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US 12,687,743 B2Granted
Contact lenses with multiple power sources
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorsNir Daube, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed that relate to contact lenses having multiple power sources. In particular, in one aspect, a contact lens can include a transparent substrate and a circuit. The circuit can include one or more sensors, circuitry, one or more photovoltaic cells disposed on or within at least a portion of the substrate, and a hybrid power component that supplies power to the circuitry that includes solar power.
Claims17
A contact lens, comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
- and
- a circuit comprising:
- one or more sensors disposed on or within the substrate;
- circuitry disposed on or within at least a portion of the substrate;
- one or more photovoltaic cells disposed on or within at least a portion of the substrate;
- and
- a hybrid power component that supplies three or more different types of power to the circuitry, wherein a first type of power is solar power by the one or more photovoltaic cells and wherein a second type of power is power provided by one or more microelectromechanical systems, and wherein a third type of power is inductive power, wherein the inductive power comprises an inductive power component that receives radiofrequency energy of about 2.4 GHZ in response to insufficient power from solar power,
- wherein the hybrid power component receives power by the one or more microelectromechanical systems in response to insufficient power from solar power by the one or more photovoltaic cells.
6 more elements
A method of operating a contact lens, comprising:
- supplying, from a hybrid power component on or within the contact lens, three or more different types of power to circuitry disposed on or within the contact lens, wherein a first type of power is solar power by one or more photovoltaic cells disposed on or within the contact lens, wherein a second type of power is power provided by one or more microelectromechanical systems, wherein the hybrid power component receives power by the one or more microelectromechanical systems in response to insufficient power from solar power by the one or more photovoltaic cells, and wherein a third type of power is inductive power, wherein the inductive power comprises an inductive power component that receives radiofrequency energy of about 2.4 GHz in response to insufficient power from solar power;
- and
- performing one or more operations, by the circuitry, in response to receiving supplied power from the hybrid power component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.