Lens ordering method and lens ordering system

• US 7,219,075 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2003
• Issued: 05/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nidek Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nidek Company Limited
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Masahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuff; Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): THEIN, MARIA TERESA T
• Application Number:
  US10/413,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20030225478A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,491 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 705/28, 705/29, 351/169, 351/176
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• 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:

prior to customer selection of spherical power and astigmatism power for a refractive lens to be ordered, displaying a power range table in which different spherical powers and different astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows on a monitor of the terminal device, wherein the power range table is generated based on power data of refractive lenses available from a lens supply source;

selecting, by a customer via the terminal device, an intersecting cell from the power range table to automatically enter into an order a refractive lens having spherical power and astigmatism power corresponding to the intersection cell selected; and

submitting, by the customer, the order.

2. The lens ordering method according to 1, wherein in the displaying step, a lens diameter corresponding to each intersection cell of the columns and rows of the power range table is displayed.

4. The lens ordering method according to 1, wherein in the displaying step, the power range table is displayed so that a table in which the spherical powers and the astigmatism powers are negative values, a table in which the spherical powers and the astigmatism powers are positive values, and a table in which the spherical powers are positive values and the astigmatism powers are negative values are discriminated.

3. The lens ordering method to 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.

5. 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 refractive lens to be ordered is entered, on a monitor of the terminal device; and

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

wherein prior to customer selection of spherical power and astigmatism power for a refractive lens to be ordered, the server displays a power range table in which different spherical powers and different astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows on the input screen and wherein the power range table is generated based on the stored power data, a customer selects an intersection cell from the power range table to automatically enter into an order a refractive lens having spherical power and astigmatism power corresponding to the intersecting cell selected, and the customer submits the order.

6. The lens ordering system according to 5, wherein the server displays a lens diameter corresponding to each intersection cell of the columns and rows of the power range table is displayed.

7. The lens ordering system according to 5, wherein the server displays the power range table so that stock range and special order range of the lens supply source can be identified.

8. The lens ordering system according to 5, wherein the server displays the power range table so that a table in which the spherical powers and the astigmatism powers are negative values, a table in which the spherical powers and the astigmatism powers are positive values, and a table in which the spherical powers are positive and the astigmatism powers are negative values are discriminated.

9. A lens ordering system for enabling submission of an order and acceptance of the order for a refractive lens online, the lens ordering system comprising:

a web server for communicating with a first terminal device having a display monitor and an input instruction device provided at a lens retailer via Internet, and for communicating with a second terminal device provided at a lens supplier via Internet or a private line;

a database server connected to the web server, for storing power data of refractive lenses available from the lens supplier; and

a means for providing a web page including an input screen into which power of a refractive lens to be ordered is entered, in which the first terminal device which is an order device can browse and access the web page using a web browser,

wherein means for providing, prior to customer selection of spherical power and astigmatism power for a refractive lens to be ordered, a power range table in which different spherical powers and different astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows on the input screen wherein the power range table is generated based on the stored power data, when an intersection cell among intersection cells of the columns and rows of the power range table is selected by the input instruction device of the first terminal device, spherical power and astigmatism power corresponding to the selected intersection cell is automatically entered into an order, and the order is submitted.

10. A lens ordering system for enabling submission of an order and acceptance of the order for a refractive lens online, the lens ordering system comprising:

a web server for communicating with a first terminal device having a display monitor and an input instruction device provided at a lens retailer via Internet, and for communicating with a second terminal device provided at a lens supplier via Internet or a private line;

a database server connected to the web server, for storing power data of refractive lenses available from the lens supplier; and

a means for providing a web page in which put screen into which power of a refractive lens to be ordered is entered and a selection screen, in which the first terminal device is an order device can browse and access the web page using a web browser,

wherein means for providing, prior to customer selection of spherical power and astigmatism power for a refractive lens to be ordered, a power range table in which different spherical powers and different astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows on the selection screen wherein the power range table is generated based on the stored power data, when an intersection cell among intersection cells of the columns and rows of the power range table is selected by the input instruction device of the first terminal device, spherical power and astigmatism power corresponding to the selected intersection cell is automatically entered into an order in the input screen, and the order is submitted.

11. A lens ordering system comprising:

a web server for communicating with a first terminal device having a display monitor and an input instruction device via Internet, and for communicating with a second terminal device via Internet or a private line;

a database server connected to the web server, for storing power data of refractive lenses; and

a means for providing a web page, in which the first terminal device which is an order device can browse and access the web page using a web browser;

a first input screen control means for displaying a first input screen in which a kind of a pair of right-and-left lenses, spherical power and astigmatism power of each of the right-and-left lenses as a lens prescription value are to be entered, and a first button for displaying a second input screen in which spherical power and astigmatism power of each of the right-and-left lenses are to be selected;

a second input screen display control means for displaying, prior to customer selection of spherical power and astigmatism power for a refractive lens to be ordered the second input screen including a power range table in which different spherical powers and different astigmatism powers are arranged in columns and rows, and wherein the power range table is generated based on the stored power data by an operation of the first button, and a second button for returning to the first input screen; and

automatic input means for automatically entering into an order in the first input screen, spherical power and astigmatism power of each of the right-and-left lens selected in the power range table of the second input screen, wherein when an intersection cell among intersection cells of the columns and rows of the power range table is selected by the input instruction device of the first terminal device, spherical power and astigmatism power corresponding to the selected intersection cell is automatically entered into an order in the first input screen and the order is submitted.