Content Rendering Cosmetic Container

Abstract

A content rendering cosmetic container has an electronic display coupled to a shell of the cosmetic container for rendering content associated with cosmetics. The cosmetic container includes one or more selectable buttons coupled to the shell of the cosmetic container for selecting content associated with cosmetics to be rendered on the electronic display. Each of the one or more selectable buttons may be linked to a specific location for housing a cosmetic product in the cosmetic container, and/or each cosmetic product may be associated with at least one content to be rendered on the electronic display.

1 . A cosmetic container comprising:
 a soft shell for housing cosmetic products having an inside portion opposite an outside portion, wherein in a use position the inside portion is exposed and provides access to the cosmetic products housed by the soft shell; and   an electronic display for rendering content associated with cosmetics, the electronic display coupled to the inside portion of the soft shell such that the electronic display is visible when the soft shell is in the use position.   
     
     
         2 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more selectable buttons coupled to the inside portion of the soft shell and linked to the electronic display, the one or more selectable buttons for selecting content associated with cosmetics to be rendered on the electronic display. 
     
     
         3 . The cosmetic container of  claim 2 , wherein the soft shell is foldable. 
     
     
         4 . The cosmetic container of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more selectable buttons are coupled to an inside portion of a flap of the foldable soft shell. 
     
     
         5 . The cosmetic container of  claim 4 , wherein the one or more selectable buttons coupled to the inside portion of the flap of the foldable soft shell are arranged along a length of the flap. 
     
     
         6 . The cosmetic container of  claim 4 , wherein the electronic display is coupled to the inside portion of the flap of the foldable soft shell adjacent to the one or more selectable buttons. 
     
     
         7 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , further comprising a speaker coupled to the inside portion of the soft shell and linked to the electronic display for producing audio when the electronic display renders content associated with cosmetics. 
     
     
         8 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic display comprises a touchscreen having interactive menus for navigating the content associated with cosmetics and selecting content associated with cosmetics to be rendered on the electronic display. 
     
     
         9 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , wherein the soft shell is rollable. 
     
     
         10 . A cosmetic container comprising:
 a case for housing cosmetic products having an inside portion opposite an outside portion, wherein in a use position the inside portion is exposed and provides access to the cosmetic products housed by the case; and   an electronic display for rendering content associated with cosmetics, the electronic display coupled to the inside portion of the case such that the electronic display is visible when the case is in the use position.   
     
     
         11 . The cosmetic container of  claim 10 , further comprising one or more selectable buttons coupled to the inside portion of the case and linked to the electronic display, the one or more selectable buttons for selecting content associated with cosmetics to be rendered on the electronic display. 
     
     
         12 . The cosmetic container of  claim 10 , further comprising a speaker coupled to the inside portion of the case and linked to the electronic display for producing audio when the electronic display renders content associated with cosmetics. 
     
     
         13 . A cosmetic container comprising:
 a shell for housing cosmetic products having an inside portion opposite an outside portion, wherein in a use position the inside portion is exposed and provides access to the cosmetic products housed by the shell; and   an electronic display coupled to the shell for rendering content associated with cosmetics.   
     
     
         14 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 one or more selectable buttons coupled to the shell and linked to the electronic display, the one or more selectable buttons for selecting content associated with cosmetics to be rendered on the electronic display.   
     
     
         15 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , further comprising memory for storing content. 
     
     
         16 . The cosmetic container of  claim 15 , further comprising multiple cosmetic products, and content stored in the memory corresponding to each of the multiple cosmetic products. 
     
     
         17 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , wherein the content associated with cosmetics to be rendered on the electronic display comprises an application demonstration for the multiple cosmetic products, a promotional video for the multiple cosmetic products, an educational tutorial for the multiple cosmetic products, a video clip of a fashion show for the multiple cosmetic products, or a cosmetic seasonal collection for the multiple cosmetic products. 
     
     
         18 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , wherein the shell is a soft shell formed of a textile configured to fold open into the use position. 
     
     
         19 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , wherein the shell is a soft shell formed of a textile configured to roll open into the use position. 
     
     
         20 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , wherein the shell is a rigid shell formed of a plastic configured to open into the use position. 
     
     
         21 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , further comprising a speaker coupled to the shell and linked to the electronic display for producing audio when the electronic display renders content associated with cosmetic products. 
     
     
         22 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , further comprising a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader for reading RFID tags associated with cosmetics. 
     
     
         23 . The cosmetic container of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more selectable buttons correlate to specific locations in the shell for housing cosmetic products.