A system and method for operating a household cleaning appliance, including: providing a household cleaning appliance including, a powered and electronically controlled cleaning implement, and at least one physical sensor taken from a group consisting of: an orientation sensor, an acceleration sensor, an inertial sensor, a global positioning sensor, a pressure sensor, a load sensor, audio sensor, humidity sensor, and a temperature sensor; providing a camera associated with the household cleaning appliance; deriving an augmented classification using one or more classifiers classifying the physical sensor data and the image data; and modifying operation of the cleaning implement based upon the augmented classification.

Systems and apparatuses for applying coating to nails are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to performing image processing on an image of the nail to locate a boundary of the nail. The method can further include determining a path along which to move the nail relative to an applicator, the applicator being used to coat the nail. In a further embodiment, using the located boundary of the nail, a dispensing procedure for the applicator to follow to coat the nail is determined.

A method for determining a coloration product recommendation, in particular a hair coloration product recommendation. First images representing an object colored using a coloration product are obtained. A color of the colored object is identified on the images by determining a global color value taking into account different elements within the image. Then a desired color is obtained. A recommendation for a coloration product to achieve the desired color is determined. The recommended coloration product corresponds to the product which keeps the color difference between the desired color and the identified color below a predetermined threshold.

A computing device generates a collection of digital images depicting makeup effects representing makeup trends, analyzes the collection of digital images, and extracts target attributes. The computing device constructs a database of makeup recommendation entries comprising the collection of digital images and extracted attributes and receives a query request from a user comprising an image of the user's face. The computing device queries the database and obtains a first number of makeup recommendations. The computing device merges makeup recommendations among the first number of makeup recommendations to generate a second number of makeup recommendations and displays at least a portion of the second number of makeup recommendations and receiving a selection from the user. The computing device performs virtual application of a makeup effect corresponding to the selection.

An automated hair color dispensing device that includes: a plurality of color cartridges; tubing extending from each cartridge; an input color selection; a control system, wherein the control system releases color from a subset of the plurality of color cartridges based upon the input color selection; and a means to provide the input color selection. The means to provide the input color selection may be a scanner or a software application, where the software application is available on a computer tablet.

Provided are a counseling method and counseling device which present a skincare advice appropriate to a user. The counseling device includes an obtaining unit that obtains genetic information representing a result of a genetic test on a user and stratum corneum information representing a result of a stratum corneum test on the user; a skin constitution determining unit that determines skin constitution of the user, based on the genetic information; a skin capability determining unit that determines skin capability representing a skin condition of the user, based on the stratum corneum information; an identifying unit that identifies a skincare advice and/or a cosmetic to be proposed to the user, based on the skin constitution and the skin capability; and a presenting unit that presents counseling information including information on the skincare advice and/or cosmetic to the user.

An image processing apparatus generates image data used in printing an image on a sheet being attachable to skin. The image processing apparatus includes: an image acquirer that acquires a skin image picked up from the skin; an image analyzer that extracts, from the skin image, a discolored region differing in color from surrounding skin by at least a predetermined level, and surrounding color being color of the skin surrounding the discolored region; a grouping processor that groups a plurality of the discolored regions, and determines an inclusive region for each region group which is a cluster of the grouped plurality of discolored regions or one discolored region not having been grouped, to include the one or a plurality of the region groups; and a printing controller that generates image data having a content of printing a pigment material that causes color of the inclusive region to approximate the surrounding color, on a region corresponding to the inclusive region in the sheet.

A system and method determine color of skin of a subject and produce a customized cosmetic based at least in part on the determined color of skin. A region of skin is covered with a chamber having an open area facing the skin. The skin is illuminated with light caused to enter the chamber. The light is caused to be dispersed within the chamber. A camera is used to record an image of a portion of the dispersed light in the chamber and the recorded image is processed to characterize the color of the skin. The recorded image includes a plurality of colors which are mapped to the closest color recipe. The color recipe is used to calculate actuator displacements for a portioning machine that includes a cartridge having cosmetic additives that produce the customized cosmetic.

The present invention aims to provide an information processing device, computer readable media, a nail printing system and a nail design selection method which make it possible to present nail designs which are more suitable for a psychosomatic state of a user.

A print device includes a control unit which acquires biological information which relates to a blood flow of the user and determines nail designs to be presented to the user on the basis of the acquired biological information.

A cosmetic dispenser includes a communication unit, a control unit for acquiring at least one of user information and environment information through the communication unit and acquiring a cosmetic dispensing method based on at least one of the user information and the environment information, and a cosmetic dispensing unit having a plurality of cartridges for containing cosmetics and a discharge unit for discharging the cosmetics contained in the plurality of cartridges. The control unit receives input information in which an amount of cosmetics to be provided is selected by either a number of times of use or a period of use. The cosmetic dispensing unit dispenses each of the cosmetics contained in the plurality of cartridges in an amount corresponding to the number of times of use or the period of use selected according to the input information.