Antenna architectures for temple of ar capable wearable devices

A method of operating an antenna in a wearable device, the method comprising:

• providing an eyewear frame defining one or more optical element holders for holding respective optical elements within view of a user and a pair of temples coupled to the eyewear frame;
• providing a metal component carried by a first of the pair of temples, wherein the metal component acts as a ground of the antenna;
• providing a battery flex carried by the first of the pair of temples with the battery flex spaced by a gap from the metal component for a least a majority of a longitudinal length thereof, wherein the battery flex acts as an active element of the antenna;
• and
• operating the antenna with the gap as a radiating aperture of the antenna.

A wearable device comprising:

• an eyewear body comprising:
• an eyewear frame defining one or more optical element holders for holding respective optical elements within view of a user when the eyewear body is worn;
• a pair of temples connected to the eyewear frame for supporting the eyewear frame in position within view of the user when the eyewear body is worn;
• onboard electronics carried by the eyewear body including a battery carried by a first of the pair of temples;
• and
• an antenna having an active element formed by a battery flex incorporated in at least the first of the pair of temples, wherein the battery flex is a flexible electrically conductive component that extends longitudinally along at least a portion of a longitudinal length of the first of the pair of temples and couples to the battery for structural support thereof, wherein the antenna includes a metal component of the first of the pair of temples configured as a ground of the antenna.