Patents by Inventor Benjamin Simon Thompson

Benjamin Simon Thompson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240037715
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for preventing and/or retarding myopia onset and/or progression are provided. Particularly, the system for preventing and/or retarding myopia onset and/or progression including an eye tracker, a display, a controller, and a dynamic blurring filter for the visual content on the display. The display is first presented to a subject, then the eye tracker is employed to detect the movement and the location of the subject's eyes and generate a tracking signal. The tracking signal is further processed by the controller to determine a gaze point of the subject's eye on the display. Based on the gaze point, a dynamic blurring filter is created and applied onto the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Simon THOMPSON, Chi Ho TO, Yan Yin TSE, Ka Man CHUN, Elie Aymard Jonathan DE LESTRANGE-ANGINIEUR
  • Patent number: 8066372
    Abstract: This invention is a game platform for the assessment and/or treatment of disorders of binocular vision, such as amblyopia. The game content is devised to maximize the possible therapeutic effects by leveraging advanced research in ophthalmology, as well as advanced display technology to render images independently to each eye. In particular, the game content engages both eyes at different levels of difficulty, forcing an amblyopic eye to work harder to regain its performance in the visual system. The invention herein described provides a mobile device, capable of interaction with an eye care specialist, for the assessment/treatment of binocular vision using innovative mechanisms for ensuring proper use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Jeremy Cooperstock, Thang Long To, Jeff Blum, Robert F. Hess, Benjamin Simon Thompson
  • Patent number: 8057036
    Abstract: An information difference between a left eye image and a right eye image is adjustable to achieve binocular vision in a patient having a deficiency of binocular vision. A source of image pairs is used along with a dichoptic display system to present a selected one of the image pairs as a right eye image to a patient's right eye and a left eye image to a patient's left eye. The difference at which a patients achieves binocular vision is a measure of a level binocular vision health or function, and continued exposure to the image pairs is therapeutic. The difference can be adjusted during therapy, and restoration of regular binocular vision is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Robert F. Hess, Behzad Mansouri, Benjamin Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100283969
    Abstract: This invention is a game platform for the assessment and/or treatment of disorders of binocular vision, such as amblyopia. The game content is devised to maximize the possible therapeutic effects by leveraging advanced research in opthalmology, as well as advanced display technology to render images independently to each eye. In particular, the game content engages both eyes at different levels of difficulty, forcing an amblyopic eye to work harder to regain its performance in the visual system. The invention herein described provides a mobile device, capable of interaction with an eye care specialist, for the assessment/treatment of binocular vision using innovative mechanisms for ensuring proper use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: McGill University
    Inventors: Jeremy Cooperstock, Thang Long To, Jeff Blum, Robert F. Hess, Benjamin Simon Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100201942
    Abstract: An information content difference between a left eye image and a right eye image is adjustable to achieve binocular vision in a patient having a deficiency of binocular vision. A source of image pairs is used along with a dichoptic display system to present a selected one of the images pairs as a right eye image to a patient's right eye and a left eye image to a patient's left eye. The difference at which a patient achieves binocular vision is a measure of a level binocular vision health or function, and continued exposure to the image pairs is therapeutic. The difference can be adjusted during therapy, and restoration of regular binocular vision is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: MCGILL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert F. Hess, Behzad Mansouri, Benjamin Simon Thompson