Eyes make-up application machine

• US 8,899,242 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Issued: 12/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zong Jing Investment, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zong Jing Investment, Inc.
• Inventors: Wong, Charlene Hsueh-Ling
• Primary Examiner(s): Steitz, Rachel
• Assistant Examiner(s): GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES
• Application Number:
  US13/584,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20130216295A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• Field of Search: 132/73, 132/73.6, 132/200, 132/333, 132/212, 132/286, 132/294, 132/314, 434/377, 434/99, 434/100, 345/629, 345/582, 601 17- 18, 700/90, 700/264, 700/245, 700/161, 700/213, 700/231, 700/302, 700/233, 702/1, 702/127, 702/155, 702167-168, 382/115, 382117-118, 382153-154, 382/199, 382/266, 222/144, 705/27.2
• US Class Current: 132/218
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/04 Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/042 using a brush or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/26 Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/00 Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle

Abstract

An eye make-up application machine is provided, which includes a cosmetics provider in an eyeshade. The control device can control the cosmetics provider to move to a make-up application utility into position in order to spray or apply cosmetic materials to a contour corresponding to a human eye. Thus, the invention can provide an automatic make-up application utility for variously and accurately carrying out a makeup-application on eyes selected or emulated by one or more users. An eye contour image in the invention can be provided by an internal or external storage device or image recognition device. A plurality of makeup-application profiles can be provided by an internal or external storage device or be edited by the user as an option.

Claims

1. An eye make-up application machine, comprising:

an eyeshade in the form of a goggle;

a moving module installed in the eyeshade and having a moving block for a three-dimensional (3D) movement;

a cosmetics provider installed on the moving block of the moving module, the cosmetics provider has one or more cosmetic tools;

one or more image recognition device installed in the eyeshade, the image recognition device can take a picture and recognizes an eye contour image in the picture; and

a control device installed on the eyeshade and electrically connected to the moving module, the cosmetic provider, and the image recognition device;

the control device receives the eye contour image, drives the moving module to move the cosmetics provider to a make-up application position corresponding to the eye contour image, and drives the cosmetic tools within the cosmetics provider to select make-up according to a makeup-application profile, the makeup-application profile indicating an expected color makeup corresponding to the eye contour image.

2. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cosmetics provider comprises a rotor with one or more outlets at its perimeter to contain the cosmetic tools.

3. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cosmetic tool of the cosmetics provider is one selected from a group consisting of an eyeliner, a brush, a pressure nozzle, and a piezoelectric nozzle.

4. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a tool container installed in the eyeshade, the tool container comprises one or more backup cosmetic tools with one or more cosmetic materials.

5. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the cosmetics provider comprises a pick-or-place device, the cosmetics provider moves to the tool container and picks up one of the backup cosmetic tools.

6. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device can further edit the makeup-application profile.

7. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device comprises an hardware interface.

8. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 7, further comprising an external storage device which has stored the eye contour image, the external storage device is electrically connected to the input interface of the control device from the outside.

9. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 7, further comprising an external storage device which has stored the makeup-application profile, the external storage device is electrically connected to the input interface of the control device from the outside.

10. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an internal storage device installed in the eyeshade and being electrically connected to the control device, the internal storage device has stored the eye contour image.

11. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an internal storage device installed in the eyeshade and being electrically connected to the control device, the internal storage device has stored the makeup-application profile.

12. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a display showing a human-machine interface and being electrically connected to the control device.

13. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 12, wherein the display is a touch panel installed in front of the eyeshade.

14. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of buttons installed on the eyeshade and electrically connected to the control device.

15. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a distance-measuring device installed on the moving block of the moving module, the distance-measuring device provides the distance information between the cosmetics provider and the make-up application position and helps the control device to drive and control the movement of the moving module.

16. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a security sensor, and the security sensor outputs a signal to the control device when at least one of a plurality of predetermined operating states of the cosmetics provider is detected.

17. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an external electronic device electrically connected to the control device for controlling the control device to drive and control the moving module and the cosmetics provider.

18. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the moving module further comprises a horizontal rail, a vertical rail and a sliding platform, the moving block is installed on the sliding platform in order to move forward and back, the sliding platform is movably installed on the horizontal rail in order to move left and right, and the horizontal rail is moveably installed across the vertical rail in order to move up and down.

19. The eye make-up application machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the eyeshade comprises a fastener, the fastener is used to fasten the eyeshade to the head of the user corresponding to the eye.