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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2016
L'oreal, Paris, FR;
Géraldine Thiebaut, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Jean-Baptiste Blanc, Chatenay Malabry, FR;
Frank Giron, Lagny sur Marne, FR;
Eric Wing-Jing Lam, Millbrae, CA (US);
Helga C. Malaprade, Vincennes, FR;
Rafal M. Pielak, Richmond, CA (US);
Henri Samain, Bievres, FR;
Marcie Lynne Hamilton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Philipe Roget Manoux, Oakland, CA (US);
Andrew Timm Windler, San Francisco, CA (US);
L'OREAL, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A system is provided for selecting and dispensing a cosmetic material. The system includes a dispensing apparatus configured to hold a plurality of cartridges each having a different cosmetic material and to dispense at least one cosmetic material from at least one of the cartridges; a user interface configured to receive a selection of a color from a user; and circuitry configured to receive the selection of the color received at the user interface, determine an amount of each of one or more cosmetic materials to form the selected color, transmit the determined amount of each of the one or more cosmetic materials to the dispensing apparatus, and control the dispensing apparatus to dispense the determined amount of each of the one or more cosmetic materials from the plurality of cartridges.