Sleep Beauty Consulting System and Sleep Beauty Consulting Method

Abstract

We provide a sleep beauty consulting system and methods that consider the root causes of skin problems and can improve skin condition. [Solution] The sleep beauty consulting system comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires the skin problems of the consultant based on the consultant's skin condition information; a calculation unit that calculates a score for the consultant's hormone factors; an improvement recommendation content storage unit that stores improvement recommendation content corresponding to the hormone factors; an identification unit that identifies the hormone factors that affect the acquired skin problems based on a reference value of the calculated score; and a selection unit that determines the importance of the improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormone factors and selects the improvement recommendation content with the highest importance from the improvement recommendation content storage unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to a sleep beauty consulting system and a sleep beauty consulting method.

Background Art

[0002] There is a desire to improve the skin condition for beauty purposes. Although skin care with cosmetics is common, its effects are superficial and temporary.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] An object of embodiments of the present invention is to provide a sleep beauty consulting system and a sleep beauty consulting method that can improve the skin condition in consideration of the root cause of skin problems.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] A sleep beauty consulting system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires skin problems of a counselor based on skin condition information of the counselor, a calculation unit that calculates a score for a hormone factor of the counselor, an improvement recommendation content storage unit that stores improvement recommendation content corresponding to the hormone factor, a specification unit that specifies the hormone factor that affects the acquired skin problems based on a reference value of the calculated score, and a selection unit that determines the importance of the improvement recommendation content corresponding to the specified hormone factor and selects the improvement recommendation content with high importance from the improvement recommendation content storage unit.

[0006] A sleep beauty consulting method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an acquisition step of acquiring the client's skin issues based on the client's skin condition information; a calculation step of calculating a score for the client's hormone factors; an identification step of identifying the hormone factors that affect the acquired skin issues based on a reference value of the calculated score; and a selection step of determining the importance of improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormone factors and selecting the improvement recommendation content with high importance.

[0007] A sleep beauty consulting method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: extracting the skin problems of a client; evaluating the state of the client's hormone factors; identifying, from the evaluated state of hormone factors, hormone factors that are in an inappropriate state and affect the extracted skin problems; and selecting improvement recommendation content related to the identified hormone factor from a library storing multiple improvement recommendation contents. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to embodiments of the present invention, a sleep beauty consulting system and a sleep beauty consulting method can be realized that take into account the root causes of skin problems and improve the condition of the skin. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a flowchart showing the sleep beauty consulting method according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a graph showing skin problems. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a table showing the types of hormonal factors and examples of specific hormones that influence them. [Figure 4] Figure 4 shows the method for calculating the sleep hormone score. [Figure 5] Figure 5 shows the method for calculating the growth hormone score. [Figure 6]Figure 6 shows the method for calculating the stress hormone resistance score. [Figure 7] Figure 7 shows the method for calculating the female hormone score. [Figure 8] Figure 8 shows the method for calculating the male hormone resistance score. [Figure 9] Figure 9 is a graph showing the balance of hormone factors. [Figure 10] Figure 10 is a table showing the relationship between skin problems and the hormones that affect them. [Figure 11] Figure 11 is a table showing the relationship between recommended content for improvement and hormonal factors. [Figure 12] Figure 12 is a table showing ingredients that are effective for various skin problems. [Figure 13] Figure 13 is a block diagram showing the sleep beauty consulting system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 14] Figure 14 is a block diagram showing the calculation unit of the sleep beauty consulting system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 15] Figure 15 is a block diagram showing the memory unit of the sleep beauty consulting system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 16] Figure 16 is a flowchart showing the sleep beauty consulting method according to the third embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] <First Embodiment> Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a flowchart showing the sleep beauty consulting method according to this embodiment. Figure 2 is a graph showing skin problems. Figure 3 is a table showing the types of hormonal factors and examples of specific hormones that influence them. Figure 4 shows the method for calculating the sleep hormone score. Figure 5 shows the method for calculating the growth hormone score. Figure 6 is a diagram showing a method for calculating a stress hormone resistance score. Figure 7 is a diagram showing a method for calculating a female hormone score. Figure 8 is a diagram showing a method for calculating a male hormone resistance score. Figure 9 is a graph showing a hormone factor balance. Figure 10 is a table showing the relationship between skin problems and hormones that affect them. Figure 11 is a table showing the relationship between recommended improvement content and hormone factors. In FIGS. 10 and 11, cases with relevance are indicated by "〇". The same applies to FIG. 12 described later.

[0011] (Step of extracting skin problems) As shown in step S1 of FIG. 1, a skin section of the counselor is obtained. For example, upon receiving an application from the counselor, a kit for collecting a skin section is mailed to the counselor's home. The kit is, for example, one that collects a skin section of the counselor's face by attaching and peeling an adhesive tape to the counselor's face. The counselor mails the collected kit to a predetermined inspection institution.

[0012] Next, as shown in step S2, a predetermined inspection institution inspects the skin section obtained in step S1 to evaluate the skin condition of the counselor. The evaluation items include, for example, one or more items selected from the group consisting of the following items, and for example, all of the following items.

[0013] · Blotchiness (ability to maintain transparency) · Freckles (difficulty in forming freckles) · Texture (smoothness of texture) · Pores (invisibility of pores) · Firmness (ability to maintain firmness and elasticity) · Wrinkles (difficulty in forming wrinkles) · Dryness (difficulty in getting dry) · Acne (difficulty in forming acne) The items to be evaluated may include items other than those listed above, such as sebum amount, moisture content, skin tone, skin temperature, presence or absence of melasma, and presence or absence of dark circles under the eyes.

[0014] As shown in Figure 2, the condition of the client's skin is quantified item by item, compared to a baseline value, and items below the baseline value are extracted as "skin issues." In Figure 2, the closer to the outer edge of the octagon, the better the condition, and the baseline value is shown with a dashed line. For example, in the example shown in Figure 2, the client's biggest skin issue is "dryness," and "dullness," "spots," and "wrinkles" are also issues.

[0015] Furthermore, the method for identifying skin problems is not limited to skin section examination; they may also be identified by directly observing the client's skin or through questionnaires. Additionally, skin problems may be identified using, for example, skin testing equipment at a cosmetics counter in a store. Skin section examination is preferred because it eliminates the need for the client to visit a testing facility and allows for objective assessment.

[0016] (The process of evaluating the client's hormone profile) Furthermore, as shown in step S3 of Figure 1, a questionnaire is administered to the person seeking advice. The questionnaire is administered, for example, via the internet. The questionnaire may also be administered by telephone or in person. The content of the questionnaire includes, for example, one or more items selected from the following group of items regarding the person seeking advice, and for example, all of the following items.

[0017] ·age ·sex • For women, whether or not they are pregnant. • For women, whether or not they are menstruating. • Light exposure conditions ·Sleep onset time • Situations of waking up in the middle of the night

[0018] In addition, the questionnaire may include at least one of the following items besides those listed above. • Daily routine • Daytime activities ·Sleeping environment • Preparing for sleep • Perspective and way of thinking about things • Free entry

[0019] Next, as shown in step S4, the client's hormone profile is evaluated based on the information obtained in step S3. For example, there are five types of hormone factors that affect the skin, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 shows the types of hormone factors and specific examples of hormones that influence them. For example, a specific example of a hormone that influences the hormone factor "sleep hormone" is "plasma melatonin." However, the sleep hormone is not limited to plasma melatonin; any hormone with a similar hormonal function to plasma melatonin may be evaluated as a hormone that influences the "sleep hormone," either together with or in place of plasma melatonin. The same applies to other hormone factors.

[0020] A numerical value representing the state of hormone factors is calculated as a "score." This score includes the sleep hormone score, growth hormone score, stress hormone resistance score, female hormone score, and male hormone resistance score, which will be described later. A higher score indicates a better state of hormone factors. The following explains examples of how to calculate each score.

[0021] The sleep hormone score is calculated using formula (1), for example, as shown in Figure 4. Specifically, the baseline is set to 100%, and the sleep hormone score is obtained by adding the age-adjusted variable and the light exposure-adjusted variable to the baseline. For example, if the age is 32 years (age-adjusted variable: 0%), the time of falling asleep is 23:00, and the time of waking up is 7:00 (light exposure-adjusted variable: (23:00-21:00)×4.2+(8:00-7:00)×7.7), the sleep hormone score would be 100-0-(2×4.2+1×7.7)=83.9%.

[0022] The growth hormone score is calculated using formula (2), as shown in Figure 5. Specifically, the baseline is set to 100%, and the sum of the baseline plus the age-adjusted variable is multiplied by the sex-adjusted variable, and then by the night-time awakening adjustment variable to obtain the growth hormone score. The sex-adjusted variable is determined based on the time distribution of growth hormone secretion. In men, the ratio of growth hormone secretion within the first three hours of sleep to growth hormone secretion at other times is 7:3, while in women, the ratio is 1:1. For example, a 40-year-old woman (age-adjusted variable: -40%) (sex-adjusted variable: 0.5) who wakes up less than three hours after falling asleep (night-time awakening adjustment variable: 0.33) would have a growth hormone score of (100-40) × 0.5 × 0.33 = 9.9%.

[0023] The stress hormone resistance score is calculated using formula (3), for example, as shown in Figure 6. Specifically, the baseline is set to 100%, and the stress hormone resistance score is calculated by multiplying the sum of the baseline and the mid-night awakening adjustment variable by the age adjustment variable. For example, if a person is 45 years old (age adjustment variable: 0.5) and wakes up 2.5 hours after falling asleep (mid-night awakening adjustment variable: +33%), the stress hormone resistance score would be 100 - (100 + 33) × 0.5 / 2 = 66.75%.

[0024] The female hormone score is calculated using formula (4), for example, as shown in Figure 7. Specifically, the baseline is set to 100%, and the female hormone score is calculated by adding the age-adjusted variable, sex-adjusted variable, pregnancy-adjusted variable, and physiological-adjusted variable to the baseline. For example, a 30-year-old woman (age-adjusted variable: 0), who is not pregnant (pregnancy-adjusted variable: 0) and not menstruating (physiological-adjusted variable: 0) would have a female hormone score of 100-0-0-0-0=100%.

[0025] The male hormone resistance score is calculated using formula (5), for example, as shown in Figure 8. Specifically, the baseline is set to 100%, and the male hormone resistance score is obtained by adding the age-adjusted variable, sex-adjusted variable, and sleep-duration-adjusted variable to the baseline. For example, for a 40-year-old woman (age-adjusted variable: -6%) with a sex-adjusted variable of -90% and a bedtime of 1:00 AM (sleep-duration-adjusted variable: -3%), the male hormone resistance score would be {1-(100-6-90-3) / 120} ≈ 99%.

[0026] The variables in the above formulas (1) to (5) were determined based on the following literature. 1. Literature on age adjustment (a) Sleep hormone score 1)Kennaway, DJ, Lushington, K., Dawson, D., Lack, L., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Rogers, N. (1999). Urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion and aging: new results and a critical review of the literature. Journal of pineal research, 27(4), 210-220. 2)Sharma M, Palacios-Bois J, Schwartz G, Iskandar H, Thakur M, Quirion R, Nair NP. Circadian rhythms of melatonin and cortisol in aging. Biol Psychiatry. 1989 Feb 1;25(3):305-19. doi: 10.1016 / 0006-3223(89)90178-9. PMID: 2914154. (b) Growth hormone score 1) Ho, KK, & Hoffman, DM (1993). Aging and growth hormone. Hormone research, 40(1-3), 80-86. https: / / doi.org / 10.1159 / 000183771 2) Pfizer (2023). On growth hormone deficiency in adults. https: / / www.ghw-pfizer.info / adult / adult / growth (c) Stress resistance score 1) POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS INC. (2018). Unraveling the mechanism by which stress depletes skin moisture. https: / / www.pola-rm.co.jp / pdf / release_20180611_2.pdf (d) Female hormone score 1) Kansai Medical University. (2016). List of Endocrine Reference Values. https: / / www2.kmu.ac.jp / tiken / client / kijunchi%204.pdf 2) Mochida Pharmaceutical (nd). Women's Life Stages and Illnesses. https: / / www.mochida.co.jp / woman / womanslife /

[0027] 2. Literature on gender adjustment (a) Growth hormone score 1) Suzuki et al. (2014). Sleep duration and growth hormone secretion. Weekly Japan Medical Journal, No. 4684, p. 92. https: / / www.jmedj.co.jp / journal / paper / detail.php?id=825 2) Obal, F., Jr, & Krueger, JM (2004). GHRH and sleep. Sleep medicine reviews, 8(5), 367-377. https: / / doi.org / 10.1016 / j.smrv.2004.03.005 3) Kryger, M., Roth, T., & Dement, W. (2011). Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine (5th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. https: / / doi.org / 10.1016 / C2009-0-59875-3 (b) Female hormone score 1) Kansai Medical University. (2016). List of Endocrine Reference Values. https: / / www2.kmu.ac.jp / tiken / client / kijunchi%204.pdf (c) Male hormone resistance score 1) Kansai Medical University. (2016). List of Endocrine Reference Values. https: / / www2.kmu.ac.jp / tiken / client / kijunchi%204.pdf

[0028] 3. Literature on adjusting to middle-of-the-night awakening (a) Growth hormone score 1) Morris, CJ, Aeschbach, D., & Scheer, FA (2012). Circadian system, sleep and endocrinology. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 349(1), 91-104. https: / / www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov / pmc / articles / PMC3242827 / 2) Honda Y, Takahashi K, Takahashi S, Azumi K, Irie M, Sakuma M, Tsushima T, Shizume K. Growth hormone secretion during nocturnal sleep in normal subjects. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology. 1969;29:20-29. 3) Born J, Muth S, Fehm HL. The significance of sleep onset and slow wave sleep for nocturnal release of growth hormone (GH) and cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1988;13:233-243. 4) Pietrowsky R, Meyrer R, Kern W, Born J, Fehm HL. Effects of diurnal sleep on secretion of cortisol, luteinizing hormone, and growth hormone in man. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1994;78:683-687. 5) Weibel L, Follenius M, Spiegel K, Gronfier C, Brandenberger G. Growth hormone secretion in night workers. Chronobiology International. 1997;14:49-60. 6) Beck U, Brezinova V, Hunter WM, Oswald I. Plasma growth hormone and slow wave sleep increase after interruption of sleep. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1975;40:812-815. (b) Stress resistance score 1)Morris, C. J., Aeschbach, D., & Scheer, F. A. (2012). Circadian system, sleep and endocrinology. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 349(1), 91-104. https: / / www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov / pmc / articles / PMC3242827 / 2)Weitzman ED, Nogeire C, Perlow M, Fukushima D, Sassin J, McGregor P, Gallagher TF, Hellman L. Effects of a prolonged 3-hour sleep-wake cycle on sleep stages, plasma cortisol, growth hormone, and body temperature in man. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1974;38:1018-1030. 3)El-Hajj Fuleihan G, Klerman EB, Brown EN, Choe Y, Brown EM, Czeisler CA. The parathyroid hormone circadian rhythm is truly endogenous-a general clinical research center study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1997;82:281-286. 4)Wehr TA, Aeschbach D, Duncan WCJ. Evidence for a biological dawn and dusk in the human circadian timing system. Journal of Physiology. 2001;535:937-951. 5)Aeschbach D, Sher L, Postolache TT, Matthews JR, Jackson MA, Wehr TA. A longer biological night in long sleepers than in short sleepers. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2003b;88:26-30. 6)Scheer FA, Hilton MF, Mantzoros CS, Shea SA. Adverse metabolic and cardiovascular consequences of circadian misalignment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009;106:4453-4458.

[0029] In this way, the score for each hormone factor is calculated. As an example, as shown in Figure 9, the scores for each hormone factor can be plotted in radar chart format to create a hormone profile, thereby visualizing the balance of the client's hormone factors. In other words, a "hormone profile" is a collection of scores. In Figure 9, the closer to the outer edge of the pentagon, the higher the score, and the baseline is shown by a dashed line. If the score is above the baseline, the state of that hormone factor is judged as "appropriate," and if it is below the baseline, the state of that hormone factor is judged as "inappropriate."

[0030] For example, as shown in Figures 4 to 8, the standard value for the sleep hormone score is 60.5%, the standard value for the growth hormone score is 66.5%, the standard value for the stress hormone resistance score is 70%, the standard value for the female hormone score is 70%, and the standard value for the male hormone resistance score is 16%. In the example shown in Figure 9, the client's female hormone, stress hormone resistance, and growth hormone levels are judged to be "appropriate" because their scores are above the standard values, while their sleep hormone and male hormone resistance levels are judged to be "inappropriate" because their scores are below the standard values.

[0031] Note that formulas (1) to (5) and each variable are examples only and may change as research on hormones progresses and data accumulates. Furthermore, the method of evaluating hormone levels is not limited to questionnaires; actual test values ​​may also be evaluated through biological tests such as blood tests.

[0032] The order in which the steps for identifying skin issues, shown in steps S1 and S2 of Figure 1, and the steps for evaluating hormone profiles, shown in steps S3 and S4, are performed is not limited to any particular order. For example, after receiving the questionnaire results shown in step S3, the test kit used in step S1 may be mailed to the person seeking advice. Alternatively, the steps for identifying skin issues and evaluating the state of hormone factors may be performed in parallel.

[0033] (The process of identifying the causative hormone factor) Next, as shown in step S5 of Figure 1, hormonal factors influencing the skin issues are identified based on the skin issues extracted in step S2 and the hormone profiles evaluated in step S4.

[0034] As shown in Figure 10, each skin problem is influenced by specific hormonal factors. For example, if the client's skin problem is "dryness," then "sleep hormones," "stress hormone resistance," and "female hormones" are influencing it.

[0035] Then, the hormonal factors that affect the items identified as "skin issues" in Step S2, and that were judged as "inappropriate" in Step S4, are designated as "causative hormonal factors." For example, in the example shown in Figure 2, the client's biggest skin issue is "dryness," and as shown in Figure 10, the hormonal factors that affect "dryness" are "sleep hormones," "stress hormone resistance," and "female hormones." On the other hand, in the example shown in Figure 9, the client is deficient in "sleep hormones" and "male hormone resistance." Therefore, the "causative hormonal factor" is "sleep hormones." Note that there may be two or more causative hormonal factors.

[0036] (The process of selecting content recommended for improvement) Next, as shown in step S6 of Figure 1, improvement recommendation content related to the causative hormone factor identified in step S5 is selected. As shown in Figure 11, the library stores multiple improvement recommendation contents. The library is, for example, computer memory or cloud memory area, and the improvement recommendation content is stored electronically. Alternatively, the library may be in paper format, and the improvement recommendation content may be printed. The content of each improvement recommendation and its relationship to the hormone factor are based on medical knowledge and are written in a way that is easy for non-specialist readers to understand. For example, if the causative hormone factor is "sleep hormone," the improvement recommendation contents to select would be "circadian rhythm," "effects of light exposure," and "effects of blue light."

[0037] Furthermore, the content of the recommended improvement suggestions and their relationship to the causative hormones are not limited to the examples shown in Figure 11. For example, the temperature of the water used for washing one's face, which is not directly related to sleep, can also be included in the recommended improvement suggestions. In addition, the recommended improvement suggestions may be expanded and modified in the future as research on hormones and sleep progresses.

[0038] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 7, at present, female hormone levels are primarily determined by age, sex, pregnancy status, and menstruation status, making lifestyle changes difficult. However, as research on female hormones progresses, effective improvement recommendations may be proposed and stored in the library.

[0039] The proposed improvement recommendations are preferably those that correspond to the identified hormonal factors and are of high importance. Importance is determined by a process that correlates information showing how much each improvement recommendation, as shown in Figure 11, affects each hormonal factor. For example, importance can be determined by multiple regression analysis with the presence or absence of improvement in the hormonal factor as the dependent variable and the status of each improvement recommendation as the independent variable.

[0040] (The process of creating advice) Next, as shown in step S7 of Figure 1, the consultant creates advice to present to the client based on the improvement recommendation content selected in step S6. For example, multiple improvement recommendation contents are arranged in an appropriate order, and if there are multiple causative hormone factors, duplicates are removed from the selected improvement recommendation contents to facilitate the client's understanding. The consultant may also create the advice by referring to the results of the questionnaire obtained in step S3 of Figure 1.

[0041] In creating advice, artificial intelligence (AI) may be used as an aid. For example, a draft of the advice may be created by the AI, and a human consultant may create the advice based on this draft. Alternatively, a computer may process information according to a predetermined algorithm based on prepared table data and create a draft of the advice. The consultant then provides consulting to the client based on the advice. The consulting may be conducted in person, online, or by telephone. Alternatively, the advice may be sent to the client by email or postal mail. The sleep beauty consulting according to this embodiment is completed by following these steps.

[0042] (effect) In this embodiment, by comparing the client's skin problems with their hormone profile, the causative hormone factors that are the root cause of skin troubles are taken into consideration, and effective advice for improving the client's skin can be proposed, leading to the expectation of even more effective improvement suggestions.

[0043] <Second Embodiment> This embodiment also proposes skincare in addition to the first embodiment. Figure 12 is a table showing ingredients that are effective for various skin problems.

[0044] In this embodiment, in the step of selecting the recommended improvement content shown in step S6 of Figure 1, in addition to the recommended improvement content related to hormonal factors shown in Figure 11, the recommended improvement content related to skincare shown in Figure 12 is also selected. For example, if the skin problem is dryness, the recommended improvement content related to hydrolyzed collagen is selected. In this case, the importance of the recommended improvement content is determined by including the recommended improvement content related to skincare.

[0045] According to this embodiment, advice can be given to clients from both the perspectives of hormone factor balance and skincare. This allows for skin improvement from both the inside and outside of the body. For example, for clients for whom improving hormone factor balance is deemed effective for their skin problems, the recommended content for improving hormone factor balance shown in Figure 11 is provided; for clients for whom skincare is deemed effective, the recommended content for improving skincare shown in Figure 12 is provided; and for clients for whom both hormone factor balance and skincare are deemed effective, the recommended content for improving both is provided. This broadens the range of advice and improves the ability to respond to consulting needs.

[0046] Furthermore, the skincare has immediate effects, and considering the hormone profile, it can be expected to improve the root causes of skin problems. The methods and effects in this embodiment other than those described above are the same as in the first embodiment.

[0047] <Third Embodiment> This embodiment is an example of automating the sleep beauty consulting method according to the first or second embodiment described above. Figure 13 is a block diagram showing the sleep beauty consulting system according to this embodiment. Figure 14 is a block diagram showing the calculation unit of the sleep beauty consulting system according to this embodiment. Figure 15 is a block diagram showing the memory unit of the sleep beauty consulting system according to this embodiment. Figure 16 is a flowchart showing the sleep beauty consulting method according to this embodiment.

[0048] First, the configuration of the sleep beauty consulting system 1 according to this embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as "System 1") will be described. As shown in Figure 13, System 1 is provided with a communication unit 10, a processing unit 20, and a storage unit 30. The communication unit 10 connects to the internet and functions as an interface for utilizing external generated AI. The processing unit 20 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and is connected to the communication unit 10 and the storage unit 30. The storage unit 30 includes, for example, a storage means such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage unit 30 may be composed of a cloud memory area.

[0049] As shown in Figure 14, the calculation unit 20 is provided with an acquisition unit 21, a calculation unit 22, a specification unit 23, and a selection unit 24. The acquisition unit 21 acquires the client's skin issues based on the client's skin condition information. The client's skin condition information is, for example, the results of the skin section examination described above. For example, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the corresponding skin issues from the skin issue storage unit 34, which will be described later, based on the client's skin condition information input from an external source.

[0050] The calculation unit 22, for example, inputs the results of the aforementioned questionnaire and calculates the score for each hormone factor based on the questionnaire results. The identification unit 23 identifies the hormone factors that affect the acquired skin problems based on the reference values ​​of the calculated scores.

[0051] The selection unit 24 determines the importance of the improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormonal factor and selects the improvement recommendation content with the highest importance from the improvement recommendation content storage unit 35, which will be described later.

[0052] As shown in Figure 15, the memory unit 30 is equipped with a program memory unit 31, a questionnaire memory unit 32, a formula / variable memory unit 33, a skin problem memory unit 34, an improvement recommendation content memory unit 35, an improvement recommendation content / hormone-related memory unit 36, and a consultant information memory unit 37.

[0053] The program memory unit 31 stores the program for conducting sleep beauty consulting. The questionnaire memory unit 32 stores the questionnaire to be sent to the client. The formula / variable memory unit 33 stores the formulas (1) to (5) and their variables shown in Figures 4 to 8. The skin issue memory unit 34 stores the skin issues. The improvement recommendation content memory unit 35 stores a library containing multiple improvement recommendation contents. The improvement recommendation content / hormone relationship memory unit 36 ​​stores the relationship between the improvement recommendation contents shown in Figure 11 and / or Figure 12 and hormones. The client information memory unit 37 stores the client's information.

[0054] The program stored in the program storage unit 31 is a sleep beauty consulting program readable by the calculation unit 20, which causes the calculation unit 20 to execute the following steps: an acquisition step to acquire the client's skin issues based on the client's skin condition information; a calculation step to calculate a score for the client's hormone factors; an identification step to identify the hormone factors that affect the acquired skin issues based on the reference value of the calculated score; and a selection step to determine the importance of improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormone factors and select improvement recommendation content with high importance.

[0055] Next, the operation of System 1, that is, the sleep beauty consulting method according to this embodiment, will be described. The detailed methods for each step described below are the same as those described in the first or second embodiment.

[0056] As shown in step S10 of Figure 16, the system 1 triggers the start of consulting when it receives a consulting request from a client via the internet. For example, the calculation unit 20 reads and executes a program stored in the program storage unit 31. Upon receiving the request via the communication unit 10, the calculation unit 20 stores the client's information in the client information storage unit 37 of the storage unit 30.

[0057] Next, as shown in step S11, the calculation unit 20 arranges for the dispatch of a skin section collection kit via the communication unit 10. As a result, as shown in step S12, information regarding the client's skin issues is input from the testing laboratory at a later date. The acquisition unit 21 of the calculation unit 20 stores the information regarding the skin issues in the client information storage unit 37 of the storage unit 30.

[0058] Furthermore, as shown in step S13, the calculation unit 20 reads the questionnaire from the questionnaire storage unit 32 of the storage unit 30 and transmits it to the consultant via the communication unit 10. The contents of the questionnaire are as described in the first embodiment. When the consultant returns the questionnaire response, the calculation unit 20 stores the questionnaire response in the consultant information storage unit 37 of the storage unit 30, and as shown in step S14, the calculation unit 22 calculates each score in the manner shown in Figures 4 to 8 to evaluate the hormone profile and stores the results in the consultant information storage unit 37.

[0059] Next, as shown in step S15, the identification unit 23 of the calculation unit 20 identifies the causative hormonal factors affecting the skin problem based on the skin problem and score stored in the improvement recommendation content hormone-related memory unit 36 ​​of the memory unit 30.

[0060] Next, as shown in step S16, the selection unit 24 of the calculation unit 20 selects improvement recommendation content related to the causative hormone factor from the library constructed in the improvement recommendation content storage unit 35 of the storage unit 30. At this time, the calculation unit 20 may also select improvement recommendation content related to the active ingredient shown in Figure 12.

[0061] The selection unit 24 can select recommended improvement content based, for example, on information showing the degree of causal relationship between each recommended improvement content and each hormonal factor, as shown in Figure 11. For example, the importance of each recommended improvement content can be determined based on a multiple regression analysis in which the degree of improvement of hormonal factors is the dependent variable and the adoption or rejection of each recommended improvement content is the independent variable, and the recommended improvement content with high importance can be selected. Alternatively, if a sufficiently large amount of data is available, the adoption or rejection of each recommended improvement content may be determined by deep learning.

[0062] Next, as shown in step S17, the calculation unit 20 uses external generating AI available via the communication unit 10 to create advice based on the selected improvement recommendation content. The created advice is stored in the client information storage unit 37 of the storage unit 30.

[0063] Next, as shown in step S18, the calculation unit 20 outputs advice via the communication unit 10. This advice is output to the consultant, and the consultant may conduct a consultation with the client based on this advice. Alternatively, system 1 may send the advice directly to the client.

[0064] According to this embodiment, sleep beauty consulting can be performed almost automatically by System 1. The methods and effects in this embodiment other than those described above are the same as in the first or second embodiment.

[0065] The embodiments described above are examples that embody the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. For example, the present invention is also included in the embodiments described above in which some components or processes are added, deleted, or modified.

[0066] The present invention includes the following embodiments.

[0067] (Note 1) An acquisition unit that acquires information about the client's skin condition and the client's skin problems, A calculation unit that calculates a score for the hormonal factors of the aforementioned consultant, A storage unit for improvement recommendation content that stores improvement recommendation content corresponding to the aforementioned hormonal factor, The identification unit identifies the hormonal factors that affect the skin problems obtained based on the reference values ​​of the calculated score, A selection unit determines the importance of the improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormonal factor and selects the improvement recommendation content with the highest importance from the improvement recommendation content storage unit. A sleep beauty consulting system equipped with [unspecified features].

[0068] (Note 2) The acquisition unit acquires a corresponding skin problem from a skin problem memory unit that stores skin problems based on the skin condition information, as described in Appendix 1 of the sleep beauty consulting system.

[0069] (Note 3) A sleep beauty consulting system according to Appendix 1 or 2, which creates advice for the consultant based on the selected improvement recommendation content.

[0070] (Note 4) The aforementioned skin issues are identified by examining the skin sections of the person seeking advice, as described in one of the sleep beauty consulting systems described in Appendix 1 to 3.

[0071] (Note 5) The aforementioned skin issues are addressed by a sleep beauty consulting system described in one of the following appendices 1 to 4, which includes one or more items selected from the group consisting of: ability to maintain transparency, resistance to blemishes, fine texture, minimizing the appearance of pores, maintenance of firmness and elasticity, resistance to wrinkles, resistance to dryness, and resistance to acne.

[0072] (Note 6) The aforementioned hormonal factors are evaluated based on a questionnaire given to the person seeking advice, as described in one of the Sleep Beauty Consulting Systems described in Appendix 1 to 5.

[0073] (Note 7) The content of the aforementioned questionnaire is the sleep beauty consulting system described in Appendix 6, which includes one or more items selected from the group consisting of the age, gender, whether or not the person seeking advice is pregnant (if female), whether or not they are menstruating (if female), light exposure, time of falling asleep, and frequency of waking up during the night.

[0074] (Note 8) The aforementioned hormonal factor corresponds to one or more hormones selected from the group consisting of plasma melatonin, plasma growth hormone, sleep-induced plasma cortisol, serum estrogen, and serum testosterone, as described in one of the notes 1 to 7 of the Sleep Beauty Consulting System.

[0075] (Note 9) The sleep beauty consulting system according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, wherein the specified part identifies a hormonal factor related to the skin problem and whose score is below a standard value.

[0076] (Note 10) Based on the information regarding the client's skin condition, an acquisition process is performed to obtain the client's skin issues, A calculation process for calculating a score for the hormonal factors of the aforementioned client, The process involves identifying the hormonal factors that affect the skin problems obtained, based on the reference values ​​of the calculated scores, A selection step involves determining the importance of improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormonal factor and selecting the improvement recommendation content with high importance. A sleep beauty consulting method that incorporates these features.

[0077] (Note 11) The sleep beauty consulting method described in Appendix 10 further comprises an advice creation step of creating advice for the consultant based on the selected improvement recommendation content.

[0078] (Note 12) The aforementioned skin condition information is the result of an examination of the skin section of the person seeking advice, as described in the sleep beauty consulting method described in Appendix 10 or 11.

[0079] (Note 13) The aforementioned skin issues are addressed by a sleep beauty consulting method described in one of the appendices 10 to 12, which includes one or more items selected from the group consisting of: ability to maintain transparency, resistance to blemishes, fine texture, minimizing the appearance of pores, maintenance of firmness and elasticity, resistance to wrinkles, resistance to dryness, and resistance to acne.

[0080] (Note 14) The sleep beauty consulting method described in one of the appendices 10 to 13, which calculates the aforementioned score based on a questionnaire given to the aforementioned consultant.

[0081] (Note 15) The content of the aforementioned questionnaire is the sleep beauty consulting method described in Appendix 14, which includes one or more items selected from the group consisting of the age, gender, whether or not the person seeking advice is pregnant (if female), whether or not they are menstruating (if female), light exposure, time of falling asleep, and frequency of waking up during the night.

[0082] (Note 16) The aforementioned hormonal factor corresponds to one or more hormones selected from the group consisting of plasma melatonin, plasma growth hormone, sleep-induced plasma cortisol, serum estrogen, and serum testosterone, and is a sleep beauty consulting method described in any one of the appendices 10 to 15.

[0083] (Note 17) A sleep beauty consulting method according to any one of appendices 10 to 16, wherein in the specified step, a hormonal factor related to the skin problem and whose score is below a reference value is identified.

[0084] (Note 18) The process of identifying the client's skin issues, A step of evaluating the hormonal factors of the aforementioned person seeking advice, The process of identifying hormone factors that are in an inappropriate state among the evaluated hormone factors and that affect the extracted skin problems, A step of selecting improvement recommendation content related to the identified hormonal factor from a library containing multiple improvement recommendation contents, A sleep-based beauty consulting method that incorporates various features.

[0085] (Note 19) The sleep beauty consulting method described in Appendix 18, further comprising the step of creating advice for the consultant based on the selected improvement recommendation content.

[0086] (Note 20) The aforementioned skin issues are identified by examining skin sections of the person seeking advice, as described in the sleep beauty consulting method described in Appendix 18 or 19.

[0087] (Note 21) The aforementioned skin issues are addressed by a sleep beauty consulting method described in one of the appendices 18-20, which includes one or more items selected from the group consisting of: ability to maintain transparency, resistance to blemishes, fine texture, minimizing the appearance of pores, maintenance of firmness and elasticity, resistance to wrinkles, resistance to dryness, and resistance to acne.

[0088] (Note 22) The state of the aforementioned hormonal factors is evaluated based on a questionnaire given to the person seeking advice, using the sleep beauty consulting method described in any one of the appendices 18 to 21.

[0089] (Note 23) The content of the aforementioned questionnaire is the sleep beauty consulting method described in Appendix 22, which includes one or more items selected from the group consisting of the age, gender, whether or not the person seeking advice is pregnant (if female), whether or not they are menstruating (if female), light exposure, time of falling asleep, and frequency of waking up during the night.

[0090] (Note 24) The aforementioned hormonal factor corresponds to one or more hormones selected from the group consisting of plasma melatonin, plasma growth hormone, sleep-induced plasma cortisol, serum estrogen, and serum testosterone, as described in one of the notes 18 to 23 of the Sleep Beauty Consulting Method.

[0091] (Note 25) The step of evaluating the state of the hormonal factor includes the step of calculating a score that represents the state of the hormonal factor. A sleep beauty consulting method according to any one of appendices 18 to 24, wherein in the step of identifying the hormonal factor, the method identifies a hormonal factor that is related to the skin problem and whose score is below a reference value.

[0092] (Note 26) On the computer, Based on the information regarding the client's skin condition, an acquisition process is performed to obtain the client's skin issues, A calculation process for calculating a score for the hormonal factors of the aforementioned client, The process involves identifying the hormonal factors that affect the skin problems obtained, based on the reference values ​​of the calculated scores, A selection step involves determining the importance of improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormonal factor and selecting the improvement recommendation content with high importance. A sleep beauty consulting program readable by the computer for execution. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0093] 1. Sleep Beauty Consulting System 10 Communications Department 20 Arithmetic section 21 Acquisition Department 22 Calculation Section 23 Specific section 24 Selection Section 30 Storage section 31 Program Storage Unit 32 Questionnaire Memory Unit 33 Formula and Variable Storage Section 34 Skin task memory section 35. Recommended improvements to content storage 36. Recommended content for improvement: Hormone-related memory section 37. Consultant Information Storage Unit

Claims

1. An acquisition unit that acquires information about the client's skin condition and the client's skin problems, A calculation unit that calculates a score for the hormonal factors of the aforementioned consultant, A storage unit for improvement recommendation content that stores improvement recommendation content corresponding to the aforementioned hormonal factor, The identification unit identifies the hormonal factors that affect the skin problems obtained based on the reference values ​​of the calculated score, A selection unit determines the importance of the improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormonal factor and selects the improvement recommendation content with the highest importance from the improvement recommendation content storage unit. A sleep beauty consulting system equipped with [unspecified features].

2. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires a corresponding skin problem from a skin problem memory unit that stores skin problems based on the skin condition information.

3. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 1, which creates advice for the consultant based on the selected improvement recommendation content.

4. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 1, wherein the aforementioned skin problems are extracted by examining skin sections of the person seeking advice.

5. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 1, wherein the aforementioned skin problems include one or more items selected from the group consisting of the ability to maintain transparency, resistance to blemishes, fine texture, inconspicuousness of pores, maintenance of firmness and elasticity, resistance to wrinkles, resistance to dryness, and resistance to acne.

6. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 1, wherein the hormonal factors are evaluated based on a questionnaire given to the person seeking advice.

7. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 6, wherein the contents of the questionnaire include one or more items selected from the group consisting of the age, gender, whether or not the person seeking advice is pregnant (if female), whether or not the person is menstruating (if female), light exposure, time of falling asleep, and frequency of waking up during the night.

8. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 1, wherein the hormonal factor corresponds to one or more hormones selected from the group consisting of plasma melatonin, plasma growth hormone, sleep plasma cortisol, serum estrogen, and serum testosterone.

9. The sleep beauty consulting system according to claim 1, wherein the specified part identifies a hormonal factor related to the skin problem and whose score is below a reference value.

10. Based on the information regarding the client's skin condition, an acquisition process is performed to obtain the client's skin issues, A calculation process for calculating a score for the hormonal factors of the aforementioned client, The process of identifying the hormonal factors that affect the skin problems obtained, based on the reference values ​​of the calculated scores, A selection step involves determining the importance of improvement recommendation content corresponding to the identified hormonal factor and selecting the improvement recommendation content with high importance. A sleep beauty consulting method that incorporates these features.

11. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 10, further comprising an advice creation step of creating advice for the consultant based on the selected improvement recommendation content.

12. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 10, wherein the skin condition information is the result of an examination of the skin section of the person seeking advice.

13. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 10, wherein the aforementioned skin problems include one or more items selected from the group consisting of the ability to maintain transparency, resistance to blemishes, fine texture, inconspicuousness of pores, maintenance of firmness and elasticity, resistance to wrinkles, resistance to dryness, and resistance to acne.

14. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 10, wherein the score is calculated based on a questionnaire given to the person seeking advice.

15. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 14, wherein the contents of the questionnaire include one or more items selected from the group consisting of the age, gender, whether or not the person seeking advice is pregnant (if female), whether or not the person is menstruating (if female), light exposure, time of falling asleep, and frequency of waking up during the night.

16. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 10, wherein the hormonal factor corresponds to one or more hormones selected from the group consisting of plasma melatonin, plasma growth hormone, sleep plasma cortisol, serum estrogen, and serum testosterone.

17. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 10, wherein in the specified step, a hormonal factor related to the skin problem and whose score is below a reference value is identified.

18. The process of identifying the client's skin issues, A step of evaluating the hormonal factors of the aforementioned person seeking advice, The process of identifying hormone factors that are in an inappropriate state among the evaluated hormone factors and that affect the extracted skin problems, A step of selecting improvement recommendation content related to the identified hormonal factor from a library containing multiple improvement recommendation contents, A sleep-based beauty consulting method that incorporates various features.

19. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 18, further comprising the step of creating advice for the consultant based on the selected improvement recommendation content.

20. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 18, wherein the aforementioned skin problems are extracted by examining the skin sections of the person seeking advice.

21. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 18, wherein the aforementioned skin problems include one or more items selected from the group consisting of the ability to maintain transparency, resistance to blemishes, fine texture, inconspicuousness of pores, maintenance of firmness and elasticity, resistance to wrinkles, resistance to dryness, and resistance to acne.

22. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 18, wherein the state of the hormonal factors is evaluated based on a questionnaire given to the person seeking advice.

23. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 22, wherein the contents of the questionnaire include one or more items selected from the group consisting of the age, gender, whether or not the person seeking advice is pregnant (if female), whether or not the person is menstruating (if female), light exposure, time of falling asleep, and frequency of waking up during the night.

24. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 18, wherein the hormonal factor corresponds to one or more hormones selected from the group consisting of plasma melatonin, plasma growth hormone, sleep plasma cortisol, serum estrogen, and serum testosterone.

25. The step of evaluating the state of the hormonal factor includes the step of calculating a score that represents the state of the hormonal factor. The sleep beauty consulting method according to claim 18, wherein in the step of identifying the hormonal factor, the hormonal factor is identified that is related to the skin problem and whose score is below a reference value.

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