Interactive self-diagnostic system

• US 6,543,898 B1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Issued: 04/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joanne Sawhill Griffin, Peter Burley Griffin
• Original Assignee: Joanne Sawhill Griffin, Peter Burley Griffin
• Inventors: Griffin, Peter Burley, Griffin, Joanne Sawhill
• Primary Examiner(s): MANUEL, GEORGE C
• Application Number:
  US09/843,105
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• Field of Search: 351/205, 351/223, 351/226, 351/237, 351/238, 351/239, 351/242, 351/243, 709/250
• US Class Current: 351/243
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/028 for testing visual acuity; for determination of refraction, e.g. phoropters

Abstract

A method of determining an eyeglass prescription for correcting a user'"'"'s vision is provided. The method includes: prompting the user for selective parameters; configuring an eye chart for display based on the selective parameters; receiving sizing input from the user if the user increases or decreases the size of the eye chart until the eye chart appears clear; reconfiguring the eye chart based on the received sizing input; comparing the reconfigured eye chart to the configured eye chart; and determining the eyeglass prescription for correcting the user'"'"'s vision based on a comparison between the reconfigured eye chart and the configured eye chart. A system for determining an eyeglass prescription for correcting a user'"'"'s vision is also provided. The system includes a parameter module, a configure module, a receive module, a reconfigure module, a compare module, and a determine module. The parameter module prompts the user for selective parameters. The configure module configures the eye chart for display based on the selective parameters. The receive module receives sizing input from the user as the user increases or decreases the size of the eye chart until the eye chart appears clear. The reconfigure module reconfigures the eye chart based on the received sizing input. The compare module compares the reconfigured eye chart to the configured eye chart. The determine module determines the eyeglass prescription for correcting the user'"'"'s vision based on comparison between the reconfigured eye chart and the configured eye chart.

Claims

1. A method of interactively determining a result in an on-line system, the method comprising:

configuring a configurable eye chart based on parameters for display to a user;

receiving input from the user as the user modifies the initial output;

reconfiguring the initial output, resulting in a reconfigured output, based on the input received from the user;

comparing the reconfigured output to the initial output; and

determining the result based on a comparison between the reconfigured output and the initial output.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein:

receiving input from a user includes receiving sizing input from a user as the user increases or decreases a size of the eye chart until the eye chart is configured to appear clear.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein:

reconfiguring includes reconfiguring the eye chart, resulting in a reconfigured eye chart, based on the received sizing input.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein:

comparing includes comparing the reconfigured eye chart to the configured eye chart.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein:

determining includes determining the eye glass prescription for correcting the user'"'"'s vision based on the comparison between the reconfigured eye chart and the configured eye chart.