Generation system of design data, generation method of design data, recording medium and program

1. A system for generating design data of an inner surface progressive addition lens which includes a distance portion and a near portion each having different powers, and a progressive portion whose power progressively changes between said distance portion and said near portion, an inner surface of the progressive addition lens having curvatures respectively corresponding to said distance portion, said near portion and said progressive portion, said system comprising:

a prescription data acquisition unit for acquiring prescription data containing optical characteristics of the inner surface of the progressive addition lens;

a reference design data storage memory for storing a plurality of reference design data corresponding to addition power of the inner surface of the progressive addition lens;

a reference design data selection unit for selecting reference design data from among said plurality of reference design data stored in said reference design data storage memory in accordance with said prescription data acquired by said prescription data acquisition unit; and

an arrange design unit for processing said selected reference design data on the basis of said prescription data;

wherein said reference design data stored in said reference design data storage memory includes a point group having coordinates of lattice points prepared by dividing the progressive surface as a reference into a lattice form.

2. The system for generating design data as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

a comparison judgment unit for acquiring a measurement result of optical characteristics of the inner surface of the progressive addition lens, and comparing the measurement result with said prescription data to obtain a comparison difference therebetween; and

a compensation design unit for compensating the design data processed by said arrange design unit if the comparison difference is greater than a predetermined value.

3. The system for generating design data as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

an inspection data generation unit for generating inspection data used for the inspection of the inner surface of the progressive addition lens in accordance with said design data.

4. The system of generating design data as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

an eccentricity design unit for rendering an eccentric design center of the surface of said progressive portion after said reference design data is processed by said arrange design unit.

5. The system of generating design data as defined in claim 4 , wherein said eccentricity design unit renders the design center of said progressive surface eccentric by a predetermined distance and then compensates a prismatic amount.

6. The system of generating design data as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

a new reference design data generation unit for generating new reference design data and causing said reference design data storage means to store said new reference design data.

7. A method for generating design data of an inner surface progressive addition lens which includes a distance portion and a near portion each having different powers and a progressive portion whose power progressively changes between said distance portion and said near portion, an inner surface of the progressive addition lens having curvatures corresponding to the distance portion, the near portion and the progressive portion, said generation method causing a computer to execute as follows:

acquiring prescription data of the inner surface of said progressive addition lens;

selecting reference design data from reference design data storage storing a plurality of reference design data corresponding to addition power of said inner surface progressive addition lens on the basis of prescription data; and

processing said selected reference design data on the basis of said prescription data;

wherein said reference design data stored in said reference design data storage includes a point group having coordinates of lattice points prepared by dividing the progressive surface as a reference into a lattice form.

8. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing said design data generation method as defined in claim 7 .

9. A program for causing a computer to execute said design data generation method as defined in claim 7 .

10. The method for generating design data as defined in claim 7 , further comprising:

acquiring a measurement result of optical characteristics of the inner surface of the progressive addition lens, and comparing the measurement result with said prescription data to obtain a comparison difference therebetween; and

compensating the design data processed by said arrange design unit if the comparison difference is greater than a predetermined value.

11. The method for generating design data as defined in claim 7 , further comprising:

generating inspection data used for the inspection of the inner surface of the progressive addition lens in accordance with said design data.

12. The method of generating design data as defined in claim 7 , further comprising:

rendering an eccentric design center of the surface of said progressive portion after said reference design data is processed by said arrange design unit.

13. The system of generating design data as defined in claim 12 , wherein said the design center is rendered of said progressive surface eccentric by a predetermined distance and then compensates a prismatic amount.

14. The method of generating design data as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

generating new reference design data and causing said reference design data storage means to store said new reference design data.