US 10,120,646 B2Granted

Eyewear with detachable adjustable electronics module

AssigneeOakley, Inc.

InventorsJames H. Jannard, Carlos D. Reyes

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Abstract

A detachable adjustable electronics module may be removably or permanently connected to eyewear. The module may include electronics for processing audio and/or video input and/or output signals. The module may be provided with an adjustable arm, for adjustably carrying a speaker. The module and/or the speaker may be adjusted relative to the wearer in any of the anterior-posterior direction, the inferior-superior direction and laterally. Rotation adjustments may also be accomplished. Eyewear may be provided with only a single module, on a single side, or with two modules, one on each side, such as to provide stereo audio or dual mono sound.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An electronically-enabled eyewear configured to provide at least audio media to a wearer, the electronically-enabled eyewear comprising:

an eyeglass frame configured to support at least one lens, the eyeglass frame comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side, wherein the second lateral side is laterally opposite the first lateral side;
a first electronics module separate from and supported by the first lateral side of the eyeglass frame, the first electronics module comprising a first speaker, a first transmitter, and a first receiver;
and
a second electronics module separate from and supported by the second lateral side of the eyeglass frame, the second electronics module comprising a second speaker and a second receiver;
wherein:
the first electronics module is configured to receive data from a remote device via the first receiver;
and
the second electronics module is configured to receive data from the first electronics module via a wireless link, the wireless link comprising the first transmitter and the second receiver.

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Facts

Application: 15/483,197Filed 10 Apr 2017 · continuation
Priority: 11 Feb 2005
Published: US 2017/0251315 A131 Aug 2017
Granted: 6 Nov 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

G06F 3/167
Sound input; Sound output: audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
G02B 27/01
Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00: head-up displays
G02B 27/017
Head-up displays: head mounted
G02C 9/04
Attaching auxiliary optical parts: by fitting over or clamping on

Family

Application60/652,272Us provisional application · filed 11 Feb 2005
Application60/652,937Us provisional application · filed 14 Feb 2005
Application60/729,645Us provisional application · filed 24 Oct 2005
Application11/352,938Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Feb 2006
Application12/331,327Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Dec 2008
US 7,461,936 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Dec 2008
Application12/730,106Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 23 Mar 2010
US 7,692,018 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 23 Mar 2010
Application13/196,835Parent of this continuation · filed 2 Aug 2011
US 7,988,283 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 2 Aug 2011
Application14/281,696Parent of this continuation · filed 19 May 2014
US 2017/0251315 A1Pre-grant publication · published 31 Aug 2017
US 9,619,201 B2Parent of this continuation
Application13/196,835Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application12/730,106Parent of this continuation
US 2007/0008484 A1Published application
US 2009/0086159 A1Published application
US 2010/0238396 A1Published application
US 2012/0105740 A1Published application
US 2014/0253868 A1Published application
US 7,682,018 B2Related patent
US 10,120,646 B2This patent

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