Patents by Inventor Jean Delzers

Jean Delzers 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).

  • Patent number: 9952447
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one behavioral, postural or geometric-morphological characteristic of a person wearing spectacles, the method includes the steps of: a) illuminating the wearer's head using an infrared light source (220, 230, 240), b) acquiring an image of the wearer's head using an infrared image sensor (210); c) in the image, locating reflections from the infrared light surface, reflected by the two lenses of the spectacles; and d) using a computation unit (250) to deduce the required characteristic as a function of the positions of the reflections in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Patent number: 9671617
    Abstract: A method for estimating an eye/spectacles distance (VG) includes the steps of: a) acquiring at least two images of the wearer (1), in which the head (10) of the wearer exhibits various angular positions; b) determining, for each image acquired, an angle of inclination (?301) of the head of the wearer with respect to the image sensor; c) acquiring at least two simulated values (VG1, VG2, VG3) of the eye/spectacles distance sought; d) calculating, for each image acquired and with each simulated value, a morphological distance (EG1301, EG2301, EG3301) between the eye of the wearer and a median plane of the head of the wearer, having regard to the angle of inclination; and e) selecting, from among the simulated values, the one closest to the eye/spectacles distance of the wearer, as a function of the head/plane distances calculated in step d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Patent number: 9664929
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one characteristic relating to the posture of the head (10) of a person (1) wearing spectacles (100) including a frame (110) and two lenses (150G, 150D), using a determining device including an image sensor, at least one light source and a computation unit, the method includes steps of: a) acquiring an image (301) of at least part of the wearer's head, in which the spectacles are illuminated by the light source; b) in the image, locating reflections (160D, 160G, 161D, 161G) from the light source, reflected by the two lenses of the spectacles; and c) deducing the wearer's head posture characteristic in relation to the image sensor, as a function of the position of the reflections in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Patent number: 9223151
    Abstract: A method for determining reading distance for an individual made to observe a reading zone includes positioning the individual in front of an apparatus to learn their reading distance. The individual reads of a zone that is placed on a portable tablet and equipped with at least one location marker. At least one image is acquired allowing at least one facial reference point of the individual and each marker of the reading tablet. The images is processed taking into account the position of the facial reference point of the individual and the position of the at least one marker of the tablet and the indicating of the reading distance is conveyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Patent number: 9195078
    Abstract: Method for determining, in a natural posture, at least one geometric/physiognomic parameter associated with the mounting of an ophthalmic lens in a spectacle frame intended to be worn by a wearer. The method includes: (a) capturing at least one substantially frontal image of the wearer's head; (b) determining a measured value of an angle of inclination during the capturing step, which depends on the inclination of the wearer's head about a main axis perpendicular to a sagittal plane of the wearer's head; (c) determining a reference value of the angle of inclination corresponding to a natural posture of the wearer's head; and (d) determining the required geometric/physiognomic parameter on the basis of the substantially frontal image captured and as a function of the difference between the measured value of the angle of inclination determined in step (b) and the reference value of the angle of inclination determined in step (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Patent number: 9116365
    Abstract: Method includes: (a) placing on a user's head an accessory including at least one brightness calibration element having at least two contrasted zones; (b) capturing an image of the user's head with the accessory thereon with a device; (c) determining the position of the image of the brightness calibration element of the accessory on the captured image; (d) determining a measured value of the brightness of one part of the image of the brightness calibration element or of the image located close to the brightness calibration element; (e) modifying a parameter for adjusting the optical image-acquisition conditions of the device as a function of the measured value to improve the contrast of the image of contrasted zones of the calibration element; (f) capturing another image with the modified parameter for adjusting the optical acquisition conditions; and (g) determining the required geometric/physiognomic mounting parameter on the basis of the other image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Publication number: 20150109577
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one characteristic relating to the posture of the head (10) of a person (1) wearing spectacles (100) including a frame (110) and two lenses (150G, 150D), using a determining device including an image sensor, at least one light source and a computation unit, the method includes steps of: a) acquiring an image (301) of at least part of the wearer's head, in which the spectacles are illuminated by the light source; b) in the image, locating reflections (160D, 160G, 161D, 161G) from the light source, reflected by the two lenses of the spectacles; and c) deducing the wearer's head posture characteristic in relation to the image sensor, as a function of the position of the reflections in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Publication number: 20150049306
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one behavioural, postural or geometric-morphological characteristic of a person wearing spectacles, the method includes the steps of: a) illuminating the wearer's head using an infrared light source (220, 230, 240), b) acquiring an image of the wearer's head using an infrared image sensor (210); c) in the image, locating reflections from the infrared light surface, reflected by the two lenses of the spectacles; and d) using a computation unit (250) to deduce the required characteristic as a function of the positions of the reflections in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Publication number: 20150015848
    Abstract: A method for estimating an eye/spectacles distance (VG) includes the steps of: a) acquiring at least two images of the wearer (1), in which the head (10) of the wearer exhibits various angular positions; b) determining, for each image acquired, an angle of inclination (?301) of the head of the wearer with respect to the image sensor; c) acquiring at least two simulated values (VG1, VG2, VG3) of the eye/spectacles distance sought; d) calculating, for each image acquired and with each simulated value, a morphological distance (EG1301, EG2301, EG3301) between the eye of the wearer and a median plane of the head of the wearer, having regard to the angle of inclination; and e) selecting, from among the simulated values, the one closest to the eye/spectacles distance of the wearer, as a function of the head/plane distances calculated in step d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Publication number: 20140293219
    Abstract: A method for determining reading distance for an individual made to observe a reading zone includes positioning the individual in front of an apparatus to learn their reading distance. The individual reads of a zone that is placed on a portable tablet and equipped with at least one location marker. At least one image is acquired allowing at least one facial reference point of the individual and each marker of the reading tablet. The images is processed taking into account the position of the facial reference point of the individual and the position of the at least one marker of the tablet and the indicating of the reading distance is conveyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Publication number: 20130321763
    Abstract: Method for determining, in a natural posture, at least one geometric/physiognomic parameter associated with the mounting of an ophthalmic lens in a spectacle frame intended to be worn by a wearer. The method includes: (a) capturing at least one substantially frontal image of the wearer's head; (b) determining a measured value of an angle of inclination during the capturing step, which depends on the inclination of the wearer's head about a main axis perpendicular to a sagittal plane of the wearer's head; (c) determining a reference value of the angle of inclination corresponding to a natural posture of the wearer's head; and (d) determining the required geometric/physiognomic parameter on the basis of the substantially frontal image captured and as a function of the difference between the measured value of the angle of inclination determined in step (b) and the reference value of the angle of inclination determined in step (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GERERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers
  • Publication number: 20130314668
    Abstract: Method includes: (a) placing on a user's head an accessory including at least one brightness calibration element having at least two contrasted zones; (b) capturing an image of the user's head with the accessory thereon with a device; (c) determining the position of the image of the brightness calibration element of the accessory on the captured image; (d) determining a measured value of the brightness of one part of the image of the brightness calibration element or of the image located close to the brightness calibration element; (e) modifying a parameter for adjusting the optical image-acquisition conditions of the device as a function of the measured value to improve the contrast of the image of contrasted zones of the calibration element; (f) capturing another image with the modified parameter for adjusting the optical acquisition conditions; and (g) determining the required geometric/physiognomic mounting parameter on the basis of the other image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Ahmed Haddadi, Jean Delzers