Cosmetic enhancement mirror

• US 7,429,966 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2006
• Issued: 09/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ventrk LLC
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Allen, Paul G., Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): OSORIO, RICARDO
• Application Number:
  US11/540,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20070091012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 345/8, 345/156, 345/32, 132/301, 382/154, 220/914, 434/371, D28/64.1, D03/275
• US Class Current: 345/32
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00

Abstract

Cosmetic enhancement mirror methods and related systems.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a light reflecting structure;

a data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure;

an image enhancement engine operably couplable to said data presentation device; and

at least one image capture device operably couplable with said image enhancement engine,

wherein said at least one image capture device includes;

at least one image representation capture device sufficient to be located to capture a field of view of said light reflecting structure; and

said at least one image representation capture device alignable relative to a field of view of said light reflecting structure.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said light reflecting structure further comprises:

at least one of a plane mirror, a convex mirror, or a concave mirror.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure further comprises:

said data presentation device integral with said light reflecting structure.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure further comprises:

said data presentation device operably couplable with an image sequencing/presentation engine adapted to supply one or more images modified in accord with one or more modification/enhancement instructions associated with a surgeon and/or one or more modified/enhanced images associated with the surgeon.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure further comprises:

said data presentation device operably couplable with an image sorting engine.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said data presentation device operably couplable with an image sorting engine further comprises:

said data presentation device operably couplable with an image sorting engine adapted to sort images utilizing one or more image recognition techniques.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said data presentation device operably couplable with an image sorting engine further comprises:

said data presentation device operably couplable with an image sorting engine adapted to sort images to at least two storage devices.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device further comprises:

said data presentation device operably couplable to an image representation presentation device that includes at least two of a modified image reception device, an image sorting engine, an image enhancement engine, an image registration/comparison engine, or an image sequencing/presentation engine.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device further comprises:

said data presentation device operably couplable with a modified image reception device adapted to receive at least one of a modified/enhanced image and/or a modification/enhancement instruction associated with a surgeon.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image storage device operably couplable with said data presentation device.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image enhancement engine operably couplable with said data presentation device and adapted to respond to one or more modification/enhancement instructions associated with a surgeon and/or one or more modified/enhanced images associated with a surgeon.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image transmission device operably couplable with an input capture device, said at least one image transmission device adapted to transmit a captured image to a system associated with a surgeon and/or adapted to transmit a captured input related to the at least one captured image to a system associated with a surgeon.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one input capture device adapted to accept one or more surgically-related enhancement requests in relation to a captured image.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image registration/comparison engine operably couplable with said data presentation device.

15. A method comprising:

accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting surface; and

presenting one or more enhanced images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface, wherein said presenting one or more enhanced images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface includes;

identifying one or more anatomical landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface;

enhancing at least a part of one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks; and

presenting one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks, wherein said presenting one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks includes;

registering at least a portion of the one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks of the image of the light reflecting surface.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting surface further comprises:

accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting surface further comprises:

accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a user gesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said presenting one or more enhanced images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface further comprises:

obtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein said presenting one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks further comprises:

at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein said enhancing at least a part of one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks further comprises:

enhancing a specified feature having a state.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

enhancing at least one skin feature.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein said enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

enhancing at least one body region.

23. The method of claim 15, wherein said enhancing at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks further comprises:

enhancing a specified feature having a state in response to at least one of a modified/enhanced image associated with a surgeon or a modification/enhancement instruction associated with a surgeon.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

enhancing at least one skin feature.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein said enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

enhancing at least one body region.

26. A system comprising:

means for accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting surface; and

means for presenting one or more enhanced images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface, wherein said means for presenting one or more enhanced images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface includes;

means for identifying one or more anatomical landmarks demarcating the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface;

means for enhancing at least a part of one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks; and

means for presenting one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks, wherein said means for presenting one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks includes;

means for registering at least a portion of the one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks of the image of the light reflecting surface.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein said means for accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting surface further comprises:

means for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein said means for accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting surface further comprises:

means for accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a user gesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface.

29. The system of claim 26, wherein said means for presenting one or more enhanced images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface further comprises:

means for obtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting surface.

30. The system of claim 26, wherein said means for presenting one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks further comprises:

means for at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more enhanced versions of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks.

31. The system of claim 26, wherein said means for enhancing at least a part of one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks further comprises:

means for enhancing a specified feature having a state.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein said means for enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

means for enhancing at least one skin feature.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein said means for enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

means for enhancing at least one body region.

34. The system of claim 26, wherein said means for enhancing at least a part of the one or more images having the one or more anatomical landmarks further comprises:

means for enhancing a specified feature having a state in response to at least one of a modified/enhanced image associated with a surgeon or a modification/enhancement instruction associated with a surgeon.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein said means for enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

means for enhancing at least one skin feature.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein said means for enhancing a specified feature having a state further comprises:

means for enhancing at least one body region.

37. A system comprising:

a light reflecting structure;

a data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure;

an image enhancement engine operably couplable to said data presentation device; and

at least one image capture device operably couplable with said image enhancement engine,

wherein said at least one image capture device includes;

at least two image representation capture devices alignable relative to a field of view of said light reflecting structure; and

at least one of said at least two image representation capture devices sufficient to be located to capture a field of view of said light reflecting structure.