Skin Redness Analysis Model for Personalized Hair Removal Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Individuals are not aware of their specific skin redness levels after hair removal, making it difficult to choose effective hair removal methods and products, as existing systems lack personalized feedback.

Innovation Solution

A digital imaging system and method that analyzes pixel data from user images using a trained skin redness model to determine user-specific skin redness values and provide personalized recommendations for reducing skin redness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If generalized hair removal recommendations are provided to users, then users can access hair removal guidance, but users cannot receive personalized feedback suited for their specific skin redness conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization of feedbackVSAvoiduser-specific skin redness information
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism by capturing images of user skin after hair removal, analyzing pixel data to determine skin redness values, and providing personalized recommendations based on the analyzed results. This closed-loop feedback system enables adaptability to individual user conditions while preserving user-specific information through image analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If skin redness analysis is implemented using digital imaging, then personalized feedback can be provided, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveskin redness measurementVSAvoidimaging and processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by using the user's own mobile device camera to capture skin images, eliminating the need for specialized imaging equipment. The processing leverages the device's existing computational capabilities and trained machine learning models to perform skin redness analysis, thereby achieving precise measurement without proportionally increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces complex mechanical skin analysis equipment with digital imaging and computational algorithms. By using camera-based pixel data analysis and machine learning models to determine skin redness values, the system achieves precise measurement while reducing hardware complexity compared to traditional mechanical or optical measurement devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Loss of information

If users attempt to determine effective hair removal methods based on generalized recommendations, then users can access guidance, but users lack awareness of their specific skin redness levels and reactions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser awareness of skin rednessVSAvoidsimplicity of hair removal decision-making
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system addresses the information gap by providing automated feedback through image analysis. Users simply capture a skin image after hair removal, and the system automatically determines skin redness values and provides personalized recommendations, eliminating the need for users to manually assess their skin conditions while restoring awareness of specific redness levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11455747B2Digital imaging systems and methods of analyzing pixel data of an image of a user's body for determining a user-specific skin redness value of the user's skin after removing hair
Publication Date: 2022.09.27 THE GILLETTE CO
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AI summary

Digital imaging systems and methods are described for determining a user-specific skin redness value of a user's skin after removing hair. An example method may be performed by one or more processors and may include aggregating training images comprising pixel data of skin of individuals after removing hair. A skin redness model may be trained using the training images to output skin redness values associated with a degree of skin redness from least to most red. The method may include receiving an image of a user including pixel data of the user's skin after hair is removed from the skin, analyzing the image using the skin redness model to determine a user-specific skin redness value, generating a user-specific recommendation designed to address a feature identifiable within the pixel data of the user's skin, and rendering the recommendation on a display screen of a user computing device.