Virtual makeover system and method

• US 7,079,158 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2001
• Issued: 07/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Total Beauty-br, LLC
• Original Assignee: BeautyRiot.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Lambertsen, Kirsten
• Primary Examiner(s): YANG, RYAN R
• Application Number:
  US09/939,938
• Publication Number:
  US 20020024528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,786 Days
• Field of Search: 345/592, 345/629, 345/630, 382/128, 382/294, 434/257, 132/200
• US Class Current: 345/630
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

Abstract

A virtual makeover system and method are disclosed which allows users to apply beauty products to a personal photographic image, thereby creating a digitally enhanced image. The system includes a product catalog, a palette database, and an image database, all of which may be accessed by a user via a communications network or stored on the hard drive of a user'"'"'s computer. Users can upload digital photographs of themselves or others, or can retrieve an image from the image database, and outline various features in the photograph. The user may apply selected beauty products available in the product catalog to the various features.

Claims

1. A makeover method, such method comprising the steps of:

configuring a computer to receive a facial image;

positioning a plurality of adjustable shapes on the facial image, each adjustable shape comprising a plurality of lines connected by a plurality of points;

enabling a user to adjust the points on the plurality of templates to outline features on the facial image;

providing a catalog of beauty products;

enabling the user to specify beauty products to apply to the outlined features; and

displaying a made over facial image having the specified beauty products applied to the outlined features, thereby enabling the user to visualize an intended makeover.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified facial image shows the applied products in true color.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the facial image is an image of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the specified particular products as a palette for application to other or later images.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the specified particular products in a shopping cart, and enabling the user to purchase the items in the shopping cart.

6. A method for outlining features in a digital photographic image, comprising:

receiving a digital photographic image from a user;

providing a plurality of pre-configured adjustable shapes for outlining features in the digital photographic image, each adjustable shape comprising a plurality of lines connected by a plurality of points which together form the shape;

enabling the user to select a point on the adjustable shape;

enabling the user to move each selected point to outline a specific feature in the digital photographic image and thereby moving each line connected to the point moved by the user so as to form a new shape;

displaying each new shaped formed by the user in connection with the outlined features in the photographic image;

enabling the user to save each new shape in connection with the photographic image

providing a product database of beauty products available for purchase, each beauty product being computer manipulatable by the user such that specific beauty products can be applied to and displayed in connection with the outlined features of the photograph image;

enabling the user to access the product database to apply beauty products to the outlined features of the photographic image; and

enabling the user to select from the product database one or more beauty products available for purchase and to apply an image representative of the one or more products available for purchase in the photographic image.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

enabling the user adjust the application of the beauty product to the photographic image.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of enabling the user to adjust the application of the beauty product to the photographic image comprises:

enabling the user to select a desired width or opacity of the applied beauty product.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the beauty products are selected from the group consisting of wigs, glasses, contacts, eye shadow, blush, eye liner, lipstick, lip liner, foundation, eye brow color, eye lashes, hair color, and combinations thereof.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

enabling the user to search for a specific beauty product in the product database.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

enabling the user to save the selected beauty products as a palette.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

enabling the user to communicate the palette to other users.