JP6404677B2 - System for judging skin condition of subject using image processing technology - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a criterion for selecting cosmetics to be used by objectively determining the condition of the skin of the subject's face and head. It also relates to the business method.

The use of basic cosmetics is effective in preventing skin dryness and various skin problems and delaying skin aging, but the same effect can be obtained using any of the cosmetics sold in the market. Rather, it is known that the degree of satisfaction varies from person to person even when using reputable cosmetics that are said to be effective. This is because the skin type and skin characteristics differ from person to person, and the skin troubles and skin troubles that they hold are different. Since skin types and skin qualities are different, and the types of skin problems are different, of course, excellent skin care benefits cannot be expected unless cosmetics with different prescriptions are used. In other words, in order to carry out correct skin care, it is important to find cosmetics that match your skin. To that end, your skin type, skin quality, skin characteristics, and problems your skin has. It is necessary to know correctly.

  On the other hand, cosmetic manufacturers who are sellers of cosmetics naturally want to increase sales year by year, but in order to increase sales of cosmetics, it is necessary to increase customer satisfaction with their cosmetics. This is because customers do not make repeat purchases without increasing customer satisfaction. So, when will customers be satisfied with the cosmetics they use and make repeat purchases? Needless to say, it was when I was able to feel that the skin was no longer bulky, the wrinkles and spots were improved, and the skin became fresh and youthful. Even if you continue to use cosmetics, if the skin condition does not improve, you will be dissatisfied with the cosmetics, and it will be necessary to replace them with other cosmetics instead of buying the cosmetics next time. Why are the same cosmetics from the same manufacturer very satisfying for some people and not for others at all? This is because the cosmetics were suitable for the former skin but not for the latter skin.

From the above, it is important that cosmetic users first know their skin type and skin characteristics correctly before selecting cosmetics, and when a cosmetic manufacturer recommends cosmetics to a customer, first the customer's skin type and skin It can be understood that unless the characteristics and types of skin troubles are correctly grasped and cosmetics suitable for the customer are selected and sold, the customer cannot be satisfied and the brand loyalty cannot be increased. For these reasons, it is clear that both consumers who are cosmetic users and cosmetic manufacturers who are cosmetic sellers need accurate skin diagnosis to know the user's skin condition correctly.

  Under such circumstances, the invention described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-201797) includes skin analysis 1 by inquiry, skin analysis 2 by skin replica using an impression agent, and horny interior by a horny checker. Obtain customer skin analysis data based on multiple skin analysis methods such as information analysis 3, melanin information analysis 4 by melanin checker, skin color analysis 5 based on skin color sheet, and customer skin based on this skin analysis data Are classified into a plurality of categories, and the skin condition of the customer is analyzed according to the obtained classification.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent No. 3212295), an inquiry form is first input (S102) and stored in a customer database. This customer database is constructed so that it can be used for various purposes based on the inputted questionnaire. Based on the data in the customer database, skin diagnosis is performed (S104), and an appropriate cosmetic for the customer is selected (S106). Finally, these diagnosis results and selected cosmetic items are printed out in an easy-to-understand manner (S108), and this process is terminated. Questionnaires are given for things related to skin condition, concerns about skin, and things related to lifestyle. The test for sebum is performed by pressing a tester against two locations such as the forehead and cheeks after 20 minutes of face washing. Skin moisture is measured by pressing a tester against the cheek 20 minutes after washing the face.

  The invention described in Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent No. 3650745) obtains an image of a non-skin-printed area or hair of a skin by an acquisition device equipped with a non-optical sensor (4). A method of obtaining an image for determining an accurate parameter of a non-skinned area of hair or a region of hair, wherein the method obtains information about the microrelief of said area so as to obtain at least one non-optical The method is characterized in that an image is obtained by an acquisition device (1) equipped with a target sensor (4).

JP 2004-201797 A Japanese Patent No. 3212295 Japanese Patent No. 3650745

  The first problem is to improve the objectivity by using image analysis such as binarization of a keratin checker or a sebum checker together with a general consumer's own inquiry and answer to determine the state of the skin and scalp of the general consumer. A second problem is to realize a business method using such a determination method.

The skin condition determination system according to the present invention includes a mark sheet and skin interrogation data and keratin and / or sebum image data that are converted into electronic data by scanning the keratin and / or sebum checker attached to the mark sheet with a scanner. are downloaded to the computer or phone or tablet computer, sent to a server or cloud services, there is the skin condition is diagnosed by the server or the skin diagnosis system mounted to the cloud service, the inquiry data input data processing is a made are in the diagnostic data, the image data input is the image processing performed is to diagnostic data, such as binarization, and outputs the skin diagnosis results by calculating these the diagnostic data, and characterized in that To do.
The inquiry data is acquired by taking an answer to an inquiry displayed on the screen of a smartphone or tablet terminal, and the keratin and / or sebum image data is a small attachment macro lens on the smartphone or tablet terminal. Or a close-up lens attached to the measured horny checker or a measured sebum checker image and captured.

  According to the skin condition determination system of the present invention, a diagnosis based on a test subject's belief or artificial wrong answer can be obtained by combining an interrogation to the subject with a keratin checker or a sebum checker capable of acquiring objective skin information. In addition to preventing accuracy loss and misdiagnosis, the judgment of keratin checker and sebum checker is left to computer image processing without relying on the visual inspection of researchers and trained beauty staff, and human judgment It is possible to perform a large amount of processing that eliminates the variation of. Cost performance and convenience are improved by using an inexpensive, thin and light tape-like keratin checker and sebum checker without using expensive skin diagnostic equipment. In addition to improving convenience and speed by using a mark sheet format when importing answers and judgment data into the system, you can also receive skin and scalp diagnosis anywhere using a smartphone or tablet device, regardless of location or time. Made it possible. Furthermore, the cosmetics etc. which are sold in the market recommended based on the diagnosis result are linked to the diagnosis result on the system, so that a suitable cosmetic etc. can be advised to the subject.

  In addition, according to the present invention, by using a mark sheet, not only can an answer of an inquiry and a measurement image of a keratin checker or a sebum checker affixed to the mark sheet be taken in, but can also be mechanically determined and analyzed using an image processing technique. Therefore, the labor of input and determination can be saved greatly, which is suitable for mass processing.

  In addition, according to the present invention, a smartphone or tablet terminal having a communication function is used instead of a microscope, and an attachment macro lens or a close-up lens is attached to the image to take a close-up image of a horny checker or a sebum checker. This data can be sent to the server immediately, so that not only the checker's measurement image can be diagnosed with high accuracy but also an instantaneous diagnosis.

  According to the business method of the present invention, an application for skin or scalp diagnosis can be provided free of charge to general consumers based on contracts with drug stores, supermarkets, esthetic salons, beauty salons, barbers, etc. In addition to making it easier for general consumers to receive skin and scalp diagnoses, cosmetics that match the diagnosis results are recommended on the system. It becomes easy to select cosmetics that match your skin. Furthermore, you can receive various discounts and point services by bringing the diagnostic results displayed on the screen of your smartphone or tablet terminal to the store.

  According to this invention, a drug store, a supermarket, an esthetic salon, a beauty salon, or a barber can attract customers due to the attractiveness of skin and scalp diagnostic services.

  According to this invention, when a general consumer downloads a skin diagnosis application or sees a skin diagnosis result screen, an advertisement of a cosmetic company or the like can be displayed on the screen. Advertising fees can also be obtained from cosmetic companies.

  According to the present invention, an application provider analyzes, analyzes, processes, and edits a huge amount of skin diagnosis data accumulated every day, deletes personal privacy information, and sells it to a cosmetic company or the like to obtain compensation. be able to.

It is explanatory drawing of the example of the skin diagnostic system which uses a personal computer and a scanner. It is explanatory drawing of the example of the skin diagnostic system which uses a smart phone and a tablet terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the example business method for drugstore or supermarket. It is explanatory drawing of the business method of the example for esthetic salon. It is explanatory drawing of the business method of the example for beauty salon. It is explanatory drawing of the business method of the example for the barber shop.

As an embodiment for carrying out the invention of the present application, interrogation data and skin and / or sebum image data regarding the skin converted into electronic data by scanning the keratin and / or sebum checker affixed to the mark sheet with a scanner is a personal computer or incorporated into smart phones and tablet devices, are sent to the server or cloud services, there is the skin condition is diagnosed by skin diagnosis system mounted on a server or the cloud service, the inquiry data input data processing is performed is a diagnostic data Te, the image data that has been input is the diagnostic data have been made image processing such as binarization, skin condition characterized by outputting a skin diagnosis results by calculating these the diagnostic data Determination system.
The inquiry data is acquired by taking an answer to an inquiry displayed on the screen of a smartphone or tablet terminal, and the keratin and / or sebum image data is a small attachment macro lens on the smartphone or tablet terminal. 2. The skin condition determination system according to claim 1, wherein the skin condition determination system is obtained by capturing and capturing an image of a measured horny checker or a measured sebum checker mounted with a close-up lens. , And can be.

As an embodiment for carrying out the present invention,
It is a business method that is conducted between an app provider, a cosmetics company, a drug store or supermarket, an esthetic salon, a beauty salon or a barber shop, and a general consumer. Provide skin or scalp diagnostic applications to stores or supermarkets, esthetic salons, beauty salons or barbers, and general consumers are in drug stores or supermarkets, esthetic salons, beauty salons or barbers, or are general consumers Skin and scalp can be diagnosed using smartphones or tablet devices owned by the general public, and consumers can connect with app providers and drug stores or supermarkets, esthetic salons, beauty salons or barbers. Based on the contract between the two companies, it is possible to download the skin or scalp diagnostic application free of charge from the application provider to the smartphone or tablet terminal that they own. Sends skin or scalp diagnostic data consisting of image data of the user's own skin or scalp to the app provider, and the app provider diagnoses the transmission content using the skin or scalp diagnostic system and feeds back the diagnosis results to the general consumer. The diagnosis results are linked with cosmetics of a cosmetic company suitable for the diagnosis results, and general consumers bring the diagnosis results to drug stores or supermarkets, esthetic salons, beauty salons, or barbers. Providing correct services based on Such as addition of cement is received, it may be a business process, characterized by.

In addition, the drug store, supermarket, esthetic salon, beauty salon, or barber will conclude a contract with the above skin diagnostic application provider to provide the skin diagnostic application, and the appeal of the skin or scalp diagnostic service itself will be diagnosed. The business method according to claim 4, wherein the general consumer can be attracted by the attractiveness of providing the service based on the result.
In addition, based on the skin diagnosis application provision contract that the skin diagnosis application provider contracts with the drug store, supermarket, esthetic salon, beauty salon, barber shop, etc., the above general consumers are allowed to download the skin diagnosis application free of charge. The business method according to claim 4, wherein an advertisement of a cosmetic company or the like can be distributed together when receiving a skin diagnosis result, and advertising revenue can be obtained from the cosmetic company or the like. be able to.
In addition, the skin diagnosis application provider provides all skin diagnosis data performed by the general consumer based on the skin diagnosis application provision contract with the drug store, supermarket, esthetic salon, beauty salon, barber shop, etc. , Store it in a large-scale server built in advance or a database in the cloud, delete it, analyze, analyze, process, edit it, and sell it to the cosmetics company etc. A business method according to claim 4, characterized in that

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Prior to the description of the embodiment based on FIG. 1, the preconditions will be described.

So far, skin diagnosis is a method that a cosmetic company that opens in a department store uses various skin diagnostic devices that are placed on the counter, or a skin that has been mail-ordered by a cosmetic manufacturer on the website. Diagnosis is common. The former is shunned because it can be seen that it is performed for catch sales purposes, and the latter is a diagnostic method only, so the prejudice of the subject and artificial false answers are directly reflected in the diagnostic results There was a fatal flaw that prevented accurate skin diagnosis. The present invention has been invented to overcome such defects, and is accurate and objective even if expensive skin diagnostic equipment is not provided and the subject is in a remote place rather than in front of the diagnostician. This makes it possible to perform a natural skin diagnosis.

This skin diagnosis is characterized by using an inexpensive, thin and light tape-like keratin checker and sebum checker instead of an expensive skin diagnosis device. Explaining here, a keratin checker is a small paper or plastic film with a part of which is coated with a safe adhesive substance on the skin, pressing the adhesive surface against the skin, and thinly collecting the stratum corneum of the skin, The degree of dryness, roughness, texture (texture), turnover speed, etc. of the skin is read from the number, size, thickness, arrangement, etc. of the collected corner pieces. The sebum checker, on the other hand, uses a special film that increases the transparency of the part that adsorbs sebum or changes its color, and when it is pressed against the skin, the part that adsorbs sebum changes its color and spots Appears and measures the amount of sebum secretion by the number and size of spots and spots.

Both keratin checker and sebum checker are inexpensive, so they can be easily sent to consumers by sticking them on postcards or enclosing them in DM, etc. There is a great merit that measurement information of a person's skin can be collected easily and at low cost.

In the skin diagnosis of the present application, the above horny checker and sebum checker are used instead of the diagnostic device, but in order to know the subject's subjective symptoms, that is, the subject's subjective skin information, it is also possible to use an inquiry together. good. The interviews used in this skin diagnosis are based on the experience and knowledge of veteran trainers who have been teaching and training beauty salons for many years at cosmetic companies. Skin type, moisture content, skin trouble, skin age, etc. can be determined. This Q & A based on the experience of the beauty staff is reflected not only in the form of a mark sheet but also as a logic in the computer program, and if the subject answers the interview on the computer, the computer automatically follows the above logic It is possible to determine and analyze the person's skin quality and skin characteristics, and to create a system for deriving a skin diagnosis result vote. That is, in this skin diagnosis, the subjective skin information that is the answer to the interview and the objective skin information that is the measurement result of the keratin checker and the sebum checker are combined and input to the computer, so the skin diagnosis that depends only on the interview Unlike the conventional skin diagnosis, there is a difference in that full-fledged and accurate skin diagnosis is possible.

In addition, in this skin diagnosis, the measurement results of the keratin checker and sebum checker are not visually judged and input, but mechanically read, analyzed, and judged using image processing technology. There is a big difference. In other words, a fine pattern appearing in the measurement part of both the keratin and sebum checkers is mechanically captured with a camera or scanner, and is replaced with a black and white pattern that is easy to discriminate using image processing technology such as binarization. Mechanically read the number of discolored parts, size, color density, shape, arrangement (alignment), etc., and numerically evaluate and analyze them to determine the moisture content (dryness) and roughness of the skin. It is characterized by deriving the turnover speed, sebum secretion, skin age, etc.
As a result, a bad effect caused by the visual judgment of a keratin checker or a sebum checker that has been measured by a conventional researcher or a trained beauty staff, that is, a large amount of checkers by visual judgment based on human eyes. It is difficult to judge, and above all, the problem of artificial blurring that the judgment result is different even with the same measured checker due to different judgment person, judgment time, judgment environment, etc. Can do. By using the image processing technology according to the present invention, it is possible to mechanically determine the measured keratin checker, sebum checker, etc., and not only eliminate artificial blurring, but also read, analyze, and determine in large quantities in a short time Is achieved.

This skin diagnostic system can be stored on a specific server and diagnosed via a personal computer, or the skin diagnostic page can be opened on a website and accessed from there. May be placed on a large-capacity server or cloud service so that tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people all over Japan or around the world can perform skin diagnosis. And tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of skin diagnosis data are made into a database, and differences and relevance due to various factors such as age-specific trends, regional differences, seasonal variations, lifestyle, and race differences Once accumulated and analyzed as data, the data becomes a valuable database of human skin and can be used for dermatological research and the development of new cosmetics. In addition, if the various data stored in this database are fed back to the skin diagnosis program, the accuracy of the skin diagnosis system can be improved day by day. Along with this, it becomes possible to increase daily.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a skin diagnosis system using a personal computer and a scanner according to the present invention. Details will be described below.
Examinees who wish to have a skin diagnosis fill in the answer sheet 6 on the pre-prepared mark sheet with a pencil, etc., in the store, distributed on the street, mailed, or launched from a personal computer. Further, the horny checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 measured by being pressed against the skin of the subject are attached to predetermined positions of the mark sheet 1 to complete the mark sheet 1. The mark sheets 1 collected at the store or mailed are collected together and then sequentially applied to the scanner 2 to be converted into image data. This image data is sent to a personal computer and temporarily stored. The image data 9 stored in the personal computer is sent to the server 4 and judged by the skin diagnosis system in the server 4.
Fine patterns appearing in the measurement part of both the keratin and sebum checkers can be replaced with black and white patterns that are easy to distinguish using image processing technology such as binarization, and the number and size of white and discolored parts, The color depth, shape, alignment (mechanical alignment), etc. are mechanically read, and numerically evaluated and analyzed to determine the amount of moisture (dryness), roughness, turnover speed, sebum secretion, And skin age etc. are derived. The contents of the interview 6 are also coded, and the diagnosis result 10 obtained by comprehensively determining the contents of the interview 6 and the determination contents of the horny checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 is fed back to the personal computer 3. The diagnosis result 10 can be browsed by the diagnosis result display device 5 or printed out. Knowing the person's skin quality, skin type, skin problems, and the like with the diagnostic result display device 5 helps to select cosmetics and shampoo more appropriately. In addition, if you build link data of the diagnosis results of the person's skin quality, skin type, skin problems, etc., and product brands such as cosmetics and shampoo that match the skin indicated by the diagnosis results, it will not fit the skin The risk of selecting or continuing to use product brands can be greatly reduced.

  Prior to the description of the embodiment based on FIG.

Using the enhancement of smartphone functions and the increase in the number of pixels of the attached camera, the measurement images of the keratin checker and sebum checker will be captured by the camera of the smartphone or tablet terminal with the communication function instead of the normal camera or scanner By doing so, it becomes possible to immediately send the measurement images of the keratin checker and sebum checker to the server equipped with the skin diagnosis system, and it is possible to perform skin diagnosis anytime, anywhere, regardless of location and time Become. Furthermore, if you develop a dedicated application, display the interview on the screen of the smartphone or tablet device, and send the answer of the interview to the server along with the measurement image of the horny checker and sebum checker, even on the smartphone or tablet device Skin diagnosis can be performed, and the diagnosis result can be instantaneously fed back to the smartphone owner or tablet terminal owner.

When using the above-mentioned smartphone or tablet camera, if you attach a small attachment macro lens or close-up lens that was developed separately, these terminals will quickly become `` microscopes with communication functions '' and more accurate. High horny checker image and sebum checker image can be transmitted to the server.
In the above, it is described that the measurement image of the keratin checker or sebum checker is taken with the camera of the smartphone or tablet terminal, and the skin diagnosis is performed with the server. Alternatively, skin diagnosis may be performed by sending an image of the skin itself directly taken by a camera of a tablet terminal to a server.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a skin diagnosis system using a smartphone or a tablet terminal. A subject who wishes to diagnose the skin constructs in advance an application that can create the interview data 21 by answering the interview 6 displayed on the screen of the smartphone or tablet terminal 20. A small attachment macro lens or close-up lens is attached to the smartphone or tablet terminal 20 and an image of the measured horny checker 7 or the measured sebum checker 8 is taken and captured as image data 22, and the created inquiry data 21 And the image of the measured horny checker 7 and the image of the same measured sebum checker 8 are transmitted to the cloud service 25 together. Since the skin diagnosis system is installed in the cloud service 25, the interrogation data 21 and the highly accurate image data 22 of the horny checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 that have been sent are analyzed to obtain the interrogation data 21 of the subject. The overall determination is made by adding the objective answer of the image data 22 to the subjective answer. The obtained diagnosis result 10 is fed back to the smartphone or tablet terminal 20. Since the diagnosis result is displayed on the screen of the smartphone or the tablet terminal 20, the user's skin condition can be browsed by browsing the diagnosis result.
Fine patterns appearing in the measurement part of both the keratin and sebum checkers can be replaced with black and white patterns that are easy to distinguish using image processing technology such as binarization, and the number and size of white and discolored parts, The color depth, shape, alignment (mechanical alignment), etc. are mechanically read, and numerically evaluated and analyzed to determine the amount of moisture (dryness), roughness, turnover speed, sebum secretion, And skin age etc. are derived. The contents of the inquiry 6 are also coded, and the diagnosis result 10 obtained by comprehensively determining the contents of the inquiry 6 and the determination contents of the horny checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 is fed back to the smartphone or tablet terminal 20.
By knowing the person's skin quality, skin type, skin problems, etc. on the screen of the smartphone or tablet terminal 20, it is possible to more appropriately select cosmetics and shampoos at stores, etc. regardless of time and place. It becomes. In addition, if you build link data of the diagnosis results of the person's skin quality, skin type, skin problems, etc., and product brands such as cosmetics and shampoo that match the skin indicated by the diagnosis results, it will not fit the skin The risk of selecting product brands and continuing to use them can be greatly reduced as in FIG.

Business method 1, which is the first business method, is a self-selection drug store or supermarket where there are no cosmetic counselors or beauty instructors and customers have to choose the cosmetics to purchase. It is a business method to become an app introduction contractor. In the case of this business method, the place where the skin diagnosis system of the present invention is used may be in a store selling cosmetics such as a drug store by self-selection, but may be performed by a general consumer 31 outside the store.
When conducting a skin diagnosis at a drug store or the like 32, a tablet terminal is installed in the store, a skin diagnosis application contracted to the tablet terminal is downloaded, a customer who visits the store to buy cosmetics performs a skin diagnosis, If you want to buy cosmetics that match your skin in the store, but a general consumer diagnoses skin outside the store, the general public is based on a contract between the provider 30 of the skin diagnosis application and the drug store 32 The consumer 31 downloads the smartphone-specific skin diagnosis application to his / her smartphone for free, and allows the user to freely perform skin diagnosis anytime, anywhere. In the latter case, when a general consumer 31 opens a smartphone skin diagnosis application and performs skin diagnosis, the skin diagnosis result sheet displayed on the smartphone screen displays the person's skin quality, skin type, skin problems, and the like. Not only the skin diagnosis results but also the brands that are selected and linked in the server based on the skin diagnosis results are displayed and sold at drug stores etc. 32 that are contractors of skin diagnosis apps. If there is a cosmetic in the cosmetics being sold, the cosmetic is preferentially displayed.

As a result, the drug store etc. 32 can cultivate new customers who have not purchased cosmetics at the drug store etc. 32 until now, and can increase sales. The drug store or the like 32 can realize this business method by paying the application provider the initial cost of introducing the skin diagnosis application and the monthly application usage fee. In addition, whether you use a tablet terminal installed in a store such as a drug store 32 or a general consumer uses your own smartphone, use the tablet terminal or smartphone camera for skin diagnosis. Since a macro lens, a horny checker, and a sebum checker are required to be mounted, sales of these products to 32 stores such as drug stores in the former case and general consumers 31 in the latter case occur. The sales profit goes into the app provider. In the latter case, if these items are sold at the drug store etc. 32, the retail profit not only enters the drug store etc. 32, but also the general store 31 uses the drug store etc. 32 to purchase them. Since it often visits, it can be expected that it will be bought at that time, and it is considered that drug stores 32 will become more proactive in introducing skin diagnostic applications.
In addition, if the general consumer 31 brings the skin diagnosis result displayed on his / her smartphone and brings it to a cosmetic store such as a drug store 32, a cosmetic product suitable for the skin diagnosis result can be purchased at a discount price. If the mechanism is added, the benefits of using the smartphone skin diagnosis application for general consumers 31 will be further increased, and the general consumers 31 will use this application all together, resulting in a contract for a skin diagnosis application. Since the number of general consumers 31 who purchase cosmetics at the drug store etc. 32 increased, this business method is considered to be supported by many general consumers 31 and drug stores 32.

In addition, since this business method results in a sales promotion measure that cannot be ignored for the cosmetics company 33 that wholesales cosmetics to the drugstore 32, the skin diagnosis application provider 30 sponsors a contract with the cosmetics company 33, It is also possible to get advertising fees by placing sponsor company advertisements on skin diagnosis apps provided free of charge to consumers and distributing product information of sponsor companies to smartphone owners who downloaded skin diagnosis applications .

As described at the beginning, in this business method, drug store etc. 32 and cosmetics company etc. 33 are assumed as the parties to the introduction of the skin diagnosis application. Considering the rise, there is a possibility that the drug store etc. 32 that has an advantage over the cosmetics company 33 due to power relations will try to pay the cosmetic company etc. 33 the introduction fee of the skin diagnosis application and the monthly usage fee. There is a possibility that a cosmetic company etc. 33 may become a contracting party for introducing a skin diagnosis application instead of a drug store etc. 32.
In addition, although it will be in the future, the skin diagnosis system is stored, the server running the above application is made to have a large capacity such as cloud, and accumulated based on the daily skin diagnosis using this system Collect skin diagnosis data such as skin diagnosis results by age, region, season, etc. of subjects, analyze, analyze and process them and sell them to cosmetics companies 33 as information on skin and beauty to increase further revenue Is also possible.

Business method 2 which is the second business method is a business method in which a store that provides services such as facial massage such as esthetic salon 36 (hereinafter referred to as esthetic salon 36) is a party that introduces a skin diagnosis application. Place a tablet terminal in the beauty salon 36, download the tablet diagnostic application for the tablet on the tablet terminal, perform customer's skin diagnosis before treatment, and select the appropriate treatment menu that matches the skin condition To.
In response to the needs of women who wish to be beautiful, the Japanese beauty salon market is said to be 400 billion yen, and there are many beauty salons 36 throughout the country, but after performing proper skin diagnosis before performing treatment There are few beauty salons 36 that are being treated. Therefore, if we introduce a skin diagnosis application dedicated to tablet terminals developed by our company and make a firm skin diagnosis before the treatment, it will be scientifically effective from the previous treatment depending on the visual and intuition of the esthetician. Since the correct treatment based on the grounds can be removed, the esthetic salon 36 will be more reliable and sales will be increased, so the potential demand of the esthetic salon 36 for this skin diagnostic application is considered to be extremely high. .

As a beauty salon 36, this business method is realized by paying the application provider 30 the initial cost of introducing the skin diagnosis application and the monthly application usage fee. In addition, when the beauty salon 36 performs skin diagnosis using a tablet terminal, the macro lens, the horny checker, and the sebum checker that are attached to the camera of the tablet terminal are required. These sales prices can be obtained.

In addition, as in Business Method 1, the skin diagnosis system is stored on a large-capacity server such as the cloud, and a huge number of skin diagnosis data collected every day is analyzed and analyzed. It is also possible to get a price by selling to. In this business method, the dedicated application is downloaded to the tablet terminal owned by the beauty salon 36 and the skin diagnosis is performed before the treatment, but it is replaced with the tablet terminal installed in the beauty salon 36. Based on the skin diagnosis application use contract between the application provider 30 and the beauty salon 36, if the general consumer 31 can perform skin diagnosis even with his / her smartphone, the general consumer 31 is displayed on the smartphone screen. You may employ | adopt the method of bringing a skin diagnostic screen to the beauty salon 36 and receiving beauty treatment salon. In that case, if the skin diagnosis application provider 30 as an introducer receives a certain introduction fee from the beauty salon 36, the profit structure of this business method is further enhanced. Further, if the general consumer 31 shows the result of the skin diagnosis displayed on the smartphone screen to the beauty salon 36 that has been visited so that the beauty salon discount can be received, an effective store promotion policy for the beauty salon 36 can be obtained. As a result, sales can be increased. Further, as in the business method 1, since the advertisement can be placed on the skin diagnosis application provided to the general consumer 31 free of charge and the product information of the company can be distributed to the smartphone owner who downloaded the application, the application provider 30 can It is also possible to obtain advertising fees by sponsoring contracts with major beauty salon 36 and cosmetics company 33.

Similarly to business method 1, the application provider 30 stores the skin diagnosis system, makes the server running the application a large-capacity server such as a cloud, etc., and uses all of the subjects performed every day using this system. Accumulating skin diagnosis data, analyzing, analyzing and processing changes in skin quality by age, region, season, etc., and selling it to cosmetics company 33 as skin and beauty information to increase further revenue Is also possible. At that time, it is better to delete personal privacy information.

  Business method 3, which is the third business method, is similar to business method 2 in that it uses a tablet terminal-dedicated application, but the contractor for introducing a skin diagnosis application is not a beauty salon 36 but a beauty salon 37. However, there is a difference. In the case of the beauty salon 36, this skin diagnosis application is introduced as a means for determining the treatment menu before the treatment, but the beauty salon 37 is installed in a waiting room and is a skin diagnosis as a means of boredom for customers waiting in turn. It will be a business method to get you.

General consumers 31 waiting for their haircuts can use their tablet terminals in the waiting room to make their skin diagnosis without hesitation. Based on this, conversations with other customers and beauticians who are also waiting in the same order will be lost, and communication between the beautician and customers will increase.

This business method can be realized by paying the application provider 30 the initial cost for introducing the skin diagnosis application and the monthly application usage fee as the compensation for the beauty salon 37. In addition, since a macro lens, a horny checker, and a sebum checker to be attached to the tablet terminal camera are required when performing skin diagnosis with a tablet terminal, the application provider 30 obtains the sales price from the beauty salon 37. Can do. In addition, advertisements for cosmetics handled by the beauty salon 37 are displayed on the periphery of the skin diagnosis application screen displayed on the tablet terminal and the diagnosis result screen, and cosmetics recommended based on the skin diagnosis result of the customer are displayed. By doing so, the skin diagnosis application becomes an advertising medium that is very attractive to the cosmetics company etc. 33. Therefore, the application provider 30 urges the cosmetics company etc. 33 to advertise and obtain advertising revenue. It becomes possible. Of course, in this business method 3 as well as other business methods, the application provider 30 makes the server storing the skin diagnosis system a large-capacity server such as a cloud, and analyzes and analyzes a huge amount of skin diagnosis data accumulated every day. It is also possible to sell the obtained skin-related data to a beauty salon 37 to a cosmetics company 33 who wholesales cosmetics etc. and receive compensation for the information.

    In this business method, the tablet terminal application may be changed to a scalp diagnosis or hairstyle diagnosis instead of skin diagnosis. Collecting keratin (dandruff) from the scalp with a horny checker and transmitting the image with a camera equipped with a macro lens for thinning hair diagnosis, removing the macro lens and taking a picture of your face for transmission You may be able to make your own hairstyle diagnosis.

  Business method 4, which is the fourth business method, is a business method for performing diagnosis by placing a tablet terminal downloaded with a skin diagnosis application in the store, as in business methods 2 and 3, but in this business method, There is a difference in that the store where the diagnosis is performed is not the beauty salon 36 or the beauty salon 37 but the barber shop 38. Moreover, the difference from the business methods 2 and 3 is that the diagnosis content is not a skin diagnosis but a scalp diagnosis.

Since it is known that the amount of sebum in the scalp is related to one of the factors of wrinkles in men, the amount of sebum in the scalp is measured with the sebum checker 8, and the measurement result is taken with the camera attached to the tablet terminal. By enabling diagnosis, it is possible to diagnose risk of sputum.
Based on this scalp (wrinkle risk) diagnosis, the barber room 38 can recommend paid special scalp care such as scalp massage in addition to haircutting services to customers, so it is possible to raise the service fee and raise hair Product sales can also be expected by recommending products such as shampoos, scalp care products, and scalp that are good for the scalp. Being able to diagnose wrinkle risk at the barber shop 38, which goes regularly, is a service that is difficult for men who have started to worry about wrinkle risk due to increased hair loss. By using it, you can provide a completely new “risk risk diagnosis” that has never existed, and can increase the attractiveness of your store and differentiate it from other stores. The barber room 38 pays the application provider 30 the initial cost for introducing the scalp diagnostic application and the monthly usage fee as a price.

In addition, as with other business methods, sales to the barber room 38 of the macro lens attached to the tablet terminal of the barber shop and the sebum checker 8 necessary for scalp diagnosis are also added, so the profit of the application provider 30 is further increased. It becomes. In addition, customers who receive a scalp (wrinkle risk) diagnosis at the barber shop 38 are promising potential customers for hair clinics that provide AGA treatment, hair-growth services, or wig sales companies. These companies and clinics may advertise on application screens and other pages for scalp diagnosis (sputum risk diagnosis) in the barber room 38, and the advertising revenue is also positive for the skin diagnosis application provider 30. In addition, in this business method, as with other business methods, the application provider 30 makes the server storing the scalp diagnostic system a large-capacity server such as a cloud, and accumulates a huge amount of daily scalp diagnostic data. It is also possible to sell the scalp data obtained through analysis and analysis to scalp treatment clinics and hair growth service companies to receive compensation.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the skin diagnosis system of the present invention is a determination system that corrects subjective ambiguity by objective facts, and therefore can be expected to be widely accepted by society. In addition, since the business method itself provides clear advice for so-called necessities of general consumers and can receive discounts on services and products, it can be expected to be widely accepted by general consumers.
The present invention can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the spirit and main features thereof. For this reason, the above-described embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner.

1 Mark sheet 2 Scanner 3 Personal computer 4 Server 5 Diagnosis result display device 6 Interview
7 horny checker 8 sebum checker 9 image data 10 diagnostic result
20 Smartphone or tablet terminal 21 Interview data 22 Image data 25 Cloud service 30 Application provider 31 General consumer 32 Drug store or supermarket 33 Cosmetic company 36 Esthetic salon 37 Hair salon 38 Barber room 39 Scalp treatment clinic or hair growth service related company

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Image data of the interview data and horny and / or sebum affixed to the stratum corneum and / or sebum checker mark sheet and mark sheet regarding electronic data has been skin by scanning with a scanner is incorporated into a personal computer, is sent to the server The skin condition is diagnosed by a skin diagnosis system mounted on the server, and the inputted inquiry data is subjected to data processing to become diagnostic data, and the inputted image data is binarized or the like A skin condition determination system, characterized in that image processing is performed to obtain diagnosis data, and the diagnosis data is calculated to output a skin diagnosis result.

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