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US 12,533,647 · App. 17/828,889 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Techniques for improving accuracy of shared custom color reproduction of cosmetic products

Inventors: Gregoire Charraud (Jersey City, NJ); Emma Palomba (Paris, FR); Guive Balooch (Paris, FR)
Assignee: L'Oreal
B01F33/846B01F2101/21
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,533,647
App. No.
17/828,889
Filed
May 31, 2022
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3655
USPC
700/239
Abstract

In some embodiments, a system is provided. The system comprises a plurality of product mixing devices; a color communication computing system; and a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device is communicatively coupled to a first product mixing device of the plurality of product mixing devices and communicatively coupled to the color communication computing system. The mobile computing device includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by at least one processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to perform actions comprising: receiving a message from the color communication computing system indicating a product having a first color that was dispensed by a second product mixing device of the plurality of product mixing devices; and causing, by the mobile computing device, the first color to be presented.

Claims (40)

1 . A system, comprising:

a plurality of product mixing devices;

a color communication computing system; and

a mobile computing device communicatively coupled to a first product mixing device of the plurality of product mixing devices and communicatively coupled to the color communication computing system;

wherein the mobile computing device includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by at least one processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to perform actions comprising:

receiving a message from the color communication computing system indicating a product having a first color that was dispensed by a second product mixing device of the plurality of product mixing devices; and

causing, by the mobile computing device, the first color to be presented.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein causing the first color to be presented includes transmitting a command to the first product mixing device to dispense the product having the first color.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein transmitting the command to the first product mixing device includes automatically transmitting the command to the first product mixing device without having received user input after receiving the message from the color communication computing system to cause the command to be transmitted.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the actions further comprise:

presenting, by the mobile computing device, a live video that includes the second product mixing device performing actions for dispensing the product having the first color that caused the message from the color communication computing system to be transmitted.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein causing the first color to be presented includes presenting, by the mobile computing device, a notification on a display device of the mobile computing device that indicates that the product having the first color was dispensed.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein causing the first color to be presented includes presenting, by the mobile computing device, a scannable identifier usable to retrieve a recipe for the product having the first color from the color communication computing system.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actions further comprise:

receiving, by the mobile computing device from the first product mixing device, a message indicating that a product having a second color has been dispensed by the first product mixing device; and

transmitting, by the mobile computing device to the color communication computing system, the message.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actions further comprise:

receiving, by the mobile computing device, trend information from the color communication computing system, wherein the trend information indicates one or more colors of products tracked by the color communication computing system; and

presenting, by the mobile computing device, the trend information on a display device of the mobile computing device.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the actions further comprise receiving, by the mobile computing device from the first product mixing device, information regarding one or more color component products within one or more cartridges installed in the first product mixing device;

wherein presenting the trend information includes filtering the trend information to exclude colors of products that cannot be dispensed using the one or more cartridges installed in the first product mixing device.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the product is lipstick, lip gloss, or lip stain.

11 . A method, comprising:

receiving, by a mobile computing device that is communicatively coupled to a first product mixing device, a message from a color communication computing system indicating a product having a first color that was dispensed by a second product mixing device; and

causing, by the mobile computing device, the first color to be presented.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein causing the first color to be presented includes transmitting a command to the first product mixing device to dispense the product having the first color.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein transmitting the command to the first product mixing device includes automatically transmitting the command to the first product mixing device without having received user input after receiving the message from the color communication computing system to cause the command to be transmitted.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

presenting, by the mobile computing device, a live video that includes the second product mixing device performing actions for dispensing the product having the first color that caused the message from the color communication computing system to be transmitted.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein causing the first color to be presented includes presenting, by the mobile computing device, a notification on a display device of the mobile computing device that indicates that the product having the first color was dispensed.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein causing the first color to be presented includes presenting, by the mobile computing device, a scannable identifier usable to retrieve a recipe for the product having the first color from the color communication computing system.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the mobile computing device from the first product mixing device, a message indicating that a product having a second color has been dispensed by the first product mixing device; and

transmitting, by the mobile computing device to the color communication computing system, the message.

18 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the mobile computing device, trend information from the color communication computing system, wherein the trend information indicates one or more colors of products tracked by the color communication computing system; and

presenting, by the mobile computing device, the trend information on a display device of the mobile computing device.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising receiving, by the mobile computing device from the first product mixing device, information regarding one or more color component products within one or more cartridges installed in the first product mixing device;

wherein presenting the trend information includes filtering the trend information to exclude colors of products that cannot be dispensed using the one or more cartridges installed in the first product mixing device.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the product is lipstick, lip gloss, or lip stain.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2023
From: CHARRAUD, GREGOIRE; BALOOCH, GUIVE; PALOMBA, EMMA
To: L'OREAL
Reel/Frame 062558/0570 →
Continuity (1)
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