Remote Optometry System Imaging Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optometry systems face challenges in performing remote examinations efficiently due to difficulties in guiding examinees to the correct position and varying operation procedures, especially when the examiner and examinee are separated, and in efficiently managing different environments such as bright and dark rooms.
Innovation Solution
An optometry system that includes an imaging unit to capture the examination room, a remote operation unit with a display unit to show both the operation screen and captured images, and a determination unit to assess the examinable state of the subject eye, allowing for remote guidance and operation while ensuring accurate alignment and imaging under various lighting conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a remote operation is performed to enable examiner and examinee separation, then accessibility to optometry is improved, but it becomes difficult for the examiner to guide the examinee to the examination position
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an imaging unit as an intermediary that captures images of the examination room and transmits them to the remote operation terminal. This allows the examiner to visually observe the examinee's position and provide guidance despite physical separation, resolving the contradiction between remote accessibility and effective guidance.
2Productivity
If the examiner directly operates the optometry device, then the examination can be performed efficiently, but the examinee must travel to a distant facility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual presence of the examiner at the examination location by transmitting images from the imaging unit to the remote operation terminal. This allows the examiner to perform operations remotely as if physically present, improving accessibility while maintaining examination efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If operation procedures are changed depending on presence or absence of assistant, then various operation procedures can be accommodated, but appropriate settings according to various operation procedures are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adaptability where the system automatically adjusts operation procedures based on the presence or absence of an assistant. The control unit detects the situation and switches between different operation modes, providing flexibility without requiring manual configuration of complex settings.
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AI summary
An optometry system for examining a subject eye of an examinee includes an optometry device for examining the subject eye, an imaging unit that captures an image of an examination room including the examinee and the optometry device, and a remote operation unit that includes a display unit which displays an operation screen for operating the optometry device and an captured image captured by the imaging unit, and a display control unit which controls display of the display unit to display the operation screen and the captured image on the display unit. The remote operation unit enables an examiner to observe the captured image displayed on the display unit to guide the examinee to an examination position.