JP2013099478A - Cosmetic device, cosmetic method, information processing device, and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase voltage for easy application to beauty treatment or the like.SOLUTION: A cosmetic device includes: a signal generation means for generating a stereo signal; and a beauty treatment means for performing beauty treatment using the stereo signal generated by the signal generation means. The signal generation means comprises: a waveform generation means for generating right signal and left signal waveforms having the relationship of opposite phases to each other; and a waveform output means for outputting the waveforms generated by the waveform generation means from a terminal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a beauty device, a beauty method, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various methods are known that lead a skin or the like to an appropriate state by giving a certain signal (for example, current or the like) to the user's skin or the like. For example, as an example of a cosmetic method, for example, an iontophoresis method that effectively introduces a water-soluble active ingredient into the skin by passing a weak current through the skin is known.

  For example, the stratum corneum of the skin has a barrier function that prevents foreign substances from entering. Therefore, even if the skin lotion is simply applied to the skin, water-soluble vitamin C or the like blended in the skin lotion is prevented from penetrating by this barrier function and hardly penetrates deep into the skin. However, according to the above-described iontophoresis method, the active ingredient in the lotion can be penetrated to the deep layer of the skin beyond the barrier layer by using the electric force.

  Conventionally, a dedicated beauty device for performing the above-described beauty treatment by the user himself is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4217984

  However, a dedicated beauty device or the like as shown in Patent Document 1 described above is relatively expensive and difficult to obtain easily.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to use information processing devices such as mobile phones, PCs (Personal Computers), PDs (Portable Devices), PDAs (Personal Data Assistants), and game machines as alternatives to dedicated beauty equipment. . However, in this case, since the voltage value of the signal output from the information processing apparatus is limited in advance by the standard, the output voltage value is small compared with a dedicated beauty device, etc. Difficult to perform beauty treatment.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beauty device, a beauty method, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing program for easily increasing a voltage used for a beauty treatment or the like. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a beauty device having a signal generation means for generating a stereo signal and a beauty treatment means for performing a beauty treatment using the stereo signal generated by the signal generation means, The signal generating means includes waveform generating means for generating right and left signal waveforms that are in opposite phase to each other, and waveform output means for outputting the waveform generated by the waveform generating means from a terminal. And

  Further, the present invention is a beauty method in a beauty apparatus having a signal generation means for generating a stereo signal and a beauty treatment means for performing a beauty treatment using the stereo signal generated by the signal generation means, wherein the signal generation The means includes a waveform generation procedure for generating waveforms of a right signal and a left signal that are in opposite phase to each other, and a waveform output procedure for outputting the waveform generated by the waveform generation procedure from a terminal.

  The present invention also relates to an information processing apparatus that has a signal generating means for generating a stereo signal and outputs a stereo signal generated by the signal generating means, wherein the signal generating means are in a right-phase relationship with each other. Waveform generation means for generating a waveform of the signal and the left signal, and waveform output means for outputting the waveform generated by the waveform generation means from a terminal.

  Further, the present invention is an information processing program for causing a computer to function as each unit included in the information processing apparatus described above.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily increase the voltage used for a cosmetic treatment or the like.

It is a figure which shows an example of the beauty equipment which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of beauty equipment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions which implement | achieve an information processing means. It is a figure for demonstrating the stereo signal of an audio file. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the production procedure of an audio file. It is a figure for demonstrating the output voltage which arises in each electrode through skin in the case of an alternating current rectangular wave. It is a figure for demonstrating the output voltage which arises in each electrode through skin in the case of direct current | flow.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

<About beauty equipment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a beauty device according to the present embodiment. 1A shows an example of a cosmetic treatment means connected to the information processing means, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing the relationship between the electrode pad and mask in the cosmetic treatment means and the skin. .

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the beauty device 10 is configured to include an information processing means 20 and a beauty treatment means 30.

  The information processing means 20 generates a stereo signal, for example, and outputs the generated stereo signal. As the information processing means 20 in the present embodiment, for example, a mobile phone such as iPhone (registered trademark) or a smartphone, a PDA such as a PDA, iPod (registered trademark), or ipad (registered trademark), or an information processing device such as a PC However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  The cosmetic treatment means 30 is configured to include an electrode pad 31 and a mask 32 impregnated with an active ingredient such as a chemical solution. The cosmetic treatment means 30 uses the stereo signal output from the information processing means 20 to perform a cosmetic treatment such as ion introduction for the user (the person to be treated).

  The electrode pad 31 is configured to have a carbon sheet electrode 33.

  The carbon sheet electrode 33 is connected to an audio output terminal such as an earphone terminal, a Dock terminal, or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal of the information processing means 20 via, for example, an audio cable 34 or the like. The Dock terminal is a terminal provided in the above-described information processing apparatus, iPhone, iPod, or the like, and can output sound to, for example, an external speaker.

  Here, when ion introduction is performed using the cosmetic treatment means 30 shown in FIG. 1A, a mask 32 is placed on the face (skin) 40 of the user as shown in FIG. The carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B of the electrode pad 31 are disposed on the mask 32.

  The L (left) signal and the R (right) signal output from the information processing means 20 are supplied to the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B, respectively. When the L signal and the R signal are supplied to the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B, the chemical liquid or the like contained in the mask 32 flows between the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B through the skin 40. Penetration is promoted by charge repulsion caused by a weak current. This makes it possible to introduce ions to the user.

  As a cosmetic treatment, for example, EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) which is effective for sagging muscles by electrical stimulation may be used. For low frequency treatment, an electroconductive gel is used instead of the mask 32. The treatment may be performed by being attached to the electrode pad 31.

<Functional configuration of beauty device 10>
Next, the functional configuration of the beauty device 10 described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the beauty device.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the beauty device 10 is configured to include an information processing means 20 and a beauty treatment means 30. The information processing unit 20 includes an input unit 41, an output unit 42, a recording unit 43, a signal generation unit 44, a screen generation unit 45, a network connection unit 46, and a control unit 47. . The beauty treatment means 30 is connected to the signal generation means 44 via the output means 42 of the information processing means 20.

  The input unit 41 includes, for example, operation keys such as a mobile phone and a smartphone, a keyboard such as a PC, and a pointing device such as a mouse. The input means 41 accepts inputs such as start and end of various instructions from the user or the like. Moreover, the input means 41 may be comprised from audio | voice input terminals, such as a microphone, for example.

  The output means 42 includes a display screen such as a display. The output unit 42 displays the content input by the input unit 41 and the content executed based on the input content. The output means 42 includes an audio output terminal (earphone terminal, audio terminal) for outputting audio to a speaker, an earphone or the like, and outputs audio or the like.

  As described above, the audio output terminal can include a dock terminal that can output audio to an external speaker or the like, a USB terminal provided in a PC, or the like. Thereby, for example, it is possible to perform a cosmetic treatment described later using one or a plurality of audio output terminals among an audio terminal, a Dock terminal, and a USB terminal. Further, by using a plurality of audio output terminals, different cosmetic treatments can be performed in parallel.

  In addition, the input unit 41 that receives the above-described various instructions and the output unit 42 that displays the input content may be configured by a touch panel, for example.

  The recording unit 43 records, for example, user information, treatment contents such as ion introduction, treatment time, and the like. The recording unit 43 can read out various data recorded as necessary. The recording unit 43 may store various audio files, waveforms generated by the waveform generation unit 48, output results (log information), and the like.

  The signal generation unit 44 is configured to include a waveform generation unit 48 and a waveform output unit 49, generates a stereo signal, and outputs it from the output unit 42.

  The waveform generation means 48 generates two signal waveforms that are in opposite phase relation to each other from an audio file or the like. The waveform generation unit 48 generates, for example, the waveforms of the L signal and the R signal output from the earphone terminal or the like as two signal waveforms that are in opposite phase to each other. Note that two signal waveforms having a reverse phase relationship may generate an R signal having a reverse phase based on the L signal, or may generate an L signal having a reverse phase based on the R signal.

  The waveform generation means 48 is, for example, a wav (WAVE) file created using “YAMAHA Wave Editor TWE V2.3.1”, AIFF, mp3, mp4, WMA, AAC, RealAudio, MIDI, or other audio file. Of these, at least one of the above-described signal waveforms may be generated. The waveforms of the L signal and the R signal generated by the waveform generation unit 48 will be described later.

  The waveform output unit 49 outputs the waveforms of the L signal and the R signal generated by the waveform generation unit 48 from the output unit 42. Note that the waveform output means 49 may acquire the waveform generated in advance by the waveform generation means 48 or the like from the recording means 43 and output it according to the user's request.

  The screen generation means 45 generates, for example, a menu screen for allowing the user to input treatment contents, a screen for displaying treatment contents, treatment progress, treatment results, and the like.

  The network connection means 46 outputs the treatment result obtained by the beauty device 10 to an external device.

  The control means 47 controls the entire components of the beauty device 10. For example, the control unit 47 generates a stereo signal by the signal generation unit 44 based on an instruction from the user or the like, causes the generated stereo signal to be output from the output unit 42, and causes the cosmetic treatment unit 30 to perform the cosmetic treatment. Each control is performed.

  The beauty treatment means 30 performs a beauty treatment using the stereo signal generated by the signal generation means 44. For example, the cosmetic treatment means 30 performs a cosmetic treatment such as ion introduction based on a difference signal between the L signal and the R signal output from the output means 42 by the waveform output means 49.

  Here, since the L signal and the R signal used by the cosmetic treatment means 30 are generated with waveforms that are in opposite phases to each other, for example, a relative voltage difference is generated between the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B. Will occur. Thereby, the voltage applied to the skin 40 can be doubled with respect to the voltage value of the L signal or the R signal, for example.

  In the present embodiment, the stereo signal generated by the signal generating unit 44 is not only used in the beauty treatment unit 30, but also a human body such as a massager or an audio output unit that outputs magnetism or vibration, and the like. You may apply widely also to the form which gives a certain signal to a derivative | guide_body etc.

<Hardware configuration of information processing means 20>
Next, a hardware configuration for realizing the above-described information processing means 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the information processing means.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing means 20 includes an input device 51, an output device 52, a drive device 53, an auxiliary storage device 54, a memory device 55, and an arithmetic unit connected to each other by a bus B. A processing device (CPU) 56, a network connection device 57, and a recording medium 58 are configured.

  The input device 51 includes a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse operated by the user, a touch panel operated by the user, and the like, and is used to input various operation instructions such as execution of an information processing program from the user.

  The output device 52 has a display or the like for displaying various windows and data necessary for operating the computer main body for performing processing in the present invention. Display the results. The output unit 52 includes an audio output terminal (earphone terminal, audio terminal) for outputting audio to a speaker, an earphone, or the like, and outputs audio or the like.

  An execution program such as an information processing program is provided by a recording medium 58 such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium 58 is set in the drive device 53, and the execution program included in the recording medium 58 is installed from the recording medium 58 to the auxiliary storage device 54 via the drive device 53.

  The recording medium 58 on which the program is recorded is a recording medium on which information is optically, electrically or magnetically recorded, such as a CD-ROM, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk (MO), or ROM, flash memory, etc. As described above, various types of recording media such as a semiconductor memory for electrically recording information can be used.

  The auxiliary storage device 54 is a storage means such as a hard disk, and stores an execution program such as an information processing program, a control program provided in a computer, various files necessary for processing the program, various data, and the like. Input / output accordingly.

  The memory device 55 stores an execution program or the like read from the auxiliary storage device 54 by the CPU 56. Note that the memory device 55 includes a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

  The CPU 56 controls processing of the entire computer such as various operations and data input / output with each hardware component based on a control program such as an OS and an execution program such as an information processing program stored in the memory device 55. Thus, each processing is realized. Various information necessary during the execution of the program is acquired from the auxiliary storage device 54 and stored.

  The network connection device 57 transmits / receives data to / from other terminal devices connected by a communication network or a cable. Specifically, the network connection device 57 acquires an execution program such as an information processing program from another terminal device or the like, or an execution result obtained by executing the program or an execution program itself such as the information processing program Is provided to other terminal devices.

  In the present embodiment, the above-described hardware configuration does not require a special configuration, and information processing can be realized efficiently at a low cost. Further, the information processing according to the present embodiment can be easily realized by installing the program.

<About stereo signals of audio files>
Next, an audio file that outputs a stereo signal for the above-described cosmetic treatment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a stereo signal of an audio file.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, for example, a waveform used in an iontophoretic treatment such as a beauty clinic is a pulse direct current type having a frequency of 3 [kHz] and a duty ratio of 0.5.

  Therefore, for example, the waveform generation means 48 generates the waveform shown in FIG. 4A as an audio file as shown in FIG. 4B.

  FIG. 4C shows an example of the waveform of the L signal or R signal created from the audio file. In the present embodiment, the audio file in which the above-described waveform is created is reproduced by the information processing means 20 or the like, so that the waveform as shown in FIG. 4C is output from the electrode 33 of the electrode pad 31 as an L signal or an R signal. To do.

<Procedure for creating an audio file>
Next, a procedure for creating the L signal or the R signal of the audio file having the DC rectangular wave described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of an audio file creation procedure.

  For example, the waveform generation unit 48 uses “YAMAHA Wave Editor TWE V2.3.1” to create an audio file corresponding to the content of the beauty treatment.

  As described above, for example, the waveform of the L signal or R signal of an audio file used for ion introduction is a DC rectangular wave having a frequency of several kHz. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5A, the rectangular wave created using “YAMAHA Wave Editor TWE V2.3.1” is an AC rectangular wave.

  Therefore, the waveform generation unit 48 first generates a rectangular wave having a predetermined frequency such as 3 kHz in order to generate the above-described DC rectangular wave. Next, the waveform generation means 48 creates a low-frequency rectangular wave such as 1 Hz, for example, and adds the rectangular wave created at 3 kHz and the rectangular wave created at 1 Hz. By this operation, as shown in FIG. 5B, for example, a waveform in which a DC rectangular wave of 3 kHz switches between plus and minus at a frequency of 1 Hz is created.

  Next, the plus (or minus) DC rectangular wave portion is cut out from the waveform of FIG. Further, a waveform (that is, a file) is created by repeating the cut DC rectangular wave a predetermined number of times. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5C, a file in which the DC rectangular wave is repeated a predetermined number of times is created as an output signal.

  In the present embodiment, the length of the audio file in which the DC rectangular wave shown in FIG. 5C is created can be freely set to the treatment time used for normal ion introduction, such as 10 to 30 [minutes]. Set. In this case, for example, a longer audio file may be set to be cut off during the procedure, or a shorter audio file may be repeatedly reproduced.

  Further, the waveform generation unit 48 creates an audio file having a DC rectangular wave shown in FIG. 5C as a wav file. However, in addition to “YAMAHA Wave Editor TWE V2.3.1”, “SOUND FORGE AUDIO” A similar file may be created using waveform editing software such as “STUDIO (SONY)”, “SOUND IT!”, “SOUND BOOTH (registered trademark) CS4 (Adobe)”.

<Example of L signal and R signal>
Next, the case where the L signal and the R signal generated by the waveform generation unit 48 are AC rectangular waves will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an output voltage generated in each electrode through the skin in the case of an AC rectangular wave.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating the L signal and the R signal of the AC rectangular wave generated by the waveform generation unit. 6C is a diagram showing an output voltage between L and R obtained by the waveform shown in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6D is obtained by the waveform shown in FIG. 6B. It is a figure which shows the output voltage between L-R.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the waveform generation means 48 generates the waveform of the R signal so as to have an antiphase relationship with respect to the L signal shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the waveform generation unit 48 generates the waveform of the R signal so as to have an anti-phase relationship with respect to the L signal shown in FIG. 6B.

  When the L signal and the R signal thus generated are supplied to the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B, for example, a relative voltage difference occurs between the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B. It becomes. That is, an output voltage as shown in FIG. 6C or FIG. 6D is generated between the electrodes 33 via the skin 40, for example.

  Accordingly, for example, even when a voltage value of a signal output from the information processing apparatus is previously limited by a standard or the like, for example, the output voltage can be increased up to twice.

<Other examples of L signal and R signal>
Next, the case where the L signal and the R signal generated by the waveform generation means 48 are DC will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the output voltage generated at each electrode through the skin in the case of direct current.

  7A and 7B are diagrams showing the direct current L signal and R signal generated by the waveform generation means. FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an output voltage between L and R obtained from the signals shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the waveform generation means 48 generates the waveform of the R signal so as to be in reverse phase with respect to the L signal shown in FIG. 7A.

  When the L signal and the R signal thus generated are supplied to the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B, respectively, for example, between the carbon sheet electrode 33A and the carbon sheet electrode 33B via the skin 40, FIG. An output voltage as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily increase the voltage used for a cosmetic treatment or the like by using two waveforms having opposite phase relationships.

<Other embodiments>
Here, the method of increasing the voltage value of the signal in the above-described embodiment is the above-described mobile phone such as iPhone and smartphone, PD such as PDA, iPod and iPad, and information processing apparatus such as PC. It is not limited to use as a beauty device, and can be widely applied. For example, the information processing device described above can be used as a heating / cooling device, LED treatment device, vibration device, skin diagnostic device, or connected to another device using a dedicated plug terminal or the like in addition to using the audio terminal described above. It may be used.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments according to the present invention, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Can be changed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Beauty apparatus 20 Information processing means 30 Beauty treatment means 31 Electrode pad 32 Mask 33 Carbon sheet electrode 34 Audio cable 40 Skin 41 Input means 42 Output means 43 Recording means 44 Signal generation means 45 Screen generation means 46 Network connection means 47 Control means 48 Signal generation means 49 Waveform output means 51 Input device 52 Output device 53 Drive device 54 Auxiliary storage device 55 Memory device 56 CPU
57 Network connection device 58 Recording medium

Further, the present invention is a beauty method in a beauty apparatus having a signal generation means for generating a stereo signal and a beauty treatment means for performing a beauty treatment using the stereo signal generated by the signal generation means, wherein the signal generation means, and having a waveform generating step of generating a waveform of the right signal and a left signal as a reverse phase relationship to each other, and a waveform output procedure to output the waveform generated by the waveform generation procedure from the terminal.

Claims (11)

A beauty device having a signal generation means for generating a stereo signal and a beauty treatment means for performing a beauty treatment using the stereo signal generated by the signal generation means,
The signal generating means includes
Waveform generating means for generating waveforms of a right signal and a left signal that are in opposite phase to each other;
A beauty device comprising: a waveform output means for outputting the waveform generated by the waveform generation means from a terminal. The cosmetic treatment means includes
2. The beauty machine according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined cosmetic treatment is performed based on a difference signal between a right signal and a left signal output from the waveform output unit. The waveform generating means includes
The beauty device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a waveform of the right signal and the left signal is generated from an audio file.   The beauty machine according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined cosmetic treatment includes iontophoresis. A beauty method in a beauty apparatus, comprising: a signal generation means for generating a stereo signal; and a beauty treatment means for performing a beauty treatment using the stereo signal generated by the signal generation means,
By the signal generating means,
A waveform generation procedure for generating waveforms of a right signal and a left signal that are in opposite phase to each other;
And a waveform output procedure for outputting the waveform generated by the waveform generation procedure from a terminal. By the beauty treatment means,
6. The cosmetic method according to claim 5, wherein a predetermined cosmetic treatment is performed based on a difference signal between the right signal and the left signal output in the waveform output procedure. The waveform generation procedure includes:
The cosmetic method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein waveforms of the right signal and the left signal are generated from an audio file.   The beauty method according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined cosmetic treatment includes ion introduction. An information processing apparatus that has a signal generation means for generating a stereo signal and outputs a stereo signal generated by the signal generation means,
The signal generating means includes
Waveform generating means for generating waveforms of a right signal and a left signal that are in opposite phase to each other;
An information processing apparatus comprising waveform output means for outputting the waveform generated by the waveform generation means from a terminal. The waveform generating means includes
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein waveforms of the right signal and the left signal are generated from an audio file. Computer
The information processing program for functioning as each means which the information processing apparatus described in Claim 9 or 10 has.

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