Self-standing Mirror with Face Imaging and Dynamic Light Notification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack an effective method for notifying users about their physical condition and providing assistance for improvement, particularly in recognizing and addressing tired or unhealthy appearances that can impact job interviews or customer interactions.
Innovation Solution
A notification device that includes a self-standing mirror with imaging, light emitting, and display sections, which acquires face information, determines changes in physical condition, and provides notifications through light emission and display to assist users in improving their appearance and overall physical condition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If face information is acquired and notifications are provided based on physical condition, then users can recognize and improve their physical condition, but the device complexity increases due to multiple sections (imaging, light emitting, display)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional sections (imaging section, light emitting section, display section, and notification section) into a single integrated device that provides comprehensive physical condition assessment and guidance. This merging approach enables the device to perform multiple functions (face imaging, light emission for skin analysis, display of results, and notification of improvements) while maintaining a unified structure that reduces overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification device is designed as a multi-functional system that can perform various physical condition assessments including face imaging, skin analysis through light emission, display of physical condition data, and provision of improvement notifications. This universal design allows a single device to replace multiple separate tools, thereby managing complexity through consolidation rather than proliferation of separate components.
2Reliability
If multiple notification methods (light emission and display) are used, then notification effectiveness is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic notification strategies where the system selectively activates different notification methods (light emitting section or display section) based on the specific physical condition being assessed and the type of improvement being tracked. This dynamic approach allows the device to optimize energy consumption by using only the necessary notification modality for each situation rather than continuously operating all notification systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system operates periodically to assess physical condition changes and provide feedback, rather than continuously consuming energy. The device performs face imaging, analyzes physical condition, and provides notifications at scheduled intervals, allowing energy-consuming components (light emitting section, display section) to remain inactive between assessment cycles.
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
The device enables users to recognize and improve their physical condition by providing personalized notifications and guidance on makeup and care, enhancing their appearance and potentially addressing underlying health issues.
Implementation Method 1
acquiring face information
Implementation Method 2
provides notifications through light emission
Data Source
AI summary
A change in a state of a user is more properly recognized by the user. A notification device includes a physical condition information acquiring section or a makeup information acquiring section, a light emitting section and a display section serving as a notifying section, a control section, and a determining section. The physical condition information acquiring section or the makeup information acquiring section acquires face information. The light emitting section and the display section serving as the notifying section perform a notification on the basis of the face information. The determining section determines a change between the face information before the notification and the face information after the notification. The control section controls the notification by the light emitting section and the display section serving as the notifying section on the basis of a determination result by the determining section.