Glasses selling system, lens company terminal, frame company terminal, glasses selling method, and glasses selling program

Abstract

A selling server stores prescription data of a customer transmitted from an optometrist terminal of an optometrist who performs optometry for a glasses prescription through a communication line in association with customer identification information, transmits image data of a frame candidate group of glasses to a customer terminal, transmits image data of a lens candidate group of the glasses to the customer terminal, receives information relating to a frame and a lens purchased by the customer and determined on the basis of a combined image of a frame image selected by the customer, a lens image selected by the customer, and a face image of the customer, and transmits prescription data of the customer to a lens company terminal of a lens company which processes the lens purchased by the customer.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This is a Continuation Application of International Application No. PCT / JP2011 / 056073, filed Mar. 15, 2011, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-059685 filed on Mar. 16, 2010. The contents of the aforementioned applications are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a technique for selling glasses using network communication.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]In general, when purchasing glasses, first, a purchaser visits a glasses shop, and visual acuity measurement or optometry, such as an inter-pupil distance, is performed in an ophthalmic office or the like which is established at the glasses shop. The purchaser selects a glasses frame based on the purchaser's preference from a plurality of glasses frames prepared at a glasses shop. The purchaser selects the type of lens, such as the material or the refractive index of the lens, in a...

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Benefits of technology

The invention provides a system, terminals, and methods for selling glasses over the internet. This allows for easier selection of appropriate glasses for a purchaser and simplifies the process of selling glasses.

Problems solved by technology

The optometry result includes a plurality of pieces of technical information, and it is often difficult for a general purchaser to understand the meaning of each item of the prescription.

A case where the purchaser reads information necessary for purchasing glasses from a prescription given by an ophthalmologist, an automated shop, or the like and inputs information to the terminal, sufficient information for glasses manufacturing and processing may not be transmitted to the server due to erroneous input of data or insufficient input of necessary information is also considered.

Accordingly, a case where appropriate glasses may not be manufactured and processed, and the purchaser does not obtain sufficient visual acuity with the glasses purchased in this way or feels a sense of discomfort at the time of wearing is considered.

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