Customized skin care and method to provide same

• US 9,789,295 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2016
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: La Pierres, Inc.
• Original Assignee: La Pierres, Inc.
• Inventors: Zhou, Yuchen
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Justine
• Assistant Examiner(s): VO, TU A
• Application Number:
  US15/193,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20160331308A1
• Time in Patent Office: 478 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/441 Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
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• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0087 Hand-held applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
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• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/00 : Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms apparatus for passive exercising A61H1/00; generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in general B06B
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/006 : Percussion or tapping massage hand percussion A61H23/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0245 : with ultrasonic transducers, e.g. piezoelectric
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/0092 : using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic vibrations, e.g. phonophoresis
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0408 : Use-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/328 : for improving the appearance of the skin, e.g. facial toning or wrinkle treatment
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• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2007/0034 : Skin treatment
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• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 : for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
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• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation

Abstract

Methods to provide customized skin care by using specimen dispensing device to dispense specimens from removable dispensers for the purpose of treating skin of a user are presented. Methods to utilize the embedded memory and electrical interface of the dispensing device and dispensers to produce customizable skin care products that give better skin treatment results are also presented. The invention may also be applied to health care and personal care needs.

Claims

1. A method to provide customized skin care by using a specimen dispensing device to dispense specimens for treating a skin area of a user comprising the steps of:

a first computing device creating user data during a skin analysis of said user, whereas said user data contains a first identification (ID) of a first skin feature with a first grade, and a second ID of a second skin feature with a second grade;

said first computing device transferring said user data to a first information storage component included in a control unit enclosed in said specimen dispensing device;

said user installing a first dispenser containing a first specimen and a second dispenser containing a second specimen into said specimen dispensing device;

wherein said first dispenser comprising a second information storage component storing a first specimen data including said first ID and a first method of dispensing, and said second dispenser comprising said second information storage component storing a second specimen data including said second ID and a second method of dispensing;

said control unit acquiring said first and said second specimen data from said second information storage components of said first and second dispensers through a first data connection between said control unit and said first and second dispensers;

an information processing component included in said control unit calculating a first dispensing recipe with using said first grade, said first method of dispensing, said second grade, and said second method of dispensing;

said control unit commanding the dispensing of said first and second specimens from said first and said second dispensers according to said first dispensing recipe.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first computing device transfers said user data to a first database included in a first server through a first data network connecting said first computing device and said first server during said skin analysis.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said first dispensing recipe is stored in said first information storage component and a second computing device external to said specimen dispensing device acquires said first dispensing recipe from said first information storage component through a second data connection to said control unit;

and wherein said second computing device includes one of;

a computer, a mobile phone, and a tablet.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said second computing device modifies said first dispensing recipe into a second dispensing recipe;

wherein said second computing device transfers said second dispensing recipe to said first information storage component through said second data connection; and

wherein said control unit commands dispensing of said first and second specimens from said first and second dispensers according to said second dispensing recipe.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said second computing device transfers said first and second dispensing recipes to second database included in a second server through a second data network connecting said second computing device and said second server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said second server is part of a data cloud.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said user data is transferred by said first computing device in a user data structure including:

a first data section containing data to identify said user;

a second data section containing said first ID;

a third data section containing said first grade describing said first skin feature of said user including severity of said first skin feature;

a fourth data section containing said second ID; and

a fifth data section containing second grade describing said second skin feature on skin of said user including severity of said second skin feature.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said first specimen data are stored in said second information storage component in a dispenser data structure including:

a first data section containing data to identify said first dispenser and said first specimen;

a second data section containing said first ID;

a third data section containing a first base grade; and

a fourth data section containing information of said first method of dispensing to dispense said first specimen from said first dispenser according to said first base grade.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said first method of dispensing describes a first amount of said first specimen to be dispensed from said first dispenser when said first grade equals to said first base grade.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said first dispensing recipe describes a first fixed amount of said first specimen to be dispensed from said first dispenser, and a second fixed amount of said second specimen to be dispensed from said second dispenser.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said first data connection is one of the following:

wireless data communication between said control unit and said first and second dispensers, including one of;

wireless, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared, inductive coupling, fiber optics interface; and

data communication through one or more electrical wires that connect electrical contacts on the external surfaces of said first and second dispensers to electrical contacts of said control unit.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein each of said second information storage components is one of the following:

a digital storage device;

an analog data storage device;

an optically recognizable marking;

a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;

a magnetic data storage media; and

physical indentations or protrusions.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said first computing device contains an imaging device, and said imaging device captures a skin image of said skin area, and said first computing device performs a pattern recognition of said skin image.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said specimen dispensing device has a skin treatment member for treating said skin area wherein said skin treatment member is one of following:

an ultrasound transmission plate for transmitting ultrasonic vibrations to user'"'"'s skin during contact with skin of said user;

a vibration head that produces a mechanical motion upon skin of said user during contact;

a brush head that produces a brushing function upon skin of said user during contact;

a component comprising one or more electrodes that apply electrical voltage to skin of said user during contact; and

a component comprising one or more light emitting devices that emit optical radiation towards skin of said user.

15. A method to provide customized skin care by using a specimen dispensing device to dispense specimens for treating a skin area of a user comprising the steps of:

a first computing device creating and storing user data during a skin analysis, wherein said user data contains a first identification (ID) of a first skin feature, a first grade of said first skin feature, a second ID of a second skin feature, and a second grade of said second skin feature;

said first computing device calculating a composition recipe to adjust a first specimen in a first dispenser to a first composition and a second specimen in a second dispenser to a second composition by using said user data, a first specimen data and a second specimen data;

wherein said first specimen data includes said first ID and a first method of dispensing, and said second specimen data includes said second ID and a second method of dispensing;

wherein the first dispenser comprises a first data storage component storing said first ID, and wherein the second dispenser comprises a second data storage component storing said second ID;

a supplier receiving said composition recipe from said first computing device and adjusting said first specimen to said first composition and said second specimen to said second composition;

then, said user installing said first and second dispensers into said specimen dispensing device; and

a control unit in said dispensing device commands dispensing of said first specimen in said first composition and said second specimen in said second composition.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said first computing device comprises at least one imaging device to capture skin image of said target skin area of said user, and a pattern recognition software to analyze said skin image to identify existing skin features;

wherein said computing device includes one of;

a computer, a mobile phone, and a tablet.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said first method of dispensing describes a first composition percentage of at least one effective element of said first specimen when said first grade equals a first base grade.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said first specimen is dispensed from said first dispenser in a first physical volume and said second specimen is dispensed from said second dispenser in a second physical volume;

and wherein ratio of said first physical volume over said second physical volume is a constant value.

19. A method to provide customized skin care by using a specimen dispensing device to dispense specimens for treating a skin area of a user comprising the steps of:

a first computing device creating user data during a skin analysis, wherein said user data includes a first identification (ID) of a first skin feature;

said first computing device sending said user data to be stored in a database through a data network;

a second computing device acquiring said user data from said database, and using a specimen data to calculate a target composition of a first specimen in a first dispenser;

wherein said first dispenser comprises a data storage component storing said first ID and wherein said specimen data include said first ID;

a supplier adjusting said first specimen to said target composition;

then, said user installing said first dispenser into said specimen dispensing device; and

said dispensing device dispensing said first specimen from said first dispenser in said target composition.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said user data are created by said first computing device when said first computing device is utilized by the said user;

and wherein said first specimen in said first dispenser is adjusted to said target composition by said supplier who acquires said target composition from said second computing device.