Lens Ordering method and lens ordering systme

• US 20030225478A1
• Filed: 04/15/2003
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nidek Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nidek Company Limited
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Masahiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,219,075 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/214
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

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 entered, on a monitor of the terminal device; and a database which stores power data of the lenses available from a lens supply source. The server displays a power range table in which spherical power and astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows based on the power data, and automatically enters the spherical power and the astigmatism power corresponding to an intersection section at the same time by designating one of the intersection sections of the columns and rows of the power range table.

Claims

1. A lens ordering method of submitting an order for a refractive lens online, using a terminal device installed at an order submission source, the lens ordering method comprising the steps of:

displaying a power range table in which spherical powers and astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows, on an input screen into which power of a lens to be ordered is entered and which is displayed on a monitor of the terminal device, based on power data of the lenses available from a lens supply source; and

automatically entering the spherical power and the astigmatism power corresponding to an intersection section at the same time by designating one of the intersection sections of the columns and rows of the power range table.

2. The lens ordering method according to claim 1, wherein in the displaying step, a lens diameter corresponding to each intersection section of column and row of the power range table is displayed.

3. The lens ordering method according to claim 1, wherein in the displaying step, the power range table is displayed so that stock range and special order range of the lens supply source can be identified.

4. The lens ordering method according to claim 1, wherein in the displaying step, the power range table is displayed so that negative values and positive values of lenses are discriminated.

5. The lens ordering method according to claim 1, wherein in the entering step, the spherical powers and the astigmatism powers of both left and right lenses are automatically entered at the same time.

6. 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 comprising:

a server which displays an input screen, into which power of a lens to be ordered is entered, on a monitor of the terminal device; and

a database which stores power data of the lenses available from a lens supply source,

wherein the server displays a power range table in which spherical power and astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows based on the power data, and automatically enters the spherical power and the astigmatism power corresponding to an intersection section at the same time by designating one of the intersection sections of the columns and rows of the power range table.

7. The lens ordering system according to claim 6, wherein the server displays a lens diameter corresponding to each intersection section of column and row of the power range table.

8. The lens ordering system according to claim 6, wherein the server displays the power range table so that stock range and special order range of the lens supply source can be identified.

9. The lens ordering system according to claim 6, wherein the server displays the power range table so that negative values and positive values of lenses are discriminated.

10. The lens ordering system according to claim 6, wherein the server automatically enters the spherical powers and the astigmatism powers of both left and right lenses at the same time.