Cosmetic Blending Machine for Foundation, Concealer, Tinted Moisturizer, Primer, Skin Care Products, Nail Polish, Blush, Hair Dye, Lipstick and Other Products

Abstract

A colorimeter, webcam, camera, spectrophotometer, scanner or other instrument measures the color composition and conditions and texture of a person's body part or presented beauty product and an individual custom formulation is produced. A presented beauty product may include foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, primer, skin care products, blush, nail polish, hair dye, lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, eye liner and eye shadow. The produced custom formulation may comprise foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, primer, skin care products, blush, nail polish, hair dye, lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, eye liner, eye shadow or other consumer products. A computer system 301 includes a processor 501 and a non-transitory, computer readable medium 500 containing machine readable instructions that accept data from a colorimeter 300 or like instrument and uses a main executable program 502 and a subroutine 504 for color analysis.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This utility application is based upon and is a continuation in part of U.S. utility application Ser. No. 14 / 085,652 filed on Nov. 20, 2013 which is a continuation in part of U.S. utility application Ser. No. 13 / 896,557 filed on May 17, 2013 which is a continuation in part of U.S. utility application Ser. No. 13 / 621,732 filed on Sep. 17, 2012. Utility application Ser. No. 13 / 621,732 is now U.S. Pat. No. 8,564,778 issued on Oct. 22, 2013. Utility application Ser. No. 13 / 621,732 is a continuation in part of U.S. utility application Ser. No. 13 / 523,892 filed on Jun. 15, 2012. U.S. utility application Ser. No. 13 / 523,892, claims the benefit and priority date of provisional patent application 61 / 527,283 filed on Aug. 25, 2011. This application is also a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 059,429 filed on Oct. 21, 2013, which is a continuation in part of above referenced U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 13 / 621,732 and ...

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Benefits of technology

[0022]The invention overcomes shortfalls in the related art by using various devices such as spectrophotometers, colorimeters, cameras, or webcams to measure color texture and other attributes upon a target surface which may comprise skin, hair, nails, body part color and / or a presented beauty product and to report precise percentages of all relevant color components or light frequencies using disclosed embodiments. For added accuracy, two or three separate locations upon a customer's target surface may be measured in order to derive a best average. Accuracy is further enhanced by using lighting from light frequencies approximating natural day light. However, excellent results have been obtained by taking readings from just one area of a customer's target surface. The disclosed systems are refined enough to achieve unexpectedly good results from readings obtained from just one point of reference. Excellent results are also obtained by taking three or so readings to derive a best average.

[0049]Disclosed embodiments include a database of approximately 100 to 2,000 human skin colors and subsequent interpolation of approximately 100 to 20,000 skin colors that fall on or in between the 100 to 2,000 or so human skin colors. Such embodiments overcome shortfalls in the art by eschewing the use of nonhuman skin colors and by using a limited and efficient color spectrum confined within human skin colors. Such disclosed systems add efficiencies by allowing for the use of light weight and small colorimeters that are more consumer friendly as compared to the large colorimeters of the related art. Disclosed embodiments achieve exceptionally excellent results by delivery of color tolerances of DE+ / −1. Such tolerances are beyond the perception of the human eye.

Problems solved by technology

Such a trial and error method resulted in tremendous of material and customer goodwill.

As each color matching attempt would consume 30 to 45 minutes customers became disenchanted with the prior art.

The '692 patent fails to recognize that every individual has unique skin color components.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,903,465 by Brown granted on May 11, 1999 purports to disclose “means” of obtaining a customer's undefined “optimal formula.” The '465 patent contains an excellent wish list of features but fails to disclose sufficient detail to allow one reasonable skilled in the art to make a color system.

While Flynn may artfully present pre-made or off the shelve cosmetics to a consumer, Flynn fails to mention or anticipate means or methods to create custom products matching the skin tones of a customer.

The pump of the '366 patent is expensive to construct and difficult to maintain due to the number and complexity of its moving parts.

The '550 patent eschews custom color manufacturing as being too expensive and time consuming.

But, Bartholomew fails to disclose or consider non-powder applications and fails to disclose liquid applications, such as those presented in the present application.

Moreover, Bartholomew fails to disclose just how colors are blended or how colors are targeted for blending.

Stark fails to disclose any enabling means of automatically matching products to customer skin color.

Moreover, Stark fails to disclose, suggest or anticipate means of dealing with non-powder ingredients.

The use of pellets presents a short fall in the art as color creation is limited in increments equal to the size of the pellets.

There is no way to create colors that occur between pellet sizes.

But, Microskin™ fails to disclose means or methods of applying makeup or deriving makeup color.

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