Back to results
US 7,922,321 B2Granted
Eyewear supporting after-market electrical components
AssigneeIpVenture, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. Tong
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear (e.g., eyeglasses) without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. Often, the electrical components can be attached to the eyewear as an after-market enhancement. The electrical components can operate independently or together with other electrical components provided elsewhere.
Claims21
An eyewear frame, comprising:
- a first temple having a first end and a second end, with the second end having a first temple arrangement that fits over at least a portion of the second end of the first temple;
- a second temple having a first end and a second end, with the second end having a second temple arrangement that fits over at least a portion of the second end of the second temple;
- an electronic device at least partially embedded in one of the temple arrangements;
- and
- another electronic device physically separated from the first and second temple arrangements vet internal to said eyewear frame and operatively interconnected with the electronic device,
- wherein the first temple arrangement is removable from the first temple, and the second temple arrangement is removable from the second temple, and wherein said eyewear frame remains usable as a frame of a pair of glasses by a user even after the first temple arrangement has been removed from the first temple and/or the second temple arrangement has been removed from the second temple.
3 more elements
A pair of glasses, comprising:
- a pair of temples, each of the temples having a rearward portion that fits over an ear of a person when said pair of glasses is being worn by the person;
- a temple arrangement removably attached to and over the rearward portion of one of the temples, wherein the temple arrangement includes at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device being embedded in the temple arrangement;
- and
- another electronic device physically separated from the temple arrangement yet embedded in said pair of glasses and operatively interconnected with the at least one electronic device.
1 more element
A pair of glasses, comprising:
- a pair of temples, each of the temples having a rearward portion, with at least a portion of the rearward portion being configured to fit over an ear of a person when said pair of glasses is being worn by the person;
- and
- a temple arrangement removably attached to and over the rearward portion of one of the temples, wherein the temple arrangement includes at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device being embedded in the temple arrangement,
- wherein the electronic device interacts with an integrated circuit at least partially embedded in said pair of glasses.
1 more element
A pair of glasses, comprising:
- a pair of temples, each of the temples having a rearward portion, with at least a portion of the rearward portion being configured to fit over an ear of a person when said pair of glasses is being worn by the person;
- a temple arrangement removably attached to and over the rearward portion of one of the temples, wherein the temple arrangement includes at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device being embedded in the temple arrangement;
- and
- another electronic device embedded in the one of the temples having the temple arrangement attached thereto, the another electronic device being operatively interconnected with the at least one electronic device embedded in the temple arrangement.
1 more element
A pair of glasses, comprising:
- a pair of temples, each of the temples having a rearward portion, with at least a portion of the rearward portion being configured to fit over an ear of a person when said pair of glasses is being worn by the person;
- and
- a temple arrangement removably attached to and over the rearward portion of one of the temples, wherein the temple arrangement includes at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device being embedded in the temple arrangement,
- wherein the rearward portion of the one of the temples includes a first electrical connector,
- wherein the temple arrangement includes a second electrical connector, and
- wherein when the temple arrangement is attached to the rearward portion of the one of the temples, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are electrically interconnected.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.