Eyewear with touch-sensitive input surface
OwnerThomas A. Howell, David Chao +2inventors
InventorsThomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. Tong
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an eyewear for a user includes an eyewear frame, electrical circuitry at least partially in the eyewear frame, and a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an input to the electrical circuitry to perform a function via touching the touch sensitive input surface. In another embodiment, the eyewear includes a switch with at least two operational states. The operational states of the switch can be configured to be changed by sliding a finger across the touch sensitive input surface of the frame.
Claims50
An eyewear for a user comprising:
- an eyewear frame;
- a first switch at the frame, the first switch having at least two operational states, and the operational states of the switch being configured to be changed by a user touching a surface of the frame, without moving any mechanical part at least partially exposed to the outside of the frame;
- and
- a first electrical component in the frame configured to be electrically coupled to the first switch to perform a function.
An eyewear for a user comprising:
- an eyewear frame;
- a switch having at least two operational states, and the operational states of the switch being configured to be changed by sliding a finger across a surface of the frame, without moving any mechanical part at least partially exposed to the outside of the frame;
- and
- an electrical component in the frame configured to be electrically coupled to the switch to perform a function.
An eyewear for a user comprising:
- an eyewear frame;
- electrical circuitry at least partially in the eyewear frame;
- and
- a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an input to the electrical circuitry to perform a function via touching the touch sensitive input surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.