Patents by Inventor Lars Reinartz

Lars Reinartz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and data processing device for computer-assisted hair coloring guidance
    Patent number: 10217244
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted hair coloring guidance includes the step of determining a hair section area, in which hair is depicted, in a digital image of a person where a plurality of hairs are visible. Determining this hair section area can include the step of determining an image color information frequency distribution which can correspond to a frequency distribution of at least one item of color information for a plurality of image points in the digital image; as well as the step of comparing this frequency distribution of image color information to hair color statistics, where the hair color statistics may include, for each of a plurality of hair colors, at least one frequency distribution of at least one item of hair color information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Kowalczyk, Gesa Geissel, Lars Reinartz, Bernd Braβel
  • METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED HAIR COLORING GUIDANCE
    Publication number: 20170206678
    Abstract: A method for computer-assisted hair coloring guidance includes the step of determining a hair section area, in which hair is depicted, in a digital image of a person where a plurality of hairs are visible. Determining this hair section area can include the step of determining an image color information frequency distribution which can correspond to a frequency distribution of at least one item of color information for a plurality of image points in the digital image; as well as the step of comparing this frequency distribution of image color information to hair color statistics, where the hair color statistics may include, for each of a plurality of hair colors, at least one frequency distribution of at least one item of hair color information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Kowalczyk, Gesa Geissel, Lars Reinartz, Bernd Braßel