KR20220081244A - Apparatus and method for providing customized cosmetic recipes - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing a recipe for customized cosmetics are disclosed. The method for providing a recipe for a customized cosmetic according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: obtaining skin questionnaire information of a user; obtaining a skin image of the user; based on the skin questionnaire information and the user's skin image; It may include the steps of diagnosing the skin condition of , generating a recipe for cosmetics customized for the user based on the diagnosed skin condition, and providing the recipe to the user.

Description

Method and device for providing recipes for customized cosmetics

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for generating and providing a recipe for customized cosmetics by analyzing questionnaire information obtained from a user's terminal and a user's skin image it's about

Cosmetics are favorably used not only by women but also by men from the practical point of view that they can improve skin health as well as satisfy the aesthetic needs of users. In particular, recently, in addition to the basic functions of cosmetics, many cosmetics specialized for a specific skin type, that is, functional cosmetics, are being introduced, and the demand is expected to further expand. Functional cosmetics include, for example, fine dust blocking, sebum, wrinkles, blemishes, acne management, and cosmetics including functions such as UV protection.

Human skin has a different skin condition for each individual, and in general, cosmetics are provided by defining each user's type with several skin types such as oily and dry skin. However, even at the same age and skin type, the skin condition can vary a lot depending on the internal and external environment of an individual, and as exposure to various polluted environments increases, more detailed classification of skin types and cosmetics suitable for classified skin types provision is being requested.

However, most users buy ready-made cosmetics without knowing exactly about their skin type or skin condition. Although the ingredients and content required according to the skin characteristics of individual customers are different, the existing ready-made cosmetics mass-produced cosmetics according to the same ingredients and content according to the type of cosmetics and provided them to all customers. There was a problem that could not effectively solve skin problems.

As interest in skin beauty increases, various cosmetics and beauty devices are appearing. In particular, a portable skin condition measuring device for analyzing various skin problems (eg, wrinkles, pores, acne, etc.) on the user's face by photographing the user's facial skin has been developed.

A conventional skin condition measuring device for skin analysis is based on a preset shooting parameter (eg, intensity, direction, aperture value, shutter speed, etc. of a light source) while the user's face is placed in the skin condition measuring device. was photographed. However, the conventional skin condition measuring device was inconvenient to carry and possess, it was difficult to measure the skin condition at a time and place desired by the user, and the price was also difficult for general consumers to purchase.

In addition, since it is not possible to always carry a skin measuring device, the problem of measuring skin at a desired time and place by a user and selecting cosmetics according to it cannot be solved.

An object of the present invention is to provide a recipe for customized cosmetics.

In addition, the present invention diagnoses the skin condition based on the questionnaire information received from the user and the skin image obtained from the user's skin, and provides a recipe for customized cosmetics that can improve problems according to the current skin condition. do.

The method for providing a recipe for a customized cosmetic according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: acquiring user's skin questionnaire information, acquiring the user's skin image, based on the skin questionnaire information and the user's skin image It may include the steps of diagnosing the user's skin condition, generating a recipe for a cosmetic customized for the user based on the diagnosed skin condition, and providing the recipe to the user.

According to an embodiment, the diagnosing of the user's skin condition may include, when there is an answer to any one of the questionnaires included in the skin questionnaire information, in a plurality of preset problem candidate items, any one of the questionnaires. Giving preset scores in response to one and the answer, determining the priority level of the plurality of problem candidate items in the order of increasing the assigned score, and a preset number of problem candidate items among the plurality of problem candidate items It may include determining the upper items to be problematic items.

According to an embodiment, the assigning of the preset scores may include determining a first skin condition based on any one of the questionnaires and the answer, and determining a second skin condition based on an analysis result of the skin image. The method may include determining, and adjusting a score to be given in response to any one of the questionnaires and the answer based on a matching rate between the first skin condition and the second skin condition.

According to an embodiment, the generating of the recipe for the customized cosmetic includes providing a list of a plurality of cosmetic raw material candidates for solving problems corresponding to problem items determined in the step of diagnosing the skin condition to the user. Step, providing the user with the sum of the effect scores for each of the problem items of the at least one cosmetic raw material candidate combination selected by the user, the recipe based on the at least one cosmetic raw material candidate finally selected by the user and generating, the recipe may include component information of at least one cosmetic raw material candidate finally selected by the user and skin diagnosis information of the user.

According to an embodiment, the method for providing a recipe for customized cosmetics may further include: obtaining a user's review using the provided recipe; and updating the user's skin diagnosis status based on the user's review. can

According to an embodiment, the user's skin questionnaire information may include information on the user's gender, age, skin type, skin condition, lifestyle, and pre-manufactured customized cosmetics, and information on the lifestyle may include information in which the user's responses are scored for each item and summed up.

According to an embodiment, the acquiring of the skin questionnaire information includes displaying at least one preset question through the user's terminal, collecting responses inputted in response to the displayed at least one question, and The method may include storing a response input in response to the question in the user's unique identification information.

According to an embodiment, in the collecting of the responses, the next question may be displayed differently according to the user's response to the at least one question.

According to an embodiment, the acquiring of the user's skin image may include acquiring a skin image photographed through a user terminal or a skin diagnosis device.

An apparatus for providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory in which at least one program is recorded and a processor for executing the program, wherein the program includes the steps of: obtaining skin questionnaire information of a user; Acquiring a skin image, diagnosing the user's skin condition based on the skin questionnaire information and the user's skin image, and generating a recipe for customized cosmetics for the user based on the diagnosed skin condition and instructions for performing the step of providing the recipe to the user.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a recipe for customized cosmetics.

Also, according to the present invention, it is possible to diagnose a skin condition based on the questionnaire information received from the user and the skin image obtained from the user's skin, and provide a recipe for customized cosmetics that can improve problems according to the current skin condition. have.

1 is a block diagram illustrating subjects for a recipe providing service for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed herein are only exemplified for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiment according to the concept of the present invention These may be embodied in various forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein.

In the entire specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "means", "unit", and "module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. have.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may have various changes and may have various forms, the embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes all modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second 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 other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, a first component may be named a second component, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

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 commonly used dictionaries 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 specification. does not

It will be described in detail below.

1 is a block diagram illustrating subjects for a recipe providing service for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , subjects for providing a recipe for a customized cosmetic according to an embodiment of the present invention include a customized cosmetic recipe providing apparatus 110 and a user terminal 120 .

The customized cosmetic recipe providing device 110 may refer to a device that provides data to the user terminal 120 to provide a customized cosmetic recipe.

The user terminal 120 is a terminal corresponding to a user who wants to receive a customized cosmetic recipe, and may receive information data related to a customized cosmetic recipe from the customized cosmetic recipe providing device 110 .

The user terminal 120 refers to a communication terminal capable of using a terminal application in a wired/wireless communication environment. For example, the user terminal 120 may be a portable terminal such as a smart phone, the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto, and a terminal equipped with a terminal application may be borrowed without limitation.

The user terminal 120 may be equipped with a terminal application for transmitting and receiving various data for a recipe of a customized cosmetic to the customized cosmetic recipe providing device 110 or for providing data related to a user interface related to a recipe of a customized cosmetic to the user. have.

Here, the terminal application may be a dedicated application for providing recipes for customized cosmetics, or a browser for providing recipes for customized cosmetics on a web page.

The customized cosmetic recipe providing apparatus 110 and the user terminal 120 may be interconnected through a communication network.

The communication network refers to an access path for data transmission and reception between the above entities. For example, communication networks include wired networks such as LANs (Local Area Networks), WANs (Wide Area Networks), MANs (Metropolitan Area Networks), and ISDNs (Integrated Service Digital Networks), or wireless LANs such as wireless LANs, CDMA, Bluetooth, and satellite communication. The network may be encompassed, but the scope of the communication network applicable to the present invention is not limited thereto.

2 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in the method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, skin questionnaire information of a user may be obtained from a user terminal ( S210 ).

Here, the user's skin questionnaire information may include information about the user's gender, age, skin type, skin condition, lifestyle, and pre-manufactured customized cosmetics.

Next, the user's skin image may be obtained (S220).

In this case, the customized cosmetic recipe providing apparatus 110 may acquire a skin image photographed through a user terminal or a skin diagnosis device.

Next, the user's skin condition may be diagnosed based on the skin questionnaire information and the user's skin image (S230).

Next, a recipe for cosmetics customized for the user may be created based on the diagnosed skin condition (S240).

Next, the recipe may be provided to the user (S250).

3 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in the method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, when there is an answer to any one of the questionnaires included in the skin questionnaire information, a plurality of preset problem candidate items are , preset scores may be given in response to any one of the questionnaires and the answers (S310).

Next, the priority level of the plurality of problem candidate items may be determined in the order of increasing the score ( S320 ).

Here, the high score may mean that the severity of the problem among the plurality of problem candidate items is high.

Next, a preset number of higher-order items among the plurality of problem candidate items may be determined as problem items (S330).

Here, the item determined to be the problem item may mean a problem to be solved with the highest priority.

4 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in the method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, a first skin condition may be determined based on any one of the questionnaires and the answer ( S410 ).

Next, a second skin condition may be determined based on the analysis result of the skin image (S420).

Next, based on the matching rate between the first skin condition and the second skin condition, a score to be given in response to any one of the questionnaires and the answer may be adjusted ( S430 ).

For example, when the user answers that the size of the pores is large in the user's questionnaire information, the score to be given in response to the answer may be adjusted according to the matching rate with the size of the pores confirmed through the skin image obtained from the user terminal.

5 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , in the method for providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, a plurality of cosmetic raw materials for solving problems corresponding to problem items determined in the step of diagnosing the skin condition to the user A list of candidates may be provided (S510).

Here, the user can freely select and combine cosmetic raw material candidates from the list of the plurality of cosmetic raw material candidates.

Next, it is possible to provide the user with the summed score of the effect scores for each of the problem items of at least one candidate combination of cosmetic raw materials selected by the user (S520).

Here, the effect score may indicate the degree of an effect on the problem item when the cosmetic raw material candidate selected by the user is used.

Next, the recipe may be generated based on at least one cosmetic raw material candidate finally selected by the user (S530).

Here, the recipe may include component information of at least one cosmetic raw material candidate finally selected by the user and skin diagnosis information of the user.

6 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in the method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, a user's review using the previously provided recipe may be obtained ( S610 ).

Next, based on the user's review, the user's skin diagnosis state may be updated (S620).

7 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 , in the method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, at least one preset question may be displayed through the user's terminal ( S710 ).

Here, the preset at least one question may include at least one of an item related to the degree of skin dryness for each situation, an item related to the user's pore size, exposure to harmful environments, an item related to a user's sleep pattern, and a cosmetic use habit. have.

For example, a question about the skin condition when 10 minutes or more has passed without applying anything after washing face may be displayed, and an answer may be received from the user. You can include options for the above question, such as whether it gets drier, gets shiny over time, gets extremely dry, gets extremely shiny, and the like.

As another example, when waking up in the morning or entering the afternoon, a question about the dry state of the skin may be displayed, and an answer may be received from the user. You can include options for the above question, such as whether it is dry and crumbly, not shiny or dry, only the T-zone is shiny, or the whole is shiny.

As another example, you could display a question about the user's pore size and get an answer from the user. You can include options for the above questions, such as whether your pores are on the small side, moderately large, or partially large.

Next, responses input in response to the displayed at least one question may be collected (S720).

Here, the next question may be displayed differently according to the user's response to the question.

For example, in the first question, if two options for the question are displayed, 1 and 2, when the user selects 1, the next question is displayed, and when the user selects 2, the next Question 3 may be displayed as .

Next, a response input in response to the question may be stored in the user's unique identification information (S730).

8 is a diagram illustrating a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The apparatus for providing a recipe for customized cosmetics according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the computer system 1000 such as a computer-readable recording medium.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the computer system 1000 includes one or more processors 1010 , a memory 1030 , a user interface input device 1040 , a user interface output device 1050 , and storage that communicate with each other via a bus 1020 . (1060). In addition, computer system 1000 may further include a network interface 1070 coupled to network 1080 . The processor 1010 may be a central processing unit or a semiconductor device that executes processing instructions stored in the memory 1030 or the storage 1060 . The memory 1030 and the storage 1060 may be various types of volatile or non-volatile storage media. For example, the memory may include ROM 1031 or RAM 1032 .

The specific implementations described in the present invention are only examples, and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. For brevity of the specification, descriptions of conventional electronic components, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connection or connection members of the lines between the components shown in the drawings illustratively represent functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections, and in an actual device, various functional connections, physical connections that are replaceable or additional may be referred to as connections, or circuit connections. In addition, unless there is a specific reference such as "essential" or "importantly", it may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and the scope of the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the scope of the scope of the present invention. will be said to belong to

110: customized cosmetic recipe providing device
120: user terminal
1000: computer system 1010: processor
1020: bus 1030: memory
1031: rom 1032: ram
1040: user interface input device
1050: user interface output device
1060: storage 1070: network interface

Claims (10)

obtaining skin questionnaire information of the user;
obtaining an image of the user's skin;
diagnosing the user's skin condition based on the skin questionnaire information and the user's skin image;
generating a recipe for cosmetics customized for the user based on the diagnosed skin condition; and
providing the recipe to the user
A method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, including. According to claim 1,
The step of diagnosing the user's skin condition,
when there is an answer to any one of the questionnaires included in the skin questionnaire information, assigning preset scores in response to any one of the questionnaires and the answer to a plurality of preset problem candidate items;
determining a priority level of the plurality of problem candidate items in an order of increasing the given score; and
Determining a preset number of higher-order items among the plurality of problem candidate items as problem items
A method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, including. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of giving the preset scores includes:
determining a first skin condition based on any one of the questionnaires and the answer;
determining a second skin condition based on the analysis result of the skin image;
adjusting a score to be given in response to any one of the questionnaires and the answer based on a matching rate between the first skin condition and the second skin condition
A method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, including. According to claim 1,
The step of creating a recipe for the customized cosmetic is,
providing the user with a list of a plurality of cosmetic raw material candidates for solving problems corresponding to the problem items determined in the step of diagnosing the skin condition;
providing the user with the summed score of the effect scores for each of the problem items of at least one candidate combination of cosmetic raw materials selected by the user; and
generating the recipe based on at least one cosmetic raw material candidate finally selected by the user
including,
Wherein the recipe includes component information of at least one cosmetic raw material candidate finally selected by the user and skin diagnosis information of the user. According to claim 1,
The method of providing the recipe for the customized cosmetics,
obtaining user reviews who have used the provided recipe; and
updating the user's skin diagnosis status based on the user's review
A method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics further comprising a. According to claim 1,
The user's skin questionnaire information,
Contains information about the user's gender, age, skin type, skin condition, lifestyle, and pre-manufactured customized cosmetics,
The method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, wherein the information on the lifestyle includes information that is summed up by scoring the user's responses for each item. According to claim 1,
The step of obtaining the skin questionnaire information is,
displaying at least one preset question through the user's terminal;
collecting responses inputted in response to the displayed at least one question; and
Storing a response input in response to the question in the user's unique identification information
A method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, including. 8. The method of claim 7,
Collecting the response includes:
The method for providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, wherein the next question is displayed differently according to the user's response to the at least one question. According to claim 1,
The step of obtaining the user's skin image includes:
Acquiring a skin image photographed through a user terminal or a skin diagnosis device
A method of providing a recipe for customized cosmetics, including. a memory in which at least one program is recorded; and
a processor executing the program
including,
the program is
obtaining skin questionnaire information of the user;
obtaining an image of the user's skin;
diagnosing the user's skin condition based on the skin questionnaire information and the user's skin image;
generating a recipe for cosmetics customized for the user based on the diagnosed skin condition; and
providing the recipe to the user
A recipe providing device for customized cosmetics, including instructions for performing a.

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