Facial Makeup Detection With Voice Prompts for Vision-Impaired Users

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Solution Overview

Problem

Vision-impaired individuals face challenges in accurately assessing their makeup effects without manual prompts, leading to potentially abnormal results.

Innovation Solution

An information prompt method and apparatus that utilizes facial image processing to detect makeup effects on target facial parts, generating prompt information based on makeup detection results, which can be voiced for understanding by vision-impaired users.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If automated makeup detection is implemented, then vision-impaired persons can independently assess their makeup effects, but the device complexity increases due to image processing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveindependence of vision-impaired persons in makeup assessmentVSAvoidimage processing system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables vision-impaired persons to independently perform makeup assessment without requiring manual prompting or assistance. The automated detection system captures facial images, processes them through image analysis algorithms, and provides feedback about makeup effects, allowing users to self-evaluate their makeup application accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual visual inspection with an automated image processing system. Instead of relying on human vision and manual assessment, the system uses computer vision technology, image recognition algorithms, and automated analysis to detect makeup effects, thereby substituting mechanical human assessment with an automated technical system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Measurement precision

If detailed makeup detection is performed, then makeup assessment accuracy improves, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemakeup effect detection accuracyVSAvoidimage processing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The image processing system divides the facial image into multiple regions corresponding to different makeup areas (eyes, eyebrows, lips, cheeks). Each region is processed independently with specialized detection algorithms, allowing parallel processing that maintains high accuracy while reducing overall processing time compared to analyzing the entire face as a single unit.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system focuses detection efforts on specific makeup regions rather than performing exhaustive analysis of the entire facial image. By concentrating processing resources on areas where makeup is applied (target regions identified through facial landmark detection), the system achieves high detection accuracy for makeup effects while avoiding unnecessary processing of non-makeup areas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20250336231A1Information prompt method and apparatus, and computer device and storage medium

Publication Date: 2025.10.30 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD

AI summary

Provided in the present disclosure are an information prompt method and apparatus, and a computer device and a storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a to-be-detected image; parsing the to-be-detected image to generate a mask image; detecting a makeup effect of a target part in the to-be-detected image based on the mask image and the to-be-detected image to obtain a makeup detection result of the target part; and generating prompt information based on the makeup detection result of the target part, and playing the prompt information.