Hairstyle image map, hairstyle proposing device, and hairstyle proposing method

Abstract

To provide a hairstyle image map, a hairstyle proposing device, and a hairstyle proposing method capable of displaying a relationship between a hairstyle and an image so as to be easily understood.SOLUTION: A first form impression shaft having first and second ends and a second form impression shaft having third and fourth ends are provided. A character suggesting childish impression and an image of a first person having a forelock and straight hair are arranged near the first end. A character suggesting adult-like impression and an image of a second person having no forelock and having curly hair are arranged near the second end. A character suggesting linear impression and an image of a third person having no forelock and having straight hair are arranged near the third end. A character suggesting curly impression and an image of a fourth person having a forelock and curly hair are arranged near the fourth end.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a hairstyle image map, a hairstyle suggestion device, and a hairstyle suggestion method. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a hairstyle image map that determines and evaluates the hairstyle that best suits an individual, taking into account their individual personality and facial features, as well as their preferences and requests, and makes it possible to grasp the image that each hairstyle evokes. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 3611007 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The hairstyle image map of Patent Document 1 shows the correlation between hairstyles and the images of "light," "heavy," "curved," and "straight." A hairstyle with a "light" image is characterized by movement at the ends of the hair, a bright hair color, bangs, smooth, and short to medium length, while a hairstyle with a "heavy" image is characterized by calm ends, a dark hair color, a forehead-exposing hair, moist, and medium to long length, while a hairstyle with a "curved" image is characterized by wavy curls, rounded lines, volume on the sides, and softness, while a hairstyle with a "straight" image is characterized by stiffness, a vertical silhouette, angular lines, and straightness. With such a hairstyle image map, it is not possible to grasp which features of a hairstyle contribute greatly to an image. It was necessary to clarify how a hairstyle and an image are related in a simpler way.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a hairstyle image map that clearly displays the relationship between hairstyles and images, a hairstyle suggestion device, and a hairstyle suggestion method. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The hairstyle image map according to the present disclosure is characterized in that it has a first form impression axis having a first end and a second end, and a second form impression axis having a third end and a fourth end, and is arranged such that near the first end, text evoking a childish impression and an image of a first person with bangs and straight hair, near the second end, text evoking a mature impression and an image of a second person with no bangs and curly hair, near the third end, text evoking a straight impression and an image of a third person with no bangs and straight hair, and near the fourth end, text evoking a curvaceous impression and an image of a fourth person with bangs and curly hair are arranged.

[0007] Other features of the present disclosure are set forth below. Effect of the Invention

[0008] To provide a hairstyle image map in which the relationship between hairstyles and images is displayed in an easily understandable manner, a hairstyle suggestion device, and a hairstyle suggestion method. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a hairstyle image map. [Diagram 2] These are images of people with different hairstyles. [Diagram 3] This is a diagram showing the correspondence between three hairstyle factors and impressions. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the survey results regarding the impression of form. [Diagram 5] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a hairstyle image map showing the results of FIG. 5. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing survey results regarding personality impressions. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a hairstyle image map displaying the results of FIG. 6. [Figure 8] 1 is an example of a hairstyle image map relating to a shape impression. [Figure 9] 1 is an example of a hairstyle image map relating to personality impressions. [Figure 10] 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating the relationship between a person image and a form impression, and the relationship between a person image and a personality impression. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing survey results regarding the relationship between hairstyle and impression. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a modified example of the hairstyle image map. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the hairstyle suggestion device. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the hairstyle suggestion device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] A hairstyle image map, a hairstyle suggestion device, and a hairstyle suggestion method according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The same or corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the repeated description may be omitted.

[0011] Embodiment FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a hairstyle image map. According to one example, this hairstyle image map has a first appearance impression axis 10 corresponding to a "childish" impression or a "mature" impression as a vertical axis, and a second appearance impression axis 12 corresponding to a "straight" impression or a "curved" impression as a horizontal axis. According to one example, the first appearance impression axis 10 is an axis extending up and down, and the second appearance impression axis 12 is an axis extending left and right, and these are perpendicular to each other. The first appearance impression axis 10 is sometimes called a balance axis. The second appearance impression axis 12 is sometimes called a form axis. The upper end of the first appearance impression axis 10 is called the first end, and the lower end is called the second end. The left end of the second appearance impression axis 12 is called the third end, and the right end is called the fourth end.

[0012] The character "childish" and an image 21 of a first person having bangs and straight hair are arranged near the first end of the first form impression axis 10. The character "childish" can be replaced with another "character evoking a childish impression". Characters evoking a childish impression are not particularly limited, but for example, childish, childish, infantile, immature, not adult, like a child, light, not heavy, etc. In another example, characters evoking a childish impression are preferably unreliable, immature, wanting to protect, etc. In another example, characters evoking a childish impression are more preferably unreliable, immature, etc. In one example, "characters evoking a childish impression" are "characters that give the impression of a child" or "characters with a concept similar to a child". The image 21 of the first person can be an image of any person that satisfies the requirements of having bangs and straight hair. The hair length of the first person's image 21 is arbitrary. In the example of Fig. 1, two images are arranged as the first person's image 21: an image of a person with long hair whose length is longer than the shoulders, and an image of a person with short hair whose length is shorter than the shoulders. In another example, the number of the first person's images 21 can be one, or three or more.

[0013] The character "adult-like" and the image 22 of the second person having no bangs and curly hair are arranged near the second end of the first form impression axis 10. The character "adult-like" can be replaced with another "character evoking an adult-like impression". The character evoking an adult-like impression is not particularly limited, but for example, adult-like, mature, adult, being an adult, older, calm, heavy, adultlike, grown-up, mature, adult, composure, equanimity, self-possession, calmness, heavy, weighty, etc. According to another example, the character evoking an adult-like impression is preferably protective, intelligent, stable, etc. According to another example, the character evoking an adult-like impression is even more preferably protective. According to one example, the "character evoking an adult-like impression" is "character that brings about an adult impression" or "character with a concept similar to an adult". The image 22 of the second person can be an image of any person that satisfies the requirements of no bangs and curly hair. The hair length of the image 22 of the second person is arbitrary. In the example of Fig. 1, two images are arranged as the image 22 of the second person: an image of long hair whose length is longer than the shoulders, and an image of short hair whose length is shorter than the shoulders. In another example, the number of images 22 of the second person can be one, or three or more.

[0014] The character "straight line" and an image 23 of a third person having no bangs and straight hair are arranged near the third end of the second form impression axis 12. The character "straight line" can be replaced with another "character evoking a straight line impression". Characters evoking a straight line impression are not particularly limited, but for example, straight line, straight line, straight, straight, straight, straight, line, cool, neat, tidy, plain, simple, etc. In another example, characters evoking a straight line impression are preferably "avoidable", "harsh", etc. In one example, the "character evoking a straight line impression" is "character that brings about a straight line impression" or "character with a concept similar to a straight line". The image 23 of the third person can be an image of any person that satisfies the requirements of no bangs and straight hair. The length of the hair of the image 23 of the third person is arbitrary. 1, two images, one with long hair that is longer than the shoulder length and the other with short hair that is shorter than the shoulder length, are arranged as the third person images 23. According to another example, the number of the third person images 23 can be one, or three or more.

[0015] The character "curvilinear" and an image 24 of a fourth person with bangs and curly hair are arranged near the fourth end of the second form impression axis 12. The character "curvilinear" can be replaced with another "character evoking a curvilinear impression". Characters evoking a curvilinear impression are not particularly limited, but are, for example, curve, curvilinear, curvilineal, curved, warm, warmly, warmness, sweet, sugary, and the like. According to another example, characters evoking a curvilinear impression are preferably easy to talk to, approachable, familiar, wanting to protect, and the like. According to another example, characters evoking a curvilinear impression are more preferably easy to talk to, approachable, familiar, and the like. According to one example, "characters evoking a curvilinear impression" are "characters that bring about a curvilinear impression" or "characters with a concept similar to a curve". The image 24 of the fourth person may be an image of any person that satisfies the requirements of having bangs and curly hair. The length of hair of the image 24 of the fourth person may be any. In the example of FIG. 1, two images are arranged as the image 24 of the fourth person: an image of long hair whose length is longer than the shoulders, and an image of short hair whose length is shorter than the shoulders. In another example, the number of images 24 of the fourth person may be one, or three or more.

[0016] According to the hairstyle image map of Fig. 1, a first form impression axis 10 is provided, and at both ends of the axis, opposing images of "characters evoking a childish impression" and "characters evoking a mature impression" and corresponding hairstyle images are arranged. Furthermore, a second form impression axis 12 is provided, and at both ends of the axis, opposing images of "characters evoking a straight impression" and "characters evoking a curved impression" and corresponding hairstyle images are arranged. Anyone who refers to this hairstyle image map can know the relationship between hairstyles and the images that they give.

[0017] Although the first and second form impression axes 10 and 12 in FIG. 1 are provided with straight lines and arrows at both ends, according to another example, the arrows can be omitted. Also, the first form impression axis 10 can be a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line with a double-headed arrow. The second form impression axis 12 can be a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line with a double-headed arrow. According to another example, the first and second ends of the first form impression axis 10 can be interchanged, the third and fourth ends of the second form impression axis 12 can be interchanged, or the first and second form impression axes 10 and 12 can be interchanged.

[0018] In the example of Fig. 1, the first form impression axis 10 and the second form impression axis 12 are perpendicular to each other. However, according to another example, the characters and images may be arranged as described above with respect to the first form impression axis 10 and the second form impression axis 12 arranged in parallel. According to yet another example, the first form impression axis 10 and the second form impression axis 12 may intersect at any angle or be arranged non-parallel.

[0019] The hairstyle image map in Fig. 1 includes information on hairstyle and personality impression in addition to the information on the two form impressions mentioned above. The information on hairstyle and personality impression is written in the upper right part, lower left part, upper left part, and lower right part of this hairstyle image map.

[0020] The upper right part of the hairstyle image map is the area between the first end and the fourth end. In this area, the character "cute" and an image 25 of a fifth person with long hair that has bangs, curly hair, and is longer than the shoulders are arranged. The character "cute" can be replaced with another "character that evokes a cute impression". Characters that evoke a cute impression are not particularly limited, but for example, pretty, lovely, cute, adorable, lovable, adorable, dainty, innocent, innocent, cute, sweet, charming, appealing, lovable, etc. In another example, the character that evokes a cute impression can be a combination of any one of "unreliable, immature, want to protect" that evokes a childish impression and any one of "easy to talk to, approachable, friendly, want to protect" that evokes a curvaceous impression. Specifically, the characters that evoke a cute impression can be, for example, any one of the following: Unreliable, yet easy to talk to Unreliable yet approachable Unreliable yet friendly Unreliable, but wanting to protect Immature and approachable Immature and approachable Immature yet familiar Immature and wanting to protect - People you want to protect and who are easy to talk to -Protective and approachable - Protective and friendly According to one example, "characters evoking a cute impression" are "characters that bring about a cute impression" or "characters with a concept similar to cute." According to one example, the fifth person image 25 may be an image of any person who has bangs, curly hair, and long hair. In the example of Fig. 1, one fifth person image 25 is displayed. According to another example, the number of fifth person images 25 may be two or more.

[0021] The lower left part of the hairstyle image map is the area between the second end and the third end. In this area, the character "cool" and an image 26 of a sixth person with short hair that is straight and shorter than the shoulder length are arranged. The character "cool" can be replaced with another "character that evokes a cool impression". Characters that evoke a cool impression are not particularly limited, but are, for example, sharp, calm, moderate, and the like. According to another example, the character that evokes a cool impression can be a combination of any one of "protective, intelligent, stable" that evokes a mature impression and any one of "avoidable, tough" that evokes a linear impression. Specifically, the character that evokes a cool impression can be, for example, any one of the following: - They seem like they'd protect me, but I want to avoid them -Protective and strict Intelligent and respectful ·Intelligent and tough - Stable and yet shy Stable and tight According to one example, "characters evoking a cool impression" are "characters that bring about a cool impression" or "characters with a concept similar to cool." According to one example, the sixth person image 26 may be an image of any person that has no bangs, has straight hair, and has short hair. According to another example, the sixth person image 26 may be an image of any person that has no bangs. In the example of FIG. 1, one sixth person image 26 is displayed. According to another example, the number of sixth person images 26 may be two or more.

[0022] The upper left part of the hairstyle image map is the area between the first end and the third end. In this area, the word "fresh" and an image 27 of a seventh person with short hair that has bangs, curly hair, and hair that is shorter than the shoulders are arranged. The word "fresh" can be replaced with another "word evoking a fresh impression". Words evoking a fresh impression are not particularly limited, but for example, lively, energetic, active, fresh, vivid, lively, and refreshing. According to another example, the word evoking a fresh impression can be a combination of any one of "unreliable, immature, want to protect" that evokes a childish impression and any one of "want to avoid, harsh" that evokes a straightforward impression. Specifically, the word evoking a fresh impression can be, for example, any one of the following: Unreliable and something to be avoided Unreliable and harsh Immature and avoidable Immature and harsh I want to protect them, but I also want to avoid them. I want to protect you, but it's tough According to one example, "characters evoking a fresh impression" are "characters that bring about a fresh impression" or "characters with a concept similar to freshness." According to one example, the seventh person's image 27 may be an image of any person who has bangs, curly hair, and short hair. According to another example, the seventh person's image 27 may be an image of any person who has short hair that is shorter than the shoulder length. In the example of FIG. 1, one seventh person's image 27 is displayed. According to another example, the number of seventh person's images 27 may be two or more.

[0023] The lower right part of the hairstyle image map is the area between the second end and the fourth end. In this area, the character "kind" and an image 28 of an eighth person with long hair that is curly and has bangs and is longer than the shoulders are arranged. The character "kind" can be replaced with another "character that evokes a kind impression". Characters that evoke a kind impression are not particularly limited, but for example, gentle, tolerant, warm, compassionate, kind, graceful, elegant, beautiful, considerate, honest, graceful, modest, gentle, tender, soft, graceful, elegant, polite, stylish, sympathy, compassion. In another example, the character that evokes a kind impression can be a combination of any one of "protective, intelligent, stable" that evokes a mature impression and any one of "easy to talk to, approachable, friendly, want to protect" that evokes a curvaceous impression. Specifically, the characters that evoke a gentle impression can be, for example, any one of the following: - Seems like he / she will protect you and is easy to talk to Protective and approachable Protective and friendly -I feel like they will protect me, and I want to protect them Intelligent and easy to talk to Intelligent and approachable Intelligent and friendly Intelligent and protective Stable and easy to talk to · Stable and accessible Stable and familiar Stable and wanting to protect According to one example, "characters evoking a gentle impression" are "characters that bring about a gentle impression" or "characters with a concept similar to gentleness." According to one example, the image 28 of the eighth person may be an image of any person who has bangs, curly hair, and long hair. In the example of Fig. 1, one image 28 of the eighth person is displayed. According to another example, the number of images 28 of the eighth person may be two or more.

[0024] According to one example, the faces of all the person images in FIG. 1 can be made the same. By standardizing the faces, it is possible to eliminate the impression given by the face and focus only on the impression given by the hairstyle. In other words, it is possible to know what kind of morphological impression and personality impression the hairstyle gives. The inventors call such a hairstyle image map a "hairstyle facial feature map." Incidentally, various characters can be written on such a hairstyle image map as described above. According to one example, two characters can be written side by side in one place on the hairstyle image map, or three or more characters can be written. For example, the characters "childish," "unreliable," and "immature" can be displayed on the first end, which is the top end of the first morphological impression axis 10.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing examples of images of the first to eighth persons. The four images C, D, E, and F in the top row are of short hair, and the four images G, H, I, and J in the bottom row are of long hair. The images C, D, G, and H in the left half of FIG. 2 are of straight hair, and the images E, F, I, and J in the right half are of curly hair. Furthermore, the presence or absence of bangs is also clearly distinguished. However, all the persons have the same face. According to one example, it is possible to avoid an excessively childish face and an excessively adult-like face, and to adopt a face that is intermediate between these. Also, according to one example, it is possible to avoid an excessively linear, i.e., long face, and an excessively curved, i.e., round face, and to adopt a face that is intermediate between these.

[0026] Figure 3 is a table summarizing the images adopted in the hairstyle image map and the hairstyles that give off that image. A mature impression is given by having no bangs and having curly hair. A childish impression is given by having bangs and having straight hair. A straight-line impression is given by having no bangs and having straight hair. A curvy impression is given by having bangs and having curly hair. Hair length does not contribute significantly to the mature, childish, straight, or curvy impressions.

[0027] FIG. 3 further describes the following: A cute impression is given by having bangs, curly hair, and long hair. A fresh impression is given by having bangs, curly hair, and short hair. A cool impression is given by having no bangs, straight hair, and short hair. A gentle impression is given by having bangs, curly hair, and long hair. The relationship between such hairstyles and the images given by those hairstyles was obtained through a large-scale survey conducted by the inventors. The survey conducted by the inventors is described below.

[0028] Figures 4-7 are diagrams showing the results of a survey conducted by the inventors on hairstyle impressions and personality impressions. The inventors conducted a questionnaire survey on hairstyle images with the following contents for 188 beauty school students (hereinafter referred to as respondents) with an average age of 19.47 years old. 1. Three factors were used as variables for hairstyle: long or short hair, straight or wavy hair, and whether or not there was bangs. In other words, 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 different hairstyles were used. 2. Photographs of makeup dolls with these eight different hairstyles were prepared. Based on these eight photographs, images were prepared with controlled (uniform) hair and skin colors using Adobe Photoshop (registered trademark) 24.43.0. The eight images are shown in Figure 2. 3. Each of the eight types of images was shown to the respondents, one at a time, and they were asked to rate the degree of their impression of form (adult-like, child-like, linear, curvilinear) and personality (cute, cool, fresh, gentle) on a six-point scale from 0 to 5. In other words, the respondents answered the degree to which each image was "adult-like," "child-like," "linear," "curvilinear," "cute," "cool," "fresh," and "gentle" on a six-point scale from 0 to 5. The answer column had six options: 0 (not at all applicable), 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (definitely applicable), and the respondents chose one of them. The respondents were presented with the images and entered their answers through Google Forms using a PC installed on campus. The order in which the images were presented was randomized by shuffling the order using the Google Forms shuffle function. 4. Analysis was performed using quantification type I, with reference to "Ato Hiroshi (1964), Quantification Theory, Annual Report of Social Psychology, 5, 73-103." The three factors of hairstyle, namely, whether or not there is bangs, whether the hair is straight or curly, and whether the hair is long or short, are the independent variables, and the form impression evaluation and personality impression evaluation are the dependent variables. Category scores were obtained using quantification type I. The category scores of the independent variables were considered to be the degree of contribution to the dependent variable.

[0029] Figure 4 shows the category scores for form impression. The following can be seen from Figure 4. The "mature look" is mainly due to the lack of a bang. Curly hair contributes somewhat to a more mature look than straight hair. The length of the hair does not contribute to a mature look. The "childish impression" is mainly brought about by having bangs. Straight hair contributes somewhat to a childish impression rather than curly hair. The length of the hair has almost no effect on the childish impression. The "straight impression" is mainly caused by straight hair. Having no bangs contributes somewhat to the straight impression compared to having bangs. The length of the hair has almost no effect on the straight impression. The "curved impression" is mainly brought about by curly hair. Having bangs contributes somewhat to the curvaceous impression compared to not having bangs at all. The length of the hair has almost no effect on the curvaceous impression.

[0030] In this way, the appearance of a person's appearance, whether adult-like, child-like, straight or curvy, is determined mainly by the presence or absence of bangs and the difference between straight and curly hair, and is hardly affected by the length of the hair. In other words, by paying attention only to the bangs and the waves, the appearance of a person's appearance can be adjusted to the intended impression.

[0031] Figure 5 is a hairstyle image map showing the morphological impressions of adult, childish, straight, and curved, and the factors that give those impressions. From the description in the lower part of Figure 5, it can be seen that the main factor for the adult impression is the absence of bangs, and the secondary factor is curly hair. From the description in the upper part of Figure 5, it can be seen that the main factor for the childish impression is the presence of bangs, and the secondary factor is straight hair. From the description in the left side of Figure 5, it can be seen that the main factor for the straight impression is straight hair, and the secondary factor is the absence of bangs. From the description in the right side of Figure 5, it can be seen that the main factor for the curved impression is curly hair, and the secondary factor is the presence of bangs.

[0032] Figure 6 shows the category scores of personality impressions. The following can be seen from Figure 6. There is no hairstyle factor that contributes significantly to a "gentle impression," but having bangs, curly hair, and long hair give that impression. "Fresh impression" is mainly brought about by short hair. Having bangs and having curly hair contributes slightly to the impression. The main factor that distinguishes between a "gentle impression" and a "fresh impression" is the length of the hair. Also, according to the evaluation results, the more curly the hair is, the more likely it is to give a "gentle" impression rather than a "fresh" impression. The main factor in giving a "cool impression" is the lack of bangs. Although the contribution is smaller than that of having no bangs, having straight hair and short hair also contribute to a cool impression. "Cute impression" is given by having bangs, having curly hair, and having long hair. The contribution of the three factors was about the same. When comparing "cool impression" and "cute impression," the three factors of whether or not there is bangs, whether the hair is straight or wavy, and whether the hair is long or short were all contributing in the opposite direction. In other words, a cool impression is brought about by no bangs, straight hair, and short hair, while a cute impression is brought about by having bangs, curly hair, and long hair.

[0033] Figure 7 is a hairstyle image map listing personality impressions related to cute, cool, fresh, and gentle, and the factors that give those impressions. From the description in the upper right of Figure 7, we can see that the cute impression is given by having bangs, having curly hair, and having long hair. From the description in the lower left of Figure 7, we can see that the main factor for the cool impression is having no bangs, and the secondary factors are having straight hair and having short hair. From the description in the upper left of Figure 7, we can see that the main factor for the fresh impression is short hair, and the secondary factors are having bangs and having curly hair. From the description in the lower right of Figure 7, we can see that the factors for the gentle impression are having bangs, having curly hair, and having long hair.

[0034] Based on such survey results, the character "cute" and the image of the fifth person 25, the character "cool" and the image of the sixth person 26, the character "fresh" and the image of the seventh person 27, and the character "kind" and the image of the eighth person 28, which are related to the personality impressions in FIG. 1, are placed at appropriate positions in relation to the shape impressions. That is, the character "cute" and the image of the fifth person 25 have an image of the first end (childish, with bangs) and the fourth end (curved, curly hair), so they are placed in the area between them. The character "cool" and the image of the sixth person 26 have an image of the second end (adult, no bangs) and the third end (straight, straight hair), so they are placed in the area between them. The character "kind" and the image of the eighth person 28 have a stronger image of the fourth end (curved, curly hair) than the character "fresh" and the image of the seventh person 27, so they are placed on the right side of the figure. Conversely, the word "fresh" and image 27 of the seventh person have a stronger third-edge (straight lines, straight hair) image than the word "gentle" and image 28 of the eighth person, and are therefore placed on the left side of the figure.

[0035] In this way, the characters and images related to the personality impression are placed in appropriate positions in relation to the characters and images related to the form impression. In the example of Fig. 1, there is a first end in the upward direction, a second end in the downward direction, a third end in the leftward direction, and a fourth end in the rightward direction, so the characters and images related to the personality impression are placed as described above, but if the placement of the first to fourth ends is changed, the placement of the characters and images related to the personality impression will also be changed accordingly.

[0036] The hairstyle image map in Figure 1 expresses both the relationship between hairstyle and appearance impression, and the relationship between hairstyle and personality impression. However, it is also possible to create a hairstyle image map that expresses only one of the relationships.

[0037] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hairstyle image map related only to the morphological impression. This hairstyle image map includes a first morphological impression axis 10, a second morphological impression axis 12, a first to fourth end, and images 21, 22, 23, and 24 of the first to fourth persons. In this example, one image 21 of the first person, one image 22 of the second person, one image 23 of the third person, and one image 24 of the fourth person are arranged. With such a simple hairstyle image map, a hairstyle facial features map focusing only on the morphological impression can be obtained.

[0038] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a hairstyle image map related only to personality impressions. This hairstyle image map can be said to be one in which only descriptions related to personality impressions in FIG. 1 are extracted and a first personality impression axis 30 and a second personality impression axis 32 are added. The first personality impression axis 30 has a first end and a second end. Near the first end, characters evoking a cute impression and an image 41 of a first person with curly hair, bangs, and long hair that is longer than the shoulders are arranged. Near the second end, characters evoking a cool impression and an image 42 of a second person with no bangs are arranged.

[0039] The second personality impression axis 32 has a third end and a fourth end. Near the third end, text evoking a fresh impression and an image 43 of a third person with short hair that is shorter than the shoulders are arranged. Near the fourth end, text evoking a gentle impression and an image 44 of a fourth person with curly hair, bangs, and long hair that is longer than the shoulders are arranged.

[0040] The image 42 of the second person may have straight or curly hair, and may have short or long hair, so long as it does not have bangs. In the example of Fig. 9, the image 42 of the second person has straight, short hair that is shorter than the shoulders. The image 43 of the third person 4 may have short hair, and may have bangs or not, and may have straight or curly hair. In the example of Fig. 9, the image 43 of the third person has bangs and curly hair.

[0041] According to one example, the first personality impression axis 30 is a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line with a double-headed arrow, and the second personality impression axis 32 is a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line with a double-headed arrow. The double-headed arrow may be omitted. According to the example of FIG. 9, the first personality impression axis 30 and the second personality impression axis 32 are perpendicular to each other. According to another example, they may be arranged in a parallel arrangement, or other arrangements may be adopted. The hairstyle image map includes both or either of the information on the above-mentioned shape impression and the information on the personality impression, and may be provided in various forms, not limited to those exemplified above.

[0042] Figure 10 is a graph that quantitatively reflects the scores of form impression and personality impression for each image in Figure 2. The circular dots relate to form impression, and the diamond-shaped dots relate to personality impression. C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J in Figure 10 correspond to the letters of the alphabet attached to the images in Figure 2. For example, the circular dot H has a mature score of about 70 and a linear score of about -50. And the diamond-shaped dot H gives a slightly cool impression and a slightly fresh impression. It can be seen that the positions of the circular dots and diamond-shaped dots for the same alphabet on the map are roughly similar.

[0043] Figure 11 is a table showing the average category scores of different respondent groups. The results of the survey, which had beauty students, beauty school faculty, and university students as respondents, are shown in Figure 11. The respondents were 188 beauty students with an average age of 19.47 years, 39 beauty school faculty, and 85 university students with an average age of 20.14 years, totaling 312 people. The specific survey method was the same as that in Figure 4-8, but university students were presented with images and entered their answers through Google Forms via their individual devices (their own computers) instead of the PCs installed on campus.

[0044] From the table in Figure 11, it can be seen that the main factor in a mature impression is the absence of bangs, the main factor in a childish impression is the presence of bangs, the main factor in a linear impression is straight hair, and the main factor in a curved impression is curly (wavy) hair. In other words, the presence or absence of bangs has a consistent effect on the balance axis (first form impression axis 10), and whether the hair is straight or curly has a consistent effect on the form axis (second form impression axis 12). There is no consistent effect of hair length on the form impression, including the balance axis and the form axis. However, the effect on personality impression suggests that long hair strengthens the impression of the curved direction of the form axis, and short hair strengthens the impression of the straight direction. From these analysis results, the facial features map of hairstyles shown in Figure 1 was created. Next, we will consider the personality impression column in Figure 11.

[0045] If we consider that the impression of "cute" includes a childlike image (having bangs) and a curvaceous image (having curly hair), then we would predict that the BANG column for "cute" would be a positive value and that the WAVE column would also be a positive value, and this is indeed what happened.

[0046] Considering that the impression of "fresh" includes a childlike image (having bangs) and a linear image (straight hair), the BANG column for "fresh" is predicted to be a positive value and the WAVE column a negative value. In the actual evaluation results, the BANG column for "fresh" was a positive value and the WAVE column a small positive value, so the former is consistent with the prediction and the latter is inconsistent with the prediction.

[0047] Considering that the impression of "cool" includes a mature image (no bangs) and a linear image (straight hair), it is predicted that the BANG column for "cool" will have a negative value, and the WAVE column will also have a negative value. The actual evaluation results were consistent with this prediction.

[0048] Considering that the impression of "gentle" includes a mature image (no bangs) and a curvaceous image (curly hair), it is predicted that the BANG column for gentle will be negative and the WAVE column will be positive. In the actual evaluation results, the BANG column for gentle was positive and the WAVE column was positive, so the former did not match the prediction, but the latter did match the prediction.

[0049] In the personality evaluation column of FIG. 11, the column that matched with the prediction from the morphological impression as described above is surrounded by a thick dashed line. The evaluation results showed that the results matched with the prediction from the morphological impression in 6 out of 8 items. From such evaluation results, another example of a hairstyle image map can be shown. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a modified example of a hairstyle image map. The hairstyle image map of FIG. 12 differs from the hairstyle image map of FIG. 1 in the following points. (Difference 1) The hair length in image 25a of the fifth person in Fig. 12 is shorter than the hair length in image 25 of the fifth person in Fig. 1. As a result, the hair in image 25a of the fifth person in Fig. 12 is shorter than the hair in image 28 of the eighth person. (Difference 2) The hair length in image 27a of the seventh person in Fig. 12 is shorter than the hair length in image 27 of the seventh person in Fig. 1. As a result, the hair in image 27a of the seventh person in Fig. 12 is shorter than the hair in image 24 of the fourth person, which has short hair. Difference 1 is based on the following consideration. First, for "cute" in Figure 11, the bangs score is +0.8, the waves score is +0.7, and the length score is +0.6, so the contribution of length is relatively small. In contrast, for "gentle," the bangs score is +0.4, the waves score is +0.4, and the length score is +0.4, so it can be said that each element contributes almost equally to the formation of a gentle impression. From this consideration, it is acceptable for the hair length to be slightly shorter (as long as it can be considered long hair) for "cute" compared to "gentle." Difference 2 is based on the following consideration. In Figure 11, "Fresh" has a bangs score of +0.4, a wave score of +0.3, and a length score of -1.1, so having short hair contributes greatly to the impression of freshness. In contrast, "Curvy" has a bangs score of +0.3, a wave score of +1.4, and a length score of +0.1, so hair length contributes very little to the formation of the impression of curvaceousness. From this consideration, by making the hair length of "Fresh" shorter than that of "Curvy," it can be shown that having short hair is important in forming the impression of freshness. Figure 12 was created based on such consideration. The hair length in the image 25a of the fifth person is made shorter than that in the image 28 of the eighth person to avoid matching the two images, and the hair length in the image 27a of the seventh person is made shorter than that in the image 24 of the fourth person (the one with short hair out of the two images) to avoid matching the two images. According to one example, avoiding overlapping or reducing the number of overlapping images used in the hairstyle image map increases the convenience of the user.

[0050] The hairstyle image map according to the present embodiment may be displayed, for example, on a printed matter such as paper, a screen projected by a projector, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, or a touch panel. The hairstyle image map is a list of hairstyles and the impressions given by the hairstyles, and is therefore highly convenient and can be used in various situations. According to one example, the hairstyle image map can be used in education, beauty salons, cosmetics stores, and the like. By using the hairstyle image map in an educational setting, the image given by the hairstyle can be explained to students in an easy-to-understand manner. In a beauty salon, communication between a customer and a hairdresser or barber can be promoted. For example, a customer can express an intended image in words, and the hairdresser or barber can suggest a hairstyle to realize that image while referring to the hairstyle image map. Even in the field of cosmetics sales, a counselor can suggest cosmetics after understanding the impression given by the customer's hairstyle by referring to the hairstyle image map.

[0051] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a hairstyle suggestion device based on knowledge obtained by creating the above-mentioned hairstyle image map. According to one example, the hairstyle suggestion device 50 includes an input unit 52, a calculation unit 54, and an output unit 56. According to one example, the input unit 52 includes at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a touchpad, a digitizer, a touch panel, and a voice input device. The input unit 52 receives information on one of words evoking a childish impression, words evoking a mature impression, words evoking a linear impression, and words evoking a curvilinear impression. The input information is provided to the calculation unit 54. The calculation unit 54 receives the input information and causes the output unit 56 to output the following information. (O1) When the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes a childish impression, information suggesting that the person has bangs (O2) When the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes a mature impression, information that suggests no bangs (O3) When the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes an impression of straight lines, information that suggests straight hair (O4) When the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes an impression of curved lines, information that suggests that the character should be called "curved hair"

[0052] The output unit 56 outputs any one of the above-mentioned information O1-O4. According to one example, the output unit 56 includes a display device or an audio output device, and displays the output information on a display or outputs the output information as audio. When there are multiple inputs, there may be multiple outputs. For example, when a word evoking a childish impression and a word evoking a straightforward impression are input, the information O1 and the information O3 can be output.

[0053] Other sets of inputs and outputs are also possible. For example, the input unit receives information on one of words evoking a cute impression, words evoking a cool impression, words evoking a fresh impression, and words evoking a gentle impression. The input information is provided to the calculation unit 54. The calculation unit 54 receives the input information and causes the output unit 56 to output the following information: (O5) When the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes a cute impression, information that suggests that the person has bangs, that their hair is curly, and that their hair is long and longer than their shoulders. (O6) When the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes a cool impression, information that suggests no bangs is displayed. (O7) Information suggesting that the hair length be cut short, below shoulder length, if the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes a fresh impression. (O8) When the information received by the input unit is a word that evokes a gentle impression, information that suggests that the person has bangs, that their hair is curly, and that their hair is long and longer than their shoulders

[0054] The output unit 56 outputs any one of the above-mentioned information O5-O8. When there are multiple inputs, there may be multiple outputs. For example, when a word evoking a cute impression and a word evoking a fresh impression are input, the information O5 and the information O7 can be output. Furthermore, it is also possible to make it possible to identify as input information a word evoking an impression of "childish," "adult," "straight," "curvy," "cute," "cool," "fresh," or "gentle," or any of these impressions. In this case, at least one of the information O1-O8 is output. The output may be only at least one of characters of whether or not there is bangs, curly / straight hair, and short / long hair, or only an image, or both characters and an image.

[0055] FIG. 14A is a diagram showing a configuration example of a hairstyle suggestion device. The hairstyle suggestion device 60 includes a receiving device 60A, a processing device 60B, and a transmitting device 60C. Information on the image input by the user is transmitted to the receiving device 60A. The above-mentioned functions performed in the device are realized by the processing device 60B. According to an example, the processing device 60B judges whether the information on the received image is any of childish, adult-like, linear, curvilinear, cute, cool, fresh, and gentle, or a word that evokes any of these impressions. For example, not only when "childish" is input, but also when words that evoke a childish impression such as childish, childish, young, immature, young, young age, youthful, light, childish, puerile, infantile, immature, not adult, like a child, light, and not heavy are input, it is judged that information on the image of "childish" has been input. The processing device 60B issues a command to the transmitting device 60C to output an image corresponding to the input information. For example, when the input information "childish" is received, the processing device 60B issues a command to the transmitting device 60C to output the image 21 of the first person described above. According to one example, the face part of the output image can be a preset average face or a synthetic face obtained by morphing. According to another example, the face part of the output image can be a face part of an individual obtained in advance. Specifically, in an educational setting, the face part of a student can be used, and in a beauty salon and a cosmetics store, the face part of a customer can be used. In addition to this image, words that evoke the same impression as childish may also be output. On the other hand, the processing device 60B may determine that the information on the received image does not correspond to any of childish, adult-like, linear, curvilinear, cute, cool, fresh, and gentle, and does not correspond to any of the words that evoke any of these impressions. In that case, the processing device 60B issues a command to the transmitting device 60C to display a screen requesting re-input.The screen for requesting re-input may be supplemented with information prompting the user to input words such as childish, adult-like, linear, curvaceous, cute, cool, fresh, gentle, or words evoking any of these impressions.

[0056] The processing device 60B may be dedicated hardware or a CPU (also called a Central Processing Unit, processing device, arithmetic device, microprocessor, microcomputer, processor, DSP) that executes a program stored in a memory. When the processing device is dedicated hardware, the processing device may be, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination of these.

[0057] FIG. 14B shows a configuration example of the hairstyle suggestion device when the processing device is a CPU. In this case, each function of the hairstyle suggestion device is realized by software or a combination of software and firmware. The software or firmware is written as a program and stored in the memory 70F. The processor 70E realizes each function by reading and executing the program stored in the memory 70F. That is, the memory 70F stores a program that results in each of the above-mentioned processes being executed when executed by the processing device 60B in FIG. 14A. These programs can also be said to cause a computer to execute the above-mentioned procedures and methods. Here, the memory corresponds to, for example, a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, or a DVD. Some of the above-mentioned functions may be realized by hardware, and some may be realized by software or firmware.

[0058] According to one example, it is possible to propose a hairstyle by utilizing the above knowledge without using a hairstyle image map. For example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives a childish impression or an impression of a similar nature, it is possible to suggest that the hairstyle has bangs. As mentioned above, this is not limited to the word childish, but also applies to other words that evoke a childish impression. As another example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives a mature impression or an impression of the same nature, it may be suggested that the hairstyle be without bangs. As mentioned above, this is not limited to the word mature, but also applies to other words that evoke a mature impression. As another example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives an impression of straightness or the same quality, it may be suggested to make the hair straight. As mentioned above, this is not limited to the word "straight" but also applies to other words that evoke a straight impression. As another example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives the impression of curvature or the like, it may be suggested to make the hair curvy. As mentioned above, this is not limited to the word curvature, but also applies to other words that evoke the impression of curvature. According to another example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives an impression of cute or the like, it may be suggested that the hairstyle has bangs, is curly, and is long beyond the shoulders. As mentioned above, the same is true not only for the word "cute" but also for other words that evoke a cute impression. As another example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives the impression of cool or the like, it may be suggested that the hairstyle have no bangs. As mentioned above, this is not limited to the word "cool" but also applies to other words that evoke the impression of cool. In another example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives an impression of freshness or the like, it may be suggested that the hair be cut short, below shoulder length. As mentioned above, this is not limited to the word "fresh" but also applies to other words that evoke a fresh impression. According to another example, in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives an impression of gentleness or the like, it may be possible to suggest that the hairstyle has bangs, is curly, and is long, and the length of the hair is longer than the shoulders. As mentioned above, this is not limited to the word gentle, but may be the same for other words that evoke a gentle impression. In addition, these hairstyle suggestions may be made individually or multiple suggestions may be made simultaneously. For example, in response to the question of what gives a childish or mature impression in a hairstyle, it is possible to answer (suggest) that it is mainly due to the presence or absence of bangs. Here, the knowledge about the relationship between hairstyles and images is used to "suggest" hairstyles, but the knowledge can also be used in a hairstyle classification method. According to one example, it is possible to classify the image given by a hairstyle, or conversely, to classify hairstyles that realize a certain image.

[0059] The hairstyle image map, the hairstyle suggestion device, and the hairstyle suggestion method according to the present embodiment can be modified in various ways without departing from the characteristics of the present disclosure. In addition, the word "recall" is used in the sense of "association" or "imagination." [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 10 1st form impression axis, 12 2nd form impression axis, 21 1st person image, 22 2nd person image, 23 3rd person image, 24 4th person image, 25 5th person image, 26 6th person image, 27 7th person image, 28 8th person image, 30 1st personality impression axis, 32 2nd personality impression axis

Claims

1. a first form impression shaft having a first end and a second end; a second form impression axis having a third end and a fourth end; Characters evoking a childish impression and an image of a first person having straight hair and bangs are arranged near the first end; A character that evokes a mature impression and an image of a second person having curly hair and no bangs are arranged near the second end; Characters evoking a linear impression and an image of a third person having straight hair and no bangs are arranged near the third end; The hairstyle image map has arranged near the fourth end characters evoking a curvaceous impression and an image of a fourth person having bangs and curly hair.

2. The hairstyle image map according to claim 1 , wherein the image of the first person, the image of the second person, the image of the third person, and the image of the fourth person are arranged one by one.

3. At least two images are arranged as the image of the first person, that is, an image of long hair whose length is longer than the shoulder position and an image of short hair whose length is shorter than the shoulder position; At least two images are arranged as the image of the second person, that is, an image of long hair whose length is longer than the shoulder position and an image of short hair whose length is shorter than the shoulder position; At least two images of the third person are arranged, including an image of the third person having long hair whose length is longer than the shoulders and an image of the third person having short hair whose length is shorter than the shoulders; The hairstyle image map according to claim 1 , wherein at least two images of the fourth person are arranged, that is, an image of long hair whose length is longer than the shoulders and an image of short hair whose length is shorter than the shoulders.

4. The hairstyle image map according to claim 1 , wherein the faces of the first person image, the second person image, the third person image and the fourth person image are identical.

5. The first shape impression axis is a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line having a double-headed arrow, The second shape impression axis is a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line having a double-headed arrow, The hairstyle image map according to claim 1 , wherein the first appearance impression axis and the second appearance impression axis are perpendicular to each other.

6. The first end is in an upward direction, the second end is in a downward direction, the third end is in a leftward direction, and the fourth end is in a rightward direction, In a region between the first end and the fourth end, a character evoking a cute impression and an image of a fifth person having bangs, curly hair, and long hair that is longer than shoulder length are arranged, A character evoking a cool impression and an image of a sixth person without bangs are arranged in a region between the second end and the third end, a character evoking a fresh impression and an image of a seventh person having short hair that is shorter than shoulder length are arranged in a region between the first end and the third end; The hairstyle image map according to claim 5, wherein a character evoking a gentle impression and an image of an eighth person having bangs, curly hair, and long hair that is longer than shoulder length are arranged in an area between the second end and the fourth end.

7. a first personality impression axis having a first end and a second end; a second personality impression axis having a third end and a fourth end; A character that evokes a cute impression and an image of a first person having bangs, curly hair, and long hair that is longer than shoulder length are arranged near the first end, A character evoking a cool impression and an image of a second person without bangs are arranged near the second end, A character that evokes a fresh impression and an image of a third person having short hair that is shorter than the shoulder length are arranged near the third end, The hairstyle image map has arranged near the fourth end characters evoking a gentle impression and an image of a fourth person having bangs, curly hair, and long hair that is longer than shoulder length.

8. The second person has straight, short hair that is shorter than shoulder length, The hairstyle image map according to claim 7, wherein the third person has curly hair and bangs.

9. The personality impression axis is a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line having a double-headed arrow, The second personality impression axis is a straight line, a dashed line, or a chain line having a double-headed arrow, 9. The hairstyle image map according to claim 7, wherein the first personality impression axis and the second personality impression axis are perpendicular to each other.

10. an input unit for receiving any one of information on words evoking a childish impression, words evoking a mature impression, words evoking a linear impression, and words evoking a curvaceous impression; and an output unit that outputs information suggesting the presence of bangs when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the childish impression, outputs information suggesting the absence of bangs when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the adult impression, outputs information suggesting straight hair when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the linear impression, and outputs information suggesting curly hair when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the curved impression.

11. an input unit for receiving information on any one of words evoking a cute impression, words evoking a cool impression, words evoking a fresh impression, and words evoking a gentle impression; an output unit that outputs information suggesting the presence of bangs, curly hair, and long hair that is longer than shoulder length when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the cute impression, outputs information suggesting the absence of bangs when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the cool impression, outputs information suggesting short hair that is shorter than shoulder length when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the fresh impression, and outputs information suggesting the presence of bangs, curly hair, and long hair that is longer than shoulder length when the information received by the input unit is words that evoke the gentle impression.

12. the input unit includes at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a touch pad, a digitizer, a touch panel, and a voice input device; The hairstyle suggestion device according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the output unit comprises a display device or an audio output device.

13. Suggesting that the hairstyle have bangs in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives a childish or similar impression; In response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives a mature impression or an impression of the same quality, a proposal to have no bangs is made; To propose straightening hair in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives the impression of straightness or the same quality; To propose curving hair in response to requests for hairstyle images that give the impression of curvature or the like; In response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives an impression of cuteness or the like, suggest that the hairstyle has bangs, is curly, and is long, and the length of the hair is longer than the shoulders; In response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives an impression of coolness or the like, suggesting that the hairstyle be free of bangs; In response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives an impression of freshness or the like, a proposal is made to have hair shorter than shoulder length; This hairstyle suggestion method includes at least one of proposing that the hairstyle has bangs, that the hair is curly, and that the hair is long and longer than the shoulders in response to a request for a hairstyle image that gives a gentle or similar impression.

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