KR20070111676A - Hairstyling method and apparatus for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A hairstyling method and a device for the same are provided to design new and different hairstyles and to educate trainees by using at least one processing unit, and to display a specific hairstyle image combined with a head image of the customer through at least one monitor. A hairstyling method for simulating a hair design by using computer programming comprises the steps of: letting a hairdresser use an image recording device in order to obtain an image of the customer's head; reading at least one three-dimensional head image from a hairstyle database of at least one processing unit; reading or generating at least one hair image from the hairstyle database of at least one processing unit; changing the hair image by using a hairstyle change module; reading a two-dimensional head image from a customer database to obtain the completed hair image; changing the image by using the hairstyle change module until the customer agrees with the image; repeating the steps until the customer approves the image, if the image does not correspond with the customer's demand; letting the hairdresser refer to the image before hairstyling the customer's hair; and referring to an independent perm variable by using a perm control module of at least one unit outputting a perm variable, in order to perm the customer's hair by setting a perm device.

Description

HAIRSTYLING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME}

1 is a perspective view of a hairstyle device according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a hairstyle method according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of at least one processing unit of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings]

1: processing unit 10: monitor

11: image recorder 12: perm device

121: power supply unit 122: composite perm hair roller

123: curling iron 124: cable collector unit

The present invention relates to a hairstyle; In particular, it relates to a hairstyle method and apparatus for simulating a hairstyle design for a future appearance, educating apprentices to learn a hairstyle, maintaining a list of consumables, and storing customer data.

Conventional hairstyle techniques and devices are generally independent techniques and devices, with various limitations and drawbacks.

Conventional hairstyle techniques include conventional hairstyle programs, manual haircutting, styling and perm processes, manual hairstyle design, real hair training, hairstyle design and independent hairstyle supply lists. Doing.

Conventional hairstyle programs are two dimensional and use only the internal hair image database and the image of a particular customer. The hair image database includes images of different hairstyles, and the ability to reduce and enlarge and color change; You can combine these capabilities. The hair designer first sees a picture of the client's head and downloads the image to the hairstyle program. The hairstyle program imports a specific hair image and a specific customer image; Reduce and enlarge the hair image to combine the hair image with the customer image; It just changes the color of the hair image. However, the hairstyle program can only change the size or color of the hair image or the customer image.

Manual haircutting, styling and permanent treatments are susceptible to altered results. Conventional perm treatments are particularly susceptible; Iron set perm, straight iron perm, chemical perm, and the like. Every perm process always alters the hair's natural properties, damaging it. Excessive cutting or perm treatment cannot normally be canceled and can be overcome by simply growing hair. Controlled temperature and humidity are particularly important during the process. If the temperature and humidity cannot be properly controlled, the resistance of the hair will not be constant and the hairstyle after perm must be maintained, which in practice is not.

Those who wish to become a beautician must attend an educational institution, complete training as a beautician and obtain a certificate. Practically every educational institution has more students than any one. Students in educational facilities cannot receive adequate education because of the lack of educational facilities.

The hairdresser must create and draw many different hairstyles during her free time. However, the sketch of the hairdresser and the execution of the hairstyle are quite different. The hairdresser needs to perform a new hairstyle several times on a real person or model. Therefore, the development of a new hairstyle is time-consuming and expensive.

To overcome these shortcomings, the present invention provides a hairstyle method and apparatus that obviates or mitigates the problems described above.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hair styling method using advanced apparatus and three-dimensional computer techniques that allow the hairdresser to continue to design the hairstyle in more detail before starting styling. This method can also be used to train apprentices, maintain lists of consumables, and store customer data.

The hairstyle device includes at least one processing unit, at least one monitor, an image recording device, and a perm device. The at least one processing unit can be used to design new and different hairstyles respectively, train apprentices, maintain a list of consumables, store customer data, and design new hairstyles. The at least one monitor may display an image of a particular hairstyle in combination with the customer's head image. The image recorder accepts the image of the customer and downloads this image to at least one processing unit. Since the perm device is automatically controlled by at least one processing unit, the desired perm style can be executed on the hair of the customer.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Fig. 1, the hairstyle device according to the present invention comprises at least one processing unit 1, at least one monitor 10, an image recording device 11, and a permanent device 12.

In Fig. 3, there is at least one treatment unit 1 in a beauty salon or a barber shop; This processing unit includes a hairstyle database, a customer database, a hairstyle transformation module, a perm control module, an optional consumables and sales database. The at least one processing unit 1 is connected to one or more processing units 1.

The hairstyle database contains various hair images and three-dimensional (3D) model head images. The hair image is the basic hairstyle and the product of the hairdresser. The hairdresser uses drawing, cutting, plating and dye programming tools to redesign the client's hair with a new product; The product is then stored in a hairstyle database.

The customer database stores customer information and head images.

The hairstyle transformation module can call up and display any hairstyle image of the hairstyle database on the monitor 10; You can change the length of the hair, the hair color, and the hairstyle of the hairstyle image. In addition, the hairstyle transformation module may combine the modified hairstyle image with the customer's head image. The hairstyle modification module also allows the hairdresser to create a new hairstyle image.

The perm control module calculates and estimates the control information from the hairstyle deformation module and then outputs the perm temperature and humidity of the variable. The parameter can be displayed on at least one monitor 10 and the hairdresser can adjust the permanent parameter based on the customer's hair characteristics.

The consumables and sales database can fill in salon or barber shop consumables and consumables provided by the customer. The consumables and sales database can calculate daily, monthly and yearly workloads for each employee; The salary can be settled and the table for each hairdresser deducted.

The at least one monitor 10 is connected to one or more other processing units 1.

The image recording device 11 may be connected to at least one processing unit 1, which may be at least one digital camera 111 or at least one digital video recorder.

The permanent device (12) is connected to at least one processing unit (1); And a power supply unit 121, a cable collector unit 124, a composite perm hair roller 122, and one or more curling irons 123.

The power supply unit 121 is connected to at least one processing unit 1.

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

The perm hair roller 122 is connected to the cable collector unit 124, and receives the perm variables calculated by the perm control module of the corresponding processing unit 1 through the cable collector unit 124, and each perm Hair roller 122 includes a temperature and humidity sensor. A temperature and humidity sensor is mounted inside each perm hair roller to detect hair temperature and humidity in the perm, and transmit the detected temperature and humidity to the monitor 10 through the processing unit 1.

One or more curling irons 123 are connected to the cable collector unit 124 to receive the perm variables calculated by the perm control module of the corresponding processing unit 1 via the cable collector unit 124; Each curling iron 123 includes a temperature and humidity sensor. The temperature and humidity sensor is mounted inside the curling iron 123 to detect hair temperature and humidity in the perm, and transmit the detected temperature and humidity to the monitor 10 through the processing unit 1.

As shown in Fig. 2, the hairstyle method according to the present invention comprises the steps of determining whether the customer is a new customer or a regular customer; Selectively entering new customer information into a customer database; Selecting a hairstyle from a hairstyle database; Downloading a hair image based on the selected hairstyle; Combining the hair image with the customer's head image; Deforming or redesigning the hair image until the customer is satisfied; Storing the hair image in a customer database; Styling the hair of the customer based on the stored hair image; Selectively inputting consumables and related sales operations into the consumables and sales database; Optionally using the consumables and sales database to calculate employee duties and salaries; Subtracting the ratio for each beautician; Generating a table covering a particular time period.

Selectively inputting new customer information into the customer database includes inputting basic information of the new customer into the customer database, and recording the head image of the customer with the image recording apparatus of the at least one processing unit 1. do. If the customer visits the barber shop or beauty salon again, the hairdresser can retrieve the information of the visiting customer from the customer database of the at least one treatment unit 1. The customer's information is the hair image of the previously executed hair.

The hairdresser may use the image recording device 11 to take the head image of the customer. The customer's head image is two-dimensional and stored in the customer database. The hairdresser can call up the three-dimensional head image from the hairstyle database of the at least one treatment unit 1. Since the three-dimensional head image can be combined with the two-dimensional customer head image, the hairdresser can use the hairstyle transformation module to modify the three-dimensional head image.

The hairdresser can retrieve at least the hair image from the hairstyle database of the at least one treatment unit 1. Otherwise, the hairdresser must create at least one head image. At least one head image is displayed on at least one monitor 10 and is rotated 360 ° in three dimensions. The customer can select a hair image to have the desired hair shape. The hair image can be combined with a three-dimensional head image. The hairdresser can use the hairstyle transformation module again to modify the hair image. Deformation of the hair image can transform hair length, hair color, spacing of hair, curling of hair; The hair can be cut, dyed or twisted or simulated to perm.

When the hair image completes the transformation, the hairdresser retrieves the two-dimensional customer head image from the customer database. The two-dimensional customer head image is combined with a three-dimensional head image with a hair image. The combination of images is displayed in two dimensions on at least one monitor 10. When the two-dimensional image starts to rotate, the two-dimensional image appears in three dimensions. Once again, the hairdresser uses the hairstyle transformation module to transform the image until the client approves. If the customer is not satisfied, the hairdresser repeats the steps as described above until the customer approves. The hairdresser grooms the hair of the client based on the image as described above.

If the customer wants to also perm, the perm control module outputs a perm variable. The independent parameters of the perm and the image of the hairstyle will be stored in the customer database of at least one processing unit 1. The hairdresser is based on the independent variable of the perm to set up the permator device 12; The hairdresser can perm the customer's hair under controlled conditions such as perm time, perm temperature, perm humidity, and the like. Based on the parameters of the perm, the hairdresser may use a perm device 12, such as a composite perm hair roller and at least one curling iron 123, to perm the hair of the customer.

When the head of the customer is made, the image recording apparatus 11 can take the head image of the customer and input it into the customer database of the at least one processing unit 1; If the hairdresser wants to see the customer's information in the near future, the hairdresser will be able to retrieve the information from the customer database of at least one processing unit 1.

The hairdresser may also enter the amount of consumables in the consumables and sales database of the at least one processing unit 1. If the customer takes the consumables owned by the customer and stores them in a beauty salon or a barber shop, the hairdresser can input the amount of the customer's consumables into the consumables and sales database of the at least one processing unit 1. The manager can control the amount of consumables on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis through the consumables and sales database of one processing unit 1. In addition, the consumables and sales database of one processing unit 1 can calculate daily sales and output sales data in a table, so that the administrator can recognize the sales and the amount of consumables. The table allows the manager to know the financial status of the salon or barber shop so that the manager can settle the employee's salary and deduct the percentage for each hairdresser.

Second, the hairdresser can use a hairstyle database, a customer database, and a hairstyle transformation module to modify the hairstyle or create a new hairstyle. The new hairstyle can be displayed on at least one monitor 10 so that the hairdresser can recognize the result of the haircut or the module before cutting someone's hair. The hairdresser can save money and time to design a new hairstyle.

Thirdly, methods and apparatus for hair design simulated using computer programming in accordance with the present invention can be used in hairstyle institutions. Institutions can use the invention to teach students. Students can actually simulate the shape of their hair before they cut the model or someone's hair. When students' proficiency is getting better through simulation, they can actually cut the model or someone's hair. Through the steps as described above, students of the educational institution can receive good education even when the educational apparatus is lacking by using the present invention.

Therefore, the customer can recognize the hair-like result through the present invention before cutting the hair of the hairdresser's customer. Misunderstandings and disputes between the client and the hairdresser may be terminated before such misunderstandings and disputes arise.

The present invention allows the hairdresser to modify the hairstyle and create a new hairstyle, so that the hairdresser can recognize the result of the new hairstyle before the hairdresser actually cuts the model or someone's hair, so the hairdresser can design the new hairstyle. Time to complete

You can save money and expenses.

The salon or barber can control the amount of consumables and the salary of the employee, and the present invention can deduct the ratio for each beautician, so that the manager of the salon or barber can control the financial status of the salon or barber in a more effective manner. can do.

Since the students of the educational institution can receive a good education through the present invention, the educational institution lacking the education apparatus can provide sufficient education to the students by using the present invention.

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, and is not limited thereto, and one of ordinary skill in the art should recognize that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the appended claims.

Claims (7)

In a method of simulating hair design using computer programming, A) the hairdresser uses the image recording device to take the customer's head image, B) the hairdresser recalls at least one three-dimensional head image from the hairstyle database of at least one processing unit, C) the hairdresser recalls at least one hair image or generates at least one head image from a hairstyle database of at least one processing unit, D) deforming the hair image from the step (C) using the hair style deformation module, E) in order to obtain the finished hair image through deformation, the hairdresser calls up the two-dimensional customer head image from the customer database, F) transforming the image from step (E) using the hairstyle transformation module until the customer agrees with the image, G) If the image does not meet customer requirements, the hairdresser repeats the above steps (A, B, C, D, E, F) until the customer approves, H) before the grooming of the client's hair, I) By setting the perm device and using the perm control module of the at least one unit for outputting the perm variable to perm the hair of the customer whose step (H) has been completed, the hairdresser can perform the step based on the independent variable of the perm. Include, The customer's head image is two-dimensional and stored in a customer database of at least one processing unit; The at least one three-dimensional head image is deformed in combination with a two-dimensional customer head image; The at least one head image is displayed three-dimensionally on at least one monitor, and the hair image is combined with the three-dimensional head image from step (B); Wherein said two-dimensional customer head image is combined with a three-dimensional head image, said hair image is displayed and rotated in two dimensions on at least one monitor, and said two-dimensional image appears in three dimensions. The method of claim 1, wherein the independent parameters of the perm and the image of the hairstyle are stored in a customer database of at least one processing unit; When a customer's hair is made, the hair-like image is stored in a customer database of at least one processing unit. 3. The hairdresser of claim 2, wherein, when the hair is shaped, the hairdresser can adjust the amount of the consumables and the consumables of the at least one processing unit so that the administrator can control the amount of the consumables through the consumables and sales database of the at least one processing unit. Enter into a sales database; The consumables and sales database of the at least one processing unit calculate sales and output the results of the sales in a table at a set time so that an administrator can recognize the sales and the quantity of consumables through the tables; The manager pays the employee's salary and deducts a percentage for each hairdresser. At least one processing unit, At least one monitor connected to the at least one processing unit, An image recording apparatus connected to the at least one processing unit, A permanent device connected to the at least one processing unit, Wherein said at least one processing unit comprises a hairstyle database, a customer database, a hairstyle modification module and a perm control module. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the perm device comprises a power supply unit, a cable collector unit detachably connected to at least one processing unit and a power supply unit, a composite perm hair roller connected to the cable collector unit, and the cable collector unit. And at least one curling iron connected to the hairstyle device. 6. A hairstyle device according to claim 5, wherein the image recording device is at least one digital camera. 6. A hairstyle device according to claim 5, wherein the image recording device is at least one digital video recorder.

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