KR102457943B1 - Nail service providing method based on application using platform and apparatus therefore - Google Patents

Abstract

An application-based nail service providing method and apparatus using a platform are disclosed. The application-based nail service providing method using a platform of the present invention includes the steps of: extracting user information required to provide nail service to a user by obtaining image information about the user's hand and preference information related to the preferred nail shape from the terminal of the user who has registered as a member with the platform; providing a user-customized nail service for the user through a platform based on the extracted user information and information stored in a plurality of pre-built databases to provide nail services to the platform; identifying characteristics of a relationship formed based on an interaction between a user and a platform, and providing user-customized content related to a nail service for the user based on the characteristics of the identified relationship; and updating content registered for a nail service on the platform based on history information related to the use history of a plurality of users who use the nail service through the platform.

Description

Method and device for providing application-based nail service using a platform

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an application-based nail service using a platform, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a nail-related service for a user using a platform through an application executed on a user's terminal. it's about

Recently, as interest in a field related to style, such as fashion, increases, many people have an increasing demand for a service in a field related to style. In order to satisfy such user needs, services in the field related to style are being prepared to be provided in various ways. For example, among the fields related to style, services related to fashion, hair, and nails may be divided into a service provided in an offline store and a service provided in an online platform.

In particular, as for the services provided on the online platform, most of the nail-related services are platforms that sell nail-related products. It is provided as a way to access and purchase nail-related products or contents. However, services provided through the online platform are provided only in a way that supports users to purchase products after posting products or contents, and recommends products that are suitable or suitable for users or provides styling. Services do not exist separately.

Accordingly, there is a convenient part for users by using nail-related services through an online platform, but it is not possible to separately recommend products or provide styling for users. There is a problem in that there is a limit to providing more suitable and diverse products or contents in providing nail-related services to people.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a nail-related service for a user using a platform through an application executed on the user's terminal as described above.

Another object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide an apparatus for providing a nail-related service for a user using a platform through an application executed on a user's terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method of providing a nail service performed in an application-based nail service providing apparatus using a platform, Extracting user information required to provide a nail service to the user by obtaining image information about the user's hand and preference information related to a preferred shape of the nail from the terminal of the user who has signed up for a membership with the platform providing a user-customized nail service for the user through the platform based on the extracted user information and information stored in a plurality of databases previously built to provide the nail service to the platform; and identifying the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the platforms, and providing user-customized content related to the nail service for the user based on the identified characteristics of the relationship, and a plurality of using the nail service through the platform. and updating the content registered for the nail service on the platform based on history information related to the usage history of users.

Here, the step of extracting the user information is a skin tone including a vertical length on an upper surface, a horizontal length on an upper surface, a length of an inner curve on an upper surface, a length of a curve on a side surface, and a nail of the user's nails from the image information ( tone), and providing a user interface used for the user to select one sample nail from among a plurality of sample nails having different shapes of external curves on the upper surface of the nail to the user's terminal and extracting, as the preference information, a shape of an external curve on an upper surface corresponding to one sample nail selected on the interface provided to the user through the user's terminal among the plurality of sample nails.

Here, the plurality of databases include a product database including information on a plurality of nail products provided to the platform and a trend database including information on colors selected in advance based on trends for each year and season,

The step of providing the user-customized nail service includes an average value of a difference in length without exceeding each length included in the image information included in the image information among a plurality of nail products included in the product database. selecting a plurality of nail products satisfying a preset reference value as a first candidate group; selecting the shape of an external curve on the upper surface included in the pre-obtained preference information among a plurality of nail products included in the selected first candidate group Selecting a plurality of nail products having nail products as a second candidate group, extracting information on a color selected in advance according to the year and season corresponding to the current date from the trend database, and adding the extracted color to the second candidate group selecting a third candidate group by applying it to a plurality of nail products and determining a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group as nail products for the user to provide information on the determined nail products to the user terminal The plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group may be applied with a color previously matched with a skin tone value including the user's fingernail included in the image information from among the extracted colors.

Here, the providing of the user-customized content includes: determining whether to allow regular reception of the user-customized content from the platform based on a characteristic of a relationship formed based on an interaction between the user and the platform; and performing one of a request for providing user-customized content related to a nail service for the user provided by the platform and a request for forming the relationship based on a result of whether or not the permission is granted.

Here, in the step of providing the user-customized content, when it is determined that the result of the permission is acceptable, the platform provides the user-customized nail service at a preset cycle based on the user information and history information of the user. By providing based on the above, the user-customized content can be provided.

Here, in the step of providing the user-customized content, when it is determined that the result of the permission is not allowed, a message requesting to allow regular reception of the regular user-customized content through the platform is sent to the user terminal can be sent to

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an effect that a user can conveniently use a nail-related service that is suitable and suitable for him or her through an application that can be executed on his/her terminal such as a smart phone, and periodically provides a nail-related service. It has the effect of being able to provide services such as available subscriptions through the platform.

In addition, the nail service method according to the present invention can change over time by using the nail-related service provided through the platform, even if the user does not meet a professional related to professional styling. This is a nail-related service suitable for a trend. has the effect of recommending

1 is a hardware block diagram of an apparatus for providing nail services that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an environment in which an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of extracting user information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user-customized content in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of extracting preference information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of analyzing image information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each figure, like reference numerals have been used for like elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that this does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a hardware block diagram of an apparatus for providing nail services that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an apparatus 100 for providing a nail service that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one processor for performing the nail service providing method of the present invention. It may include a processor 110 and a memory 120 that stores instructions instructing the at least one processor to perform at least one step.

Here, the at least one processor 110 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to embodiments of the present invention are performed. can mean Each of the memory 120 and the storage device 160 may be configured as at least one of a volatile storage medium and a non-volatile storage medium. For example, the memory 120 may be configured as at least one of a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).

In addition, the nail service providing apparatus 100 of the present invention may include a transceiver 130 for performing communication through a wireless network. In addition, the server 100 may further include an input interface device 140 , an output interface device 150 , a storage device 460 , and the like. Each of the components included in the nail service providing apparatus 100 may be connected by a bus 170 to communicate with each other.

Here, at least one step may mean a step related to the method for providing an application-based nail service using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention, and more specifically, performed by the nail service providing apparatus 100 of the present invention. It may include steps related to the method of operation.

Hereinafter, a concept of a nail service providing method performed in a nail service providing apparatus performing an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 2 . can be described in more detail.

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an environment in which an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.

First, referring to FIG. 2 , an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for providing nail services, which means the nail service providing apparatus 100 described with reference to FIG. 1 . (200), the user terminal 300, and may be performed based on the platform 400. Here, the nail service providing device 200 is shown as a separate device separated from the platform 400, but may not necessarily be limited thereto.

In other words, the nail service providing apparatus 200 may be formed to be included in the platform 400 , and the nail service providing method performed in the nail service providing apparatus 200 is performed in a device such as a server included in the platform 400 . It may also be configured to perform. That is, the nail service providing apparatus 200 may mean an independent means for performing the nail service providing method.

On the other hand, the user terminal 200 may refer to a device such as a user's terminal, which is a target for membership registration or proceeding to the platform 400, and most of the devices such as a user's smart phone and PC are used. can mean However, in the present invention, the user terminal 200 may preferably mean a device such as a smart phone capable of installing and executing an application.

Here, the user terminal 200 is a means ( For example, photographing means, output means, input means, etc.) may be included. Thereafter, the user terminal 200 may use the nail service by transmitting information required for using the nail service to at least one of the nail service providing apparatus 200 and the platform 400 .

In addition, the platform 400 may mean a platform operated by a server for providing a nail service according to an embodiment of the present invention, and performs communication with the nail service providing apparatus 200 and the user terminal 300 . The subject may be a device such as a server of the platform 400 . Here, the platform 400 may operate or manage an online site for providing a nail service, and more specifically, may also operate or manage an application that can be installed and executed in the user terminal 300 . .

In this regard, the platform 400 may store information on a plurality of users who proceed with membership registration in the platform 400, and based on the stored information on the plurality of users, the user terminal 300 as a terminal of each user. ), by using the nail service providing apparatus 200, an application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention can be supported.

Hereinafter, a method for providing an application-based nail service using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the nail service providing apparatuses 100 and 200 , the user terminal 300 and A specific process performed through the platform 400 and provided to the user through the user terminal 300 may be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 .

3 is a flowchart illustrating an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 3 , the method for providing an application-based nail service using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the nail service providing apparatuses 100 and 200 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the user This may be performed through the terminal 300 and the platform 400 .

Specifically, the nail service providing device obtains image information about the user's hand and preference information related to the preferred shape of the nail from the terminal of the user who has signed up for a membership with the platform, and is required to provide nail service to the user. User information may be extracted (S310).

Here, a user required to provide a nail service to a user by acquiring image information about the user's hand and preference information related to a preferred shape of a nail from a terminal of a user who has signed up for a membership from the nail service providing device to the platform A specific process of extracting information may be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 4 .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of extracting user information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4 , an apparatus for providing a nail service that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vertical length on a top surface and a horizontal top surface on the user's nails in image information. The length, the length of the inner curve on the upper surface, the length of the curve on the side, and the value of the skin tone including the nails may be extracted ( S311 ).

Specifically, the user can proceed with membership registration on the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention for using the nail service through the user's terminal, and when the membership registration is completed, by downloading an application providing the nail service can be installed Thereafter, the user terminal may provide an interface or function used to obtain image information to the user by executing the downloaded application.

For example, the user's terminal may control the photographing means included in the terminal to be activated after the application is executed, and may acquire image information about the user's hand through the activated photographing means. In this case, the image information may include a plurality of images of the user's hand, and more specifically, at least an image in which the upper surface of the user's nails is photographed, an image in which the side of the fingernail is viewed from the front, and the back of the hand. This may include a photographed image.

Thereafter, the user's terminal may transmit the image information obtained through the application to the nail service providing apparatus, and accordingly, the nail service providing apparatus may obtain the image information by receiving the image information about the user's hand from the user's terminal. have.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may calculate the horizontal length on the upper surface and the length of the inner curve on the upper surface in the image in which the upper surface of the nail is taken, and calculate the length of the curve in the side in the image in which the side is photographed, A skin tone value (for example, it may mean a color value of the skin tone, etc.) may be extracted from the image of the back of the hand.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may provide the user's terminal with a user interface used for the user to select one sample nail from among a plurality of sample nails having different shapes of external curves on the upper surface of the nail ( S312 ). .

Specifically, the nail service providing apparatus may transmit information on a plurality of sample nails having different shapes of external curves on the upper surface of the nail to the user's terminal, and the user's terminal may transmit one sample nail among the plurality of sample nails. You may be asked to provide a user interface used to select

Accordingly, the user's terminal may receive information on the plurality of sample nails from the nail service providing apparatus, and may provide a user interface in which the received information on the plurality of sample nails is output from the user's terminal. . Thereafter, the user's terminal may acquire information on one sample nail among a plurality of sample nails received on the user interface provided to the user, and transmit the acquired information on the sample nail to the nail service providing apparatus. .

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may extract the shape of the external curve on the upper surface corresponding to one sample nail selected on the interface provided to the user through the user's terminal among the plurality of sample nails as preference information ( S313 ).

In other words, the nail service providing apparatus can check the shape of the external curve on the top surface from the information about one sample nail received from the user's terminal, and the user prefers the shape of the external curve on the top surface for the nail. It can be judged to be in the form of an upper external curve.

Through this method, the nail service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of items extracted from image information obtained from the user's terminal and items included in the preference information to the user required for the user's nail service. information can be extracted.

Referring again to FIG. 3 , the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured in advance to provide the nail service to the extracted user information and the platform. Based on the information stored in the plurality of databases, it is possible to provide a user-customized nail service for the user through the platform (S320).

Here, the specific process of providing a user-customized nail service for a user through a platform based on user information extracted from the nail service providing device and information stored in a plurality of databases previously built to provide the nail service to the platform is It may be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 5 .

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 5 , the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is in a state in which a plurality of databases are previously built for the nail service. can

Specifically, the plurality of databases may include a product database including information on a plurality of nail products provided on the platform and a trend database including information on colors selected in advance based on trends by year and season. .

For example, the product database includes inventory information of a plurality of color-specific nail products having different sizes (size, size), inventory information of color-specific nail products according to each size and shape, and an upper surface of a main nail meaning a basic nail. Inventory information related to the sub-nail, which can be added to the , may include information on a product history used in connection between the main nail and the sub-nail.

In addition, the trend database may include information on a plurality of colors selected in advance based on trends by year and season. In this case, the nail service providing apparatus may be linked based on an API (application programming interface) method with a server of a preset institution that analyzes trends, and through this, the nail service providing apparatus can be linked in advance from the server of a preset institution based on trends by year and season. Information on a plurality of selected colors may be received. For example, the preset institution may mean an institution such as Pantone and Shutterstock.

Additionally, the trend database may further include information on a plurality of colors pre-selected based on the year and season trends generated by the platform itself, and by year and season searched for trend-related colors on the online web. Information on a plurality of colors selected in advance based on a trend may be additionally further included.

Meanwhile, the nail service providing device does not exceed each length included in the image information included in the image information among a plurality of nail products included in the product database in order to provide a user-customized nail service, and the average value of the difference in length A plurality of nail products satisfying the preset reference value may be selected as the first candidate group ( S321 ).

In other words, the nail service providing apparatus can check the vertical length on the top, the horizontal length on the top, the length of the inner curve on the top, and the length of the curve on the side of the plurality of nail products included in the product database, The length may be compared with the vertical length on the upper surface, the horizontal length on the upper surface, the length of the inner curve on the upper surface, and the length of the curve on the side of the nail included in the image information.

In this case, the nail service providing apparatus may calculate an average value of the horizontal length on the upper surface and the length of the curve on the side surface to compare the length of the nail product with the length checked for the nail. That is, the nail service providing apparatus may compare the average value of the values of the horizontal length on the top surface and the length of the side curve for the nail product with the average value of the values of the horizontal length on the top surface and the length of the side curve for the nail. .

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus converts a plurality of nail products in which an average value for each length difference is less than a preset reference value based on a comparison result among a plurality of nail products included in the product database into a user-customized nail service for the user. It may be selected as the first candidate group of the provided nail products.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may select, as the second candidate group, a plurality of nail products having a shape of an external curve on the upper surface included in the pre-obtained preference information from among the plurality of nail products included in the selected first candidate group (S322). ).

Specifically, the nail service providing apparatus may identify the shape of the external curve on the upper surface that the user prefers with respect to the nail from the preference information. Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may check the shape of the external curve on the top surface of the plurality of nail products selected as the first candidate group.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may identify a plurality of nail products having the same shape of the external curve on the top as the shape of the external curve on the top confirmed to be preferred by the user from among the plurality of nail products selected as the first candidate group, A plurality of identified nail products may be selected as a second candidate group of nail products provided as a user-customized nail service for a user.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus extracts information about a color selected in advance corresponding to the year and season corresponding to the current date from the trend database, and applies the extracted color to a plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group to make the product. 3 candidate groups may be selected (S323).

Specifically, the nail service providing apparatus may check the current date corresponding to the point in time when the user's customized nail service is provided to the user's terminal, and more specifically, a season including the year and month corresponding to the current date (for example, , season, etc.) can be confirmed. Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may extract information about a color selected in advance according to the identified year and season from the trend database.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may check information on colors of a plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group. Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may compare information on colors of a plurality of identified nail products with information on colors extracted from a trend database.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may identify a plurality of nail products having the same color as the color extracted from the trend database among the plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group, and use the identified plurality of nail products for the user. It can be selected as the third candidate group for nail products provided as customized nail services.

In this case, the nail service providing apparatus selects a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group, and matches the value of the skin tone including the user's nail included in the image information from among the colors selected based on the trend database in advance. Color can be applied.

In other words, the nail service providing apparatus selects a plurality of nail products based on a color selected in advance corresponding to the year and season corresponding to the current date with respect to the plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group, and then additionally adds the image information to the image information. A plurality of nail products to be included in the final third candidate group may be selected by applying a color previously matched to a skin tone value including the included user's nails.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may determine a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group as nail products for the user and provide information on the determined nail products to the user terminal (S324).

Here, the nail service providing apparatus may transmit information on nail products for the user to the user's terminal for a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group, and more specifically, transmit the plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group to the user's terminal. Information on nail products for the user may be requested to be provided to the user through a user interface in the user's terminal.

For example, the nail service providing apparatus selects a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group to be provided to the user through the user's terminal. It may mean information for purchasing nail products for a user, and may mean information related to nail products including prices for nail products.

Referring again to FIG. 3 , the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention confirms the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform. User-customized content related to a nail service for a user may be provided based on the identified relationship characteristics ( S330 ).

Herein, the specific process of providing user-customized content related to a nail service for a user based on the identified relationship characteristics by checking the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform in the nail service providing device is shown below. 6 may be described in more detail.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user-customized content in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 6 , the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is based on the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform. It may be determined whether to allow regular reception of user-customized content from the platform (S331).

Specifically, the nail service providing apparatus may periodically monitor the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform with respect to the terminal of the user who has signed up for membership on the platform. For example, the nature of the relationship formed based on the interaction may mean at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to subscribe to content', which can determine whether to allow regular reception of user-customized content. have.

In other words, when the user's terminal, which is the target of the user-customized nail service, is identified or detected, the nail service providing device receives information on at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to subscription to content' for the confirmed user's terminal. You can request it with the platform.

Accordingly, the platform can check information on at least one of 'content reception agreement' or 'content subscription agreement' for the user's terminal confirmed from the nail service providing device, and ' Information on at least one of 'consent to content reception' and 'consent to regular subscription of content' may be transmitted to the nail service providing device.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus receives at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to subscription to content' for the terminal of the confirmed user received from the platform, which may mean the characteristic of a relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform. Based on the information about one, it is possible to determine whether to allow regular reception of user-customized content.

For example, if the information on at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to content subscription' is 'agree', the nail service providing device determines whether to allow regular reception of user-customized content. It can be judged as 'permissible'.

On the other hand, if the information on at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular content subscription' is 'disagree', the nail service providing device determines whether to allow regular reception of user-customized content. It can be judged as 'not allowed'.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may perform one of a request for provision of a user-customized content related to a nail service for a user provided by the platform and a request to form a relationship based on the result of whether or not the nail service is permitted ( S332 ).

Specifically, the nail service providing apparatus provides a user-customized content based on a preset cycle based on the user information and history information of the user on the platform when the result of whether or not to allow is determined to be acceptable. can provide

For example, the nail service providing apparatus may perform a user-customized nail service based on user information obtained in advance from the user's terminal and history information indicating a purchase history for nail products on a platform generated by the user's terminal. can Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may provide user-customized content by providing information on a plurality of nail products obtained as a result of performing the user-customized nail service to the user's terminal.

At this time, the nail service providing apparatus provides a user-customized nail service in the same manner as described in advance, but when there is history information, information about the color of the nail product and the size of the nail product checked based on the history information By additionally reflecting the information, the width of a plurality of nail products provided as a user-customized nail service may be increased.

On the other hand, the nail service providing apparatus may transmit a message requesting to allow the regular reception of the user-customized content through the platform to the user terminal when it is determined that the result of the permission is not allowed.

For example, the nail service providing apparatus may generate a message for the user's terminal requesting 'consent' for at least one of 'consent to receive content for the platform' or 'consent to regular subscription of content'. Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may transmit the generated 'consent' message to the user's terminal.

Referring again to FIG. 3 , the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention has a history related to the use history of a plurality of users who use the nail service through the platform. Based on the information, the content registered for nail service on the platform can be updated.

Specifically, the nail service providing apparatus may collect history information generated by a plurality of user terminals, which are terminals of a plurality of users who have signed up for membership on the platform. Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may update the plurality of nail products included in the product database included in the platform based on the information on the plurality of nail products included in the history information.

For example, from among a plurality of nail products included in the history information, at least one nail product that satisfies a preset criterion may be selected, and the selected nail product may be registered as a nail product that can be provided on the platform. Here, the preset criterion may be preset as a criterion such as the purchase frequency of nail products, and the nail product for update may be determined as a nail product exceeding the preset purchase frequency.

Hereinafter, preference information and image information used in a nail service providing apparatus performing an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 and user-customized nail A process of providing a service may be briefly summarized again and described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 .

7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of extracting preference information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 7 , an apparatus for providing a nail service that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention provides an external curved shape of a nail preferred by a user from a user's terminal. can be checked, and this can be confirmed through preference information.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7 , the nail service providing apparatus determines the shape of the external curve on the upper surface of the plurality of sample nails as “short”, “long”, and “other shape”. ", and information on a plurality of sample nails having the shape of an external curve on the divided upper surface may be provided to the user through the user's terminal.

Thereafter, the user may select a preferred sample nail having an external curved shape on the top surface from among a plurality of sample nails having an external curved shape on the top surface provided through the user's terminal, and a shape of the external curve on the top surface of the selected nail The information on the nail service may be acquired by being transmitted from the user's terminal to the nail service providing apparatus as user's preference information.

8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of analyzing image information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 8 , a nail service providing apparatus performing an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention analyzes image information obtained from a user's terminal to be included in user information. Multiple items can be extracted.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8 , the nail service providing apparatus selects nail products for the user based on the length 3 of the inner curve on the upper surface in image information among a plurality of nail products included in the product database. You can check how you can do it.

Specifically, in the image information, the nail service providing device includes a vertical length (1) on a top surface, a horizontal length on the top surface (2), the length of the inner curve on the top surface (3), and the length of the curve on the side surface (4) for the user's nail in the image information. can be calculated. Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may calculate an average value of the horizontal length 2 on the upper surface and the length 4 of the curve on the side surface.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus determines the shape of the length 3 of the inner curve on the upper surface of the plurality of nail products included in the product database based on the degree of smoothness in four (for example, not gentle (A)) , slightly gentle (B), moderately gentle (C), and very gentle (D) can

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may determine a group having a gentle shape most similar to the length 3 of the inner curve on the upper surface calculated from the image information as a group capable of selecting a nail product for the user. In this case, the plurality of nail products included in each group may be indexed for each nail product by dividing the horizontal length 2 on the upper surface into 4 types (0, 1, 2, 3).

9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 9 , the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may be divided into four procedures based on another embodiment. This may mean that the nail service providing method described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 is briefly divided.

For example, the four procedures for the nail service provision method performed by the nail service provision device are the "Hand Skin Tone Measurement procedure," which measures the skin tone for the user's hand, based on the color information selected by experts. It may include "Expert's DB filtering procedure" that performs filtering, "Product DB matching procedure" that performs matching based on a product database built in advance on the platform, and "Alternatives procedure" that provides customized nail service.

Specifically, the "Hand Skin Tone Measurement procedure" for measuring the skin tone for the user's hand may be similar or identical to the process of obtaining image information from the user's terminal in the previously described nail service providing apparatus, It may refer to a procedure of checking or measuring a skin tone value for the user's hand.

After that, the "Expert's DB filtering procedure" that performs filtering based on color information selected by an expert is performed by an expert (for example, a person who can professionally provide nail service directly to a plurality of databases built in advance on the platform). etc.) may further include an expert database including information in which skin tone values and colors are matched in advance, and may refer to procedures performed through this. That is, the nail service providing apparatus may filter the selected color information by matching in advance with the skin tone value for the user's hand based on the expert database.

Thereafter, the "Product DB matching procedure," which performs matching based on the product database built in advance on the platform, may refer to a procedure of extracting a plurality of nail products having color information filtered based on the expert database from the product database. .

Thereafter, the "Alternatives procedure" for providing a user-customized nail service may refer to a procedure supporting the provision of information to the user by transmitting information on a plurality of nail products extracted from the product database to the user's terminal, It may be similar to or the same as the process of providing a user-customized nail service that has been previously described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 .

Meanwhile, in the nail service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, the user-customized nail service and user-customized content provided to the user through the user's terminal means information on at least one nail product for the user. and, in more detail, may mean information for purchasing nail products.

For example, the information for purchasing nail products provided by the nail service providing device may include information such as the price of the nail product, the size of the nail product, the color of the nail product, and information on the company that produced the nail product. , information on a plurality of nail products may be provided through a user interface on the user's terminal based on the format of the list.

Additionally, the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an artificial intelligence-based analysis module in addition to a plurality of databases. At this time, the AI-based analysis module included in the nail service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform learning based on information included in a plurality of databases, and based on a plurality of preset criteria Thus, a plurality of nail products registered on the platform can be classified.

That is, the nail service providing apparatus may perform learning on a plurality of nail products based on the plurality of nail products classified through an artificial intelligence-based analysis module, and recommend a plurality of nail products based on the learning result. It can be classified into a plurality of candidate groups for Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may provide a user-customized nail service and user-customized content for a user based on a plurality of classified candidate groups.

On the other hand, the nail service providing apparatus for performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is an artificial intelligence-based third database (eg, It can be linked with a 3rd party AI design engine, etc.), and accordingly, information on nail products that can be extracted based on a third-party database based on artificial intelligence can be obtained.

Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may classify the plurality of nail products into a plurality of candidate groups for recommending them based on information about the nail products obtained from the artificial intelligence-based third database. Thereafter, the nail service providing apparatus may provide a user-customized nail service and user-customized content for a user based on a plurality of classified candidate groups.

In other words, the nail service providing apparatus performing the application-based nail service providing method using the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention analyzes and learns information stored in the database by itself, or based on a 3rd party AI design engine. can generate a plurality of candidate groups for recommending a plurality of nail products, and provide a user-customized nail service and user-customized content for a user based on the classified plurality of candidate groups.

The methods according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media may include hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the above-described method or apparatus may be implemented by combining all or part of its configuration or function, or may be implemented separately.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

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A nail service providing method performed in an application-based nail service providing apparatus using a platform, the method comprising:
Extracting user information required to provide a nail service to the user by obtaining image information about the user's hand and preference information related to a preferred shape of the nail from the terminal of the user who has signed up for a membership with the platform step;
providing a user-customized nail service for the user through the platform based on the extracted user information and information stored in a plurality of databases previously built to provide the nail service to the platform;
identifying a characteristic of a relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform, and providing user-customized content related to the nail service for the user based on the identified characteristic of the relationship; and
Updating the content registered for the nail service on the platform based on history information related to the usage histories of a plurality of users who use the nail service through the platform,
The step of extracting the user information,
extracting a value of a skin tone including a vertical length on an upper surface, a horizontal length on an upper surface, a length of an inner curve on an upper surface, a length of a curve on a side surface, and a skin tone value of the user's nails from the image information;
providing, to the user's terminal, a user interface used for the user to select one sample nail from among a plurality of sample nails having different shapes of external curves on an upper surface of the nail; and
extracting, as the preference information, a shape of an external curve on an upper surface corresponding to one sample nail selected on the interface provided to the user through the user's terminal among the plurality of sample nails,
The plurality of databases,
A product database including information on a plurality of nail products provided on the platform and a trend database including information on colors selected in advance based on trends by year and season,
The step of providing the user-customized nail service comprises:
Among the plurality of nail products included in the product database, a plurality of nail products that do not exceed each length included in the image information and whose average value for each length difference satisfies a preset reference value are selected as the first candidate group to do;
selecting, as a second candidate group, a plurality of nail products having a shape of an external curve on an upper surface included in the pre-obtained preference information from among a plurality of nail products included in the selected first candidate group;
Selecting a third candidate group by extracting information on a color previously selected in the trend database corresponding to the year and season corresponding to the current date and applying the extracted color to a plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group step; and
determining a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group as nail products for the user and providing information on the determined nail products to the user terminal;
The plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group is characterized in that a color previously matched with a skin tone value including the user's nail included in the image information is applied from among the extracted colors.
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