ELECTRONIC COSMETIC CASE WITH 3D FUNCTION

• US 20120105336A1
• Filed: 12/21/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHUANG, PING-YANG
• Granted Patent: US 8,421,769 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0038 System on Chip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/239 using two 2D image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance H04N13/243 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/30 Image reproducers optical systems for producing stereoscopic or other three-dimensional effects G02B30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

An electronic cosmetic case includes a stereo image display unit, and a pair of image capturing units. The pair of image capturing units is for simultaneously capturing facial image of a user from two different directions, and providing the captured images to the stereo image display unit. The stereo image display unit receives the two captured images and simultaneously displays one captured image to the left eye and displays the other captured image to the right eye, thus allowing the user to perceive a stereo image.

Claims

1. An electronic cosmetic case comprising:

a pair of image capturing units for simultaneously capturing facial images of a user from two different directions thereby obtaining two captured images, and providing the two captured images to the stereo image display unit; and

a stereo image display unit to receive the two captured images and simultaneously display one captured image to the left eye and the other captured image to the right eye, thus allowing the user to perceive a stereo image.

2. The electronic cosmetic case as described in claim 1, further comprising:

a touch display panel for displaying a plurality of virtual cosmetics for the user to select;

an optical pointing sensor for touching the touch display panel to select a virtual cosmetic from the plurality of virtual cosmetics, and touching a face of the user to make movements on the face according the user operation, thereby simulating the application of makeup on the face of the user; and

a processing unit for determining a selected virtual cosmetic when the optical pointing sensor touches the plurality of virtual cosmetics, determining a movement track of the optical pointing sensor on the face and a thickness of the selected virtual cosmetic when the optical pointing sensor does the simulative makeup on the face of the user, doing the simulative makeup on the stereo image according the determined movement track, and creating a simulated stereo makeup image by filling the selected virtual cosmetic on the stereo image according the determined thickness of the virtual cosmetic.

3. The electronic cosmetic case as described in claim 2, wherein the touch display panel comprises a display and a touch sensor, the display is for displaying the plurality of virtual cosmetics, the touch sensor is attached to the lower surface of the display, and is used for sensing a touch applied by the optical pointing sensor on the display to generate a selecting signal associated with a selected virtual cosmetic, the processing unit recognizes the selecting signal to determine the selected virtual cosmetic.

4. The electronic cosmetic case as described in claim 2, wherein the optical pointing sensor is further used for generating a pressure signal according strength of the simulative makeup operated on the face during the movement of the optical pointing sensor on the face, the processing unit recognizes the pressure signal to determine a strength of simulative makeup, and determines the thickness of the virtual cosmetic according the determined strength of the simulated makeup.

5. The electronic cosmetic case as described in claim 2, further comprising:

a storage unit for storing the simulated stereo makeup image by filling the selected virtual cosmetic according the user operation.

6. The electronic cosmetic case as described in claim 2, further comprising:

a cancel key for cleaning the virtual cosmetic filled in the stereo image according the user operation.

7. The electronic cosmetic case as described in claim 2, further comprising:

a repeat key for repeating a step of doing a simulation of makeup on the stereo image according the user operation.

8. An electronic cosmetic case comprising:

a touch display panel for displaying a plurality of virtual cosmetics for the user to select;

an optical pointing sensor for touching the touch display panel to select a virtual cosmetic from the plurality of virtual cosmetics, and touching a face of the user to make movements on the face of the user according the user operation, thereby simulating the application of makeup on the face of the user;

a processing unit for determining a selected virtual cosmetic when the optical pointing sensor touches the plurality of virtual cosmetics, determining a movement track of the optical pointing sensor on the face and a thickness of the selected virtual cosmetic when the optical pointing sensor does the simulative makeup on the face of the user, doing the simulative makeup on the stereo image according the determined movement track, and creating a simulated stereo makeup image by filling the selected virtual cosmetic on the stereo image according the determined thickness of the virtual cosmetic; and

a stereo image display unit for displaying the simulated stereo makeup image.