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Binocular view function inspecting apparatus and inspecting method
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-09-16
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Granted: 1999-03-02
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Expires: 2017-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A reference image and an index image are displayed on a three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image. When a movement command to move a display position of the index image is inputted by a person to be inspected in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, the display position of the index image is moved on the basis of the movement command. The amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image is calculated by the person to be inspected visually recognizing that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other when confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence is provided by the person to be inspected.
Inventors
- 👤 Teruhiro Yamada
- 👤 Satoshi Takemoto
- 👤 Takashi Ikeda
- 👤 Toshio Obase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/02; A61B3/08; A61B3/028; A61B3/032; G; G02; G02B; G02B30/00; G02B30/20; G02B30/26; G02B30/27; G02B30/30; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/30; H04N13/327
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A binocular view function inspecting apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a reference image and an index image on a three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image; first input means for causing a person to be inspected to input a movement command to move a display position of the index image in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other; index image movement means for moving the display position of the index image on the basis of the movement command from the first input means; second input means for causing the person to be inspected to provide, when the person to be inspected visually recognizes that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence; and calculation means for calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image when the confirmation input is provided.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A binocular view function inspecting apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a reference image and an index image on a three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image; first input means for causing a person to be inspected to input a movement command to move a display position of the index image in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other; index image movement means for moving the display position of the index image on the basis of the movement command from the first input means; second input means for causing the person to be inspected to provide, when the person to be inspected visually recognizes that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence; and calculation means for calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image when the confirmation input is provided.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The binocular view function inspecting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising judgment means for judging whether or not the person to be inspected is normal on the basis of the amount of deviation calculated by the calculation means, and reporting means for reporting the results of the judgment by the judgment means to an inspecting person.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
194 words
A binocular view function inspecting method comprising: a first step of displaying a reference image and an index image on a three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image; a second step of causing a person to be inspected to input a movement command to move a display position of the index image in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other; a third step of moving the display position of the index image on the basis of the inputted movement command; a fourth step of causing the person to be inspected to provide, when the person to be inspected visually recognizes that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence; and a fifth step of calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image when the confirmation input is provided.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
194 words
A binocular view function inspecting method comprising: a first step of displaying a reference image and an index image on a three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image; a second step of causing a person to be inspected to input a movement command to move a display position of the index image in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other; a third step of moving the display position of the index image on the basis of the inputted movement command; a fourth step of causing the person to be inspected to provide, when the person to be inspected visually recognizes that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence; and a fifth step of calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image when the confirmation input is provided.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The binocular view function inspecting method according to claim 3, further comprising a sixth step of judging whether or not the person to be inspected is normal on the basis of the amount of deviation calculated in the fifth step, and a seventh step of reporting the results of the judgment in the sixth step to an inspecting person.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
188 words
A computer readable recording medium on which a binocular view function inspecting program is recorded, said program causing a computer to carry out the following steps: displaying a reference image and an index image on a three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image; moving a display position of the index image, when a movement command to move the display position of the index image is inputted by a person to be inspected in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, on the basis of the movement command; and calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image by the person to be inspected visually recognizing that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other when confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence is provided by the person to be inspected.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
188 words
A computer readable recording medium on which a binocular view function inspecting program is recorded, said program causing a computer to carry out the following steps: displaying a reference image and an index image on a three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image; moving a display position of the index image, when a movement command to move the display position of the index image is inputted by a person to be inspected in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, on the basis of the movement command; and calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image by the person to be inspected visually recognizing that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other when confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence is provided by the person to be inspected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
141 words
A strabismus correcting apparatus comprising a strabismic angle measurement means for measuring information relating to the strabismic angle of a person to be inspected, and strabismus correcting means for displaying a strabismus correcting image comprising a left eye image and a right eye image on a three-dimensional display device on the basis of the information relating to the strabismic angle measured by the strabismic angle measurement means, the strabismus correcting means comprising means for displaying the strabismus correcting image comprising the left eye image and the right eye image which have an amount of deviation corresponding to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected on the three-dimensional display device, and means for gradually decreasing the amount of deviation between the left eye image and the right eye image in the strabismus correcting image displayed on the three-dimensional display device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
141 words
A strabismus correcting apparatus comprising a strabismic angle measurement means for measuring information relating to the strabismic angle of a person to be inspected, and strabismus correcting means for displaying a strabismus correcting image comprising a left eye image and a right eye image on a three-dimensional display device on the basis of the information relating to the strabismic angle measured by the strabismic angle measurement means, the strabismus correcting means comprising means for displaying the strabismus correcting image comprising the left eye image and the right eye image which have an amount of deviation corresponding to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected on the three-dimensional display device, and means for gradually decreasing the amount of deviation between the left eye image and the right eye image in the strabismus correcting image displayed on the three-dimensional display device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
219 words
The strabismus correcting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the strabismic angle measurement means comprises display means for displaying a reference image and an index image on the three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image, first input means for causing the person to be inspected to input a movement command to move a display position of the index image in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, index image movement means for moving the display position of the index image on the basis of the movement command from the first input means, second input means for causing the person to be inspected to provide, when the person to be inspected visually recognizes that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence, and calculation means for calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image when the confirmation input is provided, to obtain information relating to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The strabismus correcting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the strabismus correcting image is a moving image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The strabismus correcting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the strabismus correcting image is a moving image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
144 words
A strabismus correcting method comprising a strabismic angle measuring step of measuring information relating to the strabismic angle of a person to be inspected, and a strabismus correcting step of displaying a strabismus correcting image comprising a left eye image and a right eye image on a three-dimensional display device on the basis of the information relating to the strabismic angle measured by the strabismic angle measuring step, the strabismus correcting step comprising the step of displaying the strabismus correcting image comprising the left eye image and the right eye image which have an amount of deviation corresponding to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected on the three-dimensional display device, and the step of gradually decreasing the amount of deviation between the left eye image and the right eye image in the strabismus correcting image displayed on the three-dimensional display device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
144 words
A strabismus correcting method comprising a strabismic angle measuring step of measuring information relating to the strabismic angle of a person to be inspected, and a strabismus correcting step of displaying a strabismus correcting image comprising a left eye image and a right eye image on a three-dimensional display device on the basis of the information relating to the strabismic angle measured by the strabismic angle measuring step, the strabismus correcting step comprising the step of displaying the strabismus correcting image comprising the left eye image and the right eye image which have an amount of deviation corresponding to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected on the three-dimensional display device, and the step of gradually decreasing the amount of deviation between the left eye image and the right eye image in the strabismus correcting image displayed on the three-dimensional display device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
220 words
The strabismus correcting method according to claim 10, wherein the strabismic angle measuring step comprises a first step of displaying a reference image and an index image on the three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image, a second step of causing the person to be inspected to input a movement command to move a display position of the index image in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, a third step of moving the display position of the index image on the basis of the movement command from the first input means, a fourth step of causing the person to be inspected to provide, when the person to be inspected visually recognizes that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence, and a fifth step of calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image when the confirmation input is provided, to obtain information relating to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The strabismus correcting method according to claim 11, wherein the strabismus correcting image is a moving image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The strabismus correcting method according to claim 10, wherein the strabismus correcting image is a moving image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
160 words
A computer readable recording medium on which a strabismus correcting program is recorded, said program causing a computer to carry out a strabismic angle measuring step of measuring information relating to the strabismic angle of a person to be inspected, and a strabismus correcting step of displaying a strabismus correcting image comprising a left eye image and a right eye image on a three-dimensional display device on the basis of the information relating to the strabismic angle measured by the strabismic angle measuring step, the strabismus correcting step comprising the step of displaying the strabismus correcting image comprising the left eye image and the right eye image which have an amount of deviation corresponding to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected on the three-dimensional display device, and the step of gradually decreasing the amount of deviation between the left eye image and the right eye image in the strabismus correcting image displayed on the three-dimensional display device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
160 words
A computer readable recording medium on which a strabismus correcting program is recorded, said program causing a computer to carry out a strabismic angle measuring step of measuring information relating to the strabismic angle of a person to be inspected, and a strabismus correcting step of displaying a strabismus correcting image comprising a left eye image and a right eye image on a three-dimensional display device on the basis of the information relating to the strabismic angle measured by the strabismic angle measuring step, the strabismus correcting step comprising the step of displaying the strabismus correcting image comprising the left eye image and the right eye image which have an amount of deviation corresponding to the strabismic angle of the person to be inspected on the three-dimensional display device, and the step of gradually decreasing the amount of deviation between the left eye image and the right eye image in the strabismus correcting image displayed on the three-dimensional display device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
191 words
A computer readable recording medium on which the strabismus correcting program as set forth in the claim 14 is recorded, wherein the strabismic angle measuring step comprises the steps of displaying a reference image and an index image on the three-dimensional display device with either one of the images taken as a left eye image and the other image taken as a right eye image, moving a display position of the index image, when a movement command to move the display position of the index image is inputted by a person to be inspected in order that a predetermined reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other, on the basis of the movement command, calculating the amount of deviation of the index image from the reference position of the reference image by the person to be inspected visually recognizing that the reference position of the reference image and the display position of the index image coincide with each other when confirmation input indicating that the person to be inspected visually recognizes the coincidence is provided by the person to be inspected.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
A computer readable recording medium on which the strabismus correcting program as set forth in the claim 15 is recorded, wherein the strabismus correcting image is a moving image.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
A computer readable recording medium on which the strabismus correcting program as set forth in the claim 14 is recorded, wherein the strabismus correcting image is a moving image.
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