External user interface for head worn computing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015205566-A1
Application number	US-201414185979-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 21, 2014
Priority date	Jan 17, 2014
Publication date	Jul 23, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC). Embodiments relate to an external user interface that has a physical form intended to be hand held. The hand held user interface may be in the form similar to that of a writing instrument, such as a pen. In embodiments, the hand held user interface includes technologies relating to writing surface tip pressure monitoring, lens configurations setting a predetermined imaging distance, user interface software mode selection, quick software application launching, and other interface technologies.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A device, comprising:
a housing supporting a visual display wherein the visual display communicates with a head-worn computer and the visual display provides an indication of a current application executing on the head-worn computer; and the housing being mechanically connected to a watchband clip, the watchband clip adapted to be removably and replaceably attached to a watchband.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises an IMU to monitor movement of the device, and wherein the movement of the device is used to generate gesture control for a software application operating on the head-worn computer.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a fitness monitor wherein fitness information is collected and communicated to the head-worn computer for display to the user.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a quick launch interface adapted to launch, when activated, a predetermined software application on the head-worn computer.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the capacitive touch interface is adapted to communicate control signals to a software application operating on the head-worn computer.

6 . A device, comprising:
a strap supporting a visual display wherein the visual display communicates with a head-worn computer and the visual display provides an indication of a current application executing on the head-worn computer; and the strap being mechanically configured to attach to a watch body and function as a watchband.

Assignees

• Osterhout Group Inc

Inventors

• Osterhout Ralph F

Classifications

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G02B27/017 Primary

  Head mounted · CPC title

• G04G17/08

  Housings · CPC title

• G06F3/1454 Primary

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title