Abstract: An elastic parallel database system where data distribution is container- and container-context based. Container Based Tables are defined and Container Member Tables achieve co-location of data as needed. A polymorphic key may also establish polymorphic key relationships between rows in one table and rows in many other possible tables.

Abstract: A binocular multiplexing device for a single-channel ophthalmological instrument for objective measurement of at least one vision parameter of a subject, the ophthalmological instrument including elements for generating a single light beam, elements for collecting a measurement beam by reflecting and/or refracting the light beam against the subject's eye and a sensor associated with the single measurement channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display system for stereoscopic viewing, the system comprising a binocular viewing device, information content, and a display source. The display system is remarkable in that it further comprises electronic components for implementing pieces of software for optimizing the binocular viewing device, the information content, and the display source, said pieces of optimization software together forming a loop for managing various parameters. The wearer of said device can thus view the information content via the binocular viewing device under conditions that are best adapted to the wearer's physiology.

Abstract: A method for calculating or optimizing an ophthalmic lens design comprising the steps of providing a given ophthalmic lens design and assessing the given design by a computer comprising a media suitable for storing electronic instructions.

Abstract: Methods and systems for Elastic Parallel Relational Database Management Systems. More particularly, systems, methods, technologies and mechanisms are provided herein for providing virtualization of data in a database through the mechanism of adaptive multi-client database objects. Applications define databases and objects that are either client-private, multi-client or system-wide. Transparent manipulation of these objects is provided including addition, querying, deletion, and truncation of data, and seamless manipulation of the objects themselves through creation, modification, and deletion. Schema decorations and query modification techniques ensure each client application only sees the data that it should be seeing.

Abstract: An elastic parallel database system where data distribution is container- and container-context based. Container Based Tables are defined and Container Member Tables achieve co-location of data as needed. A polymorphic key may also establish polymorphic key relationships between rows in one table and rows in many other possible tables.

Abstract: An elastic parallel database system where data distribution is container- and container-context based. Container Based Tables are defined and Container Member Tables achieve co-location of data as needed. A polymorphic key may also establish polymorphic key relationships between rows in one table and rows in many other possible tables.

Abstract: An elastic parallel database system where metadata is specified out-of-band during database operations via a set of augmentation rules. The rules are used to augment or modify commands received, and indicate whether they are to be used for specific connections on which they are received, for all client connections, or some other scope.

Abstract: An elastic parallel database system where metadata is specified out-of-band during database operations via a set of augmentation rules. The rules are used to augment or modify commands received, and indicate whether they are to be used for specific connections on which they are received, for all client connections, or some other scope.

Abstract: An elastic parallel database system where metadata is specified out-of-band during database operations via a set of augmentation rules. The rules are used to augment or modify commands received, and indicate whether they are to be used for specific connections on which they are received, for all client connections, or some other scope.

Abstract: Transactional database replication techniques are disclosed that do not require altering of the database management system implementation. A replicator module includes a dynamic membership manager, which is configured to manage the persistent membership of a coordination group. The persistent membership can be, for example, a durable set of sites that can replicate changes amongst themselves. Changes from sites not in the persistent membership are discarded. The set of recovered members is a subset of the persistent membership. The persistent membership changes incrementally by either removing or adding members. Failed members may still be part of the persistent membership. The dynamic membership manager module manages the modification of the persistent membership, initialization of replicas, and propagation of membership information.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens arrangement (10) comprising a polarizer (11) for polarizing light in a polarization axis; at least one lens cell (13) including a switchable light rotator; a lens member (15) having birefringence properties such that incident light encounters a first refractive index n on an ordinary axis or a second refractive index on an extraordinary axis according to the rotation of the incident light; and a sub lens member (17) having a refractive index n; characterized in that: the or each rotator is operable to rotate incident light by 0° or by 90°, and the polarizer is arranged such that the polarization axis coincides with either the ordinary axis or the extraordinary axis of the or each lens member. The invention further relates to an apparatus for and a method for demonstrating a plurality of optical functions.

Abstract: An adjustable optical device comprising at least a deformable optical surface activated by linear fluidic actuators comprising: a material layer comprising an upper surface on which the optical surface is provided and a bottom surface; an actuator layer comprising a plurality of linear fluidic actuators separated by at least one cavity, where at least one linear fluidic actuator is a pillar extending in the actuation direction (L) which is non parallel to the bottom surface of the material layer, said pillar comprising a wall delimiting an internal cavity and where an upper surface of said pillar is continuously linked to a zone of the bottom surface of the material layer; fluidic inlets suitable for introducing a fluid in at least one internal cavity of a pillar linear fluidic actuator.

Abstract: The invention relates to ophthalmic spectacles for characterizing the direction of gaze of a wearer. Each lens of the spectacles is provided with output sections for directing a radiation towards the ocular areas of the wearer, in which different portions of an ocular limbus of the wearer are in motion. The lens is further provided with input sections for collecting the portions of said radiation reflected in said ocular areas. A computing unit is also combined with the spectacles in order to determine the direction of gaze of the wearer from detection signals measuring the portions of the radiation that are simultaneously collected by the input sections of the two lenses.

Abstract: The invention relates to ophthalmic spectacles for characterizing a convergence of the eyes of a wearer. Each lens of the spectacles is provided with output sections for guiding a radiation towards the side areas of an eye of the carrier, in which the right and left portions of the corneal margin of said eye are in motion. The lens further comprises input sections for collecting the portions of said radiation reflected in said side areas of the eye. A computing unit is also combined with the spectacles in order to determine the convergence of the eyes of the wearer from detection signals measuring the portions of the radiation that are simultaneously collected by the input sections of the two lenses.

Abstract: Transactional database replication techniques are disclosed that do not require altering of the database management system implementation. A replicator module includes a dynamic membership manager, which is configured to manage the persistent membership of a coordination group. The persistent membership can be, for example, a durable set of sites that can replicate changes amongst themselves. Changes from sites not in the persistent membership are discarded. The set of recovered members is a subset of the persistent membership. The persistent membership changes incrementally by either removing or adding members. Failed members may still be part of the persistent membership. The dynamic membership manager module manages the modification of the persistent membership, initialization of replicas, and propagation of membership information.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens arrangement (10) comprising a polariser (11) for polarising light in a polarisation axis; at least one lens cell (13) including a switchable light rotator; a lens member (15) having birefringence properties such that incident light encounters a first refractive index n on an ordinary axis or a second refractive index on an extraordinary axis according to the rotation of the incident light; and a sub lens member (17) having a refractive index n; characterized in that: the or each rotator is operable to rotate incident light by 0° or by 90°, and the polariser is arranged such that the polarisation axis coincides with either the ordinary axis or the extraordinary axis of the or each lens member. The invention further relates to an apparatus for and a method for demonstrating a plurality of optical functions.

Abstract: An eyeglass (10) is adapted for providing an ophthalmic vision and a supplementary vision to a wearer of said eye-glass, both ophthalmic and supplementary visions being sharp during respective periods. To this purpose, a transparent active device (3) is located between the back face (BF) of the eyeglass and a light-conducting element (2), this latter being embedded within the eyeglass and dedicated to output the light of the supplementary vision. The transparent active device switches between two optical power values, which are dedicated to make sharp the ophthalmic vision and the supplementary vision, respectively.

Abstract: An infrared imaging camera (4) acquires a plurality of frames (94) of infrared radiation from a patient (P) positioned in a field-of-view (92) of the camera (4). Each frame (94) is acquired during a corresponding frame sample interval and each frame (94) corresponds to the infrared radiation acquired from an array of optical elements (90) in the field-of-view (92) during its frame sample interval. Plural rates of change are determined from infrared radiation received from the array of optical elements (90), with each rate of change corresponding to a change of infrared radiation received from the same optical element (90) in at least two frames (94). Each rate of change is mapped to a color or a shade of gray and the color or shade of gray of each rate of change is mapped to a position in an image corresponding to the position of the corresponding optical element (90) in the field-of-view (92).

Abstract: A method implemented by computer means of assessing at least a selected optical feature of an ophthalmic lens design over a prescription and optionally design particularity domain comprising the steps of: a) selecting a prescription and optionally design particularity parameter set comprising a plurality of prescription parameters in the list consisting of spherical power (SPH), cylindrical power (CYL), cylinder axis (AXE), addition power (ADD) and selecting a prescription and optionally design particularity range for each selected prescription and optionally design particularity parameter so as to define the prescription and optionally design particularity domain; b) meshing the prescription and optionally design particularity domain so as to provide a plurality of meshing coordinates; c) providing an assessment criterion for the selected optical feature of the ophthalmic lens design; d) calculating the assessment criterion value for each meshing coordinate of step b); e) providing a sensory represent