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2016-04-01 Assigned to SEARETE LLC reassignment SEARETE LLC ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: ISHIKAWA, MURIEL Y., TEGREENE, CLARENCE T., WOOD, LOWELL L., JR., HILLIS, W. DANIEL, MYHRVOLD, NATHAN P., JUNG, EDWARD K. Y., HYDE, RODERICK A.
For purposes of the USPTO extra-statutory requirements, the present application constitutes a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/385,889, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 12 Mar. 2012, which is currently co-pending or is an application of which a currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/590,439, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 6 Nov. 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,282,212, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/495,165, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hills, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 27 Jul. 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,104,892, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,473, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,350,919, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,713, entitled TEMPORAL VISION MODIFICATION, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,334,894, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,533, entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISION ENHANCEMENT, naming Eleanor V. Goodall, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,334,892, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,731, entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE VISION MODIFICATION, naming Eleanor V. Goodall, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,486,988, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,551, entitled ADJUSTABLE LENS SYSTEM WITH NEURAL-BASED CONTROL, naming Eleanor V. Goodall, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,344,244; a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/495,167, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 27 Jul. 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,656,569, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,473, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. V. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,350,919; a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/321,560, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 21 Jan. 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,931,373, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/495,167, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 27 Jul. 2006, now U.S. Pat. 7,656,569, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,473, entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,350,919; a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/523,172, entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE VISION MODIFICATION, naming Eleanor V. Goodall, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa., Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 18 Sep. 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,244,342, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,731, entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE VISION MODIFICATION, naming Eleanor V. Goodall, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,486,988; a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/072,883, entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE VISION MODIFICATION, naming Eleanor V. Goodall, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa., Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 27 Feb. 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,562,540, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/004,731, entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE VISION MODIFICATION, naming Eleanor V. Goodall, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Nathan P. Myhrvold, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 3 Dec. 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,486,988; and a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/590,402 entitled VISION MODIFICATION WITH REFLECTED IMAGE, naming W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, and Lowell L. Wood, Jr. as inventors, filed 6 Nov. 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,109,632.
In embodiments of the inventive system in which only the output (reflected)) image is detected, image quality is determined self referentially; since the visual input is not known, it is assumed that certain features of the visual input (e.g. lines, edges) have predictable characteristics. Deviations from the expected characteristics in the reflected image may indicate an out-of-focus retinal image, and the need for adjustment of the adjustable lens system to compensate for aberrations in the eye optics. In embodiments in which both input (incident) and output (reflected) images are detected, the difference between the input and output image provides further information regarding the characteristics of the eye optics and need for adjustable lens system adjustment. The reflected image can be compared to a reference image other than the input image. It is sufficient that the reflected image and reference image be detected at different locations in the visual train, such that the difference in the two images is caused by the eye lens (and/or other components of the eye optical system for which correction is sought). Determination of the difference between the reflected image and the reference image may be determined by calculating a difference signal and then computing one or more image quality attributes for the difference signal, or by determining one or more image quality attributes for each of the reflected and reference image, and comparing the image quality attributes for the two images.
It is thought that lens system adjustment update rates of at least about once every three seconds (1/3 Hz) may improve usefulness in general applications, and that update rates of about 1 Hz will be preferable for general applications. In higher-performance applications, update rates of about 3 Hz may be desirable. Update rates higher than 10 Hz may not provide additional benefit in some applications, due to the speed limitations inherent in other parts of the human visual system, though in some applications, this may not be the case. Thus, it is thought that update rates in the range of about 1/3 to about 10 Hz will be useful in practice, and that update rates in the range of about 1 to about 10 Hz will be more preferred, and that rates in the range of about 1 to about 3 Hz will be most preferred.
Those skilled in the art will recognize that it is common within the art to describe devices for image detection and analysis, optical system control, and/or processes in the fashion set forth herein, and thereafter use standard engineering practices to integrate such described devices and/or processes into vision enhancement systems as exemplified herein. That is, at least a portion of the devices and/or processes described herein can be integrated into a vision enhancement system via a reasonable amount of experimentation. Those having skill in the art will recognize that such systems generally include one or more of a memory such as volatile and non-volatile memory, processors such as microprocessors and digital signal processors, computational-supporting or—associated entities such as operating systems, user interfaces, drivers, sensors, actuators, applications programs, one or more interaction devices, such as data ports, control systems including feedback loops and control implementing actuators (e.g., devices for sensing position and/or velocity and/or acceleration or time-rate-of-change thereof; control motors for moving and/or adjusting components and/or quantities). A typical vision enhancement system may be implemented utilizing any suitable available components, such as those typically found in appropriate computing/communication systems, combined with standard engineering practices.
a receiver for receiving at least one of a data signal and a control signal from at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor.
2. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the adaptive vision modification system is implemented as a computing system including at least one of a volatile semiconductor-based memory, a nonvolatile semiconductor-based memory, a user interface and a data port.
3. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the adaptive vision modification system is implemented utilizing components of a communication system.
4. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the adaptive vision modification system is implemented utilizing components of a computing system.
5. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, including a power supply.
6. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 5, wherein the power supply is a battery.
7. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 5, including a transmitter for transmitting power from the power supply to at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor via power beaming.
8. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 5, including an inductive coil for delivering power from the power supply to at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor via inductive coupling.
9. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the adjustable optical component includes an electroactive component.
10. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the adjustable optical component includes a liquid crystal component.
11. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the adjustable optical component includes a polymeric component.
12. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit the at least one of a data signal and a control signal to the at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor as a radio frequency signal.
13. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit the at least one of a data signal and a control signal to the at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor via an inductive coupling.
14. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the at least one of a data signal and a control signal from the at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor as a radio frequency signal.
15. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the at least one of a data signal and a control signal from the at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor via an inductive coupling.
16. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes an electrode.
17. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes an optoelectronic sensor.
18. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is adapted to detect an electromagnetic signal.
19. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes an electromyographic signal.
20. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the lens system controller is configured to provide closed loop control of the adjustable intraocular lens on an ongoing basis.
21. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the lens system controller is configured to generate the control signal based upon a pre-determined relationship between the at least one quality parameter and the visual input.
22. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 1, wherein the lens system controller is configured to accept a magnification factor input.
23. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 22, wherein said lens system controller is adapted to adjust the adjustable intraocular lens in response to the magnification factor and the quality parameter.
a transmitter for transmitting the control signal to the adjustable intraocular lens system.
25. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 24, wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit a radio frequency signal.
26. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 24, wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit the control signal via an inductive coupling.
27. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 24, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the visual focal condition signal as a radio frequency signal.
28. The adaptive vision modification system of claim 24, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the visual focal condition signal via an inductive coupling.
a transmitter for transmitting power from the power supply to at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor via power beaming.
an inductive coil for delivering power from the power supply to at least one of the adjustable intraocular lens and the at least one sensor via inductive coupling.
31. The intraocular lens controller of claim 24, wherein at least a portion of the intraocular lens controller is implemented utilizing components of a communication system.
32. The intraocular lens controller of claim 24, wherein at least a portion of the intraocular lens controller is implemented utilizing components of a computing system.
33. The intraocular lens controller of claim 24, wherein the lens system controller is configured to provide closed loop control of the adjustable intraocular lens on an ongoing basis.
34. The intraocular lens controller of claim 24, wherein the lens system controller is configured to generate the control signal based upon a pre-determined relationship between the at least one quality parameter and the visual input.
35. The intraocular lens controller of claim 24, wherein the lens system controller is configured to accept a magnification factor input.
36. The intraocular lens controller of claim 35, wherein said lens system controller is adapted to generate the control signal in response to the magnification factor and the quality parameter.
transmitting the control signal from the processor to the adjustable intraocular lens with the transmitter.
38. The method of claim 37, including receiving the neuromuscular signal at the signal input via an RF coupling.
39. The method of claim 37, including receiving the neuromuscular signal at the signal input via an inductive coupling.
40. The method of claim 37, including receiving the neuromuscular signal at the signal input via by transponder-type sensor.
generating the control signal with the lens system controller in response to the magnification factor and the at least one quality parameter.
42. The method of claim 37, including transmitting power, from a power supply operatively connected to the processor, to the adjustable intraocular lens via power beaming.
43. The method of claim 37, including transmitting power, from a power supply operatively connected to the processor, to the adjustable intraocular lens via inductive coupling.
Center for Adaptive Opitcs: "How Does an Adaptive Optics System Work?"; bearing a date of 2002; pp. 1-2., located at : http://www.cfao.ucolick.org/ao/how.php , printed on Jul. 14, 2004.

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