JP7163465B2 - Weighing Scales, Advisory Information Systems, and Bottles - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to weighing scales, advice information providing systems , and bottles .

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cosmetics manufacturers have set up a cosmetics counter in a store such as a department store, and a salesperson at the cosmetics counter recommends appropriate cosmetics while diagnosing the customer's skin condition. However, although the salesperson at the cosmetics counter may give advice on how to use cosmetics, etc., there is also the problem that the customer cannot use the cosmetics properly when actually using them.

Patent Literature 1 describes a cosmetic container usage confirmation system that includes a sensor that detects the movement of a cosmetic container containing cosmetics and transmission means that transmits a detection signal detected by the sensor.

Patent Document 2 discloses a liquid container, a database, a network intermediary that communicates with the liquid container and the database by wireless technology to access the database, control the liquid container, and manage liquid intake; A liquid intake management system is described.

In Patent Document 3, an IC tag with a sensor function is attached to a tester counter, and the number of times the customer touches the tester counter, the time the customer uses the selected cosmetics, and the date and time information are recorded in a personal computer, and the information is sent via the Internet. A cosmetic basic data recording system that records and aggregates in a host computer is described.

In Patent Document 4, at least one managed item selected from foods, pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, or cosmetics related to the health of a managed person is managed by the managed person's intake/usage status. A management system for

JP 2013-153952 A JP 2014-203453 A JP 2011-227691 A JP 2009-129311 A

However, even with the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 4, it is not possible to give advice on appropriate usage methods and the like when a user actually uses cosmetics.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a technology capable of advising a user on an appropriate usage method, etc. when actually using cosmetics.

According to the present invention, the weight acquisition unit that acquires the weight of cosmetics measured by a predetermined weight scale, the use start detection unit that detects the start of use of the cosmetics, and the start of use detection unit include the start of use of the cosmetics. is detected, an advice information providing system is provided that includes an advice information providing unit that provides advice information related to the cosmetic, and a storage unit that stores the weight of the cosmetic obtained by the weight obtaining unit.

When the user actually uses cosmetics, it is possible to give advice on appropriate usage methods and the like.

It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of an advice information offer system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of an internal structure of a log memory|storage part. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the process by the advice information provision system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of an internal structure of a cosmetics information storage part. It is a figure which shows an example of an internal structure of a use condition memory|storage part. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of an advice information storage unit; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the internal configuration of an advice information storage unit; It is a figure showing an example of network composition containing an advice information offer system in this embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of hardware constitutions of an advice information offer system in this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the process by the advice information provision system in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a process by the advice information provision system in this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of a weighing scale; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of a weighing scale; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of a weighing scale; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of a weighing scale; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the internal configuration of the log storage unit;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in all the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of an advice information providing system 100 according to this embodiment.

The advice information providing system 100 includes a weight acquisition unit 120, a usage start detection unit 122, a usage status detection unit 124, an advice information provision unit 128, a user information acquisition unit 130, a log storage unit 150, and a cosmetics information storage. 152 , usage storage unit 154 , advice information storage unit 156 , and user information storage unit 158 .

Each component of the advice information providing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 does not represent a configuration in units of hardware, but a block in units of functions. Each component of the advice information providing system 100 includes a CPU of one or more arbitrary computers, a memory, a program that implements the components shown in the figure loaded in the memory, a storage unit such as a hard disk that stores the program, and a network. It is realized by an arbitrary combination of hardware and software centering on the connection interface. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus.

Weight acquisition unit 120 acquires the weight of cosmetics measured by weight scale 102 . The weight acquisition unit 120 acquires the weight measured by the weighing scale 102 at regular time intervals such as two seconds. The weight acquisition unit 120 stores the acquired weight in the log storage unit 150 in association with the date and time.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the log storage unit 150. As shown in FIG. The log storage unit 150 includes a date/time column, a weight column, and the like. The log storage unit 150 stores the date and time and the weight at intervals of, for example, two seconds.

Returning to FIG. 1, the start-of-use detection unit 122 detects the start of use of cosmetics. In this embodiment, the use start detection unit 122 detects the start of use of the cosmetics based on the change in the weight of the cosmetics acquired by the weight acquisition unit 120 . For example, the start-of-use detection unit 122 can detect the start of use of the cosmetics when the cosmetics placed on the weighing scale 102 are removed from the weighing scale 102 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing this situation. FIG. 3( a ) shows a state in which lotion 300 , which is an example of cosmetics, is placed on weight scale 102 . The weight acquisition unit 120 acquires the weight of the lotion 300 at this time. In this state, when the user lifts up the lotion 300 to use the lotion 300 (FIG. 3(b)), the weight acquisition unit 120 detects the weight (substantially zero g) measured by the weighing scale 102 in this state. Based on the change in weight, the use start detection unit 122 detects the start of use of the lotion 300. The weighing scale 102 is provided with a lamp 104, and the use start detection unit 122 detects the start of use of the cosmetic product. When the start of use is detected, the lamp 104 can be turned on, and the user can put the lotion 300 back on the weighing scale 102 after using the lotion 300 (Fig. 3(c)). )) The weight acquisition unit 120 acquires the weight of the lotion 300 at this point in time, thereby detecting the amount of cosmetics used by the user, as will be described later.

As another example, the start-of-use detection unit 122 detects the start of use of the cosmetic based on the cosmetic being placed on the weighing scale 102 while nothing is placed on the weighing scale 102 . good too.

The cosmetics information storage unit 152 stores information for identifying cosmetics owned by the user and the weight of the cosmetics in association with each other.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the cosmetics information storage unit 152. As shown in FIG. The cosmetics information storage unit 152 includes a cosmetics type column, a weight column, and the like. The cosmetic product information storage unit 152 stores the weight of each cosmetic product such as lotion, milky lotion, and cream owned by the user. For example, the weight of each cosmetic may be registered in association with the cosmetic by the user when the cosmetic is purchased.

The start-of-use detection unit 122 can refer to the cosmetics information storage unit 152 and identify the cosmetics whose use has been started based on the weight of the cosmetics acquired by the weight acquisition unit 120 . For example, in the state of FIG. 4A, when the weight of the cosmetic obtained by the weight obtaining unit 120 is 250 g, the use start detecting unit 122 can identify the cosmetic whose use has been started to be lotion.

Returning to FIG. 1 , the usage status detection unit 124 detects the usage status such as the start date and time of use of cosmetics, the usage amount, etc., and stores the usage status in the usage status storage unit 154 . FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the usage status storage unit 154. As shown in FIG. The usage storage unit 154 includes a cosmetics type column, a start date/time column, a usage amount column, and the like. The use status storage unit 154 stores, for example, the start date and time of use, the amount of use, and the like, for each cosmetic such as lotion, milky lotion, and cream.

In addition, the usage detection unit 124 can update the cosmetics information storage unit 152 based on the amount of cosmetics used. FIG. 4B shows a state in which cosmetics information storage unit 152 has been updated by using each cosmetic. Here, for example, the weight of the lotion is from 250 g to 247 g in FIG. 4(a).

Returning to FIG. 1, when the start-of-use detection unit 122 detects the start of use of a predetermined cosmetic, the advice information providing unit 128 provides advice information related to the cosmetic. The advice information storage unit 156 stores advice information related to cosmetics for each cosmetics or for each type of cosmetics. Here, the advice information related to cosmetics includes advice information about the cosmetics themselves, such as the recommended usage amount, recommended usage time, usage method, etc. of the cosmetics, as well as masks and other cosmetics that are preferably used together with the cosmetics. Also includes advice information for

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the advice information storage unit 156. As shown in FIG. The advice information storage unit 156 includes a cosmetics type column, a recommended usage amount column, and the like. The advice information storage unit 156 stores recommended usage amounts and the like for each of cosmetics such as lotion, milky lotion, and cream. Here, as an example, a configuration in which a recommended usage amount and the like are stored is shown, but the advice information storage unit 156 stores usage instructions such as "Please apply lotion to a cotton pad and spread it over your face." It is also possible to store cosmetics and the like to be used for The advice information storage unit 156 can also store the recommended usage time of each cosmetic product. In addition, the advice information storage unit 156 can also store advice information such as "Give yourself a slow massage for 5 minutes."

Returning to FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the advice information providing unit 128 can provide advice information based on the change in the weight of the cosmetic obtained by the weight obtaining unit 120. FIG. An example of this procedure is shown below.

After the start-of-use detection unit 122 detects the start of use of the cosmetics, the usage detection unit 124 monitors the weight measured by the weighing scale 102 and detects the usage amount of the cosmetics based on the weight. The advice information providing unit 128 detects the amount of cosmetics detected by the usage detection unit 124 based on the recommended usage amount of the cosmetics stored in the advice information storage unit 156 when the usage detection unit 124 detects the amount of cosmetics used. determines whether or not the amount used is equal to or greater than the recommended amount. The advice information providing unit 128 provides advice information that encourages further use of cosmetics, for example, when the usage of cosmetics is less than the recommended usage.

Further, in this embodiment, the advice information providing unit 128 can provide advice information based on the usage time of cosmetics. An example of this procedure is shown below.

For example, after the start-of-use detection unit 122 detects the start of use of cosmetics, the usage detection unit 124 can also detect the usage time of the cosmetics. The usage detection unit 124 can detect, for example, the date and time when the use start detection unit 122 detects the start of use of cosmetics as the use start date and time. In addition, the usage detection unit 124 can detect the date and time when the weight acquisition unit 120 acquires the weight of the next cosmetic product, such as when the next cosmetic product is placed on the scale 102, as the usage end date and time. . In this case, the usage detection unit 124 can detect the time from the usage start date and time to the usage end date and time as the usage time. However, which timing is detected as the usage start date and time and the usage end date and time can be set as appropriate.

As described above, advice information storage unit 156 can store the recommended use time of each cosmetic product. The advice information providing unit 128 detects the cosmetics detected by the usage detection unit 124 based on the recommended usage time of the cosmetics stored in the advice information storage unit 156 when the usage detection unit 124 detects the usage time of the cosmetics. is longer than or equal to the recommended usage time. The advice information providing unit 128 provides advice information that encourages further use of the cosmetics when the usage time of the cosmetics is less than the recommended usage time.

The advice information providing unit 128 can also provide advice information based on the current time (morning or night, etc.).

The user information acquisition unit 130 obtains environment information of the environment in which the user of the cosmetics existed during a predetermined period until the use start detection unit 122 detects the start of use of the cosmetics, behavior information related to actions performed by the user during the predetermined period, or The user's biometric information and the like for a predetermined period of time are acquired. The user information acquisition unit 130 can also acquire current environmental information and biometric information.

The advice information providing unit 128 collects environmental information about the environment in which the user of the cosmetics has existed during a predetermined period of time until the use start detection unit 122 detects the start of use of the cosmetics, current environment information, and actions performed by the user during the predetermined period of time. Advice information can be provided based on the user's behavioral information, the user's biometric information for a predetermined period, the current biometric information, or the like.

For example, if the present time is nighttime, the predetermined period is from the previous (morning) use to the present time; if the present time is morning, from the previous day's use to the present time; can be set to various settings such as one week.

The environmental information can be, for example, the amount of UV rays, humidity, temperature, weather, season, amount of water vapor in the air, amount of PM2.5, amount of pollen, and the like. For example, the advice information providing unit 128 may prompt the user to use more cosmetics when the amount of UV rays is high or the humidity is low, or may prompt the user to use special cosmetics after using the current cosmetics. Advisory information can be provided.

The behavior information can be, for example, sleep time, exercise time, meal time and meal content, beauty treatment, and the like. For example, the advice information providing unit 128 provides advice information such as encouraging the use of more cosmetics when sleep time is short, or encouraging the use of special cosmetics after using the current cosmetics. be able to.

The biological information can be, for example, skin condition (moisture content, etc.), menstrual cycle, blood flow, body temperature, blood pressure, fatigue, stress, and the like. For example, the advice information providing unit 128 provides advice information such as encouraging the use of more cosmetics when the water content is low, or encouraging the use of special cosmetics after using the current cosmetics. be able to.

User information such as the environment information, behavior information, or biological information can be acquired by, for example, a user information collecting device described later. Also, the user information can be configured to be input by the user, for example. For example, it is possible to allow the user to manually input the time and contents of the meal, or to make a decision based on the photograph of the meal, the purchase history of the food, or the accounting at the time of eating out.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the internal configuration of the advice information storage unit 156. As shown in FIG. The advice information storage unit 156 includes a cosmetics type column, a recommended usage amount column, and the like, as in the example described with reference to FIG. 6 . The advice information storage unit 156 also stores the recommended amount of use for each cosmetic product such as lotion, milky lotion, cream, etc. at standard time and when the amount of UV is high (high amount of UV). Here, for example, for skin lotion, the recommended usage amount u4 for a large amount of UV can be configured to be larger than the recommended usage amount u1 for the standard time.

The advice information providing unit 128 determines the usage amount of the user's cosmetics using the corresponding recommended usage amount or the like depending on whether the UV amount is standard or large, based on the UV amount, which is the environmental information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 130. It is possible to judge whether it is appropriate or not. Also in this case, advice information storage unit 156 can store the recommended usage time of each cosmetic product.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration including the advice information providing system 100 according to this embodiment.

Advice information providing system 100 is connected to server device 210 via network 250 . Also, the advice information providing system 100 is connected to the user information collecting device 220 directly or via the network 250 . A network 250 is a communication network such as the Internet or a LAN.

The user information collection device 220 can be a terminal worn or carried by the user, such as an environmental sensor or an activity meter. For example, when collecting environmental information, the user information collection device 220 may be an environmental sensor, such as a UV meter. Also, when collecting behavior information, for example, the user information collection device 220 can be an activity meter that measures sleep time and amount of exercise.

The user information collection device 220 can transmit the collected user information to a database such as the server device 210 or a portable terminal such as a user's smart phone at regular time intervals. User information may be transmitted to the server apparatus 210 directly from the user information collection device 220, or may be transmitted via a user's mobile terminal such as a smart phone. Moreover, when transmitting user information to the server device 210, the server device 210 stores the user information in association with the user.

As another example, the user information collection device 220 may have a memory and store the obtained user information in the memory of its own terminal at regular time intervals.

Returning to FIG. 1, the user information acquisition unit 130 of the advice information providing system 100 can acquire user information stored in the server device 210, the user's mobile terminal such as a smartphone, the user information collection device 220, and the like. The user information acquisition unit 130 stores the user information thus acquired in the user information storage unit 158 .

As will be described later, when the advice information providing system 100 is composed of a user's mobile terminal such as a smartphone, the user information acquisition unit 130 acquires user information from the user information collection device 220 at regular time intervals, It can also be stored in the user information storage unit 158 .

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the advice information providing system 100 according to this embodiment.

The advice information providing system 100 has an input section 21 , an output section 22 , a memory section 25 , a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 26 that performs various controls, and a network connection section 27 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the advice information providing system 100 can be a terminal (hereinafter referred to as "weighing scale terminal") in which a computer is built into a housing containing a weighing scale 102. Also, the advice information providing system 100 can be a mobile terminal such as a user's smart phone or a terminal such as a tablet terminal. Furthermore, the advice information providing system 100 can also be configured by combining a weight scale terminal and a terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal.

The input unit 21 can be, for example, a button operated by a user or the like, a keyboard, or the like. Also, the input unit 21 may be a voice input device such as a microphone capable of input by voice or the like. Output 22 may be a lamp, speaker, display, or the like. The lamp 104 shown in FIG. 3 is an example of the output section 22 .

The memory unit 25 stores execution programs and the like. Note that the memory unit 25 is a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like.

The CPU 26 controls the processing of the entire computer, such as various calculations and data input/output with each hardware component, based on a control program such as an OS (Operating System) and an execution program stored in the memory unit 25. Then, the advice information providing process of the present embodiment is realized.

The network connection unit 27 exchanges data with other devices such as the server device 210 by connecting to the network 250 or the like.

If the advice information providing system 100 is a terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal, the input unit 21 and the output unit 22 may have an input/output integrated configuration such as a touch panel. In this case, the advice information providing system 100 includes a power system, a main system, a storage unit, an external port, a high frequency circuit, an antenna, an audio circuit, a speaker, a microphone, a proximity sensor, an I/O subsystem, a touch-sensitive display system and an optical system. Including sensors, etc. and an input unit. The main system includes a processor, memory controller and peripheral interfaces. The I/O subsystem can include a display controller, an optical sensor controller and an input controller.

Also, part of the functions of the advice information providing system 100 may be provided in the server device 210 . Among the configurations described with reference to FIG. 1, various storage units such as the cosmetics information storage unit 152, the usage status storage unit 154, the advice information storage unit 156, and the user information storage unit 158 are provided in the server device 210. can be

The server device 210 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory), I/F (Interface), keyboard , mouse, monitor, CD/DVD (Compact Disk/Digital Versatile Disk) drive and other I/O (Input/Output Devices), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), NIC (Network Interface Card), etc. are connected via a bus. can have hardware configurations.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining processing by the advice information providing system 100 in this embodiment.

10(a) to 10(c) correspond to the processes of FIGS. 3(a) to 3(c). In FIG. 10(c), when the user uses the lotion 300 and puts it back on the weight scale 102, the usage state detection unit 124 detects the weight measured in the state of FIG. 10(a) and the weight measured in the state of FIG. The amount of lotion 300 used is detected based on the weight measured in the state of . The advice information providing unit 128 refers to the advice information storage unit 156 (for example, FIG. 6), and based on the recommended usage amount u1 of the lotion 300, if the usage amount is equal to or greater than the recommended usage amount u1, the usage amount is appropriate. . . ” and other advice information 400 is provided. At this time, the advice information providing unit 128 may provide the cosmetics to be used next as advice information, such as "Please use milky lotion next time."

On the other hand, if the usage amount is less than the recommended usage amount u1, the advice information providing unit 128 provides advice information 400 such as "Use a little more lotion."

In the present embodiment, the user can use the cosmetics after placing them on the weighing scale 102 once. When the user finishes using the lotion 300 and wants to use the emulsion 302 next, remove the lotion 300 from the weight scale 102 (FIG. 10(d)) and place the emulsion 302 on the weight scale 102. (Fig. 10(e)).

In this state, when the user lifts up the emulsion 302 to use it (FIG. 10(f)), the start-of-use detector 122 detects the start of use of the emulsion 302 based on the change in weight. At this time as well, the lamp 104 can be configured to turn on when the use start detection unit 122 detects the start of use of cosmetics.

Then, the user uses the latex 302 and puts it back on the weighing scale 102 (FIG. 10(g)). The usage detection unit 124 detects the usage amount of the emulsion 302 based on the weight measured in the state of FIG. 10(e) and the weight measured in the state of FIG. 10(g). The advice information providing unit 128 refers to the advice information storage unit 156 (for example, FIG. 6) and provides advice information based on the recommended usage amount u2 of the latex 302 and the usage amount.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the advice information providing system according to this embodiment.

When the start of use of a predetermined cosmetic product is detected based on the change in the weight acquired by the weight acquisition unit 120 (YES in step S100), the start-of-use detection unit 122 records the weight of the cosmetic product in the log storage unit 150 (step S102). ). The user information acquisition unit 130 acquires user information (step S104). The advice information providing unit 128 acquires the recommended usage amount (step S106). At this time, the advice information providing unit 128 can acquire the recommended amount of use based on the user information acquired by the user information acquiring unit 130, for example, depending on whether the amount of UV is normal or high. The usage detection unit 124 detects the usage amount of cosmetics based on the change in weight acquired by the weight acquisition unit 120 (step S108).

The advice information providing unit 128 determines whether or not the usage amount is equal to or greater than the recommended usage amount based on the recommended usage amount acquired in step S106 and the usage amount detected in step S108 (step S110). If the usage amount is equal to or greater than the recommended usage amount (YES in step S110), the advice information storage unit 156 determines whether or not there are cosmetics to be used next (step S114). YES), and provides advice information on the next cosmetic product (step S116). After that, the process returns to step S100, and the same processing is performed for the next cosmetics. It should be noted that the acquisition of the user information in step S104 can be omitted in the subsequent cosmetics processing.

On the other hand, if the usage amount is less than the recommended usage amount in step S110 (NO in step S110), the advice information storage unit 156 provides advice information prompting additional use of the current cosmetics (step S112). After that, the process proceeds to step S108, and the same processing is repeated.

On the other hand, in step S114, if there is no next cosmetic product (NO in step S114), the process ends.

As described above, according to the advice information providing system 100 of the present embodiment, the weight of cosmetics measured by the weight scale 102 is acquired. Therefore, it is possible to detect the start of use of cosmetics based on, for example, a change in the weight of the cosmetics, and provide advice information related to the cosmetics when the user uses the cosmetics. Further, for example, based on the change in the weight of cosmetics, when the user uses cosmetics, it is possible to advise the appropriate usage amount of the cosmetics.

Further, according to the advice information providing system 100 of the present embodiment, the weight of cosmetics measured by the weight scale 102 can be stored in association with the date and time. As a result, it is possible for the user, who is the customer who purchased the cosmetics, to appropriately grasp the date and time, the frequency, the usage amount, etc. of using the cosmetics. For example, the date and time, frequency, usage amount, etc., of each user's use of cosmetics acquired by each advice information providing system 100 are associated with the user and aggregated in the server device 210, so that the date and time, frequency, and use of each customer's cosmetics are collected. In addition to being able to grasp the quantity, etc., it is also possible to analyze the date and time of use, frequency, amount of use, etc. of the cosmetics of many customers.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than those described above can also be adopted.

For example, as another example, a plurality of weighing scales 102 may be prepared for each cosmetic, and each cosmetic may be stored while being placed on the weighing scale 102 . In other words, cosmetics such as lotion 300 can be stored while being placed on weighing scale 102 .

12A to 12D are diagrams showing other examples of the configuration of weighing scale 102. FIG. In the configuration shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, weighing scale 102 includes multiple independent weighing units 102a. In such a configuration, the start of use of each cosmetic may be detected by placing each cosmetic on each weight measuring unit 102a.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 12C and 12D, the weighing scale 102 includes only one weight measuring portion 102a, but may be configured to have a size that allows a plurality of cosmetics to be placed thereon. In such a configuration as well, as described with reference to FIG. It is possible to grasp whether it has been removed from the total 102 or the like.

Further, by providing an RFID reader function on the weighing scale 102 side and providing an RFID tag on each cosmetic bottle, it is possible to check which cosmetics have been placed on the weighing scale 102 and which cosmetics have been removed from the weighing scale 102 . It can also be configured to identify.

When a plurality of weight scales 102 are prepared for each cosmetic, or when the weight scale 102 includes a plurality of weight measurement units 102a as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the log storage unit 150 stores the In this way, a weighing scale ID column can also be included, and the weight can be stored in association with each weighing scale ID.

Furthermore, although not shown, a cosmetic bottle for each cosmetic may be provided with a weight scale. In this case, some or all of the functions of the advice information providing system 100 may be provided in the cosmetic bottle. In this case, the advice information providing system 100 stores, in the log storage unit 150 or the like, the weight at the end of the previous use or the weight of the cosmetic container updated at regular time intervals. The start-of-use detection unit 122 can determine that use is started when the cosmetic bottle tilts and the weight changes.

Further, in the above embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the start-of-use detection unit 122 detects the start of use of cosmetics based on a change in the weight of the cosmetics. However, as another example, a switch may be provided in the weighing scale 102, and the start-of-use detector 122 may detect the start of use when the switch is turned on. In addition, the start of use of cosmetics can be detected by, for example, providing an acceleration sensor or a proximity sensor in a cosmetic bottle, capturing movement with the acceleration sensor, or capturing the approach of a person with the proximity sensor.

21 Input unit 22 Output unit 25 Memory unit 27 Network connection unit 100 Advice information providing system 102 Weighing scale 120 Weight acquisition unit 122 Use start detection unit 124 Usage status detection unit 128 Advice information provision unit 130 User information acquisition unit 150 Log storage unit 152 Cosmetics information storage unit 154 Use status storage unit 156 Advice information storage unit 158 User information storage unit 210 Server device 220 User information collection device 250 Network 300 Lotion 302 Milky lotion 400 Advice information

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A weighing scale for measuring the weight of cosmetics placed thereon,
an RFID reader that reads information on an RFID tag provided on the cosmetics;
a use start detection unit that detects the start of use by detecting that the cosmetic is placed on the weighing scale. 2. The weight scale according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said cosmetics can be placed on said weight scale, and each of said cosmetics is measured by a plurality of weight measurement units. 2. The weighing scale according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said cosmetics can be placed on said weighing scale, and each of said cosmetics is measured by one weight measuring unit. a housing for placing cosmetics;
an RFID reader that reads information from an RFID tag provided on the cosmetics, provided on the housing;
a weighing scale for measuring the weight of the cosmetics;
an advice information providing unit that provides advice information based on the appropriate usage amount of the cosmetics based on the information on the cosmetics from the RFID reader and the usage amount of the cosmetics acquired from the information from the weighing scale;
advice information providing system. 5. The advice information providing system according to claim 4, wherein said advice information providing unit provides as advice information cosmetics to be used next . 6. The advice information providing system according to claim 4, further comprising a start-of-use detection unit that detects the start of use by detecting that the cosmetics are placed . A bottle containing cosmetics,
an advice information providing unit provided in the bottle for providing advice information based on a weighing scale and the usage amount of the cosmetics obtained from the information from the weighing scale;
bottle with

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