Makeup support device, makeup support method, and makeup support program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10010155-B2
Application number	US-201414774321-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2014
Priority date	Mar 22, 2013
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a makeup support device capable of appropriately supporting the application of makeup even for users who have insufficient makeup skills. The makeup support device ( 100 ) has: a makeup style selection unit ( 250 ) that selects a makeup style being a makeup method, for each face to be made up; and a makeup style suggestion unit ( 260 ) that guides the position of the face to a prescribed position, and sprays cosmetics corresponding to the selected makeup style, using the prescribed position as reference. The makeup style suggestion unit ( 260 ) causes, for example, a spray unit that sprays a plurality of cosmetic colors in a prescribed direction to spray a cosmetic color corresponding to the prescribed direction when the face is in the prescribed position, among the colors used for the selected makeup style.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A makeup assisting apparatus comprising:
a processor that acquires a captured moving image of a face being subjected to the makeup, the moving image including a plurality of individual images, wherein
the processor selects makeup for the face, the makeup being a way of applying makeup,
the processor guides a position of the face to a position of a face position image showing an outline of the face such that an outline of the face in one of the plurality of individual images matches the outline shown in the face position image, by sequentially generating guide images obtained by superimposing the face position image on the plurality of individual images and displaying the guide images on a display, and
the processor causes a sprayer to spray a cosmetic material corresponding to the selected makeup on the face with reference to the position of the face position image.

2. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the sprayer that sprays a multi-color cosmetic material toward a predetermined direction, and
the processor causes the sprayer to spray a cosmetic material having a color, of colors used for the selected makeup, the color corresponding to the predetermined direction when the face is located at the position of the face position image.

3. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the sprayer mixes a plurality of cosmetic materials of different colors and sprays the resultant multi-color cosmetic material.

4. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the sprayer mixes the multi-color cosmetic material and particulates of a biocompatible polymer and sprays the resultant multi-color cosmetic material, the particulates of biocompatible polymer being obtained by crushing a thin film made of a biocompatible polymer, and the thin film comprising one of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, polycaprolactone, a copolymer of polylactic acid, a copolymer of polyglycolic acid, a copolymer of the ploycaprolactone, hyaluronic acid and chitosan.

5. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor acquires a region of a facial part of the face from an image of the plurality of individual images,
the processor selects a makeup candidate for each facial part, the makeup candidate being a candidate for makeup subjected to the spraying,
the processor causes the display to display a simulation image obtained by superimposing, on the image of the plurality of individual images, an image indicating a state of the makeup candidate when the makeup candidate is applied to the face, and
the processor receives an operation of selecting the displayed makeup candidate and selects the selected makeup candidate as application makeup that is subjected to the spraying.

6. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor detects breath timing of a person subjected to makeup whose face is a makeup target, and
the processor controls an amount of cosmetic material sprayed per unit time based on the detected breath timing.

7. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor acquires the position of the face, and controls an amount of cosmetic material sprayed per unit time based on the acquired position of the face.

8. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor records a set of the acquired position of the face and the amount of spraying per unit time at the acquired position in a predetermined cycle, and controls the amount of cosmetic material sprayed per unit time based on a history of the set of the position of the face and the amount of spraying per unit time.

9. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the face position image showing the outline of the face is displayed separately of the captured moving image of the face.

10. The makeup assisting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the displayed position of the face position image showing the outline of the face does not change when the face position image is superimposed on the plurality of images while the displayed position of the outline of the face in the plurality of individual images changes.

11. A makeup assisting method comprising:
acquiring a captured moving image of a face being subjected to makeup, the moving image including a plurality of individual images;
selecting makeup for the face, the makeup being a way of applying makeup;
guiding a position of the face to a position of a face position image showing an outline of the face such that an outline of the face in one of the plurality of individual images matches the outline shown in the face position image, by sequentially generating guide images obtained by superimposing the face position image on the plurality of individual images of the moving image and displaying the guide images on a display; and
causing a sprayer to spray a cosmetic material corresponding to the selected makeup on the face with reference to the position of the face position image.

12. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute processing comprising:
acquiring a captured moving image of a face being subjected to makeup, the moving image including a plurality of individual images;
selecting makeup for the face, the makeup being a way of applying makeup;
guiding a position of the face to a position of a face position image showing an outline of the face such that an outline of the face in one of the plurality of individual images matches the outline shown in the face position image, by sequentially generating guide images obtained by superimposing the face position image on the plurality of individual images of the moving image and displaying the guide images on a display; and
causing a sprayer to spray a cosmetic material corresponding to the selected makeup on the face with reference to the position of the face position image.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ajiki Kaori
• Asai Rieko
• Yamaguchi Yasushi
• Yamanashi Tomofumi
• Muta Aoi
• Nishi Chie

Classifications

• G06K9/00288

  Physics · mapped topic

• A45D2044/007

  Devices for determining the condition of hair or skin or for selecting the appropriate cosmetic or hair treatment · CPC title

• A45D44/005 Primary

  for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle · CPC title

• A45D40/30

  Masks for marking lips or eyelashes · CPC title

• G06K9/00281

  Physics · mapped topic