48 results about "Facial hair" patented technology

Collecting images of a patron in an entertainment venue is performed by facial recognition of the patron's face within the images, simplifying the storage and distribution of the images for a patron. In order to enhance the reliability of the facial recognition system, information about the patron that is not directly related to most facial recognition systems, including clothes, height, other associated people, use of glasses and jewelry, disposition of facial hair, and more, can be used. Some of the characteristics used can be specific to a particular date or event, and which will not be more generally characteristic of the patron. The facial recognition system can also be used to identify the patron requesting images to be collected. The present invention also relates to the use of facial recognition in sorting and collecting images from an electronically-stored image collection, enabling the easy retrieval of images that are related to a particular person or set of people.

Collecting images of a patron in an entertainment venue is performed by facial recognition of the patron's face within the images, simplifying the storage and distribution of the images for a patron. In order to enhance the reliability of the facial recognition system, information about the patron that is not directly related to most facial recognition systems, including clothes, height, other associated people, use of glasses and jewelry, disposition of facial hair, and more, can be used. Some of the characteristics used can be specific to a particular date or event, and which will not be more generally characteristic of the patron. The facial recognition system can also be used to identify the patron requesting images to be collected. The present invention also relates to the use of facial recognition in sorting and collecting images from an electronically-stored image collection, enabling the easy retrieval of images that are related to a particular person or set of people.

A method for human face detection that detects faces independently of their particular poses and simultaneously estimates those poses. Our method exhibits an immunity to variations in skin color, eyeglasses, facial hair, lighting, scale and facial expressions, and others. In operation, we train a convolutional neural network to map face images to points on a face manifold, and non-face images to points far away from that manifold, wherein that manifold is parameterized by facial pose. Conceptually, we view a pose parameter as a latent variable, which may be inferred through an energy-minimization process. To train systems based upon our inventive method, we derive a new type of discriminative loss function that is tailored to such detection tasks. Our method enables a multi-view detector that can detect faces in a variety of poses, for example, looking left or right (yaw axis), up or down (pitch axis), or tilting left or right (roll axis). Systems employing our method are highly-reliable, run at near real time (5 frames per second on conventional hardware), and is robust against variations in yaw (±90°), roll (±45°), and pitch (±60°).

A method for human face detection that detects faces independently of their particular poses and simultaneously estimates those poses. Our method exhibits an immunity to variations in skin color, eyeglasses, facial hair, lighting, scale and facial expressions, and others. In operation, we train a convolutional neural network to map face images to points on a face manifold, and non-face images to points far away from that manifold, wherein that manifold is parameterized by facial pose. Conceptually, we view a pose parameter as a latent variable, which may be inferred through an energy-minimization process. To train systems based upon our inventive method, we derive a new type of discriminative loss function that is tailored to such detection tasks. Our method enables a multi-view detector that can detect faces in a variety of poses, for example, looking left or right (yaw axis), up or down (pitch axis), or tilting left or right (roll axis). Systems employing our method are highly-reliable, run at near real time (5 frames per second on conventional hardware), and is robust against variations in yaw (±90°), roll(±45°), and pitch(±60°).

An apparatus for shaving facial hair comprising cutting mechanism(s) that may be guided by image capturing devices, lasers, or imaging sensors to provide a user with one of a number of pre-programmed facial bearded shapes. The apparatus may include a pre-programmed application built into the apparatus, allowing the user to select from a number of predetermined facial hair styles and designs such as of goatees, beards, and mustaches. The apparatus would only allow the cutting mechanism(s) to make contact with the surface of the face at pre-determined points identified by the selected program.

A facial hair trimming template is provided. Such facial hair trimming template includes right and left template members manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined shape and a first predetermined size for placement over predetermined left and right facial regions of a user, such right and left template members being mirror images of each other and each having a front side and a back side. A securing mechanism is engageable with such right and left template members and at least one of such user's face, such user's facial hair, such user's ears, such user's head, and a combination thereof.

Compared to a conventional halogen lamp and optical filter, wavelength range of a light is narrowed, throughput of a desired wavelength range is increased, and irradiation of a light of a different wavelength range is enabled. The present apparatus for facial treatment and hair restoration is a combination of a light source means, which is a light source of a monochromatic light of an ultra narrow bandwidth having a half bandwidth of 10 nm or less emitted from a monochromatic LED light source, a monochromatic laser diode light source, or a laser light source, and a diffusion means. Specifically, in a case where the LED light source is used, the apparatus includes a bandpass filter for focusing the wavelength range of each light emitted from the light source and a diffusion lens for diffusing a light which passed through the filter and has an ultra narrow bandwidth with a half bandwidth of 10 nm or less.

This invention provides a device for fastening a nasogastric tube in place by attachment to the surface of the patient's nose. The device provides the wearer with a securely positioned tube, not easily moved, but yet comfortable to wear. In addition men with facial hair may be spared the need to shave the upper lip in order to tape the tube in place. The device, being crafted out of a flexible film or fabric provides some degrees of motion for even greater comfort and ease of medical care.

Templates used for a facial recognition process for authentication of a user to use a device may be updated by the device as features of the user change over time. Features of the user may gradually change over time due to changes such as facial hair changes, haircuts, gaining / losing weight, and / or aging. Updating the templates used for the facial recognition process may allow the user to continue being authenticated as features of the user change without the need for additional enrollments of the user.

A software application, and associated systems and methods, for superimposing a face extracted from one digital image onto a body, human or otherwise, in a background scene image. The software application can be used on different platforms, such as a handheld communication device or a standard desktop computer. The software application allows digital compositing of certain features to a face image, such as hair styles, facial hair, hats and text.

The present invention is directed towards an article suitable for attachment to facial skin or other surfaces, which comprises microfibrils and continuous microribbons. The article provides good sealing when used on a regular skin, and on a challenge skin surface with facial hair, sweat and acnes. The article also provides good adhesion and sealing on any other rough surfaces, and can be used repeatedly against different surfaces. These dry adhesives can be used for improving sealing of mask respirators, swimming goggles, or for other applications such as medical bandage, working gloves, and protective clothing seal.

Segmenting scalp and facial hair of a human subject depicted in an image by identifying from metadata associated with the image or semantic information extracted from the image information indicating a possible distribution of the scalp hair or the facial hair, identifying from hair distribution information an expected-hair region within the image wherein the expected-hair region includes at least a portion of a head area of the subject, and identifying a hair region within the expected hair region

A facial hair shaping tool includes a unitary and generally L-shaped main body having a shape that is designed to contour to the face of an adult human. The main body includes a front surface, a back surface, a top end, an elongated planar first side, an elongated bottom end, a truncated second side and a curvilinear central section that extends from the second side to the top end. The main body is constructed from a unitary mold of injected plastic having a longitudinal edge along the bottom end. A plurality of spaced apart combing teeth are cantileveredly mounted to the longitudinal edge at a perpendicular orientation to the longitudinal axis of the tool.

The present invention discloses a device for physically dislodging, extricating, and manipulating ingrown body and facial hair so as to prevent and correct pseudofolliculitis barbae, pseudofolliculitis pubis, and pseudofolliculitis nuchae. The device comprises a rasp, an insert, a handle, and a cap. The rasp is the primary component of the device. The rasp extricates ingrown hair from hair follicles; dislodges imbedded hair from underneath the epidermal layer of the skin thereby allowing the hair to fully emerge from the follicle.The rasp also prevents extrafollicular and transfollicular penetration of the follicle wall.

A shaving apparatus with a canopy with a nose guard and chin guard; at least one cutting mechanism disposed on a track within the canopy, wherein the track is configured to define the outline of a beard style; and at least one motor for (a) operating the cutting mechanism(s) and (b) shifting the position of the cutting mechanism(s) around the track. The apparatus may be positioned utilizing the canopy's features. The cutting mechanisms may be spring mounted rotary blades that are pressed against the user's face.

A facial hair trimmings catcher useful during personal grooming that is collapsible or otherwise adapted for storing as a smaller unit. The catcher includes a bag comprising a closed bottom, closed side walls and a top and further includes a support member that is attached to the side walls to form a support configuration. The support configuration supports the bag under the face of the user. The support member may include a support strap adapted for passing behind the neck of the user. The catcher may further include one or more hinges attached to a top periphery of the bag so that in the open position the hinge holds the top of the bag open for receiving facial hair trimmings. The bag may be held open by a flexible tension member extending around a top periphery as a frame or disposed as a frame for the side walls.

A shaving apparatus with a canopy with a nose guard and chin guard; at least one cutting mechanism disposed on a track within the canopy, wherein the track is configured to define the outline of a beard style; and at least one motor for (a) operating the cutting mechanism(s) and (b) shifting the position of the cutting mechanism(s) around the track. The apparatus may be positioned utilizing the canopy's features. The cutting mechanisms may be spring mounted rotary blades that are pressed against the user's face.

An acne-removing mixture belongs to a new original good recipe for curing acne by using pure traditional Chinese medicines; especially, medicines which can cool blood, activate blood, eliminate ecchymosis and stain, clear heat and eliminate damp such as baphicacanthus cusia root, folium isatidis, honeysuckle, fried radix scutellariae, uncooked adlay, ragrant angelica root, scouring rush and the like are mainly used on the basis of Siwutang for curing skin diseases such as acne, eczema, verruca plana and the like by means of oral medication and external washing, the curative effect is singular,the side effect is small, the medicine is cheap and economical and the healing rate is high without relapse. The acne is a common adolescent sebum disease which appears mainly in facial hair follicles; the acne can cause a lot of lesions such as papules, comedos, pustules, nodules, cysts, scars and the like and co-exist with seborrhea. The disease tends to increase gradually in the north and south of China in recent years. According to the record of Song 'prescription of peaceful benevolent dispensary', Siwutang is mainly used to cure feminine menstruation diseases so that Siwutang is used asmain raw material in the invention for modifying and curing acne is the first time.

A digital facial image from a user is collected. Digital facial images from a plurality of people are collected from a database. A neural network is used to compare a plurality of pixels of the digital facial image of the user to a plurality of pixels of the digital facial images from a plurality of people to determine a facial shape type of the user. A neural network is used to compare the plurality of pixels from the digital facial image of the user to the digital facial images from a plurality of people to determine an ability of the user to grow hair in an area of the user's face. A facial hair style is recommended to the user based on the facial shape type of the user and the ability of the user to grow hair in an area of the user's face.

As compared with a conventional halogen lamp and optical filter, the wavelength band of light is narrowed, the throughput of a desired wavelength band is enhanced and lights of different wavelength bands can be applied. The facial hair-growth device combines a light source means with a diffusion means using monochromatic light emitted from a monochromatic LED light source, a monochromatic laser diode light source or a laser light source, with its monochrome being in super narrowband having a half-band width of 10 nm or less. Specifically, when an LED light source is employed, the hair-growth device is constituted of a band-pass filter for narrowing down the wavelength band of each light emitted from the light source, and a lens for diffusing the light that is in super narrowband having a half-band width of 10 nm or less and is transmitted by that filter.

A facial hair trimmings catcher useful during personal grooming that is collapsible or otherwise adapted for storing as a smaller unit. The catcher includes a bag comprising a closed bottom, closed side walls and a top and further includes a support member that is attached to the side walls to form a support configuration. The support configuration supports the bag under the face of the user. The support member may include a support strap adapted for passing behind the neck of the user. The catcher may further include one or more hinges attached to a top periphery of the bag so that in the open position the hinge holds the top of the bag open for receiving facial hair trimmings. The bag may be held open by a flexible tension member extending around a top periphery as a frame or disposed as a frame for the side walls.

The present invention discloses an electrical stimulation method for observing rat craniotomy motor cortex with the adjustable waveform and amplitude. The method is characterized in that: the motor area of the cerebral cortex is an advanced nerve center for regulating the body motor function, and, through the downward pathway of the pyramidal and extrapyramidal system, controls activities of the brain stem and spinal motor neurons, so as to control muscle movement. Corresponding effects occur after cortical electrical stimulation, experimenters attempt to, through the electrical stimulation of the motor area of the cerebral cortex, cause the effect of body movement, and observe the phenomenon of functional localization of the motor area of the cortex. The rat is fixed to a stereotaxic apparatus, the bone windows are opened, a cortical electrical stimulation using microelectrode is performed, and the electrode is inserted vertically into the position 1.8 mm below the cortex, and adjusted within a range of + / - 200 um so as to cause the maximum movement of the contralateral forelimb, facial hair and neck corresponding to the stimulation points. An electrical stimulator with the adjustable waveform and amplitude is further produced, is capable of accurately completing the experimental observation of electrical stimulation predetermined by experimenters, and provides technical support for the experiment.

A facial hair styling tool to assist in grooming, styling, and shaping a man's beard, goatee, mustache, or sideburns while shaving. To style and form the beard, the user places the tool against the side of their face and use the edges to shave over with a razor. The top portion of the tool has leveling markings to ensure an even shave on both sides of the face. An open curvature is located along the tool which can be placed at the side of the neck under the chin where the neck ends and the head begins. Located at the bottom of the tool are elongated teeth for combing the facial hair, be it beard, goatee, mustache, sideburns, eyebrows, or head hair. The comb can be used to assist in trimming hair by simply running the comb thru the hair at the desired spot and trim with clippers or scissors.

A shaving apparatus comprising: a canopy with a nose guard and chin guard; at least one cutting mechanism disposed on a track within the canopy, wherein the track is configured to define the outline of a beard style; and a motor for (a) operating the cutting mechanism(s) and (b) shifting the position of the cutting mechanism(s) around the track. The apparatus may be positioned utilizing the canopy's features. Nose and chin guards may be spring mounted and adjustable to allow for various hair patterns and shapes. The cutting mechanisms may be spring mounted rotary blades that are pressed against the user's face.

A hand sponge for styling facial hair includes a glove body having a main portion and five finger portions, a backside of the glove having a substantially bottom surface made of sponge which has rough thickness, and the sponge of the backside of the glove including a plurality of spaced-apart holes and a plurality of bumps.

A system for making a template for printing a bespoke shaving mask that conforms to the shape of a portion of an individual's head or face is disclosed, wherein the bespoke shaving mask being positionable on said head or face to enable a desired hair style to be achieved during shaving. The system comprises a user input, data storeand processor. The user input is arranged to receive a user selection of a desired facial hair style from a plurality of facial hair styles. The data store is arranged to store data representing a three dimensional scan of the user's head or face. The processor is arranged to map data representing said selected facial hair style onto said data representing said three dimensional scan to generate said template. Supplementary to the system there is required, a three dimensional scanner for producing the data representing a three dimensional scan of the user's head or face, and a three dimensional printer configured so as to print the bespoke shaving mask.