Systems and methods for specifying and formulating customized topical agents
Systems and methods for determining a customized cosmetic formulation. In one method, a user is guided to capture an image of a skin region with known lighting and color characteristics, and the image is processed to provide calibrated skin color information. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the calibrated skin color information. In another method, a user is interactively guided through capture of one or more skin region images using a device having an image sensor. The skin region images are processed to provide calibrated skin color information, which is compared to a ground truth data set to identify a set of closest known values in the ground truth data set. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the comparison.
1. A method of determining a customized cosmetic formulation, the method comprising:
interactively guiding a user to capture one or more images using a device having an image sensor, each image comprising a skin regions of the user;
determining calibrated skin color information based at least in part on embedded data in at least one of the images captured and/or based at least in part on one of the images captured having a skin region of known characteristics; and
automatically determining a customized cosmetic formulation for the user by identifying, using the calibrated skin color information, a reference specification associated with a particular cosmetic formulation.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a tablet, a digital camera, a webcam, smart glasses, a television, and a gaming console.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the calibrated skin color information is based at least in part on the embedded data and the embedded data identifies properties of at least one of the device and the image sensor.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatic determination of the customized cosmetic formulation is based at least in part on an indication by the user of an allergy to a cosmetic ingredient.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising compounding a topical agent based on the customized cosmetic formulation.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising delivering the topical agent to the user.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allowing the user to purchase a topical agent compounded based on the customized cosmetic formulation.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising interactively guiding the user to capture, using the device, an image of a marker having known characteristics.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the calibrated skin color information is determined based at least in part on the image of the marker.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the skin regions of the user comprises a facial region.
11. A system for determining a customized cosmetic formulation, the system comprising:
at least one memory for storing computer-executable instructions; and
at least one processing unit for executing the instructions stored in the memory, wherein execution of the instructions programs the at least one processing unit to perform operations comprising:
interactively guiding a user to capture, using a device having an image sensor, each image comprising a skin regions of the user;
determining calibrated skin color information based at least in part on embedded data in at least one of the images captured and/or based at least in part on one of the images captured having a skin region of known characteristics; and
automatically determining a customized cosmetic formulation for the user by identifying, using the calibrated skin color information, a reference specification associated with a particular cosmetic formulation.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a tablet, a digital camera, a webcam, smart glasses, a television, and a gaming console.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining the calibrated skin color information is based at least in part on the embedded data and the embedded data identifies properties of at least one of the device and the image sensor.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the automatic determination of the customized cosmetic formulation is based at least in part on an indication by the user of an allergy to a cosmetic ingredient.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise allowing the user to purchase a topical agent compounded based on the customized cosmetic formulation.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise interactively guiding the user to capture, using the device, an image of a marker having known characteristics.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the calibrated skin color information is determined based at least in part on the image of the marker.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the skin regions of the user comprises a facial region.
19. A method of determining a customized cosmetic formulation, the method comprising:
interactively guiding a user to capture one or more images using a device having an image sensor, each of the images having a skin region of the user;
interactively guiding the user to capture, using the device, an image of an object having known characteristics;
determining calibrated skin color information based on the one or more captured images based at least in part on the captured image of the object; and
automatically determining a customized cosmetic formulation for the user by identifying, using the calibrated skin color information, a reference specification associated with a particular cosmetic formulation.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the object having known characteristics comprises at least one of a marker and one of the captured images of a skin region of the user is of known characteristics.
21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the object comprises a color reference chart.
22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the object is of known size and/or known reflectance.
23. The method of claim 19 , wherein the device having an image sensor is calibrated at least in part based on data embedded in the captured images and/or based on the object of known characteristics.