Patent ID: 8340799

Claim:
An electronic lens processing system to facilitate the manufacture of lenses, comprising: a display; at least one memory component storing a software program and supplemental information, wherein the supplemental information provides guidance to a technician pertaining to processing steps for operating lens fabrication equipment to physically machine a lens from a lens blank, and wherein the lens fabrication equipment includes a lens grinding machine; at least one input/output device; a processor coupled among the display, the memory component, and the input/output device, wherein the processor is configured to execute the software program, the software program comprising: a first module operable to perform calculations based at least upon a received lens order to generate a work ticket for the lens and to store information about the calculations in the memory component as the supplemental information, wherein the lens order specifies parameters for the lens, and the work ticket includes information pertaining to processing steps for operating lens fabrication equipment to physically machine the lens specified by the lens order from the lens blank; a second module operable to show on the display at least a portion of the work ticket and receive information regarding a position of a cursor movable by a user; and a third module operable to provide a portion of the supplemental information on the display corresponding to an element of the work ticket based upon the position of the cursor.