Patent ID: 7634538

Claim:
A device for selecting a skin care product comprising: a first computer, operatively coupled to diagnostic equipment that contacts a person's skin and which outputs electrical signals that represent physical characteristics of the skin, said first computer selecting a product suited for a user based on data representing the person's skin condition before a product is selected; a storage device operatively coupled to the first computer and which stores skin condition data and which also stores usage evaluation data obtained from said person after using a selected product; a display device coupled to the computer; and a second computer, which develops a new product having new characteristics required for a person based on condition data and product usage evaluation data stored in said storage device; said second computer organizing products in the form of a product matrix such that a product name is specified by a combination of at least a value range of a first attribute representing a skin state of human beings and represented in rows and a value range of a second attribute representing a skin state of human beings and represented in columns; said first attribute being divided into a plurality of intervals representing respective, mutually different value ranges for said first attribute, said second attribute being divided into a plurality of intervals representing respective, mutually different value ranges for said second attribute.