SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING SHAVING

Abstract

A system for assisting shaving comprising at least one sensor configured to measure water flow delivered by a sink water delivery piping and/or to measure water temperature delivered by the sink water delivery piping and/or to detect a shaver rinsing occurrence and a unit configured to collect data from the at least one sensor and to provide shaving information on the basis of the data in order to optimize the rinsing of the shaver.

Claims

1. A system for assisting shaving comprising at least one sensor configured to measure water flow delivered by a sink water delivery piping and/or to measure water temperature delivered by the sink water delivery piping and/or to detect a shaver rinsing occurrence and a unit configured to collect data from the at least one sensor and to provide shaving information on the basis of the data collected in order to optimize rinsing of the shaver, the at least one sensor being configured to detect a shaver rinsing occurrence.

2. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least a first sensor configured to be mounted onto a sink water delivery piping and to measure water flow and/or water temperature delivered by the sink water delivery piping.

3. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least a second sensor configured to be mounted onto a faucet and/or a sink.

4. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to provide real time data.

5. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, comprising a shaver configured to provide shaving data to the unit.

6. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, wherein the unit is configured to provide real time shaving information.

7. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, wherein the unit comprises a screen configured to display the data collected as one or more visual signals

8. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, wherein the unit comprises a speaker configured to emit the data collected as one or more acoustic signals.

9. The system for assisting shaving according to claim 1, wherein shaving information comprises at least one real time signal relating to one or more of increasing/decreasing water temperature, increasing/decreasing water flow, increasing/decreasing shaver rinsing frequency, increasing/decreasing shaver rinsing duration occurrence and replacing the shaver/shaver cartridge.

10. A method for assisting shaving comprising measuring rinse water flow and/or measuring rinse water temperature, detecting a shaver rinsing occurrence and providing shaving information on the basis of the data collected during detecting a shaver rinsing occurrence.

11. The method for assisting shaving according to claim 8, wherein the detecting a shaver rinsing occurrence, measuring rinse water flow, measuring rinse water temperature and providing shaving information on the basis of the data collected during detecting a shaver rinsing occurrence are performed in real time during shaving.

12. The method for assisting shaving according to claim 8, wherein shaving information comprises at least one real time signal relating to one or more of increasing/decreasing water temperature, increasing/decreasing water flow, increasing/decreasing shaver rinsing frequency, increasing/decreasing shaver rinsing duration occurrence and replacing the shaver/shaver cartridge.

13. The method for assisting shaving according to claim 8, wherein providing shaving information on the basis of the data collected is carried out by displaying one or more visual signals on a screen and/or emitting one or more acoustic signals via a speaker.

14. A computer program including instructions for executing the method according to claim 8 when the program is executed by a computer.

15. A recording medium readable by a computer and having recorded thereon a computer program including instructions for executing the method according to claim 8.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The disclosure can be better understood by reading the detailed description of various embodiments given as non-limiting examples. The description refers to the accompanying sheets of figures, in which:

[0030] FIG. 1 shows system for assisting shaving, and

[0031] FIG. 2 shows a method for assisting shaving.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] An embodiment of a system for assisting shaving 10 is described with reference to FIG. 1. The system 10 may comprise a first sensor 12 of a first type configured to measure water flow of water delivered by a faucet 13, a first sensor 14 of a second type configured to measure water temperature of water delivered by the faucet 13, a second sensor 16 configured to detect a shaver rinsing occurrence of a manual shaver 15 and a unit 18 which may be a smart phone, configured to collect data from the sensors 12, 14 and 16 and to provide shaving information on the basis of the data in order to optimize the rinsing of the shaver 15.

[0033] The sensor 12 and the sensor 14 may be mounted onto a sink water delivery piping of the faucet 13, for example onto the spout 13A of the faucet 13. The sensor 16 may be mounted on the sink 17. In this example, the sensor 16 may be simply placed onto a surface of the sink 17, for example adjacent to the faucet 13 and oriented toward the outlet 13B of the faucet 13. The sensors 12, 14 and 16 may be removably mounted onto the sink water delivery piping 13A and/or the sink 17. In a not shown variant, one, two or the three sensors (i.e. at least one sensor) may be configured to replace the water filter part screwed at the outlet of the faucet.

[0034] The sensor 12 may be an ultrasonic or an electromagnetic sensor having a shape of a ring or the like configured to be engaged around a spout of a faucet. The sensor 12 may be wirelessly connected to the smart phone 18 and configured to provide data to the smart phone 18 in real time.

[0035] The sensor 14 may be a thermocouple sensor having a shape of a ring or the like configured to be engaged around a spout of a faucet. The sensor 14 may be wireless connected to the smart phone 18 and configured to provide data to the smart phone 18 in real time.

[0036] In examples, the sensor 16 may be an optical sensor configured to be stably placed onto a planar surface of a sink or placed under the neck of the faucet 13 or screwed to the outlet 13B. The sensor 16 may be wirelessly connected to the smart phone 18 and configured to provide data to the smart phone 18 in real time. Triggering of the sensor 16 may take place when the user places shaver 15 under the outlet 13B which is usually done for rinsing the shaver.

[0037] The shaver 15 may be configured to provide shaving data to the smart phone 18. Such a shaver is known by the skilled person and is not described in detail. In a variant which is not shown, a standard shaver (i.e. not configured to provide shaving data) may be used.

[0038] The smart phone 18 may comprise a recording medium 18A readable by a computer and may have recorded thereon a computer program including instructions for executing the method described hereafter. In other words, the smart phone 18 may include an application, as a computer program including instructions for executing the method described hereafter when the program is executed by a computer (in this example the smart phone 18).

[0039] The smart phone 18 may be configured to receive data from the sensors 12, 14 and 16 in real time, to process the data, and to provide shaving information in real time, for example visual information via a screen 18B or acoustic information via a speaker 18C. The shaving information may comprise real time signal relating to increasing/decreasing water temperature, increasing/decreasing water flow, increasing/decreasing shaver rinsing frequency, increasing/decreasing shaver rinsing duration occurrence and replacing the shaver/shaver cartridge.

[0040] The smart phone 18 may be configured to wirelessly provide the data and/or the information to a server or a cloud 50.

[0041] An embodiment of a method for assisting shaving, using the system 10, is described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0042] The method may comprise a first step S1 of measuring rinse water flow and/or measuring rinse water temperature and detecting a shaver rinsing occurrence, in real time.

[0043] The first step S1 may be carried out with the help of the sensor 12, in order to measure the flow of water delivered by the faucet 13 via the spout 13A, with the help of the sensor 14, in order to measure the temperature of the water delivered by the faucet 13 via the spout 13A, and with the help of the sensor 16 in order to detect whether the shaver 15 is placed under the outlet 13B (which is usually done for rinsing).

[0044] The first step S1 may also comprise receiving shaving data from the shaver 15, such as the number of strokes carried out by the user since the last rinsing, the wear condition of the blades and the clogging between the blades. If a standard shaver is used, the method may be configured to not taking into account such parameters.

[0045] The method comprises a second step S2 of providing shaving information on the basis of the data collected during the first step S1, in real time. In examples, providing shaving information is based on the data collected during detecting a shaver rinsing occurrence. For example, the shaving information may result from a preset standard shaving model and/or from design/nominal value for some or each parameters associated to the shaver 15 (preset and known by the system or directly provided by the shaver 15.

[0046] The second step S2 of providing shaving information on the basis of the data collected may be carried out by displaying visual signal(s) on the screen 18B and/or emitting acoustic signal(s) via the speaker 18C.

[0047] For example, if the water is too cold, providing hotter water may help improving rinsing efficiency and reducing water consumption. For example, if the water is too hot, providing colder water may help saving hot water while keeping the same level of rinsing efficiency. For example, adjusting the water flow to the one adapted to a standard shaver or to the exact design of the shaver 15 may help reducing water consumption. For example, if the user performs too many shaving strokes before rinsing, reducing the number of stroke between two successive rinsing may improve the rinsing efficiency and save water. This data may be provided by the shaver 15, or if a standard shaver is used, this data may be estimated on the basis of an average model of shaving habits. For example, if the user performs too few shaving strokes before rinsing, increasing the number of stroke between two successive rinsing may lead to an optimal rinsing occurrence. Improving rinsing may also provide better shaving performance/skin care.

[0048] Although the present disclosure is described with reference to specific examples, it is clear that modifications and changes may be made to these examples without going beyond a general scope of the invention as defined by the claims. In particular, individual characteristics of the various embodiments shown and/or mentioned may be combined in additional embodiments. Consequently, the description and the drawings should be considered in a sense that is illustrative rather than restrictive.

[0049] Additionally, all of the disclosed features of an apparatus may be transposed, alone or in combination, to a method and vice versa.