Information system

US8042947B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Metaio GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Ronald H. Eberl · Schwanau, DE
• Heinrich A. Eberl · Probstried, DE
• David Dickerson · Freising, DE
• Karsten Koenigstein · Hanerau-Hademarschen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 7, 2000
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2011
• Expiry date: Dec 26, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B3/12
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an information system comprising a signal detection device (1751) which detects signals reflected back by at least one eye having a retina; a visual field detection device which detects visible light in a visual field associated with the retina, without detecting a ghost image of the retina; an information device; and an output device which co-operates with the information device to provide information according to the detected light and in correlation with the detected signals.