CN104244762B - Have for monitoring the programmable element and the ophthalmic lens memory element of communication device used and automatically order - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is provided to store the equipment of one or more ophthalmic lens.This equipment includes the programmable ophthalmic lens memory element for carrying out disinfection one or more ophthalmic lens.This ophthalmic lens memory element includes processor, this processor can perform software with digital memory logic communication use, this can perform software be stored in digital memory and with processor cooperation with: set up between ophthalmic lens memory element and the network equipment being associated and be connected, wherein this connection be applicable to transmit numerical data and wherein sterilization base unit store one or more ophthalmic lens；Storage includes the record of numerical data, and this numerical data describes the number of multiple disinfection cycles that one or more ophthalmic lens are applied by sterilization base unit；Based on the numerical data stored, produce for one or both of following automatic order: additional ophthalmic lens and the parts of ophthalmic lens memory element；And transmit automatic order by the network equipment being associated.

Description

There is the ophthalmic lens storage for monitoring the programmable element used and automatically order and communication device single Unit

Technical field

The present invention relates to the equipment for storing one or more ophthalmic lens.

Background technology

It is known that adherent lens can be used to improve vision.Multiple adherent lens business the most for many years Production history.The Earlier designs of adherent lens is made up of hard material.Although these eyeglasses are the most still Apply for some, but owing to its shortage comfort level and permeability are relatively low, some patient is not Preferably use.Later along with the progress of this area, occur in that contact lens,soft based on hydrogel Sheet.

Nowadays, hydro-gel contact lens is very popular.These eyeglasses are generally made than by hard material Adherent lens wear more comfortable.Many hydro-gel contact lenses can be worn more than one day.So And, the accumulation on eyeglass of microbial life and antibacterial generally makes to need periodically to take out eyeglass right Eyeglass carries out disinfection.

Adherent lens must be placed in container or box by the sterilization of adherent lens traditionally, and makes to connect Tactile eyeglass stands chemosterilant.But, chemosterilant not always so has as expected Effect.Sometimes, there is antibacterial, mycete, fungus or the adherent lens of other type of unfavorable form of life By in the eyes again embedding user, result produces disease of eye.

Accordingly, it would be desirable to new method and approach monitor use and the order of adherent lens, described use With order based on multiple factors, the most remaining use cycle, current lens condition, eye The reservation data of nursing medical practitioner and the stock of above-mentioned eyeglass.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention provides a kind of equipment for storing one or more ophthalmic lens, including: Programmable ophthalmic lens memory element, it is for carrying out disinfection to one or more ophthalmic lens, its Described in ophthalmic lens memory element include processor, described processor and digital memory logic communication And use and can perform software, described perform software be stored in described digital memory and with described place Reason device cooperation with: between described ophthalmic lens memory element and the network equipment being associated set up Connecting, wherein said connection is applicable to transmit numerical data and the storage of wherein said sterilization base unit One or more ophthalmic lens；Storage includes the record of numerical data, and described numerical data describes described The sterilization base unit number to the disinfection cycle that the one or more ophthalmic lens is applied；Based on The numerical data stored, produces for one or both of following automatic order: additional ophthalmic lens Parts with ophthalmic lens memory element；And transmitted described by the described network equipment being associated Automatically order.

Described order can transmit based on the input receiving user.

Described memory element can comprise additionally in sensor, and described sensor is for measuring and storage description quilt The numerical data of the situation of the eyeglass of sterilization.

Described memory element can comprise additionally in the bar code reader that can download and process corresponding data, Described corresponding data identifies lens product by network.

Described corresponding data can include the specification specific to described eyeglass.

Described corresponding data can include the data describing checking feature, and described checking feature is by memory element In sensor detection.

Described memory element can will verify core when the described checking feature in examining described ophthalmic lens Real message sends to user or third party.

Described sensor can include that one or both of the intensity for detecting light vector and direction are retouched to produce State the device of the data of described ophthalmic lens optical characteristics in disinfecting process.

Described data can describe the focal power including described eyeglass and the optics of base curve of described ophthalmic lens Characteristic.

Measured optical characteristics can carry out contrasting to monitor the actual property of described eyeglass with lens prescriptions Energy.

Described actual performance data can be extracted in disinfecting process and store to be analyzed with detection in the future Relative to the performance change setting threshold value.

Described sensor can include the device of the temperature for measuring the solution wherein storing described eyeglass.

Described base unit can comprise additionally in can based on the numerical data transmitted by described processor to The user interface of family display message notifying.

Described base unit can comprise additionally in the communication of processing means that can send a message to be associated Element, described processing means is used for receiving message and to described in one or both of user and third party display Message.

Described base unit can comprise additionally in and disappear described in one or both of third party input with associating for user The device of the setting preference of breath.

Described base unit may also include the stored digital for storing and disinfect relevant information Device.

Described processor can use and can perform software and store and analyze by the number of described sensor acquisition According to, set preference and from the described data performing software analysis.

Described base unit can comprise additionally in universal serial bus connector and processing means, described connection Device is used at one of described processor and described digital memory or provides logic communication between the two.

Described processor can additionally be able to use from attachment device gather data, described attachment device with The described processor logic communication of described pedestal.

Described processor can additionally be able to use and can send to the to produce from the data of attachment device collection The automatic order of tripartite.

Described automatic order can predetermined setting based on user and send.

Described automatic order can send after user confirms.

Described automatic order can send after being confirmed prescription by eye-care medical practitioner.

Described automatic order is for adherent lens.

Described automatic order is for sterilisation radiation source.

Described automatic order is for antiseptic solution.

Described base unit can comprise additionally in for storing electric power to operate the electricity storage of described storage pedestal Device.

Described electrical storage can include one or more rechargeable battery.

Described electrical storage can include one or more lithium battery.

Described lens storage unit may can store reusable adherent lens, at memory period Use sterilisation radiation that eyeglass carries out disinfection to kill antibacterial harmful on adherent lens, virus, mould Bacterium, fungus etc., and monitor situation and the use of described eyeglass.

Described ophthalmic lens memory element can include logic, described logic for record and analytical data, Control the function of described ophthalmic lens memory element, monitoring eyeglass uses and to one of user and third party Both show related news or make network associate device related news are sent to user and third party it One or both.

Described unit can include that one or more sensor, described sensor are used for measuring and storing description The data of described lens condition.Such as, described sensor can measure described eyeglass optical characteristics and with The optical property of eyeglass described in track, to produce the message warning user must change described eyeglass.

Additionally, it may include bar code reader wherein contains the packaging of described eyeglass with permission scanning.? After scanning the bar code in described packaging, described unit can use network to download corresponding to these eyeglasses Data.Such as, data are comprised in can including packaging eyeglass number, eyeglass are spendable before replacing Recommend duration or wear cycle, the place of production of eyeglass and lot number, prescription information etc..

Described processor and sensor can be additionally useful for monitoring the use before and after eyeglass uses and situation.Example As, optical transmitting set and detector can be used to measure the optical effect of described eyeglass.Described optical effect Can be measured before and after, during described lens disinfection completes, to wear period monitoring mirror The granule number that gathered in sheet and when eyeglass performs and effect that during cleaning, described granule has.? Change and the situation of described eyeglass when grain size is poly-also can be stored in order to detect ANOMALOUS VARIATIONS and warn subsequently User is in case there is some situation, the most such as ocular infection.

Finally, described unit can include touch screen, described touch screen be used as user interface with allow to The preference that the operator scheme of the functional and described device of described device is associated is programmed.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 shows the method step for gathering and store user operation data.

Fig. 2 shows for gathering and the method step of store sensor data.

Fig. 3 shows and controls the method step of kit function for running process or operation.

Fig. 4 shows the method step for showing user message.

Fig. 5 shows the method step for being programmed ophthalmic lens memory element.

Fig. 6 shows for transmitting data between ophthalmic lens memory element and other device and entity Method step.

Fig. 7 shows processor.

Fig. 8 shows have the network of device that can be used for automatically ordering.

Fig. 9 shows the exemplary screen shots of the touch-screen display of disinfection unit device, and it illustrates The possible user option of described device.

Figure 10 show sterilization base unit exemplary screen shots, its depict precleaning eyeglass and Having cleaned eyeglass, described eyeglass is by the sensor measurement that may be incorporated into ophthalmic lens memory element.

Figure 11 shows the exemplary screen shots of disinfection unit device, and it depicts some users and sets Functional with custom ophthalmic lens memory element.

Figure 12 shows the exemplary screen shots of sterilization base unit device, and described device protects with eye The reservation of reason medical practitioner and automatic eyeglass are ordered and are associated.

Detailed description of the invention

The disclosure includes for storage and analyzes the method to the data relevant to ophthalmic lens sterilization and set Standby, for controlling the method and apparatus of ophthalmic lens functional memory cell and for showing associated user The method and apparatus of message.Also include the option for ophthalmic lens memory element is programmed.Separately Outward, communications option allow data ophthalmic lens memory element with for numerous purposes external device (ED) or Transmit between entity.The most such as facilitating new order and following the tracks of eyeglass.

The detailed description to one or more embodiments of the invention will be provided in sections below.For The preferably description with alternate embodiment is all merely illustrative embodiment, it should be appreciated that its modification, amendment and Change and be probably to those skilled in the art obviously.It is, therefore, to be understood that it is described Exemplary embodiment the scope of unrestricted underlying inventive.

Nomenclature

In the present description and claims, each term spendable is defined as follows:

The third party being associated: as used herein, refers to accessive information or sends information to storage The third party of unit.Such as, the third party being associated can include the office of eye-care medical practitioner Room, the manufacturer of adherent lens or retailer.

Checking feature: as used herein, refers to the readable feature in eyeglass, and it is used for preventing from forging producing Product are used by a user.Such as, readable feature can be Structural Characteristics, the symbol of printing or code.

Automatically order: as used herein, refers to by processor based on ordering produced by multiple factors Single, the plurality of factor includes that such as eyeglass use frequency, the situation of eyeglass used, user are inclined Good, third party inputs data and the number of lenses bought.

Sterilisation radiation: as used herein, refers to be enough to reduce the form of life receiving sterilisation radiation dosage The frequency of average life and the radiation of intensity.

Sterilisation radiation dosage: as used herein, refers to for the amount of life entity is reduced logarithmic scale At least two logarithm, preferably three logarithms or the amount of radiation of more logarithm, wherein life entity is at least Including antibacterial, virus, mycete and fungus.

Eyeglass: refer to any Ophthalmoligic instrument being positioned on eyes or eyes.These devices can provide light School can be the most maybe ornamental.Such as, term eyeglass can refer to for correcting or improve vision or being used for Strengthen ocular physiology beauty treatment (such as iris color) and do not affect one's power of vision adherent lens, internal oculoscope Sheet, covering eyeglass, ophthalmic insert, optical inserts or other similar devices.Eyeglass can include by It is soft that elastomer silicone or hydrogel include but not limited to that silicone hydrogels and fluorine hydrogel are made Adherent lens.

Ophthalmic lens memory element: as used herein, refer to sterilize base unit, disinfecting storage box or Combinations thereof, it can store reusable adherent lens and at memory period to described mirror Sheet is sterilized.Such as, by use solution and/or reception to be in be suitable to kill on adherent lens harmful thin Sterilisation radiation under the wavelength of bacterium, virus, mycete, fungus etc. and intensity.Ophthalmic lens memory element The more than one storage box for sterilization can be included.

Radiosterilization base unit: as used herein, refers to receive one or more radiosterilization Storage box is to provide the device of the sterilisation radiation being under various wavelength, persistent period and intensity, described Wavelength, persistent period and intensity are suitable to kill on one or more adherent lens and the most additionally disappear Unwanted antibacterial, virus, mycete, fungus etc. in poison storage surface.

Radiosterilization storage box: as used herein, refers to eyeglass storage box, described eyeglass storage box energy Enough store reusable adherent lens and be in by reception at memory period and be suitable to kill contact lens Sterilisation radiation under the wavelength of antibacterial harmful on sheet, virus, mycete, fungus etc. and intensity is come mirror Sheet is sterilized.

Referring now to Fig. 1, flow chart shows spendable illustrative steps.At 101, user Perform the operation of the radiosterilization base unit affecting ophthalmic lens disinfection unit.Operation can include example As opened radiosterilization base unit, closing radiosterilization base unit, insertion radiosterilization storage Box, remove radiosterilization storage box or touch the button.

At 102, the data of user operation gained are transferred to processor plate.Data transmission can include Directly electrical connection is (the most such as by USB (universal serial bus) (USB) or by being wirelessly transferred, the most such as Radio frequency transmission (radio frequency transmission)), bluetooth or other logic communication mechanism.

At 103, processor plate runs the data that can perform software to process user operation gained.Can Perform software can after the SR that user presses on radiosterilization base unit the reset lens disinfection cycle Enumerator indicates the eyeglass after just sterilizing to be being used.In addition or alternatively select Selecting, can perform software can disappear after user is by the SR on radiosterilization base unit in reset radiation Poison storage box timer indicates radiosterilization storage box to be replaced.Software can be performed can be incremented by and be used for The enumerator of cleaning cycle, the timer used for eyeglass and storage box and make with eyeglass and storage box By other function relevant with sterilization.

At 104, software can be performed and make processor plate store data in digital memory.Storage Data can include data based on user operation, the measured value of sensor gained and software merit can be performed Can change that such as reset count device and timer cause.Storage data can include with user operation or With can the date and time that is associated of software operation.Data storage can include that such as user preferably sets Calmly, storage, current lens data record and current radiation in one or more historgraphic data recordings disappear Poison storage box data record.

Referring now to Fig. 2, flow chart shows spendable illustrative steps.At 201, radiation Sensor detection information in sterilization base unit or radiosterilization storage box.Sensor can include such as LED sensor, charge-coupled image sensor (CCD) array, CCD camera, bar code scanner or its Its known sensor, the most such as detecting the device of following condition: be exposed to specific wavelength radiation Light intensity and expose one or both of persistent period, for eyeglass storage solution temperature, be used for The albumen quality gathered in the pH of solution of eyeglass storage, moisture, eyeglass or other condition.202 Place, sensing data is transferred to processor plate.Data transmission can include directly electrically connecting, radio frequency passes Defeated or other is for logic communication or the mechanism of transmission.Although term " transmit " be used for describing data from Sensor transmissions is to processor plate, but data can be from described sensor poll or transmission.Every kind of transmission Medium is by subsidiary suitable transmitting device respectively.Such as, radio frequency transmission is positioned at include in storage box Radio frequency receiver in radiofrequency launcher and pedestal.Pedestal and storage box can include radiofrequency launcher and Both receptors.Directly telecommunication will include in storage box leading between processor in sensor and pedestal Electric pathway.

At 203, processor plate runs can perform software to process sensing data.Sensing data Adherent lens or storage box cleannes can be determined with historical data contrast.It addition, sensing data can Whether the base-line data contrast with storage is present in radiosterilization pedestal list with detection radiosterilization storage box In unit and detection adherent lens whether be present in radiosterilization storage box.Sensing data can with deposit The lens shape Data Comparison of storage, uniquely identifies adherent lens brand.Sensing data can be with storage Eyeglass Data Comparison detect the focal power of each adherent lens, thus identify correct adherent lens User is helped to use disinfection unit with lens contacts eyeglass.

Such as, ultraviolet (UV) radiation of scheduled volume may pass through the adherent lens being stored in storage box. One or more sensors can be used for detecting the UV radiation of the one or more parts through adherent lens Amount.A considerable amount of radiation can produce profile through the one or more part.Particular type eyeglass Recognizable pattern will be produced in described profile.Described pattern can be used for identifying type of lenses or even It it is particular optic.

At 204, software can be performed and make processor plate store data in digital memory.Storage Data can include the data of sensor acquisition and by performing the data that software analysis draws, such as example Natural law before should changing such as eyeglass, storage box should change before natural law, instruction eyeglass cleannes eyeglass The percentage ratio of opacity, instruction radiosterilization storage box cleannes radiosterilization storage box opaque The percentage ratio of degree, presence or absence radiosterilization storage box, presence or absence adherent lens, quilt The lens brand identified and identified lens powers.The data of storage can include and sensing data Or the date and time being associated with the result that can perform software gained.Data storage can include such as one Storage in individual or multiple historgraphic data recording, current lens data record, current radiation sterilization storage Box data record and particular sensor data record.

Referring now to Fig. 3, flow chart shows spendable illustrative steps.At 301, process The operation of device plate can perform software and analyzes the data stored before and determine suitable operation.Can perform soft Part can access power supply or be the most closed by analyzing radiation sterilization base unit in the recent period the most.Can perform Software can analyze the data of storage to determine the time that cleaning cycle should start.Can calculate or select concrete The persistent period of sterilisation radiation, pattern and intensity used by details such as cleaning cycle.Can perform software can Identify the most whether radiosterilization base unit has accessed external power source.

At 302, processor plate runs process or operation, such as by non-limitative example, and radiation Sterilization pedestal box starts program and radiosterilization cleaning cycle.Operation can include power management operations, example As, radiosterilization base unit loads battery, runs described base unit or use with battery supply Directly power supply runs described base unit.

At 303, software can be performed and make processor plate that process is completed data to be stored in digital memory In.Process completes data and can include such as starting, to box, the data that process is relevant, including LED intensity The adherent lens detect, whether existed in the detection of radiosterilization storage box, radiosterilization storage box Detect the detection of the adherent lens focal power correct with in each groove of radiosterilization storage box.Storage Data can be relevant to radiosterilization cleaning cycle, it includes and adherent lens and radiosterilization storage box Cleannes data after relevant irradiation duration, radiation timing mode, radiant intensity and sterilization.Complete Become data can include battery charge time, battery be full of percentage ratio, use battery operation pedestal box time Between section and use direct power supply run pedestal box time period.The data of storage can include completing with process The date and time that data are associated.Data storage can include the most one or more historgraphic data recording In storage, current lens data record and current radiation disinfecting storage box data record.

Referring now to Fig. 4, flow chart shows spendable illustrative steps.At 401, process The operation of device plate can perform software and analyzes the data stored before and determine that suitable user to be shown disappears Breath.Software can be performed can analyze, the residual life of such as eyeglass, hold the need of reservation eye-care Industry doctor, residue eyeglass, ordering information and automatically order, follow the tracks of eyeglass with bar code to guarantee mirror Sheet is not to forge eyeglass and recommend new product for specific user.

At 402, the message that processor plate makes user message be shown in radiosterilization base unit shows On region.Processor plate may result in the message that display instruction is following: should insert and sterilize adherent lens, A secondary new adherent lens should be begun to use, new radiosterilization storage box should be begun to use, should be with user's Eye care professional carries out the reservation in year, should order new eyeglass, and the new product for user Information.Can show that alert message, such as disinfection cycle are interfered, disinfection cycle is the completeest Becoming, bar code None-identified maybe cannot mate the eyeglass in each data base and user should contact client Service represents, and user has obscured it because being placed on by eyeglass in the wrong groove of radiosterilization storage box Left and right adherent lens, user should meet their eye care professional as early as possible, such as when at eyeglass On when the highest abnormal microorganism accumulation being detected.Processor plate may result in display base location mode and disappears Breath, the most such as current battery charge, battery needs to recharge, and does not has enough batteries to complete cleaning Cycle, battery cannot recharge so radiosterilization pedestal list should be changed so unit must access power supply Unit, there is light decay so radiosterilization base unit should be changed in one or more LED.Processor plate can Cause showing directiveness message, such as how recover disinfection cycle, how to restart disinfection cycle, How radiosterilization base unit is carried out reprogramming, how to store data in computer or other On external device (ED), and how to send data to eye care professional or the opposing party.

At 403, software can be performed and make processor plate that user message data are stored in digital memory In.User message data can include the instruction of the particular message such as shown and trigger the former of particular message Cause.Such as, change the message of contact radiosterilization storage box be possibly due to reach the time limit or because Sensor detects that the replacing indicator in radiosterilization storage box triggers.The data of storage can include The date and time being associated is shown with user message.Data storage can include the most one or more going through Storage, current lens data record and current radiation disinfecting storage box data note in history data record Record.

Referring now to Fig. 5, flow chart shows spendable illustrative steps.At 501, user By selecting specific settings option to determine how, ophthalmic lens disinfection unit is programmed.User is certainly Surely can be based on the information that can use on the information that ophthalmic lens disinfection unit provides, website, its eye-care Information, the information of lens manufacturer offer or other source that professional provides.The decision of user is led To 502,503,506 or 509.User can at any time download different pre-configured or customization software. May need download new software, precondition is lens brand or the lens parameters change of user, and having can Renewal software carry out correction program mistake, it is more or less that user expects that ophthalmic lens disinfection unit has Function, and other reason.After downloading pre-configured or custom program, may or may not provide the user Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit is returned back to the option of its basic running status.

At 502, user determines the basic function only using ophthalmic lens disinfection unit to provide.Use Have the unit of basic function without additional step, program or configure.By non-limitative example, base This operation can include startup program when user closes box, be applicable to the general spoke of many disposable eyeglasses Penetrate disinfection cycle and elemental user message.

At 503, user is that ophthalmic lens disinfection unit is from the pre-configured software option of limited quantity Select.Pre-configured software can brand based on such as user institute lenses fitted, required kit function Select with other standard.At 504, the pre-configured software of selection from website, smart mobile phone should It is provided with the PC of the CD of ophthalmic lens disinfection unit with program, use or divides with software known to other Forwarding method is downloaded to ophthalmic lens disinfection unit.At 505, control ophthalmic lens with pre-configured software Disinfection unit.Except function available in basic operation, pre-configured software can by non-limitative example Support for the radiosterilization cycle of adherent lens brand and wear time table, based on standard lens wear The enumerator of timetable and prompting, after a while data are uploaded for analysis from ophthalmic lens disinfection unit Function, extending user message and other function.

At 506, user customizes software arrangements for ophthalmic lens disinfection unit.Software can be by as follows Mode customizes, such as, select particular brand and the lens parameters of user every eye wear, select customization Lens wear timetable, selects or stops the such as function such as enumerator and prompting, enters eye inspection last time Look into or eyeglass to buy the date be that follow-up examination of eyes or eyeglass are bought and opened prompting, input name or its It identifies information, selects data communication option, the bar code in scan mirror packaging to download about mirror The customizing messages of sheet, and other function.At 507, customization software from website, smart mobile phone application Program, use are provided with the PC of the CD of ophthalmic lens disinfection unit or with under other software distribution method It is loaded onto ophthalmic lens disinfection unit.At 508, control ophthalmic lens disinfection unit with customization software. Except function available in basic operation, customization software can be supported for user by non-limitative example The adherent lens brand worn and the radiosterilization cycle of parameter, during the lens wear specified based on user Between the enumerator of table and prompting, identify that in the wrong groove being positioned at storage box, the adherent lens light of mistake is burnt Data are uploaded for the function analyzed, customization by the function of degree after a while from ophthalmic lens disinfection unit User message, display user name or other identify information, by data communication to other device, and its Its function.

At 509, ophthalmic lens is sterilized in office by eye care professional (ECP) for user Unit is programmed.ECP can use the pre-configured software described in the path that step 503 place starts or The customization software arrangements described in the path that step 506 place starts can be used.At 510, pre-configured Or customization software from website, smart mobile phone application program, use be provided with ophthalmic lens disinfection unit The PC of CD or be downloaded to ophthalmic lens disinfection unit with software distribution method known to other.511 Place, with pre-configured software the most described or the most described determine Software processed controls ophthalmic lens disinfection unit.

Referring now to Fig. 6, flow chart shows spendable illustrative steps.At 601, user Can make about the decision from ophthalmic lens disinfection unit transmission data.Alternatively, may be used Implement default communication.User determines can information based on the offer of such as ophthalmic lens disinfection unit, website Upper available information, the information of its eye care professional offer or other source.User determine and One or both of default communication pattern finally can guide 602,603,607 or 610.

At 602, user determines to use in a standalone fashion ophthalmic lens disinfection unit.Data can be deposited Store up for subsequent analysis or be not simply recorded.

At 603, user opens the communication between ophthalmic lens disinfection unit and user's set, user Device such as PC, smart mobile phone or other be able to receive that the device of ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data.Can The ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program obtained by PC, smart mobile phone or other device can be conducive to Data sharing.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program can be that the independence run on the computing device should By program, can be to use to calculate application program available on the website that device accesses, or can be There is the distributed application program of the function simultaneously run on separate computing device and website.

At 604, ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program is used for checking and analyze ophthalmic lens sterilization Cell data.Data can include text, chart, figure and other representation.By unrestricted Property example, data can include adherent lens brand and parameter, adherent lens wear time table, Yong Hute Determine information, cleaning cycle details, adherent lens cleannes data, adherent lens and radiosterilization Storage box changes the natural law before history, recommended replacement adherent lens, recommended replacement radiosterilization storage box Front natural law.Data can include ophthalmic lens disinfection unit diagnostic message, the most such as battery information, LED information, sensor information and the details that communicate.

At 605, user makes and sends ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data to eye-care professional people The decision of member.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program can use known data transmission method to be conducive to Sharing data with eye care professional, described method the most such as sends the electricity including text message Sub-mail, transmission include that the Email of data file, making make eye care professional to visit The file asking website and obtain or data or alternate manner.By non-limitative example, with eye The ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data that care professional shares can include adherent lens brand and parameter, Adherent lens wear time table, user specific information, cleaning cycle details, adherent lens clean Degrees of data, adherent lens and radiosterilization storage box change the sky before history, recommended replacement adherent lens Natural law before number, recommended replacement radiosterilization storage box.Shared data can include that ophthalmic lens sterilization is single Unit's diagnostic message, the most such as battery information, LED information, sensor information and communicating is believed in detail Breath.The data shared can be being with text, chart, figure and other form represented.Eye-care Professional may also be able to send messages and data to the ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application journey of user Sequence, message and data can be checked or can be transferred to ophthalmic lens to disappear in described application program Poison unit is also shown on viewing area.Eye care professional's message and data can include such as eye Portion checks that prompting, adherent lens buy prompting, sales information, ordering information or out of Memory.

At 606, user makes and sends ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data to adherent lens manufacturer Or the decision of other adherent lens supplier.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program can use known Data transmission method is conducive to manufacturer or other supplier with adherent lens to share data, described side Method the most such as sends the electronics postal including that the Email of text message, transmission include data file Part, make the file making the manufacturer of adherent lens or other supplier can access website and obtain or Data or alternate manner.By non-limitative example, with manufacturer or other supply of adherent lens The ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data that business shares can include that adherent lens brand and parameter, adherent lens are worn Wear timetable, user specific information, cleaning cycle details, adherent lens cleannes data, connect Touch the natural law before eyeglass and radiosterilization storage box replacing history, recommended replacement adherent lens, suggestion more Change the natural law before radiosterilization storage box.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit diagnostic message, such as example can be shared Such as battery information, LED information, sensor information and the details that communicate.The data shared can be With text, chart, figure and other form represented.The manufacturer of adherent lens or other supplier Also can send messages and data to the ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program of user, message and data Can be checked in described application program or ophthalmic lens disinfection unit can be transferred to and be shown in On viewing area.Manufacturer's message and data can include that such as examination of eyes prompting, adherent lens are bought Prompting, ordering information and automatic ordering interface, adherent lens discount information, adherent lens are bought preferential Certificate or out of Memory.

At 607, user provides ophthalmic lens disinfection unit for eye care professional, described specially Industry personnel open described ophthalmic lens disinfection unit to the device in eye care professional office Communication, described device such as PC, smart mobile phone or other be able to receive that ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data Device.The ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application journey that PC, smart mobile phone or other device use can be passed through Sequence can be conducive to data sharing.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program can be to transport on the computing device The stand-alone utility of row, can be to use to calculate application program available on the website that device accesses, Or can be the Distributed Application journey with the function simultaneously run on separate computing device and website Sequence.At 608, ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program is used for checking and analyze ophthalmic lens sterilization Cell data.Data can include text, chart, figure and other representation.By non-limiting Example, data can include that adherent lens brand and parameter, adherent lens wear time table, user are specific Information, cleaning cycle details, adherent lens cleannes data, adherent lens and radiosterilization are deposited Before storage box changes the natural law before history, recommended replacement adherent lens, recommended replacement radiosterilization storage box Natural law.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit diagnostic message, the most such as battery information, LED letter can be shared Breath, sensor information and the details that communicate.Eye care professional also perhaps be able to message and Data transmit the ophthalmic lens disinfection unit to user, and message and data can show in said device On viewing area.Eye care professional's message and data can include such as examination of eyes prompting, Adherent lens buys prompting, sales information or out of Memory.

At 609, eye care professional makes and sends ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data to connecing Touch lens manufacturer or the decision of other adherent lens supplier.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program Known data transmission method can be used to be conducive to the manufacturer with adherent lens or other supplier to share Data, described method the most such as sends and includes that the Email of text message, transmission include data literary composition The Email of part, making make the manufacturer of adherent lens or other supplier can access website and obtain The file taken or data or alternate manner.By non-limitative example, with the manufacturer of adherent lens Or the ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data shared of other supplier can include adherent lens brand and parameter, Adherent lens wear time table, user specific information, cleaning cycle details, adherent lens clean Degrees of data, adherent lens and radiosterilization storage box change the sky before history, recommended replacement adherent lens Natural law before number, recommended replacement radiosterilization storage box.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit diagnosis letter can be shared Breath, the most such as battery information, LED information, sensor information and the details that communicate.Share Data can be being with text, chart, figure and other form represented.

At 610, user is manufacturer or the eye-care professional people of other supplier of adherent lens Member provides ophthalmic lens disinfection unit, and described professional opens described ophthalmic lens disinfection unit to system The communication of the device in Zao Shang office, described device such as PC, smart mobile phone or other be able to receive that The device of ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data.The eye that PC, smart mobile phone or other device use can be passed through Section's lens disinfection unit application program can be conducive to data sharing.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program Can be the stand-alone utility run on the computing device, can be to use to calculate the net that device accesses Application program available on standing, or the while of can being to have on both separate computing device and website 1 The distributed application program of the function run.At 611, ophthalmic lens disinfection unit application program is used In checking and analyzing ophthalmic lens disinfection unit data.Data can include text, chart, figure and its Its representation.By non-limitative example, data can include adherent lens brand and parameter, contact Lens wear timetable, user specific information, cleaning cycle details, the adherent lens cleaning number of degrees According to, adherent lens and radiosterilization storage box change the natural law before history, recommended replacement adherent lens, Natural law before recommended replacement radiosterilization storage box.Ophthalmic lens disinfection unit diagnostic message can be shared, The most such as battery information, LED information, sensor information and the details that communicate.Adherent lens The ophthalmic lens sterilization that manufacturer or other supplier may also be able to send messages and data to user is single Unit, message and data can be shown on viewing area in this device.Manufacturer's message and data can Prompting, adherent lens discount information, contact lens is bought including the prompting of such as examination of eyes, adherent lens Sheet buys reward voucher or out of Memory.

Referring now to Fig. 7, figure shows controller 700.Controller 700 includes processor 710, Described processor 710 can include the one or more processor parts being coupled to communicator 720.Logical T unit 720 is also configured to and be received with herein with electric transmission by communication channel transmission information The numerical data that described function is relevant.

Communicator 720 can be additionally used in and the most such as leads to one or more human-readable display devices Letter, the most such as: LCD, light-emitting diode display or other display device or printer.At some In preference, touch screen is utilized to provide and the man machine interface of base unit of sterilizing.

Processor 710 also can communicate with storage device 730.Storage device 730 can include any properly Information-storing device, including magnetic memory apparatus (such as tape, radio-frequency (RF) tag and hard drive Device), optical storage and/or semiconductor memory system (such as random access memory (RAM) Device and read only memory (ROM) device) combination.

Storage device 730 can store the program 740 for controlling processor 710.Processor 710 performs The instruction of program 740.Such as, processor 710 can receive description eyeglass, lens inventory, eye protect Office's prescription of reason medical practitioner or the information of subscription information, user preference etc..Storage device 730 Also patient-related data can be stored in one or more data base 750 and 760, described patient's phase Closing data is to receive, directly from the net of manufacturer from the source of the such as office of eye-care medical practitioner Network (third party) receives or is inputted by user.

Referring now to Fig. 8, network shows how ophthalmic lens memory element 801 can be by manufacturing Business's network 807 connects, described manufacturer network 807, the most such as the Internet, cellular link, virtual Dedicated network or other vehicle being used for transmitting numerical data.Ophthalmic lens memory element can include all Sensor, communicator and program capability as described in present patent application.It addition, equipment can include It is connected to programmable processor and the storage device of human-readable display device, as below with respect to Fig. 7 Described further.

In general, ophthalmic lens memory element 801 can act and can be stored by ophthalmic lens to follow the tracks of Unit 801 access stock and based on memorizer is stored multiple input generate for ophthalmic lens Automatic order.Automatically order is programmed to after user confirms send to example together with payment information Such as factory of manufacturer or retailer.Sterilization base unit 801 in memorizer can include about user, Eyeglass, remaining eyeglass number, weather and the user that the eye-care medical practitioner of user, user buy The information of prescription.Additionally, when user receives eyeglass, some sterilization base unit scanning bags can be used The bar code loaded onto, to provide the numerical data describing eyeglass/order.

Numerical data can process or transmit by storing data in sterilization base unit 801 to even Receive target 802-806 of distributed network 807.These data are applicable to follow the tracks of specific eyeglass and order Single, prevent any use forging eyeglass that may be harmful to user, follow the tracks of user about specific mirror The feedback of sheet, be conducive to by any negative results it may happen that before warn user recall arbitrary Specific products, it is ensured that meet the product that eye-care medical practitioner specifies, and follow the tracks of weather conditions pair The impact of particular optic.It addition, Weather information and allergy warning data can be downloaded for letter by device Breath produces and data analysis.Data analysis can include such as making weather and allergy information and abnormal protein Or microorganism accumulation is relevant.

Target 802-806 can include such as network access device 802, and described device is included in processor Control lower display and the keyboard accessing distributed network 807.Therefore, network access device can include Personal computer, mobile device, laptop computer or terminating machine.Other network access device 803 Can be essentially movement and include personal digital assistant (" PDA "), there is network access energy The cellular phone of power, net book or other relatively small processor run electrical equipment, and described electrical equipment has Across a network sends and receives the ability of numerical data.

Processor plate can include network access device 804-805, described device and ophthalmic lens and solution The manufacturing facility of the warehouse of retail location, ophthalmic lens and solution and ophthalmic lens and solution is associated.

Therefore sterilization base unit 801 can receive the information about ophthalmic lens and solution with aid-device Usertracking eyeglass uses, and directly assigns automatic order to manufacturing facility, follows the tracks of eye-care operation doctor The reservation situation of teacher (" ECP "), and the compatibility of contrast bar code data and eyeglass is with detection also Forging eyeglass with signal warning, described forgery eyeglass may not meet sanitary standard and cause great Eye problems.Such as, the manufacturer of eyeglass, deadline and the digital number of focal power specification are described According to.Automatically order also can be transmitted and can transmit to arbitrary network to access from sterilization base unit 801 and fill Put 802-806.Numerical data can one or both of in the following manner transmission: do not introduce artificial delay (real Time) or periodically.

Ophthalmic lens memory element 801 can collect and describe report that the eyeglass that used of user collects will Described report transmission is to the network access device being associated with related entities.Related entities can be such as Lens manufacturer, Market Analyst, ophthalmic lens retailer；Ophthalmic lens warehouse or other interests Entity.

Sterilization base unit 801 can act to analyze specific to the data of user and proposes to patient The suggestion of the most more eyeglasses on probation and solution and also initiate ordering for commercially available eyeglass Single.Order initiates to include that transmission describes patient and the eyeglass of patient to be shipped for and the digital number of solution According to.Digital information initiate therefore can include the most following in any or all of: patient name and ground Location, bill information, payment information, eyeglass SKU, number of lenses, for eyeglass provide prescription eye Nursing medical practitioner, weather and allergy data and any out of Memory, described information is generally by selling The online retail website of eyeglass receives.One exemplary online sales vehicle includes Acuvue- Direct^TM, it processes ordering for ophthalmic lens by distributed network 807 (including the Internet) Single.

Ophthalmic lens memory element 801 can act to start prompting automatically (such as ACUMINDER^TM), to complete to change afterwards the adherent lens of patient at proposed wear time. Timetable can start based on the type of lenses distributed and proposed lens wear timetable, or base The data that collected in the measurement of sensor from sterilization base unit and from the beginning of.Sterilization base unit 801 then can display reminding the most in the user interface, or cause the most such as by following Person or many persons transmit prompting: Email, text message, social media, RSS and phone.Carry Show can include the mankind can interpretation message, described message instruction user specifically operate, such as change The eyeglass of user.

Referring now to Fig. 9, depict the exemplary screen of the touch-screen display of ophthalmic lens memory element Curtain sectional drawing.The screenshot capture 900A of sterilization base unit display depicts and uses in the lens disinfection cycle The exemplary options that family will be seen over the display.Software in sterilization base unit can display to the user that Remaining periodicity in its for the last time time of cleaning and particular optic service life.It addition, user Can see that remaining battery life in sterilization base unit, user sets and user can compile in a device Other function of journey, described user is set and will be able to be sterilized by the intensity and open-assembly time that change UV Processing controls is in the specific time.Additionally, can provide a user with more about each process, directiveness Information or the information of informative data.Such as, as shown in screenshot capture 900B, operational order can include The different functionalities of disinfection unit.

Referring now to Figure 10, the exemplary screen depicting ophthalmic lens memory unit in figure is cut Figure, which show the precleaning eyeglass through measuring and has cleaned eyeglass.At 1000A, sensor and Program can produce the image in the touch screen being incident upon ophthalmic lens memory element, which show user and sees Left eyeglass before the sterilization arrived and right eyeglass.The more important thing is, program can be extracted and be produced by sensor Numerical data to follow the tracks of protein aggregation existing before cleaning or the quantity of pathogenic bacteria.Can be analyzed this When storage data exist with warning user is amassed more than the albumen of the normal range relative to pre-programmed threshold value Poly-or specific pathogenic bacteria change.After protein aggregation in eyeglass being detected or the abnormal quantity of pathogenic bacteria, disappear Poison base unit can warn user, directly transmits picture to eye-care medical practitioner, or makes specific disappearing Cease and sent to user by one of related network device described in Fig. 8.

It addition, as shown in screenshot capture 1000B, numeral number also can be analyzed and produce to sterilization base unit Determine when eyeglass cannot stand required cleaning according to this.Such as, this situation is likely to occur in eyeglass change Defective time, eyeglass life cycle at the end of or time eyeglass expires.

Referring now to Figure 11, figure depicts the exemplary screen shots of ophthalmic lens memory element, its Depict the further user that may be included in device to set.At 1100A, as user interface is painted Show, it is shown that the exemplary setting being associated with the lens wear cycle.These settings can include about week The user preference of persistent period phase.Other parts such as the disclosure are explained, this can make routine change disappear Frequency between intensity, the persistent period of each radiation dose and the described radiation dose of poison radiation.

At 1100B, setting including the network user as described in Figure 8, described setting can be with sterilization base Seat unit is associated.It addition, allow user manually change the setting of time and date or be linked to Network equipment, such as mobile phone, with Date Of Change/time automatic during travelling or in the holding time in the daytime Change.It addition, Weather information and allergy warning data can be downloaded by device and produce and data for information Analyze.Data analysis can include such as, makes weather and allergy information amass with abnormal protein or microorganism Poly-association.Also can control warning message to prevent from issuing the user with unnecessary warning.

Referring now to Figure 12, it is shown that the exemplary screen shots of ophthalmic lens memory element, described eye Section's lens storage unit is ordered with the reservation of eye-care medical practitioner and automatic eyeglass and is associated.? At 1200A, screen shows the prompting attending predetermined eye reservation.Disinfection unit also can make network Associated apparatus sends the additional information about prompting, such as locality, cancellation information etc..Attending After reservation, user can check, by interface, reservation that he/her has attended and sterilization base unit is recordable And use these data to follow the tracks of and to arrange reservation in the future.Alternatively, information can from Other source that device is associated receives.Such as, information can be directly from eye-care medical practitioner office Receive, or receive from the mobile phone enabling GPS.Enable the software in the mobile phone of GPS, then can be such as By using smart mobile phone APP record, and numerical data is sent to network or sterilization base unit, Thus reflect that user such as from about arrives appointment position.

Finally, ophthalmic lens memory element may also be combined with lens prescription change, the light the most such as specified The change of focal power, and include that these change at the upper automatic order of the most predetermined eyeglass, or follow the tracks of from Act used eyeglass at that time consistent with new recipe.Owing to such as using the bar code in eyeglass packaging, Or by the data produced from sensor, the tracking to eyeglass can be realized and examine, to help programming soft Part determines the focal power of concrete eyeglass, as previously explained.

Conclusion

The disclosure provide be used for collecting, store and analytical data to control kit function, display user disappears Breath and the method that ophthalmic lens sterilization base unit is programmed.Additionally, communications option allows Data are communicated, for mirror by network between ophthalmic lens memory element and external device (ED) or entity Sheet monitoring and automatic eyeglass are ordered.

Claims (21)

1. for storing an equipment for one or more ophthalmic lens, including:

Programmable ophthalmic lens memory element, it is for carrying out disinfection to one or more ophthalmic lens, wherein said ophthalmology Lens storage unit includes processor, and described processor and digital memory logic communication use can perform software, described can Perform software be stored in described digital memory and with described processor co-operation with:

Set up between described programmable ophthalmic lens memory element and the network equipment being associated and connect, wherein said connection The communication and the wherein said programmable ophthalmic lens memory element that are applicable to numerical data store one or more ophthalmology mirrors Sheet；

Storage includes the record of numerical data, and described numerical data describes described programmable ophthalmic lens memory element to described The number of the disinfection cycle that one or more ophthalmic lens are applied；

Based on the numerical data stored, generate for one or both of following automatic order: additional ophthalmic lens and can compiling The parts of the ophthalmic lens memory element of journey；And

Described automatic order is transmitted by the described network equipment being associated；

Wherein said equipment also includes sensor, and described sensor is for measuring and store the situation of the eyeglass that description is sterilized Numerical data, and

Wherein said sensor includes that one or both of the intensity for detecting light vector and direction describe described ophthalmology to generate The device of the data of eyeglass optical characteristics in disinfecting process.

Equipment the most according to claim 1, wherein said order transmits based on the input receiving user.

Equipment the most according to claim 1 and 2, also includes the bar code reader that can download and process corresponding data, Described corresponding data identifies lens product by network.

Equipment the most according to claim 3, wherein said corresponding data includes the specification specific to described eyeglass.

Equipment the most according to claim 3, wherein said corresponding data includes the data describing checking feature, described checking Feature can be detected by the sensor in programmable ophthalmic lens memory element.

Equipment the most according to claim 5, wherein said programmable ophthalmic lens memory element can examine described During described checking feature in ophthalmic lens, checking verification message is sent to user or third party.

Equipment the most according to claim 1, the described packet of the described optical characteristics of described ophthalmic lens described in it Include focal power and the base curve of described eyeglass.

Equipment the most according to claim 1, wherein contrasts the specification of measured optical characteristics with described eyeglass To monitor the actual performance of described eyeglass.

Equipment the most according to claim 8, wherein actual performance data are extracted in disinfecting process and store for inciting somebody to action That comes analyzes with detection relative to the performance change setting threshold value.

Equipment the most according to claim 1 and 2, also include can based on the numerical data transmitted by described processor to User shows the user interface of message notifying.

11. equipment according to claim 1 and 2, also include the communication that can send message to the processing means being associated Element, described processing means is used for receiving message and showing described message to one or both of user and third party.

12. equipment according to claim 11, also include for user and one or both of third party being associated input Device for the setting preference of described message.

13. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said processor can use can perform software store and analyze by The data of described sensor acquisition, set preference and from the described data performing software analysis.

14. equipment according to claim 13, wherein said processor can also use the data gathered from attachment device, Described attachment device and the described processor logic communication of described programmable ophthalmic lens memory element.

15. equipment according to claim 14, wherein said processor can also use the data gathered from attachment device Producing automatic order, described automatic order can be sent to third party.

16. equipment according to claim 2, the predetermined setting based on user of wherein said automatic order and send out Send.

17. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said automatic order sends after user confirms.

18. equipment according to claim 13, wherein said automatic order is being confirmed prescription by eye-care medical practitioner Rear transmission.

19. equipment according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said automatically ordering is for adherent lens.

20. equipment according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said automatically ordering is for sterilisation radiation source.

21. equipment according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said automatically ordering is for antiseptic solution.