Makeup Support Device Face Positioning and Spray Application
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users with insufficient makeup skills face difficulties in reproducing selected makeup as existing techniques require skill to transfer cosmetic materials from delivery sheets and can result in smeared or uneven application due to the water-soluble nature of these materials.
Innovation Solution
A makeup assisting apparatus and method that includes a digital camera for capturing facial features, a CPU for processing, and a spraying section that guides the user to position their face accurately and applies cosmetic materials corresponding to the selected makeup, ensuring precise application without the need for manual skill.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cosmetic materials are printed on water-soluble cosmetic delivery sheets for user application, then the user can apply basic cosmetic materials without skill requirements, but the water-soluble nature causes dissolution and concentration changes resulting in smeared makeup
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of cosmetic materials from water-soluble (liquid/aqueous) to non-aqueous (oil-based or powder-based) to eliminate dissolution issues. This parameter change in material properties maintains ease of application while preventing concentration changes and smearing during wear.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs disposable cosmetic delivery sheets impregnated with non-aqueous cosmetic materials. These single-use sheets eliminate the need for reusable application devices and prevent contamination or concentration changes over time, ensuring consistent makeup application while remaining easy to use.
2Adaptability or versatility
If general cosmetic materials are printed on cosmetic delivery sheets, then users can attempt to reproduce selected makeup, but manual transfer requires skill and results in uneven or smeared application
Solution Approach 1:
The cosmetic delivery sheet is designed to automatically release cosmetic materials onto the skin through its water-soluble base material dissolving on contact with skin moisture. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual rubbing or pressing actions, allowing users without makeup skills to achieve even application while maintaining versatility in reproducing selected makeup looks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from manual transfer methods to an automated dissolution-based application system. By changing the physical chemistry parameters of the cosmetic material (using water-soluble bases), the system enables skill-free application while maintaining the ability to reproduce various makeup styles through controlled material distribution.
3Ease of operation
If water-soluble cosmetic delivery sheets are used, then basic cosmetic materials can be applied without skill, but dissolution changes concentration and distribution of cosmetic materials
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the solubility parameter of the cosmetic material from water-soluble to non-aqueous based. This prevents dissolution and concentration changes during application and wear, maintaining stable cosmetic material distribution while preserving ease of application through the disposable sheet format.
Solution Approach 2:
The disposable nature of the cosmetic delivery sheet ensures that the cosmetic materials are applied in a controlled, single-use manner. This eliminates repeated application and potential concentration changes over time, maintaining stable composition while keeping the system simple and easy to use.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users with limited makeup skills to accurately reproduce selected makeup by guiding the face positioning and spraying cosmetic materials, reducing the likelihood of smeared or uneven application and improving the overall makeup experience.
Implementation Method 1
a spraying section that sprays cosmetic materials corresponding to the selected makeup onto the face at predetermined positions
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AI summary
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a makeup support device capable of appropriately supporting the application of makeup even for users who have insufficient makeup skills. The makeup support device (100) has: a makeup style selection unit (250) that selects a makeup style being a makeup method, for each face to be made up; and a makeup style suggestion unit (260) that guides the position of the face to a prescribed position, and sprays cosmetics corresponding to the selected makeup style, using the prescribed position as reference. The makeup style suggestion unit (260) causes, for example, a spray unit that sprays a plurality of cosmetic colors in a prescribed direction to spray a cosmetic color corresponding to the prescribed direction when the face is in the prescribed position, among the colors used for the selected makeup style.