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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for displaying a contour of a lens-shaped template formed to be fit in a lens frame of an eyeglass frame. The contour is displayed on a display in a same size of a real lens-shaped template. The apparatus includes a display for displaying a cross-sectional V-shaped edge figure, a position, and a thickness at an arbitrary point of the contour. The invention also relates to an apparatus for displaying a lens shape. The apparatus includes first display means for displaying a contour of a lens-shaped template formed to be fit in a lens frame of an eyeglass frame, second display means for displaying a cross-sectional V-shaped edge figure at an arbitrary point of the contour, and third display means for displaying a first mark indicating a position of the contour corresponding to positions of at least two edge figures displayed by the first display means.