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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364293 | Method and system for ordering customized cosmetic contact lenses A method of configuring and ordering a customized contact lens for a user. The method includes the steps of displaying a template eye image to assist the user in visualizing selected options for a customized contact lens, and displaying a plurality of contact lens s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362887 | Face identification apparatus, face identification method, and face identification program A face identification apparatus for identifying a face is designed to have a face region expectation measure for expecting his/her face region within the image; a pupil-candidate-point detection measure for converting the face region to an image of a standard size, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350915 | Lens having at least one lens centration mark and methods of making and using same A lens having at least one lens centration mark formed on a major surface of the lens is disclosed. The lens centration mark may be located at the intersection of a first axis and the major surface, where the major surface is symmetrical about the first axis such th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328998 | Specially tinted lenses for sunglasses for use during flying The present invention is directed toward specially tinted lenses for use in flying airplanes. In the present invention, the far field of vision is highly tinted to reduce the light from a sunlit sky, over sunlit cloud tops, or in clouds. This enables an aircraft pil... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324246 | Apparatus and method for image processing There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image processing unit for executing image processing based on image data of an image; a region extracting unit for extracting a main subject region corresponding to a main subject in said image for the ima... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7292713 | Eye test service system 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 hav... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274806 | Service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, and program product therefor 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 config... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7227976 | Method and system for real-time facial image enhancement The present invention is a system and method for detecting facial features of humans in a continuous video and superimposing virtual objects onto the features automatically and dynamically in real-time. The suggested system is named Facial Enhancement Technology (FE... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219995 | Apparatus for determining the distance between pupils An apparatus for determining the distance between the pupils to yield values representative of lenses properly aligned with the patient's pupils when mounted in the sockets of a spectacle frame. The apparatus consists of a calibration device having spaced fixed mark... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219075 | Lens ordering method and lens ordering system A lens ordering system for submitting an order for a refractive lens online, using a terminal device installed at an order submission source, the lens ordering system includes: a server which displays an input screen, into which power of a lens to be ordered is ente... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188082 | Electronic ordering system, such as for use by eye care professionals A system and method for ordering products, such as lens products from lens vendors, includes an intuitive interface. One or more displayable lists of options are provided to an operator, whereby selecting one item from the list decreases subsequent choices from othe... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172075 | Defect free composite membranes, method for producing said membranes and use of the same A defect free semipermeable composite membrane having outstanding integrity and high water permeability is provided. Said composite membrane comprises an inside support layer to provide sufficient mechanical strength, an outside barrier layer to provide selective se... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159984 | Subjective optometric apparatus 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 fr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152976 | Apparatus for simulating processing of eyeglass lenses 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 c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7103401 | Colonic polyp discrimination by tissue fluorescence and fiberoptic probe 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... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083278 | Method and system for ordering customized cosmetic contact lenses A method of configuring and ordering a customized contact lens for a user. The method includes the steps of displaying a template eye image to assist the user in visualizing selected options for a customized contact lens, and displaying a plurality of contact lens s... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079158 | Virtual makeover system and method A virtual makeover system and method are disclosed which allows users to apply beauty products to a personal photographic image, thereby creating a digitally enhanced image. The system includes a product catalog, a palette database, and an image database, all of whi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069107 | Spectacle lens manufacturing method and spectacle lens supply system 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 b... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062722 | Network-linked interactive three-dimensional composition and display of saleable objects in situ in viewer-selected scenes for purposes of promotion and procurement A design professional such as an interior designer running a browser program at a client computer (i) optionally causes a digital image of a room, or a room model, or room images to be transmitted across the world wide web to a graphics server computer, and (ii) int... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7016824 | Interactive try-on platform for eyeglasses Techniques and systems that provide interactions between a 3D representation of a selected pair of glasses and a fully-textured 3D face model are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an interactive platform is displayed to allow a user to select a pair of glasses... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014314 | Subsystem of producing dye base body used for dyeing of spectacle lenses and a spectacle lens dyeing system including the dye base body producing subsystem A subsystem for producing a dye base body used for dyeing a spectacle lens is disclosed. This subsystem includes a camera which photographs the face of a customer, a color memory which stores a plurality of color data, a color selection device for selecting a desire... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010146 | Database constructing system In order to provide a database constructing system in which information from a plurality of persons can be automatically collected without being limited to a customer visiting a store and personal goods to wear or carry which the person likes associated with the per... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006102 | Method and apparatus for generating models of individuals A communications system is described in which a plurality of mobile phones are provided, each including means for generating a user interface for enabling users to identify points in images as feature points. All of the phones are then operable to utilise points ide... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6965385 | Method for simulating and demonstrating the optical effects of glasses on the human face A method is provided for demonstrating an effect of a particular spectacle frame and of optical lenses fitted into this spectacle frame on the appearance of a spectacles wearer as it would be perceived by another person (virtual observer). An image of a face of the ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961476 | Autothresholding of noisy images The present invention provides to image processing methods that include a method of selecting an optimal threshold value (to) for an image comprising the steps of: obtaining an image; selecting a test segment of the said image; determining the mean featur... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6944327 | Method and system for selecting and designing eyeglass frames 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/he... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6801216 | Makeover system 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... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6791584 | Method of scaling face image with spectacle frame image through computer 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; provid... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6692127 | Spectacles fitting system and fitting methods useful therein 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 operativ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634754 | Eyeglass frame selecting system 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 kno... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6508553 | Interactive eyewear selection system 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 o... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6231188 | Interactive eyewear selection system An interactive eyewear selection system comprising: a video camera and digitizing system for acquiring a digital image of a person's face, including the temple areas of the face; an eyeglass frames database for storing digital eyeglass frame images; an au... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6095650 | Interactive eyewear selection system An interactive eyewear selection system comprising: a video camera and digitizing system for acquiring a digital image of a person's face, including the temple areas of the face; an eyeglass frames database for storing digital eyeglass frame images; an au... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5742375 | Head mounted lens support A head mounted lens support for performing examination and photography of the posterior structures of the eye. The support includes a lateral support to which a pair of adjustable earpieces, and an adjustable nosebridge are attached. Right and left lens p... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5592248 | Computerized method for fitting eyeglasses A method is provided for custom manufacturing or fitting eyeglasses wherein a digital camera is used to take a series of digital images of selected portions of a subjects head, the images then being stored in a computer electronically associated with the ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5446596 | Ophthalmic lens holder An ophthalmic lens holder for holding lenses in a tinting bath has an upright support with oppositely directed base channels and spring loaded pivoted clamping arms over the base channels. Lenses are held side by side between the clamping arms and the bas... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5440357 | Vari-lens phoropter and automatic fast focusing infinitely variable focal power lens units precisely matched to varying distances by radar and electronics This invention will for the first time provide a digital read-out showing the amount of diopters either Positive or Negative with a zero starting point midway between the Positive and Negative dioxter readings. The people having their eyes checked will no... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4850690 | Head-mounted analog retina test set An eyeglass testing device is provided with independent side-to-side positioning of left and right lenses and independent side-to-side and front-to-back positioning of a separate set of front left and right test lenses on a platform attached with universa... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4801200 | Optometric lens trial frame A trial frame is disclosed presenting pairs of lens holders on one or both sides of a common beam for ocular therapy and testing by a plurality of test lenses. Each lens frame holder is grooved to simultaneously accommodate plural lenses and may completel... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4561739 | Trial spectacles A pair of trial spectacles for allowing a wearer to test the feeling and effect of a pair of spectacles and lenses before an actual pair is constructed. The trial spectacles include a frame member adapted to be supported on the face of a wearer having at ... | 12/31/1985 |
