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Granted Patent B2
US 11,835,795 · App. 16/792,260 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Methods and devices for determining the position and/or orientation of a spectacle lens on a mounting

Inventors: Adalbert Hanßen (Aalen, DE); Elmar Rothe (Oberkochen, DE)
Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
G02C13/003G01M11/0214G01M11/0221G01M11/0242
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Patent No.
US 11,835,795
App. No.
16/792,260
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spectacle lens with has permanent markings is mounted on a mounting, in particular a suction mounting. The apparent location of the permanent markings is detected on the spectacle lens with a detection device. Additionally, the spectacle lens is illuminated eccentrically with respect to an optical axis of the detection device using eccentric light sources. Reflections from the lights sources on the spectacle lens are likewise detected. On the basis of the detected reflections and the apparent location of the permanent markings, the position and/or orientation of the mounted spectacle lens are determined.

Claims (25)

1. A method for determining at least one of a position or an orientation of a spectacle lens mounted on a holder, the spectacle lens having a permanent mark, the method comprising:

providing a detected apparent location of the permanent mark on the spectacle lens, wherein the apparent location of the permanent mark differs from a real location of the permanent marks on account of light refraction by the spectacle lens; and

determining the at least one of the position or the orientation of the spectacle lens on a basis of the apparent location of the permanent mark and mark-independent additional information,

wherein determining the at least one of the position or the orientation of the spectacle lens includes an iterative calculation of the at least one of the position or the orientation of the spectacle lens,

wherein the iterative calculation is carried out on a basis of a holding characteristic and the detected apparent location of the permanent mark, and

wherein the iterative calculation is furthermore carried out on a basis of at least one detected reflection.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the iterative calculation comprises in respective iteration steps a comparison between an expected location of the spectacle lens and a detected apparent location of the permanent mark and of the at least one reflection.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting the apparent location of the permanent marks on the spectacle lens;

eccentrically illuminating the spectacle lens with an eccentric light source; and

detecting a location of at least one reflection of the eccentric light source on the spectacle lens,

wherein the mark-independent additional information includes the apparent location of the at least one reflection.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein detecting the apparent location of the at least one reflection comprises:

repeatedly detecting the apparent location of the at least one reflection during a movement of the spectacle lens.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein eccentrically illuminating comprises:

eccentrically illuminating the spectacle lens with a plurality of eccentric light sources; and

generating a plurality of reflections.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

alternately activating a respective eccentric light source or a group of eccentric light sources from the plurality of light sources.

7. The method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:

detecting the apparent location of the permanent mark with light of a first wavelength; and

detecting the location of the at least one reflection with light of a second wavelength, wherein the spectacle lens has a higher absorption for the light of the second wavelength than for the light of the first wavelength.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting at least one of the apparent location of the permanent mark or the location of the at least one reflection from a plurality of observation directions.

9. A computer program stored on a non-transitory storage medium and having a program code which, when executed on a processor, causes the method as claimed in claim 1 to be carried out.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2020
From: CARL ZEISS VISION GMBH
To: CARL ZEISS VISION INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 052318/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: HANSSEN, ADALBERT; ROTHE, ELMAR
To: CARL ZEISS VISION GMBH
Reel/Frame 052302/0326 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 118 908.4 · Aug 18, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2018072302 · Aug 17, 2018
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