Cosmetic color determinate system with infrared sensing

• US 20060149151A1
• Filed: 01/04/2006
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aevora Beauty Concepts Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Aevora Beauty Concepts Incorporated
• Inventors: Forster, Albert, Ladjevardi, Mahmoud
• Application Number:
  US11/326,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20060149151A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/475
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2044/007 Devices for determining the condition of hair or skin or for selecting the appropriate cosmetic or hair treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0059 using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence A61B5/0093, A61B5/1455, A61B5/02416 and A61B5/0261 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/448 Hair evaluation, e.g. for hair disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/0216 using light concentrators or collectors or condensers
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/0272 Handheld
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/2803 using photoelectric array detector
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/50 using electric radiation detectors

Abstract

Systems and methods use infrared (“IR”) wavelengths to assist in cosmetic determination of hair and skin color. Preferred embodiments include a light collector that has significant sensitivity to light waves having a wavelength above 700 nm, and in various contemplated embodiments the light collector has significant sensitivity to light waves above 750, 800, 850 nm, 900 nm, 1000 nm and/or 1100 nm.

Claims

1. A cosmetic color determination system comprising:

a light collector having significant sensitivity above 700 nm; and

an analytical component that utilizes infrared data from the light collector to determine cosmetic hair or skin color.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensitivity is to light waves above 800 nm.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the light collector also has a significant sensitivity in visible red and green wavelengths, and the analytical component utilizes the visible wavelengths in determining the hair color.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the light collector also has a significant sensitivity in visible red, green, and blue wavelengths, and the analytical component utilizes the visible wavelengths in determining the hair color.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the light collector also has a significant sensitivity in visible red wavelengths, and the analytical component utilizes the visible wavelengths in determining the hair color.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the light collector also has a significant sensitivity in visible green wavelengths, and the analytical component utilizes the visible wavelengths in determining the hair color.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for overweighting particular wavelengths or ranges of wavelengths in determining the hair color.

8. A hair product recommending system that includes the cosmetic color determination system of claim 1, a database of hair coloring products, and software that utilizes information from the cosmetic color determination system to select a hair coloring product from the database.

9. A skin product recommending system that includes the cosmetic color determination system of claim 1, a database of skin care products, and software that utilizes information from the cosmetic color determination system to select a skin care product from the database.

10. The skin product recommending system of claim 9, wherein the selected skin care product comprises a cosmetics foundation.

11. A color determination system comprising:

a light collector having significant sensitivity above 800 nm; and

an analytical component that utilizes infrared data from the light collector to determine a cosmetic skin color.

12. The skin color determinate system, further comprising a hand-held adaptor that carries the light collector, and is sized and dimensioned for use on facial skin.

13. The skin color determinate system, further comprising a hand-held adaptor that carries the light collector, and is sized and dimensioned for use on a mucous membrane.