Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Personal Care with Interactive Diary Function
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a personal care combination display/mirror device comprising a surface operating as a reflective surface and a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module, each hardware personal care module comprising software facilitating performance of at least one personal care function and configured to interact with the personal care combination display/mirror device to facilitate personal care of a user, wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals; and
a remote central server device arrangement;
wherein the personal care combination display/mirror device is configured;
to transmit user personal care communications personalized to the user to and receive user personal care communications personalized to the user from the remote central server device arrangement;
for the user to freely substitute selected and different hardware personal care modules in the plurality of connection ports; and
to maintain an interactive diary for the user, the interactive diary configured to collect information regarding personal care assessed for the user over a period of time such that the apparatus may determine and selectively provide suggested actions to be taken by the user based on the assessment.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for enhancing a user'"'"'s lifestyle and personal care is provided. The design includes a personal care combination display/mirror device comprising a surface operating as a reflective surface and a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module to facilitate personal care of a user, wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The personal care combination display/mirror device is configured to transmit and receive user personal care communications personalized to the user, for the user to freely substitute selected and different hardware personal care modules in the plurality of connection ports, and to maintain an interactive diary for the user.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a personal care combination display/mirror device comprising a surface operating as a reflective surface and a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module, each hardware personal care module comprising software facilitating performance of at least one personal care function and configured to interact with the personal care combination display/mirror device to facilitate personal care of a user, wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals; and a remote central server device arrangement; wherein the personal care combination display/mirror device is configured; to transmit user personal care communications personalized to the user to and receive user personal care communications personalized to the user from the remote central server device arrangement; for the user to freely substitute selected and different hardware personal care modules in the plurality of connection ports; and to maintain an interactive diary for the user, the interactive diary configured to collect information regarding personal care assessed for the user over a period of time such that the apparatus may determine and selectively provide suggested actions to be taken by the user based on the assessment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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5. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the personal care combination display/mirror device comprises a storage unit and communication components configured to facilitate communication with the remote central server device arrangement.
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9. A method for facilitating personal care of a user, comprising:
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receiving, at a remote central server device arrangement, user personal care data personalized to the user transmitted by a user personal care combination display/mirror computing device; determining at the remote central server device arrangement a user personal care recommendation specifically for the user based on the user personal care data personalized to the user received; transmitting the user personal care recommendation specifically for the user from a transmitter provided with the remote central server device to the user personal care combination display/mirror computing device; and maintaining an interactive diary for the user, the interactive diary configured to collect information regarding personal care assessed for the user over a period of time to determine and selectively display suggested actions to be taken by the user based on the assessment; wherein the user personal care combination display/mirror device comprises a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module; wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 18)
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13. A personal care combination display/mirror device, comprising:
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a computing device display that operates as a mirror; and a housing surrounding the computing device display that operates as the mirror, the housing comprising a plurality of connection ports configured to receive hardware personal care modules, each hardware personal care module comprising software facilitating performance of at least one personal care function configured to facilitate personal care of a user, wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals; wherein the housing comprises at least one from the group consisting of a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a sensor, and a fingerprint reader, and further wherein the personal care device is configured to; employ at least one hardware personal care module to determine a personal care recommendation specific to the user and display the personal care recommendation to the user using the computing device display; and maintain an interactive diary for the user, the interactive diary configured to collect information regarding personal care assessed for the user over a period of time such that the apparatus may determine and selectively provide suggested actions to be taken by the user based on the assessment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 19)
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