Patents by Inventor Eric CASTET

Eric CASTET 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).

  • Method for assisting visual exploration for an individual suffering from a retinal condition resulting in a scotoma
    Patent number: 9861274
    Abstract: A method of assisting visual exploration for individuals suffering from a retinal condition resulting in a scotoma and, more particularly, a method S for assisting visual exploration by such an individual of a digital image on a display device, the method including: —recognizing, using shape recognition software, at least one object contained in an object area of the digital image, —determining a blind area in the image, corresponding to a position of the scotoma in the field of vision of the user looking at the image, —if the blind area and the object area are detected to be in close proximity to each other, applying image processing to the image consisting in highlighting the object area for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE
    Inventors: Carlos Aguilar, Eric Castet
  • METHOD FOR ASSISTING VISUAL EXPLORATION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM A RETINAL CONDITION RESULTING IN A SCOTOMA
    Publication number: 20160198941
    Abstract: A method of assisting visual exploration for individuals suffering from a retinal condition resulting in a scotoma and, more particularly, a method S for assisting visual exploration by such an individual of a digital image on a display device, the method including:—recognizing, using shape recognition software, at least one object contained in an object area of the digital image,—determining a blind area in the image, corresponding to a position of the scotoma in the field of vision of the user looking at the image,—if the blind area and the object area are detected to be in close proximity to each other, applying image processing to the image consisting in highlighting the object area for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Carlos AGUILAR, Eric CASTET