Including Test Chart Or Target Patents (Class 351/239)
  • Patent number: 11789259
    Abstract: A vision inspection and correction method, which uses an image adjustment software/device to separate the eyes of the inspected person on an independent display screen, and the visual mark seen by the same vision is designed to be misaligned; through the guidance and interaction of the inspector and the inspected person, the inspector can adjust the image operation to zoom in or out, shift, focus, diverge, and rotate, etc., so that the inspected person's binocular images can be clearly distinguished and adjusted. Then, the binocular images are aligned, and the inspector will implant the correction parameters during the image adjustment process into 3D projectors, VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality device), MR hybrid reality device and other equipment to adjust the binocular digital image parameters, so users have, or can provide to a lens maker, personalized adjustment for comfortable images of both eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PASSION LIGHT INC.
    Inventors: Jih-Yi Liao, Chung-Ping Chen, Tse-Yao Wang, Shan-Lin Chang, Ming-Cheng Tsai, Chia-Hung Lin, Ter-Chin Chen, Chao Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 11779202
    Abstract: A system for administering a subjective refraction test on a patient includes a phoropter having a plurality of lenses, a display device, and a computing device coupled to the phoropter and the display device. The computing device is configured to generate a script corresponding to a first set of conditions for a first sub-test of the plurality of sub-tests, receive an input indicative of the patient's vision under the first set of conditions, determine an endpoint for the first sub-test of the plurality of sub-tests based on the input, communicate a signal to the phoropter and the display device causing the patient to be presented with a second set of conditions in response to the input, generate and display an updated script corresponding to the second set of conditions, wherein the updated script provides a prompt for updated patient feedback under the second set of conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Lombart Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Grossberg
  • Patent number: 11672417
    Abstract: A method of identifying individuals impaired by a psychoactive substance such as cannabis. The method includes presenting monocularly to a subject being tested; to each eye separately, a sinusoidal grating pattern of fixed spatial frequency with achromatic contrast or color contrast between grating stripes being temporally alternately modulated at a temporal frequency that ranges between 10 Hz and 60 Hz with a pattern of the contrast being such that the subject being tested can see a frequency doubling in the grating pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Denise A. Valenti
  • Patent number: 11651486
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of early-stage detection of glaucoma and other optic nerve or retinal diseases employs dynamic images that are processed differently by Y-like cells and X-like cells to provide a sensitive detection of early Y-like cell impairment which provides early indications of glaucoma isolated from non-specific information from X-like cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University
    Inventors: Peter Ari Rosenberg Maffia, Curtis Lee Baker, Ana Leticia Ramirez Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11614623
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing a visual examination are provided. A diagnostic module configured to execute on a first computing device communicatively coupled to a head mounted holographic display device worn by a user renders a virtual arrangement displayed within the head mounted holographic display device at an initial simulated distance away from the user. Within the virtual arrangement is an imbedded pattern. A second computing device receives, from leads attached to the user, brain waves of the user. The second computing device displays a visual evoked potential within the brain waves. The visual evoked potential comprises an indication that the user visually identified the imbedded pattern at a second simulated distance away from the user. The visual evoked potential occurs at a focal length of a refractive error of an eye of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Veyezer, LLC
    Inventors: William V. Padula, Teddi R. Dinsmore
  • Patent number: 11562506
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for determining color ambiguity of images or videos. A system includes a color ambiguity score generator, which analyzes an image and determines a color ambiguity score that quantitively indicates a level of color ambiguity that the image is estimated to cause when viewed by a user having color vision deficiency. A local color ambiguity score is generated to quantitively indicate a level of local color ambiguity between (i) an in-image object and (ii) an in-image foreground of that in-image object. A global color ambiguity score is generated to quantitively indicate a level of global color ambiguity between (I) a first in-image object within the image and (II) a second in-image object within that image. The color ambiguity score generator generates the color ambiguity score by utilizing a formula that uses both (A) the local color ambiguity score and (B) the global color ambiguity score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CLOUDINARY LTD.
    Inventors: Jon Philippe D. Sneyers, Tal Lev-Ami
  • Patent number: 11556012
    Abstract: A system for controlling at least one focus aspect of adaptive spectacles (10) having at least one electrically-tunable lens (22), the system including a housing (14), which is physically separate from adaptive spectacles (10), a display screen (16) mounted in housing (14), a sensor (19) mounted in housing (14) and configured to detect a relative position of adaptive spectacles (10) with respect to display screen (16), an interface (17) configured to communicate with adaptive spectacles (10), and a controller (15) configured to receive an input signal from sensor (19), the input signal being indicative of the relative position of adaptive spectacles (10) with respect to display screen (16) and output, in response to the input signal, a command signal for sending to adaptive spectacles (10) via interface (17) to adjust the at least one focus aspect of the at least one electrically-tunable lens (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: OPTICA AMUKA (A.A.) LTD.
    Inventors: Itamar Haim Grutman, Alex Alon, Yariv Haddad, Yoav Yadin
  • Patent number: 11504051
    Abstract: A system and/or method for determining human health uses a head-worn apparatus that comprises a head orientation sensor, an eye imaging device, and an electronic circuit. The head orientation sensor is configured for generating an electrical head orientation signal in response to head pitch or head yaw. The eye imaging device is configured for observing an eye feature from the sclera, cornea, iris, or pupil, and generates an eye electrical signal in response to eye position, horizontal eye movement, vertical eye movement, pupil size or eyeblinks at a plurality of times. The electronic circuit is configured for generating an ocular parameter measurement such as saccades, vestibulo-ocular reflex, vestibulo-ocular reflex cancellation, vergence, smooth pursuit, nystagmus, dynamic visual acuity, pupil size, and/or eyeblinks from the head and eye electrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Wesley W. O. Krueger
  • Patent number: 11484196
    Abstract: Consumer products such as refraction measurement devices may be used for obtaining refraction measurements allow consumers to track their vision without visiting an optometrist or ophthalmologist. Such consumer products may work in concert with smart phones or other products having a touch screen that present images to refraction measurement devices. Smart phones may have resolution rates, sometimes measured as PPI or pixels per inch that are unknown to the user and/or refraction measurement device. One aspect of the invention is to provide an optical interface for the user to manually match the view port boundary of the smartphone to comport with the view port boundary of the refraction measurement device. Another aspect of the invention is the use of pre-distortion in images presented to the user. By noting the corrective movements exerted by the user upon the refractive measurement device, the user's own refractive error can be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: EyeQue Inc.
    Inventors: Noam Sapiens, John Serri, Johan Borglin
  • Patent number: 11478705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a program causing a computer to function as: a display control unit configured to display a first game element possessed by a player in a first display mode, and display a first game element not possessed by the player in a second display mode different from the first display mode; and a transition unit configured to cause transition to a provision screen on which a procedure for providing the first game element is performed, when a predetermined operation is performed on the first game element displayed in the second display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nagura, Hideto Kotani, Nao Yamaguchi, Masahiko Saito, Hyunsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11471328
    Abstract: A full depth ophthalmic surgical system includes a femtosecond laser source and an optical coherence tomographer. The system is capable of performing surgical procedures along the entire length of the eye from the cornea to the retina. The optical system of the ophthalmic surgical system is optimized to focus the laser beam and imaging light in the vitreous humor of the eye. In some embodiments, the illumination light source and the scanning mirrors are imaged by the system's objective lens and the patient interface lens to locations near the pupil, to increase the volume of the vitreous humor reachable by the illumination light and laser beam. For procedures performed posterior to the lens, a method for calibrating the full depth ophthalmic surgical system is also provided. The system can be used to perform treatment in the vitreous humor, including treating floaters and liquification of the vitreous humor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: AMO Development, LLC
    Inventors: Jenny Wang, Tianheng Wang, David Dewey, Michael Wiltberger, Alexander Vankov, Phillip Gooding, Georg Schuele
  • Patent number: 11464405
    Abstract: The visual function test device of an embodiment comprises a test subject display device and an operator display device. A target display portion displays a target image to be viewed by the test subject onto the test subject display device. A visual axis estimation portion estimates a visual axis of the test subject when the target image is viewed. A position display portion displays a display position of the test target image and a viewpoint position that corresponds to the estimated visual axis, onto the operator display device, and thus a tester can objectively recognize a gazing state of the test subject and surely perform the test, which enhances the reliability of the test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NAC IMAGE TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Takuji Higashikawa, Norihito Numa, Shogo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11445905
    Abstract: A heterogeneous visual acuity chart and a visual acuity testing method and device are provided. The heterogeneous visual acuity chart is a size illusion chart composed of a heterogeneous reference zone and at least two types of optotypes of different sizes, where the heterogeneous reference zone is used to cause incorrect identification on the different types of optotypes of different sizes. The visual acuity testing method and device determine whether a visual acuity of a subject is true based on a difference between visual acuities tested with the heterogeneous visual acuity chart and a standard logarithmic visual acuity chart. The visual acuity chart is a size illusion chart composed of optotypes of different sizes and a perspective, which causes an illusion on a visual depth to interfere with the identification of the optotypes of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Lan Wang, Yixiang Yuan, Jason Yang Xue, Judy Danley, Xingcai Li
  • Patent number: 11443440
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of selecting a sequence of images of a user's eye for an eye tracking application wherein each image is captured when a stationary stimulus point is displayed to the user, the method comprising: for a plurality of different pairs of the images: comparing the pair of images with each other to determine an image-score that represents a degree of difference between the compared images; and calculating a sequence-score based on the image-scores for the plurality of pairs of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Mark Ryan, Oscar Lundqvist, Oscar Nyman
  • Patent number: 11389057
    Abstract: A vision measurement device includes an eyepiece with a lens; an outer tube connected to the eyepiece including a target having a predetermined pattern, the target being movable along an optical axis of the lens with respect to the outer tube; a diopter indicator with an indicating portion and a pointing portion; where during the movement of the target with respect to the outer tube along the optical axis of the lens, one of the indicator portion and the pointing portion moves along with the target with respect to the outer tube while the other of the indicator portion and the pointing portion does not move, and when an eye is capable of clearly seeing the predetermined pattern on the target through the eyepiece, the value of the scale indicated by the pointing portion corresponds to the diopter of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Ross Brinkman, Paul Hatch, Patricia Howes, Eric Wiegmann, Andreas Bell
  • Patent number: 11249325
    Abstract: A method for determining optical power of an optical lens to be placed in front of an eye of a person, the method including: a first distance determining during which a first gazing distance is determined, which is the distance between the eye of the person and a first visual stimulus when the person gazes at the first visual stimulus in a given gazing direction with a first level of attention: a second distance determining during which a second gazing distance is determined, which is the distance between the eye of the person and a second visual stimulus when the person gazes at the second visual stimulus in the given gazing direction with a second level of attention different from the first level of attention; and an optical power determining during which the optical power adapted for the person is determined based on the first and second gazing distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Perrin, Damien Paille
  • Patent number: 11026572
    Abstract: In an ophthalmic examination system of one embodiment, an internal examiner terminal is used by an internal examiner in a facility where an ophthalmic examination apparatus is installed. An external examiner terminal is used by an external examiner outside the facility. A management apparatus includes a communication establishment unit, and an information transfer unit. The communication establishment unit is capable of establishing communication between at least two apparatuses selected from the ophthalmic examination apparatus, the internal examiner terminal, and the external examiner terminal. The information transfer unit is configured to transfer information sent from one of the at least two apparatuses whose communication has been established by the communication establishment unit. Each of the ophthalmic examination apparatus, the internal examiner terminal, and the external examiner terminal includes an output unit configured to output information transferred by the information transfer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sakurada, Yukio Ikezawa
  • Patent number: 10779723
    Abstract: A visual neuromodulation system includes a processor and a transition function determination module configured to determine a spatial frequency transition function corresponding to a spatial frequency based on user input. The user input includes: (i) a quantity of illusions perceived in response to viewing a spatial frequency pattern associated with the spatial frequency and (ii) a level of discomfort sensed in response to viewing the spatial frequency pattern associated with the spatial frequency. The system also includes a threshold determination module configured to determine a threshold spatial frequency based on the spatial frequency transition function. The system includes, in response to the threshold determination module determining the threshold spatial frequency, a control module that selects a display spatial frequency pattern from a set of spatial frequency patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Jie Huang, David C. Zhu
  • Patent number: 10772497
    Abstract: A mask for performing an eye exam of a subject includes one or more optically transparent sections for transmitting an incident light beam therethrough and incident on the subject's eye. In some embodiments, the one or more optically transparent sections are coated with an anti-reflective coating configured to reduce reflection of the incident light beam by the one or more optically transparent sections. In some embodiments, the one or more optically transparent sections may have a portion thereof that is tilted with respect to the incident light beam when the mask is optically interfaced with the docking portion of an ophthalmic instrument, such that the incident light beam forms a finite angle of incidence with respect to the corresponding portion of the optically transparent sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Envision Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander C. Walsh, Paul G. Updike, Richard Castro
  • Patent number: 10748439
    Abstract: A client device is configured to administer unique, equivalent, computer mediated, task versions of a particular task type automatically generated by a task versioning system. Multiple task versions, each comprising of at one stimulus sequence, are generated by performing geometric, symmetric or temporal transformations on the spatiotemporal relationships between one or more stimuli in a task version. Previous user performance may be captured and analyzed to determine a next task version. Task versioning systems with the ability to automatically generate multiple unique, equivalent task versions allow for accurate measurement of neurological, cognitive, and motor skills, by ensuring that learning effects arising from repeated task administrations are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: THE COGNITIVE HEALTHCARE COMPANY
    Inventors: Shenly Glenn, Joel Mefford
  • Patent number: 10702143
    Abstract: The method include: (a) displaying at least one dynamic target image of at least one sign over a display area; (b) receiving subjective feedback from the subject indicating that the subject is positioned at a maximum distance of best acuity (MDBA) from the target image, wherein the MDBA is the maximum distance in which the subject recognizes the sign; (c) measuring one or more parameter associated with distance, during the time the subject has reached the MDBA distance, using at least one sensor; (d) estimating the MDBA by estimating the distance between the eye of the subject and the display area in which the target image is displayed by using the sensor data and (e) calculating the refractive error of the eye according to the estimated MDBA and characteristics of the target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: 6 OVER 6 VISION LTD.
    Inventor: Ofer Limon
  • Patent number: 10687700
    Abstract: A method for measuring visual field comprising a reference standardized symbol display operation in which a standardized test symbol is displayed at a reference location BP provided at a center of a display 2; a reference input operation in which a test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the reference standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; a peripheral standardized symbol display operation in which, following input of the fact that the standardized test symbol was recognized at the reference input operation, a standardized test symbol is displayed at a location different from the reference location BP; and a peripheral input operation in which the test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; wherein a response time is measured from when the standardized test symbol is displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operatio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION EHIME UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Minoru Kawahara, Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10679518
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electronic device for compensating for a visual impairment. The electronic device comprises a display to display a graphical user interface to a user and an input port to receive a request for modifying the graphical user interface to compensate for a visual impairment of the user. The device further comprises a processor to modify the graphical user interface to compensate for a visual impairment of the user by replicating an optical effect of one or more optical lenses. A visually impaired user can operate the device because the processor modifies the interface to compensate for the visual impairment. Without the modification of the interface, it would be difficult for the user to operate the device because the visual impairment causes the interface to appear blurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: HALGO PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Melanie Halpin, Anthony Miller
  • Patent number: 10674903
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for evaluating the vision of an individual under certain brightness conditions, using a screen displaying an image including a background and characters to be deciphered which appear on the background. The method includes the following steps: a step of regulating the brightness of the background of the image; and a step of regulating the brightness of the characters to be deciphered which appear on the image, the two steps being independent from each other so as to obtain the desired contrast between the background and the characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: David Tang, Andrea Molinaro
  • Patent number: 10672117
    Abstract: A panel light-on apparatus, panel light-on testing system and panel light-on testing method are provided. Wherein, the panel light-on apparatus comprises a supporting member; a workbench provided on the supporting member to hold and secure a tested panel; and a display panel located at bottom of the workbench to provide a backlight to the tested panel and display a predetermined image, wherein the predetermined image is projected to the tested panel and overlapped with an image displayed by the tested panel. Through adding the display panel, not only a backlight for the tested panel, but also real-time displaying defect images are provided to assist in determining the cause of the defect; and the display range of the display panel can be adjusted in accordance with the sizes of different tested panels to achieve the purpose of light-proofing of other non-test panel areas on the workbench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Li, Chien Pang Lee, Ting Dou
  • Patent number: 10650775
    Abstract: A display control device includes an image creating unit, a display output unit, an update time measuring unit, and a blinking control unit. The blinking control unit determines a bright time and a dark time to be integral multiples of an update time so that a blinking frequency is within a tolerance frequency range. In a blinking control, the blinking control unit executes an on-display control to instruct the image creating unit to create a bright image for a number of times of a value obtained by dividing the bright time by the update time, and then executes an off-display control to instruct the image creating unit to create the dark image for a number of times of a value obtained by dividing the dark time by the update time, and repeats the on-display control and the off-display control until the blinking control ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kajita, Hitoshi Hoshino, Toshinori Aoki, Takashi Yanatsubo, Norikatsu Mio
  • Patent number: 10646115
    Abstract: A method of identifying individuals impaired by a psychoactive substance such as cannabis. The method includes presenting monocularly to a subject being tested; to each eye separately, a sinusoidal grating pattern of fixed spatial frequency with achromatic contrast or color contrast between grating stripes being temporally alternately modulated at a temporal frequency that ranges between 10 Hz and 60 Hz with a pattern of the contrast being such that the subject being tested can see a frequency doubling in the grating pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: Denise A. Valenti
  • Patent number: 10631723
    Abstract: An automated visual performance assessment system and method includes a Smart Phone or similar device having a display to facilitate the presentation of objects for vision performance assessment conducted at a variety of distances between the cell phone and the subject as measured by the device. The device obtains measurement of the distance from the device to the subject under test and adjusts the sizing of objects to be displayed on the display based on the protocol being implemented for the test and assessment. The objects to be displayed will be selected and size modified to present the displayed object of appropriate size for the measured distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventors: Richard S. Tirendi, James W. O'Neil
  • Patent number: 10613346
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a filter for an ophthalmic lens to be placed in front of the eye of the wearer, the filter being able to improve or maintain the visual comfort and/or the visual performances of the wearer. The determination method includes: a step of measuring a variable representative of sensitivity of the eye or both eyes of the wearer to a characteristic light flow, and a step of determining at least one optical characteristic of the filter according to the representative variable measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Anne-Catherine Scherlen, Adele Longo
  • Patent number: 10599451
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods create a user environment tailored to a user's computer abilities. A series of baseline tests are administered to new users for accumulating user metric data, and a database collects and stores the user metrics. Program logic is responsive to data from the data base, where the program logic is programmed to adapt the user environment to correspond to abilities measured through the baseline tests. The program logic is further programmed to adapt user interface controls to compensate for user dexterity abilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SimpleC, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel V. Pompilio, Jason P. Zamer
  • Patent number: 10536670
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for providing video content while inhibiting the copying of that content for later viewing. Video images may be made difficult to copy for presentation at later times by the omission or addition of content developed in relation to the particular initial viewing. For instance, video information may be customized by omitting information that is not likely to be substantially perceived by the initial viewer but that is substantially likely to be perceived as missing by at least some other viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: David Chaum
  • Patent number: 10492677
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optometry apparatus including: a base designed to receive corrective eyeglasses; at least one transmission element designed to cooperate with a member for regulating an optical correction characteristic of the eyeglasses; and at least one drive motor for driving the transmission element. Also disclosed is an assembly and to an associated system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Michel Nauche, Stéphane Boutinon
  • Patent number: 10368737
    Abstract: In a method for providing optotypes for determining distance visual acuity, a test subject position is provided for a test subject and a display surface at a display position. An individual test distance between the test subject position and the display position is, for example, detected automatically. An individual target variable is determined for optotypes which are matched to the detected individual test distance according to a predetermined role. Digital optotype image data are provided which contain optotypes scaled to the individual target variable. The digital optotype image data are displayed on the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Rodenstock GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Schubart, Peter Seitz, Killian Perani
  • Patent number: 10362934
    Abstract: A computer, a high resolution monitor and a patient interface is utilized to implement a visual contrast sensitivity function measurement test. More specifically, a computerized video system is configured to implement a tilted-grating forced choice contrast sensitivity function test. The invention utilizes known measurement methods for the visual contrast sensitivity function and automates their use by computerizing the system and couples it with a patient-interactive user interface in order to produce an accurate quantitative result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Greivenkamp, Jr., Gregory A. Williby
  • Patent number: 10238280
    Abstract: A portable visual acuity examination device comprises a mounting unit that can be mounted in front of eyes either using or not using eyeglasses, a visual target displaying unit that uses an organic EL display panel, a display controlling unit that changes the visual target displayed on the displaying unit, an inputting unit for visual target viewing results, and a transmitting unit for measurement results. The portable visual acuity examination device comprises an optical system that can change the distance at which the visual target virtual image is visible. The portable visual acuity examination device detects whether eyeglasses are used and matches an uncorrected vision acuity examination and a corrected vision acuity examination. The portable visual acuity examination device switches between a C-type visual target and an E-type visual target. With data display, both the right and left display units are enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Maeda, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10194795
    Abstract: A binocular optoelectronic apparatus for screening defects in the sight and for measuring the visual acuity of a user, includes a casing having a right-hand first aperture and a left-hand first aperture, which apertures are intended to be placed facing the right eye and the left eye of a user facing in a first gaze direction, respectively. This apparatus includes: a touchscreen placed so that a first zone of the touchscreen is located in the interior of the casing and a second zone of the touchscreen is accessible from the exterior of the casing; electronic elements suitable for displaying a plurality of optotypes on a first portion of the first zone; and an optical system configured to form a right-hand first image of the first portion of the first zone in the direction of the first right-hand aperture at a first vision distance along a first optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Michel Nauche, Stephane Boutinon
  • Patent number: 10168854
    Abstract: A method, a system, and an information handling system dynamically provide individualized dynamic digital display correction for users of an electronic device. An information handling system detects a login of a first user profile that is associated with a first user. The information handling system then determines whether the first user profile has an associated first vision profile. In response to the first user profile having an associated first vision profile, a vision correction value associated with the first user is identified. A first change in image characteristics that may be applied to a graphical user interface (GUI) in order to achieve the vision correction value is calculated and applied to one or more content displayed on the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventor: Sinem Kockan
  • Patent number: 10143368
    Abstract: A visual acuity test method, apparatus and system that may be utilized as an automatic test of the visual acuity level of a test object, to reduce the problem of complex operation of the existing visual acuity test solution. The method is applied by an apparatus with a display screen, and comprises: displaying a test picture including at least one optotypes on a display screen, and determining an active optotype for visual acuity test from the optotypes of the test picture according to a preset rule. The method includes the steps of obtaining indicating information of the test object for the active optotype of the test picture; and determining the visual acuity level of the test object according to orientations represented by active optotypes of at least one test pictures and the indicating information of the visual acuity test object for the active optotypes of at least one test picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Yang, Yefei Dong
  • Patent number: 10136809
    Abstract: A technology for achieving a reduction in size of an ophthalmic apparatus capable of performing a plurality of kinds of measurements performed before cataract surgery is provided. An ophthalmic apparatus is described that includes a refractive power measurement unit and an eyeball information measurement unit. The refractive power measurement unit is configured to project light from a light source onto a subject's eye and detect returning light thereof to determine refractive power of an ocular optical system of the subject's eye. The eyeball information measurement unit is configured to project light from the same light source onto the subject's eye and detect returning light thereof to determine eyeball information representing structure of the subject's eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Takefumi Hayashi, Shunichi Morishima, Yoko Tatara
  • Patent number: 10018989
    Abstract: A worked surface of a workpiece is evaluated on the basis of how the surface is actually perceived by a person's (observer's) eyes (vision) or fingers (touch), and a work process whereby a workpiece is worked is changed on the basis of the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsunari Oda
  • Patent number: 9854966
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a subject's attentional response to a stimulus. The method includes measuring microsaccadic eye movement dynamics of the subject, detecting whether a microsaccadic signature (a suppression in microsaccadic rate) is present in the measured microsaccadic eye movement relative to a time of the stimulus, and correlating the subject's attentional response to the stimulus based on the detection. The method further includes determining that the stimulus was sensed if the microsaccadic signature is present and determining that the stimulus was not sensed if the microsaccadic signature is absent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Dignity Health
    Inventors: Jorge Otero-Millan, Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde
  • Patent number: 9693680
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a field of vision testing technique, and particularly to a vision testing apparatus and method. The vision testing method and apparatus can concurrently test vision and ability for distinguishing colors concurrently by using vision synthetic-testing pictures, wherein a character in the vision synthetic-testing picture is used to test the vision, and color combination in the vision synthetic-testing picture is used to test the ability for distinguishing colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Yang, Yefei Dong
  • Patent number: 9675242
    Abstract: A method of screening a state of ophthalmic fatigue of an individual, includes steps: a1) of positioning a target (120) in relation to the individual in such a way that the target is visible by at least one of the two eyes of the individual, a2) of assessment by the individual of the sharpness of the target, and a3) of deducing a state of ophthalmic fatigue of the individual depending on whether the target is seen by the individual in a sharp or blurred manner. According to the invention, prior to step a2), there is provision for a step a0) of adjusting the size of the target and/or the position of the target in relation to the individual, as a function of the age of the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventor: Bjorn Drobe
  • Patent number: 9629976
    Abstract: An entrainment method for stimulation of a visual field in a subject includes presenting a visual stimulation field to a subject, the visual stimulation field disposed at a distance of at least about 6 inches from the subject; and flashing at least one zone of the visual stimulation field for a selected duration and at a selected flash frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: George Acton
  • Patent number: 9613235
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for encoding an RFID inlay incorporated in an object, the object having indicia disposed thereon. The system can include an object transporting mechanism, a scanner for scanning the indicia, at least one RFID antenna for encoding the RFID inlay, and a processor in communication with and adapted to control the operation of the object transporting mechanism, the scanner, and the at least one RFID antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: Chris Marcus
  • Patent number: 9572486
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for checking human vision, comprising an image-generating module for generating any test images, an imaging module, used to image the test image provided by the image-generating module on the retina of the eye as a stimulus, the imaging module containing at least one optical component having variable focal length, such that the test image of the image-generating module is perceptible to the eye from virtually simulated and variable distances, an accommodation measuring apparatus, a viewing direction measuring apparatus, and a control and evaluation module, which records and/or further processes the information. The accommodation of the eye can be stimulated by means of the particular test image, and the viewing direction of the eye can be measured simultaneously or in alternation, and fed to a control and evaluation module. Both eyes can be checked simultaneously by generating virtual binocular images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: VOIGTMANN GMBH, TALKINGEYES & MORE GMBH, FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN-NURNBERG, UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM ERLANGEN
    Inventors: Peter Voigtmann, Bernhard Hoher, Bernhard Schmauss, Georg Michelson
  • Patent number: 9489917
    Abstract: A color perception test has a color matching processor that executes a color matching processing on a color monitor, and an image display controller that displays two or more images for color perception test in order on the color monitor on which the color matching processing was done. When displaying each image for color perception test, a color perception test is done in a state that one of its hue, brightness, saturation and display time is changed and the other elements are fixed. Since the color perception tester has the color matching processor, colors of the image are not changed with passage of time different from color printed one, and correct test can be done thereby. If the test is periodically done on some examinee, a degree of decreasing color perception function by aging can be exactly known.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Shinshu University, Kowa Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Ichikawa, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Yoshiki Tanaka, Takuya Hara
  • Patent number: 9468370
    Abstract: An instrument for measuring near point of convergence (NPC) and/or near point of accommodation (NPA) is disclosed herein. The instrument includes at least one visual target disposed on or in the instrument, the at least one visual target viewable by a subject that is facing the instrument; a distance measuring device configured to emit one or more output signals that are representative of a distance between a surface of the instrument and a body surface of the subject spaced apart from the surface of the instrument; and a processing device operatively coupled to the distance measuring device, the processing device configured to receive the one or more output signals that are output by the distance measuring device and to calculate the distance between the surface of the instrument and the body surface of the subject spaced apart from the surface of the instrument using the one or more output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Bertec Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Shearer
  • Patent number: 9433346
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a video game to map macular visual acuity comprising a test where a fixation point is ensured by brief simultaneous presentation of central and pericentral targets. The game may be implemented on a hardware platform including a video display, a user input device, and a video camera. The camera is used to monitor ambient light level and the distance between the device and the eyes of the test subject. The game serves as a macular acuity perimeter that produces a map of the acuity of an eye that may be compared with normative data. The type of acuity tested is preferably Vernier acuity, but resolution acuity can also be tested. The test results are transmitted to a health care professional by telecommunications means to facilitate the diagnosis or monitoring of age-related macular degeneration or other relevant eye diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: GOBIQUITY, INC.
    Inventor: David Huang
  • Patent number: 9254080
    Abstract: Method and system for treating of visual impairment associated with misalignment between eyes of a patient is described. The invention allows to obtain electronically of an image of an object at which one eye of the patient is staring, calculating angular deviation between staring direction of this eye and the second eye and displaying before the second eye the image after it has been electronically processed so as to correct the angular deviation and to obtain the image, which would be perceptible by the brain as a single three dimensional stereoscopic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Improved Vision Systems (I.V.S.) Ltd.
    Inventor: Dan Oz