US 11,079,615 B2 · Method for monitoring a spectacle lens

Abstract

On a first aspect, the spectacle lens is selected as including a transparent support in which is coded an identifier readable by an external reading tool for retrieving the identifier. A distant server is contacted using the identifier and data related to the spectacle lens is so gathered. On a second aspect, data related to the spectacle lens is provided to a predetermined database. Upon receiving a request issued from a requester, the database is accessed and at least some of the data is retrieved, the request including at least part of the identifier, and the retrieved data is sent to the requester.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A method for monitoring a spectacle lens, comprising:

a) selecting said spectacle lens as including a transparent support in which is coded an identifier readable by an external reading tool for retrieving said identifier;
b) reading said support using the external reading tool and retrieving said identifier;
c) contacting a distant server using the identifier;
and
d) gathering from the distant server data related to the spectacle lens.

2 more elements

A method for monitoring a spectacle lens, comprising:

a) allocating to said spectacle lens an identifier that is unique to said spectacle lens;
b) incorporating into said spectacle lens a transparent support in which is coded said identifier so that said support is readable by an external reading tool for retrieving said identifier;
c) providing data related to said spectacle lens to a predetermined database, before or after step b);
d) upon receiving a request issued from a requester, accessing the database and retrieving at least some of said data, the request including at least part of the identifier;
e) sending the retrieved data to the requester;
and
f) optionally, either before step b) or after step e), receiving new data related to said spectacle lens and adding said data into the database.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/330,567Filed 7 Sep 2017

Priority

EP 163061227 Sep 2016

Published

US 2020/0225512 A116 Jul 2020

Granted

3 Aug 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

G02C 13/001
Assembling ; Repairing; Cleaning: assembling; Repairing
B29D 11/00009
Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms: production of simple or compound lenses
B29D 11/00317
Production of simple or compound lenses: production of lenses with markings or patterns
B29D 11/00951
Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms: measuring, controlling or regulating

Method for monitoring a spectacle lens

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Method for monitoring a spectacle lens

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Abstract

Claims18