Stereoscopic ophthalmic lens viewing sets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9664916-B2
Application number	US-201313842717-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for forming a Viewing Set of Ophthalmic Lenses for Three-dimensional Perception of stereoscopic media and includes the resulting Viewing Set devices. The Viewing Sets include a left Ophthalmic Lens and a right Ophthalmic Lens, wherein each Ophthalmic Lens includes a translation filter that, when combined, allow for Three-dimensional Perception. The present invention also includes embodiments where the translation filters are included in an encapsulated Rigid Insert or Media Insert, wherein the Media Insert includes a variable optic zone.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A viewing set of ophthalmic devices for three-dimensional perception of stereoscopic media, the set comprising:
a first ophthalmic device configured to be placed on or in a first eye of a user, wherein the first ophthalmic device comprises a first insert device comprising a first media insert having a first variable optic region provided in an optic zone of the first ophthalmic device, and a first translation filter provided at least in the first variable optic region capable of providing the first eye with a first filtered translation of a stereoscopic media;
a second ophthalmic device configured to be placed on or in a second eye of the user, wherein the second ophthalmic device comprises a second insert device comprising a second media insert having a second variable optic region provided in an optic zone of the second ophthalmic device, and a second translation filter provided at least in the second variable optic region capable of providing the second eye with a second filtered translation of the stereoscopic media;
a media sensor provided within the first media insert, wherein the media sensor independently detects stereoscopic media; and
a first activation load provided within the first media insert in electrical communication with the media sensor, wherein the first activation load activates the first variable optic region and the second variable optic region when stereoscopic media is detected by the media sensor and terminates activation of said variable optic regions when stereoscopic media is absent;
wherein the first filtered translation and the second filtered translation, when viewed concurrently, comprise a three-dimensional perception.

2. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the first translation filter and the second translation filter comprise polarization elements.

3. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the first translation filter and the second translation filter comprise dichroic filters.

4. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein:
the first translation filter comprises a first dichroic material, wherein the first dichroic material filters a first set of wavelength values;
the second translation filter comprises a second dichroic material, wherein the second dichroic material filters a second set of wavelength values; and
wherein a combination of the first and second set of wavelength values comprises a three-dimensional perception, when the first ophthalmic device and the second ophthalmic device are viewed concurrently.

5. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the first translation filter and the second translation filter comprise polarization elements.

6. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the first translation filter and the second translation filter comprise dichroic filters.

7. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the first translation filter is included in the first insert device and the second translation filter is included in the second insert device through a thermoforming process.

8. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein:
the first variable optic region comprises a first liquid meniscus lens, wherein an energization of the first liquid meniscus lens is capable of altering a power of the first variable optic region; and
the second variable optic region comprises a second liquid meniscus lens, wherein an energization of the second liquid meniscus lens is capable of altering a power of the second variable optic region.

9. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein
the first and second variable optic regions comprise liquid crystal;
wherein an activation of the first variable optic region is capable of darkening the optic zone of the first insert device;
wherein an activation of the second variable optic region is capable of darkening the optic zone of the second insert device; and
wherein an alternating activation of the first variable optic region and the second variable optic region comprise the three-dimensional perception of the stereoscopic media.

10. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the first media insert further comprises:
a rate sensor, wherein the rate sensor is capable of recognizing a refresh rate of the stereoscopic media; and
a second activation load in electrical communication with the rate sensor, wherein the second activation load is capable of synchronizing the alternating activation of the first variable optic region and the second variable optic region with the refresh rate of the stereoscopic media.

11. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the media sensor recognizes the refresh rate of stereoscopic media.

12. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein the first and second translation filters are imperceptible when viewing non-stereoscopic media.

13. The viewing set of claim 12 , wherein the first ophthalmic device and the second ophthalmic device further comprise a vision-correcting functionality.

14. The viewing set of claim 1 , wherein
the first ophthalmic device further comprises a first stabilizing feature, wherein the first stabilizing feature is capable of orienting the first ophthalmic device on the first eye; and
the second ophthalmic device further comprises a second stabilizing feature, wherein the second stabilizing feature is capable of orienting the second ophthalmic device on the second eye.

15. The viewing set of claim 14 , wherein the first stabilizing feature comprises a first visual orientation cue to the user, and the second stabilizing feature comprises a second visual orientation cue to the user.

Assignees

• Johnson & Johnson Vision Care

Inventors

• Pugh Randall B
• Putt Karson S
• Kernick Edward R
• Preza Daniel
• Flitsch Frederick A
• Higham Camille
• Snook Sharika

Classifications

• G02C7/083

  Electrooptic lenses · CPC title

• G02C7/12

  Polarisers · CPC title

• G02C7/104

  having spectral characteristics for purposes other than sun-protection · CPC title

• G02B30/24

  involving temporal multiplexing, e.g. using sequentially activated left and right shutters · CPC title

• G02B30/34

  Stereoscopes providing a stereoscopic pair of separated images corresponding to parallactically displaced views of the same object, e.g. three-dimensional [3D] slide viewers · CPC title