Lens Processing Management System with Embedded Authentication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack effective management of lens processing data, leading to potential wrongful use and misuse of design data, resulting in unfair compensation for lens design enterprises and difficulties in tracking the number of lenses manufactured.

Innovation Solution

A lens processing management system that includes an authentication section embedded in semi-finished lens products, which restricts the use of design data based on authentication codes and parameters, ensuring that each lens processed is authorized and tracked, thereby preventing wrongful use and misuse.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If design data is transmitted freely to lens manufacturers, then lens production efficiency is improved, but wrongful use and misuse of design data occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelens production efficiencyVSAvoiddesign data usage control
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by embedding authentication codes and parameters into the design data before transmission to lens manufacturers. This pre-authorization mechanism allows efficient production while preventing wrongful use, as the authentication information is already in place to control subsequent usage without requiring real-time verification during manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback by requiring lens manufacturers to report back the authentication codes and parameters after processing lenses. This feedback loop enables the design data provider to track usage, verify compliance, and prevent misuse while maintaining production efficiency through automated tracking systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Quantity of substance

If the number of lens transmissions is counted for fee calculation, then compensation fairness is improved, but tracking and management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of lenses manufacturedVSAvoidtracking system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses authentication codes as intermediaries to simplify tracking. Instead of implementing complex tracking systems, the authentication codes serve as unique identifiers that automatically track each lens transmission and usage. This intermediary mechanism enables accurate fee calculation based on the number of lenses processed while keeping the tracking system relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If authentication sections are embedded in semi-finished lens products, then wrongful processing is prevented, but manufacturing process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthorized processing controlVSAvoidlens manufacturing process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies copying by embedding authentication information (codes and parameters) into the semi-finished lens products. This copying of authentication data from the design stage to the manufacturing stage enables verification of authorized processing without adding significant manufacturing complexity. The authentication information is replicated from the original design data and embedded in the lens product.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentEP2541490B1Lens processing management system
Publication Date: 2019.07.17 NIKON ESSILOR
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AI summary

A lens processing management system includes a lens processing section that processes a lens based on design data, an authentication section that is substantially attached to a lens material or a semi-finished lens product, and an authentication processing section that performs an authentication process for the processing of the lens using the authentication section.