Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Marco Tenback

Willem Auke Westerhof

Willem Minkes

Yue Wu

Matthijs Platje

Pascal Driessen

The present invention relates to an accessory device () for an image-capturing device () for capturing a skin image of a subject's skin comprising a tubular member () having a first opening () at its first end () configured to surround a light source () and an image sensor () included in the image-capturing device () and a second opening () at its second end () configured to surround a skin portion () and two mirrors () arranged within the tubular number () at its second end (), wherein a first mirror () is arranged to retied light () emitted by the light source () towards the skin portion () and a second mirror () is arranged to reflect light () reflected from the skin portion () towards the image sensor (). The accessory device can be coupled to an image-capturing device to acquire an image of a skin portion, which is evaluated to determine a skin parameter, such as skin gloss.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Marco Tenback