Facial make-up application machine and make-up application method using the same

• US 20120067364A1
• Filed: 09/14/2011
• Published: 03/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zong Jing Investment, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zong Jing Investment, Inc.
• Inventors: Wong, Charlene Hsueh-Ling
• Granted Patent: US 8,464,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 132/200
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/057 Spray nozzles; Generating atomised liquid
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/25 Kits
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 33/02 with dispensing means, e.g. sprinkling means
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/00 Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks features common to containers for handling powdery or liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D33/00-A45D37/00; cosmetic or like preparations A61K8/00, A61Q; sample tables or the like G09F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle

Abstract

A facial make-up application machine is provided, which includes a base, a robot, a cosmetics provider, and a control device. The control device can control the robot to move the cosmetics provider to a make-up application position in order to spray or apply cosmetic materials to a contour corresponding to a human face. Thus, the invention can provide an automatic make-up application for variously and accurately carrying out the makeup-application on faces selected or emulated by one or more users. A specific facial image in the invention can be built-in or provided by an external storage device or image recognition device. The storage device can pre-store a plurality of makeup-application profiles as an option. A facial make-up application method using the same is also provided.

Claims

1. A facial make-up application machine, comprising:

a base installed with a face-positioning module;

a robot installed on the base for a three-dimensional (3D) movement and having a moving block;

a cosmetics provider internally storing one or more cosmetic materials and installed on the moving block of the robot, the cosmetics provider having one or more outlets to correspondingly output the one or more cosmetic materials; and

a control device installed on the base and electrically connected to the robot and the cosmetic provider, the control device having an input interface and a control interface, the input interface being able to receive a specific facial image with one or more facial contours and a makeup-application profile indicating an expected color makeup corresponding to the facial contour, wherein the control device uses the control interface to drive the robot to move the cosmetics provider to a make-up application position corresponding to the facial contour, and drives the cosmetics provider to output a cosmetic material through an outlet according to a makeup-application profile.

2. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device edits the facial contour of the specific facial image as the makeup-application profile.

3. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific facial image is provided by an image recognition device electrically connected to the control device and comprising an image capturing module to take a picture, and the image recognition device recognizes the facial contour in the picture.

4. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the image recognition device is configured on the base, and the image capturing module further captures the facial contour and converts the facial contour into a position signal and an alignment signal.

5. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific facial image is provided by a storage device electrically connected to the input interface of the control device.

6. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the makeup-application profile is provided by a storage device electrically connected to the input interface of the control device.

7. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control interface of the control device comprises a display on which a human-machine interface is shown, and the control device drives and controls the robot and the cosmetics provider via the human-machine interface.

8. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device further comprises a distance-measuring device to help the control device to drive and control the movement of the robot.

9. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an external electronic device electrically connected to the control device for controlling the control interface of the control device to drive and control the robot and the cosmetics provider.

10. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a security sensor electrically connected to the control device, and the security sensor outputs an abnormal signal to the control device when an abnormality is detected.

11. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the face-positioning module of the base comprises a jaw support.

12. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the face-positioning module of the base comprises a head-positioning element.

13. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the robot comprises an elevator, a horizontal rail, and a sliding platform, the moving block is installed on the sliding platform for moving forward and back, the sliding platform is movably installed with the horizontal rail for moving left and right, and the horizontal rail is installed across the elevator for moving up and down.

14. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outlet of the cosmetics provider is one selected from a group consisting of a piezoelectric nozzle, a brush, a jet nozzle, and a pressure nozzle.

15. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cosmetics provider comprises a rotor, with the outlets at its perimeter to contain the cosmetic materials.

16. The facial make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head-positioning element of the face-positioning module comprises a fixator at two sides to extend and hold the head of the user so as to secure the face in a steady position.

17. A make-up application method with a facial make-up application machine, comprising the steps:

(A) powering on the facial make-up application machine comprising a control device electrically connected to a robot and a cosmetics provider, wherein the robot has a three-dimensional (3D) movement, and the cosmetic provider is installed on the robot to move therewith and internally stores one or more cosmetic material;

(B) the control device extracting a makeup-application profile which indicates an expected color makeup corresponding to a facial contour;

(C) the control device receiving a start signal; and

(D) the control device driving the robot to move the cosmetics provider to a make-up application position corresponding to the facial contour, and driving the cosmetics provider to output the one or more cosmetic materials according to the makeup-application profile.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the makeup-application profile in step (B) is obtained from a specific facial image extracted and edited by the control device, and the specific facial image contains the facial contour.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the specific facial image in step (B) is provided by an image recognition device, and the image recognition device is electrically connected to the control device.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein in step (D), the image recognition device outputs a feedback signal to the control device for alignment of the make-up application position.

21. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the makeup-application profile in step (B) is provided by a storage device electrically connected to the control device.

22. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the specific facial image in step (B) is provided by a storage device electrically connected to the control device.

23. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the control device in step (D) comprises a distance-measuring device to send a feedback signal to the control device for helping the control device to drive the robot to move to the make-up application position.