OPHTHALMIC LENS CHARACTERIZATION

• US 20060232426A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anton Sabeta
• Original Assignee: Anton Sabeta
• Inventors: Sabeta, Anton
• Granted Patent: US 7,708,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/005 Contact lens cases A45C11/046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/021 with pattern for identification or with cosmetic or therapeutic effects methods and processes take preference, e.g. printing, marking or copying processes B41M; identification in general G09F3/00; producing decorative effects in general B44C; surface treatment of glass C03C15/00 - C03C23/00; positioning or marking of lenses B24B13/0055

Abstract

A method and system for providing the characteristics of an ophthalmic lens, the ophthalmic lens comprising a data carrier for carrying data associated with the ophthalmic lens, the data carrier having a device operable in a magnetic and/or electrical mode to emit data in response to activation by an activating signal applied by an external means.

Claims

1. An ophthalmic lens comprising:

at least one data carrier for carrying data related to the ophthalmic lens, the data carrier comprising a device operable in a magnetic and/or electrical mode to emit data in response to activation by an activating signal applied by an external means.

2. The ophthalmic lens of claim 1, wherein said ophthalmic lens includes any of the following:

contact lens, intra-ocular lens, lens for eyeglasses.

3. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 2, wherein said lens is prescription or non-presecription.

4. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 3, wherein said at least one data carrier comprises an electrically operable transponder device.

5. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 4, wherein the at least one data carrier comprises an aerial means to receive said activating signal and to emit said data.

6. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 4, wherein said device is an RFID tag.

7. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 2, wherein said external means is an interrogator including a transmitter for emitting said activating signal in an electric and/or magnetic mode, and a receiver for receiving said emitted data, wherein said reader is associated with any of the following entities:

a contact lens container, a mobile device, a handheld device, a computing device, or any coupling combination thereof.

8. The ophthalmic lens of claim 7, wherein said interrogator is coupled to a network.

9. The ophthalmic lens according to claim 2, wherein said data includes any of the following:

SKU, unique ID, manufacturer, logo, material of manufacture, composition, lot. no., batch no., warehouse related data;

promotional material (rebate for next pair purchase or free trials), lens features and benefits data, health warnings, data on potential risk or complications, insurance coverage data, regulatory data, authenticity data, fitting details, lens type data, lens care or handling information, recommended usage information such as wear schedule, filling pharmacy, health professional information, time, an ophthalmic lens user'"'"'s personal details, prescription information, right eye/left eye identification data, expiration data, URI.

10. A system for providing the characteristics of an ophthalmic lens,

said ophthalmic lens having a data carrier for carrying data related to said ophthalmic lens, said data carrier having a device operable in a magnetic and/or electrical mode to emit data in response to activation by an activating signal applied by an external means;

said external means having receiving means for receiving said emitted data, and logic means for processing said received data to issue an advisory signal indicative of the characteristics of said ophthalmic lens.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said ophthalmic lens includes any of the following:

contact lens, intra-ocular lens, lens for eyeglasses.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said external means is an interrogator associated with said logic means.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said signal indicative of identification of said ophthalmic lens is visual or auditory.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said data includes any of the following:

SKU, unique ID, manufacturer, logo, material of manufacture, composition, lot. no., batch no., warehouse related data;

promotional material (rebate for next pair purchase or free trials), lens features and benefits data, health warnings, data on potential risk or complications, insurance coverage data, regulatory data, authenticity data, fitting details, lens type data, lens care or handling information, recommended usage information such as wear schedule, filling pharmacy, health professional information, time, an ophthalmic lens user'"'"'s personal details, prescription information, right eye/left eye identification data, expiration data, URI.

15. A method for providing the characteristics of an ophthalmic lens, said method having the steps of:

providing said ophthalmic lens with an identifying means comprising, a data carrier for carrying data related to said ophthalmic lens, said data carrier having a device operable in a magnetic and/or electrical mode;

providing an activation signal from an external means;

activating said device with said activation signal to cause said device to emit data in response to said activating signal;

receiving and processing said emitted data;

issuing an advisory signal indicative of the characteristics of said ophthalmic lens.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said ophthalmic lens includes any of the following:

contact lens, intra-ocular lens, lens for eyeglasses.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said external means is an interrogator associated with said logic means.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said advisory signal is visual or auditory.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said data includes any of the following:

SKU, unique ID, manufacturer, logo, material of manufacture, composition, lot. no., batch no., warehouse related data;

promotional material (rebate for next pair purchase or free trials), lens features and benefits data, health warnings, data on potential risk or complications, insurance coverage data, regulatory data, authenticity data, fitting details, lens type data, lens care or handling information, recommended usage information such as wear schedule, filling pharmacy, health professional information, time, an ophthalmic lens user'"'"'s personal details, prescription information, right eye/left eye identification data, expiration data, URI.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said data is received by said external means, processed and said advisory signal is indicated to a user visually or auditorily.