DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A PERSONALISED PRODUCT

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device (1) for manufacturing a customized product, preferably a customized cosmetic product, by mixing at least two components housed in a respective container, at least one of the containers being a capsule (4), and at least one other container being a pot (2), said containers are each provided with at least one identification code (3), the identification code (3) of the capsule and of the pot being identical or different, and in that said device (1) for manufacturing a customized product comprises at least one means for reading said identification code (3) of the capsule, at least one means for reading said identification code (3) of the pot, said reading means possibly being a single reading means in the case where the identification code (3) of the capsule and of the pot are identical, and at least one means for writing and rewriting identification codes of the capsule and/or of the pot. The present invention also relates to the use of the device according to the invention for preparing a customized product and to a method for checking and monitoring containers and their content for manufacturing a customized product.

Claims

1. A device for manufacturing a customized product, preferably a customized cosmetic product, by mixing at least two components housed in a respective container, at least one of the containers being a capsule, and at least one other container being a pot, preferably comprising a pump nozzle, characterized in that said device comprises a mixing device, said containers are each provided with at least one identification code, the identification code of the capsule and of the pot being identical or different, and in that said device for manufacturing a customized product comprises at least one means for reading said identification code of the capsule, at least one means for reading said identification code of the pot, said reading means possibly being a single reading means in the case where the identification code of the capsule and of the pot are identical, and at least one means for writing and rewriting identification codes of the capsule and/or of the pot.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that said identification codes are selected from color codes, RFID chips, barcodes, QR codes, Datamatrix codes, PDF-417 codes, MaxiCodes, NFC tags, mechanical shapes.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for reading the identification code of the capsule and/or of the pot, and the means for writing and rewriting the identification code of the capsule and/or of the pot are the same device.

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of said identification codes of the capsule and/or of the pot is an RFID chip, and the means for reading, writing and rewriting said RFID chip is an RFID antenna.

5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the identification code of the capsule is a QR code, the identification code of the pot is an RFID chip, and the means for reading, writing and rewriting said RFID chip is an RFID antenna.

6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that said identification codes store information relating to the container and the component, said information comprising the nature of the component and/or the expiry date of the component and/or the source of the container and/or the opening date of the container and/or the remaining amount of the component in the container and/or the number of remaining doses of the component and/or the batch number and/or the serial number and/or parameters allowing the machine to be configured.

7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that said identification codes store parameters allowing the machine to be configured.

8. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that said device comprises an interface capable of displaying the information relating to the container and the component that is stored in the identification codes, said information comprising the nature of the component and/or the expiry date of the component and/or the source of the container and/or the opening date of the container and/or the remaining amount of the component in the container and/or the number of remaining doses of the component and/or the batch number and/or the serial number and/or the parameters allowing the machine to be configured.

9. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that said device comprises a customized data collection interface capable of interacting with the user to allow the user to indicate their customized data, preferably selected from a predefined database.

10. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that said device comprises a device for processing said customized data comprising an algorithm for processing said customized data, in order to automatically define instructions for manufacturing the customized product in order to determine at least one, preferably all the component(s) that the customized product must contain and/or to compute the amounts of said component(s) as a function of said customized data.

11. Use of the device according to claim 1 to prepare a customized product, preferably a cosmetic product.

12. A method for manufacturing a customized product, preferably a cosmetic product, for a user using a device according to claim 1, comprising the steps of: a. collecting the customized data of the user through a customized data collection interface; b. processing said customized data using an algorithm for automatically defining the components, preferably the active components and/or the base components, of the customized product and computing the amounts of each component as a function of the customized data collected in step a.; c. displaying the customized formula to the user through an interface and notifying them if one or more container(s) needs to be added to the device, and which one(s); d. checking the containers using the identification codes that they bear, and the reading means of said device, in order to verify the nature of the component and/or the expiry date of the component and/or the source of the container and/or the opening date of the container and/or the remaining amount of the component in the container and/or the number of remaining doses of the component and/or the batch number and/or the serial number and/or the parameters allowing the machine to be configured; e. preventing the extraction of the component and notifying said user of the reason via an interface capable of displaying information relating to the container and the component, if the check carried out in step d. is negative; f. extracting the desired amount of each component in each container and delivering them to a mixing device, if the check carried out in step d. is positive; g. rewriting, using a means for writing and rewriting the identification code of at least one container, the opening date of the container and/or the remaining amount of the component in the container and/or the number of remaining doses of the component; h. repeating step d. and steps e. or f. and g., if necessary, for each of the necessary containers, until all the components, preferably cosmetic components, needed to manufacture the customized product have been extracted; i. mixing said extracted components in a mixing device; j. supplying the user with the customized, preferably cosmetic, product; k. optionally cleaning the device.

Description

FIGURE

[0110] FIG. 1 shows a device (1) for manufacturing a customized product, a pot (2) comprising at least two identification codes (3), including an RFID chip, a capsule (4) and RFID antennae (5) allowing rewriting on said RFID chip.

EXAMPLE

[0111] With reference to the drawings, the device according to the invention collects the customized data of the user using its customized data collection interface, and then processes them using an algorithm. The algorithm automatically defines the components needed to supply a customized product, preferably a cosmetic product, as well as the required amounts. The interface then displays the customized formula to the user using the interface and notifies them of the capsules that need to be added to the device. The pots (2), conventionally comprising the base components, preferably cosmetic components, are placed inside the selection device, and the content is extracted therefrom as a function of the customized product using a pump nozzle and is directed towards the mixing device. Following the collection and processing of the customized data of the user, the user adds a capsule (4) to the device, which capsule comprises a component, preferably a cosmetic active ingredient. The identification codes (3) present on the containers are then read by the reading means of the device according to the invention, which allows the information relating to the container and the component to be checked. If the completed check is negative, the device (1) for manufacturing a customized product according to the invention notifies the user as such, and prevents the extraction of the component, and uses the interface to ask the user to change capsule (4). If the completed check is positive, the device (1) for manufacturing a customized product extracts, using a hollow needle and a suction means, the amount from the container that is needed to produce the customized product, and uses the component transfer device to direct it to the mixing device. This step is carried out as many times as there are components to be added to obtain the customized, preferably cosmetic, composition. Once all the components are in the mixing device, and the product is homogeneous, the device supplies the user with the customized, preferably cosmetic, product.