Wireless earpiece and smart glasses system and method

• US 10,104,464 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2017
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Boesen, Peter Vincent, Turner, Jake Berry
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Vivian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Con P
• Application Number:
  US15/682,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20180063625A1
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 381 74, 381381, 381374, 381327, 381311, 381315, 351158, 351 41, 35115901, 455 903, 455344, 348 47, 348159
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers

Abstract

A method includes providing a set of earpieces comprising a left ear piece and a right ear piece, each of the earpieces comprising an ear piece housing, a wireless transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing, a processor disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the wireless transceiver. The method further includes providing a set of eyeglasses comprising an eyeglass frame, a wireless transceiver disposed within the eyeglass frame, a processor disposed within the eyeglass frame, and a first lens and a second lens operatively connected to the eyeglass frame. The method provides for communicating data between at least one of the set of earpieces and the set of eyeglasses.

Claims

1. A method for interacting with a user, comprising:

providing a set of earpieces comprising a left ear piece and a right ear piece, each of the earpieces comprising an ear piece housing, a wireless transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing, a processor disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the wireless transceiver, and at least one sensor operatively connected to the processor;

providing a set of eyeglasses comprising an eyeglass frame, a wireless transceiver disposed within the eyeglass frame, a processor disposed within the eyeglass frame, and a first lens and a second lens operatively connected to the eyeglass frame;

sensing earpiece sensor data at the set of earpieces using at least one sensor of the set of earpieces;

processing the earpiece sensor data at the set of earpieces to provide data to display;

communicating the data to display from the set of earpieces to the set of eyeglasses;

displaying a visual representation based on the data to display on at least one of the first lens and the second lens;

sensing eyeglasses data at the set of eyeglasses;

communicating the eyeglasses data from the set of eyeglasses to the set of earpieces;

generating audio at the set of earpieces based on the eyeglasses data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the communicating the data to display from the set of earpieces to the set of eyeglasses comprises wirelessly communicating the data to display from the set of earpieces to the set of eyeglasses and wherein the communicating the eyeglasses data from the set of eyeglasses to the set of earpieces comprises wirelessly communicating the eyeglasses data from the set of eyeglasses to the set of earpieces.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the set of eyeglasses further comprises a film on an external face of at least one of the first lens and the second lens configured to display imagery.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the imagery is augmented vision imagery and wherein the data to display is augmented imagery data.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the imagery is assisted vision imagery.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the set of eyeglasses further comprises a film on an internal face of at least one of the first lens and the second lens configured to display imagery.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the set of eyeglasses further comprises a first film on an external face of at least one of the first lens and the second lens configured to display a first set of imagery and a second film on an internal face of at least one of the first lens and the second lens configured to display a second set of imagery and wherein the first set of imagery and the second set of imagery combine to provide imagery perceived as having three-dimensional depth.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the audio comprises an audio prompt requesting information from the user.

9. A system comprising:

a set of wireless earpieces comprising a left ear piece and a right ear piece, each of the wireless earpieces comprising an ear piece housing, a wireless transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing, a processor disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the wireless transceiver, and at least one sensor operatively connected to the processor;

a set of eyeglasses comprising an eyeglass frame, a wireless transceiver disposed within the eyeglass frame, a processor disposed within the eyeglass frame, and a first lens and a second lens operatively connected to the eyeglass frame; and

a thin film polymer layer placed on at least one of the first lens or the second lens;

wherein the set of wireless earpieces are wirelessly linked with the set of eyeglasses; and

wherein data aggregated by the set of wireless earpieces are wirelessly transmitted to the set of eyeglasses for providing context to an image viewed using the set of eyeglasses;

wherein eyeglasses data sensed from the set of eyeglasses is wirelessly transmitted to the set of wireless earpieces and audio is generated at the set of wireless earpieces based on the eyeglasses data.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein at least one of the first lens and the second lens is a corrective lens.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the thin film polymer layer is positioned on an inside of at least one of the first lens and the second lens.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the thin film polymer layer is positioned on an outside of at least one of the first lens and the second lens.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the thin film polymer layer is a first thin film polymer layer and the system further comprises a second thin film polymer layer wherein the first thin film polymer layer is on an inside of at least one of the first lens and the second lens and wherein the second thin film polymer layer on an outside of at least one of the first lens and the second lens.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the first lens is integral with the second lens.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the thin film polymer layer forms a portion of a display.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the system is configured to display information from one or more of the wireless earpieces on the display.

17. The system of claim 9 wherein the set of eyeglasses further comprise at least one forward facing camera and at least one inward facing camera.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the image is detected by the at least one forward facing camera in response to tracking a user'"'"'s pupils by the at least one inward facing camera and transmitted to the set of wireless earpieces.

19. The system of claim 9 wherein a voice command is provided to the set of wireless earpieces to control an operation of the set of eyeglasses.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the operation is related to identification.