Wearable device antenna
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorUgur Olgun
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Abstract
A wearable device includes a frame and a magnetic coupler opening formed in the frame. Wearable device further includes a processor, a memory accessible to the processor, and a very high frequency (VHF) radio transceiver for data transmission and reception and connected to the processor. Wearable device further includes a magnetic coupler connected to the VHF radio transceiver. Magnetic coupler includes a diamagnetic material shaped to form a VHF transmission or reception terminal that partially or fully aligns with the magnetic coupler opening. During transmission, magnetic coupler is configured to radiate transmitted VHF band radio modulated signals into tissue of the user. During reception, magnetic coupler is configured to absorb received VHF band radio modulated signals from the tissue of the user.
Claims20
An eyewear device including:
- a frame;
- a temple coupled to the frame;
- a magnetic coupler opening formed in the temple adjacent tissue of a user when wearing the eyewear device;
- and
- a magnetic coupler including a diamagnetic material shaped to form a radio frequency (RF) terminal adjacent the magnetic coupler opening.
A head-mounted eyewear device comprising:
- means for mounting the head-mounted eyewear device on a head of a user, the means for mounting comprising a temple with a magnetic coupler opening formed in the temple adjacent tissue of a user when wearing the head-mounted eyewear device;
- and
- means for radiating very high frequency (VHF) band radio modulated signals into tissue of the user, the means for radiating comprising a diamagnetic material shaped to form a radio frequency (RF) terminal adjacent the magnetic coupler opening.
A method for transmitting signals using a head-mounted eyewear device including a frame, a temple coupled to the frame, a magnetic coupler opening formed in the temple, and a magnetic coupler including a diamagnetic material shaped to form a radio frequency (RF) terminal adjacent the magnetic coupler opening, the method comprising:
- generating very high frequency (VHF) band radio modulated signals;
- and
- radiating the VHF band radio modulated signals into tissue of a user of the head-mounted eyewear device via the RF terminal adjacent the magnetic coupler opening of the temple.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions for use with a head-mounted eyewear device including a frame, a temple coupled to the frame, a magnetic coupler opening formed in the temple, and a magnetic coupler including a diamagnetic material shaped to form a radio frequency (RF) terminal adjacent the magnetic coupler opening, the instruction, when performed by a processor, configure the head-mounted eyewear device to perform functions comprising:
- generating very high frequency (VHF) band radio modulated signals;
- and
- radiating the VHF band radio modulated signals into tissue of a user of the head-mounted eyewear device via the RF terminal adjacent the magnetic coupler opening of the temple.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.