Shiseido Company, Limited

Ruriko Takano

Etsu Nishijima

Hiroshi Tanaka

Momoe Futagi

Minako Nakamura

Tamae Okano

Ken Hosoya

Hiroyuki Ohnishi

Masami Hamaguchi

Hiroyo Usuki

Tsuneyuki Abe

Masakazu Fukuoka

Takeyoshi Kurihara

Namiko Kobayashi

Setsuko Suzuki

Noriko Okubo

Megumi Mizugaki

Yukie Shigemi

Yukiko Himuro

Yuichi Ibaraki

Sawako Yuri

Kiyoshi Kawasaki

Yuko Ishikawa

A face categorizing apparatus for categorizing contours of a face of an examined subject is disclosed that includes image capturing means for capturing a face image of the face of the examined subject; control means for controlling operations for categorizing the face of the captured face image into one of at least four predetermined types of categories based on at least two indices including facial space and facial depth/bone structure/fleshiness; and indication means for indicating a categorization result of categorizing the face by the control means on a map having the four predetermined types of categories positioned at corresponding quadrants of a plane coordinate system.

Face categorizing method, face categorizing apparatus, categorization map, face categorizing program, and computer-readable medium storing program

A data collection system is connected to a data analysis system that carries out analysis processing based on data collected by the data collection system via communication. The data collection system includes collection-side communication, image capturing for capturing an ultra-high resolution digital image that allows an analysis of a skin texture condition, collection-side image data compression for compressing image data by a high compression method with block noises suppressed, and collection-side data display. The data analysis system includes analysis side communication, data analysis for analyzing image data, and analysis-side data compression for compressing the data by a high compression method with block noises suppressed.

Skin condition diagnosis system and beauty counseling system

A classifying method according to an eye form considers the eye form feature as an important factor, to provide an eye cosmetic treatment method for appropriately and quickly making up the eye so that the eye balances and looks large and attractive according to the type categorized by the classifying method. A makeup tool is devised by integrating an eye form feature analyzing method with a form shaping method by markup. An eye form classifying method uses as indexes, three forms, namely, the eye frame form showing the shape of the eye contour, the eye form showing the three-dimensional shape of the eye, and the angle form of the inner corner and outer edge, the eye forms are classified. The eye forms are classified by comparing the eye form with the eye form of a reference balanced eye.

Eye form classifying method, form classification map, and eye cosmetic treatment method

A classifying method according to an eye form considers the eye form feature as an important factor, to provide an eye cosmetic treatment method for appropriately and quickly making up the eye so that the eye balances and looks large and attractive according to the type categorized by the classifying method. A makeup tool is devised by integrating an eye form feature analyzing method with a form shaping method by markup. An eye form classifying method uses as indexes, three forms, i.e., the eye frame form showing the shape of the eye contour, the eye form showing the three-dimensional shape of the eye, and the angle form of the inner corner and outer edge, the eye forms are classified. The eye forms are classified by comparing the eye form with the eye form of a reference balance eye.

A method for classifying a face in which facial features are analyzed so that the face is appropriately classified or recognized in order to facilitate an exact and easy creation of an image produced by applying makeup. A first index represents one of a length of the face and a configuration of formational elements of the face, the formational elements including an eye, an eyebrow, a mouth and a nose. A second index represents one of a contour of the face and a contour of each of the formational elements of the face. A face is classified into one of groups of features each of which provides similar impressions by using the first index and the second index.

Method for classifying features and a map representing the features

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Ruriko Takano