Enhancement of visual perception IV

• US 8,531,507 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2007
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anthonu Italo Provitola
• Original Assignee: Anthonu Italo Provitola
• Inventors: Provitola, Anthony Italo
• Primary Examiner(s): Ustaris, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOLDER, ANNER N
• Application Number:
  US11/873,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20090096983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,156 Days
• Field of Search: 382/154, 348/53
• US Class Current: 348/53
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/02 Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/16 Shades; shields; Obturators, e.g. with pinhole, with slot G02C5/003 takes precedence

Abstract

A device and method for enhancement of a viewer'"'"'s visual perception in a real physical (three spatial dimension) scene and/or a single two-dimensional image, which includes enhancement of a viewer'"'"'s depth perception and perception of clarity in the real physical scene and/or the two-dimensional image, by alteration of a viewer'"'"'s eye dominance with direction of greater attention to the viewer'"'"'s non-dominant eye for contribution to the binocular view.

Claims

1. A device for enhancement of visual perception in a viewer with binocular vision of a physical scene comprising:

(a) at least one obstructor positioned to the front of and in the visual field of view of the dominant eye of the viewer, distal to the center of the iris of the dominant eye, that obstructs a segment of said visual field that is at least partially in the visual field of view of the non-dominant eye of the viewer, and

(b) at least one image element positioned in the visual field of view of the non-dominant eye of the viewer, distal to the center of the iris of the non-dominant eye, that is not within the visual field of view of the dominant eye of the viewer;

so that the viewer'"'"'s visual system gives greater attention to the retinal image of the viewer'"'"'s non-dominant eye than when viewed without the device, whereby the viewer'"'"'s perception of depth and/or perception of clarity in the physical scene is intensified.

2. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 1 wherein the proximal edge of said at least one obstructor is within one centimeter of the center of the iris of said at least one eye of the viewer.

3. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 1 wherein said at least one obstructor is are positioned within one centimeter to the front of said at least one eye of the viewer.

4. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 1 wherein the ratio of (a) the perpendicular distance of said at least one obstructor from the surface of said of at least one of the eyes of the viewer to (b) the distance of the proximal edge of the the obstructor from the center of the iris of said at least one of the eyes of the viewer is greater than 0.1.

5. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 1 wherein similar obstructors are similarly positioned to front of both of the eyes of the viewer.

6. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 1 wherein said at least one obstructor is incorporated in eyeglasses or mounted in a frame removably attachable to eyeglasses.

7. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 1 wherein the position of said at least one obstructor is horizontally adjustable.

8. A device for enhancement of visual perception in a viewer with binocular vision of a physical scene comprising at least one obstructor positioned to the front of and in the visual field of view of the dominant eye of the viewer, distal to the center of the iris of the dominant eye, that obstructs a segment of said visual field that is at least partially in the visual field of view of the non-dominant eye of the viewer;

so that the viewer'"'"'s visual system gives greater attention to the retinal image of the viewer'"'"'s non-dominant eye than when viewed without the device, whereby the viewer'"'"'s perception of depth and/or perception of clarity in the physical scene is intensified.

9. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 8 wherein the proximal edge of said at least one obstructor is positioned within one centimeter of the center of the iris of the dominant eye of the viewer.

10. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 8 wherein said at least one obstructor is positioned within one centimeter to the front of the dominant eye of the viewer.

11. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 8 wherein the ratio of (a) the perpendicular distance of an obstructor from the surface of the dominant eye of the viewer to (b) the distance of the proximal edge of the enhancer from the center of the iris of the dominant eye of the viewer is greater than 0.1.

12. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 8 wherein similar obstructors are similarly positioned in front of both of the eyes of the viewer.

13. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 8 wherein the obstructor is incorporated in eyeglasses or mounted in a frame removably attachable to eyeglasses.

14. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 8 wherein the position of the obstructor is horizontally adjustable.

15. A device for enhancement of visual perception in a viewer with binocular vision of a physical scene comprising at least one obstructor positioned to the front of and in the visual field of view of the dominant eye of the viewer, distal to the center of the iris of the dominant eye, that is within the visual field of view of the non-dominant eye of the viewer;

wherein the proximal edge of said at least one obstructor is positioned within one centimeter of the center of the iris of the non-dominant eye of the viewer;

so that the viewer'"'"'s visual system gives greater attention to the retinal image of the viewer'"'"'s non-dominant eye than when viewed without the device, whereby the viewer'"'"'s perception of depth and/or perception of clarity in the physical scene is intensified.

16. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 15, wherein at least one obstructor is positioned within one centimeter to the front of said at least one eye of the viewer.

17. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 15 wherein similar obstructors are similarly positioned in front of both of the eyes of the viewer.

18. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 15 wherein the obstructor is incorporated in eyeglasses or mounted in a frame removably attachable to eyeglasses.

19. The device for enhancement of visual perception of claim 15 wherein the position of the obstructor is horizontally adjustable.

20. A method for enhancement of visual perception in a viewer with binocular vision of a physical scene comprising the positioning of

at least one obstructor in the visual field of view of the dominant eye of the viewer, distal to the center of the iris of the dominant eye, that obstructs a segment of said visual field that is at least partially in the visual field of view of the non-dominant eye of the viewer;

so that the viewer'"'"'s visual system gives greater attention to the retinal image of the viewer'"'"'s non-dominant eye than when viewed without the alteration of eye dominance, whereby the viewer'"'"'s perception of depth and/or perception of clarity in the physical scene is intensified.