METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CREATE PRODUCTS

• US 20150055086A1
• Filed: 08/22/2014
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bespoke Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bespoke Inc.
• Inventors: Fonte, Timothy A., Varady, Eric J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,304,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 351/178
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/0041 characterised by display arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/111 for measuring interpupillary distance
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 12/02 Spectacle frames constructional form G02C
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 10/00 Processes of additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 50/00 Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 80/00 Products made by additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 13/001 Assembling; Repairing
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 13/003 Measuring during assembly or fitting of spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 13/005 Measuring geometric parameters required to locate ophtalmic lenses in spectacles frames apparatus for testing or instruments for examining the eyes per se A61B3/00; machines or devices and accessories for grinding the edges of lenses using spectacles as a template B24B9/144
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/024 Methods of designing ophthalmic lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/027 considering wearer's parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2012 Colour editing, changing, or manipulating; Use of colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/169 Holistic features and representations, i.e. based on the facial image taken as a whole
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 5/00 ICT specially adapted for modelling or simulations in systems biology, e.g. gene-regulatory networks, protein interaction networks or metabolic networks
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 : Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 : where the recognised objects include parts of the human body

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating fully custom products from scratch without exclusive use of off-the-shelf or pre-specified components. A system for creating custom products includes an image capture device for capturing image data and/or measurement data of a user. A computer is communicatively coupled with the image capture device and configured to construct an anatomic model of the user based on the captured image data and/or measurement data. The computer provides a configurable product model and enables preview and automatic or user-guided customization of the product model. A display is communicatively coupled with the computer and displays the custom product model superimposed on the anatomic model or image data of the user. The computer is further configured to provide the customized product model to a manufacturer for manufacturing eyewear for the user in accordance with the customized product model. The manufacturing system is configured to interpret the product model and prepare instructions and control equipment for the manufacturing of the customized product.

Claims

1. A system for creating a model of a user-specific eyewear product, the system comprising:

a data storage device storing instructions for creating the model of the user-specific eyewear product; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method comprising;

obtaining an anatomic model of a user based on image data and/or measurement data of an anatomic feature of the user;

receiving a configurable parametric model of a product for creating a user-specific version of the product, the configurable parametric model comprising one or more geometric parameters defining the geometry of at least a frame of the product;

modifying one or more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model based on one or more geometric features derived from the anatomic model of the user to create an updated parametric model of the product; and

generating an electronic file storing the updated parametric model of the product, for generating a display of the updated parametric model or for generating instructions for manufacturing the user-specific version of the product.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein obtaining the anatomic model of the user includes generating or creating the anatomic model of the user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

generating a representation of the updated parametric model over image information associated with the user or the anatomic model of the user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

receiving, from the user, an input including a modification of one or more of the one or more geometric parameters or of a position of the representation; and

further modifying the updated parametric model based on the input.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured for:

updating a representation of the updated parametric model over image information associated with the user or the anatomic model of the user, based on the further modification of the updated parametric model based on the input.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the modifying of the one or more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model based on one or more geometric features derived from the anatomic model of the user includes modifying the configurable parametric model to fit at least one point, surface, or contour of the anatomic model.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the anatomic model of the user includes analyzing the image data by detecting a face of the user as the anatomic feature of the user, determining the pose of the face, detecting facial features of the user, and fitting the anatomic model to the detected facial features and image data.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

comparing a measurement of the anatomic model against a corresponding measurement of the configurable parametric model; and

modifying one or more of the geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model based on the comparison to create the updated parametric model of the product.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the measurement includes one or more of:

a width of eyewear relative to a width of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a distance between nose pads relative to a width of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, an angle of nose pads relative to an angle of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a shape of nose pads relative to a shape of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a size of nose pads relative to a size of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a length of at least a portion of the configurable model relative to a length between anatomic features of the user, a height of the configurable parametric model relative to a height of a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a height of a reference point on the anatomic feature of the user relative to one or more other reference points on the anatomic feature of the user, a distance between features of the configurable parametric model relative to features of a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a vertex distance from a surface of a lens associated with the configurable parametric model to a surface of the anatomic feature of the user, an angle of a portion of the anatomic feature of the user relative to the configurable parametric model, and a wrap angle of the configurable parametric model relative to the curvature of the anatomic feature of the user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

aligning the anatomic model with the configurable parametric model to determine a measurement between the anatomic model and the configurable model; and

modifying one or more of the geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model to decrease the measurement between the anatomic model and the configurable parametric model to create the updated parametric model.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

receiving one or more user preferences; and

creating the updated parametric model of the product based on the one or more user preferences.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

receiving one or more default metrics for optimizing the one or more geometric parameters relative to the one or more geometric features derived from the anatomic model; and

modifying the one of more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model to create the updated parametric model based on the received one or more default metrics.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

receiving an input comprising movement of a point on the configurable parametric model; and

creating the updated configurable parametric model based on the movement of the point on the configurable parametric model.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured for:

identifying one or more parametric constraints; and

maintaining the one or more parametric constraints constant during the modifying of the one or more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model.

15. A method for creating a model of a user-specific eyewear product, comprising:

obtaining an anatomic model of a user based on image data and/or measurement data of an anatomic feature of the user;

receiving a configurable parametric model of a product for creating a user-specific version of the product, the configurable parametric model comprising one or more geometric parameters defining the geometry of at least a frame of the product;

modifying one or more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model based on one or more geometric features derived from the anatomic model of the user to create an updated parametric model of the product; and

generating an electronic file storing the updated parametric model of the product, for generating a display of the updated parametric model or for generating instructions for manufacturing the user-specific version of the product.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

obtaining the anatomic model of the user by generating or creating the anatomic model of the user.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating a representation of the updated parametric model over image information associated with the user or the anatomic model of the user.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, an input including a modification of one or more of the one or more geometric parameters or of a position of the representation; and

further modifying the updated parametric model based on the input.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

updating a representation of the updated parametric model over image information associated with the user or the anatomic model of the user, based on the further modification of the updated parametric model based on the input.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the modifying of the one or more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model based on one or more geometric features derived from the anatomic model of the user includes modifying the configurable parametric model to fit at least one point, surface, or contour of the anatomic model.

21. The method of claim 15, the step of obtaining of the anatomic model of the user further comprising analyzing the image data by detecting a face of the user as the anatomic feature of the user, determining the pose of the face, detecting facial features of the user, and fitting the anatomic model to the detected facial features and image data.

22. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

comparing a measurement of the anatomic model against a corresponding measurement of the configurable parametric model; and

modifying one or more of the geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model based on the comparison to create the updated parametric model of the product.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the measurement includes one or more of:

a width of eyewear relative to a width of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a distance between nose pads relative to a width of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, an angle of nose pads relative to an angle of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a shape of nose pads relative to a shape of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a size of nose pads relative to a size of at least a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a length of at least a portion of the configurable model relative to a length between anatomic features of the user, a height of the configurable parametric model relative to a height of a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a height of a reference point on the anatomic feature of the user relative to one or more other reference points on the anatomic feature of the user, a distance between features of the configurable parametric model relative to features of a portion of the anatomic feature of the user, a vertex distance from a surface of a lens associated with the configurable parametric model to a surface of the anatomic feature of the user, an angle of a portion of the anatomic feature of the user relative to the configurable parametric model, and a wrap angle of the configurable parametric model relative to the curvature of the anatomic feature of the user.

24. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

aligning the anatomic model with the configurable parametric model to determine a measurement between the anatomic model and the configurable model; and

modifying one or more of the geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model to decrease the measurement between the anatomic model and the configurable parametric model to create the updated parametric model.

25. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving one or more user preferences; and

creating the updated parametric model of the product based on the one or more user preferences.

26. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving one or more default metrics for optimizing the one or more geometric parameters relative to the one or more geometric features derived from the anatomic model; and

modifying the one of more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model to create the updated parametric model based on the received one or more default metrics.

27. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an input comprising movement of a point on the configurable parametric model; and

creating the updated configurable parametric model based on the movement of the point on the configurable parametric model.

28. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

identifying one or more parametric constraints; and

maintaining the one or more parametric constraints constant during the modifying of the one or more of the one or more geometric parameters of the configurable parametric model.