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US RE46,463 E1Granted
Remote control of illuminating headlamp
AssigneeDesigns for Vision, Inc.
InventorsRichard E. Fienbloom, Ken N. Braganca, Kenneth Koscheka
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Abstract
A remote control operation of an illuminated unit attached to a headset consisting of a headband and at least one optical device providing illumination at a known distance from the optical device attached to the headband is disclosed. The remote control unit incorporates a sensing unit that causes power to be switched on and off by the detection of motion in front of the sensing unit. In addition, the illumination may be increased or decreased based on a signal strength of a detected remote sensing signal.
Claims97
An apparatus for remotely controlling an illumination unit attached to one of:
- an eyewear, a headband and a headset, said apparatus comprising:
- a battery unit electrically connected to said illumination unit, said illumination unit comprising:
- at least one light source generating a narrow-beam light;
- and
- a focusing means, corresponding to each of said at least one light source, for focusing said light into a substantially uniform light pattern onto a target area at a known distance from said illumination unit;
- a sensing unit comprising:
- at least one transmitting unit transmitter configured to:
- transmit a signal;
- a receiving unit receiver, in communication with the battery unit, said receiving unit receiver configured to:
- detecting detect a signal representing a reflected element of the signal generated by said at least one transmitting unit, transmitter;
- generating generate a battery control signal in response to said detected reflected element of the signal generated by said at least one transmitting unit transmitter;
- providing provide the battery control signal to said battery unit, wherein, the battery unit alters a voltage provided to the illumination unit in response to the battery control signal, the alteration comprising:
- removing the voltage from the illumination unit in response to the detection of the reflected element after determining said illumination unit is turned on.
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An apparatus for remotely controlling an illumination unit attached to a headset, said apparatus comprising:
- a transmitting unit transmitting an RF signal;
- a receiving unit:
- receiving said RF signal;
- determining whether a strength of said RF signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value;
- and
- generating a control signal when said strength of said RF signal exceeds said predetermined threshold value;
- and
- a battery unit:
- receiving said control signal;
- and
- altering a voltage applied to said illumination unit to change said illumination unit from one state to another state in response to said control signal.
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An apparatus for remotely controlling an illumination unit, the apparatus comprising:
- a battery unit electrically connected to said illumination unit;
- at least one transmitting unit configured to transmit a signal;
- a receiving unit in communication with the battery unit, said receiving unit configured to:
- detect a reflection of the signal generated by said at least one transmitting unit;
- determine a magnitude of the detected signal,
- generate a control signal in response to said detected signal, wherein a level of the control signal is based on the determined magnitude of the detected signal;
- and
- provide the control signal to said battery unit, wherein the battery unit alters a voltage provided to the illumination unit in response to the control signal.
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A motion activated headlamp comprising:
- at least one light source outputting a light;
- attachment means for coupling the at least one light source to one of:
- an eyeglass frame, a head band and a head set;
- a battery unit electrically connected to the at least one light source;
- a motion sensor unit comprising:
- an IR transmitting unit configured to transmit an IR signal;
- an IR detecting unit configured to:
- detect a reflection of the transmitted IR signal, the reflection caused by an object moving before the motion sensor unit, and
- generate an indication of the detection of the reflection of the transmitted IR signal;
- and
- a circuit configured to:
- receive the indication of the detection of the reflected transmitted IR signal;
- and
- switch a voltage applied to the at least one light source from the battery unit, wherein the voltage is removed from the at least one light source after determining the at least one light source is in an On-state.
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An apparatus for controlling an illumination unit attached to one of an eyewear, a headband and a headset, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a sensing unit comprising:
- a transmitting unit transmitting a signal;
- a receiving unit:
- receiving a reflected element of said transmitted signal, and
- generating a control signal in response to receiving the reflected element of said transmitted signal;
- and
- a battery unit:
- wherein the sensing unit operates as a switch to alter a voltage outputted by the battery unit to said illumination unit in response to the control signal, said alteration causing one of:
- turning the illumination unit on when an existing state of the illumination unit is an Off-state and turning the illumination unit off when the existing state of the illumination unit is an On-state.
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A headlamp having a motion control comprising:
- at least one light source configured to output a light;
- attachment means for coupling the at least one light source to one of an eyeglass frame, a head band and a head set;
- a battery configured to output a voltage to the at least one light source;
- a motion sensor operating as a switch to alter the voltage applied to the at least one light source, the motion sensor comprising:
- an IR transmitter configured to transmit an IR signal;
- an IR detector configured to:
- detect a reflection of the transmitted IR signal, the reflection caused by an object moving before the motion sensor;
- and
- generate an indication of the detection of the reflection of the transmitted IR signal;
- and
- a circuit configured to:
- receive the indication of the detection of the reflected transmitted IR signal;
- and
- switch the voltage applied to the at least one light source from the battery, wherein the voltage is removed from the at least one light source when the at least one light source is in an On-state.
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An eyewear for a medical/dental practitioner comprising:
- a frame supporting a pair of lenses;
- at least one illumination source, attached to the frame, the at least one illumination source generating a light;
- a battery unit providing a voltage to the at least one illumination source;
- and
- a control unit comprising:
- a transmitter configured to output a first signal, and
- a detector configured to:
- detect a reflection of said first signal, and
- generate a control signal in response to said detected reflection of said first signal, and
- alter a voltage provided by the battery unit to the at least one illumination source based on the control signal, said altered voltage switching a state of said at least one illumination source, from one of:
- an Off-state to an On-state and said On-state to said Off-state.
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A medical/dental apparatus comprising:
- a means for retaining said apparatus to a user;
- a housing comprising:
- at least one illumination source attached to the means for retaining said apparatus,
- a battery unit supplying a voltage to the at least one illumination source;
- and
- a control unit comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a signal;
- and
- a detector configured to:
- detect a reflection of said transmitted signal,
- generate a control signal in response to said detected reflection of said transmitted signal;
- and
- a circuit configured to:
- alter a voltage to the at least one illumination source in response to the control signal, wherein the voltage alteration causes operation of the at least one illumination source to change from an existing state to an altered state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.