Granted Patent B2

US 12,478,249 · App. 18/595,704 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Inventors: Alexander Leube (Aalen, DE); Eric Nehrbass (Aalen, DE); Simon Staudenmaier (Salach, DE)

Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH

A61B3/032G01S13/74

Abstract

Claims (56)

1 . A method for measuring the vision of a person, the method comprising:

determining a distance between a measurement device and the person,

wherein determining the distance includes determining the distance by communicating between a first wireless communication interface of the measurement device and a second wireless communication interface of a portable device on the person;

performing measuring the vision with a measurement component of the measurement device based on the distance;

determining an orientation between the measurement device and the portable device by communicating between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface based on a signal strength of a signal communicated between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface; and

displaying optotypes with an orientation based on the determined orientation,

wherein performing the measurement of the vision further comprises performing the measurement of the vision based on the determined orientation,

wherein the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface are Ultra-Wideband communication interfaces,

wherein determining the orientation includes determining an orientation of the head of the person with at least one of headphones worn by the person or with the portable device being held against the head of the person in a predetermined way.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined orientation is indicative of an orientation of a body part selected from the group consisting of a head, a hand, and an arm of the person.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the measurement of the vision based on the determined relative rotation comprises at least one of the group consisting of:

calculating a measurement value based on the determined orientation;

outputting instructions to the person to rotate if the determined orientation does not correspond to a target orientation; and

controlling the measurement based on the determined orientation.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the distance is performed repeatedly.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the measurement of the vision based on the distance comprises at least one of the group consisting of:

displaying optotypes with a size based on the distance;

calculating a measurement value based on the distance; or

outputting instructions to the person to move if the distance does not correspond to a target distance.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the portable device controls the measurement device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the orientation includes determining the orientation of the head of the person with the headphones worn by the person.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the orientation includes determining the orientation of the head of the person with the portable device being held against the head of the person in the predetermined way.

9 . A method for manufacturing spectacle lenses, comprising:

determining a distance between a measurement device and the person, wherein determining the distance includes determining the distance by communicating between a first wireless communication interface of the measurement device and a second wireless communication interface of a portable device on the person;

performing measuring the vision with a measurement component of the measurement device based on the distance;

determining an orientation between the measurement device and the portable device by communicating between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface based on a signal strength of a signal communicated between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface, wherein performing the measurement of the vision further comprises performing the measurement of the vision based on the determined orientation;

displaying optotypes with an orientation based on the determined orientation; and

manufacturing the spectacle lens based on a result of the measurement,

wherein the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface are Ultra-Wideband communication interfaces,

wherein determining the orientation includes determining an orientation of the head of the person with at least one of headphones worn by the person or with the portable device being held against the head of the person in a predetermined way.

10 . A measurement device for measuring a vision of a person, the measurement device comprising:

a distance determination component configured to determine a distance between the measurement device and the person; and

a measurement component configured to perform a measurement of the vision of the person based on the distance,

wherein the distance determination component comprises a first wireless interface configured to determine the distance by communicating with a second wireless communication interface of a portable device on the person,

wherein the measurement component is further configured to determine an orientation between the measurement device and the portable device by communicating between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface based on a signal strength of a signal communicated between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface, and wherein performing the measurement of the vision further comprises performing measurement of the vision based on the determined orientation,

wherein optotypes are displayed with an orientation based on the determined orientation,

wherein the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface are Ultra-Wideband communication interfaces, and

wherein determining the orientation includes determining an orientation of the head of the person with at least one of headphones worn by the person or with the portable device being held against the head of the person in a predetermined way.

11 . The measurement device of claim 10 , wherein the measurement component is configured to determine the distance repeatedly.

12 . A system, comprising the measurement device of claim 10 and the portable device.

13 . A computer program for a measurement device for measuring a vision of a person, which, when executed on the measurement device, causes the measurement device to:

determine a distance between the measurement device and the person,

wherein determining the distance includes determining the distance by communicating between a first wireless communication interface of the measurement device and a second wireless communication interface of a portable device on the person;

perform measuring the vision with a measurement component of the measurement device based on the distance;

determine an orientation between the measurement device and the portable device by communicating between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface based on a signal strength of a signal communicated between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface, wherein performing the measurement of the vision further comprises performing the measurement of the vision based on the determined orientation; and

display optotypes with an orientation based on the determined orientation,

wherein the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface are Ultra-Wideband communication interfaces, and

wherein determining the orientation includes determining an orientation of the head of the person with at least one of headphones worn by the person or with the portable device being held against the head of the person in a predetermined way.

14 . A method for measuring the vision of a person, the method comprising:

determining a distance between a measurement device and the person,

wherein determining the distance includes determining the distance by communicating between a first wireless communication interface of the measurement device and a second wireless communication interface of a portable device on the person;

performing measuring the vision with a measurement component of the measurement device based on the distance; and

determining an orientation between the measurement device and the portable device by communicating between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface based on a signal strength of a signal communicated between the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface;

wherein performing the measurement of the vision further comprises performing the measurement of the vision based on the determined orientation, wherein the measurement of the vision includes a measurement of astigmatism,

wherein the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface are Ultra-Wideband communication interfaces, and

wherein determining the orientation includes determining an orientation of the head of the person with at least one of headphones worn by the person or with the portable device being held against the head of the person in a predetermined way.

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