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US 2025/0097565 A1Published application
Eyewear device input mechanism
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorMatthew Hanover
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Abstract
An electronics-enabled eyewear device provides a primary command channel and a secondary command channel for receiving user input during untethered wear, one of the command channels providing for tap input detected by motion sensor(s) incorporated in a body of the eyewear device. A predefined tap sequence or pattern can be applied to frame of the device to trigger as device function. In one example, a double tap of the device's frame causes charge level display indicating a battery charge level.
Claims19
An eyewear device comprising:
- a device body configured for wearing by a user;
- onboard electronics incorporated in the device body;
- a primary input mechanism incorporated in the eyewear body and configured to provide a primary command channel to receive user inputs for controlling one or more functionalities of the onboard electronics;
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- a tap input mechanism configured to receive tap input from the user via tap motion imparted to the device body, wherein the tap input mechanism is configured to provide for recognition and execution of no more than a single effective tap command.
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A method comprising:
- during wear of an eyewear device by a user, receiving user input via a tap input mechanism comprising a motion sensor that is incorporated in a device body and that is configured to generate motion data from detected motion of the device body, wherein the tap input mechanism is configured to provide for recognition and execution of no more than a single effective tap command;
- using processing circuitry incorporated in the eyewear device, processing the motion data to distinguish, based on predefined identification criteria, between incidental motion and respective instances of receiving the single effective tap command;
- in response to identifying an instance of receiving the single effective tap command, executing a device function associated with and triggered by the single effective tap command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.