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US 12,512,008 · App. 18/759,132 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Interactive AI-generated beauty tutorial system

Inventor: Christopher Aidan (Austin, TX)
Assignee: ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
G09B5/02A45D44/00G09B5/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,512,008
App. No.
18/759,132
Filed
Jun 28, 2024
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B1
Art Unit
3715
USPC
434/PCA.006
Abstract

A handheld makeup applicator device is provided, the handheld makeup applicator device comprising: one or more sensors integrated into a housing of the handheld makeup applicator device and operable to capture sensor data during application of a makeup look, using the handheld makeup applicator device, by a user; a communication interface; one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory memories, storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive sensor data captured by the one or more sensors during the application of the makeup look by the user; and send, via the communication interface, an indication of the sensor data, captured by the one or more sensors during the application of the makeup look by the user, to a second handheld makeup applicator device associated with a second user.

Claims (31)

1 . A first handheld makeup applicator device associated with a first user, the first handheld makeup applicator device comprising:

a communication interface;

one or more sensors integrated into a housing of the first handheld makeup applicator device;

a first user interface;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory memories, storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via the communication interface, indications of data captured by a second handheld makeup applicator device associated with a second user during an application of a makeup look by the second user using the second handheld makeup applicator device; and

provide, via the first user interface, guidance to guide the first user of the first handheld makeup applicator device to replicate the makeup look applied by the second user of the second handheld makeup applicator device based on the data captured by the second handheld makeup applicator device during the application of the makeup look, and based on sensor data captured by the one or more sensors of the first handheld makeup applicator device.

2 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include one or more sensors configured to capture sensor data representative of movements of the first handheld makeup applicator device.

3 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include one or more sensors configured to capture sensor data representative of locations of the first handheld makeup applicator device with respect to a face of the first user.

4 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include one or more image sensors.

5 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 4 , wherein the one or more image sensors are configured to capture sensor data representative of a face of the first user.

6 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 4 , wherein the one or more image sensors are configured to capture sensor data representative of one or more cosmetic products.

7 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface is integrated into the first handheld makeup applicator device.

8 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface is integrated into another device, separate from the first handheld makeup applicator device.

9 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface further includes an augmented reality (AR) component, and wherein the guidance to guide the first user of the first handheld makeup applicator device to replicate the makeup look is provided by the AR component.

10 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 9 , wherein the guidance provided by the AR component is provided as an overlay upon an image of the first user.

11 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 9 , wherein the guidance provided by the AR component is provided as an overlay upon a video of the first user captured in real-time as the first user attempts to replicate the makeup look using the first handheld makeup applicator device.

12 . The first handheld makeup applicator device of claim 11 , wherein the guidance provided by the AR component is provided as an overlay upon a reflection of the first user in a mirror in real-time as the first user attempts to replicate the makeup look using the first handheld makeup applicator device.

13 . A system, comprising:

a first handheld makeup applicator device associated with a first user, the first handheld makeup applicator device comprising a first set of one or more sensors integrated into a first housing of the first handheld makeup applicator device and operable to capture sensor data during application of a makeup look, using the first handheld makeup applicator device, by the first user; and

a second handheld makeup applicator device associated with a second user, the second handheld makeup applicator device comprising:

a second set of one or more sensors integrated into a second housing of the second handheld makeup applicator device; and

a user interface configured to provide guidance to guide the second user of the second handheld makeup applicator device to replicate the makeup look, based on the sensor data captured by the first set of one or more sensors of the first handheld makeup applicator device during the application of the makeup look by the first user, and based on sensor data captured by the second set of one or more sensors of the second handheld makeup applicator device as the second user attempts to replicate the makeup look.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the first set of one or more sensors include one or more sensors configured to capture sensor data representative of movements of the first handheld makeup applicator device during the application of the makeup look.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the first set of one or more sensors include one or more sensors configured to capture sensor data representative of locations of the first handheld makeup applicator device with respect to a face of the first user during the application of the makeup look.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the first set of one or more sensors include one or more image sensors.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more image sensors are configured to capture sensor data representative of a face of the first user during the application of the makeup look.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more image sensors are configured to capture sensor data representative of one or more cosmetic products applied to a face of the first user during the application of the makeup look.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the sensor data representative of the one or more cosmetic products, applied to a face of the first user during the application of the makeup look, includes sensor data representative of packaging of the one or more cosmetic products.

20 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the user interface further includes an augmented reality (AR) component, and wherein the guidance to guide the second user of the second handheld makeup applicator device to replicate the makeup look is provided by the AR component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2024
From: AIDAN, CHRISTOPHER
To: ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
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