Portable Lighting System for Makeup Simulation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users apply cosmetics and makeup under lighting conditions that differ from those encountered in public venues, leading to uncertainty about how the makeup will appear to others, resulting in the need for touch-ups upon arrival at the destination.

Innovation Solution

A portable lighting system with sensors and light-emitting diodes that measure and adjust lighting conditions to simulate the environment of a selected location, allowing users to preview how makeup will appear in different settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users apply cosmetics under home lighting conditions, then the application process is convenient and comfortable, but the makeup appearance will differ from how it appears under entertainment venue lighting conditions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of makeup applicationVSAvoidaccuracy of makeup appearance perception

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The lighting system dynamically adjusts lighting parameters (color temperature, intensity, spectral distribution) to match the target entertainment venue conditions. By changing the lighting parameters from standard home lighting to venue-specific parameters, the system enables accurate preview of makeup appearance while maintaining the convenience of at-home application

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary lighting adjustment before the user completes their makeup application. By pre-configuring the lighting environment to match the destination venue conditions, the user can evaluate their makeup appearance in advance and make necessary adjustments before leaving home, eliminating the need for touch-ups at the destination

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If users want to accurately preview makeup appearance under destination lighting conditions, then the lighting system complexity increases with multiple sensors and adjustable LEDs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of lighting condition measurementVSAvoidlighting system structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The lighting device integrates multiple functions into a single portable unit: ambient light sensing, targeted lighting adjustment, and makeup application assistance. The same device serves both as a measurement tool for analyzing destination lighting conditions and as a practical lighting solution for makeup application, reducing the need for separate complex systems

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The portable lighting device acts as an intermediary between the user's home environment and the destination venue lighting conditions. It captures the essence of destination lighting parameters and reproduces them in the home setting, mediating the discrepancy between different lighting environments without requiring the user to physically be at the destination

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If the lighting system adjusts to simulate destination lighting conditions, then the user can evaluate makeup appearance accurately, but energy consumption increases due to additional lighting control

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of makeup appearance assessmentVSAvoidenergy consumption of lighting system

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The lighting system operates in periodic cycles: sensing the ambient environment, adjusting to target lighting conditions for a evaluation period, then returning to standard mode. This periodic operation allows accurate makeup assessment when needed while minimizing energy consumption during non-use periods

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically senses ambient lighting conditions and adjusts its output to match destination conditions without requiring continuous user intervention. The automated control reduces energy waste from unnecessary adjustments while maintaining accurate lighting simulation when the user needs to evaluate their makeup

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

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 to accurately assess makeup appearance in various lighting conditions before leaving home, reducing the need for touch-ups and ensuring a consistent look in different environments.

Implementation Method 1

a light sensor to measure ambient lighting conditions

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPhotoelectric Effect: Photoelectric Effect

Implementation Method 2

a light source includes one or more light emitting diodes

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLight Emitting Diode: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS20210195713A1Location based lighting experience

Publication Date: 2021.06.24 LOREAL SA

AI summary

A lighting system device includes a light sensor to measure ambient lighting conditions; a light source; one or more computing devices allowing selecting a location other than ambient location; one or more computing devices that compare the ambient lighting conditions to the lighting conditions of the selected location; and one or more computing devices that control the output of the light source to produce lighting conditions that when combined with the ambient lighting conditions simulate the lighting conditions of the selected location.