ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,598, issued on May 13, was assigned to BLINK TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"System and method for fitting eye wear" was invented by Almog David (Kiryat Motzkin, Israel), Gilad Drozdov (Haifa, Israel) and Tsahi Mizrahi (Yoqneam Ilit, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer implemented method and system for fitting eyeglasses captures images of the consumer while naturally trying-on frames in the normal course of selecting new frames. The system and method capture natural images of frame placement and using gaze prediction and eye tracking techniques ascertain eye measurements for accurate placement of the prescriptio...