Skin analyzer with speech capability
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1. Apparatus for measuring a condition of skin, comprising:
- a probe apparatus that provides an output probe signal in response to contact with skin, said probe signal being representative of a skin characteristic;
a memory in which are stored multiple threshold levels;
a language memory in which are stored words in a first language that are descriptive of skin conditions;
an environmental sensor located at a position that is not in contact with the skin that senses an environmental component and provides an environmental sensor signal representative of the environmental component sensed;
a processor that;
receives the output probe signal;
retrieves the multiple threshold levels from the memory;
compares the output probe signal to said multiple threshold levels; and
provides a skin condition signal based on said comparison;
a display that presents the environmental component sensed as represented by the environmental sensor signal; and
a voice output device that receives the skin condition signal and provides an audible representation of said signal in the first language.
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Abstract
A skin condition analyzer with selectable modes of operation includes a probe apparatus for generating a skin condition signal representative of the moisture content of the skin and a processor that adjusts the skin condition signal in accordance with environmental components, such as temperature and humidity, to arrive at an overall skin condition signal. The skin condition is displayed visually and communicated audibly through a voice synthesizer system, having selectable languages. The modes of operation include single point random measuring and multiple point patterned measuring for compiling a composite skin analysis report.
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25 Claims
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1. Apparatus for measuring a condition of skin, comprising:
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a probe apparatus that provides an output probe signal in response to contact with skin, said probe signal being representative of a skin characteristic; a memory in which are stored multiple threshold levels; a language memory in which are stored words in a first language that are descriptive of skin conditions; an environmental sensor located at a position that is not in contact with the skin that senses an environmental component and provides an environmental sensor signal representative of the environmental component sensed; a processor that; receives the output probe signal; retrieves the multiple threshold levels from the memory; compares the output probe signal to said multiple threshold levels; and provides a skin condition signal based on said comparison; a display that presents the environmental component sensed as represented by the environmental sensor signal; and a voice output device that receives the skin condition signal and provides an audible representation of said signal in the first language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for measuring a condition of skin, comprising:
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a probe apparatus that provides an output probe signal in response to contact with skin, said probe signal being representative of a skin characteristic; a memory in which are stored multiple threshold levels; a language memory in which are stored words in a first language that are descriptive of skin conditions; a second language memory in which are stored words in a second language that are descriptive of skin conditions; a processor that; receives the output probe signal; retrieves the multiple threshold levels from the memory; compares the output probe signal to said multiple threshold levels; and provides a skin condition signal based on said comparison; a voice output device that receives the skin condition signal and provides an audible representation of said signal in the first language; a language selection switch, the actuation of which selects the second language memory; wherein the voice output device provides the audible representation of said skin condition signal in the second language in response to actuation of the language selection switch; a portable housing in which are mounted the memory, the processor, and the voice output device; a removable language device comprising the second language memory, said device having accessible electrical contacts for establishing communications with the second language memory; and a mounting device disposed in the portable housing configured to accept, retain in a predetermined position, and electrically connect to the accessible electrical contacts of the language device, said mounting device configured so that the language device may be removed and replaced with another language device.
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11. Apparatus for measuring a condition of skin, comprising:
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a probe apparatus that provides an output probe signal in response to contact with skin at a particular location, said probe signal being representative of a skin characteristic; a memory in which are stored multiple threshold levels; a processor that; receives the output probe signal; provides a prompt to move the probe apparatus to a second location on the skin for producing a second output probe signal; retrieves the multiple threshold levels from the memory; compares the plurality of output probe signals to said multiple threshold levels; and provides a skin condition signal based on said plurality of comparisons; an output device that presents the skin condition signal in a human perceptible form. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of measuring a condition of skin, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying a probe apparatus to a first location of the skin to be measured, the probe apparatus providing a first output probe signal representative of a skin characteristic in response to said application to the skin; storing the first output probe signal; moving the probe apparatus to a second location on the skin and producing a second output probe signal; storing the second output probe signal; comparing the plurality of stored output probe signals to multiple threshold levels; and providing a skin condition signal based on said plurality of comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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