Method and apparatus for determining the foundation makeup color that substantially reproduces a person's natural skin color
US5797750A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/50
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and Apparatus for determining the color of a foundation makeup comprising a device for measuring the color of the skin on an arm of a person computing and determining the skin color measured and comparing same with a data base containing a palette of reference foundation colors substantially covering a representative sample of a population of given individuals, the data base containing at least the color of the skin for each individual and a reference foundation color associated with one or more of the skin colors in the data base; and determining from the data base the foundation color associated with the skin color to reproduce the skin color in the data base corresponding to the measured skin color of a person.
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