Eyewear including a remote control camera and a docking station
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1. Eyewear comprising:
- an eyewear frame comprising temples and a frame front, wherein the temples are connected to the frame front;
a camera, detachably connected with the eyewear frame, to acquire video data and/or image data while the eyewear is worn by a wearer with the camera detachably connected to the eyewear frame;
a controller, operably coupled to the camera, to control acquisition of the video data and/or image data by the camera;
a power supply; and
an electronic docking station, operably coupled to the camera and/or the controller, to provide the electrical power from the power supply to the camera and/or the controller.
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Abstract
Eyewear is provided including a frame, and a camera connected with the frame, in which the camera is configured to be controlled by a remote controller. The camera may be configured to capture video and/or a photo. The eyewear may include data storage, and the camera may be connected to the data storage. A wrist watch may be configured to act both as a time piece and a controller of the camera. The eyewear may also include a heads up display and/or a video file player. The eyewear may also include an electro-active lens.
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27 Claims
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1. Eyewear comprising:
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an eyewear frame comprising temples and a frame front, wherein the temples are connected to the frame front; a camera, detachably connected with the eyewear frame, to acquire video data and/or image data while the eyewear is worn by a wearer with the camera detachably connected to the eyewear frame; a controller, operably coupled to the camera, to control acquisition of the video data and/or image data by the camera; a power supply; and an electronic docking station, operably coupled to the camera and/or the controller, to provide the electrical power from the power supply to the camera and/or the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of acquiring video data and/or image data of a scene, the method comprising:
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pointing a camera on an eyewear frame towards the scene, the eyewear frame comprising temples and a frame front, wherein the temples are connected to the frame front; acquiring the video data and/or image data of the scene with the camera while wearing the eyewear with the camera detachably connected to the eyewear frame; storing the video data and/or image data of the scene; and attaching the camera to the eyewear frame and/or detaching the camera from the eyewear frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Eyewear comprising:
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an eyewear frame; an electronic clip-on device detachably connected with the eyewear frame, the electronic clip-on device comprising; a camera to acquire video data and/or image data; and a controller, operably coupled to the camera, to store the video data and/or image data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Eyewear comprising:
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an eyewear frame comprising temples and a frame front, wherein the temples are connected to the frame front; a camera, detachably connected with the eyewear frame, to acquire video data and/or image data while the eyewear is worn by a wearer with the camera detachably connected to the eyewear frame; a controller, operably coupled to the camera via an electrical connection disposed within the eyewear frame, to control acquisition of the video data and/or image data by the camera; and a transceiver, operably coupled to the camera and/or the controller, to transmit the video data and/or image data to a remote controller and to receive signals from a remote controller. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of acquiring video data and/or image data of a scene with a camera connected to an eyewear frame of eyewear, the method comprising:
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acquiring video data and/or image date with the camera while the eyewear is worn by a wearer and the camera is coupled to the eyewear frame; transmitting the video data and/or image data to a remote controller with a transceiver operably coupled to the camera; and receiving signals from a remote controller with the transceiver.
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