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US 10,896,591 B2Granted
Eyewear with proximity sensors to detect outside line of sight presence and corresponding methods
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsRachid M Alameh, Paul Steuer
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Abstract
Eyewear includes a frame and one or more stems extending distally from the frame. One or more processors are disposed within one or more of the frame or the stems, and one or more proximity sensor components are disposed within the stems defining thermal reception beams oriented in a rearward facing direction. Each proximity sensor component can include an infrared signal receiver to receive an infrared emission from an object. The one or more processors can execute a control operation when the proximity sensor components receive the infrared emission from the object.
Claims18
Eyewear, comprising:
- a frame;
- one or more stems extending distally from the frame, the one or more stems each comprising a temple portion and an ear engagement portion;
- one or more processors disposed within one or more of the frame or the one or more stems;
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- one or more proximity sensor components operable with the one or more processors, each proximity sensor component comprising an infrared signal receiver receiving an infrared emission from an object, the one or more proximity sensor components disposed only in the ear engagement portion at a distal end of the one or more stems;
- the one or more processors operable to execute a control operation when the one or more proximity sensor components receive the infrared emission from the object.
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