Patent ID: 8702426
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for teaching cosmetology, the apparatus comprising: at least one sensor for body sensing a cosmetology student performing a cosmetology operation and for generating a sensor signal in response thereto; a computer-based controller including a processor operable to execute software instructions, a computer memory operable to store software instructions accessible by the processor, and a set of software instructions stored in the memory to process the sensor signal and based thereon generate a control signal for displaying the cosmetology operation in a virtual manner on a video display to facilitate teaching the cosmetology operation; and at least one portable device embedded with the sensor for the cosmetology student to perform the cosmetology operation, the portable device being at least one of shears, a comb, a brush, a hair dryer, a curling iron, a flat iron, a color brush, a permanent rod, and a roller for teaching the cosmetology operation, wherein the controller processes information on the sensor signal to determine the manner in which the cosmetology student holds and positions the portable device and provides electronic data for instructing the cosmetology student how to hold and position the portable device, and wherein the at least one portable device includes a first portable device being the shears and a second portable device being the comb, and wherein the instructional message includes electronic information indicating the manner in which to hold and position the shears with respect to the comb for instructing the cosmetology student.