IP Library Granted Patent US 9,645,413
Granted Patent B2
US 9,645,413 · App. 14/661,457 · Granted May 9, 2017

Line of sight detection device, display method, line of sight detection device calibration method, spectacle lens design method, spectacle lens selection method, spectacle lens manufacturing method, printed matter, spectacle lens sales method, optical device, line of sight information detection method, optical instrument design method, optical instrument, optical instrument selection method, and optical instrument production method

Inventor: Naoshi Aikawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
G02C7/027A61B3/0091A61B3/113G02B27/0093G02C7/025G02C13/005
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Patent No.
US 9,645,413
App. No.
14/661,457
Granted
May 9, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A line of sight detection device calibration method, which calibrates a line of sight detection device that measures movement of an eyeball of a subject wearing eyeglasses and detects a transmission point at which a line of sight of the subject passes through a lens of the eyeglasses based on a result of measurement, includes: a measurement step of measuring the movement of the eyeball of the subject in a condition in which a first baseline is arranged at a predetermined position relative to the lens of the eyeglasses and the first baseline reflected in a corner cube substantially corresponds to a second baseline of the corner cube; and a calibration step of calibrating the line of sight detection device based on a result of measurement by the measurement step.

Claims (48)

1. A line of sight detection device calibration method, which calibrates a line of sight detection device that measures movement of an eyeball of a subject wearing eyeglasses and detects a transmission point at which a line of sight of the subject passes through a lens of the eyeglasses based on a result of measurement, the method comprising:

a measurement step of measuring the movement of the eyeball of the subject in a condition in which a first baseline is arranged at an outer peripheral part of the lens of the eyeglasses and a corner cube at which the subject gazes is adjusted such that the first baseline reflected in the corner cube substantially corresponds to a second baseline of the corner cube; and

a calibration step of calibrating the line of sight detection device based on a result of measurement by the measurement step, wherein

the second baseline is at least one of a ridgeline of the corner cube and a reflected image of the ridgeline.

2. The line of sight detection device calibration method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and the second baselines are baselines in at least two different directions, respectively.

3. The line of sight detection device calibration method according to claim 1 , wherein

in the measurement step, the movement of the eyeball of the subject is measured in the condition in which the subject holds the corner cube in the subject's hand.

4. The line of sight detection device calibration method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first baseline is depicted on a reference member attached to the outer peripheral part of the lens of the eyeglasses.

5. The line of sight detection device calibration method according to claim 1 , wherein

the eyeglasses are a frame for ocular examination and

the first baseline is depicted on the frame for ocular examination.

6. A line of sight detection device calibration method, which calibrates a line of sight detection device that measures movement of an eyeball of a subject wearing eyeglasses and detects a transmission point at which a line of sight of the subject passes through a lens of the eyeglasses based on a result of measurement, the method comprising:

a detection step of detecting a position of a corner cube in a condition in which a first baseline is arranged at an outer peripheral part of the lens of the eyeglasses and the corner cube at which the subject gazes is adjusted such that the first baseline reflected in the corner cube substantially corresponds to a second baseline of the corner cube; and

a calibration step of calibrating the line of sight detection device with respect to the transmission point based on a result of detection by the detection step, wherein

the second baseline is at least one of a ridgeline of the corner cube or a reflected image of the ridgeline.

7. A line of sight detection device calibration method, which calibrates a line of sight detection device that measures movement of an eyeball of a subject wearing eyeglasses and detects a transmission point at which a line of sight of the subject passes through a lens of the eyeglasses based on a result of measurement, the method comprising:

a detection step of detecting a gaze point of the subject in a condition in which a first baseline is arranged at an outer peripheral part of the lens of the eyeglasses and a corner cube at which the subject gazes is adjusted such that the first baseline reflected in the corner cube substantially corresponds to a second baseline of the corner cube; and

a calibration step of calibrating the line of sight detection device with respect to the transmission point based on the result of the detection by the detection step, wherein

the second baseline is at least one of a ridgeline of the corner cube and a reflected image of the ridgeline.

8. A line of sight detection device which measures movement of an eyeball of a subject wearing eyeglasses and detects a transmission point at which a line of sight of the subject passes through a lens of the eyeglasses based on a result of measurement, wherein

the device is calibrated by the line of sight detection method according to claim 1 .

9. A spectacle lens design method comprising:

analyzing data of the transmission point obtained by the line of sight detection device according to claim 8 ; and

designing a lens of eyeglasses based on a result of the analyzing.

10. A spectacle lens selection method comprising:

analyzing data of the transmission point obtained by the line of sight detection device according to claim 8 ; and

selecting at least one lens of eyeglasses among a plurality of lenses of eyeglasses based on a result of the analyzing.

11. A spectacle lens manufacturing method comprising:

analyzing data of the transmission point obtained by the line of sight detection device according to claim 8 ; and

manufacturing a lens of eyeglasses based on a result of the analyzing.

12. The line of sight detection device calibration method according to claim 6 , wherein

in the measurement step, the movement of the eyeball of the subject is measured in the condition in which the subject holds the corner cube in the subject's hand.

13. The line of sight detection device calibration method according to claim 7 , wherein

in the measurement step, the movement of the eyeball of the subject is measured in the condition in which the subject holds the corner cube in the subject's hand.

14. A line of sight information detection method, comprising:

calibrating a line of sight detection device by the line of sight detection device calibration method according to claim 1 ; and

detecting a transmission point by the line of sight detection device.

15. A spectacle lens design method comprising:

analyzing data of the transmission point obtained by the line of sight information detection method according to claim 14 ; and

designing a lens of eyeglasses based on a result of the analyzing.

16. A spectacle lens selection method comprising:

analyzing data of the transmission point obtained by the line of sight information detection method according to claim 14 ; and

selecting at least one lens of eyeglasses among a plurality of lenses of eyeglasses based on a result of the analyzing.

17. A spectacle lens manufacturing method comprising:

analyzing data of the transmission point obtained by the line of sight information detection method according to claim 14 ; and

manufacturing a lens of eyeglasses based on a result of the analyzing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2015
From: AIKAWA, NAOSHI
To: NIKON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2012-205451 · Sep 19, 2012 · national
JP 2012-205452 · Sep 19, 2012 · national
JP 2012-206099 · Sep 19, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013075355 · Sep 19, 2013
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