arithmetic astrology, four pillars, mortality, blood type divination, first name and last name, date of birth, constellation horoscope, biorhythm, lucky color, etc. When using such information or using random number data to determine an advice, different makeup advice is supplied each time information supply is requested, so that the system is rich in game characteristics.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 will be described. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the second embodiment. Information terminal 2i of makeup advice information supply system 1 in FIG. Other configurations in FIG. 11 are the same as those in FIG. Various conditions input unit 551 has a function of inputting various conditions desired by the client to be externally operated by the client and referred to in order to determine a suitable makeup method, and includes, for example, a keyboard capable of inputting characters. .

When the client requests makeup method advice in makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the present embodiment, makeup advice information supply system 1 operates according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in the information terminal 2i, the detecting section 53 detects an image of the client. In step S32, the client's desired conditions for the makeup to be applied are input via the various condition input unit 551. Here, the desired condition is
Time (season, time), destination, purpose, information of the other party (the relationship with the companion or visiting party), preference (user's personality, image model and makeup concept, etc.). Conservativeness is input in about 5 steps). In step S33, the image data of the requester and the data of the input conditions are transmitted to the server system 3. Server system 3
In step S33a, when the image data of the client and the data of various conditions are received by the communication unit 33 in step S33a, the received image data of the client is analyzed using the analysis unit 31 in step S34. In step S35, the determining unit 32 selects and determines a makeup method from the method DB group 321 using the various conditions of the received client input. In step S36, the document DB 322 is searched based on the determined makeup method, and a makeup advice document is created based on the search result. In step S37, based on the determined makeup method, image data of the requester after application of makeup advice is created. In step S38, the created makeup advice document and the image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice are transmitted to the information terminal 2i of the requester via the communication unit 33.

When the information terminal 2i receives the makeup advice document and the image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice from the server system 3 in step S39, the received contents are output via the display unit 54 or the output unit 56. Is done.

A procedure for determining a makeup method by the determining unit 32 in step S35 in FIG. 12 will be described. In the determination procedure, if the conditions relating to the model to be imaged are included in the conditions input by the client, the difference between the image data of the model to be imaged and that of the client is analyzed to determine makeup advice. be able to. In this case, in step S35 of FIG.
The procedure for determining the makeup method according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 13, in step SUB31, the decision unit 32 recognizes the requester's image data. In step SUB32, the image data of the target model (imaged by the client) is recognized.

A plurality of types of model image data are registered in the server system 3 in advance, and the client requests various types of image data of the model to be imaged from among the plurality of types to uniquely specify the data. May be input. Further, the requester may read image data of a model to be imaged from a poster or a photograph of the model at hand by an image reader or the like, input as various conditions, and transmit the data to the server system 3.

In step SUB33, the difference between the image data of the target model and the image data of the client is analyzed. In step SUB34, a makeup method for reducing the difference obtained as a result of the analysis is determined. Step S
The requester's image data is corrected by the makeup method determined in UB35. In step SUB36, the difference between the image data of the target model and the corrected image data of the client is analyzed. Step SUB37
It is determined whether the difference between the image data of the target model and the image data of the client corrected by the determined makeup method has become small. If the difference has become small, the process proceeds to step SUB34. , And the subsequent processes are similarly repeated. On the other hand, if the difference does not decrease any more, it is considered that the convergence has occurred, and the process proceeds to step SUB38.
Move to In step SUB38, a makeup method is determined.

The determination of the makeup method for reducing the difference in step SUB34 means that the method DB group 321 is searched in the X, Y and Z axes in the direction of decreasing the difference, and the next makeup method candidate is determined. Is to read out.

The decision unit 3 in step S35 of FIG.
As a method of determination by 2, various request input sections 5 by the requester
A plurality of image data at the time of makeup with different impressions are prepared for a model to be imaged specified by various conditions input via the interface 51, and a difference between each image data and that of the client is analyzed. One makeup advice may be determined from a plurality of makeup advices obtained based on the specific numeric information related to the individual client. In that case, in step S35 of FIG. 12, the makeup method is determined by the operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In step SUB41 of FIG. 14, the decision unit 32 recognizes the requester's image data. Step SU
In B42, a plurality of image data obtained when the target model makes a plurality of makeups with different impressions are respectively recognized. In step SUB43,
The differences between a plurality of image data of the target model and the image data of the client are analyzed and obtained.

In step SUB44, a makeup method for reducing the difference obtained as a result of the analysis is determined by searching the method DB group 321. Step SUB4
In step 5, the image data of the client is corrected by the determined plurality of makeup methods. Step SU
In B46, the differences between the plurality of image data of the target model and the plurality of corrected image data of the client are analyzed and obtained. In step SUB47, it is determined whether or not the differences between the plurality of image data of the target model and the plurality of image data of the client corrected by the determined makeup method have become smaller. If the difference has become smaller, the process proceeds to step SUB44, and the subsequent processing is repeated in the same manner. On the other hand, if the difference does not become smaller anymore, it is regarded as convergence, and step SUB48
Move to

In step SUB48, astrology is performed from among the determined makeup methods in the same manner as described above.
Arithmetic, Arithmetic Astrology, Four Pillars, Neutral Killing, Blood Grouping,
One makeup method is selected using unique numerical information related to the individual client, such as name and birth date, date of birth, horoscope, biorhythm, etc., and the selected makeup method is finally determined in step SUB49. Is done.

The procedure for determining the makeup method by the determining unit in step S35 in FIG. 12 is a makeup procedure with a different impression of a model to be imaged specified by the conditions input by the client via various conditions input unit 551. A plurality of image data at the time is prepared, and one makeup advice is determined using random number data from among a plurality of makeup advices obtained by analyzing a difference between each image data and a client. Good.

In this case, step SUB58 of FIG. 15 is applied instead of step SUB48 in the flowchart of FIG. The other processing steps are the same as those described above, and a description thereof will not be repeated.
Only B58 will be described. As described above, when it is considered that the difference has converged without being reduced, FIG.
The process proceeds to step SUB58. Step SUB58
In, one makeup method is selected from a plurality of determined makeup methods using random number data.

As a determination method by the determination unit 32 in step S35 of FIG. 12, after searching and determining the method DB group 321 and matching the conditions entered by the requester via the various conditions input 551, By determining whether or not the makeup method is present, the makeup method may be finally determined. In this case, the operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 16 may be performed in step S35 in FIG.

In FIG. 16, the determining unit 32 determines whether the SUB 61
To recognize the client's image data. Step SUB62
In the method DB group 321, a makeup method suitable for each element, such as an eye, a nose, a mouth, a face, a hair, a body, a foot, and an arm, according to the recognition result is selected. In step SUB63, the method DB group 3
It is determined whether the makeup method selected from 21 matches (conforms with) the various conditions desired by the client. If not, step SUB
62, the method DB group 321 is searched in the matching directions for the X, Y, and Z axes, and a new makeup method is selected. In step SUB63, the desired conditions and the same conditions are similarly set for this makeup method. It is determined whether they match.

As a result of the determination, if they match, it is regarded as convergence, and the flow shifts to step SUB64 to determine a makeup method.

Whether the selected makeup method matches the desired conditions is determined by determining whether the selected makeup method is in a common sense category for the X, Y, and Z axis parameter values. Obey. For example, if the desired conditions are set as 'funeral' as the destination and the formal conditions are included, but the casual makeup method is selected, this makeup method is obviously not common sense. Therefore, it is determined that the desired conditions are not met. Conversely, if the desired conditions are set to 'athletics meet' as the destination and casual conditions are included, but a formal makeup method is selected, similarly, this makeup method is It is determined that the conditions are not met.

According to makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described above. That is, when determining the makeup method, the client can obtain makeup advice after analyzing the difference from the ideal model of the client, so that the makeup advice very close to the client's ideal can be obtained. In addition, a plurality of image data of the ideal model at the time of makeup with different impressions are prepared, a difference between each image data and that of the client is analyzed and makeup advice is provided, and a plurality of makeup advices are provided. In the case where makeup advice is determined using specific numerical information or random number data related to the individual client, makeup advice very close to the client's ideal is obtained, and the game is fun and rich. Becomes

The makeup method determined using the method DB group 321 determines whether or not the makeup method conforms to the conditions input by the requester. Since the up advice is obtained, the convenience for the user is improved.

(Embodiment 3) Embodiment 3 will be described. FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram of the makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the third embodiment. The server system 3 of the makeup advice information supply system 1 in FIG. 17 includes an evaluation unit 34 that searches the evaluation DB 341 in addition to the above-described configuration. The other configuration of FIG. 17 is the same as that of FIG. 11, and the description is omitted. The evaluation unit 34 has a function of evaluating the validity of the makeup method determined by the determination unit 32.

When various analysis results of the determined makeup method are scored, comment data for evaluating the makeup method are registered in advance in the evaluation DB 341 in accordance with each score level. I have.

In the makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the third embodiment, when the client requests makeup method advice, processing using the evaluation function of the evaluation unit 34 is performed. In this case,
In the flowchart of FIG. 12, the processing of steps S48 and S49 of FIG. 18 is applied instead of the processing of step S38. The other processing steps are the same as those described above, and the description thereof will be omitted, and only steps S48 and S49 will be described here.

When the image data of the requester after application of makeup advice is created based on the makeup method determined by determination unit 32 in step S37, in step S48, evaluation unit 34 determines whether the image data after application of makeup advice has been applied. Determination unit 32 based on the image data of the client
The validity of the makeup method determined by DB
341 is searched and evaluated using the search result. In step S49, the created makeup advice document (see step S36 in FIG. 12), the image data of the client after applying the makeup advice, and the result of the evaluation by the evaluation unit 34 are transmitted to the information of the client via the communication unit 33. Terminal 2
Send to i. Therefore, the client is also presented with an evaluation comment on the validity of the determined makeup method.

In the present embodiment, the makeup method can be determined by using the method DB group 321 as the determination method by the determination unit 32. In this case, the operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is executed.

As the evaluation method by the evaluation unit 34, a change in the impression of the client before and after the application of the makeup method advice is analyzed, and the evaluation can be performed based on the analysis result. In this case, in step S48 of FIG.
The operation is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 19, in step SUB71, the evaluation unit 34 recognizes the image data of the requester after applying the makeup method advice. In step SUB72, a change in the impression of the client before and after applying the makeup method advice is analyzed. In step SUB37, an evaluation comment on the makeup method applied and the change in impression before and after the application is created using the search results of the evaluation DB 341.

The analysis of the change in the impression of the client before and after the application of the makeup method advice means that the extent to which the image data after the application has changed from that before the application is converted into a score. The degree of change can be expressed by using a negative score when changing in an unfavorable direction, and using a positive score when changing in a preferable direction. In addition, evaluation comment data corresponding to each of the score levels is registered in the evaluation DB 341 in advance.

Therefore, evaluation comment data (keywords, etc.) corresponding to the obtained score is stored in the evaluation DB 34.
The evaluation comment can be edited and created on the basis of the selected data by selecting from one. This rating comment includes advice on how to make your makeup more attractive, such as 'let's smile' and 'let's remove fat' when makeup is applied according to the selected makeup method. Data may be included.

The evaluation method by the evaluation unit 34 is as follows.
Image data of a model to be imaged indicated by the conditions input in step S32 of FIG.
It is also possible to analyze and evaluate the difference between the image data of the requester after application of the makeup advice created in 37. In this case, in step S48 in FIG. 18, the control operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 20 is executed.

In step SUB81 of FIG. 20, the evaluation unit 34 recognizes the requester's image data after applying the makeup method advice. In step SUB82,
Recognize image data of a target model. Step S
In UB83, the difference between the image data of the target model and the image data of the client after applying the makeup method advice is analyzed. In step SUB84, an evaluation comment for the applied makeup method is created from the difference obtained as a result of the analysis.

The analysis of the difference between the image data of the client after applying the makeup method advice and that of the model to be imaged means that the difference between the image data after application and that of the model is scored and obtained. is there. Since evaluation comment data is registered in advance in the evaluation DB 341 corresponding to each of the score levels, the evaluation comment data can be obtained by searching the evaluation DB 341 in the same manner as described above.

Therefore, evaluation comment data (keywords, etc.) corresponding to the obtained score is stored in the evaluation DB 34.
The evaluation comment can be edited and created on the basis of the selected data by selecting from one. This evaluation comment includes data on how to make facial expressions such as 'Let's smile' when applying makeup according to the selected makeup method, that is, models that make the makeup more attractive The data of the advice for approaching may be included.

The evaluation method by the evaluation unit 34 is as follows.
Analyze the change in the impression of the client before and after applying the makeup method advice, and evaluate the evaluation comment according to the degree of the change in the impression before and after applying the makeup method advice in the evaluation DB.
341 can be determined by searching. In this case, in step S48 of FIG. 18, the control operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 21 is performed.

In step SUB91 of FIG. 21, the evaluation unit 34 recognizes the requester's image data after applying the makeup method advice. Step SUB92 and SUB
In step 93, the degree of change in the impression of the client before and after the application of the makeup method advice is scored, and an evaluation comment is selected and determined from the evaluation DB 341 in accordance with the score. This make-up method is preferable because the degree (point) of this evaluation comment has greatly increased. ',' Scenes to which the makeup method is suitable and scenes to which the makeup method is not suitable 'may be included.

Also, it is analyzed whether the makeup method advice determined as the evaluation method by the evaluation unit 34 matches the desired conditions input by the client, and the degree of the matching is converted into a score, and the score is determined according to the score. The evaluation comment may be selected from the evaluation DB 341 and determined. In this case, in step S48 of FIG. 18, the control operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 22 is performed.

In step SUB101 of FIG.
The evaluation unit 34 recognizes the requester's image data after applying the makeup method advice. In step SUB102, it is analyzed whether or not the desired conditions input by the client and the determined makeup method advice match (match). In step SUB103, an evaluation comment corresponding to the degree of matching obtained as a result of the analysis is stored in the evaluation DB 34.
Select from 1 and decide.

According to the present embodiment, since a comment for evaluating the validity of the determined makeup method advice can be obtained, the convenience for the client is improved. As this evaluation method, a change in the impression of the client before and after applying the makeup method advice is analyzed, and an evaluation method is performed based on the analysis result. In this case, an evaluation comment is obtained as a measure of how much the impression of the client has been improved, so that the convenience for the client is further improved.

The difference between the image data of the model to be imaged indicated by the conditions input by the client as the evaluation method and the image data of the client after applying the makeup advice is analyzed, and based on the analysis result. You can also get evaluation comments. In this case, it is possible to obtain an evaluation comment that is a hint for getting closer to the makeup advice very close to the preference of the client.

As an evaluation method, a change in the impression of the client before and after the application of the makeup method advice is analyzed, and an evaluation comment according to the degree of the change in the impression before and after the application of the makeup method advice is selected based on the analysis result. it can. In this case, it is possible to obtain a standardized evaluation comment, which is a measure of how much the impression of the client has been improved, so that the degree of improvement in makeup can be absolutely and relatively grasped.

It is also possible to analyze whether the makeup method advice determined as the evaluation method matches various conditions desired by the client, and select an evaluation comment according to the degree of matching according to the analysis result. In this case, the reliability of the makeup method advice for the client's purpose of makeup is greatly improved.

(Embodiment 4) Next, Embodiment 4 will be described.

FIG. 23 is a configuration diagram of makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the fourth embodiment. The makeup advice information supply system 1 of FIG. 23 further includes an information terminal 4 connected to the server system 3. The other configuration of FIG. 23 is the same as that shown in FIG. The information terminal 4 is arranged as the evaluation unit 34 of the server system 3 and is operated by an evaluator who is a professional engineer such as a makeup artist. The information terminal 4 includes the determination unit 32 and the evaluation unit 3 of the server system 3.
I / F (abbreviation of interface) unit 43, evaluation input unit 41, and output unit 42 for connecting communication terminal 4 and information terminal 4
including. The makeup method advice data determined by the determination unit 32 is output to the output unit 4 via the I / F unit 43.
Output to 0. The evaluator confirms the output makeup method advice, evaluates its validity, and inputs evaluation data via the evaluation input unit 41. The input evaluation section data is provided to the evaluation section 34 via the I / F section 43. In the present embodiment, when the client requests makeup method advice, makeup advice information supply system 1 performs a control operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 24, in step S51, the detecting section 21 of the information terminal 2i of the client detects an image of the client. In step S52, the client inputs desired conditions as described above for the makeup to be applied. In step S53, the input desired condition and the detected image data are transmitted to the server system 3 via the communication unit 52.
Sent to.

In the server system 3, step S53c
When the image data and the input data of the desired condition are received from the information terminal 2i of the client in step S54, the image data of the client is analyzed in step S54 in the same manner as described above. In step S55, the determination unit 32 determines a makeup method. In step S56, document data of makeup advice is created based on the makeup method determined by determination unit 32. In step S57, the image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice is created based on the makeup method determined by the determination unit 32. In step S58, the image data of the requester before and after applying the makeup advice is transmitted to the information terminal 4.

In step S58b of information terminal 4, when image data of the requester before and after application of makeup method advice is received from server system 3, step S59 is performed.
In, the evaluator checks the image data before and after the application of the makeup method advice output via the output unit, evaluates the validity of the applied makeup method advice, and transmits the evaluation data to the evaluation input unit 41 To input. In step S60, an evaluation comment is created using the input evaluation data, and step S61 is performed.
Is provided to the evaluation unit 34 via the I / F unit 43.

When server server 3 receives the evaluation comment from information terminal 4 in step S58a, in step S62, a makeup advice document corresponding to the makeup advice method determined by determination section 32 and a request after applying makeup advice are made. The image data of the requester is transmitted to the requester's information terminal 2i via the communication unit 33 together with the evaluation comment created by the evaluator.

When the information terminal 2i receives the data as described above from the server system 3, it proceeds to step S53b.
In, the received content is output via the display unit 54 and the output unit 56.

In the present embodiment, the determination unit 32 may use the method DB group 321 as the determination method. In this case, in the process of step S55,
The operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is performed.

An evaluation comment based on the contents input by the evaluator using the evaluation input unit 41 is fed back to the server system 3 or the evaluation comment is determined by the decision unit 3.
2, the reliability of the makeup method advice can be further improved based on the evaluation comment. In this case, the processing of steps S55 to S58a in the server system 3 of FIG. 24 may be replaced with the processing of steps S55 to S58c of FIG.

In step S55 of FIG.
When the makeup method is determined by step 2, step S5
In 6, a makeup advice document is created for each determined makeup method, and image data of the requester after applying the makeup advice is created based on the makeup method determined in step S57. Then, in step S58, the image data of the requester before and after the application of makeup advice is transmitted to the information terminal 4 of the evaluator arranged as the evaluation unit 34. In the information terminal 4 of the evaluator, step S in FIG.
According to 58b to S61, an evaluation comment is created and transmitted.

When the server system 3 receives the evaluation comment from the information terminal 4 in step S58a, the evaluation comment by the evaluator is sent in step S58c.
If the applied makeup method advice indicates that the makeup method is inappropriate, the process proceeds to step S55 so that the next makeup method candidate is selected.
Choose a makeup method. On the other hand, if it indicates that it is appropriate, the process shifts to the above-described step S62, and the same process as described above is executed.

As described above, the loop processing consisting of steps S55 to S58c of FIG. 25 is repeated, so that the evaluator determines a make-up method that is determined to be appropriate, and determines the document data and the requester after applying the advice. The image data can be transmitted to the information terminal 2i of the client.

In FIG. 23, the server system 3 includes the evaluator as the evaluation unit 34, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the system configuration shown in FIG. 26 may be adopted. In the makeup advice information supply system 1 of FIG. 26, an evaluator who is a specialized engineer such as a makeup artist has an information terminal 6 connected to the server system 3 via the network line 5,
The validity of the makeup advice determined by the determination unit 32 can be evaluated from outside the server system 3 using the evaluation input unit 41 provided in the information terminal 6.
In this case, the data indicating the evaluation is the network line 5
To the server system 3 via The control operation is the same as that according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Note that the information terminals 4 and 6 may be portable terminals, for example, portable telephones having an information processing function, or may be fixed terminals.

According to the present embodiment, the validity of the determined makeup method advice is evaluated by a specialized technician such as a makeup artist, so that the reliability of the makeup method advice supplied to the client is Not only is it improved, but it is also possible to obtain the same level of satisfaction and security that can be obtained with the conventional advice method.

When an evaluation comment on the determined makeup method advice is transmitted to the client as an evaluation by the evaluator, a valuable professional opinion can be obtained in addition to the supplied makeup method advice. The convenience for the client is improved. In addition, the validity of the determined makeup method advice is evaluated by the evaluator, and the evaluation result is fed back to the server system 3 so that a more appropriate makeup method advice based on the evaluation result is selected to make up the makeup method advice. The reliability of method advice can be further improved.

When the information terminal 6 in FIG. 26 is portable, the evaluator is not restricted by places to evaluate makeup advice, thereby improving the convenience of system operation.

The information terminals 4 and 6 are very lightweight in the case of a portable telephone, so that the evaluator can evaluate the makeup advice not only at any time and place but also convenient for carrying. .

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. FIG. 27 is a configuration diagram of makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the fifth embodiment. FIG.
The makeup advice information supply system 1 of FIG. 7 includes a plurality of information terminals 7j (j = 1, 2, 3,..., N) on the evaluator side instead of the information terminal 6 on the evaluator side in FIG.
The other configuration of FIG. 27 is the same as that of FIG.

The information terminal 7j operated by the evaluator has an output unit 42 having the functions of a communication unit 44, a display unit 54 and an output unit 56, and an input unit so as to have the same function as the information terminal 2i of the client. Detector 4 similar to 411 and detector 53
5 is included. The input unit 411 has functions of the evaluation input unit 41 and the input unit 55 having the various condition input units 551. The evaluator uses the input unit 411 of the information terminal 7j to create an evaluation comment as an evaluation result.

In the makeup advice information supply system 1 of FIG. 27, there is no distinction between the client and the plurality of evaluators, and when one of these members becomes the client, the other is the evaluator. In a different case, another member different from the above-mentioned case becomes a requester, and the other members except the person become evaluators and evaluate.

A requester and a plurality of evaluators constituting makeup advice information supply system 1 of the present embodiment are:
It is desirable that they are friends, that they are in a state where their appearance and character are grasped, or that they are at least acquaintances.

Further, the requester and the plurality of evaluators who use makeup advice information supply system 1 of the present embodiment are preferably those who have no acquaintance at all, or those who are close in age. Or the people who live close to each other, belong to the same organization, for example, the same school or work at the same company. It is a relationship in which the appearance and personality can be deeply acquainted, and more preferably men and women may be mixed.

[0154] Members constituting makeup advice information supply system 1 of the present embodiment preferably include persons in a specialized field such as a makeup artist. In addition, when the requester makes a request for information supply, if the evaluator cannot respond, it is assumed that no evaluation will be obtained if the number of constituent members is small. More is better. However, when increasing the number of members, consideration should be given to preventing members from becoming unable to grasp each other.

In the makeup advice information supply system 1 of FIG. 27, when one of the members operating one of the information terminals 2i and 7j requests makeup method advice as a requester, the makeup of FIG. The advice information supply system 1 operates according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 28, in step S81, the image of the client operating one of the information terminals 2i and 7j is detected by the detection unit 53 or 45. In step S82, the requester operates the various condition input 551 or the input unit 411 to input the desired various conditions as described above. In step S83, the image data of the client and the input data of the various conditions are transmitted to the communication unit 52 or 4
4 to the server system 3.

In the server system 3, step S83b
In step S84, when the image data and the input data of the various conditions are received from the client's information terminal 2i or 7j, the analyzing unit 31 analyzes the client's image data in the same manner as described above in step S84. The makeup method is determined by the determination unit 32,
In step S86, a makeup advice document is created based on the makeup method determined, and in step S87, image data of the requester after applying makeup advice is created based on the determined makeup method. In step S88, the makeup method advice document and the image data of the requester after application of the advice are transmitted to the information terminal 2i or 7j of the requester via the communication unit 33.

In step S89, the determined image data of the requester before and after the application of the makeup method advice and the data of the desired condition of the requester are transmitted to the information terminals 2i or 7j of the plurality of evaluators. The information terminal 2i or 7j of the evaluator is different from the information terminal 2i or 7j of the client to which the data was transmitted in step S88.

In the information terminal 2i or 7j of the evaluator, in step S89a, the image data before and after the application of the makeup method advice and the data of the desired conditions of the requester are applied from the server system 3 via the communication unit 52 or 44. When received, the display unit 54, the output unit 56, and the output unit 4
2 to the evaluator. In step S90, the evaluator inputs, via the input unit 411 or 55, evaluation data on the validity of the makeup method advice determined by checking the output contents, and based on the input evaluation data. In step S91, an evaluation comment is created. The evaluation comment created in step S92 is transmitted to the information terminal 2i or 7j of the client via the communication unit 44 or 52.

In step S83a, the client information terminal 2i or 7j receives the determined makeup method advice document data transmitted from the server system 3 and the requester image data after application of the advice, and Upon receiving the evaluation comment transmitted from the evaluator, the received content is output in step S93. Specifically, the image data is displayed on the screen on the display unit 54 or the output unit 42, and the document data and the evaluation comment are displayed as text data on the output unit 56 or 42.

In the makeup advice information supply system 1 according to the present embodiment, when the constituent members are friends, each other understands each other's appearance and personality. Evaluation comments suitable for the individual's personality can be obtained.

Even if the constituent members are mere acquaintances with low friendliness in the initial stage, the friendliness of each member increases as the operation of the present system is repeated, so that the convenience is high. In addition, even if the members are people who have no acquaintances at all, they are close to each other, they are people who live close to each other, or they belong to the same organization, such as the same school. If the working company is the same or some common conditions are matched, it is expected that each time the system is operated, mutual exchange will be deepened and a new human network can be constructed and strengthened.

In the case where men and women are mixed in the constituent members, it is possible to exchange valuable opinions of the opposite sex for the supplied makeup advice, thereby further increasing convenience. In addition, if members of the specialty field, such as makeup artists, are included among the members, it is possible to obtain valuable opinions from professionals as well as friends' opinions on the supplied makeup advice, which is convenient. To increase.

If the number of constituent members is increased within a range in which the constituent members can grasp each other, a problem that occurs when the number of constituent members is small, for example, the evaluator cannot deal with the problem and cannot obtain any evaluation. A situation can be avoided.

In the case where the requester can also be the evaluator and the evaluator can also be the requester, the requester and the evaluator that are members of the system are mutually determined. Since the makeup method can be evaluated each other, the operation rate of the system increases, and the usage fee of the system can be reduced accordingly, so that the number of members can be increased and the operation rate can be further increased. .

Information terminal 7j may be a fixedly installed information terminal, a portable information terminal, for example, a portable telephone having an information processing function. In the case of a mobile phone, it is very lightweight, so it is very convenient not only to pick up any time and place to get suitable makeup advice, but also to carry it.

In the systems shown in FIGS. 23, 24, and 25, when the fee for use of the evaluation by the expert technician such as the evaluator is set to be relatively high, the evaluation of the evaluator can be performed without the client's knowledge. In order to avoid the necessity of paying a high usage fee by using the service, the evaluation by the expert technician such as the evaluator is performed only when desired by the client. In some cases, the requester may want to prohibit the privacy from being violated by not presenting his or her own image to a third party who has no acquaintance. So that it is done only when desired,
In other cases, only the evaluation by the evaluation unit 34 of the server system 3 may be performed.

In each of the above embodiments, the requester's image data is acquired by the CCD camera of the detection unit 53, but the acquisition method is not limited to this. That is, an image such as a still photograph obtained by capturing an image of the client in advance may be scanned by an image reader to obtain image data.

The person corresponding to the image data transmitted to the server system 3 and the requester transmitting the image data to the server system 3 to communicate with the server system 3 and receive the makeup advice information are different persons. Or the same person.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, a configuration is adopted in which the information terminal of the requester and the information terminal of the evaluator are connected to the server system 3 via the network line 5, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. . That is, the function of the information terminal operated by the client or the information terminal operated by the evaluator may be mounted on the server system 3, and the makeup advice information supply system may operate without the network line 5. .

(Embodiment 6) Next, Embodiment 6 will be described.

The processing functions of the server system 3 described above are realized by a program. In the present embodiment, this program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

In this embodiment, this recording medium is
A memory required for processing in server system 3 shown in FIG. 2, for example, a ROM of memory 124
The medium itself may be a program medium, or a magnetic tape device, FD (not shown) as an external storage device
A program reading device such as the drive device 130 and the CD-ROM device 140 may be provided, and the storage medium may be a magnetic tape, or a program medium readable by inserting the FD 132 and the CD-ROM 142. In any case, the stored program may be configured to be accessed and executed by the CPU 122, or in any case, the program may be read once, and the read program may be replaced with a predetermined program shown in FIG. Program storage area, for example, RAM of memory 124
Is loaded into the program storage area of
May be read and executed. It is assumed that the loading program is stored in the server system 3 in advance.

Here, the above-described program medium is a recording medium configured to be separable from the main body of the server system 3, and may be a medium that fixedly holds the program. Specifically, a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as the FD 132 and the fixed disk 126, and a CD-ROM 142 / MO (Magnetic Optica)
l Disc) / MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (Digital Ve
rsatile Disc) and other optical disc systems, ICs
Card system (including memory card) / optical card, or mask ROM, EPROM (Erasable an
d Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrical
(ly EPROM) or a semiconductor memory such as a flash ROM.

Further, the medium may carry the program in a fluid manner. Specifically, since the server system 3 has a configuration that can be connected to the network line 5 including the Internet, the program may be downloaded from the network line 5. When the program is downloaded from the network line 5 as described above, the download program is stored in advance in the server system 3 or installed in the server system 3 in advance from another recording medium. It may be.

The contents stored in the recording medium are not limited to programs, but may be data.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[0178]

According to the present invention, a requesting system user can obtain an image of an object to be made up when making up a makeup, a hairstyle, clothing, and other fashion coordinates. By simply transmitting the image data, a makeup method suitable for a portion to be made up in the subject is determined by the target specifying means and the determining means, and the advice information transmitting means determines
Advice information on the determined makeup method is transmitted and presented. Therefore, advice information on a suitable makeup method can be easily obtained regardless of time and place.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a makeup advice information supply system 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a server system 3 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of the contents of a method DB group 321 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a part of the contents of a method DB group 321 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a processing flowchart of makeup advice information supply according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process that is substituted for the processes of steps S5 and S6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the processes of steps S5 and S6 of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step S4 in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process that is substituted for the process of step SUB2 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step SUB2 in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a makeup advice information supply system 1 according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a processing flowchart of makeup advice information supply according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step S35 in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step S35 in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for step SUB48 in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step S35 in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram of a makeup advice information supply system 1 according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a process that is substituted for step S38 of FIG. 12 in the process of the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a process that is substituted for the process of step S48 of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step S48 in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step S48 in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the process of step S48 in FIG.

FIG. 23 is a configuration diagram of a makeup advice information supply system 1 according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a processing flowchart of makeup advice information supply according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a process substituted for the processes of steps S55 to S62 in FIG.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing another configuration of the makeup advice information supply system 1 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a configuration diagram of makeup advice information supply system 1 according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a processing flowchart of makeup advice information supply according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 makeup advice information supply system, 2i,
4, 6, 7j Information terminal, 3 server system, 5 network line, 53 detecting unit, 54 display unit, 55
Input section, 56 output section, 31 analysis section, 32 decision section,
33 communication unit, 34 evaluation unit, 41 evaluation input unit, 5
51 Various condition input section.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Toshihiro Senoo 22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Sharp Corporation (72) Inventor Shogo Sano 22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka (72) Inventor: Shinichi Ohori, 22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Sharp Corporation (72) Inventor: Yasuaki Kato 22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sharp Corporation ( 72) Inventor Masayuki Iwazu 22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka City, Osaka F-term (reference) 5B057 AA20 CA08 CB08 CC03 CH01 CH11 DA16 DB09 DC32 5B075 ND20 PP10

Claims (23)

[Claims] 1. A makeup advice information supply system that supplies advice information for giving advice on a makeup method to a request source via a communication network, wherein the request source captures an image of a subject to be made up. Image data receiving means for receiving the image data obtained by the method, and object identification for identifying the target image data of a portion to be made up in the object based on the image data received by the image data receiving means Means, determining means for determining a makeup method suitable for the portion corresponding to the target image data specified by the target specifying means, and requesting the advice information on the makeup method determined by the determining means. Make-up information transmitting means for transmitting the original information for presentation. Flop advice information supply system. 2. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 1, wherein the target image data includes a feature amount of the corresponding portion. 3. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 1, wherein the advice information includes document data indicating the makeup method determined by the determination unit. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the advice information includes the target image data corresponding to the makeup after the makeup according to the makeup method determined by the determination unit. The described makeup advice information supply system. 5. A method database which stores a plurality of types of data indicating the makeup method corresponding to the portion to be made up, wherein the determining means determines the makeup from the method database. The makeup advice information supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the makeup method is selected and determined. 6. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 5, wherein the determined makeup method is a makeup method recommended in advance. 7. The method according to claim 7, wherein the determining unit is configured to determine
7. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 5, wherein the makeup method is selected and determined from the method database. 8. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined information is unique information related to the request source. 9. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined information is data of a generated random number. 10. A condition receiving unit for receiving condition data indicating a condition for selecting a desired makeup method from the request source, wherein the determining unit receives the condition data received by the condition receiving unit. The makeup advice information supply system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the makeup method is selected and determined from the method database using condition data. 11. The condition data includes model instruction data indicating a model of the make-up, and the determining unit determines the target image data provided by the request source and the model indicated by the model instruction data. Difference analysis means for analyzing a difference from the target image data corresponding to the above, and a small difference determination for selecting and determining the makeup method for reducing the difference analyzed by the difference analysis means from the method database. Until the difference analyzed by the difference analysis means converges, the target image data corresponding to the request source after makeup according to the makeup method determined by the small difference determination means 11. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 10, wherein the makeup advice information is supplied to the difference analysis unit. . 12. The condition data includes model instruction data indicating a model of the make-up, and the determining unit determines the target image data provided by the request source and the model instruction data specified by the model instruction data. A plurality of difference analysis means for analyzing a difference between each of the plurality of types of make-up-applied target image data for the model; and A plurality of small difference determining means for selecting the makeup method from the method database, wherein the plurality of small difference determining means are selected by the plurality of small difference determining means until the respective differences analyzed by the plurality of difference analyzing means converge. The target image corresponding to the request source after makeup according to each of the plurality of types of makeup methods Each of the image data is provided to the plurality of difference analyzing means, and the makeup method is selected based on predetermined information from the plurality of kinds of makeup methods selected by the plurality of small difference determination means when the differences converge. 11. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 10, wherein the makeup advice information is selected and determined. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the determining unit selects and determines the makeup method that meets the condition indicated by the condition data received by the condition receiving unit from the method database. Item 11. A makeup advice information supply system according to item 10. 14. An evaluation unit for evaluating the makeup method determined by the determination unit, wherein the advice information includes evaluation information indicating an evaluation result by the evaluation unit. , Claim 1
14. A makeup advice information supply system according to any one of claims 13 to 13. 15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising an evaluation database in which a plurality of types of the evaluation information are registered, wherein the evaluation information is selected from the evaluation database based on the evaluation result. Makeup advice information supply system. 16. The evaluation result indicates an impression change before and after makeup is performed on the target image data of the request source according to the makeup method determined by the determination unit. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 14 or 15, wherein: 17. The method according to claim 17, wherein the evaluation result is obtained by the target image data corresponding to the request source and a model corresponding to the model indicated by the model instruction data after makeup according to the makeup method determined by the determination unit. 17. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 14, wherein the makeup advice information supply system corresponds to a difference from the target image data. 18. The method according to claim 18, wherein the evaluation result corresponds to a degree to which the makeup method determined by the determining unit conforms to the condition indicated by the condition data received by the condition receiving unit. Claim 14
18. The makeup advice information supply system according to any one of claims 17 to 17. 19. An evaluation communication unit, which is provided with information related to the makeup method determined by the determination unit via communication and communicates with an evaluation source that evaluates the makeup method based on the supplied information. 19. The makeup advice according to claim 1, wherein the advice information includes evaluation information indicating an evaluation result received from the evaluation source by the evaluation communication unit. Information supply system. 20. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 19, wherein said evaluation communication means communicates via said communication network. 21. The information related to the makeup method includes the target image data of the request source corresponding to before and after the makeup according to the makeup method determined by the determination unit is performed. The makeup advice information supply system according to claim 19 or 20, wherein: 22. The evaluation source corresponds to an information terminal operated by an evaluator who evaluates the makeup method, and the evaluation communication unit communicates with the evaluation source when requested by the request source. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein
22. The makeup advice information supply system according to any one of 9 to 21. 23. Image data input means for inputting image data obtained by imaging a subject to be made up, and makeup on the subject based on the image data input by the image data input means. Target specifying means for specifying target image data of a part to be improved; determining means for determining a makeup method suitable for the part corresponding to the target image data specified by the target specifying means; and the determining means And a advice information output unit that outputs advice information for giving advice on the determined makeup method.