US 11,832,711 B2
Cosmetic dispenser and method for operating same
Bok Hyun Pack, Seoul (KR); Seong Eun Koo, Daejeon (KR); Kwang Ho Oh, Seoul (KR); and Hae Young Hwang, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/743,150.
Application 17/743,150 is a division of application No. 16/613,279, previously published as PCT/KR2017/011749, filed on Oct. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0062740 (KR), filed on May 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0265029 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. A45D 44/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); B01F 33/84 (2022.01)
CPC A45D 44/005 (2013.01) [B01F 33/8442 (2022.01); G06K 7/1097 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); A45D 2044/007 (2013.01); A45D 2200/057 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cosmetic dispenser comprising:
a communication unit;
a control unit for acquiring at least one of user information and environment information through the communication unit and acquiring a cosmetic dispensing method based on at least one of the user information and the environment information; and
a cosmetic dispensing unit having a plurality of cartridges for containing cosmetics and a discharge unit for discharging the cosmetics contained in the plurality of cartridges,
wherein the control unit receives input information in which an amount of cosmetics to be provided is selected by a number of times of use,
wherein the cosmetic dispensing unit dispenses each of the cosmetics contained in the plurality of cartridges in an amount corresponding to the number of times of use selected according to the input information,
wherein the control unit controls to display on a display screen one or more input items for setting a cosmetic amount to be provided, and
wherein the cosmetic dispensing unit determines the cosmetic amount for one time use or multiple time uses corresponding to the input information selecting the one or more input items.