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EP1297782A1
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Beauty analysis of external body conditions
Assignee: L'Oréal SA
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Filing: 2002-09-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2022-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A method of performing a beauty analysis is disclosed. The method comprises receiving information of at least one portion of a subject's external body condition, identifying in the information at least one condition, extracting from the information at least one feature of the at least one condition, and storing extracted information reflective of the at least one feature.
Inventors
- 👤 Gilles Rubinstenn
- 👤 Francis Pruche
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:09
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T11/00; A; A45; A45D; A45D44/00; A45D44/005; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0059; A61B5/0077; A61B5/103; A61B5/1032; A61B5/1034; A61B5/41; A61B5/411; A61B5/44; A61B5/441; A61B5/442; A61B5/444; A61B5/445; A61B5/446; A61B5/74; A61B5/7475; G16; G16H; G16H30/00; G16H30/40; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/61; H04N23/63; H04N23/66; H04N23/661; A61B5/72; A61B5/7235; A61B5/7264; A61B5/7267; G16H15/00; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/67; G16H50/00; G16H50/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
Method of performing an analysis of at least an area of a subject's body
(302), the method comprising: receiving at least one image (300) of at least one portion of an area of the
subject's body (302); identifying in the at least one image (300) at least one skin, hair or nail
condition; extracting from the at least one image (300) at least one representation of
the at least one skin, hair or nail condition (306 - 309); and
storing information reflective of the at least one representation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
20 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein the stored
information includes an image (312) of the at least one condition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the
stored information includes a quantification of the at least one representation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein the quantification is
tracked over time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method according to any one of the two preceding claims, wherein the
quantification indicates at least one of an extent, intensity, frequency, type, and
severity of the at least one condition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said area
of a subject's body is at least part of a hair.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
Method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said area of a
subject's body is at least part of a nail.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
Method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said area of a
body is a subject's skin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein said area of a
subject's body is the facial skin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
Method according to any one of the two preceding claims, wherein
the at least one skin condition includes at least one wrinkle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein during identifying,
the at least one image is processed to identify substantially all visible wrinkles in at
least one part of the at least one image, and wherein the at least one extracted
representation includes a skin condition image devoid of substantially all facial
features other than the visible wrinkles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein the visible wrinkles
are represented in the extracted representation by marks mirroring contours and
locations of the visible wrinkles.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
Method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein wrinkle
depth is reflected in the extracted representation by at least one of mark intensity,
color, and visual cue.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
68 words
Method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein during
identifying, the at least one image is processed to identify substantially all visible
occurrences of the at least one skin condition in at least one part of the at least one
image, and wherein the extracted representation includes a skin condition image
devoid of substantially all facial features other than the at least one skin condition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
53 words
Method according to any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein the at least
one skin condition includes at least one of skin pore size, texture, elasticity, dryness,
cellulitis, sweating, aging, wrinkles, exfoliation, desquamation, homogeneity of color,
micro-circulation, shininess, softness, smoothness, hydration, sebum production,
cleanliness, irritation, redness, vasomotion, vasodilation, vasoconstriction,
pigmentation and freckles.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
Method according to any one of claims 8 to 15, wherein skin in the
received image is covered with powder to facilitate extracting the at least one
representation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
Method according to any one of claims 8 to 15, wherein skin in the
received image is illuminated with a Woods lamp to facilitate extracting the at least
one representation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein during
receiving, the at least one image is obtained in digital form.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein during
identifying, a computer processor (604) is used to perform an image processing
function.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein storing
includes saving the at least one representation at an address separate from an
address of the at least one image.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, further
comprising instructing the subject on how to record the at least one image.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein instructing includes
advising the subject on how to capture the at least one image with an image capture
device (602).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein the image capture
device is a digital camera.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method according to claim 21, wherein instructing includes advising
the subject on how to capture the at least one image using a scanner.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, further
comprising associating personal information about the subject with the information
reflective of the at least one representation.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein the personal
information includes at least one of physical characteristics, lifestyle information,
family history information, vocational information, environmental information, genetic
information, and information correlated to the at least one skin condition.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
37 words
Method according to the preceding claim, performed on a plurality of
subjects, the method further comprising maintaining a searchable database for
correlating personal information of the plurality of subjects with skin conditions of the
plurality of subjects.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
extracting occurs to an extent that the subject is anonymous when the representation
is viewed.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
36 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein during
extracting at least one portion of the at least one image is magnified to facilitate
identifying the at least one skin hair or nail condition.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
41 words
Method according to any one of the preceding claims conducted, at
least in part, in a network environment, wherein receiving at least one image occurs
via a network and in at least one location remote from a location of the subject.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
68 words
A system for performing a skin analysis, the system comprising: first memory for storing an image of at least a portion of a subject's facial
skin; processor configured to identify in the image at least one skin condition and
for extracting from the image at least one representation of the at least one skin
condition; and second memory for storing information reflective of the at least one
representation.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of protecting an identity of an individual providing a body
image, the method comprising: instructing the subject to capture at least one image of at least one portion
of the subject, the image containing information for use in a skin analysis and
information unrelated to a skin analysis; providing software for modifying the at least one image to remove at least
some of the information unrelated to the skin analysis, thereby protecting the
subject's identity during transmission; receiving the modified image over a network; and performing a skin analysis on the modified image.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
54 words
A method of performing a skin analysis, the method comprising: receiving an image of a portion of a subject's skin; identifying in the image at least one skin condition; extracting from the image at least one representation of the at least one
skin condition; and storing information reflective of the at least one representation.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
64 words
A method of performing a hair analysis, the method comprising: receiving at least one image of at least one portion of a subject's hair; identifying in the at least one image at least one hair condition; extracting from the at least one image at least one representation of the at
least one hair condition; and storing information reflective of the at least one representation.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
64 words
A method of performing a nail analysis, the method comprising: receiving at least one image of at least one portion of a subject's nails; identifying in the at least one image at least one nail condition; extracting from the at least one image at least one representation of the at
least one nail condition; and storing information reflective of the at least one representation.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of performing a skin analysis, the method comprising: receiving at least one image of at least one portion of a subject's facial
skin; identifying in the at least one image at least one skin condition; extracting from the at least one image at least one representation of the at
least one skin condition; and storing information reflective of the at least one representation.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
94 words
System for performing an analysis of at least an area of a subject's
body (302), the system comprising: means for receiving at least one image (300) of at least one portion of an
area of the subject's body (302); means for identifying in the at least one image (300) at least one skin, hair or
nail condition; means for extracting from the at least one image (300) at least one
representation of the at least one skin, hair or nail condition (306-309); and means for storing information reflective of the at least one representation.
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