JP2018175909A - System for determining skin condition of subject using image processing technique - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for determining a skin condition that increases objectivity in the determination of a skin or scalp condition of a general consumer using image data of a keratin checker and a sebum checker, and that realizes a business method using such a determination method.SOLUTION: Medical interview data on a skin or a scalp, and image data of keratin and/or sebum which have been made into electronic data and taken in a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal are transmitted to a server or a cloud service, and diagnosed by a skin or scalp diagnostic system mounted on the server or the cloud service. The input medical interview data is subjected to data processing and made into diagnostic data, and the input image data is subjected to image processing such as binarization processing and made into diagnostic data. These diagnostic data are calculated and diagnostic results on the skin or the scalp are output.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention provides a criterion for selecting cosmetics to be used by objectively determining the condition of the skin of the face or head of a subject. It also relates to the business method.

  Although it is effective to use basic cosmetics to prevent skin dryness and various skin problems and to delay skin aging, the same effects can be obtained using any of the cosmetics marketed in the market. Rather, it is known that people use different reputable cosmetics that are said to be effective and that people have different levels of satisfaction. That is because skin types and skin characteristics differ depending on the person, and the skin troubles and skin troubles they hold are different. Of course, different skin types, different skin types, and different types of skin troubles make it impossible to expect excellent skin care effects unless cosmetic products with different formulations are used. That is, it is essential to find a cosmetic product that suits your skin in order to perform the correct skin care, and for that purpose, your skin type, skin quality, skin characteristics, and problems that your skin has It is necessary to know the

  On the other hand, cosmetics makers, who are cosmetics sellers, naturally want to increase sales year by year, but in order to increase sales of cosmetics, it is necessary to increase customer satisfaction with their cosmetics. This is because the customer does not make repeat purchases without increasing the customer satisfaction. So, under what circumstances would a customer be repeat-purchase satisfied with the cosmetics they are using? Needless to say, it is when I used the cosmetics and realized that my skin was no longer feeling bulky, the condition of wrinkles and stains was improved, and that the skin became fresh and youthful. If you continue to use cosmetics but your skin condition does not improve, you will be dissatisfied with the cosmetics, and it is inevitable that you will not buy them and replace them with other ones next time. Why is the same cosmetic product from the same manufacturer, but some people are very satisfied and others are not completely satisfied? That is because the cosmetic was suitable for the former skin but not for the latter skin.

  From the above, it is important for cosmetic users to know their skin type and skin characteristics correctly before choosing cosmetic products, and when recommending cosmetic products to customers, the skin type and skin of the customer are first It can be understood that the customer can not be satisfied and the brand royalty can not be increased without properly grasping the type of the characteristic and the skin trouble and selecting and selling the cosmetics suitable for the customer. For the above reasons, it is clear that consumers who are users of cosmetics and cosmetics manufacturers who are sellers of cosmetics also need accurate skin diagnosis to correctly know the condition of their skin.

  Among these, the invention described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-201797) includes skin analysis 1 by interview, analysis of skin by replica of skin using an impression agent 2, horny inside by keratin checker Analysis data of the customer's skin is obtained based on a plurality of skin analysis methods such as information analysis 3, melanin information analysis 4 using a melanin checker, skin color analysis 5 based on a skin color sheet, and customer skin based on this skin analysis data. Is classified into a plurality of categories, and the customer's skin condition is analyzed according to the obtained classification.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent No. 3212295), first, a questionnaire sheet is input (S102) and stored in a customer database. This customer database is constructed so that it can be used for various applications based on the input questionnaire. Based on the data of this customer database, skin diagnosis is performed (S104), and a suitable cosmetic for the customer is selected (S106). Finally, the diagnostic result and the selected cosmetic item etc. are printed out in an easy-to-understand manner (S108), and the process is ended. Questionnaires will be given to those concerning the condition of the skin, those concerning skin problems, those concerning life practices, etc. The examination of sebum is performed by pressing a tester on two places, such as a forehead and a cheek, after 20 minutes of face washing. With regard to skin moisture, this is done by pressing the tester on the cheek 20 minutes after cleansing.

  The invention described in Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent No. 3650745) is to obtain an image of a non-skin print area or hair of a skin by an acquisition device provided with a non-optical sensor (4). A method of obtaining an image to determine the exact parameters of the non-skin print area of the skin or the area of the hair, the method obtaining at least one non-optical aspect as to obtain information about the micro relief of said area The method is characterized in that an image is obtained by means of an acquisition device (1) provided with a dynamic sensor (4).

JP, 2004-201797, A Patent No. 3212295 Patent No. 3650745 gazette

  To determine the condition of the skin and scalp of the general consumer, the first task is to improve objectivity using image analysis such as binarization of the keratin checker and sebum checker together with the general consumer's own inquiry answers. The second object is to embody a business method using such a determination method.

According to the skin condition determination system of the present invention, inquiry data regarding skin that has been converted into electronic data and taken into a personal computer or a smartphone or tablet terminal and image data of horny and / or sebum are sent to a server or cloud service, The diagnosis data is processed by the skin diagnosis system installed in the cloud service, and the input inquiry data is subjected to data processing to be diagnostic data, and the input image data is subjected to image processing such as binarization. The diagnostic data is calculated, and the skin diagnostic result is output.
In addition, the medical inquiry data and the image data of the keratin and / or sebum are obtained by scanning the keratin and / or the sebum checker attached to the mark sheet and the mer sheet with a scanner.
Further, the inquiry data is obtained by capturing an answer to the inquiry displayed on the screen of the smartphone or tablet terminal, and the image data of the horny and / or sebum is a small attachment macro lens for the smartphone or tablet terminal And a close-up lens, and obtained by capturing and capturing an image of a measured horny checker and a measured sebum checker.

  The business method using the skin condition determination system of the present invention is performed between the application provider, the cosmetics company, the drug store or supermarket, the beauty salon, the beauty salon or barber, and the general consumer. The application provider provides skin or scalp diagnostic applications to drug stores or supermarkets, beauty salons, beauty salons or barbers in exchange for compensation, and general consumers use drug stores or supermarkets, It is possible to diagnose the skin or scalp using a smartphone or tablet terminal installed in an esthetic salon, a beauty salon or a barber shop, or owned by a general consumer, and the general consumer must use the app provider and the drug. Store or Based on a contract with a permarket, beauty salon, hairdresser or barber, the application provider can download skin or scalp diagnostic application for free to a smartphone or tablet terminal owned by the company. The application provider transmits skin or scalp diagnosis data consisting of inquiry data answered by the general consumer and image data of the general consumer's own skin or scalp to the application provider, and the transmitted content is transmitted by the skin or scalp diagnostic system The diagnosis result is fed back to the general consumer, and the diagnosis result is linked with the cosmetics etc. of the cosmetics company appropriate for the diagnosis result, and the general consumer uses the diagnosis result in the drug store or supermarket, the beauty salon, By bringing it to the hairdresser or barber Discount of provision and usage fee of correct service based on the diagnostic results, such as addition of points is received, characterized in that.

In addition, the drug store, supermarket, beauty salon, beauty salon or barber conclude the contract of receiving the provision of the skin diagnosis application with the above skin diagnosis application provider, and the attractiveness of the skin or scalp diagnosis service itself and the diagnosis It is characterized in that the attraction of the provision of the service based on the result can attract the general consumer.
In addition, based on the skin diagnosis application providing contract in which the skin diagnosis application provider contracts with the drug store, supermarket, beauty salon, beauty salon or barber, etc., the general consumer is allowed to download the skin diagnosis application for free And, when transmitting skin diagnosis results, the advertisement of a cosmetics company etc. can be delivered together, and advertising income can be obtained from a cosmetics company etc.
In addition, based on the skin diagnosis application provision contract in which the skin diagnosis application provider contracts with the drug store, supermarket, beauty salon, beauty salon or barber room, all skin diagnosis data performed by the general consumer is Store in a large server built in advance or in a database in the cloud, delete it after analyzing personal privacy information, analyze it, process it, edit it and sell it to the cosmetics company etc. It features.

  According to the determination system of the skin condition of the present invention, a diagnosis based on a subject's assumption or artificially incorrect answer is made by combining a horniness checker and a sebum checker capable of acquiring objective information of the skin with a questioning to the subject. In addition to being able to prevent the deterioration of accuracy and misdiagnosis, the judgment of the horniness checker and sebum checker is left to the image processing of the computer without relying on the visual inspection of the researcher or the trained beauty staff, human judgment It is possible to enable mass processing that eliminates variations in Cost performance and convenience can be improved by using inexpensive, thin and light tape-like keratin checkers and sebum checkers without using expensive skin diagnostic equipment. In addition to enhancing convenience and speed using mark sheet format when importing questionnaire responses and judgment data into the system, skin and scalp diagnoses can be taken anywhere using a smartphone or tablet terminal regardless of place or time Made it possible. Furthermore, by linking cosmetics and the like marketed in the market recommended based on diagnosis results to diagnosis results on the system, it is also possible to advise cosmetics and the like suitable for the subject.

  Further, according to the present invention, by using the mark sheet, it is possible not only to capture the answer of the medical inquiry and the measurement image of the horniness checker or sebum checker affixed to the mark sheet, but also to mechanically judge and analyze using image processing technology. Therefore, it is possible to save the labor of the input and judgment work significantly and is suitable for mass processing.

  Further, according to the present invention, instead of a microscope, a smartphone or tablet terminal having a communication function is used, and an attachment macro lens or a close-up lens is attached thereto to take a close-up image of a keratin checker or sebum checker Data can be sent to the server immediately, enabling not only diagnosis with improved accuracy of the checker's measured image, but also instantaneous diagnosis.

  According to the business method of the present invention, the application of skin or scalp diagnosis can be provided to general consumers for free based on a contract with a drug store, a supermarket, an esthetic salon, a beauty salon, a barber shop or the like. In addition to being able to feel free to diagnose skin and scalp, the general consumer is recommended on the system cosmetic products that match the diagnostic results, so among the cosmetics sold in the market It will be easier to select cosmetics that are suitable for your skin. Furthermore, by bringing the diagnosis results displayed on the smartphone or tablet terminal screen to the store, it is possible to receive various discounts, point services, etc., which would be greatly appreciated.

  According to this invention, a drug store, a supermarket, an esthetic salon, a beauty salon or a barber can attract customers by the attractiveness of the skin and scalp diagnosis service.

  According to the present invention, when the general consumer downloads the skin diagnosis application or looks at the skin diagnosis result screen, an advertisement such as a cosmetics company can be displayed on the screen, so the skin diagnosis application provider can Advertising fees can also be obtained from cosmetics companies and the like.

  According to the present invention, the application provider analyzes, analyzes, processes, edits the huge number of skin diagnostic data accumulated daily, deletes personal privacy information, and sells to a cosmetics company etc. be able to.

It is explanatory drawing of the example of the skin diagnosis system which uses a personal computer and a scanner. It is explanatory drawing of the example of the skin-diagnosis system which uses a smart phone or a tablet terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the business method of the example for drug stores or supermarkets. It is explanatory drawing of the business method of the example which aimed at the aesthetic salon. It is explanatory drawing of the business method of the example for hairdressers. It is explanatory drawing of the business method of the example which made the barber room object.

As an embodiment of the present invention,
Questionnaire data on skin that has been converted into electronic data and taken into a PC or smartphone or tablet terminal and image data of horny and / or sebum are sent to a server or cloud service, and are carried out by a skin diagnostic system installed on the server or cloud service The input inquiry data is subjected to data processing to be diagnostic data, and the input image data is subjected to image processing such as binarization to be diagnostic data, and these diagnostic data are A skin condition determination system, characterized by outputting a skin diagnosis result by calculation, can be used.
In addition, the inquiry data and the image data of the keratin and / or sebum are obtained by scanning the mark sheet and the keratin and / or sebum checker attached to the mark sheet with a scanner. Can be a judgment system of the skin condition to be
Further, the inquiry data is obtained by capturing an answer to the inquiry displayed on the screen of the smartphone or tablet terminal, and the image data of the keratin and / or sebum is a small attachment macro lens for the smartphone or tablet terminal The system for determining the skin condition according to claim 1, characterized in that the skin condition is determined by wearing a close-up lens and taking and capturing an image of a measured horny checker and a measured sebum checker. And can be.

As an embodiment of the present invention,
An application provider, a cosmetics company, a drug store or supermarket, an esthetic salon, a beauty salon or a barber, and a business method performed among four persons of the general consumer, wherein the application provider is drug in exchange for the price. The skin or scalp diagnostic application is provided to a store or supermarket, a beauty salon, a beauty salon or a barber, and the general consumer is provided in a drug store or supermarket, a beauty salon, a beauty salon or a barber, or a general consumer It is possible to diagnose the skin or scalp using a smartphone or tablet terminal owned by the company, and the general consumer must use the app provider and the drug store or supermarket, the beauty salon, the beauty salon or the barber Based on an agreement between the two companies, it is possible to download skin or scalp diagnostic application free of charge from the application provider to a smartphone or tablet terminal owned by oneself, and interview data answered by general consumers and general consumption Send skin or scalp diagnosis data consisting of image data of the person's own skin or scalp to the application provider, the application provider diagnoses the transmitted content by the skin or scalp diagnosis system, and feeds back the diagnosis result to the general consumer The diagnosis results are linked to the cosmetics etc. of the cosmetics company appropriate for the diagnosis results, and the general consumer can carry out the diagnosis results by bringing the diagnosis result to a drug store or a supermarket, an beauty salon, a beauty salon or a barber shop. Providing the correct service based on Such as addition of cement is received, it may be a business process, characterized by.

In addition, the drug store, supermarket, beauty salon, beauty salon or barber conclude the contract of receiving the provision of the skin diagnosis application with the above skin diagnosis application provider, and the attractiveness of the skin or scalp diagnosis service itself and the diagnosis The business method according to claim 4, wherein the attraction of the provision of the service based on the result can attract the general consumer.
In addition, based on the skin diagnosis application providing contract in which the skin diagnosis application provider contracts with the drug store, supermarket, beauty salon, beauty salon or barber, etc., the general consumer is allowed to download the skin diagnosis application for free The business method according to claim 4, characterized in that the advertisement of the cosmetics company etc. can be delivered together when transmitting the skin diagnosis result, and the advertisement income can be obtained from the cosmetics company etc. be able to.
In addition, based on the skin diagnosis application provision contract in which the skin diagnosis application provider contracts with the drug store, supermarket, beauty salon, beauty salon or barber room, all skin diagnosis data performed by the general consumer is Store in a large server built in advance or in a database in the cloud, delete it after analyzing personal privacy information, analyze it, process it, edit it and sell it to the cosmetics company etc. It can be set as the business method described in the feature 4 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Before the description of the embodiment based on FIG. 1, the premised matters will be described.

  So far, skin diagnosis refers to the method used by cosmetic companies in department stores to use various skin diagnostic equipment placed on the counter, or skin by interviews conducted by mail-order cosmetics manufacturers on websites Diagnosis is common. The former is reluctant to see through what is being done for the purpose of catching sales, and the latter reflects the subject's preconceptions and artificially incorrect answers in the diagnosis results as it is the only way of diagnosis. And there was a fatal defect that accurate skin diagnosis could not be made. The present invention was invented to overcome such a defect, and it is accurate and objective even if the subject is not in the presence of a diagnostician but at a remote place without having expensive skin diagnostic equipment. To make it possible to perform

  This skin diagnosis is characterized by using cheap, thin and light tape-like keratin checkers and sebum checkers instead of expensive skin diagnostic equipment. As explained here, the keratin checker is a small paper or plastic film in which a safe adhesive substance is applied to the skin on a part of the sheet, and the adhesive surface is pressed against the skin to thinly collect the horny layer of the skin. The degree of dryness of the skin, the degree of roughness, texture (texture), turnover speed, etc. are read from the number, size, thickness, alignment, etc. of the corner pieces of each layer collected. The sebum checker, on the other hand, uses a special film that increases the transparency of the adsorbed part or discolors when sebum is adsorbed, and when it is pressed against the skin, the sebum-adsorbed part discolored as a point or stain The amount of sebum secretion is measured by the number and size of spots and spots that appear.

  Since both the keratin checkers and the sebum checkers are inexpensive, they can be easily sent to the consumer by being attached to postcards, sealed in DM, etc. and can be easily returned, so consumption at remote locations There is a great advantage that the measurement information of the person's skin can be collected easily and at low cost.

  In the skin diagnosis of the present invention, the above-mentioned keratin checker and sebum checker are used in place of the diagnostic equipment, but in order to know the subjective symptoms of the subject, that is, the subjective skin information of the subject, good. Questionnaires used in this skin diagnosis are created based on the experience and knowledge of veteran trainers who have educated and trained beauty staff for many years at a cosmetics company. Skin type, skin moisture, skin problems, skin age, etc. can be determined. The Q & A based on this beauty staff's experience is reflected not only in the mark sheet format but also in the computer program as logic, and if the subject answers questions on the computer, the computer will automatically be based on the above logic. The skin quality and skin characteristics of the person can be determined and analyzed to derive a skin diagnosis result sheet. That is, in the present skin diagnosis, subjective skin information which is the answer to the inquiry, and objective skin information which is the measurement result of the horniness checker and the sebum checker are input to the computer and analyzed. Unlike in contrast to conventional skin diagnoses, there is a place where serious and accurate skin diagnoses can be made.

In addition, in the present skin diagnosis, the measurement results of the keratin checker and the sebum checker are not visually judged and input, but mechanically read, analyzed and judged using an image processing technology with the existing skin diagnostic system. There is a big difference. That is, a minute pattern appearing in the measurement section of both the keratin and sebum checker is mechanically captured by a camera or scanner, and replaced with an easily distinguishable black and white pattern using an image processing technique such as binarization, white portions or The number, size, color intensity, shape, arrangement (alignment), etc. of the discolored part are read mechanically, quantified, evaluated and analyzed, and the moisture content (dryness) and roughness of the skin, It is characterized by deriving the turnover speed, sebum secretion, and skin age etc.
As a result, the problem caused by the conventional researcher or the trained beauty staff performing the determination of the measured horniness checker or sebum checker by visual inspection, that is, a large number of checkers in the visual determination by the human eye It is difficult to determine the problem that artificial judgment occurs that the judgment result is different even in the same measured checker due to the fact that the judgment is difficult, and the judgment person, the judgment time, the judgment environment, etc. are different from anything else. Can. By using the image processing technology according to the present invention, it is possible to mechanically determine the measured horniness checker, sebum checker, etc., and not only can eliminate artificial blurring, but also read, analyze and judge in large amounts in a short time. To do is achieved.

  This skin diagnosis system may be stored on a specific server and used to diagnose skin via a personal computer or open a skin diagnosis page on a website and access and use the server from there. It may be placed on a large-capacity server or cloud service so that a large number of subjects, such as tens, hundreds, thousands and millions, in Japan or all over the world can be diagnosed on their skin. Then, the database of skin diagnosis data of tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of people is made into a database, and differences and relationships due to various factors such as age-specific trends and regional differences, or seasonal variations, lifestyle differences, and ethnic differences. By storing and analyzing data, the data becomes a valuable database on human skin and can be used for dermatological research and development of new cosmetics. In addition, if the various data stored in this database are fed back to the skin diagnosis program, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the skin diagnosis system every day, and the reliability of the skin diagnosis system becomes the passage of time and date. It will be possible to raise it day by day along with it.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an example of a skin diagnosis system using a personal computer and a scanner according to the present invention. The details will be described below.
Subjects who wish to diagnose skin are placed in the shop, or distributed on the street, mailed, or filled in a pencil sheet etc. on the questionnaire sheet prepared in advance with the questionnaire sheet 6 punched out from the personal computer. Furthermore, the horny checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 measured by pressing them against the skin of the subject are attached at predetermined positions on the mark sheet 1 to complete the mark sheet 1. The mark sheets 1 collected or mailed at the shop are put together at one time and then sequentially applied to the scanner 2 to be converted into image data. This image data is sent to the personal computer and temporarily stored. The image data 9 stored in the personal computer is sent to the server 4 and judged by the skin diagnosis system in the server 4.
The fine patterns appearing in the measurement part of the keratin and sebum checkers are replaced with easily distinguishable black and white patterns using image processing technology such as binarization, and the number, size, etc. of white parts and discolored parts. The color density, shape, alignment (ordering), etc. are mechanically read, and it is quantified, evaluated and analyzed, and the water content (dryness) and roughness degree of skin, turnover speed, sebum secretion, And skin age etc. are derived. The contents of the inquiry 6 are also coded, and the diagnosis result 10 obtained by comprehensively judging the contents of the inquiry 6 and the judgment contents of the horniness checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 is fed back to the personal computer 3. The diagnostic result 10 can be used for viewing or printed out on the diagnostic result display device 5. Knowing the person's skin quality, skin type, skin problems and the like with the diagnostic result display device 5 helps to make the selection of cosmetics and shampoos more appropriate. In addition, if you build diagnostic data such as skin quality, skin type, skin problems of the person, and link data of product brands such as cosmetics and shampoo that were suitable for the skin indicated by diagnostic results, it does not fit the skin The risk of selecting or continuing to use a product brand can be greatly reduced.

  Before the description of the embodiment based on FIG. 2, the premised matters will be described.

  Using the enhancement of the function of the recent smartphone and the improvement of the number of pixels of the attached camera, capture the measurement image of horny checker and sebum checker with the camera of smartphone or tablet terminal with communication function instead of the usual camera or scanner If so, it will be possible to transmit the measurement image of the horniness checker and the sebum checker to the server equipped with the immediate skin diagnosis system, and it will be possible to diagnose the skin anytime, anywhere, regardless of place or time. Become. Furthermore, if you develop a dedicated application and display the medical inquiry on the screen of the smartphone or tablet terminal and send the answer of the medical inquiry together with the measurement image of the horniness checker or sebum checker to the server, even on the smartphone or tablet terminal The skin diagnosis can be performed, and the diagnosis result can be instantaneously fed back to the smartphone owner or the tablet terminal owner.

When using a small attachment macro lens or close-up lens developed separately when using the camera of the above smart phone or tablet terminal, these terminals will be turned into "microscopes with communication function" and more accurate. It is possible to send a high horniness checker image and a sebum checker image to the server.
In the above, it is described that the measurement image of horny checker or sebum checker is taken by the camera of the smartphone or tablet terminal and the skin diagnosis is performed by the server, but instead of the measured image of the keratin checker or sebum checker, the smartphone Alternatively, an image of the skin itself taken directly by a camera of a tablet terminal may be sent to a server to perform skin diagnosis.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an example of a skin diagnosis system using a smartphone or a tablet terminal. A subject who desires a diagnosis of the skin has built in advance an application that can respond to the medical inquiry 6 displayed on the screen of the smartphone or the tablet terminal 20 and create the medical inquiry data 21. A small attachment macro lens or close-up lens is attached to a smartphone or tablet terminal 20, and an image of the already measured keratin checker 7 or the already measured sebum checker 8 is photographed and captured as image data 22, and prepared inquiry data 21 And the image of the already measured keratin checker 7 and the already measured sebum checker 8 together with the cloud service 25. Since the cloud service 25 is equipped with a skin diagnostic system, the inquiry data 21 sent and the highly accurate image data 22 of the keratin checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 are analyzed to obtain question data 21 of the subject. The comprehensive judgment is performed by adding the objective answer of the image data 22 to the subjective answer of the above. The obtained diagnostic result 10 is fed back to the smartphone or tablet terminal 20. Since the diagnosis result is displayed on the screen of the smartphone or the tablet terminal 20, the condition of the skin of the person can be viewed by viewing it.
The fine patterns appearing in the measurement part of the keratin and sebum checkers are replaced with easily distinguishable black and white patterns using image processing technology such as binarization, and the number, size, etc. of white parts and discolored parts. The color density, shape, alignment (ordering), etc. are mechanically read, and it is quantified, evaluated and analyzed, and the water content (dryness) and roughness degree of skin, turnover speed, sebum secretion, And skin age etc. are derived. The contents of the inquiry 6 are also coded, and the diagnosis result 10 obtained by comprehensively judging the contents of the inquiry 6 and the judgment contents of the horniness checker 7 and the sebum checker 8 is fed back to the smartphone or tablet terminal 20.
By knowing the person's skin quality, skin type, skin problems, etc. on the screen of the smartphone or tablet terminal 20, selection of cosmetics, shampoo, etc. is made more appropriate regardless of time and place in the store etc. It becomes. In addition, if you build diagnostic data such as skin quality, skin type, skin problems of the person, and link data of product brands such as cosmetics and shampoo that were suitable for the skin indicated by diagnostic results, it does not fit the skin Similar to the one shown in FIG. 1, the risk of selecting a commodity brand or continuing to use can be greatly reduced.

The first business method, Business Method 1, is a self-selection drug store and 32 cosmetics retailers, such as supermarkets, who do not have specialized counselors or beauty agents and must select cosmetics to be purchased by customers. It is a business method that becomes an introduction contractor of the app. And in the case of this business method, the place where the skin diagnosis system of the present invention is used may be in a store that sells drug store equalization cosmetics by self selection, but may be performed by the general consumer 31 outside the store.
If skin diagnosis is to be performed at a drug store etc. 32, install a tablet terminal in the shop, download the skin diagnosis application contracted to the tablet terminal, and the customer who visits the shop to buy cosmetics conducts skin diagnosis, You will have to buy cosmetics that match your skin in the store, but if the general consumer performs skin diagnosis outside the store, the general based on the contract between the skin diagnosis application provider 30 and the drug store etc. 32, The consumer 31 can download the smartphone-specific skin diagnosis application for free to his smartphone, and can perform skin diagnosis freely anytime, anywhere. In the latter case, when the general consumer 31 opens the skin diagnosis application for smartphone and diagnoses the skin, the skin diagnosis result sheet displayed on the smartphone screen displays the skin quality, skin type, skin problems of the person, etc. Not only that, but based on the result of skin diagnosis, it is selected in the server, and the cosmetic brand suited to the person who is linked is displayed, and it is sold at drug store etc. 32 who is a contractor of skin diagnosis application. If the cosmetic is among the cosmetic products being used, the cosmetic is preferentially displayed.

As a result, the drug store etc. 32 can discover new customers who have not purchased cosmetics at the drug store etc. 32 up to now, and it is possible to increase sales. The drug store etc. 32 pays the introduction initial cost of the skin diagnosis application and the monthly application fee as the price, and this business method is established by paying the application provider. In addition, even when using a tablet terminal installed in a drug store or the like in 32 stores or when a general consumer uses his own smartphone, when performing skin diagnosis, it is necessary to use a tablet terminal or a smartphone camera. Since the macro lens to be attached, the horniness checker and the sebum checker are required, sales of these products to the drug store, etc. 32 in the former case and to the general consumer 31 in the latter case occur. Sales profit will be included in the app provider. In the latter case, if these items are to be sold at drug stores etc. 32, not only their retail profit goes to drug stores etc. 32 but also general stores 31 purchase them to purchase them. As it comes frequently, it can be expected to buy after that time, and drug stores etc. 32 are considered to be proactive in introducing skin diagnosis applications.
Also, if the general consumer 31 brings the skin diagnosis result displayed on his smartphone and brings it to a drug store or other 32 cosmetics retailer, it is possible to buy cosmetics that match the skin diagnosis result at a discounted price. If the point is a plus mechanism, the merits of using the skin diagnosis application of the smartphone for general consumers 31 are further enhanced, and the general consumers 31 become to use this application altogether, and as a result the skin diagnosis application is contracted This business method is considered to be supported by many general consumers 31 and drug stores etc. 32 because the number of general consumers 31 purchasing cosmetics at drug stores etc. 32 increases.

  In addition, since this business method results in a sales promotion measure that can not be ignored for cosmetics companies 33 who wholesale cosmetics in drug stores etc. 32, the skin diagnosis application provider 30 makes a sponsor contract with the cosmetics companies 33 etc. Advertising fees can also be obtained by putting advertising of the sponsor company on the skin diagnosis app provided for free to consumers or distributing product information of the sponsor company to smartphone owners who have downloaded the skin diagnosis app. .

As mentioned at the beginning, in this business method, 32 drug stores etc. and 33 cosmetics companies etc. are assumed to be the introduced parties of the skin diagnosis application, but 32 major drug stores etc. Considering the rise, there is a possibility that drugstores, etc. 32, who take precedence over cosmetics companies, etc. 33 in terms of power, may try to have cosmetics companies, etc. 33 pay the introduction cost and monthly usage fee for skin diagnosis applications. There is a possibility that not a drug store etc. 32 but a cosmetics company etc. 33 becomes a contract party of skin diagnosis application introduction.
Also, although it will be in the future, it will be stored based on the skin diagnosis performed daily using this system, storing the skin diagnosis system, making the server running the above application a large capacity such as a cloud, etc. Collect, analyze, analyze and process skin diagnosis data such as skin diagnosis results by age, area and season of the subject, and sell it to cosmetic companies etc. 33 as skin and beauty information to further increase earnings. Is also possible.

The business method 2 which is the second business method is a business method in which a store providing services such as facial massage like the beauty salon 36 (hereinafter referred to as beauty salon 36) is an introduced party of the skin diagnosis application. Place the tablet terminal in the beauty salon 36, download the skin diagnosis application for the tablet terminal to the tablet terminal, make a skin diagnosis of the customer before the treatment, and select the appropriate treatment menu that suits the condition of the skin Make it
In response to the needs of women who want to be beautiful, the beauty market in Japan is said to be 400 billion yen, and there are many beauty salons 36 throughout the country, but after performing skin diagnosis before surgery There are few beauty salons 36 that are operated. Therefore, if we introduce a skin diagnostic application exclusively for tablet terminals developed by our company and make a firm skin diagnosis before the treatment, from the previous treatment depending on the eyesight and intuition of the esthetician, it is scientific The potential demand for the beauty salon 36 for this skin diagnosis app seems to be extremely high, as it is possible to rip into correct treatment based on grounds, increase the sense of confidence in the beauty salon 36 and increase sales. .

  This business method holds true for the beauty salon 36 to pay the application provider 30 the initial introduction cost of the skin diagnosis application and the monthly application fee as the price. In addition, when the beauty salon 36 performs skin diagnosis using a tablet terminal, the macro lens and the horniness checker and the sebum checker to be attached to the camera of the tablet terminal are required, so the application provider 30 starts from the beauty salon 36 These sales can be obtained.

  In addition, as in business method 1, the skin diagnosis system is stored in a large-capacity server such as cloud, and the data on skin obtained by analyzing and analyzing the huge number of skin diagnosis data collected daily is esthetic salon 36 and other companies It is also possible to get paid for selling to In this business method, a dedicated application is downloaded to the tablet terminal owned by the beauty salon 36, and it is in mind to carry out a skin diagnosis before the treatment, but in place of the tablet terminal installed in the beauty salon 36 General consumer 31 is displayed on the smartphone screen if the general consumer 31 is allowed to perform skin diagnosis with his own smartphone based on the skin diagnostic application usage contract of the application provider 30 and the beauty salon 36. A method may be adopted in which the skin diagnosis screen is brought to the beauty salon 36 and beauty treatment can be received. In this case, if a skin care application provider 30 who is an introducer receives a certain introduction fee from the beauty salon 36, the profit structure of this business method is further enhanced. In addition, if the general consumer 31 is allowed to receive a discount on the esthetics agent by visiting the beauty salon 36 visiting the skin diagnosis result displayed on the smartphone screen, the beauty salon 36 is an effective sales agent Can increase sales. Also, as in the business method 1, since the advertisement can be put on the skin diagnosis application provided for free to general consumers 31 and the product information of the company can be distributed to the smartphone owner who downloaded the application, the application provider 30 can Sponsorship contracts with major beauty salons 36 and cosmetics companies 33 will also be available for advertising fees.

  Also, as in the business method 1, the application provider 30 stores the skin diagnosis system, makes the server running the application a large capacity such as a cloud, and all the subjects who are performed every day using this system. Accumulate skin diagnostic data, analyze, analyze, and process changes in skin quality by age, area, and season, etc., and sell to cosmetics company 33 as skin and beauty information to further increase earnings Is also possible. At that time, personal privacy information should be deleted.

  The business method 3 which is the third business method is the same as the business method 2 but there is no change in using the tablet terminal dedicated application, but the introducer of the skin diagnosis application becomes the beauty salon 37 instead of the beauty salon 36 But there is a difference. In the case of the beauty salon 36, this skin diagnosis application is introduced as a means to decide the treatment menu before the treatment, but the beauty salon 37 is installed in the waiting room and the skin diagnosis as a means of boring for customers waiting It will be a business way to

  The fact that ordinary consumers 31 who are waiting to cut their hair can do their skin diagnosis without hesitation using the tablet terminal installed in the waiting room is not only pain in waiting time but also skin diagnosis results Based on this, conversations with other customers and hairdressers who are also waiting will be launched, and communication between the hairdresser and the customer will be enhanced, which will contribute to making the customer a fixed customer.

  This business method is realized by the beauty salon 37 paying the application provider 30 the initial fee for skin diagnosis application introduction and the monthly application fee as the price. In addition, when skin diagnosis is performed with a tablet terminal, the macro lens and the horniness checker and the sebum checker to be attached to the camera of the tablet terminal are required, so the application provider 30 obtains these sales charges from the beauty salon 37 Can. In addition, an advertisement of cosmetics handled by the beauty salon 37 is displayed around the skin diagnosis application screen displayed on the tablet terminal or a diagnosis result screen, or a recommended cosmetics is displayed based on the skin diagnosis result of the customer. As this skin diagnostic application becomes an advertising medium that is very attractive to cosmetics companies etc. 33, the application provider 30 encourages these cosmetics companies etc. 33 to advertise and earn advertising revenue. It becomes possible. Of course, in this business method 3 as well as other business methods, the application provider 30 uses the server storing the skin diagnosis system as a large capacity server such as a cloud, and analyzes and analyzes the huge skin diagnostic data accumulated daily It is also possible to sell the obtained data on the skin to a beauty salon 37 to a cosmetics company etc. 33 who is stocking cosmetics etc., and to receive a price for information.

  In the business method, the tablet terminal dedicated application may be changed to scalp (scalp) diagnosis or hair style diagnosis instead of skin diagnosis. I collect the horny skin (dandruff) of the scalp with the horniness checker, send the image with the camera equipped with the macro lens to diagnose thin hair, or take the photo of my face with the macro lens removed and send it , You may be able to diagnose your own hairstyle.

  The business method 4 which is the fourth business method is a business method in which the tablet terminal having downloaded the skin diagnosis application is placed in the store in the store as in the business methods 2 and 3, and in this business method There is a difference in that the shop performing the diagnosis is not the beauty salon 36 or the beauty salon 37 but the barber room 38. Moreover, the difference from the business methods 2 and 3 is that the diagnosis content is not skin diagnosis but scalp diagnosis.

Since it is known that the amount of sebum in the scalp is related to one of the factors of the eyebrows in men, the sebum checker 8 measures the amount of sebum in the scalp, and the measurement result is photographed with a camera attached to a tablet terminal By being able to diagnose, it becomes possible to diagnose the risk of pressure sores.
The barber shop 38 can recommend the paid special scalp care such as scalp massage in addition to the haircut service to the customer based on this scalp (禿 risk) diagnosis, so it is possible to raise the service fee, Product sales can also be expected by selling recommended products, scalp care products, and shampoos that are good for scalp to customers. Being able to perform acupuncture risk diagnosis in the barber room 38 that goes regularly is a service that is difficult for men who have become concerned about the risk of hair loss due to increased hair loss and for the barber room 38 a position to touch the customers head with haircut By using it, we can offer completely new "禿 risk diagnosis" that has not been done so far, and we can promote the attraction of our store and differentiate it from other stores. This business method is realized by the barber 38 paying the application provider 30 the initial cost for introducing the scalp diagnosis application and the monthly fee as the compensation.

  In addition, since the sales to the barber 38 of the macro lens attached to the tablet terminal of the barber and the sebum checker 8 necessary for the scalp diagnosis are added as well as other business methods, the profit of the application provider 30 is further added It becomes. In addition, customers who receive a scalp (an eyelid risk) diagnosis at barber room 38 are promising potential customers for hair care clinics performing AGA treatment, companies performing hair raising services, or Katsura selling companies. It is conceivable that these companies and clinics may advertise on the screen and other pages of the application screen for performing scalp diagnosis () risk diagnosis) in the barber room 38, and the advertisement income will also be positive for the skin diagnosis application provider 30. In addition, in this business method as well as other business methods, the application provider 30 makes the server storing the scalp diagnostic system a large capacity server such as a cloud, accumulates a huge amount of daily scalp diagnostic data, and these data It is also possible to sell the data on the scalp obtained by analyzing and analyzing it to a scalp treatment clinic or a hair raising service company and receive compensation.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the skin diagnostic system of the present invention can be expected to be widely accepted in society because it is a determination system that corrects the ambiguity of subjectivity by objective facts. In addition, since the business method itself provides clear advice on so-called necessities of general consumers, and it is also possible to receive discounts on services and products, it can be expected to be widely accepted by general consumers.
The present invention can be practiced in other various forms without departing from the spirit and main features of the present invention. Therefore, the above embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention should not be interpreted in a limited manner.

Reference Signs List 1 mark sheet 2 scanner 3 personal computer 4 server 5 diagnosis result display device 6 medical checkup 7 horniness checker 8 sebum checker 9 image data 10 diagnosis result 20 smartphone or tablet terminal 21 inquiry data 22 image data 25 cloud service 30 application provider 31 general consumer 32 Drug stores or supermarkets 33 Cosmetics companies 36 Aesthetic salons 37 Hairdressers 38 Barbers 39 Scalp clinics or hair raising services related companies

Claims (2)

It is a judgment system of skin condition using a smart phone or a tablet terminal,
Answering a medical inquiry displayed on the screen of the smartphone or the tablet terminal to acquire medical inquiry data,
The camera of the smartphone or the tablet terminal shoots an image of the already-measured horny checker measured by pressing against the skin of the subject and / or the already-measured sebum checker pressed against the skin of the subject Get image data,
The inquiry data and the image data are transmitted to the skin diagnosis system by the communication function of the smartphone or the tablet terminal.
The skin condition determination system, wherein the skin diagnosis system performs a comprehensive determination based on the inquiry data and the image data, and outputs a diagnosis result to the smartphone or the tablet terminal. The skin according to claim 1, characterized in that the camera of the smartphone or the tablet terminal mounts an attachment macro lens or a close-up lens and takes a close-up image of the keratin checker and / or the sebum checker. State judgment system.

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