Multi-use eyeglasses with human I/O interface embedded
AssigneeMotion Research Technologies, Inc.
InventorDominic Dobson
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Abstract
An multi-use eyeglass apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus generally comprises a frame, a display device, at least one sensor and a transceiver. The frame may have a plurality of lens openings defining an optical path. The display device may be mounted to the frame and configured to display an image to a user wearing the frame, wherein the image is located outside of the optical path. The at least one sensor is generally mounted to the frame and configured to sense a response from the user. The transceiver may be mounted to the frame and configured to (i) receive the image in a first receive message from external of the frame and (ii) transmit the response in a first transmit message to external of the frame.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a frame having a plurality of lens openings defining an optical path;
- a display device mounted to said frame and configured to display an image to a user wearing said frame, wherein said image is located outside of said optical path;
- a transceiver mounted to said frame and configured to (i) receive said image in a first receive message from a device external to said frame, (ii) receive a plurality of hands-free commands, and (iii) transmit said hands-free commands in a first transmit message to said device external to said frame;
- a first accelerometer mounted to said frame, wherein said first accelerometer is configured to sense movement of a head of said user in relation to a vertical axis, wherein said first accelerometer is configured to generate a first of said hands-free commands;
- a second accelerometer mounted to said frame, wherein said second accelerometer is configured to sense movement of the head of said user in relation to a horizontal axis, wherein said second accelerometer is configured to generate a second of said hands-free commands, wherein said first of said hands-free commands and said second of said hands-free commands are (i) used to control said apparatus and (ii) presented to said device external to said apparatus;
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- a haptic device mounted to said frame configured to provide said user with haptic notifications from said device external to said apparatus regarding conditions external to said apparatus.
A method for interfacing a user with multi-use eyeglasses having a plurality of lens openings defining an optical path, comprising the steps of:
- (A) receiving (i) an image in a first receive message from a device external to said multi-use eyeglasses and (ii) receiving a plurality of hands-free commands;
- (B) displaying said image to said user, wherein said image is located outside of said optical path;
- (C) transmitting said hands free commands in a first transmit message to said device external to said multi-use eyeglasses;
- (D) using a first accelerometer mounted to said multi-use eyeglasses, wherein said first accelerometer is configured (i) to sense movement of a head of said user in relation to a vertical axis, and (ii) to generate a first of said hands-free commands;
- (E) using a second accelerometer mounted to said multi-use eyeglasses, wherein said second accelerometer is configured (i) to sense movement of the head of said user in relation to a horizontal axis, and (ii) to generate a second of said hands-free commands, wherein said first of said hands-free commands and said second of said hands-free commands are (i) used to control said multi-use eyeglasses and (ii) presented to said device external to said multi-use eyeglasses;
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- (F) using a haptic device mounted to said multi-use eyeglasses configured to provide said user with haptic notifications from said device external to said multi-use eyeglasses regarding conditions external to said multi-use eyeglasses.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for mounting a plurality of lens openings defining an optical path;
- means for receiving (i) an image in a first receive message from a device external to said apparatus, and (ii) a plurality of hands-free commands;
- means for displaying said image to a user, wherein said image is located outside of said optical path;
- means for transmitting said hands-free commands in a first transmit message to said device external to said apparatus;
- means for sensing movement of a head of said user in relation to a vertical axis, and generating a first of said hands-free commands;
- means for sensing movement of the head of said user in relation to a horizontal axis, and generating a second of said hands-free commands, wherein said first of said hands-free commands and said second of said hands-free commands are (i) used to control said apparatus and (ii) presented to said device external to said apparatus;
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- means of providing said user with haptic notifications from said device external to said multi-use eyeglasses regarding conditions external to said multi-use eyeglasses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.