Eyewear determining facial expressions using muscle sensors
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorShaheen Moubedi
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Abstract
Eyewear having a sensor configured to sense electrical signals generated from user muscle movements to determine user facial expressions. The facial expressions are processed to provide a user input to the eyewear, to take an action such as taking an image using a camera, and to determine a user biometric such as by performing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). In an example, a user can raise an eyebrow to instruct the eyewear to take an image and squint an eye to lighten/darken a shade of an optical element.
Claims20
Eyewear, comprising:
- a frame;
- an optical member supported by the frame;
- a temple coupled to the frame;
- a sensor coupled to the temple and comprising two electrodes configured to make contact with a single temple of a user when the eyewear is worn by the user;
- and
- a processor configured to take an electrocardiogram of the user via the two electrodes.
A method of using eyewear, comprising:
- a frame;
- an optical member supported by the frame;
- a temple coupled to the frame;
- a sensor coupled to the temple and comprising two electrodes making contact with a single temple of a user;
- and
- a processor taking an electrocardiogram of the user via the two electrodes.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code which, when executed, is operative to cause a processor of eyewear having a frame, an optical member supported by the frame, a temple coupled to the frame, a sensor coupled to the temple and comprising two electrodes configured to make contact with a single temple of a user when the eyewear is worn by the user, and a processor configured to take an electrocardiogram of the user via the two electrodes, to perform the steps of:
- determining, by the processor, an electrocardiogram of the user via the two electrodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.