Eyewear including a detachable power supply and a display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10159563-B2
Application number	US-201715613733-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2017
Priority date	Nov 2, 2004
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

Eyewear is provided including a frame, and a camera connected with the frame, in which the camera is configured to be controlled by a remote controller. The camera may be configured to capture video and/or a photo. The eyewear may include data storage, and the camera may be connected to the data storage. A wrist watch may be configured to act both as a time piece and a controller of the camera. The eyewear may also include a heads up display and/or a video file player. The eyewear may also include an electro-active lens.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Eyewear comprising:
a frame;
an electronic docking station;
a rechargeable power source, detachably coupled to the electronic docking station, to provide electrical power to a controller;
a lens attached to the frame; and
a display, magnetically detachably coupled to the frame and powered via an attachment to the frame, to display at least one of a heart rate of the wearer of the eyewear, a pace of the wearer of the eyewear, or a distance.

2. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the electronic docking station comprises a female receptacle to receive at least one of a male electrical prong or a male electrical pin.

3. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the lens is configured to focus and/or attenuate light propagating through the lens towards an eye of a wearer of the eyewear.

4. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the display is a monocular display configured to pivot about a pivot point.

5. The eyewear of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pair of conductors disposed along at least a portion of the frame and in electrical communication with the electronic docking station.

6. The eyewear of claim 1 , further comprising:
a speaker, coupled to the frame, to provide an audio signal from the electronic device to the wearer of the eyewear.

7. The eyewear of claim 6 , wherein the speaker is configured to enable a telephone conversation by the wearer of the eyewear.

8. The eyewear of claim 6 , wherein the speaker is an earplug speaker.

9. The eyewear of claim 8 , further comprising:
an audio cable connecting the earplug speaker to the frame.

10. A method of using electronic eyewear, the method comprising:
coupling a detachable power supply to an electronic docking station coupled to a frame of the electronic eyewear;
providing electrical power from the detachable power supply to an electronic component;
displaying information to a wearer of the eyewear with a display magnetically detachably coupled to the frame, the information comprising at least one of a heart rate of the wearer of the eyewear, a pace of the wearer of the eyewear, or a distance: and
providing electrical power to the display via an attachment to the frame.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein coupling the detachable power supply to the electronic docking station comprises inserting a male electrical prong or a male electrical pin into a female receptacle.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
recharging the detachable power supply.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
conducting an electrical signal from the electronic docking station via a pair of conductors disposed along at least a portion of the frame.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the display comprises a partial video graphics array (VGA) display.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
coupling the display to the frame.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
removing the display from the frame.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the display is a monocular display and further comprising:
pivoting the monocular display about a pivot point.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
focusing and/or attenuating light propagating towards an eye of the wearer of the eyewear with a lens attached to the frame.

19. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
providing an audio signal from the electronic device to the wearer of the eyewear with a speaker coupled to the frame.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the audio signal enables a telephone conversation by the wearer of the eyewear.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the speaker is an earplug speaker.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
conveying the audio signal to the earplug speaker via an audio cable connecting the earplug speaker to the frame.

23. Eyewear comprising: a frame;
a lens attached to the frame;
a hinge attached to the frame; and
a monocular display, attached to the hinge and powered via a magnetic attachment to the frame, to show information to the wearer of the eyewear,
wherein the hinge is configured to allow the wearer of the eyewear to adjust a position of the monocular display, and
wherein the information comprises at least one of a heart rate of the wearer of the eyewear, a pace of the wearer of the eyewear, or a distance.

24. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the lens is configured to focus and/or attenuate light propagating towards an eye of the wearer of the eyewear.

25. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the monocular display is on an opposite side of the lens from an eye of a wearer of the eyewear.

26. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the monocular display comprises a monocular partial video graphics array (VGA) display.

27. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the information further comprises a notification received via a phone.

28. The eyewear of claim 23 , further comprising:
an enclosure coupled to the frame, the enclosure containing a power supply configured to power an electronic component coupled to the frame.

29. The eyewear of claim 23 , further comprising:
a speaker, coupled to the frame, to provide an audio signal to the wearer of the eyewear.

30. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the information further comprises a notification received via a phone.

Assignees

• E Vision Smart Optics Inc

Inventors

• Blum Ronald D
• Kokonaski William
• Duston Dwight P

Classifications

• H04N23/54

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/66

  Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices · CPC title

• A61F2/1627

  for changing index of refraction, e.g. by external means or by tilting · CPC title

• G02C7/101

  having an electro-optical light valve (electro-optical elements per se G02F) · CPC title