Sheet-providing method and sheet-providing system

1 . A method for producing a sheet configured to be applied to a body surface of an individual user, the method comprising:

(A) determining, using a sheet specification determining unit, a shape and dimensions of a sheet for an individual user based on body surface information of the individual user; and

(B) forming, using a sheet forming unit that includes a discharge nozzle, the sheet by discharging a raw material of the sheet through the discharge nozzle to form a sheet having the shape and the dimensions of the sheet for the individual user,

wherein the determining (A) comprises:

(A1) acquiring the body surface information of the individual user; and

(A2) determining the shape and the dimensions of the sheet for the individual user based on the acquired body surface information by:

(A2-1) prompting a user to select a sheet shape; and

(A2-2) prompting the user to determine an application position of the sheet and a size of the sheet, and

wherein the shape and the dimensions of the sheet suited to the user are determined based on the body surface information, the sheet shape selected by the user, and information regarding the application position of the sheet and the size of the sheet determined by the user.

2 . The sheet providing method according to claim 1 , wherein the body surface information is acquired using an information terminal, or an apparatus capable of acquiring the body surface information.

3 . The sheet providing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the forming (B), the sheet is formed by moving the discharge nozzle along a trajectory based on the information regarding the shape and the dimensions of the sheet while discharging the raw material from the discharge nozzle.

4 . The sheet providing method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the forming includes controlling at least one selected from the group consisting of a discharge amount of the raw material, a discharge position of the raw material, and the movement trajectory of the discharge nozzle, so as to achieve the shape and the dimensions of the sheet.

5 . The sheet providing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the sheet comprises a base layer and a sheet layer that is made of the raw material.

6 . The sheet providing method according claim 1 ,

wherein the sheet is made of fibers formed from the raw material, and the fibers have a fiber diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 6.0 μm or less.

7 . The sheet providing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the determining (A) comprises:

transmitting the body surface information of the individual user to the sheet specification determining unit via a network, and

wherein the forming (B) comprises:

transmitting the information regarding the shape and the dimensions of the sheet to the sheet forming unit via a network; and

moving the discharge nozzle along a trajectory that is set based on the information regarding the shape and the dimensions of the sheet while discharging the raw material from the discharge nozzle.

8 . A system for producing a sheet configured to be applied to a body surface of an individual user, the system comprising:

a sheet specification determining unit configured to determine a shape and dimensions of a sheet for an individual user based on body surface information of the individual user; and

a sheet forming unit that includes a discharge nozzle configured to form the sheet by discharging a raw material of the sheet through the discharge nozzle to form a sheet having the shape and the dimensions of the sheet for the individual user;

and

a sheet formation instructing unit configured to generate control instruction information for controlling the discharge nozzle of the sheet forming unit,

wherein the sheet specification determining unit is configured to determine the shape and dimensions of a sheet by

acquiring the body surface information of the individual user; and

determining the shape and the dimension of the sheet for the individual user based on the acquired body surface information by:

prompting a user to select a sheet shape; and

prompting the user to determine an application position of the sheet and a size of the sheet, and

wherein the shape and the dimensions of the sheet suited to the user are determined based on the body surface information, the sheet shape selected by the user, and the information regarding the application position of the sheet and the size of the sheet determined by the user.

9 . The system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the sheet forming unit forms the sheet by moving the discharge nozzle along a trajectory based on the information regarding the shape and the dimensions of the sheet while discharging the raw material from the discharge nozzle.

10 . The system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the sheet forming unit forms the sheet by discharging the raw material while applying a voltage.

11 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein:

the sheet specification determining unit is connected to an information terminal or a body surface information acquiring apparatus via a network,

the sheet specification determining unit comprises a communication unit, a sheet information generating unit, and an input information analyzing unit,

the communication unit is configured to receive the body surface information of the individual user from each of the information terminal and the body surface information acquiring apparatus, and transmit information generated or computed by the sheet information generating unit or the input information analyzing unit to at least one selected from the group consisting of the information terminal, the body surface information acquiring apparatus, and the sheet forming unit,

the sheet information generating unit is configured to transmit, based on the information received by the communication unit, information regarding a selection operation screen for prompting the user to select a sheet shape, and information regarding an adjustment operation screen for prompting the user to adjust an application position of the sheet and a size of the sheet to the information terminal or the body surface information acquiring apparatus via the communication unit, and

the input information analyzing unit is configured to compute a shape and dimensions of the sheet based on the body surface information of the user, the sheet shape selected by the user, and information regarding the application position and the size of the sheet determined by the user.

12 . The system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the body surface information includes information regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of a body part to which the sheet is to be applied, and a skin color, skin unevenness, skin moisture content, and skin viscoelasticity of the body part.

13 . The system according to claim 8 , further comprising a storage unit that stores the body surface information.

14 . The system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the sheet comprises a sheet layer made of the raw material, and the sheet layer has a maximum thickness of 5.1 μm or more and 500 μm or less.

15 . The system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the sheet is made of fibers formed from the raw material, and the fibers have a fiber diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 6.0 μm or less.

16 . An apparatus for producing a sheet configured to be applied to a body surface of an individual user, the apparatus comprising:

a sheet specification determining unit configured to determine a shape and dimensions of a sheet for an individual user based on body surface information of the individual user;

a sheet forming unit that includes a discharge nozzle configured to form the sheet by discharging a raw material of the sheet through the discharge nozzle to form a sheet having the shape and the dimensions of the sheet for the individual user; and

a sheet formation instructing unit configured to generate control instruction information for controlling the discharge nozzle of the sheet forming unit,

wherein the sheet specification determining unit is configured to determine the shape and dimensions of a sheet by

acquiring the body surface information of the individual user; and

determining the shape and the dimension of the sheet for the individual user based on the acquired body surface information by:

prompting a user to select a sheet shape; and

prompting the user to determine an application position of the sheet and a size of the sheet, and

wherein the shape and the dimensions of the sheet suited to the user are determined based on the body surface information, the sheet shape selected by the user, and the information regarding the application position of the sheet and the size of the sheet determined by the user.