US 12,169,927 B2
System and a method for alerting on vision impairment
Amnon Kanter, Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan (IL)
Assigned to SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD., Kibbutz Shamir (IL)
Appl. No. 17/310,852
Filed by SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD., Kibbutz Shamir (IL)
PCT Filed Feb. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IL2020/050222
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/174475, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/810,962, filed on Feb. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0189010 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 3/08 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); A61B 3/117 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 7/0012 (2013.01) [A61B 3/085 (2013.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 3/1176 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/74 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2013.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06T 2207/20076 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30041 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for alerting on vision impairment, said system comprising a server connectable, via a communication network, to subscribers' computer entities comprising medical clinics and stores communication devices and user's communication devices, the server comprising:
a communication interface utility configured and operable for data communication with the user's communication devices for communicating request and notification data, and with said medical clinics and stores communication devices; and
a processing unit configured and operable for:
upon identifying a consumer in the medical clinic or store, via the user's communication device of the consumer, and obtaining consumer's permission, initiating passive observation of the consumer within the medical clinic or store, said passive observation comprising:
receiving, from at least one sensing unit in said medical clinic or store, a scene data;
processing the scene data to identify the consumer in environment of the medical clinic or store and determine a condition of the consumer with respect to at least one object of consumer's interest in the environment of the medical clinic or store being indicative of visual behavior of the consumer;
analyzing the scene data and the condition of the consumer with respect to the at least one object of consumer's interest to identify an event being indicative of an unconscious behavioral compensation for vision impairment of said consumer, by carrying out at least one of: identifying the event upon comparison between the scene data and reference data; or determining a probability for a vision impairment of the consumer based on comparison between the scene data and reference data; and
upon identification of the event, operating the communication interface utility to send a notification, relating to the vision impairment, to at least one of said user's communication device of the consumer, and said medical clinics and stores communication devices.