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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Willem Auke Westerhof, Drachten, NL;
Yue Wu, Amsterdam, NL;
Matthijs Platje, Groningen, NL;
Pascal Driessen, Drachten, NL;
Willem Minkes, Emmeloord, NL;
Marco Tenback, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
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.