Electronically transitioning lenses

• US 9,261,713 B1
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Weksler, Arnold S., VanBlon, Russell Speight, Peterson, Nathan J., Mese, John Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US14/502,481
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 351/204, 351/209, 351/210, 351/221, 351/246, 351/44, 351/159.6, 351/159.65
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/0025 characterised by electronic signal processing, e.g. eye models
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/112 for measuring diameter of pupils
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/101 having an electro-optical light valve electro-optical elements per se G02F

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, comprising: capturing, using a sensor, data with an ambient brightness; comparing, using a processor, the data with a rule set; determining, using a processor, an amount of tinting of glasses needs adjusted based upon the comparison of the data to the rule set; and adjusting, using a processor, the amount of tinting of glasses. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

capturing, using a sensor, data with an ambient brightness;

comparing, using a processor, the data with a rule set;

determining, using a processor, an amount of tinting of glasses needs adjusted based upon the comparison of the data to the rule set; and

adjusting, using a processor, the amount of tinting of glasses.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises data associated with the wearer'"'"'s eye.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data associated with the wearer'"'"'s eye comprises at least one of:

data associated with a pupil and gaze tracking data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the capturing comprises:

identifying a location associated with the wearer'"'"'s gaze based upon the gaze tracking data and determining the ambient brightness at the location associated with the wearer'"'"'s gaze.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the rule set comprises data including a level of ambient brightness and an amount of tinting based on the level of ambient brightness, and the adjusting comprises adjusting the tinting to the amount of tinting based on the level of ambient brightness.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the capturing comprises identifying the size of the wearer'"'"'s pupil.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the rule set comprises data including a pupil size and an amount of tinting based upon the pupil size, and the adjusting the amount of tinting comprises adjusting the tinting to the amount of tinting based upon the pupil size.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the rule set and the amount of tinting of glasses comprises data configured by the wearer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the rule set comprises data including an ambient brightness profile.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of:

a camera that captures visual images, an image capture device that captures non-visible light, an eye tracker, and an optical sensor.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

a sensor;

a processor operatively coupled to the sensor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

capture, using the sensor, data associated an ambient;

compare the data with a rule set;

determine an amount of tinting of glasses needs adjusted based upon the comparison of the data to the rule set; and

adjust the amount of tinting of glasses.

12. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the data comprises data associated with the wearer'"'"'s eye.

13. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the data associated with the wearer'"'"'s eye comprises at least one of:

data associated with a pupil and gaze tracking data.

14. The information handling device of claim 13, wherein to capture comprises:

identifying a location associated with the wearer'"'"'s gaze based upon the gaze tracking data and determining the ambient brightness at the location associated with the wearer'"'"'s gaze.

15. The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the rule set comprises data including a level of ambient brightness and an amount of tinting based on the level of ambient brightness, and the adjusting comprises adjusting the tinting to the amount of tinting based on the level of ambient brightness.

16. The information handling device of claim 13, wherein to capture comprises identifying the size of the wearer'"'"'s pupil.

17. The information handling device of claim 16, wherein the rule set comprises data including a pupil size and an amount of tinting based upon the pupil size, and the adjusting the amount of tinting comprises adjusting the tinting to the amount of tinting based upon the pupil size.

18. An information handling device, comprising:

a sensor;

a processor operatively coupled to the sensor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

capture, using the sensor, data associated with an ambient brightness;

receive a signal indicating tinting of glasses needs adjusted based upon the captured data; and

adjust an amount of tinting of glasses.

19. The information handling device of claim 18, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to send the captured data to a processor for processing.

20. The information handling device of claim 18, wherein the data comprises data associated with the wearer'"'"'s eye.

21. The information handling device of claim 20, wherein the data associated with the wearer'"'"'s eye comprises at least one of:

data associated with a pupil and gaze tracking data.

22. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

receive data, captured by a sensor, associated with an ambient brightness;

compare the data with a rule set; and

determine an amount of tinting of glasses needs adjusted based upon the comparison of the data to the rule set.

23. The information handling device of claim 22, wherein the rule set comprises data including a level of ambient brightness and an amount of tinting based on the level of ambient brightness, and the adjusting comprises adjusting the tinting to the amount of tinting based on the level of ambient brightness.

24. The information handling device of claim 22, wherein the rule set comprises data including a pupil size and an amount of tinting based upon the pupil size, and the adjusting the amount of tinting comprises adjusting the tinting to the amount of tinting based upon the pupil size.

25. A product, comprising:

a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising;

code that captures, via a sensor, data associated with a wearer'"'"'s eye;

code that identifies, using a processor, at least one characteristic associated with an ambient brightness based on the captured data;

code that compares, using a processor, the at least one characteristic with a rule set;

code that determines, using a processor, an amount of tinting of glasses needs adjusted based upon the comparison of the at least one characteristic to the rule set; and

code that adjusts, using a processor, the amount of tinting of glasses.