KR20230162520A - Nail service providing method based on application using platform and apparatus therefore - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and device for providing an application-based nail service using a platform are disclosed. The method of providing an application-based nail service using the platform of the present invention provides nail service to the user by obtaining image information about the user's hand and preference information related to the preferred nail shape from the terminal of the user who has registered as a member of the platform. Extracting user information required to provide a customized nail service for the user through the platform based on the extracted user information and information stored in a plurality of databases pre-built to provide nail services to the platform providing, confirming the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform and providing customized content related to the nail service for the user based on the characteristics of the confirmed relationship, and providing nail services through the platform. It includes updating content registered for a nail service on the platform based on history information related to the usage history of a plurality of users.

Description

Application-based nail service provision method and device using a platform {NAIL SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD BASED ON APPLICATION USING PLATFORM AND APPARATUS THEREFORE}

The present invention relates to a method and device for providing nail services based on an application using a platform, and more specifically, to a method and device for providing nail-related services for a user using a platform through an application running on the user's terminal. It's about.

Recently, as interest in style-related fields such as fashion has increased, many people have increasing demands for services in style-related fields. In order to satisfy such user needs, services in the style-related field are being provided in various ways. For example, among styles-related fields, services related to fashion, hair, and nails can be divided into services provided in offline stores and services provided in online platforms.

In particular, for nail-related services provided on online platforms, most platforms sell nail-related products, and users who wish to use nail-related services can visit sites provided through online platforms. It is provided as a way to access and purchase nail-related products or content. However, services provided through online platforms are provided only by simply posting products or content and supporting users to purchase them, and they do not recommend products that are suitable or suitable for users or provide styling. Services do not exist separately.

Accordingly, there are some conveniences for users by using nail-related services through an online platform, but it is not possible to separately recommend products or provide styling for users, so the currently existing method is not enough for users to use nail-related services through an online platform. In providing nail-related services to people, there are limitations in providing more suitable and diverse products or content.

The aim is to provide a method of providing nail-related services to users using a platform through an application running on the user's terminal as described above.

Another purpose of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a device that provides nail-related services for users using a platform through an application running on the user's terminal.

An application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object is a nail service providing method performed in an application-based nail service providing device using a platform, Obtaining image information about the user's hand and preference information related to the preferred nail shape from the terminal of the user who has registered as a member of the platform, and extracting the user information required to provide nail services to the user A step of providing a customized nail service for the user through the platform based on the extracted user information and information stored in a plurality of databases pre-built to provide the nail service to the platform, the user and confirming the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the platforms and providing customized content related to the nail service for the user based on the characteristics of the confirmed relationship, and a plurality of users using the nail service through the platform. It includes updating content registered for a nail service on the platform based on history information related to the usage history of users.

Here, the step of extracting the user information includes the vertical length on the top surface of the user's nails, the horizontal length on the top surface, the length of the inner curve on the top surface, the length of the curve on the side, and the skin tone containing the nails from the image information ( extracting a value of tone), providing a user interface used for the user to select one sample nail among a plurality of sample nails having different shapes of external curves on the upper surface of the nail through the user's terminal. and extracting the shape of an external curve on the upper surface corresponding to one sample nail selected on the interface provided to the user through the user's terminal among the plurality of sample nails as the preference information.

Here, the plurality of databases include a product database containing information on a plurality of nail products provided to the platform and a trend database containing information on colors pre-selected based on trends by year and season,

In the step of providing the user-customized nail service, the average value for the difference between each length does not exceed each length included in the image information among the plurality of nail products included in the product database. Selecting a plurality of nail products that satisfy a preset standard value as a first candidate group, selecting the shape of the outer curve on the upper surface included in the pre-obtained preference information among the plurality of nail products included in the selected first candidate group. A step of selecting a plurality of nail products as a second candidate group, extracting information on pre-selected colors corresponding to the year and season corresponding to the current date from the trend database, and selecting the extracted colors included in the second candidate group. selecting a third candidate group by applying it to a plurality of nail products; determining a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group as nail products for the user; and providing information about the determined nail products to the user terminal. A color that is previously matched to the value of the skin tone of the user's nails included in the image information may be applied to the plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group.

Here, the step of providing the user-customized content includes determining whether to allow regular receipt of the user-customized content from the platform based on the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform; Based on the result of whether or not permission is granted, it may include performing one of the following: provision of user-customized content related to the nail service for the user provided by the platform and request for the formation of the relationship.

Here, in the step of providing the user-customized content, if the result of the permission is determined to be allowed, the platform provides the user-customized nail service at a preset period based on the user's user information and history information. The user-customized content can be provided by providing it based on the content.

Here, the step of providing the user-customized content includes sending a message to the user terminal requesting permission to receive regular user-customized content through the platform when the result of the permission is determined not to be allowed. It can be sent to .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the effect of allowing users to conveniently use nail-related services that are suitable and suitable for them through an application that can be run on their terminal, such as a smart phone, and to periodically provide nail-related services. This has the effect of providing services such as subscriptions that can be used through the platform.

In addition, the nail service method according to the present invention can change over time by using nail-related services provided through the platform even if the user does not meet a professional styling expert, which is a nail-related service suitable for trends. There is an effect that can be recommended.

1 is a hardware block diagram of a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an environment in which an application-based nail service providing method using a platform is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a flowchart showing a method of providing an application-based nail service using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flowchart showing a method of extracting user information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user-customized content in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for extracting preference information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of analyzing image information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. While describing each drawing, similar reference numerals are used for similar components.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component without departing from the scope of the present invention. The term and/or includes any of a plurality of related stated items or a combination of a plurality of related stated items.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. It should be. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component is “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense. No.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

1 is a hardware block diagram of a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a nail service providing device 100 that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one processor for performing the nail service providing method of the present invention. (processor, 110) and a memory (memory, 120) that stores instructions that instruct at least one processor to perform at least one step.

Here, the at least one processor 110 is a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to embodiments of the present invention are performed. It can mean. Each of the memory 120 and the storage device 160 may be comprised of at least one of a volatile storage medium and a non-volatile storage medium. For example, the memory 120 may be comprised of at least one of read only memory (ROM) and random access memory (RAM).

Additionally, the nail service providing device 100 of the present invention may include a transceiver 130 that performs communication through a wireless network. Additionally, the server 100 may further include an input interface device 140, an output interface device 150, and a storage device 460. Each component included in the nail service providing device 100 is connected by a bus 170 and can communicate with each other.

Here, at least one step may refer to a step related to an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention, and more specifically, is performed in the nail service providing device 100 of the present invention. It may include steps related to the operating method.

Hereinafter, the concept of a nail service providing method performed by a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. This can be explained in more detail.

Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an environment in which an application-based nail service providing method using a platform is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 2, an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a nail service providing device, meaning the nail service providing device 100, which has been described with reference to FIG. 1. (200), it may be performed based on the user terminal 300 and platform 400. Here, the nail service providing device 200 is shown as a separate device separate from the platform 400, but it may not necessarily be limited thereto.

In other words, the nail service providing device 200 may be configured to be included in the platform 400, and the nail service providing method performed by the nail service providing device 200 may be performed on a device such as a server included in the platform 400. It may also be configured to be performed. In other words, the nail service providing device 200 may mean an independent means for performing a nail service providing method.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 200 may refer to a device such as a user's terminal that can process or register as a member of the platform 400. In most cases, devices such as the user's smart phone and PC are used. It can mean. However, in the present invention, the user terminal 200 may preferably refer to a device such as a smart phone capable of installing and executing an application.

Here, the user terminal 200 is a means used to obtain information (e.g., user information including image information and preference information) required to use the nail service according to an embodiment of the present invention ( For example, a photographing means, an output means, an input means, etc.) may be included. Thereafter, the user terminal 200 can use the nail service by transmitting information required to use the nail service to at least one of the nail service providing device 200 and the platform 400.

Additionally, the platform 400 may refer to a platform operated by a server for providing nail services according to an embodiment of the present invention, and communicates with the nail service providing device 200 and the user terminal 300. The subject may be a device such as a server of the platform 400. Here, the platform 400 can operate or manage an online site for providing nail services, and more specifically, can also operate or manage applications that can be installed and executed on the user terminal 300. .

In this regard, the platform 400 can store information about a plurality of users who are registering as members of the platform 400, and the user terminal 300, which is each user's terminal, is stored based on the stored information about the plurality of users. ), the nail service providing device 200 can be used to support an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the nail service providing devices 100 and 200, the user terminal 300, and the nail service providing devices described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The specific process performed through the platform 400 and provided to the user through the user terminal 300 can be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

Figure 3 is a flowchart showing a method of providing an application-based nail service using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 3, an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the nail service providing devices 100 and 200, which have been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and a user. It can be performed through the terminal 300 and platform 400.

Specifically, the nail service providing device acquires image information about the user's hand and preference information related to the preferred nail shape from the terminal of the user who has registered as a member of the platform, and provides the nail service required to provide the user. User information can be extracted (S310).

Here, the user is required to provide nail services to the user by obtaining image information about the user's hand and preference information related to the preferred nail shape from the terminal of the user who has registered as a member of the platform in the nail service providing device. The specific process of extracting information can be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 4.

Figure 4 is a flowchart showing a method of extracting user information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention determines the vertical length on the top surface of the user's nails and the horizontal width on the top surface of the user's nails in the image information. The value of the length, the length of the inner curve on the top surface, the length of the curve on the side surface, and the skin tone including the fingernails can be extracted (S311).

Specifically, the user can register as a member of the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention to use the nail service through the user's terminal, and when the membership registration process is completed, the user can download the application that provides the nail service and Can be installed. Thereafter, the user terminal may run the downloaded application to provide the user with an interface or function used to obtain image information.

For example, the user's terminal can control the photographing means included in the terminal to be activated after the application is executed, and image information about the user's hand can be obtained through the activated photographing means. At this time, the image information may include a plurality of images of the user's hand, and more specifically, at least an image of the upper surface of the user's fingernails, an image of the side in the direction of looking at the nails from the front, and the back of the hand. This may include captured images.

Thereafter, the user's terminal may transmit the image information obtained through the application to the nail service providing device, and accordingly, the nail service providing device may acquire image information by receiving image information about the user's hand from the user's terminal. there is.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device can calculate the horizontal length on the top surface and the length of the internal curve on the top surface from the image of the top surface of the nail, and calculate the length of the curve on the side from the image of the side surface, The skin tone value (for example, this may mean the color value of the skin tone) can be extracted from an image of the back of the hand.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may provide a user interface used by the user to select one sample nail among a plurality of sample nails having different shapes of external curves on the upper surface of the nail to the user's terminal (S312). .

Specifically, the nail service providing device may transmit information about a plurality of sample nails having different external curve shapes on the upper surface of the nail to the user's terminal, and select one sample nail among the plurality of sample nails from the user's terminal. You may be asked to provide the user interface used to select .

Accordingly, the user's terminal can receive information about a plurality of sample nails from the nail service providing device, and provide a user interface in which information about the received plurality of sample nails is output from the user's terminal. . Afterwards, the user's terminal can obtain information about one sample nail among a plurality of sample nails received on the user interface provided to the user, and transmit the information about the obtained sample nail to the nail service providing device. .

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may extract the shape of the outer curve on the upper surface corresponding to one sample nail selected on the interface provided to the user through the user's terminal among a plurality of sample nails as preference information (S313).

In other words, the nail service providing device can confirm the shape of the outer curve on the upper surface from the information about one sample nail received from the user's terminal, and use the shape of the confirmed outer curve on the upper surface as the upper surface that the user prefers for nails. It can be judged to be in the form of an external curve.

Through this method, the nail service providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of items extracted from image information obtained from the user's terminal and items included in preference information to the user required for the user's nail service. Information can be extracted.

Again, referring to FIG. 3, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention includes extracted user information and a pre-built nail service to provide the nail service to the platform. Customized nail services can be provided to users through the platform based on information stored in multiple databases (S320).

Here, the specific process of providing customized nail services for users through the platform based on user information extracted from the nail service providing device and information stored in a plurality of databases pre-built to provide the nail service to the platform is It can be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 5.

Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 5, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a plurality of databases pre-built for nail service. You can.

Specifically, the plurality of databases may include a product database containing information on a plurality of nail products provided to the platform and a trend database containing information on colors pre-selected based on trends by year and season. .

For example, the product database includes inventory information on nail products of multiple colors with different sizes, inventory information on nail products by color according to each size and shape, and the top surface of the main nail, which refers to basic nails. It can include inventory information related to sub-nails that can be added, information on product history used in connection between the main nail and sub-nail, etc.

Additionally, the trend database may include information on a plurality of colors pre-selected based on trends by year and season. At this time, the nail service providing device can be linked based on the API (application programming interface) method with the server of a preset organization that analyzes trends, and through this, based on trends by year and season from the server of the preset organization, You can receive information about multiple selected colors. For example, the preset organization may mean organizations such as Pantone and Shutterstock.

Additionally, the trend database may further include information on a plurality of colors pre-selected based on trends by year and season created by the platform itself, and by year and season searched for colors related to trends on the online web. Information on a plurality of colors pre-selected based on trends may also be additionally included.

Meanwhile, in order to provide a user-customized nail service, the nail service providing device provides an average value for the difference between each length without exceeding the length included in the image information among a plurality of nail products included in the product database. A plurality of nail products that satisfy this preset standard value can be selected as the first candidate group (S321).

In other words, the nail service providing device can check the vertical length on the top surface, the horizontal length on the top surface, the length of the internal curve on the top surface, and the length of the curve on the side surface for a plurality of nail products included in the product database, and each confirmed The length can be compared with the vertical length on the top surface, the horizontal length on the top surface, the length of the internal curve on the top surface, and the length of the curve on the side surface of the nail included in the image information.

At this time, the nail service providing device can compare the length of the nail product and the confirmed length of the nail by calculating the average value of the horizontal length on the top surface and the length of the curve on the side. In other words, the nail service providing device can compare the average value of the horizontal length on the top surface and the length of the curve on the side for the nail product with the average value of the horizontal length on the top surface and the length of the curve on the side for the nail. .

Afterwards, the nail service providing device provides a user-customized nail service for the user by selecting a plurality of nail products whose average value for the difference in length is less than a preset standard value based on the comparison result among the plurality of nail products included in the product database. You can select it as the first candidate group of nail products provided.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may select a plurality of nail products having the shape of an outer curve on the upper surface included in the pre-obtained preference information among the plurality of nail products included in the selected first candidate group as the second candidate group (S322 ).

Specifically, the nail service providing device may check the shape of the external curve on the upper surface that the user prefers for nails from preference information. Thereafter, the nail service providing device may check the shape of the external curve on the top surface of the plurality of nail products selected as the first candidate group.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may identify a plurality of nail products having the same shape of the outer curve on the upper surface as the shape of the outer curve on the upper surface confirmed to be preferred by the user among the plurality of nail products selected as the first candidate group, A plurality of confirmed nail products can be selected as a second candidate group of nail products provided as a customized nail service for the user.

Afterwards, the nail service providing device extracts information on pre-selected colors corresponding to the year and season corresponding to the current date from the trend database and applies the extracted colors to a plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group. 3 Candidates can be selected (S323).

Specifically, the nail service providing device can confirm the current date corresponding to the time of providing the customized nail service to the user's terminal, and more specifically, the season including the year and month corresponding to the current date (e.g. , season, etc.) can be confirmed. Afterwards, the nail service providing device can extract information about pre-selected colors corresponding to the confirmed year and season from the trend database.

Afterwards, the nail service providing device may check information about the colors of a plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group. Thereafter, the nail service providing device may compare information about the colors of the plurality of confirmed nail products with information about the colors extracted from the trend database.

Afterwards, the nail service providing device may identify a plurality of nail products having the same color as the color extracted from the trend database among the plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group, and use the confirmed plurality of nail products as a user service for the user. You can select it as a third candidate group for nail products provided as a customized nail service.

At this time, in the process of selecting a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group, the nail service providing device pre-matches the value of the skin tone containing the user's nails included in the image information among the colors selected based on the trend database. Colors may be applied.

In other words, the nail service providing device selects a plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group based on pre-selected colors corresponding to the year and season corresponding to the current date and then additionally records the image information. A plurality of nail products to be included in the final third candidate group can be selected by applying a color previously matched to the skin tone value of the included user's nails.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may determine a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group as nail products for the user and provide information about the determined nail products to the user terminal (S324).

Here, the nail service providing device may transmit information about a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group to the user's terminal, and more specifically, may transmit a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group to the user's terminal. You may request that information about nail products for the user be provided to the user through a user interface on the user's terminal.

For example, information about nail products for a user includes a plurality of nail products included in a third candidate group that the nail service providing device wants to provide to the user through the user's terminal. It may refer to information that allows the user to purchase nail products, and may refer to information related to nail products, including the price of the nail product.

Referring again to FIG. 3, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention confirms the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform. Based on the characteristics of the confirmed relationship, customized content related to nail services for the user can be provided (S330).

Here, the specific process of confirming the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform in the nail service providing device and providing customized content related to the nail service for the user based on the characteristics of the confirmed relationship is described below. It can be explained in more detail by referring to 6.

Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user-customized content in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 6, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is based on the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform. It is possible to determine whether regular receipt of user-tailored content from the platform is permitted (S331).

Specifically, the nail service providing device may periodically monitor the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform with respect to the terminal of the user who has registered as a member of the platform. For example, the nature of the relationship formed based on interaction may mean at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular subscription to content', which can determine whether or not to regularly receive customized content. there is.

In other words, when the user's terminal that is the target of the user-tailored nail service is confirmed or detected, the nail service providing device provides information about at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular subscription to content' for the confirmed user's terminal. You can request it through the platform.

Accordingly, the platform can confirm information about at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular subscription to content' for the user's terminal confirmed from the nail service providing device, and 'consent to regular subscription to content' for the confirmed user's terminal. Information regarding at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular subscription to content' may be transmitted to the nail service providing device.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device provides at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular subscription to content' for the confirmed user's terminal received from the platform, which may mean the characteristics of the relationship formed based on the interaction between the user and the platform. Based on information about one, it can be determined whether regular receipt of user-tailored content is permitted.

For example, if the nail service providing device determines that at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular subscription to content' is 'agree', the result is whether regular reception of customized content is permitted. It can be judged as ‘permitted’.

On the other hand, if the nail service providing device provides 'non-consent' for at least one of 'consent to receive content' or 'consent to regular subscription to content', the result as to whether regular reception of customized content is permitted is ' It can be judged as ‘not allowed’.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may perform one of the requests for providing customized content and forming a relationship related to the nail service for the user provided by the platform based on the result of whether permission is granted (S332).

Specifically, if the nail service providing device determines that the result of permission is acceptable, the nail service providing device provides customized nail services based on the user's user information and history information on the platform at a preset cycle, thereby providing customized content. can be provided.

For example, a nail service providing device may perform customized nail services based on user information obtained in advance from the user's terminal and history information, which refers to the purchase history of nail products on the platform generated by the user's terminal. You can. Thereafter, the nail service providing device may provide user-customized content by providing information on a plurality of nail products obtained as a result of performing the user-customized nail service to the user's terminal.

At this time, the nail service providing device provides user-customized nail services in the same manner as previously described, but when history information exists, information about the color of the nail product and the size of the nail product confirmed based on the history information. By additionally reflecting information, the range of multiple nail products provided as a user-tailored nail service can be increased.

On the other hand, if the nail service providing device determines that the nail service provider does not allow the service, it may send a message to the user terminal requesting to allow regular reception of customized user content through the platform.

For example, the nail service providing device may generate a message requesting the user's terminal to 'consent' to at least one of 'consent to receiving content for the platform' or 'consent to regular subscription to content'. Afterwards, the nail service providing device may transmit the generated message requesting 'consent' to the user's terminal.

Referring again to FIG. 3, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention records a history related to the usage history of a plurality of users who use a nail service through the platform. Based on the information, content registered on the platform for nail services can be updated.

Specifically, the nail service providing device may collect history information generated by a plurality of user terminals, which are terminals of a plurality of users who have registered as members of the platform. Thereafter, the nail service providing device may update a plurality of nail products included in the product database included in the platform based on information about the plurality of nail products included in the history information.

For example, at least one nail product that satisfies a preset standard can be selected among a plurality of nail products included in the history information, and the selected nail product can be registered as a nail product that can be provided on the platform. Here, the preset standard may be set in advance as a standard such as the purchase frequency of nail products, and the nail product for update may be determined as a nail product that exceeds the preset purchase frequency.

Hereinafter, preference information and image information and user-customized nail information used in a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 The process of providing the service can be briefly summarized and explained again with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

Figure 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for extracting preference information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 7, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention receives the shape of the external curve on the upper surface of the user's preferred nail from the user's terminal. You can check this through preference information.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the nail service providing device defines the shapes of the external curves on the upper surfaces of the plurality of sample nails as “short,” “long,” and “other shapes.” ", and information about a plurality of sample nails having the shape of an external curve on the divided upper surface can be provided to the user through the user's terminal.

Afterwards, the user can select a sample nail having a preferred shape of an external curve on the upper surface among a plurality of sample nails having the shape of an external curve on the upper surface provided through the user's terminal, and the shape of the external curve on the upper surface of the selected nail. Information about can be obtained by transmitting from the user's terminal to the nail service providing device as the user's preference information.

Figure 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of analyzing image information in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 8, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention analyzes image information acquired from the user's terminal to analyze image information included in the user information. Multiple items can be extracted.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the nail service providing device selects nail products for the user based on the length (3) of the internal curve on the upper surface in the image information among a plurality of nail products included in the product database. You can check how to do it.

Specifically, the nail service providing device determines the vertical length on the top surface (1), the horizontal length on the top surface (2), the length of the internal curve on the top surface (3), and the length of the curve on the side surface of the user's nail from the image information (4). can be calculated. Thereafter, the nail service providing device may calculate average values for the horizontal length (2) on the top surface and the curved length (4) on the side surface.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device divides the shape of the length (3) of the internal curve on the upper surface of the plurality of nail products included in the product database into four types (for example, not gentle (A)) based on the degree of gentleness. , It can be classified into slightly gentle (B), moderately gentle (C), and very gentle (D), which means dividing the gentleness of the internal curve on the upper surface of multiple nail products included in the product database into four types. You can.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may determine the group having a gentle shape most similar to the length (3) of the internal curve on the upper surface calculated from the image information as the group from which nail products can be selected for the user. At this time, indexing of a plurality of nail products included in each group can be performed by dividing the horizontal length (2) on the upper surface into four types (0, 1, 2, 3).

Figure 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing a user-customized nail service in an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 9, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is divided into four procedures based on another embodiment. This may mean that the nail service provision method described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 is briefly divided.

For example, the four procedures for the nail service provision method performed on the nail service provision device are the "Hand Skin Tone Measurement procedure", which measures the skin tone of the user's hands, based on color information selected by an expert; It may include an "Expert's DB filtering procedure" that performs filtering, a "Product DB matching procedure" that performs matching based on a product database pre-built on the platform, and an "Alternatives procedure" that provides customized nail services.

Specifically, the "Hand Skin Tone Measurement procedure" for measuring the skin tone of the user's hand may be similar or identical to the process of acquiring image information from the user's terminal in the nail service providing device, as previously described. This may refer to a procedure for checking or measuring the skin tone value of the user's hand.

Afterwards, the "Expert's DB filtering procedure", which performs filtering based on color information selected by an expert, is applied to multiple databases pre-built on the platform by experts (for example, people who can directly provide nail services professionally). etc.) may further include an expert database containing information on which skin tone values and colors are pre-matched, and may refer to procedures performed through this. In other words, the nail service providing device can filter the selected color information by matching it in advance with the skin tone value of the user's hand based on an expert database.

Afterwards, the "Product DB matching procedure," which performs matching based on a product database pre-built on the platform, may refer to a procedure for extracting a plurality of nail products with color information filtered based on an expert database from the product database. .

Hereafter, the "Alternatives procedure" that provides user-tailored nail services may refer to a procedure that supports providing information on a plurality of nail products extracted from the product database to the user's terminal. It may be similar or identical to the process of providing a customized nail service, which has been previously described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 .

Meanwhile, the user-customized nail service and user-customized content provided to the user through the user's terminal by the nail service providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above mean information about at least one nail product for the user. It can be done, and more specifically, it can mean information about purchasing nail products.

For example, information for purchasing nail products provided by a nail service providing device may include information such as the price of the nail product, the size of the nail product, the color of the nail product, and information on the company that produced the nail product. , information about a plurality of nail products may be provided through a user interface on the user's terminal based on the format of a list.

Additionally, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an artificial intelligence-based analysis module in addition to a plurality of databases. At this time, the artificial intelligence-based analysis module included in the nail service providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform learning based on information contained in a plurality of databases and based on a plurality of preset standards. This allows you to classify multiple nail products registered on the platform.

In other words, the nail service providing device can learn about multiple nail products based on multiple nail products classified through an artificial intelligence-based analysis module, and recommend multiple nail products through the learning results. It can be classified into multiple candidate groups. Thereafter, the nail service providing device may provide a customized nail service and customized content for the user based on the plurality of classified candidates.

Meanwhile, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention uses an artificial intelligence-based third database (e.g., It can be linked with a 3rd party AI design engine, etc.), and thus information about nail products that can be extracted based on an artificial intelligence-based third database can be obtained.

Thereafter, the nail service providing device may classify a plurality of nail products into a plurality of candidate groups for recommending them based on information about the nail products obtained from an artificial intelligence-based third database. Thereafter, the nail service providing device may provide a customized nail service and customized content for the user based on the plurality of classified candidates.

In other words, a nail service providing device that performs an application-based nail service providing method using a platform according to an embodiment of the present invention analyzes and learns information stored in a database on its own, or performs learning based on a 3rd party AI design engine. It is possible to create a plurality of candidate groups for recommending a plurality of nail products, and provide customized nail services and customized content to users based on the plurality of classified candidates.

Methods according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., singly or in combination. Program instructions recorded on a computer-readable medium may be specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be known and usable by those skilled in the computer software art.

Examples of computer-readable media may include hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as that created by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. The above-described hardware device may be configured to operate with at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

Additionally, the above-described method or device may be implemented by combining all or part of its components or functions, or may be implemented separately.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and changes to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that you can do it.

100: Nail service provision device 110: Processor
120: memory 130: transmitting and receiving device
140: input interface device 150: output interface device
160: storage device 170: bus
200: Nail service providing device 300: User terminal
400: platform

Claims (3)

A nail service provision method performed in an application-based nail service provision device using a platform, comprising:
Obtaining image information about the user's hand and preference information related to the preferred nail shape from the terminal of the user who has registered as a member of the platform, and extracting the user information required to provide nail services to the user step;
providing a customized nail service for the user through the platform based on the extracted user information and information stored in a plurality of databases pre-built to provide the nail service to the platform;
confirming characteristics of a relationship formed based on interaction between the user and the platform and providing customized content related to nail services for the user based on the characteristics of the confirmed relationship; and
A nail service providing method comprising updating content registered for a nail service on the platform based on history information related to the usage history of a plurality of users who use the nail service through the platform. In claim 1,
The step of extracting the user information is,
Extracting values of the vertical length on the top surface of the user's nails, the horizontal length on the top surface, the length of the inner curve on the top surface, the length of the curve on the side, and the skin tone including the nails from the image information;
Providing, through the user's terminal, a user interface used by the user to select one sample nail among a plurality of sample nails having different shapes of external curves on the upper surface of the nail; and
Characterized in that it comprises the step of extracting the shape of an external curve on the upper surface corresponding to one sample nail selected on the interface provided to the user through the user's terminal among the plurality of sample nails as the preference information. , how to provide nail services. In claim 2,
The plurality of databases are,
A product database containing information on a plurality of nail products provided on the platform and a trend database containing information on pre-selected colors based on trends by year and season,
The step of providing the user-customized nail service is,
Among the plurality of nail products included in the product database, a plurality of nail products that do not exceed each length included in the image information and whose average value for the difference in each length satisfies a preset standard value selecting them as the first candidate group;
selecting as a second candidate group a plurality of nail products having a shape of an outer curve on the upper surface included in the pre-obtained preference information among the plurality of nail products included in the selected first candidate group;
Selecting a third candidate group by extracting information on pre-selected colors corresponding to the year and season corresponding to the current date from the trend database and applying the extracted colors to a plurality of nail products included in the second candidate group. step; and
Determining a plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group as nail products for the user and providing information about the determined nail products to the user terminal,
A nail service providing method, characterized in that the plurality of nail products included in the third candidate group have a color pre-matched to the value of the skin tone of the user's nails included in the image information among the extracted colors. .