IP Library Patent Application 12775709
Patent Application
App. No. 12/775,709

PERSONAL CARE SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS, AND METHODS

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App. No.
12/775,709
Abstract

A personal care system having personal hygiene products and a display for assisting the user is described. The personal care system can include a personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush), an interactive display in data communication with the personal care product. The display provides information associated with a plurality of characteristics of a personal care regimen to the user. The display is in data communication with a network and operable to receive information from the network, and the display is operable to run one or more applications to display the information received from the network.

Claims (12)

1 . A oral care system, comprising:

a toothbrush;

a display in data communication with the toothbrush; and

wherein the display displays information associated with a plurality of brushing routines and provides information to a user associated with a future brushing routine.

2 . The oral care system of claim 1 , wherein the data communication is continuous during a brushing cycle.

3 . The oral care system of claim 1 , wherein the data communication is intermittent during a brushing cycle.

4 . The oral care system of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the plurality of brushing routines is displayed simultaneously.

5 . The oral care system of claim 1 , wherein the visual information is selected from the group consisting of icons, graphics, text, numerals, video, and images.

6 . The oral care system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of oral care products, wherein the plurality of oral care products can transmit data to the oral care system.

7 . The oral care system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of oral care products comprises a packaged dentifrice product and a packaged rinse product.

8 . The oral care system of claim 1 , wherein the display displays a reward after a timer has expired.

9 . The oral care system of claim 1 , wherein the display provided information to the user regarding the oral care product to be used for a future brushing routine.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2012
From: THE GILLETTE COMPANY
To: BRAUN GMBH
Reel/Frame 027841/0062 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2010
From: ORTINS, MARC PHILLIP; CHENVAINU, ALEXANDER TIMOTHY; FARRELL, MARK EDWARD; WENZEL, ELIZABETH JANE; DECASTRO, JOSE TADEO VERGARA
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 024542/0673 →