Patent ID: 7139636

Claim:
A system for preparing an eyeglass lens, comprising: a controller computer, wherein the controller computer comprises controller software executable on the controller computer, wherein the controller software is operable to: receive an eyeglass prescription; identify a first mold member and a second mold member of a mold assembly that will produce an eyeglass lens having the eyeglass prescription; determine curing conditions; a job ticket printing device, wherein the job ticket printing device is coupled to the controller computer, and wherein the job ticket printing device is configured to receive prescription information from the controller computer and print a job ticket having the prescription information; a lens curing apparatus configured to direct activating light toward the mold assembly during use; wherein the lens curing apparatus comprises: a heating system configured to heat at least a portion of the interior of the lens curing apparatus during use; a controller computer; and a reader, the reader being configured to read information from a job ticket and transfer the information to the controller computer, wherein the controller computer is configured to determine curing conditions for producing the eyeglass prescription and control the lens curing apparatus to produce the curing conditions.