Including Trial Frame Patents (Class 351/227)
  • Patent number: 11867978
    Abstract: A depth information detection device detects an item of depth information relating to a user's head, including a distance from the user's head to the device. On the basis of this depth information and, if applicable, additional information such as images, an evaluation device determines the desired parameters for fitting the spectacles, such as centering parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Tobias Breuninger, Holger Wegendt, Oliver Schwarz, Jeremias Gromotka
  • Patent number: 11669158
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting eye information are described. According to one embodiment, a detecting device includes a determination unit, a generation unit, and a detection unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether a user wears glasses from an input image by using a first neural network including a plurality of filters. The generation unit is configured to generate a face image in which the glasses are removed from the input image by using a learned generator when a glasses-wearing signal is received from the determination unit. The detection unit is configured to generate an eye image by receiving the input image from the determination unit or receiving the face image from the generation unit and detect a pupil from the eye image using a second neural network including a plurality of filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., INHA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Young Chan Kim, Min Gyeong Jo, Byung Cheol Song, Kang Il Lee, Jun Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 11669161
    Abstract: The majority of applications for head mounted display (HMD) users, irrespective of whether they are for short-term, long-term, low vision, augmented reality, etc. yield a conflicting set of tradeoffs between user comfort and minimal fatigue and strain during use, ease of attachment, minimizing intrusiveness and aesthetics which must be concurrently balanced with and are often in conflict with providing an optical vision system that provides the user with a wide field of view and high image resolution whilst also offering a large exit pupil for eye placement with sufficient eye clearance. Further, individual users' needs vary as do their needs with the general task at-hand, visual focus, and various regions-of-interest within their field of view. To address these issues, it is necessary to provide a high performance optical system, eyepiece design, and system features which overcome these limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: eSight Corp.
    Inventors: Frank Jones, James Benson Bacque, Mark Harris
  • Patent number: 11448903
    Abstract: Methods and devices for correcting centering parameters and/or an axial position of a spherocylindrical refraction on the basis of a habitual head position are disclosed. A representation of the head of a user in a head posture or a representation of the head with a spectacle frame in a spectacle frame alignment are displayed. To correct the spectacle parameter based on a corrected head posture and/or a corrected spectacle frame alignment, the corrected head posture and/or the corrected spectacle frame alignment is determined by at least partially manually correcting a head posture in the displayed representation of the head and/or of the spectacle frame alignment in the displayed representation of the head with the spectacle frame. A representation of the head of a user is shown on a display, thereby allowing intuitive adjustment of a habitual head position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Gamperling, Tobias Breuninger, Jesús-Miguel Cabeza-Guillén
  • Patent number: 11151398
    Abstract: A method for anti-counterfeiting processing and related products are disclosed. The method may include: acquiring a face image and an iris image, wherein both the face image and the iris image are from a target object; determining a positional relationship between the iris image and the face image, and performing living body detection according to the iris image; and in response to the positional relationship satisfying a pre-set condition and the iris image being from a living body, determining that the target object is a true and effective face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Haiping Zhang, Yibao Zhou
  • Patent number: 11126016
    Abstract: A depth information detection device detects an item of depth information relating to a user's head, including a distance from the user's head to the device. On the basis of this depth information and, if applicable, additional information such as images, an evaluation device determines the desired parameters for fitting the spectacles, such as centering parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Tobias Breuninger, Holger Wegendt, Oliver Schwarz, Jeremias Gromotka
  • Patent number: 11086148
    Abstract: Features are disclosed relating to an article such as eyewear customized to individual wearer parameters (e.g., measurements, preferences, etc.), and to systems and methods for customizing eyewear to individual wearer parameters. The system includes an input for receiving data representative of a three dimensional configuration of a portion of a wearer's face and an input for receiving data representative of a desired position where the wearer would like an eyewear frame to reside on the wearer's face. One system also includes a processor for determining a change in configuration of an eyewear component blank to allow the eyewear frame to reside in the desired position, and an eyewear component modifier for modifying the eyewear component blank so that the frame will reside in the desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Chumbley, Jason Belbey, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Saylor
  • Patent number: 10955690
    Abstract: To perform measurement in which a load on a subject is reduced. To provide a spectacle wearing parameter measurement system including: an information processing unit configured to associate a size of an appearance of at least a part of actual spectacles with a size of an appearance of at least a part of each of the spectacles in an imaging result of imaging a subject wearing the actual spectacles as an imaging target, and obtain a spectacle wearing parameter from the imaging result and the related art of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tadokoro, Naoya Hirono, Masaaki Matsushima
  • Patent number: 10330958
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating an eyewear frame and lens geometry that is customized to a user's anatomy and optimized for optical performance. One method includes receiving a configurable parametric model of a user-specific eyewear product comprising a frame portion and a lens portion, wherein geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model are based geometric features of a user's anatomy; receiving media data of a user, the media data including the user's response to visual cues; detecting the position of the user's eyes from the received media data; determining optical information of the user based on the detected position of the user's eyes; and generating an updated configurable parametric model by modifying the received configurable parametric model based on the determined optical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Bespoke, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Fonte, Eric J. Varady
  • Patent number: 10188283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trial frame for determining the subjective refraction of a subject, comprising two lens holder devices for receiving lenses, a bridge, which adjustably connects the lens holder devices, a nose rest device having a pivotable and height-adjustable nose rest and two temples, which are adjustable in length and height, the trial frame comprising two polarization filter devices, the polarization filter devices having a circular or a linear polarization filter, a pivot for pivoting the circular or linear polarization filter in and out in front of the lens holder device, and a rotating device for rotating the polarization filter in front of the lens holder device, the polarization filter devices each being removably attachable to the lens holder devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: OCULUS OPTIKGERAETE GMBH
    Inventor: Carsten Feiertag
  • Patent number: 10121178
    Abstract: There are provided systems and method for three-dimensional (3D) eyeglasses modeling from two-dimensional (2D) images. A service provider, such as a payment provider, may access 2D images of a pair of eyeglasses, such as images from a front perspective and a side perspective of the eyeglasses. The contours of the eyeglasses may be extracted, such as the contours of the main features (e.g., the bridge, lens aperture, side and ear frame sections, and other important features). The contours may be processed to determine a curve that best fits the features. Additional features may be extracted, such as color, design, writing (e.g., a brand name on the frame), hinges, or other sub-feature of the frame. Utilizing this information, a 3D model of the pair of eyeglasses may be constructed by scaling the size of the lens curves, bridge, and/or arms and applying a texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Itay Adler, Dan Sincai
  • Patent number: 10048516
    Abstract: Methods and systems for making measurements for eyeglass frames worn by human subjects include capturing, using a first digital camera module, a plurality of images of a head of a tested subject wearing an eyeglass frame. The plurality of images comprises a front view image and a side view image of a face of the tested subject. A second camera module is used to monitor a top view of the head. A computer module is used to process the front view image and the side view image. The front view image is used to determine a pupillary distance and a segment height, and the side view image is used to determine a vertex distance and a pantoscopic tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PERFECT VISION TECHNOLOGY (HK) LTD.
    Inventor: Junzhong Liang
  • Patent number: 10002498
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and program related to a Point of Sale (POS) web-based application/website and user interface that may be applied on any product that can be photographed, videoed, or transformed. The image created through the program can be provided to the customer electronically by email or other service who may want to purchase products or services listed in sequenced steps at a later date with auto generated links, while also allowing the retailer to be able to record the products the customer tried on or used but did not purchase. The program further enhances the shopping experience by allowing the customer or seller to record the sequenced steps with purchased and not purchased products used during any service for any product in any industry which then ties into the program's social media website or various other social media websites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Sylvester, Alana Sylvester
  • Patent number: 9942487
    Abstract: Data comprising a compressed image frame and temporal redundancy information is received. The image frame is decompressed. A plurality of bridge frames that are visually dissimilar to the image frame are generated. The image frame and the plurality of bridge frames are blended, generating a plurality of blended frames, and the plurality of blended frames are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: VISUAL EFFECT INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 9892561
    Abstract: A method for generating a final image from an initial image including an object suitable to be worn by an individual. The presence of the object in the initial image is detected. A first layer is superposed on the initial image. The first layer includes a mask at least partially covering the object in the initial image. The appearance of at least one part of the mask is modified. The suppression of all or part of an object in an image or a video is enabled. Also, a process of augmented reality intended to be used by an individual wearing a vision device on the face, and a try-on device for a virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: FITTINGBOX
    Inventors: Ariel Choukroun, Jerome Guenard
  • Patent number: 9842246
    Abstract: Processing a set of images is disclosed, including: determining a set of user head measurements from a set of images; and determining a fit score corresponding to a glasses frames based at least in part on comparing the set of user head measurements to glasses frame measurements associated with the glasses frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Ditto Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Surkov, Dmitry Kornilov
  • Patent number: 9467630
    Abstract: A system for facilitating a consumer's selection of customized color-changing lenses for eyewear, or windows, captures a digital color image of at least the face of the consumer and displays that color image to the consumer on a video display while superimposing a pair of lenses over the eyes. The display simulates the color of the superimposed lenses when made of a selected photochromic or thermochromic material. The color of the superimposed lenses is changeable, in response to consumer-controlled inputs, over a range between (a) an initial color for the lenses when subjected to at least one of (i) a first predetermined temperature and (ii) a first predetermined light condition, and (b) a final color for said lenses when subjected to at least one of (i) a second predetermined temperature higher than said first predetermined temperature and (ii) a second predetermined light condition brighter than said first predetermined light condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KILOLAMBDA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Ido Dotan, Noam Gross, Ariela Donval, Doron Nevo, Moshe Oron
  • Patent number: 9378563
    Abstract: A method for simulating the effect of viewing an image through a colored filter or colored ophthalmic spectacle, contact, intraocular or other lens is described. This method includes using a computer program to alter the red (R), green (G) and blue (B) color brightness of the individual pixels of the original image and then displaying them on the display screen or other visual display device of a computer. Each pixel's original RGB brightness value is multiplied by a fraction, which is determined by the RGB transmission of the colored lens or filter. The altered image is then displayed to a system user who will see the original image, as it would appear if seen through the colored lens or filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Inventors: Herbert A. Wertheim, Philip R. Bartick, William F. Moore
  • Patent number: 9360685
    Abstract: An eyeglasses clip device for climbing has a body, two lens heads, and a pressing clamp. The body has a nose groove, two windows, two mounting recesses, and four guiding bars. The windows are formed through the body. The mounting recesses are formed in a front side of the body and are respectively formed around the windows. The guiding bars are forwardly formed on and protrude from the front side of the body respectively beside the mounting recesses. The lens heads are movably connected to the body respectively in the mounting recesses, and each one of the lens heads has an outer casing, a first lens, a second lens, and a mirror. The pressing clamp is detachably connected to the body between the lens heads and has a fixed frame and a pressing frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Arthur Wang
  • Patent number: 9330408
    Abstract: A method of providing corrective eyewear is disclosed, the method including providing a kiosk having a plurality of eyeglass frame. The plurality of eyeglass frames vary in at least one of a dimension and a size from one another and each of the plurality of eyeglass frames has at least one reference dimension on a body of the eyeglass frame. The method further includes receiving a digital image of the consumer wearing a selected eyeglass frame and determining a pupillary distance of the consumer based on the digital image and the at least one reference dimension of the consumer-selected eyeglass frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: EYEMPOWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Stewart Werzer, Howard Lesser, Scott Fred Levine, Kevin Lesser, Brett Rose, Jeremiah Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 9137510
    Abstract: This embodiments herein relate to an image processing method and a stereoscopic image display device that provide high readability of a text area when implementing both 2D images and 3D images. The embodiments described herein convert the left(right)-eye image data corresponding to the left(right)-eye coordinates into a mean of the left(right)-eye image data corresponding to the left(right)-eye coordinates and the left(right)-eye image data adjacent to thereof on the other line. Therefore, the embodiments described herein may compensate for the left(right)-eye conversion data which are not arranged on a 3D format. As a result, the embodiments described herein may improve readability of the text area in the 3D mode. Also, the embodiments described herein may improve readability on the text area by applying a sharpness filter to the original 2D image corresponding to the 2D coordinates which is detected as the text area in the 2D mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myungsoo Park, Jaewoo Lee, Hanseok Kim, Taewook Kim
  • Patent number: 9095280
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to improve the prescribing of customized ophthalmic corrections which contain higher order aberration. The apparatus enables the subjective measurement of higher order aberrations such as spherical aberration which can be used as part of the prescription for customized ophthalmic corrections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Pixton, John E. Grievenkamp, Jr., Gregory A. Williby, Russell Spaulding
  • Patent number: 9081195
    Abstract: A 3D image display apparatus includes a tracking module, a position calculating module, an intensity calculating module, a 3D image processing module, an image converting module and a display module. The tracking module tracks an object and outputs coordinate information of the object. The position calculating module outputs position information according to the coordinate information. The intensity calculating module outputs intensity coefficient information according to the position information. The 3D image processing module receives the intensity coefficient information. The image converting module outputs target intensity information to the 3D image processing module according to original 3D image information. The display module receives modified 3D image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Sumi
  • Patent number: 8845101
    Abstract: An indicating device (10, 100) for indicating the ametropia progression of a wearer over a predetermined period of time according to at least the type of ophthalmic lens the wearer may use. The device comprises first (12, 120) and second (14, 140) members connected together in a moveable manner. The first member (12, 120) has a first field (22, 220) including a plurality of values of input data and a second field (24, 240) including a plurality of values of output data representative of the ametropia of a wearer. The second member (14, 140) has at least a selection mean (40, 400) and an indication mean. The selection means (40, 400) is arranged to select among movement of the second member (14, 140) a value of the input data corresponding to a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventor: Bjoern Drobe
  • Publication number: 20140268058
    Abstract: Disclosed, in one general aspect, is a sample eyeglass frame that includes a frame having a shape designed for everyday use. The frame includes a left temple having an left earpiece on one end and a left lens interface portion on the other, a right temple having a right earpiece on one end and a right lens interface portion on the other, and a bridge having left and right sides. A left lens interfaces with the left lens interface portion of the left temple and the left side of the bridge, and has a left set of optical measurement markings spanning at least part of the left lens. A right lens interfaces with the right lens interface portion of the right temple and the right side of the bridge, and has a right set of optical measurement markings spanning at least part of the right lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Clifton Balter
  • Publication number: 20140176909
    Abstract: An inexpensive, easy-to-use self-refracting device which adjusts to continuously variable prescription corrections for a patient. In preferred embodiments specially designed gear arrangements, controlled by control knobs, moves one lens relative to the other or both lenses relative to each other in directions perpendicular to the viewing direction. The patient turns the device's knobs until vision is clearest. Once the patient adjusted the device for best vision, the patient's prescription can be read off various scales on the device. The diopter meter, therefore, can be used to easily and quickly screen for refractive error problems by allowing patients to self-adjust power and, if refractive error is present, see for themselves how much better they could see with corrective glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Brett Spivey, Andreas W. Dreher
  • Patent number: 8733936
    Abstract: A system for fitting glasses frames to a user is disclosed. The system includes an interface for receiving images of a user's head at different angles. A processor compares user head measurements determined from the images with a database of glasses frame information that includes glasses frame measurements. One or more glasses frames are selected based on the comparison and the selected glasses frames are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Ditto Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitry Kornilov, Sergey Surkov, Sitaram Bhagavathy
  • Patent number: 8708494
    Abstract: Processing a set of images is disclosed, including: receiving a set of images; and searching for a representation of a user's face associated with the set of images and a plurality of sets of extrinsic information corresponding to respective ones of at least a subset of the set of images. Rendering a glasses frame is disclosed, including: receiving a selection associated with the glasses frame; rendering the glasses frame using at least a representation of a user's face and a set of extrinsic information corresponding to an image in a recorded set of images; and overlaying the rendered glasses frame on the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ditto Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Surkov, Dmitry Kornilov
  • Patent number: 8333473
    Abstract: A wearing condition parameter measurement device for a spectacle lens adapted to measure a wearing condition parameter necessary for manufacturing spectacles includes a mirror having a mirror surface adapted to reflect the wearing condition of a wearer of the spectacle lens, an imaging camera adapted to simultaneously shoot the wearer and the mirror surface reflecting the wearer to obtain a shot image, and a calculation device adapted to calculate the wearing condition parameter based on the shot image obtained by the imaging camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Wada
  • Patent number: 8136946
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for finding and defining a prescription for prism glasses for Diplopic patients and AMD patients whose Macula and Fovea are damaged enough that the patients have double vision, but, still have relatively good acuity. The apparatus positions lenses in infinitely variable locations horizontally and vertically in front of the patient's eyes until the patient indicates that he/she sees the two images fuse. The H-V coordinates of the location of the Optic center of each lens axis in relation to the patient's visual axis are decentration dimensions indicated for each eye by the H and V dials on the apparatus and are thus the basis for an accurate prescription for prism lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventor: Roger Glenn Reed
  • Patent number: 8123355
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for finding and defining a prescription for reading glasses for an AMD patient whose Macula and Fovea are damaged enough that the patient has double vision, i.e. the patient sees two images of every object within the field of view of the Macula and Fovea. The apparatus positions reading lenses in various locations in front of the patient's eyes until the patient indicates that he/she now sees one image for each object in the field of view of the Macula and Fovea. The X-Y coordinates of the location of each lens axis in relation to the patient's visual axis are offset dimensions indicated for each eye by the apparatus and is thus the prescription for reading lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Roger Glenn Reed
  • Patent number: 8108800
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for computing efficiency score of a page is provided and using the efficiency score to optimize page design. Eye tracking study is performed on a group of subjects where eye fixation data, gaze plot data, and qualitative information data are collected. Fixation information data for page is aggregated over the subjects in the study. The fixation information data is divided into a grid. Number of fixations is computed for every grid element. Seen and noticed thresholds are established for every grid element. Seen and noticed area of a page is computed by counting number of grid elements falling into either threshold. Ratio of area noticed over area seen is computed to yield efficiency score. Page fixation data are compared for alternate page designs. Areas of large difference are correlated with gaze plots and qualitative data to identify distinguishing features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Raj Gopal Prasad Kantamneni
  • Publication number: 20110242489
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for finding and defining a prescription for reading glasses for an AMD patient whose Macula and Fovea are damaged enough that the patient has double vision, i.e. the patient sees two images of every object within the field of view of the Macula and Fovea. The apparatus positions reading lenses in various locations in front of the patient's eyes until the patient indicates that he/she now sees one image for each object in the field of view of the Macula and Fovea. The X-Y coordinates of the location of each lens axis in relation to the patient's visual axis are offset dimensions indicated for each eye by the apparatus and is thus the prescription for reading lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Roger Glenn Reed
  • Patent number: 7959287
    Abstract: An eyeglass frame sizing system includes a frame member, a pair of adjustable rims supported by the frame member, each rim including an indicator for indicating a center of the rim, an adjustable nosepiece supported by the frame member, a pair of adjustable temples each supported by one of the pair of rims and a plurality of sensors for detecting positions of the pair of adjustable rims, the pair of adjustable temples and the adjustable nosepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventor: Norman Saffra
  • Patent number: 7665843
    Abstract: A method of spectacle frame fitting over public network, such as Internet, based upon database of product information and digitized user images as acquired via devices connected to computer. Particularly, consumers can take advantage of present method to choose spectacle frames from wide variety of selections, expeditiously by the use of public computer network (Internet). Consumers may use digital cameras, network cameras or scanned photos to submit facial image, and by way of calibration steps such as the gap between two pupils aligned to the marked pupil point of the stored spectacle images, the suitable size of the spectacle frame can then be determined for best fit to the facial image. With the accessibility and availability of the Internet, just a few clicks on the mouse enable the consumers to choose spectacle frames of their preference and in a way that affords wide selections at low costs and easy access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Inventor: Yiling Xie
  • Publication number: 20080137035
    Abstract: A device for the subjective determination of aberrations of higher orders Xi in an optical system, in particular in an eye includes at least one observation channel into which defined plates can be introduced, the individual plates having optically active structures which correspond to a defined Zernike polynomial and to a defined amplitude, at least one order Xi of the Zernike polynomial being greater than two.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Manfred Dick, Holger Maeusezahl, Eckhard Schroeder
  • Patent number: 7292713
    Abstract: An eye test service system comprising an eye test service apparatus for obtaining eye test data of an objective eye of a service user, connected to a database system through a communication line, and provided at an eye test service equipment, the database system having an eye test data memorizing unit configured to memorize eye test data and an eyeglass frame memory unit for memorizing eyeglass frame information data; an issue apparatus provided at the eye test service apparatus or the database system for issuing a user ID for specifying the user and a user password for calling out a photographed facial picture; and a web server capable of showing the eye test data, and superimposing a selected facial picture with a selected eyeglass frame when the service user inputs the user ID and password by using a terminal to access the database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Patent number: 7274806
    Abstract: A service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods associated with types of each of decomposed body components with respect to a number of customers; an extracting unit configured to extract a given body component from a picture of a given customer; a selecting unit configured to select information on a piece of given personal goods memorized in the memory unit on the basis of the extracted result of the extracting unit; and a showing unit configured to show the selected piece of the personal goods to the given customer. Also disclosed is a selecting service system comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods to wear or carry associated with body characteristics information of a number of customers. A program product for such a selecting service for personal goods to wear or carry is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Patent number: 7159984
    Abstract: Disclosed is a subjective optometric apparatus in which the earpiece members and the nose pad member for attaching the main body of the device to the subject can be easily adjusted without involving any effort. The subjective optometric apparatus has a horizontal frame and an inner tube inserted into the horizontal frame, with a support bar for supporting a nose pad member being passed through the horizontal frame and the inner tube. In a state in which the inner tube is being biased by a spring, a rubber member provided in a through-hole of the inner tube abuts the peripheral surface of the support bar to lock the support bar, thereby bringing the nose pad member into a locked state. Further, when a push-button is pushed in against the biasing force of the spring, the inner tube is displaced and the rubber member is detached from the peripheral surface of the support bar, with the result that the nose pad member is released from the locked state and becomes capable of being displaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Yukihiro Noda, Yasuo Kato
  • Patent number: 7152976
    Abstract: An apparatus for simulating the processing of eyeglass lenses where an operation control means displays a chamfering contour of an end portion of the edge of the eyeglass lens on a display means, and the operation control means is set to be capable of specifying a chamfering location of the chamfering contour. The apparatus can be utilized in connection with an eyeglass frame selecting system in which the eyeglass lens picture can be synthesized with the eyeglass frame image and the customer's facial image so that the effect for the eyeglass lens based on the lens prescription value of the customer can be known, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 7103401
    Abstract: A system and method for the in situ discrimination of healthy and diseased tissue. A fiberoptic based probe is employed to direct ultraviolet illumination onto a tissue specimen and to collect the fluorescent response radiation. The response radiation is observed at three selected wavelengths, about 403 nm, about 414 nm, and about 431 nm. The intensities of the 403 nm and 414 mn radiation are normalized using the 431 nm intensity. A score is determined using the ratios in a linear discriminant analysis (LDA). The tissue under examination is resected or not, based on the outcome of the LDA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: MediSpectra, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin T. Schomacker, Norman S. Nishioka, Alex R. Zelenchuk
  • Patent number: 7069107
    Abstract: The difference in optical performance, such as astigmatism, the radius of curvature of a first surface, etc., of left and right lenses is kept at or below a specific level, and the difference in optical performance and the radius of curvature of the first surfaces between new and old lenses when the wearer changes lenses is also kept at or below a specific level, the result being lenses that are more comfortable to wear and are more attractive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Yasunori Ueno
  • Patent number: 6944327
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for designing and visualizing the shape of eyeglass lenses and of the front rims of eyeglass frames, and for allowing the customer to modify the design by changing the shape and style interactively to suit his/her preference and perceived character. The present invention comprises an interface for a lens grinding machine that allows the retailer to manufacture the selected frame at the store for certain specified styles, or allows the retailer to transmit the shape and style data to a manufacturer that can implement the selected design and deliver it directly to the customer. Another embodiment of the present invention is to provide a method for designing, visualizing, modifying the shape and style of eyeglass lenses and frames remotely through the Internet or other communication channel, and to transmit the design to a manufacturer, which enables the customer to select and purchase eyeglasses directly from manufacturers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Inventor: Stefano Soatto
  • Patent number: 6801216
    Abstract: A makeover system and method for using the system is provided for providing a user with an image of how a person would look with different hair, glasses, makeup, etc. Using a before picture of the person, the system displays an item on the before picture and resizes the item to fit the size of the person according to user input. Therefore, the makeover system can superimpose an item over an image of a person regardless of the size of the image of the person on a computer screen. The system then provides an after picture representing a composite image of the superimposed selected overlay item over the image of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Voticky, Richard Hogan, Douglas Lewis, Christopher J. Kansaki
  • Patent number: 6791584
    Abstract: A method of scaling a face image with a spectacle frame image through computer includes the steps of determining a frame scale of a spectacle frame image provided on a computer display screen of the computer with respect to a real size of the spectacle frame; providing a face image of a user on the computer display screen by inputting a front face picture of the user into the computer; moving a pair of pupil marks provided on the computer display screen to two pupils of the face image by way of a computer input device of the computer until the two pupil marks are positioned concentrically with the two pupils of the face image, wherein a distance between the two pupil marks positioned on the two pupils of the face image is measured and recorded in the computer as an image pupil distance of the face image; inputting a real pupil distance of the user into the computer and determining a face scale of the face image by comparing the real pupil distance with the image pupil distance; adjusting the face scale and th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Inventor: Yiling Xie
  • Publication number: 20040085516
    Abstract: An apparatus for simulating the processing of eyeglass lenses where an operation control means displays a chamfering contour of an end portion of the edge of the eyeglass lens on a display means, and the operation control means is set to be capable of specifying a chamfering location of the chamfering contour. The apparatus can be utilized in connection with an eyeglass frame selecting system in which the eyeglass lens picture can be synthesized with the eyeglass frame image and the customer's facial image so that the effect for the eyeglass lens based on the lens prescription value of the customer can be known, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 6692127
    Abstract: A spectacles fitting system including a wide-view imaging system operative to provide a wide-view of a client's face, a 3D image processor operative to generate first 3D information describing the client's physical features, a virtual try-on unit operative to receive the digital 3D representation of the client's face and a digital 3D representation of a spectacle frame, to virtually mount the spectacle frame onto the client's face and to generate second 3D information describing frame/facial fit, and a lens fitter operative to receive the first 3D information and the second 3D information and to generate therefrom at least one parameter for face-and-frame customized manufacture and cutting of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Visionix Ltd.
    Inventors: Marc Abitbol, Ran Sasson, Ofer Mosenzon
  • Patent number: 6634754
    Abstract: An eyeglass frame selecting system in which the eyeglass lens picture can be synthesized with the eyeglass frame image and the customer's facial image so that the effect for the eyeglass lens based on the lens prescription value of the customer can be known, is provided. The eyeglass frame selecting system comprises a keyboard 3 for inputting the prescription value data of an eyeglass lens and a lens mold contour data based on the refraction property of a customer's objective eye, and an operation control circuit 1b for synthesizing the eyeglass lens image based on the prescription value of the lens inputted by the keyboard 3 and a facial image 20 with the eyeglass frame image L through a picture synthesizing circuit 10 to display the synthesized image on a display device 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 6508553
    Abstract: A method of determining eyeglass frame parameters from a digital image of the person's face and a digital image of an eyeglass frame. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a digital image of the person's face; (b) determining a physical scale of the face using a scaling factor; (c) locating center points P1, P2 of the left and right irises in the face image, and determining a pupil midpoint Pc; (d) providing a digital image of an eyeglass frame; (e) adjusting, if necessary, the size of the frame to the physical scale of the face; (f) combining the frame and face images such that the frame is superimposed on the face; (g) aligning the frame and face in accordance with the frame center point fc and the pupil midpoint Pc; and (h) determining the frame parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Virtual Visual Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Feng Gao, Wei Li
  • Publication number: 20020171806
    Abstract: An optical measurement device including a frame to be supported by the nose and ears of a wearer, right and left lenses set within the frame, a pair of adjustable right and left lenses set within quiescent position a fixed distance above a bottom edge of the lenses measured vertically, and an orthogonal grid on a surface of each of the lenses extending both vertically and horizontally, all allowing X and Y coordinate information of pupil location to be determined according to wearer comfort position, in facilitating the on-line ordering of eyewear products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Morton Z. Baumgarten