WO2005088514A1

WO2005088514A1 - System and method for electronic hair coordination

Info

Publication number: WO2005088514A1
Application number: PCT/KR2005/000779
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gyoo-Soon Chang
Original assignee: Beauty Visi Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2004-03-18
Filing date: 2005-03-18
Publication date: 2005-09-22

Abstract

This invention is about system and method for electronic hair coordination that makes hair coordination images by compounding hairstyle image with face profile extracted from user's photo image. Electronic hair coordination system of this invention includes hairstyle image saving part that saves hairstyle image adjusted to certain preset size and guideline, user photo adjustment part that adjusts size and position of photo image of user by inputting user's photo image and providing guideline, profile extraction part that extracts face profile from adjusted photo of user, and image composite part that creates compounded image adding extracted profile image and hairstyle image above.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELETRONIC HAIR COORDINATION

[Technical Field]

This invention is about system and method for electronic hair

coordination. In addition, they are about extracting face profile image from

user's photo image and creating hair coordination image by compounding

extracted profile image and hairstyle image.

[Background Art]

In the past, users who wanted to know how to coordinate their

hairstyle could experience desired hairstyle by just visiting offline beauty

shop. However, as information communication technology develops now,

users can use coordination service through electronic hair coordination

system without visiting an offline beauty shop.

On occasion of hair coordination using electronic hair coordination

system, users can experience various hairstyles without direct touch on

hair by shooting user's image and compounding the image with hairstyle

images. However, hair coordination system in the past conducted hairstyle

coordination by cutting just face as rectangular shape from user's photo

image to composite the image with hairstyle image. Therefore, there was a

problem that it could not fulfill user's needs since composite image of

user's face image and hairstyle image was unnatural. As an alternative of the problem, a method compounding hair style

image with face image extracted from user's photo with rectangular shape

inside of upper, lower, left, and right line that can include face portion has

been used. This method makes more natural image than the method cutting

face image simply, but it also has problem not to fulfill user's needs since

uniformed coordination is conducted without consideration of each of

different facial type.

Therefore, an electronic hair coordination system and method to

solve those problems are needed more than necessarily. [Disclosure of Invention]

This invention is from idea to improve existing technology as above,

and its objective is to provide electronic hair coordination system and its

method by extracting face profile image from user's photo image and

creating hair coordination image with compounding the extracted image and

hair style image.

Also, electronic hair coordination system and method of this

invention's objective is to make possible to have natural hair coordination

by compounding hairstyle image with user's image, which size and position

are adjusted to guideline. Also, electronic hair coordination system and method of this

invention's objective is to fulfill user's needs by improving reality of hair coordination with compounding hairstyle image with user's image as it

refers user's facial type information.

Also, electronic hair coordination system and method of this

invention's objective is to make possible to transmit hair coordination image

to user's mobile terminal using MMS.

To achieve objectives above and solve problems of previous

technology, electronic hair coordination system of this invention includes

hair style image saving part that saves hair style image adjusted to certain

preset size and guideline, user photo adjustment part that adjusts size and

position of photo image of user by inputting user's photo image and

providing guideline, profile extraction part that extracts face profile from

adjusted photo of user, and image composite part that creates composite

image adding extracted profile image and hair style image above.

According to other aspect of this invention, it includes hair style

image saving part that saves hair style images with matching facial type

information, profile extraction part that extracts face profile from a user's

photo image, which was shot on the user, after it was inputted, facial type

judgment part that judges user's facial type from the face profile image,

hair style image selection part that selects at least one or more hair style

images matching with the user's facial type among hair style images saved

in the hair style image saving part, and image composite part that provides a composite image to users by compounding the extracted face profile

image and the selected hair style image.

According to another aspect of this invention, it includes a step to

save hair style image adjusted to certain preset size and guideline, a step to

adjust size and position of user photo image after it was inputted and

provides the guideline, a step to extract face profile image from the

adjusted user photo image, and a step to create a composite image with the

extracted face profile image and hair style image.

According to another aspect of this invention, it includes a step to

save hair style image with matching facial type information in hair style

image saving part, a step to extract face profile image from the user photo

image after it was inputted, a step to judge facial type from the user's face

profile image, a step to select at least one or more hair style images

matching to the user's facial type among hair style images saved in the hair

style image saving part, and a step to create a composite image with the

extracted face profile image and hair style image to provide it to the user.

[Brief Description Invention]

Figure 1 is a picture illustrating network connection of electronic

hair coordination system according to the invention. Figure 2 is a picture illustrating interior constitution of electronic

hair coordination system according to an operating example of the invention. Figure 3 is a picture illustrating method to create hairstyle image

that will be saved in hairstyle image saving part according to an operating

example of the invention.

Figure 4a, 4b, and 4c are pictures illustrating method to extract

profile image of a face from user image according to an operating example

of the invention.

Figure 5 is a picture illustrating color-editing method of user's face

image and hairstyle image according to an operating example of the

invention. Figure 6 is picture illustrating an example of method to composite

user's face image and upper body image according to an operating example

of the invention.

Figure 7 is a picture illustrating an example of method to composite

a face profile image and hairstyle image according to another operating

example of the invention.

Figure 8 is a picture illustrating interior constitution of electronic

hair coordination system according to other operating example of the

invention.

Figure 9 is a picture illustrating a scene conducting hair

coordination as a user accesses to electronic hair coordination system

according to an operating example of the invention. Figure 10 is a picture illustrating constitution of electronic hair

coordination system according to another operating example of the

invention.

Figure 11 is a picture illustrating an example of hair coordination

image transmitted to user's mobile terminal according to an operating

example of the invention.

Figure 12 is a picture illustrating method flow to provide electronic

hair coordination according to an operating example of the invention.

Figure 13 is picture illustrating method flow to provide electronic

hair coordination according to another operating example of the invention.

200: Electronic Hair Coordination System

201 : Hair Style Image Saving Part

202: User Photo Adjustment Part 203: Profile Extraction Part

204: Image Composite Part

[Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention]

Hereafter, system and method of electronic hair coordination of this

invention are explained referring attached figures. Figure 1 is a picture illustrating network connection of electronic

hair coordination system according to the invention. Electronic hair coordination system (100) adjusts size and position

of inputted user photo image according to guideline and extracts face

profile from adjusted user image to make various hair-coordination possible

by combining it with adjusted hairstyle image by guideline. Also, electronic hair coordination system (100) saves hairstyle

image matching facial type, and it makes possible to choose and to

composite hairstyle image that matches well with user's facial type by

judging facial type information from user's face profile.

User (110) is connected to hair electronic system (100) through

communication network (130) and may own user terminal (115) to connect

with communication network (130). User (110) inputs own photo image to

hair electronic coordination system (100) through user terminal (115) and

performs various hair coordination by compounding it with hairstyle image.

Figure codes (120) illustrate an example of program conducted in electronic

coordination system (100):

User terminal (115) is an apparatus, which is equipped with memory,

like desktop PC, notebook PC, PDA, and mobile terminal, and

microprocessor to have computation function with connection ability to

wired and wireless communication network. According to another operating

example of the invention, user terminal (115) can operate this invention by

downloading a certain program (120), which is needed to conduct hair coordination, from electronic hair coordination system (100). Each step to

conduct this invention can be operated in electronic coordination system

(100) and user terminal (115) separately or in either part as a whole.

Figure 2 is a picture illustrating interior constitution of electronic

hair coordination system according to an operating example of the invention.

As shown in Figure 2, electronic hair coordination system (100,

200) includes image saving part (201), user photo adjustment part (202),

profile extraction part (203), and image composite part (204).

Image saving part (201) saves hairstyle image adjusted to certain

preset size and guideline. Guideline above, a fixed oval area, makes

possible for natural composite with user's face profile by adjusting position

and size of hairstyle image as guideline a center. In other words, guideline

can be standard information for compounding hairstyle image and face

profile image. Hereafter, method for creating hairstyle image is explained

referring Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a picture illustrating method to create hairstyle image

that will be saved in hairstyle image saving part according to an operating

example of the invention.

As shown in Figure 3, to extract hairstyle image, an image including

hairstyle to be extracted needs to be placed on guideline (301) first.

Position and size of guideline (301) can be set beforehand, and once preset guideline information can have fixed information until completion on image

composite of hairstyle image and face profile image. In case of placing an

image including hairstyle on guideline (301), position of hairstyle image can

be adjusted so face image can be inside of guideline (301) area. By

removing face image, background image, and upper body image included in

guideline (301) area from image above, only hair image can be saved.

Therefore, it is possible to create natural composite image without

readjusting size and position on compounding image since hairstyle image

(303) adjusted to position and size of guideline (301). Also, only upper body

image can be extracted from image above to save certain space. On

creating hair coordination image, it could be unnatural image when only

hairstyle image and face image are in composite. Therefore, compounding

user's face image and extracted upper body image more on it would make

natural composite image. User photo adjustment part (202) adjusts size and position of user's

photo by inputting user's photo image and providing guideline. Inputted

user's photo image can be adjusted to guideline for natural composite with

hairstyle image saved in hairstyle image saving part (201). Guideline above

is a same guideline to extract hairstyle image, and user's face image can be

adjusted to be inside of the guideline as a standard by moving position of

user's image or adjusting size. User's photo image may become converted 2-dimensional digital image, which is shot by digital camera or shot by

analog camera to scan.

Profile extraction part (203) extracts face profile from user's

adjusted photo image above. In case of compounding with hairstyle image,

only face image is needed among user's image. Therefore, only profile

image corresponding to face profile is extracted among user's image, and

hair coordination can be conducted through compounding extracted profile

image and hairstyle image.

Processes of extracting face profile by profile extraction part (203)

are, to extract face profile first, plural number of control points regarding

face profile on user's photo image are inputted by manage, and face profile

image can be extracted using scan-line technique and alpha channel

information after applying B-Spline curve between those control points.

Hereafter, method to extract face profile is explained using Figure 4a to

Figure 4c.

Figure 4a, 4b, and 4c are pictures illustrating method to extract

profile image of a face from user image according to an operating example

of the invention.

First, as shown in Figure 4a, certain number (i.e. 4) of control

points (401) is inputted on upper, lower, left, and right side of user's face

image. Next, B-Spline curve (402) is applied on inputted control points above, and user's face area is specified connecting those control points.

Then, referring Figure 4b, scan-line technique can be applied on specified

face area above. Scan-line technique is used to make area of face image by

assembling squares as it scans vector area line (403) unit consisted of

polygon. Finally, referring Figure 4c, face area can be extracted by using

alpha channel information on image, which scan-line technique is applied.

Alpha channel of image has 0~255 of value, which indicates

permeability of image. Alpha channel is mainly used to save selected area

since black portion cannot be seen, and semitransparent white is expressed

as opaque.

As another method to extract a face profile image, it is possible to

extract user's face profile by selecting pre-selected face area and

adjusting size of selected face area portion. For example, if user's face

type is oval shape, user's face image is showed as oval-shaped face profile

when oval shape is selected (i.e. clicking mouse) among face types, and

portion corresponding to user's face profile can be selected by adjusting

size of selected profile line or face area portion.

Figure 5 is a picture illustrating color-editing method of user's face

image and hairstyle image according to an operating example of the

invention.

As shown in Figure 5, hairstyle image and user image have different brightness, saturation, and luminance since they were not shot at same

place or same lighting. Because of this, editing with similar color

information of extracted user's face image and hairstyle image can make

natural hair coordination. Generally, image files include brightness, contrast, and RGB color

information. Therefore, referring brightness, contrast, and RGB color

information of hair style image saved in hair style image saving part (201)

makes possible to edit most similar color information between user's face

profile image and hair style image. For example, using brightness, contrast,

and RGB color information of hair style image to create composite image, a

user can change each pixel's RGB information of user's face profile image

to match selected hair style image with face profile image.

Image composite part (204) creates a composite image by

compounding the extracted face profile image and the hairstyle image. Also,

image composite part (204) can composite upper body image and face

profile image before compounding face profile image and hairstyle image.

This image composite part (204) can create a composite image by

overlapping desired images. For example, user's face profile image is

overlapped on upper body image first, and again on those, selecting

hairstyle image can overlap face profile image and hairstyle image.

Hereafter, a method to composite images is explained referring Figure 6 and Figure 7.

Figure 6 is picture illustrating an example of method to composite

user's face image and upper body image according to an operating example

of the invention. As shown in Figure 6, a user can composite user's face profile

image and upper body image before compounding hair style image and

user's face profile image. To composite upper body image and user's face

image, a user selects desired upper body image among upper body images

first and overlaps user's face profile image on it. In this case, user can

adjust size that user's face profile image can fit to guideline while providing

guideline. As above, based on composite image of upper body image and

user's face profile image, it is possible to conduct compounding of various

hairstyle images.

Figure 7 is a picture illustrating an example of method to composite

a face profile image and hairstyle image according to another operating

example of the invention.

As shown in Figure 7, overlapping desired hairstyle image by a user

to coordinate on composite image of upper body image and face profile

image can complete hair coordination image. In other words, hairstyle

image can be overlapped on face profile image for coordination. Also, it is

possible that a user can experience diverse hair coordination by compounding numerous hairstyle images with face profile image. Since hair

style image and user's face profile image are adjusted to preset guideline, it

is possible to composite naturally with user's face profile image by moving

hair style image to corresponding position (hair image position of guideline). Figure 8 is a picture illustrating interior constitution of electronic

hair coordination system according to other operating example of the

invention.

As shown in Figure 8, electronic hair coordination system (800)

includes hairstyle image saving part (801), profile extraction part (802),

facial type judgment part (803), hairstyle image selection part (804), and

image composite part (850).

Hairstyle image saving part (801) can save hairstyle image with

matching facial type information together. The facial type information may

be one of long shape, rectangular shape, inversed triangle shape, round

shape, and diamond shape. For example, if short hairstyle matches well on

diamond facial shape, various short hairstyle images can be saved with

'diamond shape' of facial type information. Also, the hairstyle image can be

saved by each image including same facial type information. Therefore,

users can select their matching hairstyle image according to their facial

image easily.

Also, hairstyle image saving part (801) can save hairstyle images including more on hairstyle sorting information. The hair style sorting

information can be one of 1) pure, 2) natural, 3) feminine, 4) traditional, 5)

cute, 6) active, 7) sporty, 8) casual, and 9) trendy. Therefore, in hairstyle

image saving part (801), 'hair style image-facial type information-hair style

sorting information' can be saved together.

Profile extraction part (802) extracts face profile image from the

user photo image after inputting user photo image, which shot the user. To

extract face profile image, plural number of control points on face profile

from the user's 2-dimensional photo image are inputted, and circle shaped

area, which is to face profile, is selected applying B-Spline curve between

the control points. As line unit scans the circle shaped area and scan-line

technique to make rectangular collection is applied, it is possible to extract

only face profile image by setting alpha channel. In other words, face

profile can be extracted with the same method of profile extraction part

(202) on electronic hair coordination system (200) (refer Figure 4a to 4c).

Facial type judgment part (803) judges the user's facial type from

the face profile image. Facial type can be distinguished automatically by

judging which facial type is most similar to the extracted face profile image.

For example, keeping standard facial type image information corresponding

to each facial type and comparing the extracted user's face profile image

with the standard image can judge user's facial type using most similar standard facial type information. Also, it is possible to input facial type

information directly from users.

Hairstyle image selection part (804) selects one or more hairstyle

images matching with the user's facial type among hairstyle images saved

in the hairstyle image saving part. Hairstyle images saved in hairstyle

image saving part (801) are also with facial type information and hairstyle

sorting information. Therefore, it is possible to select a hairstyle image

matching to the user referring the facial type information and hairstyle

sorting information. For example, if judged facial type information from

user's face profile image is 'round shape' and the user wants feminine hair

style, one of more images among 'round shape' images for facial type

information and 'feminine' images for hair style saved in hair style image

saving part (801) can be selected. Therefore, it is easy for users to select

matching hairstyle image. Image composite part (850) provides a composite image to users by

compounding the extracted face profile image and the selected hairstyle

image. Overlapping the selected hairstyle image on the user's face profile

image can create the composite image. Since the hair style image and

user's face profile image are adjusted to preset guideline, it is possible to

create natural composite image without editing on position and size of

hairstyle image and face profile image. Users can access to electronic hair coordination system (200, 800)

through network to conduct various types of hair coordination, and it is

possible that users can send the created coordination image on web to

mobile terminal. For example, among plural number of created hair

coordination image on web, users can select a desired hair coordination

image and sends it to own mobile terminal. After receiving hair coordination

image from mobile terminal, users can request same hairstyle, which was

received, by visiting hair service providers, such as beauty shops, and

showing it to a hair designer. Therefore, it is possible that users can

experience hairstyle in real operated on web.

Figure 9 is a picture illustrating a scene conducting hair

coordination as a user accesses to electronic hair coordination system

according to an operating example of the invention.

First, as shown in Figure 9, users can conduct hair coordination by

using hair coordination operating program (900) installed in user terminal.

First, a user calls up a photo image (901), which was shot on the user, to

hair coordination operating program (900) and extracts user's face profile

image (902). On the extracted face profile image, overlapping hairstyle

image can create various hair coordination images. Also, it is possible that users can select compounding hair style

image according to user's facial type and hair style sorting information and create composite image according to guideline by selecting more on upper

body image and background image.

Figure 10 is a picture illustrating constitution of electronic hair

coordination system according to another operating example of the

invention.

As shown in Figure 10, electronic hair coordination system (1000)

may include user terminal (1010) and hair image transmission server (1020).

On user terminal (1010), user photo image, which shot user, is

inputted, and it extracts face profile image from the user photo image to

transmit it with the user's contact information of mobile terminal to image

transmission server. In other words, only user's face image is transmitted

to image transmission server (1020) on user terminal, and compounding

with hairstyle image can be done in hair image transmission server (1020).

This user terminal (1000) can be determined as an apparatus

equipped with memory, like desktop PC, notebook PC, PDA, and mobile

terminal, and microprocessor to have computation capacity with connection

ability to wired and/or wireless communication network.

Hair image transmission server (1020) saves hairstyle image and

sends composite image, which saved hairstyle image and face profile image

received from user's terminal are applied. In this case, user (1015), who

requests image transmission to image transmission server (1020), and user (1035), who receives from image transmission server, can be same user or

different user.

For transmission to mobile terminal, one of these services, which

are MMS, SMS, and URL Call Back service, can be used. MMS (Multimedia

Messaging System) is a multimedia messaging service transmitting photos,

movies, music, or voices as a file with text message, and it makes possible

to transmit various information comparing to SMS, which transmits simple

text messages.

SMS (Short Message Service) is a service that can send text

message (80 bytes, 40 characters if Korean) from mobile terminal. It is

possible to send it from web site to mobile terminal or between mobile

terminals.

URL Call Back service is a method to check desired information

connecting to corresponding web address (i.e. phone page) received on

mobile phone, if maximum volume of text message (80 bytes, 40 characters

if Korean) is exceeded on sending message using SMS. In other words, URL

Call Back is utilized with short sentenced message provided by former SMS,

it is possible to send various multimedia points, like image and text.

This hair image transmission server (1020) may include hair style

image saving part that saves face type information matching hair style

image, hair style image selection part that selects more than one hair style image matching user's face type among saved hair style images in hair

style image saving part, and image composite part that composites the

extracted face profile image and selected hair style image to provide.

Also, hair image transmission server (1020) creates more than 2

composite images by selecting more than 2 images among saved hair style

image above and sends to the user's mobile terminal (1030) by creating

image file, which shows more than 2 composite images in turn. For example,

if 3 hair style images matching user face type information and hair style

sorting information that user wants are selected, 3 hair coordination images

are created by compounding 3 selected hair style images with user's face

profile image. Then, it creates an image file showing 3 created images in

turn and sends to user's mobile terminal. Therefore, user (1035) can

receive coordination information of various hairstyles by one message

transmission. Hereafter, hair coordination image transmitted to user's

mobile terminal is explained referring Figure 11.

Figure 11 is a picture illustrating an example of hair coordination

image transmitted to user's mobile terminal according to an operating

example of the invention.

As shown in Figure 11, if 3 hairstyle images (1101) matching to

face profile image received from user terminal are selected, each

coordination image (1102, 1103, 1104) can be created by compounding selected hairstyle images and user's face profile image. Those 3 composite

images becomes an images file, for instance, a certain button on user's

mobile terminal changes each composite image to show, and it is

transmitted to user's mobile terminal. Also, while transmitting the image,

certain text message corresponding the coordination image can be sent

together.

Electronic hair coordination system above can be used with

customer management system in a place providing hair service, such as a

beauty shop. If a certain customer visits a beauty shop and receives hair

service, information of the customer, such as name, sex, visit date, facial

type, desired hair style sort, contact number of mobile terminal, and hair

service type with user's photo image, can be saved. The photo image can

be inputted in terminal (PC) installed at the beauty shop to extract face

profile image from the customer's photo image, and it can be transmitted to

image transmission server with the customer's mobile terminal number.

Image transmission server refers plural facial type information of hairstyle

image and hairstyle-sorting information the user wants, and then, it selects

more than 1 hairstyle image matching to customer's face profile image.

Then, various hair coordination images can be created by compounding the

selected plural hairstyle images and customer's face profile image. A text

message including certain explanation regarding hair coordination and hair coordination image above is prepared to send to the customer's mobile

terminal. Transmission method may be one of MMS, SMS, or URL Call Back. Also, time frame to send hair coordination image to customer's

mobile terminal may be certain period after last hair service for customer, a

point that a new hair style becomes a trend, or a point that season changes.

For example, if a customer visits and receives hair cut service on

November 10th, 2004, more than one hair coordination images matching the

customer are created and sent to the customer's mobile terminal. Therefore,

customers can get hairstyle information matching to them without visitation

to a beauty shop and consultation with a hair designer, and for beauty

shops, it is possible to improve customer management service by sending

multimedia information including various information rather than simple text

message using SMS.

Figure 12 is a picture illustrating method flow to provide electronic

hair coordination according to an operating example of the invention.

First, at step (1201), a hairstyle image adjusted to certain preset

size and guideline is saved. The guideline is a fixed oval shape area, and it

can make composite of hairstyle image and user's face profile image as

guideline a center. At step (1202), a user photo image, which shot a user, is inputted,

and size and position of the user photo image is adjusted by providing the guideline. User's face image can be adjusted to be inside the guideline by

moving position of user's image or adjusting size as the guideline a

standard.

At step (1203), a face profile image is extracted from the adjusted

user photo image. The face profile image can be extracted by using scan-

line technique and alpha channel information after inputting plural number

of control points regarding face profile of user photo image and applying B-

Spline between the control points.

At step (1204), a composite image is created by compounding the

extracted face profile image and the hairstyle image. Compounding images

can be conducted by overlapping hairstyle image on user's face profile

image.

Figure 13 is picture illustrating method flow to provide electronic

hair coordination according to another operating example of the invention. Providing method of electronic hair coordination according to an

operating example of Figure 13 is conducted by electronic hair coordination

system (800) mentioned in Figure 8.

First at step (1301), a hairstyle image is saved in hairstyle saving

part with matching facial type information (long type, rectangular type,

inversed triangle type, round type, diamond type, and etc.) Also, the

hairstyle image can be saved together with hairstyle sorting information (pure, natural, feminine, traditional, cute, active, sporty, casual, trendy).

At step (1302), a user photo image, which shot a user, is inputted,

and a face profile image is extracted from the user photo image. Extracting

face profile image can be conducted as the same method of step (1203). At step (1303), the user's facial type is judged from the face profile

image. For user's facial type, most similar facial type information is

selected by judging degree of similarity of each facial type of face profile

image, or facial type information can be inputted directly from the user.

At step (1304), more than one hairstyle image matching to the

user's facial type is selected among hairstyle images saved in the hairstyle

image saving part. Also, the user inputs hairstyle-sorting information that a

user wants, and a hairstyle image can be selected by referring more on

inputted hairstyle sorting information.

At step (1305), a composite image, which compounding the

extracted face profile image and selected hairstyle image, is provided to

the user. Compounding image can be conducted by overlapping hairstyle

image on user's face profile image.

Electronic hair coordination providing method of this invention can

be recorded on computer decoding media with program order form, which

can be conducted by various computing methods. The computer decoding

media may include program order, data file, and data composition by each or mixed. Program order recorded on the media may be designed and

constituted especially for the invention or usable with notification to

computer software providers. Examples of computer decoding media

include magnetic media, such as hard disk, floppy disk, and magnetic tape,

optical media, such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media, such as

floppy disk, and hardware equipment constituted especially for saving and

conducting program orders, such as ROM, RAM, and flash memory. The

media may be transmitting media, such as fiber-optic, metal line, and wave

guide, that include carrier wave transmitting signals, which appoint program

orders and data constitution. Examples of program orders include high-

class language code that can be operated by computer using an interpreter

as well as mechanical language code, which made by compiler. Hardware

equipment mentioned above can be constituted with more than one software

module to operate the invention, and vice versa.

To operate electronic hair coordination providing method of this invention,

general computer equipment can be used, and hardware equipment

mentioned above can be constituted with more than one software-module

to operate the invention.

Until now, specific operating examples according to the invention

were explained, but it is obvious to alter in various ways within the limits of

the invention. Therefore, limitation of the invention should not be determined only

by explained operating examples here, and it should be determined by

other equal limitation of this patent claim as well as limitation of patent

claims explained hereafter. [Industrial Applicability]

According to electronic hair coordination system and method of this

invention, natural hair coordination is possible by compounding hairstyle

image and user image, which size and position is adjusted according to

guideline. Also, according to electronic hair coordination system and method of

this invention, user's needs can be fulfilled by adding reality of hair

coordination through compounding user's image and hair style image, which

user's facial type information is referred.

Also, according to electronic hair coordination system and method of

this invention, sending hair coordination image to user's mobile terminal is

possible using MMS.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. On electronic hair coordination system,

Hairstyle image saving part that saves hairstyle image adjusted to

certain preset size and guideline;

User photo adjustment part that adjusts size and position of a user's

photo image after user photo image, which was shot on a user, is inputted

and providing the guideline above;

Profile extraction part that extracts face profile image from the

adjusted user photo image; and

Image composite part that creates composite image by compounding

the extracted face profile image and the hairstyle image;

Electronic hair coordination system that features as above.

2. On Item 1,

Electronic hair coordination system that features being inputted

plural number of control points regarding face profile on the user's photo

image by a manager, applying B-Spline curve between the control points,

and using scan-line technique and alpha channel information to extract the

face profile image on the profile extraction part.

3. On Item 1,

Electronic hair coordination system that features creating composite

image by overlapping the hairstyle image on the extracted face profile

image of the image composite part.

4. On electronic hair coordination system,

Hairstyle image saving part that saves hairstyle image together with

matching facial type information;

Profile extraction part that extracts face profile image from the user

photo image, which was shot on the user and inputted;

Facial type judgment part that judges the user's facial type from the

face profile image;

Hair style image selection part that selects one or more hair style

images matching the user's facial type among hair style images saved in the

hair style image saving part; and

Image composite part that provides to users by creating composite

image after compounding the extracted face profile image and the selected

hairstyle image

Electronic hair coordination system that features as above.

5. On electronic hair coordination system,

User terminal that transmits extracted face profile image from the

user photo image, which user photo image is inputted after it was shot on

the user, with the user's contact number information of mobile terminal; and

Hair image transmission server that sends composite image, which is

created by applying face profile image received from the user terminal with

saved hair style image, to the user's mobile terminal after saving hair style

image

Electronic hair coordination system that features as above.

6. On Item 5,

Hair image transmission server above is

Hairstyle image saving part that saves the hairstyle image together

with matching facial type information; Hair style image selection part that selects one or more hair style

images matching the user's facial type among hair style images saved in the

hair style image saving part; and

Image composite part that provides to users after compounding the

extracted face profile image and selected hairstyle image Electronic hair coordination system that features as above.

7. On Item 5,

Hair image transmission server as above is

Electronic hair coordination system that has characteristics, which

are creating more than 2 composite images by applying more than 2 saved

hairstyle images to the face profile image, creating an image file, which

shows more than 2 composite images in turn, and sending it to the user's

mobile terminal.

8. On Item 5, Electronic hair coordination system that has characteristic, which

the hair image transmission server sends composite image with one of

these MMS, SMS, or URL Call Back methods.

9. On electronic hair coordination method, Step to save hairstyle image adjusted to certain preset size and

guideline;

Step to adjust size and position of the user's photo image after user

photo image, which is shot on the user, is inputted and providing the

guideline; Step to extract face profile image from the adjusted user photo image; and

Step to create composite image by compounding the extracted face

profile image and the hairstyle image above

Electronic coordination method that features as above.

10. On electronic hair coordination method,

Step to save hairstyle image in hairstyle image saving part with

facial type information, which matches well with the hairstyle image above;

Step to extract face profile image from user photo image after user

photo image, which is shot on the user, is inputted; and

Step to judge the user's facial type from the face profile image

above;

Step to select one or more hair style images matching to the user's

facial type among hair style images saved in hair style image saving part;

and

Step to provide to users by creating composite image after

compounding the extracted face profile image and selected hairstyle image

Electronic hair coordination method that features as above.

11. Recording media that can be decoded on a computer, which has

program to operate the methods on Item 9 or Item 10.