Cosmetic or dermatological system including an internal clock and/or a clock data receiver and an adjustment system enabling a characteristic of a preparation to be modified automatically as a function of clock data

• US 8,588,963 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2009
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: Samain, Henri
• Primary Examiner(s): WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R
• Application Number:
  US13/119,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20110220139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,488 Days
• Field of Search: 700/233, 700/239
• US Class Current: 700/233
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/058 Means for mixing different substances prior to application
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/18 Casings combined with other objects A45D40/24, A45D42/02 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/84 Mixing plants with mixing receptacles receiving material dispensed from several component receptacles, e.g. paint tins
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/8442 using a computer for controlling information and converting it in a formula and a set of operation instructions, e.g. on the point of sale

Abstract

A cosmetic or dermatological system including a handheld packaging and dispenser device including one or more compositions from which a preparation to be delivered in a fluid form suitable for an application onto skin, mucous membranes or keratinous fibers, an internal clock and/or a clock data receiver, an adjustment system coupled to or suitable for being coupled to the packaging and dispenser device, enabling at least one property of the preparation dispensed by the packaging and dispenser device to be modified, and a processor for controlling the adjustment system, the controlling based on at least of clock data delivered by the internal clock and/or the clock data receiver, or for informing the user, at least as a function of the clock data, of an action to be taken on the adjustment system.

Claims

1. A cosmetic or dermatological system comprising:

a handheld packaging and dispenser device including one or more compositions from which a preparation is delivered;

an internal clock and/or a clock data receiver;

an adjustment system coupled to or configured to be coupled to the packaging and dispenser device, enabling at least one property of the preparation to be modified; and

a processor for automatically controlling the adjustment system as a function of at least clock data delivered by the internal clock and/or the clock data receiver, or for informing the user, as a function of at least the clock data, of an action to be taken on the adjustment system.

2. The system according to claim 1, configured to modify a concentration of at least one active agent in the preparation based on at least the clock data.

3. The system according to claim 1, the packaging and dispenser device further comprising two reservoirs, each reservoir containing a starting composition for mixing to form the preparation, the adjustment system enabling the ratio of one starting composition relative to the other to be varied during dispensing, based on at least said clock data.

4. The system according to claim 1, the packaging and dispenser device having two reservoirs, a first reservoir of the two reservoirs containing a first starting composition, and a second reservoir of the reservoirs containing a second starting composition different from the first starting composition, the adjustment system being configured to distribute a selected one of the first and second starting compositions based on at least said clock data.

5. The system according to claim 1, the processor being configured to cause operation of the adjustment system based on a function of a duration that has elapsed since a reference time.

6. The system according to claim 5, further comprising an elapsed time meter that is reinitialized after each use of the packaging and dispenser device.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause operation of the adjustment system based on a function of absolute time.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause operation of the adjustment system based on a function of a physiological cycle and of a correspondence between the physiological cycle and the clock data.

9. The system according to claim 1, the system being configured to access an electronic diary of the user and to adjust the property of the preparation based on at least data coming from the diary and the clock data.

10. The system according to claim 1, said clock data comprising time and date data.

11. The system according to claim 1, including a signaling device enabling a message to be broadcast based on at least the clock data.

12. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a base station associated with the packaging and dispenser device, the base station including the internal clock and/or the clock data receiver, the base station being configured to control the adjustment system based on clock data provided by the internal clock and/or the clock data receiver.

13. The system according to claim 12, including a plurality of packaging and dispenser devices associated with the base station.

14. A method of cosmetically treating skin or hair, comprising:

automatically adjusting an adjustment of a packaging and dispenser device system to result in a dispensing a preparation for application to at least one of skin and hair, the preparation being dispensed by a cosmetic system, the system including a packaging and dispenser device containing at least one starting composition, and an adjustment system enabling a property of the dispensed preparation to be varied, in which method the adjustment system is controlled automatically at least based on clock data in order to adapt the property of the preparation to the time and/or date of use of said preparation by a person.

15. The method according to claim 14, the adjustment being performed also as a function of data provided by a sensor of surroundings and/or data other than clock data and coming from an external transmitter.

16. A cosmetic or dermatological system comprising:

a packaging and dispenser device including one or more compositions from which a preparation to be delivered in a fluid form suitable for an application onto skin, mucous membranes or keratinous fibers;

an internal clock and/or a clock data receiver;

an adjustment system coupled to or suitable for being coupled to the packaging and dispenser device, enabling at least one property of the preparation dispensed by the packaging and dispenser device to be modified, the adjustment system configured to modify a concentration of at least one active agent in the preparation; and

a processor for controlling the adjustment system, the controlling based on at least of clock data delivered by the internal clock and/or the clock data receiver, or for informing the user, at least as a function of the clock data, of an action to be taken on the adjustment system.

17. A cosmetic or dermatological system comprising:

a packaging and dispenser device including one or more compositions from which a preparation to be delivered in a fluid form suitable for an application onto skin, mucous membranes or keratinous fibers;

an internal clock and/or a clock data receiver;

an adjustment system coupled to or suitable for being coupled to the packaging and dispenser device, enabling at least one property of the preparation dispensed by the packaging and dispenser device to be modified; and

a processor for controlling the adjustment system as a function at least of clock data delivered by the internal clock and/or the clock data receiver, wherein the controlling is based on an absolute time.