Lens Manufacturing System, Lens Manufacturing Method, Computer Program, Lens Design Data Use Management System, Lens Design Data Use Management Device, Lens Processing Management Device, Lens Processing Management Method, Lens Processing Management System, Lens Design Data Use Management Program, And Lens Processing Management Program

Abstract

A processing device that processes a lens, comprising a design data receiver that receives design data of the lens from an external section. Also included are a memory that stores the received design data, an input section that inputs authentication information which is embedded in or attached to the lens and is used in use permission of design data, and a controller that performs an authentication process whether or not the authentication information corresponds to the design data and controls whether or not a processing of the lens by using the design data is started.

1 . A processing device that processes a lens, comprising:
 a design data receiver that receives design data of the lens from an external section;   a memory that stores the received design data;   an input section that inputs authentication information which is embedded in or attached to the lens and is used in use permission of design data; and   a controller that performs an authentication process whether or not the authentication information corresponds to the design data and controls whether or not a processing of the lens by using the design data is started.   
     
     
         2 . The lens processing device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the authentication process is performed with each one processing of the lens.   
     
     
         3 . The lens processing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a monitor that outputs an error message indicating the processing of the lens is impermissible.   
     
     
         4 . The lens processing device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the input section is a detector that detects the authentication information.   
     
     
         5 . The lens processing device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the authentication information is input to the input section by a user.   
     
     
         6 . The lens processing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a recording storing section that records a using number of times or a use period of the design data of the processing device.   
     
     
         7 . The lens processing device according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the authentication process determines whether or not the processing of the lens is within an accumulated processing number of times or a processing permission period.   
     
     
         8 . The lens processing device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the authentication information is an authentication mark including a special marking and/or an IC tag.   
     
     
         9 . A lens design device that designs a lens, comprising:
 a prescription data receiver that receives prescription data of a user;   a design section that designs the lens by using the prescription data;   an output section that outputs design data of the lens to an external section;   an authentication information receiver that receives authentication information which is embedded in or attached to the lens and is used in use permission of design data, from a lens processing device;   an authentication processor that performs an authentication process whether or not the authentication information corresponds to the design data; and   an authentication response section that transmits an authentication result to the lens processing device.   
     
     
         10 . The lens design device according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the authentication processor performs the authentication process with each one processing of the lens performed by the lens processing device.   
     
     
         11 . The lens design device according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the authentication processor determines whether or not the processing of the lens is within an accumulated processing number of times.   
     
     
         12 . The lens design device according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the authentication processor determines whether or not a reception date of the authentication information is within a processing permission period of the lens.   
     
     
         13 . The lens design device according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the authentication information is an authentication mark including a special marking and/or an IC tag.   
     
     
         14 . A semi-finished lens,
 wherein authentication information which is used in use permission of design data supplied from a lens design device to a lens processing device is embedded or attached.   
     
     
         15 . The lens according to  claim 14 ,
 wherein the authentication information is an authentication mark including a special marking and/or an IC tag.