JP2002162607A - Spectacle sales system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rapid and adequate spectacle sales system utilizing a communication network. SOLUTION: The spectacle sales systems of selling spectacles by utilizing terminals connected through the communication network to a distributor's server has steps of; urging the input of lens fabrication data; urging the input of frame selection conditions and urging the selection of the frames by displaying the frame catalog information meeting the resulted conditions; urging selection of lenses by displaying the lens catalog information meeting the inputted lens processing data and the selected frame information; urging customers to order the spectacles and to input the customer information by forming order data by the selected frame information and the lens information; asking fabrication to fabrication factories after receipt of the orders; asking frame suppliers and lens suppliers for procurement of the frames and the lenses and arranging the delivery of the framed spectacles.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to spectacles for which a series of spectacle purchase procedures can be performed by accessing from a terminal which can be connected to a host (server) computer having a sales system program via the Internet or a dedicated communication line. It is about a sales system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When purchasing spectacles, a visit to a spectacle shop is usually performed, and selection of spectacle frames and lenses is selected while receiving advice (consulting) from a clerk. It is a common practice to make an order, visit a spectacles shop again at a later date, put on glasses with frames, and have a clerk fine-adjust the position before receiving the glasses. Behind this practice is that lens processing requires individual processing data (prescription values, height data, etc.), and fine adjustment of the frame to suit individual faces (nose pad Adjustment, temple adjustment to adjust the length to the position of the customer's ear, etc.).

[0003] Data necessary for lens processing includes the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, the astigmatism power, the axial angle, the pupil distance, and the like. The lens meter can measure the power of the lens of currently used spectacles, and the operator measures the optical center for each eye. Autolef keratometer is used to perform objective measurements such as myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, astigmatism power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance.
The examiner had to press the start switch. The phoropter performs subjective measurement and confirmation based on the result obtained by objective measurement.

[0004]

However, an eyeglass store requires a large inventory of eyeglass frames (according to the trend), and because of face-to-face sales at the eyeglass store, costs related to real estate and labor are reduced. Take it. Further, from the viewpoint of the purchaser, there is a problem that it is troublesome to go to the spectacle store. On the other hand, in a conventional optometer, it is measured by a specialized examiner (clerk). Even if the power can be measured, it is not clear which position of the eyeglasses selected by the customer is located at the optical center of the lens. Did not. The shape of the glasses is different,
Another reason is that the height of the human nose and the position of the ears are different. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an eyeglass sales system using a communication network in order to solve such a problem.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An eyeglass sales system according to the present invention is a system for selling eyeglasses using a terminal connected to a server of a seller via a communication network. Prompting for input and prompting for frame selection conditions, displaying frame catalog information matching the obtained conditions, prompting frame selection, matching input lens processing data and selected frame information Displaying lens catalog information and prompting selection of lenses, creating order data based on the selected frame information and lens information, prompting the customer to order glasses and inputting customer information, and after receiving the order. Requesting processing to a processing factory; procuring frames and lenses to frame suppliers and lens suppliers;
And performing a delivery arrangement of the framed glasses.

At this time, at the customer terminal, the lens processing data is input by inputting the prescription values for the myopia / far vision power, astigmatism power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance of the left and right eyes by the customer operation. For the vertical and horizontal distance between the vertex and the reference point of the lens, and the distance from the frame to the ear, after receiving the order, a simple test frame made of paper or plastic and graduated from the processing factory will be delivered to the customer. Attaches the above simple test frame,
The scale is read by reflecting on a mirror or by a digital camera, and the read value is input by a customer operation or the image data is sent as it is.

When an order is placed in an unmanned store based on the same prescription data as that of the glasses currently in use, input of the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, the astigmatism power, the axial angle, and the interpupillary distance of the lens processing data. Is equipped with a fully automatic lens meter in the terminal, the fully automatic lens meter is equipped with a lens mapping measuring machine and a spectacle left and right moving device, and once the spectacles are set, the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, astigmatism power and axial Measures the angle and interpupillary distance and automatically inputs.

On the other hand, when a new measurement is performed, the input of the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, the astigmatism power, the axis angle, and the interpupillary distance of the lens processing data is provided in a terminal provided with a fully automatic auto-refkeratometer. The auto refkeratometer is equipped with a start switch on the subject side. When the subject presses the start switch and puts his / her face on the machine base, the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, astigmatism power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance are automatically determined. Measure and enter automatically.

Next, the terminal is provided with an automatic pupil position measuring device at the terminal for inputting the vertical distance and horizontal distance pupil between the corneal vertex of the lens processing data and the reference point of the lens, and the automatic pupil position measuring device is located inside the test frame. On each side, a digital camera or an infrared light emitting / receiving element is provided in pairs on the left and right of each pupil, and the corneal apex and the reference position of the lens are measured, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance pupil between the corneal apex and the reference point of the lens are measured. Measure and enter automatically.

Further, the input of the distance from the frame of the lens processing data to the ear includes a digital camera in the terminal,
The side of the head of the customer wearing the automatic pupil position measuring device is photographed, the distance from the frame to the ear is measured, and the input is automatically performed.

The terminal is equipped with an automatic phoropter, which is equipped with an automatic speech synthesizer, a "yes / no" switch, a microphone, and passes through a lens of power based on the measurement result of a fully automatic auto-refkeratometer. The optotypes can be shown and subjective measurements and confirmations can be made.

In selecting a frame, a server is provided with a model file in which various types of face pictures serving as models are stored, and a model face similar to the face of a customer is selected from the model file, and the selected face is selected. This is done by displaying a composite image of the face and frame of the model on the screen, or by displaying a composite image of the face and frame of the customer taken by the digital camera provided on the terminal on the screen. For selection, an imaginary view of the side of the frame that encloses each lens is displayed on the screen for each material and refractive index, and the selection of lens color and density is the scenery seen with colorless glasses and the scenery seen with colored glasses Is displayed on the screen for comparison, and the color of the lens portion of the composite image is changed and displayed for comparison.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the eyeglass sales system according to the present invention. This glasses sales system,
The Internet 1 realizes order sales of goods between customers and sellers, and realizes order of goods between sellers and frame suppliers and lens suppliers. These seller servers 2 ( Host computer) and customer terminal 3,
The terminal 4 of the unmanned store, the server 5 of the frame supplier, and the server 6 of the lens supplier are connected to each other via the Internet 1. The customer terminal 3 may use a mobile communication device or the like in addition to a personal computer. The terminal 4 of the unmanned store includes a digital camera 7 for photographing the photograph of the customer's face and the side of the head, a fully automatic lens meter 8 for measuring data required for lens processing, a fully automatic auto reflex keratometer 9, an automatic phoropter 10, an automatic pupil position measuring device 11 is provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server. The server 2 of the seller includes communication means 12 for communicating with a terminal connected via the Internet 1 and lens processing data obtaining means 1 for obtaining data required for lens processing.
3, frame selection means 14, lens selection means 15, glasses ordering means 16, storage means 17, and the like.

The storage means 17 stores a frame database, a lens database, and a model file. The frame database is composed of catalog photographs of the patterns of each eyeglass frame, types of frames, frame materials (metal, cells, etc.), frame colors, shape characteristics, prices, and other information. The lens database includes a lens type, lens photograph, color, density, weight, edge thickness (lens side thickness), price, and the like. The model file stores various types of face pictures that serve as models for simulating an imaginary view when the customer mounts the selected frame. In addition, the storage means 17 stores customer photo data, lens processing data, order data, customer information, and the like.

The fully automatic lens meter 8 is a combination of a conventional lens meter, a lens mapping measuring device, and a spectacle left / right moving device. Once the spectacles are set, the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, astigmatism power, and the like are automatically determined. Shaft angle,
The interpupillary distance can be measured. As a result, it is possible to easily measure the lens without requiring a specialized operator.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the fully automatic auto reflex keratometer. The fully automatic auto-refkeratometer 9
The conventional automatic reflex keratometer is provided with a start switch 9a on the subject side. The examinee sits in front of the fully automatic auto reflex keratometer, presses the start switch, and applies his face to the forehead rest 9b and the chin rest 9c.
The myopia / far vision power, astigmatism power, axial angle, and interpupillary distance of the left and right eyes are automatically measured. In the prior art, the examiner had to press the start switch, but by adding the switch 9a pressed by the subject, the measurement can be performed more reliably.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the automatic phoropter.
The automatic phoropter 10 is used to show an optotype to the subject's eye through a diopter lens based on the measurement result of the fully automatic auto reflex keratometer.
0a, "Yes / No" switch 10b, microphone 10
c, data control means. The data control means
Take the measurement result of the fully automatic auto reflex keratometer, adjust the lens, ask the examinee how to see the optotype using an automatic speech synthesizer, and automatically switch the lens based on the "Yes / No" switch or voice response. Make adjustments. This allows the customer to automatically perform subjective measurements and confirmations.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an automatic pupil position measuring device.
(A) is a perspective view, (b) is an explanatory view of a vertical distance and a horizontal distance between a corneal vertex and a reference point of a lens, and a distance from a frame to an ear. The automatic pupil position measuring device 11 includes a digital camera 1
1b and measurement control means. The measurement control means
The vertical distance h and the horizontal distance d between the reference point m of the lens and the corneal vertex n projected by the digital camera are measured. When the customer wears the glasses selected by the customer based on the vertical distance h and the horizontal distance d, the optical center can be provided at an appropriate position of the pupil. Alternatively, the automatic pupil position measuring device may be provided with infrared light emitting / receiving elements in pairs on the left and right of each pupil, and similarly measure the vertical distance h and the horizontal distance d.
Furthermore, a terminal is provided with a digital camera and a measuring means for measuring the distance from the frame to the ear, and the side face of the head of the customer equipped with the automatic pupil position measuring device is photographed. From the position of the projected frame and the ear, from the frame to the ear. Can be measured.

The order sales process at the customer terminal 3 will be described using this system. Here, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the order sales process at the customer terminal. The customer connects the terminal 3 to the server 2 via the Internet 1. The lens processing data obtaining means 13 displays an input screen for lens processing data, and prompts the user to input lens processing data. The customer prepares a prescription pre-diagnosed by an ophthalmologist, and the customer inputs the myopia / far vision power, astigmatism power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance of the left and right eyes in the prescription to the terminal 3 (S1). . The above input process is necessary only when purchasing glasses with power. When purchasing glasses without power, the input process can be omitted by designating no power at the terminal 3. When the input is completed at the terminal 3, the prescription data is transmitted to the server 2.

Next, a frame selection condition input screen is displayed by the frame selection means 14, prompting input of a desired condition (S2). When the customer enters the desired items such as the type of frame desired, frame material (metal, cell, etc.), frame color, and shape characteristics, and this is completed,
The frame selection condition input data is transmitted to the server 2.

The frame selecting means 14 transfers, from the catalog information of various frames in the frame database, the catalog information of the frame that satisfies the frame selection condition to the terminal 3 and displays it (S3).
When a frame is selected, an imaginary view of the user wearing the selected frame can be simulated on the screen of the terminal 3 and checked to see if the frame matches his or her own personality. it can.

In the simulation described above, a model selection screen is called upon a request from the terminal 3 and various types of face pictures stored in the model file are displayed on the terminal 3. (S4), the face picture is combined with the precise picture of the frame selected by the customer and displayed on the screen (S4).
5). The customer selects a frame while checking the composite image. When the selection of the frame is completed (S6), the frame information is transmitted to the server 2.

Next, the lens selecting means 15 is applicable based on the myopia / far vision power of the customer's left and right eyes obtained in the course of the lens processing data obtaining means and the frame information selected by the frame selecting means. The lens catalog information is retrieved and extracted from the lens database and displayed on the terminal 3 (S7). The lens catalog information transmitted to the terminal 3 includes the weight, edge thickness (lens side thickness), and price for each lens.

At this time, an imaginary view of the side of the frame in which each lens is framed is displayed on the screen for each material and refractive index. The customer selects a lens while visually checking the degree of the edge thickness.

When the color and the depth of the lens are selected, the user is prompted to select the desired color and the density, and how the landscape is related to the selected lens color and the density. It simulates whether it looks discolored and displays it on the screen. The simulation is performed by comparing and displaying the landscape viewed with the colorless glasses and the landscape viewed with the colored glasses (parameters of color and density), and comparing and displaying the composite image by changing the coloration of the lens portion. . The customer can select the color and the depth of the lens while confirming the scenery seen by the user and the face seen by another person based on the color and the density. When the selection of the lens by the customer is completed (S8), the lens information is transmitted to the server 2.

Next, the spectacles ordering means 16 specifies spectacles including the spectacle frame information and the lens information determined above,
The order data such as price and delivery date is displayed on the screen of the terminal 3 (S9), and the delivery address, first and last name, payment method, EM
Input of customer information such as an AIL address is prompted. After confirming the order data, the customer enters customer information when ordering (S10) and presses the order button. Then, the order is completed (S11), and the customer information is transmitted to the server 2. The order data, customer information and the like are stored in a predetermined file by the storage means 17.

Upon receipt of the customer information, the spectacles ordering means 16 transmits an order confirmation E-MAIL including the order number to the customer and, at the same time, notifies the person in charge of the processing factory of the order received via the Ethernet (registered trademark). (S12). The person in charge delivers the simple test frame to the eyeglass destination specified by the customer (S13).

The simple test frame is for measuring the vertical distance and horizontal distance between the corneal vertex of the customer and the reference point of the lens, and the distance from the frame to the ear.
The simple test frame is made of an inexpensive material such as paper or plastic so that the customer can easily measure the vertical distance h and the horizontal distance d between the vertex of the cornea and the reference point of the lens, and the distance L from the frame to the ear. Since a suitable scale p is provided around the frame, the customer wears the simple test frame and reads the scale by reflecting it on a mirror (FIG. 6). At present, digital cameras are relatively widespread in homes, so that a high-precision measurement result can be obtained by mounting a simple test frame, reading the scale on the digital camera, and reading the scale. Then, the vertical distance and horizontal distance between the read corneal vertex and the reference point of the lens and the distance from the frame to the ear are input to the terminal 3 together with the order number, or the image data captured by the digital camera is directly input to the terminal 3. Enter the above server 2
(S14).

The lenses are automatically ordered to the lens supplier via the Internet, and the frames are similarly automatically ordered to the frame supplier via the Internet (S1).
5).

At the processing plant, when the ordered lens and the frame arrive, the frame shape is measured by the frame tracer, the lens is processed by the balling machine, the frame is framed (S16), and then delivered to the ordered customer. (S17).

Next, an order sales process in an unmanned store will be described. Here, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the order sales process in the terminal of the unmanned store. First, the terminal 4 is connected to the server 2 via the Internet 1 or a dedicated communication line, and the lens processing data obtaining means 13 prompts the customer to measure lens processing data. At this time, there are eyeglasses currently in use, and the user is prompted to select whether to order new eyeglasses based on the same prescription data or to newly measure (S18).

If the customer has glasses currently in use and chooses to order new glasses based on the same prescription data, the user is prompted to sit down and measure in front of the fully automatic lens meter 8. By causing the currently used glasses to be measured by the fully automatic lens meter 8, the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes, the astigmatism power, the axial angle, and the interpupillary distance are measured and automatically input to the terminal 4 (S19). ). When the input is completed, the measurement data is transmitted to the server 2. In this case, next, the customer is prompted to perform measurement by the automatic pupil position measurement device (S22).

When a new measurement is selected, the user is required to sit in front of the fully automatic auto reflex keratometer 9 and press the start switch to apply the face to the forehead rest 9b and the chin rest 9c. The customer sits in front of the fully automatic auto-refkeratometer 9 and presses the start switch. And
When the face is brought into contact with the forehead rest 9b and the chin rest 9c, the myopic / far vision power of the left and right eyes, the astigmatism power, the axial angle, and the interpupillary distance are automatically measured and automatically input to the terminal 4 (S20). . When the input is completed, the measurement data is sent to server
Sent to.

Next, the user is required to sit in front of the automatic phoropter 10 and perform subjective measurement and confirmation. Automatic phoropter 10
, A lens having a power based on the measurement result of the fully automatic auto-refkeratometer is set, and the customer is asked about the appearance of the target by an automatic speech synthesizer. The customer answers with a "yes / no" switch or voice, and the automatic phoropter automatically adjusts the lens according to the answer. After confirmation, the measurement data is input to the terminal 4 (S21). When the input is completed, the measurement data is transmitted to the server 2.

Further, the server 2 may be provided with means for receiving the switch data of "yes / no" and the measurement data, and displaying the next instruction on a screen by a person or unmanned.
An experienced person can intervene if the routine does not fit into the automatic phoropter pattern.

Next, the user sits beside the digital camera 7 and wears the automatic pupil position measuring device 11 to prompt the user to measure the vertical distance and horizontal distance between the corneal vertex and the reference point of the lens, and the distance from the frame to the ear. . When the user sits at a predetermined position and wears the automatic pupil position measuring device 11, the digital camera 11b photographs the corneal vertex of the customer and the reference point of the lens, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance between the corneal vertex and the reference point of the lens are automatically measured. And
It is automatically input to the terminal 4. Further, the side of the head is photographed by the digital camera 7, the distance from the frame to the ear is automatically measured, and the distance is automatically input to the terminal 4 (S22). When the input is completed, the measurement data is transmitted to the server 2.

Next, the user is prompted to sit in front of the digital camera 7 and take a photograph of the face. The front of the head of the customer who does not wear glasses is photographed by the digital camera 7, and the data of the face photograph is input to the terminal 4 (S23). When the input is completed, the face photograph data is transmitted to the server 2.

Next, a frame selection condition input screen is displayed by the frame selection means 14, prompting input of a desired condition. The customer inputs selection items such as desired frame type, frame material (metal, cell, etc.), frame color, and shape characteristics (S24). When this is completed, the frame selection condition input data is transmitted to the server 2. You.

The frame selecting means 14 transfers, from the catalog information of various frames in the frame database, the catalog information of the frame that satisfies the frame selection condition to the terminal 4 and displays it (S2).
5). When a frame is selected, an imaginary view of mounting the selected frame can be simulated on the screen of the terminal 4 and viewed.

The simulation in the terminal 4 combines a precise picture of the selected frame with a photograph of the customer's face taken by the camera 7 and as if the customer were wearing the frame and reflecting on the mirror. This is performed by displaying on the screen of the terminal 4 (S26). The customer selects a frame while checking the composite image. When the selection of the frame is completed (S27), the frame information is transmitted to the server 2.

Next, the lens selection means 15 can be applied based on the myopia / far vision power of the left and right eyes of the customer obtained in the process of obtaining the lens processing data and the frame information selected by the frame selection means. The lens catalog information is retrieved and extracted from the lens database and displayed on the terminal 4 (S28). The lens catalog information transmitted to the terminal 4 includes the weight, edge thickness (lens side thickness), and price for each lens.

At this time, an imaginary view of the side of the frame in which each lens is framed is displayed on the screen for each material and refractive index. The customer selects a lens while visually checking the degree of the edge thickness.

If the user selects a lens color and density at the time of selecting the lens, the user is prompted to select a desired color and density. Then, it simulates how the landscape looks discolored and displays it on the screen. The simulation is performed by comparing and displaying the landscape viewed with the colorless glasses and the landscape viewed with the colored glasses (parameters of color and density), and comparing and displaying the composite image by changing the coloration of the lens portion. . The customer can select the color and the depth of the lens while confirming the scenery seen by the user and the face seen by another person based on the color and the density. When the selection of the lens by the customer is completed (S
29), the lens information is transmitted to the server 2.

Next, the spectacles ordering means 16 specifies the spectacles specifications including the determined spectacle frame information and lens information,
Order data such as price and delivery date is displayed on the screen of the terminal 4 (S30), and the delivery address, first and last name, payment method, E-
Input of customer information such as a mail address is prompted. After confirming this, the customer inputs customer information when ordering (S31) and presses the order button. Then, the order is completed (S32), and the customer information is transmitted to the server 2. The order data, customer information and the like are stored in a predetermined file by the storage means 17.

Upon receipt of the customer information, the spectacles ordering means 16 transmits an order confirmation E-MAIL including the order number to the customer and, at the same time, notifies the ordering person to the person in charge of the processing factory via Ethernet (S33). The lenses are automatically ordered to the lens supplier via the Internet, and the frames are similarly automatically ordered to the frame supplier via the Internet (S34).

When the order is placed at the terminal 4, a portion for delivering the test frame to the customer is not required. This is because the lens processing data obtaining means automatically measures the vertical distance and horizontal distance between the corneal vertex of the customer and the reference point of the lens, and the distance from the frame to the ear.

In the processing factory, when the ordered lens and the frame arrive, the frame shape is measured by the frame tracer, the lens is processed by the balling machine, and the frame is framed (S35), and then delivered to the ordered customer. (S36).

In the illustrated example, the seller and the processing factory are concentrated in one place. However, a configuration in which the server of the seller and the server of the processing factory are separate and connected to each other via the Internet may be adopted.

[0050]

The present invention is configured as described above. By providing frame catalog information and lens catalog information in a server and performing order sales to a customer via the Internet, inventory at an eyeglass store becomes unnecessary. ,
The cost is low, and the buyer can check the product on the screen according to the model's face without having to go to the eyeglass store. The vertical distance and the horizontal distance from the reference point, and the distance from the frame to the ear can be measured, and the user can easily order at home. In other words, even if it is performed on the Internet of a personal computer at home, accurate eyeglasses can be created.

When purchasing at an unmanned store, it is free from the hassle of receiving a doctor's prescription, the data required for lens processing can be automatically measured, and products not normally placed in the store are also displayed on the screen. You can order the product while checking it according to your face. In particular, in order to automatically measure the data required for lens processing, the provision of a fully automatic lens meter means that once the glasses are set by the customer, the left and right optical characteristics and the optical center distance are automatically measured. By providing a fully automatic auto reflex keratometer, measurement can be started reliably by a switch by the customer, and by providing an automatic phoropter, unmanned and subjective measurement and confirmation can be performed, and an automatic pupil position measurement device is provided. This has made it possible to provide an optical center at an appropriate position of the pupil when the customer wears the glasses selected by the customer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an eyeglass sales system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a fully automatic auto reflex keratometer.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an automatic phoropter.

5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams of an automatic pupil position measuring device, wherein FIG. 5A is a perspective view, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a vertical distance and a horizontal distance between a vertex of a cornea and a reference point of a lens, and a distance from a frame to an ear. It is.

6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams of a simple test frame, in which FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of a vertical distance between a vertex of a cornea and a reference point of a lens, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of a horizontal distance and a distance from a frame to an ear. .

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an order sales process at a customer terminal.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an order sales process in a terminal of an unmanned store.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internet 2 Seller server 3 Customer terminal 4 Unmanned store terminal 5 Frame supplier server 6 Lens supplier server 7 Digital camera 8 Fully automatic lens meter 9 Fully automatic auto refractometer 9a Start switch 9b Forehead 9c Jaw support 10 automatic phoropter 10a automatic speech synthesizer 10b "yes / no" switch 10c microphone 11 automatic pupil position measuring device 11a test frame 11b digital camera 12 communication means 13 lens processing data obtaining means 14 frame selecting means 15 lens selecting means 16 Eyeglass ordering means 17 Storage means 18 Simple test frame

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An eyeglass sales system for selling eyeglasses using a terminal connected to a server of a seller via a communication network in a stage of prompting input of lens processing data and prompting input of frame selection conditions. Displaying frame catalog information matching the obtained conditions and prompting frame selection, and displaying lens catalog information matching input lens processing data and selected frame information to prompt lens selection. Steps: creating order data based on the selected frame information and lens information, prompting a customer to order eyeglasses and inputting customer information; requesting a processing factory after receiving an order; and a frame and lens Eyeglasses comprising: procurement of the eyeglasses to a frame supplier and a lens supplier; and arranging delivery of the framed eyeglasses. Sales system. 2. The lens processing data is input by inputting prescription values for myopia / far vision power, astigmatism power, astigmatic power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance of the left and right eyes by a customer operation, and the vertex of the cornea and the reference point of the lens. For the vertical distance and horizontal distance from the frame, and the distance from the frame to the ears, after receiving the order, a simple test frame made of paper or plastic and graduated from the processing factory will be delivered. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reading is carried out by reading the scale by mounting, reflecting on a mirror, or projecting the image on a digital camera, and inputting the read value by operation of a customer, or transmitting the image data as it is. Eyeglass sales system. 3. The terminal is provided with a fully automatic lens meter for inputting the myopic / far myopic power, astigmatic power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance of the left and right eyes of the lens processing data. , Glasses left and right moving device, once set glasses automatically myopia of the left and right eyes /
2. The eyeglass sales system according to claim 1, wherein a distance power, an astigmatism power, an axis angle, and a distance between pupils are measured and automatically inputted. 4. Inputting myopia / far vision power, astigmatism power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance of the left and right eyes of the lens processing data, the terminal is equipped with a fully automatic auto-refkeratometer, and the fully automatic auto-refkeratometer is provided on the subject side. Equipped with a start switch, the subject automatically presses the start switch and places the face on the machine base to automatically measure the myopia / far vision power, astigmatism power, axis angle, and interpupillary distance of the left and right eyes and automatically input them. The eyeglass sales system according to claim 1 or 3, wherein: 5. Inputting a vertical distance and a horizontal distance pupil between a vertex of the cornea of the lens processing data and a reference point of the lens, the terminal has an automatic pupil position measuring device, and the automatic pupil position measuring device is provided on both inner sides of the test frame. In each case, a digital camera or an infrared light emitting / receiving element is provided in pairs on the left and right of each pupil, measures the reference position of the corneal vertex and the lens, and determines the vertical distance and horizontal distance pupil between the corneal vertex and the reference point of the lens. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the measurement is performed and the input is automatically performed.
Or the eyeglass sales system according to 4. 6. The input of the distance from the frame of the lens processing data to the ear is performed by photographing the side of the head of a customer equipped with a digital camera in the terminal and wearing the automatic pupil position measuring device,
The eyeglass sales system according to claim 5, wherein the distance from the frame to the ear is measured and the input is automatically performed. 7. The terminal has an automatic phoropter, the automatic phoropter includes an automatic speech synthesizer, a "yes / no" switch, a microphone, and passes through a power lens based on the measurement result of a fully automatic auto-refkeratometer. The eyeglass sales system according to claim 4, 5 or 6, wherein the target is shown, and subjective measurement and confirmation are performed. 8. A frame is selected by providing a server with a model file in which various types of face pictures serving as models are stored, selecting a model face similar to a customer's face from the model file, and selecting the selected face. This is done by displaying a composite image of the face and frame of the model on the screen, or by displaying a composite image of the face and frame of the customer taken by the digital camera provided on the terminal on the screen. For selection, an imaginary view of the side of the frame that encloses each lens is displayed on the screen for each material and refractive index, and the selection of lens color and density is the scenery seen with colorless glasses and the scenery seen with colored glasses 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display is performed by comparing and displaying on a screen, and comparing and displaying the synthesized image by changing the coloring of a lens portion.
Or the eyeglass sales system according to 7.