Eyewear with touch-sensitive input surface
First Claim
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1. An eyewear for a user comprising:
- an eyewear frame;
a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being contacted, wherein the detecting does not detect movement, relative to the eyewear frame, of a mechanical part being moved;
a light emitting device at an inside surface of the eyewear frame, with the inside surface of the eyewear frame facing the user when the eyewear is worn; and
a camera with at least a lens facing outward and not facing the user when the eyewear is worn.
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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.
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57 Claims
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1. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being contacted, wherein the detecting does not detect movement, relative to the eyewear frame, of a mechanical part being moved; a light emitting device at an inside surface of the eyewear frame, with the inside surface of the eyewear frame facing the user when the eyewear is worn; and a camera with at least a lens facing outward and not facing the user when the eyewear is worn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22)
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12. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; and a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an electrical input at least to an electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the electrical input responding to detecting touch of the touch sensitive input surface, wherein the eyewear frame includes an adjacent surface provided adjacent to the touch sensitive input surface, wherein at least a portion of the touch sensitive input surface has a texture different from the texture of the adjacent surface, and wherein the difference in texture is configured to provide a different tactile perception when the touch sensitive input surface and the adjacent surface are touched.
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13. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an electrical input at least to an electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched; and a microphone for receiving at least a voice input, and a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a second function, wherein the memory is at least partially in the eyewear frame, wherein the touch sensitive input surface is configured to operate as at least a switch, and wherein the switch has no movable mechanical parts.
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14. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an electrical input at least to an electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched; a microphone for receiving at least a voice input; a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a second function; and a display at the eyewear frame, the display being configured to display a set of choices to the user, wherein the second function depends on at least one of the choices being selected via voice input received by the microphone. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an electrical input at least to an electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched; a microphone for receiving at least a voice input, and a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a second function, wherein a set of choices is provided to the user, and the second function includes selecting at least one of the choices via voice input received by the microphone.
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17. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an electrical input at least to an electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched; a microphone for receiving at least a voice input, and a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a second function, and wherein the second function includes performing an electronic search for information specified in the voice input. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 23)
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24. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched; a sensor at least partially in the eyewear frame, wherein the sensor is configured to provide a second electrical input at least to a second electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a second function, the second electrical input related to detecting at least a motion of the user who is wearing the eyewear; and a microphone for receiving at least a voice input, and a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a third function. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched; a sensor at least partially in the eyewear frame, wherein the sensor is configured to provide a second electrical input at least to a second electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a second function, the second electrical input related to detecting at least a motion of the user who is wearing the eyewear; a microphone for receiving at least a voice input, and a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a third function, and wherein at least one of the three functions is at least for performing an electronic search.
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28. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched; a sensor at least partially in the eyewear frame, wherein the sensor is configured to provide a second electrical input at least to a second electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a second function, the second electrical input related to detecting at least a motion of the user who is wearing the eyewear; and a microphone for receiving at least a voice input, and a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a third function, wherein a set of choices is provided to the user, and at least one of the three functions is at least for selecting at least one of the choices from the set of choices. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; and a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an electrical input at least to an electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched, wherein the detecting only requires the surface to be merely touched, without requiring to exert any pushing action to the surface, wherein the eyewear is fit-over glasses.
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31. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; and a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyewear frame to perform a first function, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched, wherein the detecting only requires the surface to be merely touched, without requiring to exert any pushing action to the surface, wherein the eyewear is a headset. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyeglass frame with at least two arms, wherein at least one of the arms includes an outside surface not facing the user when the eyewear is being worn; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyeglass frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyeglass frame, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched, wherein the touch sensitive input surface is at the outside surface of the at least one of the arms; a sensor at least partially in the eyeglass frame, wherein the sensor is configured to provide a second electrical input at least to a second electronic component in the eyeglass frame, the second electrical input related to detecting at least a motion of the user who is wearing the eyewear; a microphone for receiving at least a voice input, and a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition software code for recognizing at least the voice input to perform a function; a camera; a rechargeable battery in at least one of the arms; an electrical connector being configured to receive a counterpart electrical connector external to the eyewear; and a wireless communication component at least partially in the eyeglass frame.
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34. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyeglass frame with at least two arms, wherein at least one of the arms includes an outside surface not facing the user when the eyewear is being worn; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyeglass frame configured to provide a first electrical input at least to a first electronic component in the eyeglass frame, the first electrical input responding to detecting at least the touch sensitive input surface being touched, wherein the touch sensitive input surface is at the outside surface of the at least one of the arms; a sensor at least partially in the eyeglass frame, wherein the sensor is configured to provide a second electrical input at least to a second electronic component in the eyeglass frame, the second electrical input related to detecting at least a motion of the user who is wearing the eyewear; a microphone; a camera; a rechargeable battery in at least one of the arms; a speaker; a humidity sensor; an electrical connector being configured to receive a counterpart electrical connector external to the eyewear; and a wireless communication component at least partially in the eyeglass frame.
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35. A method for operating an eyewear, the eyewear suitable for being worn by a user, the eyewear including an eyewear frame, the eyewear frame including (i) a controller, (ii) a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame, (iii) a plurality of input devices, including at least a microphone and a camera, (iv) an electrical connector configured to receive a counterpart electrical connector external to the eyewear frame, and (v) a wireless communication component, the method comprising:
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receiving a touch input from the user via the touch sensitive input surface; providing a first electrical signal for the controller at least in response to the touch input received; operating, by the controller, on the first electrical signal; capturing, by at least one of the input devices, a piece of information; and producing a second electrical signal for an electrical component in the eyewear frame at least in response to the piece of information captured. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An eyewear for a user comprising:
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an eyewear frame; a controller at least partially in the eyewear frame; a touch sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame, with the touch sensitive input surface configured to receive at least a touch input from the user to provide at least a first electrical signal for the controller at least in response to the touch input received, wherein the controller is configured to operate on the first electrical signal; a plurality of input devices at least partially in the eyewear frame, with the plurality of input devices including at least a microphone and a camera, and with at least one of the input devices configured to capture a piece of data to produce at least a second electrical signal for an electrical component in the eyewear frame in response to the piece of data captured; a rechargeable battery at least partially in the eyewear frame; an output device at least partially in the eyewear frame; and a wireless communication component at least partially in the eyewear frame. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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