Eyeglasses with electronic components
AssigneeOakley, Inc.
InventorPeter Warren
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Abstract
A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extension arms that can be extended, pivoted, or otherwise moved to a position for use, and then moved to a stored position when not in use. Alternatively, the microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, can be mounted onto a clip-on or other attachment member that mounts onto a conventional eyeglasses frame, or to a hat or other article worn on the head.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A communication device configured to removably attach to eyewear, the communication device comprising:
- a first component comprising a receiver or transmitter configured to send or receive wireless communication comprising visual images;
- a removably attachable connection configured to permit the first component to connect and disconnect in a retrofitting manner to a pre-existing eyewear;
- a second component comprising a power source configured to be mounted to the eyewear;
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- wires extending between the first and second component configured to be retrofitted onto the eyewear;
- wherein the communication device is configured to be attachable to a plurality of different types of eyewear.
A method of communicating using a communication device, comprising:
- providing a communication device, said communication device comprising:
- a first component comprising a receiver or transmitter configured to send or receive wireless communication comprising visual images;
- a removably attachable connection configured to permit the first component to connect and disconnect in a retrofitting manner to a pre-existing eyewear;
- a second component comprising a power source configured to be mounted to the eyewear;
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- wires extending between the first and second component configured to be retrofitted onto the eyewear;
- wherein the communication device is configured to be attachable to a plurality of different types of eyewear;
- removably attaching the first component to the pre-existing eyewear with the connection;
- mounting the second component to the eyewear;
- retrofitting the wires onto the eyewear;
- and
- sending or receiving the wireless communication comprising the visual images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.