US 2026/0072284 A1 · INTELLIGENT EYEGLASS DEVICE FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS

Abstract

The present disclosure describes eyeglass hearing devices, systems and methods of enhancing the hearing ability, while providing reliable biosensing of vital signs with sensors located along the path of superficial temporal artery. A temple portion extending downward in front of the ear then medially into the ear cavity secures the eyeglass device to the head and provides highly efficient sound delivery. An array of microphones enables high directionality for enhancing speech recognition in noisy environments. The eyeglass hearing device may be communicatively coupled to a smartphone for telephony, audio streaming, and for selecting the directionality for sound pickup. Applications include hearing enhancement, music listening, telephony, voice detection, voice authentication, speaker isolation, audio recording, language translation, and acoustic scene detection.

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Dependent claims

An eyeglass device comprising:

a temple portion anterior to an ear of a user, wherein the temple portion is spring loaded to generate inward radial forces with respect to a head of the user for securing the eyeglass device to the head of the user, the temple portion comprising one or more biosensors positioned anterior to the ear in proximity to the superficial temporal artery for detecting one or more vital signs of the user;
a transducer for delivering audibility to the user;
at least one microphone;
and
an audio processor to process signals sensed by the at least one microphone.

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Intelligent eyeglass device for improved communications

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Intelligent eyeglass device for improved communications

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Abstract

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