Patent ID: 8933994
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A45D,A61B,G01J,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a customized cosmetic formulation, the method comprising: interactively guiding a user through capture of one or more images using a device having an image sensor, each image comprising a skin region of the user; processing the skin region images to provide calibrated skin color information, the processing comprising: comparing the calibrated skin color information to a ground truth data set to identify a set of closest known values in the ground truth data set, wherein the ground truth data set comprises a plurality of sets of skin data values, each set of skin data values associated with a predefined cosmetic formulation; and automatically determining a customized cosmetic formulation for the user based on the comparison, wherein the customized cosmetic formulation comprises at least one of: (i) a unique compound that is derived based on a relative proximity of the calibrated skin color information to the set of closest known values; and (ii) an existing cosmetic product.