Hair Care Appliance With Personalized Heat Selection

Abstract

A system and method for controlling a heat level of a hair care appliance is provided. The hair care appliance includes a heating element configured to heat to a plurality of heat levels and a touchscreen comprising a user interface. The appliance is configured to receive a user selection of one or more hair parameters via the user interface, determine a heat level corresponding to the selected one or more hair parameters, and control the heating element to cause the heating element to heat to the determined heat level.

1 . A hair care appliance comprising:
 a heating element configured to heat to a plurality of heat levels;   a touchscreen comprising a user interface; and   a controller operably coupled to the heating element and the touchscreen, the controller configured to:
 receive a user selection of one or more hair parameters via the user interface; 
 determine a heat level corresponding to the selected one or more hair parameters; and 
 control the heating element to cause the heating element to heat to the determined heat level. 
   
     
     
         2 . The hair care appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 determine whether a refresh mode has been activated; and   determine the heat level corresponding to the selected one or more parameters and whether the refresh mode has been activated.   
     
     
         3 . The hair care appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the hair care appliance is selected from the group consisting of a straightening iron, a curling iron, a hair roller, a hot-air brush, a hair-straightening brush, a curling wand, and a hair dryer. 
     
     
         4 . The hair care appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more hair parameters comprise at least one of a hair thickness, a hair length, and whether hair is color-treated. 
     
     
         5 . The hair care appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises a processor coupled to a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive the user selection, determined the heat level, and control the heating element. 
     
     
         6 . The hair care appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the heat level by querying a lookup table according to the selected one or more hair parameters. 
     
     
         7 . A method for controlling a heat level of a hair care appliance, the hair care appliance comprising a touchscreen comprising a user interface and a heating element, the method comprising:
 receiving a user selection of one or more hair parameters via the user interface;   determining a heat level corresponding to the selected one or more hair parameters; and   controlling the heating element to cause the heating element to heat to the determined heat level.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 determining whether a refresh mode has been activated; and   determining the heat level corresponding to the selected one or more parameters and whether the refresh mode has been activated.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the hair care appliance is selected from the group consisting of a straightening iron, a curling iron, a hair roller, a hot-air brush, a hair-straightening brush, a curling wand, and a hair dryer. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more hair parameters comprise at least one of a hair thickness, a hair length, and whether hair is color-treated. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein determining the heat level comprises querying a lookup table according to the selected one or more hair parameters.