Essilor International

Stephane Auffray

Sebastien Maurice

Daniel Ferreira

Christophe Hubert

Frederic Arrouly

A method of ordering a new optical article definable based on features of an initial optical article including at least a lens, the method including the following steps: &#x2014;acquiring an identifier by capturing a marking carried by the lens of the initial optical article; &#x2014;sending, by an electronic device, the identifier and an order for the new optical article. A corresponding apparatus and a corresponding method for launching production of the new optical article are also described.

Method of ordering a new optical article, a method for launching production of a new optical article and an apparatus for ordering a new optical article

On a first aspect, the spectacle lens is selected as including a transparent support in which is coded an identifier readable by an external reading tool for retrieving the identifier. A distant server is contacted using the identifier and data related to the spectacle lens is so gathered. On a second aspect, data related to the spectacle lens is provided to a predetermined database. Upon receiving a request issued from a requester, the database is accessed and at least some of the data is retrieved, the request including at least part of the identifier, and the retrieved data is sent to the requester.

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Charenton-le-Pont, France

Stephane Auffray