Wearable electronic display

A wearable electronic display comprising:

• an eyewear frame having a front frame portion including a brow bar with lens frame rims extending from and below the brow bar;
• a display module mounted to the eyewear frame having a microdisplay for generating images, the display module having an image exit window positioned for directing viewable images to a user's eye, the display module being positioned within a cavity in the front frame portion;
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• a brow bar bracket mounted to a rear side of the brow bar, the brow bar bracket having a shroud for covering the display module, the shroud having a pupil aperture aligned with the exit window of the display module through which the user can view the viewable images, the brow bar bracket including a rear wall and a top wall, the top wall forming an upper front ledge extending forwardly from the rear wall across a front portion of the brow bar bracket between opposite side walls, forming a recess having an open bottom and front for accepting and trapping an upper region of the front frame portion with the rear, top and side walls of the brow bar bracket for securement thereto, thereby containing the display module within the brow bar bracket and the front frame portion assembly.

A method of using a wearable electronic display comprising:

• wearing an eyewear frame having a front frame portion including a brow bar with lens frame rims extending from and below the brow bar;
• using a display module mounted to the eyewear frame, the display module having a microdisplay for generating images, the display module having an image exit window positioned for directing viewable images to a user's eye, the display module being positioned within a cavity in the front frame portion;
• using a brow bar bracket mounted to a rear side of the brow bar, the brow bar bracket having a shroud for covering the display module, the shroud having a pupil aperture aligned with the exit window of the display module, the brow bar bracket including a rear wall and a top wall, the top wall forming an upper front ledge extending forwardly from the rear wall across a front portion of the brow bar bracket between opposite side walls, forming a recess having an open bottom and front for accepting and trapping an upper region of the front frame portion with the rear, top and side walls of the brow bar bracket for securement thereto;
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• looking upwardly with the user's eye to the pupil aperture for viewing the viewable images passing through the pupil aperture.

A method of using a wearable electronic display comprising:

• wearing an eyewear frame having a front frame portion including a brow bar with lens frame rims extending from and below the brow bar;
• using a display module mounted to the eyewear frame, the display module having a microdisplay for generating images, the display module having an image exit window positioned for directing viewable images to a user's eye, the display module being positioned within a cavity in the front frame portion;
• using a brow bar bracket mounted to a rear side of the brow bar, the brow bar bracket having a shroud for covering the display module, the shroud having a pupil aperture aligned with the exit window of the display module, the brow bar bracket including a rear wall and a top wall, the top wall forming an upper front ledge extending forwardly from the rear wall across a front portion of the brow bar bracket between opposite side walls, forming a recess having an open bottom and front for accepting and trapping an upper region of the front frame portion with the rear, top and side walls of the brow bar bracket for securement thereto, thereby containing the display module within the brow bar bracket and the front frame portion assembly;
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• looking upwardly with the user's eye to the pupil aperture for viewing the viewable images passing through the pupil aperture.