JP2007312903A - Hair styling method and apparatus used for it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair styling method using a three-dimensional computer technique which enables a beautician to plan a hair style in details before trimming the hair, and an apparatus used for it. <P>SOLUTION: A processing unit 11 is useful for planning the hair style so that a customer can recognize the result of the hair style before the beautician trims the hair of the customer, preserving customer information, educating a trainee and calculating the lacking amount of consumables of a beauty parlor or a barbershop. A monitor displays a hair image combined with the head image of the customer. An image recorder photographs the head part of the customer and preserves the photographed head image in the processing unit 11. A permanent device 12 receives the parameter of permanent from the processing unit 11 so as to perm the hair of the customer better. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair styling method for previewing hairstyles, training trainees, managing consumables inventory, and storing customer data, and an apparatus used therefor.

  Conventional hair styling techniques and devices used therefor are generally individual techniques and devices and have many limitations and disadvantages.

  Traditional hair styling techniques include traditional hair styling programs, manual cuts, hair styling and permanent processing, manual hairstyle planning, training with real hair, hairstyle planning and individual consumables. Includes inventory management.

  Conventional hairstyle programs are two-dimensional and only use the internal hair image database and specific customer images. The hair image database has images of many different hairstyles, and has a function of performing enlargement, reduction, color change, and combinations thereof. The hairdresser photographs the customer's head and downloads the image of the photographed head to the hairstyle program. The hairstyle program calls a specific hair image and a specific customer image, enlarges or reduces the hair image to combine the hair image with the customer image, and Change the color. The hairstyle program cannot make any changes other than size and color to the hair image or customer image.

  Manual cuts, hair styling, and permanent treatments have inconsistent results. Conventional permanents are particularly prone to various results. The permanent includes an iron set permanent, a straight iron permanent, and a chemical permanent. The permanent changes the properties of the hair and damages the hair to some extent. Overcutting the hair or applying permanents usually cannot be reversed, and can only be overcome by stretching the hair. Control of temperature and humidity during permanent processing is particularly important. If the temperature and humidity are not properly controlled, the elasticity of the hair does not last, and the hairstyle after permanent treatment cannot be kept in the desired shape.

  People who want to be hairdressers must enter a training school to receive education and be qualified as a hairdresser. In fact, training schools have more students than training equipment. Students at a training school cannot receive sufficient training due to lack of training equipment.

  The hairdresser creates many different hairstyles in his spare time and describes the hairstyles he has created. However, the depicted hairstyle is very different from the actual hairstyle. The hairdresser needs to practice a new hairstyle many times with a human or model. Therefore, it takes time and money to develop a new hairstyle.

  The present invention provides a hair styling method for improving the above-described problems and an apparatus used therefor.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a hair styling method using a three-dimensional computer technique and a device used therefor, which can plan a hairstyle in more detail before a hairdresser performs hairdressing. The hair styling method and the apparatus used therefor can be used for training trainees, managing consumables inventory, and storing customer data.

  The hair styling device has at least one processing unit, at least one monitor, an image recording device, and a permanent device. The processing unit can be used to plan new hairstyles, train apprentices, manage consumables inventory and store customer data. The monitor can display an image of a specific hairstyle combined with the customer's head image. The image recording device can photograph a customer's head and download the photographed image to the processing unit. The permanent device can be automatically controlled by the processing unit so that a desired permanent is applied to the customer's hair.

  Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hair styling device includes at least one processing unit 1, at least one monitor 10, an image recording device 11, and a permanent device 12.

  The processing unit 1 is in a beauty salon or a barber shop, and has a hairstyle database, a customer database, a hairstyle correction module, a permanent control module, and an optional consumable / business database, as shown in FIG. The processing unit 1 may be connected to one or more other processing units.

  The hairstyle database has a number of hair images and a head image of a three-dimensional model. The hair image may be a basic hairstyle or a hairstyle created by a hairdresser. The hairdresser changes the customer's hair to the newly created hairstyle using a program tool having functions such as cutting hair, knitting hair, dyeing hair, etc., and storing the newly created hairstyle in the hairstyle database Can do.

  Customer information and customer head images are stored in the customer database.

  The hairstyle correction module can call a hair image of the hairstyle database and display it on the monitor 10 to correct the hair length, hair color and hairstyle of the hair image. In addition, the hairstyle correction module can combine the corrected hair image with the customer's head image. The hairdresser can create a new hair image by the hairstyle correction module.

  The permanent control module calculates and estimates control information from the hairstyle modification module, and outputs the permanent temperature and humidity. The parameters are displayed on the monitor 10 and the hairdresser can adjust the parameters based on the customer's hair characteristics.

  In the consumable / business database, consumables of a hair salon or a barber shop and consumables prepared by a customer can be input. In addition, the consumables / business database can calculate the work of employees, calculate salary, deduct beautician fees, and create a table every day, every month, and every year.

  The monitor 10 is connected to the processing unit 1.

  The image recording device 11 is connected to the processing unit 1 and can be at least one digital camera 111 or at least one digital video recorder.

  The permanent device 12 is connected to the processing unit 1, and includes a power supply unit 121, a cable collecting unit 124, a plurality of permanent hair rollers 122, and one or more curling irons 123.

  The power supply unit 121 is connected to the processing unit 1.

  The cable collection unit 124 is connected to the power supply unit 121.

  The permanent hair roller 122 is connected to the cable collection unit 124 and receives the permanent parameters calculated by the permanent control module of the processing unit 1 via the cable collection unit 124. Each permanent hair roller 122 has a temperature / humidity sensor. The temperature / humidity sensor is built in each permanent hair roller 122, detects the temperature and humidity of the hair during permanent processing, and sends the detected temperature and humidity to the monitor 10 via the processing unit 1.

  The curling iron 123 is connected to the cable collecting unit 124 and receives the permanent parameters calculated by the permanent control module of the processing unit 1 via the cable collecting unit 124. Each curling iron 123 has a temperature / humidity sensor. The temperature / humidity sensor is built in each curling iron 123 and senses the temperature and humidity of the hair during permanent processing, and sends the sensed temperature and humidity to the monitor 10 via the processing unit 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hair styling method determines whether a customer is a new customer or a conventional customer, optionally inputs new customer information into the customer database, and selects a hairstyle from the hairstyle database. Downloading a hair image based on the selected hairstyle, combining the hair image with the customer's head image, modifying or changing the hair image until the customer is satisfied, the hair image In the customer database, performing haircutting of the customer based on the stored hair image, optionally inputting consumables and related commercial transactions into the consumables / business database, optionally the consumables・ Calculate employee work and salary using business database, deduct beautician fee, every fixed period It includes creating a table.

  Entering new customer information into the customer database includes entering new customer basic information into the customer database and recording a head image of the customer in the image recording device of the processing unit 1. . When the customer visits the hair salon or barber shop again, the hairdresser can call the customer information from the customer database of the processing unit 1. The customer information is, for example, a hair image of a previous hairstyle.

  The hairdresser uses the image recording device 11 to photograph the customer's head. The photographed head image of the customer is two-dimensional and is stored in the customer database. The hairdresser calls a three-dimensional head image from the hairstyle database of the processing unit 1. A hairdresser modifies the three-dimensional head image using the hairstyle modification module so that the three-dimensional head image can be combined with the two-dimensional customer head image.

  The hairdresser calls up at least one hair image from the hairstyle database of the processing unit 1. Alternatively, the beautician creates at least one head image. The head image is displayed on the monitor 10 and rotated 360 degrees in three dimensions. The customer can select a desired hair image. The hair image is combined with the three-dimensional head image. The hairdresser again corrects the hair image using the hairstyle correction module. By modifying the hair image, the length of hair, the color of hair, the spacing of hair or the curl spacing of hair is changed, and the hair is knitted or cut, the hair is dyed, or the hair is made permanent. Can be simulated.

  After correcting the hair image, the hairdresser calls the two-dimensional customer head image from the customer database. The customer's head image is combined with the three-dimensional head image together with the hair image. The combined image is displayed on the monitor 10 in two dimensions. When the two-dimensional image is rotated, the image looks like a three-dimensional image. The hairdresser uses the hairstyle correction module again to correct the image until the customer is satisfied. If the customer is not satisfied, the beautician can repeat the steps described above until the customer is satisfied. A hairdresser performs haircutting of the customer based on the image.

  If the customer wishes to apply a permanent, the permanent control module outputs a permanent parameter. Permanent overviews and hairstyle images are stored in the customer database of the processing unit 1. The hairdresser sets the permanent device 12 based on the outline of the permanent so that the permanent hair can be applied to the customer's hair by controlling conditions such as the time, temperature and humidity of the permanent. A hairdresser can use a permanent device 12 such as a permanent hair roller 122 and a curling iron 123 to permanently apply the customer's hair based on the parameters.

  When the customer's hairstyle is completed so that the hairdresser can call the customer information from the customer database when the hairdresser wants to retrieve the customer information, the image recording device 11 causes the customer's head And the photographed customer's head image can be input to the customer database of the processing unit 1.

  The hairdresser can input the amount of consumables into the consumable / business database of the processing unit 1. When a customer brings a consumable item and places the consumable item he / she brings in a hair salon or a barber shop, the hairdresser can input the amount of the customer's consumable item into the consumable / business database. The person in charge can manage the amount of consumables using the consumable / business database for a certain period such as one day, one week, one month, or one year. The consumable / business database can calculate the daily transaction volume and output the transaction volume data in a table so that the person in charge can know the transaction volume and the amount of consumables. The person in charge can know the hair salon or barber shop finances from the table, thereby calculating employee salaries and deducting hairdresser fees.

  A hairdresser can modify or create a new hairstyle using the hairstyle database, the customer database, and the hairstyle modification module. A new hairstyle can be displayed on the monitor 10 so that the hairdresser can know the result of the hairstyle before making a human or model cut. The hairdresser can save money and time planning a new hairstyle.

  A hair styling method and apparatus used for simulating a hairstyle using computer programming can be used to train students at a hair styling training school. A student at a training school can perform a hairstyle simulation before actually making a human or model cut. When the student's skill is improved through simulation, the student actually performs a human or model cut. Thereby, even if a training school lacks a training apparatus, the student of a training school can receive sufficient training.

  According to the present invention, the customer can know the result of the hairstyle before the hairdresser makes the customer's hair. As a result, misunderstandings and disputes between the customer and the beautician can be prevented in advance.

  By creating and modifying a new hairstyle according to the present invention, the hairdresser can know the results of the new hairstyle before actually laying a human or model hair. This saves time and money for the hairdresser to plan a new hairstyle.

  By managing the amount of consumables, employee salary, and hairdresser's fees according to the present invention, the hair salon or barber manager can make the hair salon or barber shop financial more efficient. Can be managed.

  The students of the training school are trained according to the present invention, so that the training school can allow the students to receive sufficient training even if the training apparatus is insufficient.

  Although many features and advantages of the present invention have been described with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in details, particularly in terms of shape, size and arrangement of parts, within the principles of the invention as indicated by the general broad meaning of the words expressed in the claims.

The perspective view of the hair styling apparatus which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the hair styling method which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of the processing unit of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processing unit 10 Monitor 11 Image recording device 12 Permanent device 111 Digital camera 121 Power supply unit 122 Permanent hair roller 123 Iron for curling 124 Cable collection unit

Claims (7)

A hair styling method for simulating hairstyles using computer programming,
(A) First step of photographing a customer's head using an image recording device and storing the photographed customer's head image as a two-dimensional image in a customer database of at least one processing unit;
(B) a second step of recalling at least one three-dimensional head image from the hairstyle database of the processing unit and adapting and correcting the three-dimensional head image to the customer head image;
(C) calling at least one hair image from the hairstyle database of the processing unit and combining the hair image with the three-dimensional head image or creating at least one head image, A third step of displaying in three dimensions on one monitor;
(D) a fourth step of correcting the hair image by a hairstyle correction module;
(E) After correcting the hair image, the customer's head image is called from the customer database, and the customer's head image combined with the three-dimensional head image together with the hair image is displayed on the monitor. A fifth step of displaying and rotating in dimension, and displaying the combined two-dimensional image as a three-dimensional image;
(F) a sixth step of correcting the image by a hairstyle correction module until the customer is satisfied with the image;
(G) If the image does not satisfy the customer's request, the first step, the second step, the third step, the fourth step, the fifth step, and the sixth step until the customer is satisfied. 7th step to repeat,
(H) an eighth step of styling the customer based on the image;
(I) outputting a permanent parameter by the permanent control module of the processing unit, and setting a permanent device for applying a permanent to the customer's hair after the eighth step based on the outline of the permanent, Hair styling method.   Storing the permanent summary and hairstyle image in the customer database of the processing unit; and after the customer hairstyle is completed, storing the completed hairstyle image in the customer database of the processing unit. The hair styling method according to claim 1.   After the customer's hairstyle is completed, the amount of consumables is entered into the consumables / business database so that the responsible person can manage the amount of consumables using the consumables / business database of the processing unit. , Calculating the transaction volume by the consumables / business database so that the person in charge can know the transaction volume and the amount of consumables, and outputting the transaction volume data to a table at regular intervals, 3. A hair styling method according to claim 2, comprising calculating an employee's salary and deducting a hairdresser's fee.   At least one processing unit having a hairstyle database, customer database, hairstyle correction module, permanent control module and consumables / business database, at least one monitor connected to the processing unit, and image recording connected to the processing unit A hair styling device comprising a device and a permanent device connected to the processing unit.   The permanent device includes a power supply unit, a cable collection unit connected to each of the power supply unit and the processing unit, a plurality of permanent hair rollers each connected to the cable collection unit, and the cable collection unit A hair styling device according to claim 4, comprising at least one curling iron connected to the hair.   6. A hair styling device according to claim 5, wherein the image recording device is at least one digital camera. 6. A hair styling device according to claim 5, wherein the image recording device is at least one digital video recorder.

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