Personal care system, device and method therefor

Abstract

A personal care product (e.g., a power toothbrush) can include a treatment portion (e.g., a cleaning element) configured to clean one or more teeth of a user of the personal care product. The personal care product can include a handle for gripping the personal care product. A communication interface can be configured to receive a signal from one or more digital devices. The received signal can include a user profile. The user profile can include an identity (e.g., an identity of the user profile) and / or instructions for operating the personal care product. A processor can be configured to receive the user profile from the communication interface. The processor can be configured to cause the personal care product to perform an operation in accordance with the instructions of the user profile.

Description

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63 / 117,078, filed November 23, 2020, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Background Technology

[0003] Powered personal care devices (e.g., oral care devices), such as electric toothbrushes, are known. Powered personal care devices can be used to treat skin conditions, brush bristles, remove food debris stuck between teeth, etc., thereby preventing cavities and dental diseases. Personal care devices may have settings for use. It is desirable for powered personal care devices to be configurable according to one or more external settings (e.g., settings associated with one or more other people). Summary of the Invention

[0004] In one aspect, this disclosure may relate to personal care products, such as electric toothbrushes. An electric toothbrush may include a head portion having a plurality of cleaning elements configured to clean one or more teeth of a user. The electric toothbrush may include a body portion for gripping the toothbrush and a neck portion extending from the body portion. The neck portion may connect the head portion and the body portion. A communication interface may be configured to receive signals from one or more digital devices. The received signals may include a user profile. The user profile may include an identity (e.g., the identity of the user profile) and / or instructions for operating the electric toothbrush. A processor may be configured to receive the user profile from the communication interface. The processor may be configured to cause the electric toothbrush to perform operations according to the instructions in the user profile.

[0005] In another aspect, methods of using a personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush) may include: activating the personal care product based on input provided by a user; providing a user profile including instructions for using the personal care product; receiving a selection of the user profile from the user via the user; and receiving digital information (e.g., digital information about the user profile associated with the use of the personal care product) via a communication interface from one or more digital devices. The user profile may include an identity (e.g., the identity of the user profile) and / or instructions for operating the personal care product. The personal care product may perform operations based on the received digital information related to the selected user profile. Attached Figure Description

[0006] This disclosure will be more fully understood from the specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0007] Figure 1 This is an example of a personal care product as described herein.

[0008] Figure 2 A block diagram of an exemplary personal care product as described herein.

[0009] Figure 3 This is an exemplary flowchart of the use of personal care products as described herein. Detailed Implementation

[0010] The following description of preferred embodiments is exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention. The description of illustrative embodiments is intended to be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which will be considered an integral part of the entire written description. Any references to direction or orientation in the description of the exemplary embodiments disclosed herein are intended only for ease of description and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. Relative terms such as “down,” “up,” “horizontal,” “vertical,” “above,” “below,” “upward,” “downward,” “left,” “right,” “top,” “bottom,” “front,” and “back,” and their derivatives (e.g., “horizontally,” “downward,” “upward,” etc.) should be interpreted as referring to the orientation as described later or as shown in the accompanying drawings discussed. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, these relative terms are for ease of description only and do not require a specific orientation. The discussion herein describes and illustrates some possible non-limiting combinations of features that may exist individually or in other combinations of features. Furthermore, as used herein, the term “or” should be interpreted as a logical operator that results in truth regardless of whether one or more of its operands are true at any given time. Furthermore, as used in this article, the phrase “based on” should be interpreted as “at least partially based on”, and therefore not limited to the interpretation of “fully based on”.

[0011] As used throughout, a range is used as a shorthand to describe the individual values ​​within that range and for each value. Any value within a range may be chosen as an endpoint of that range. Furthermore, all references cited herein are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. In the event of any conflict between definitions in this disclosure and those in the cited references, the definitions in this disclosure shall prevail.

[0012] The features of this invention can be implemented in software, hardware, firmware, or a combination thereof. The computer program described herein is not limited to any particular embodiment and can be implemented in an operating system, application program, foreground or background process, driver, or any combination thereof. The computer program can execute on a single computer or server processor or multiple computers or server processors.

[0013] The processor described herein can be any central processing unit (CPU), microprocessor, microcontroller, computer, or programmable device or circuitry configured to execute computer program instructions (e.g., code). Various processors can be embodied in any suitable type of computer and / or server hardware (e.g., desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet, cellular phone, etc.) and can include all conventional auxiliary components required to form a functional data processing device, including but not limited to buses, software and data memory (e.g., volatile and non-volatile memory), input / output devices, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), removable data storage, and wired and / or wireless communication interface devices including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LAN, etc.

[0014] Computer-executable instructions or programs (e.g., software or code) and the data described herein can be programmed into and tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, which can be accessed and retrieved by a corresponding processor as described herein, the processor configuring and directing the processor to perform desired functions and processes by executing instructions encoded in the medium. A device embodying a programmable processor configured to perform such non-transitory computer-executable instructions or programs can be referred to as a "programmable device" or "device," and multiple programmable devices communicating with each other can be referred to as a "programmable system." It should be noted that the non-transitory "computer-readable medium" as described herein can include, but is not limited to, any suitable volatile or non-volatile memory that can be written to and / or read by a processor operatively connected to the medium, including random access memory (RAM) and its various types, read-only memory (ROM) and its various types, USB flash memory, and magnetic or optical data storage devices (e.g., internal / external hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tape CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, optical discs, ZIP drives). TM Drives, Blu-ray discs, and other devices.

[0015] In some embodiments, the invention may be embodied in the form of computer-implemented processes and apparatus, such as processor-based data processing and communication systems or computer systems for performing those processes. The invention may also be embodied in software or computer program code embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which, when downloaded to and executed by the data processing and communication system or computer system, configures the processor to generate specific logic circuitry configured to implement the processes.

[0016] Now refer to the attached diagram, Figure 1 Personal care systems are shown, such as an oral care system 100 including an electric toothbrush 102 and a charging device 104. Although Figure 1The examples shown include an electric toothbrush 102, but it should be understood that such examples are for illustrative purposes only. Examples can include any personal care product, such as skin care devices, hair care devices (e.g., hairbrushes, razors), etc. Although Figure 1 The example shown includes charging device 104, but some examples may include a charging device, while one or more other examples may not include a charging device.

[0017] As described herein, personal care products may include toothbrushes (e.g., electric toothbrush 102). Personal care products may include one or more parts, such as a body (e.g., a handle) and / or processing parts. For example, electric toothbrush 102 may include a body 103 and a neck 108. The neck 108 may be coupled to the body 103 at one end and to a brush head 106 at the other end. The brush head 106 may include one or more processing parts, such as cleaning elements 107 for cleaning the teeth of a user of the electric toothbrush 102. Other personal care products may include one or more additional processing parts, such as bristles, blades, conditioner, etc. A user may manipulate (e.g., hold) the electric toothbrush 102 through the body 103. An actuator 105 may be used to turn the electric toothbrush on and off. The actuator 105 may be used to select a user profile, as described herein. For example, the actuator 105 may be used to select a user profile of a user of the electric toothbrush 102 or a user other than the user of the electric toothbrush 102. Actuator 105 may be disposed on electric toothbrush 102, for example on the body 103 of toothbrush 102. Charging device 104 may be connected (e.g., via cable 119) to a power source, such as AC or DC power. Charging device 104 may include pin 112 by which electric toothbrush 102 can be placed on and connected to charging device 104.

[0018] Figure 2Components forming an oral care system 200 are shown. In some instances, the oral care system 200 may include an electric toothbrush 102 (e.g., only an electric toothbrush 102), and in other instances, the oral care system 200 may include the electric toothbrush 102 and one or more additional devices, such as a charging device 104. The oral care system 200 may include a communication interface 204 that allows the electric toothbrush 102 and / or the charging device 104 to communicate with one or more devices (e.g., a remote server 250, a mobile device 270, a laptop, a computer, etc.). The remote server 250 may include a database, such as database 252. The oral care system 200 may communicate with one or more devices to transmit and / or receive information related to the use of the oral care system 200. For example, the oral care system 200 may communicate with one or more devices to upload user profiles (including instructions for operating the electric toothbrush 102 according to the user profile) and / or download user profiles.

[0019] As described herein, instructions can be executed by the oral care system 200. For example, the oral care system 200 can execute instructions to clean the oral cavity. Such instructions can cause the cleaning element to move in a predetermined direction, speed, etc. For example, such instructions can cause the cleaning element to move at a predetermined speed and direction to perform daily cleaning, gentle cleaning (e.g., for sensitive teeth), deep cleaning, whitening, gum cleaning, tongue cleaning, etc. Instructions can be associated with settings (e.g., user settings). A user of the oral care system 200 can create and / or use one or more user settings. While one or more settings can be predetermined by the manufacturer of the oral care system 200, a user of the oral care system 200 can also create one or more additional settings. For example, a user of the oral care system 200 can determine which settings (e.g., sections of settings) are most effective for their oral care needs, and the user of the oral care system 200 can select settings (e.g., sections of settings) accordingly.

[0020] Settings-related instructions can be executed by the electric toothbrush 102 via a processor, such as processor 202. Processor 202 may include a central processing unit (CPU), which may be a programmable device or a dedicated logic circuit or integrated circuit. Processor 202 may work in conjunction with memory 220, which may be any type of recordable computer-readable medium. For example, memory 220 may be static flash memory, dynamic memory, or any other type of electronic memory. Memory 220 may store instructions, such as toothbrush settings as described herein. In some instances, processor 202 may be a general programmable device, and memory 220 may store instructions that cause processor 202 to perform the various functions described herein.

[0021] As described herein, the oral care system 100 may include one or more communication interfaces 204 (e.g., one or more types of communication interfaces 204). For example, the communication interface 204 may receive one or more signals that may include data indicating a user profile. Similarly, the processor 202 may receive data that may indicate a user profile from the communication interface 204. For example, the communication interface 204 may be used to transmit signals and / or data to or from the processor 202, network 260, etc. In this example, the network 260 may be the Internet, but the network may also be any network known to those skilled in the art, such as a local area network (LAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a personal area network (PAN), etc.

[0022] Communication interface 204 may include a wired interface. Alternatively or additionally, communication interface 204 may include wireless capabilities, such as Bluetooth or an IEEE 802.11 wireless interface and associated components. Other known wireless transmission protocols or wireless media arrangements may also be employed. These interfaces can be used to transmit data, such as user settings for one or more users (e.g., brushing settings). As described herein, user settings may include settings relating to the user of electric toothbrush 102 or users other than the user of electric toothbrush 102 (e.g., family members of the user, friends of the user, and other people known to the user).

[0023] The oral care system 200 may include one or more additional components. For example, a display 206 (e.g., a digital display) may be placed on the oral care system 200. The display 206 may display information related to user settings, such as the name of the user setting, the username associated with the user setting, the date associated with the user setting (e.g., when the user setting was uploaded / downloaded), the number of downloads associated with the user setting, instructions related to the user setting, etc. The display 206 may include a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an alphanumeric display, a separate lamp, or any other desired form of visual output. For example, the display 206 may be an LED (or an array thereof), which can be adjusted to provide desired light emission characteristics, such as color, temperature, intensity, etc.

[0024] User profiles can be associated with a single user, multiple users, or other similar users. For example, a user of electric toothbrush 102 can generate a user profile for their own use and / or for use by others. A user can receive user profiles associated with one or more users (e.g., other users) of the same or similar type of electric toothbrush 102. In this example, other users can be associated with a user of electric toothbrush 102 (e.g., one or more family members of the user, the user's dentist, etc.). For example, parents and / or dentists can program and / or identify one or more user profiles for user use. This program can be a training program, for example, demonstrating correct brushing techniques, brushing duration, etc.

[0025] In other instances, other users and the user of electric toothbrush 102 may be unrelated to each other. For example, other users may include celebrities (e.g., actors, professional athletes, musicians, etc.) that the user of electric toothbrush 102 may know. The user of electric toothbrush 102 may expect to perform oral care techniques similar to those of other users. For example, the user of electric toothbrush 102 may expect to brush their teeth in a manner similar to that of a celebrity (e.g., a famous person), and may expect to brush for the same duration as the celebrity, and so on. Performing similar brushing techniques can make the user of electric toothbrush 102 feel connected to a celebrity, which may lead the user of electric toothbrush 102 to brush their teeth more frequently, and thus provide hygiene benefits to the user of electric toothbrush 102.

[0026] As described herein, users (e.g., users of electric toothbrush 102 or other users of the same / similar type of electric toothbrush 102) can use predetermined settings for using the toothbrush. As described herein, predetermined settings may be associated with a user profile. Users (e.g., users of electric toothbrush 102 or other users of the same / similar type of electric toothbrush 102) can define (e.g., generate) settings and / or user profiles for the toothbrush. Such user settings can be saved for later use and / or shared with one or more users of the electric toothbrush. A user profile (e.g., predefined or defined) may include an identity and / or may be associated with instructions on how the electric toothbrush 102 can be operated. For example, instructions associated with a user profile may include movement of the cleaning element, movement of the head portion, duration of use, and the order in which areas of the user's mouth (e.g., top, bottom, back, front) can be cleaned, etc.

[0027] User profiles and / or settings associated with the use of the electric toothbrush 102 can be provided to one or more users. User profiles can be associated with instructions for using the electric toothbrush 102. User profiles (e.g., instructions) can be uploaded by one or more users (e.g., one or more users' electric toothbrushes) and downloaded by one or more other users (e.g., one or more other users' electric toothbrushes). For example, instructions to move the cleaning element in a predetermined direction, speed, etc., can be uploaded from one user's electric toothbrush 102 to another user's electric toothbrush 102 and / or electronic device.

[0028] The electronic device can be a server (e.g., a remote server), a mobile device of another user, etc. In instances where a user profile (e.g., instructions) is uploaded to a server (e.g., a remote server), the user can download instructions from the server. The user can directly download instructions to the electric toothbrush 102, but in some instances, the user may also, or alternatively, download instructions from the server to an electronic device (e.g., a mobile device), and then download the instructions from the electronic device to the user's electric toothbrush 102. The electric toothbrush 102 may include one or more communication interfaces 204 for communicating with the server and / or electronic devices (e.g., antennas in the electric toothbrush 102 and / or charging device).

[0029] Figure 3 Exemplary methods using the electric toothbrush 102 are shown. While the following examples describe a user receiving and / or providing user profile data with (e.g., using only) the electric toothbrush 102, it should be understood that this is for illustrative purposes only. In the examples, the user may receive and / or provide user profile data through one or more intermediary devices, such as a mobile device and / or the electric toothbrush 102. For example, a mobile device may act as an intermediary between a server (e.g., server 250) and the electric toothbrush 102. In other examples, as provided below, the user may interface with the electric toothbrush 102, and the electric toothbrush 102 may interface with a server (e.g., directly).

[0030] At point 302, the user of electric toothbrush 102 can activate electric toothbrush 102. After activation, electric toothbrush 102 can search the user profile to perform brushing techniques. The user can perform brushing techniques based on the general settings of electric toothbrush 102, user-defined settings, and / or one or more other user-defined settings that can be used for electric toothbrushes 102 of the same / similar type as the user's electric toothbrush 102.

[0031] For example, after activating the electric toothbrush 102, the electric toothbrush 102 and / or its user can search for user profiles containing brushing techniques the user wants to emulate during oral care activities (e.g., brushing teeth). At 304, in one instance, the electric toothbrush 102 can provide a list and / or recommendations of user profiles (e.g., based on user profile trends, previously used user profiles, etc.). The user of the electric toothbrush 102 can select one or more user profiles provided (e.g., recommended) by the electric toothbrush 102. In other instances, the user can perform a search for user profiles. For example, the user can search for celebrities they want to emulate during oral care activities (e.g., via the electric toothbrush 102).

[0032] The user and the electric toothbrush 102 can communicate with each other in one or more ways. For example, the electric toothbrush 102 can provide the user with video (via display 206) or audio (via speaker 122) information relating to one or more user profiles. For example, the electric toothbrush 102 can provide, via display 206 or speaker 122, lists of user profiles downloaded to the electric toothbrush most frequently, most effective user profiles (e.g., most effective in combating cavities, tooth decay, etc.), user profiles of a particular group (e.g., actors, athletes, musicians), etc. The lists can be grouped according to demographics. For example, the lists can be grouped and / or sorted according to user location, user age, dental characteristics (e.g., users with braces), etc.

[0033] Electric toothbrush 102 can provide trend information, such as which user profiles are most popular (e.g., currently popular, previously popular, expected to be popular) and which user profiles are losing popularity. Electric toothbrush 200 can provide information related to user profiles, such as the person associated with the user profile, the time the person has been performing oral care techniques consistent with the user profile, and the oral care results the user has achieved since performing the oral care techniques. For example, the user profile can indicate that the user of the user profile has shown fewer cavities since performing oral care techniques consistent with the instructions provided in the user profile.

[0034] At point 306, the user can select a desired user profile. The user can select a user profile via touch, hearing, or other means. For example, the user of the electric toothbrush 102 can select a user profile by touching the display 206 (in which the display 206 is an example of a touchscreen), touching a hard button located on the electric toothbrush 102, or speaking into the microphone 124. The user can select a user profile for single use, for multiple uses (e.g., for the next 7 days), etc.

[0035] In some instances, a user can select one or more user profiles. For example, a user can select the profiles of famous actors and famous athletes. When two or more user profiles are selected, the instructions associated with each user profile can be executed at separate times (e.g., one user profile executes in the morning, and another user profile executes at night). In other instances, the instructions associated with two or more user profiles can be combined and / or mixed to create a new user profile with instructions from each user profile (e.g., a mixed user profile).

[0036] The electric toothbrush 102 can determine how to create a hybrid user profile using instructions from various user profiles. For example, the electric toothbrush 102 can define a user profile with instructions suitable for the user of the electric toothbrush 102 based on the user's oral care profile (e.g., age, dental health status, dental history, and / or brushing activities). In other instances, the user can select instructions from one or more user profiles to generate a user profile where user-specific features are suitable for that user.

[0037] At 308, the electric toothbrush 102 may receive a desired user profile and / or associated instructions. For example, the electric toothbrush 102 may download a selected user profile and / or associated instructions, but in some instances, the electric toothbrush 102 may already have stored (in memory 220) one or more user profiles selected by the user (e.g., those previously selected by the user or those determined by the electric toothbrush 102 to be desired by the user of the electric toothbrush 102). As described herein, the user profile may be associated with instructions for performing oral care techniques via the electric toothbrush 102.

[0038] The instructions can be actions taken by one or more parts of the electric toothbrush 102 (e.g., cleaning element 107) when the user uses the electric toothbrush 102. These actions may include, for example, the cleaning element moving at a predetermined speed, the cleaning element moving in a predetermined direction, the brush head 106 moving in a predetermined direction, instructing the user which area of ​​the user's mouth should be treated (e.g., brushed), instructing the user how long each area of ​​the user's mouth should be treated, etc.

[0039] As described herein, processor 202 may cause electric toothbrush 102 (a component of electric toothbrush 102) to perform one or more movements. In some instances, electric toothbrush 102 may perform one or more activities automatically, but user input may be required to enable electric toothbrush 102 to perform one or more activities. For example, based on a selected user profile, processor 202 may cause (e.g., automatically) the cleaning element 107 of electric toothbrush 102 to move at a predetermined speed and / or in a predetermined direction each time. In other instances, user selection (by touch or sound) may be required before processor 202 causes the cleaning element 107 of electric toothbrush 102 to move at a predetermined speed and / or in a predetermined direction.

[0040] The electric toothbrush 102 (e.g., processor 202) can terminate (e.g., shut down) oral care techniques provided by a user profile. At 310, the electric toothbrush 102 can provide instructions on how well the user performs the techniques relative to the user profile (e.g., instructions provided by the user profile). These instructions can be based on a comparison between the techniques performed by the user of the electric toothbrush 102 and the techniques provided by the instructions in the user profile. For example, the electric toothbrush 102 can provide instructions on whether the user performs the techniques close to, exactly as defined in the user profile, or poorly relative to the instructions defined in the user profile. In an example, the electric toothbrush 102 can provide a score on the degree of closeness of the user's performance relative to the instructions defined in the user profile. For example, the electric toothbrush 102 can provide instructions (e.g., audio or video instructions) on whether the user performs the techniques similar to the user profile (e.g., 90% accuracy) for the total brushing duration but not similarly (e.g., 45% accuracy) when brushing the top and back teeth. By providing such instructions, users can set future goals to achieve brushing techniques similar to those defined in their user profile.

[0041] At 312, the user can provide feedback on the user profile. Feedback can be provided via touch (e.g., via display 206) of the electric toothbrush 102, by making the electric toothbrush 102 audible (e.g., via microphone 124), via mobile device 270, etc. For example, the user can indicate whether they find the user profile effective, interesting, boring, effective, ineffective, too long, too short, or more focused on one or more areas of the user's mouth compared to others. The electric toothbrush 102 can transmit such feedback to a server, and the feedback can be aggregated for determining a rating (good or bad), improving the user profile, discontinuing the user profile, etc.

[0042] Based on feedback, the electric toothbrush 102 can update the user profile (e.g., instructions associated with the user profile). For example, if a predetermined percentage of users indicate that the brushing segment duration in the user profile is too short, the duration of the brushing segment in the user profile can be increased. In some instances, the user can be notified of such updates, while in others, the update can be performed without notifying the user. In instances where the user profile is updated based on user feedback, users who provide such feedback can be identified to improve the user profile. For example, a username can be associated with the user profile, and the user can receive rewards (e.g., a free electric toothbrush or other oral care products).

[0043] Although the invention has been described with reference to specific examples (including the currently preferred mode for carrying out the invention), those skilled in the art will understand that numerous variations and substitutions exist for the systems and techniques described above. It should be noted that common components such as memory devices and power supplies have not been discussed herein, as their function will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. It should be understood that other embodiments can be utilized and structural and functional modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the invention should be interpreted broadly as set forth in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A personal care product comprising: Processing section; A handle portion for gripping the personal care product; A communication interface configured to receive signals from one or more digital devices, the received signals including one or more user profiles, wherein the one or more user profiles are generated by and associated with other users of similar personal care products; The display is configured to: Display a list of one or more user profiles, the one or more user profiles including: The identity of the user associated with each of the one or more user profiles; and Instructions for operating the personal care product corresponding to each of the one or more user profiles; and The user of the personal care product receives a user selection corresponding to the first user profile in one or more user profiles; and A processor configured to receive the first user profile from the communication interface and to cause the personal care product to perform operations according to the instructions in the first user profile.

2. The personal care product of claim 1, wherein the other users of the personal care product are associated with the user of the personal care product.

3. The personal care product of claim 1, wherein the other users of the personal care product are not associated with the user of the personal care product, and wherein the other users include at least one of a famous actor, athlete, or musician.

4. The personal care product of claim 1, wherein the instructions for operating the personal care product relate to at least one of the following: the speed at which the cleaning element of the personal care product moves, the direction of movement of the cleaning element, the duration of movement of the cleaning element in the user's mouth, or the order in which areas of the user's mouth are to be cleaned.

5. The personal care product of claim 1, wherein the one or more digital devices include at least one of a mobile device or a remote server.

6. The personal care product of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to search one or more user profiles based on input provided by a user of the personal care product.

7. The personal care product of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide recommendations for the one or more user profiles based on the popularity of the one or more user profiles.

8. The personal care product according to claim 1, further comprising: The display is configured to display information relating to the one or more user profiles, including at least one of the number of downloads of each of the one or more user profiles or the date on which each of the one or more user profiles was downloaded via the personal care product.

9. The personal care product of claim 1, wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive signals from one or more of the digital devices.

10. The personal care product according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the personal care product is an electric toothbrush.

11. A system for enhancing the personal care experience, comprising: One or more digital devices, said one or more digital devices being configured to: Receive one or more user profiles uploaded by a third-party user who is different from and not associated with the users of the system, each of the one or more user profiles including the identity of the third-party user and instructions for operating personal care products; as well as Provide a signal including one or more user profiles; as well as The personal care product includes: Processing section; A handle portion for gripping the personal care product; A communication interface configured to receive the signal from the one or more digital devices; The display is configured to: Display a list of the one or more user profiles; and Receive user selection corresponding to at least the first user profile among the one or more user profiles; and A processor configured to receive the first user profile from the communication interface and to cause the personal care product to perform operations according to the instructions in the first user profile.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the third-party user includes at least one of a famous actor, athlete, or musician.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions for operating the personal care product relate to at least one of the following: the speed at which the cleaning element of the personal care product moves, the direction of movement of the cleaning element, the duration of movement of the cleaning element in the user's mouth, or the order in which areas of the user's mouth are to be cleaned.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more digital devices include at least one of a mobile device or a remote server.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to search the one or more user profiles based on input provided by the user of the personal care product.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to provide recommendations for the one or more user profiles based on the popularity of the one or more user profiles.

17. The system of claim 11, further comprising: The display is configured to display information relating to the one or more user profiles, including at least one of the number of times the one or more user profiles have been downloaded or the date the one or more user profiles were downloaded via the personal care product.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive signals from one or more of the digital devices.

19. The system according to any one of claims 11 to 18, wherein the personal care product is an electric toothbrush.

20. A computer-implemented method for using a personal care product, comprising: The personal care product is activated based on a first input provided by the user, and the personal care product includes a display. The display of the personal care product shows a list of one or more user profiles including instructions for operating the personal care product, wherein the one or more user profiles are generated by users who are not associated with the user of the personal care product, and the one or more user profiles include the identity of the user associated with each of the one or more user profiles and instructions for operating the personal care product corresponding to each of the one or more user profiles. The selection of the first user profile among the one or more user profiles is received through a second input provided by the user; Digital information is received from one or more digital devices via the communication interface of the personal care product, the digital information including the first user profile in the user profile; as well as The processor enables the personal care product to perform operations according to the instructions in the first user profile.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second input comprises at least one of a touch provided by the user or an audio signal provided by the user.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the instructions include at least one of: the speed of the cleaning element of the personal care product, the direction of the cleaning element, the duration of use in a region of the user's oral cavity of the personal care product, or the order in which regions of the user's oral cavity are to be cleaned.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the one or more digital devices include at least one of a mobile device or a remote server.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising searching one or more user profiles based on input provided by a user of the personal care product.

25. The method of claim 20, further comprising displaying on a display at least one of the following: the number of times the user profile has been downloaded, the date the user profile was downloaded via the personal care product, or an update to the user profile.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein the digital information is received wirelessly from one or more of the digital devices.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein the user who is not associated with the user of the personal care product includes at least one of a famous actor, athlete, or musician.

28. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 27, wherein the personal care product is an electric toothbrush.

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