Eyewear docking station and electronic module

• US 10,598,960 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2018
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: e-vision Smart Optics, Inc. (New Smart Optics, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: e-vision Smart Optics, Inc. (New Smart Optics, Inc.)
• Inventors: Blum, Ronald, Wang, Yongping, Graham, Mark, Kokonaski, William, Clompus, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Hung X
• Application Number:
  US15/975,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20180329234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• Field of Search: 351158, 351 41, 381381, 345 8
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/061 with movable shutters, e.g. filter discs; Actuating means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/04 Illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/06 Hearing aids construction of hearing aids H04R25/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/081 Ophthalmic lenses with variable focal length
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0715 the arrangement including means to regulate power transfer to the integrated circuit
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00

Abstract

An eyewear system including an eyewear frame and an application module. The eyewear frame including a docking station, and an electronic connector including a first set of preconfigured application connection points. The application module adapted to be mounted to the docking station, and including an electronic device configured to perform a function, and a second set of preconfigured application connection points corresponding to at least some of the first set of preconfigured application connection points. The second set of preconfigured application connection points including at least two different sub-function connections used to support the function of the electronic device.

Claims

1. Eyewear comprising:

an eyewear frame having a first temple and a second temple;

a speaker supported by the eyewear frame;

an application module mechanically coupled to the eyewear frame and operably coupled to the speaker, the application module comprising;

a microphone and a wireless chip to receive a verbal query from a wearer of the eyewear, wirelessly transmit the verbal query to an external device, receive a response to the verbal query, and provide the response to the wearer via the speaker.

2. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the external device is a smart phone.

3. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the external device is a computer.

4. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the verbal query includes a query about the weather.

5. The eyewear of claim 4, wherein a response to the query includes information about the weather.

6. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the application module further includes at least one electronic device.

7. The eyewear of claim 6, wherein the application module is further configured to control at least one function of the at least one electronic device.

8. The eyewear of claim 7, wherein the at least one function includes providing audio power to the at least one external device.

9. The eyewear of claim 7, wherein the at least one function includes providing electrical power to the at least one external device.

10. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the application module further comprises a voice recognition chip.

11. Eyewear comprising:

an eyewear frame having a first temple and a second temple; and

an application module mechanically coupled to the eyewear frame, the application module including a wireless chip to communicate with a wireless enabled device,

wherein the wireless enabled device is configured to recognize a presence of a wearer of the eyewear based at least in part on communication with the wireless chip.

12. The eyewear of claim 11, wherein in response to recognizing the presence of the wearer, the wireless enabled device is configured to control light in the wearer'"'"'s environment based at least in part on the wearer'"'"'s preferences.

13. The eyewear of claim 11, wherein in response to recognizing the presence of the wearer, the wireless enabled device is configured to control temperature in the wearer'"'"'s environment based at least in part on the wearer'"'"'s preferences.

14. The eyewear of claim 11, wherein in response to recognizing the presence of the wearer, the wireless enabled device is configured to control an external audio device based at least in part on an instruction from the wearer.

15. The eyewear of claim 11, wherein in response to recognizing the presence of the wearer, the wireless enabled device is configured to control an external video device based at least in part on an instruction from the wearer.

16. The eyewear of claim 11, wherein the wireless enabled device is located in an automobile.

17. The eyewear of claim 16, wherein in response to recognizing the presence of the wearer, the wireless enabled device is configured to control at least one function of the automobile.

18. The eyewear of claim 16, wherein the wireless enabled device is configured to control a seat, a radio, a temperature, and/or a speed of the automobile.

19. The eyewear of claim 16, wherein the wireless enabled device is configured to control a functionality of the automobile to awake the wearer should the wearer fall asleep.

20. The eyewear of claim 11, wherein the wireless chip is a Bluetooth chip.

21. The eyewear of claim 11, wherein the wireless enabled device is at least one of a cell phone, a smart phone, a computer, an iPad, and/or a tablet.

22. Eyewear comprising:

an eyewear frame having a first temple and a second temple;

an application module mechanically coupled to the eyewear the application module comprising a transmitter and a wireless chip to wirelessly transmit a password from the application module from a wearer of the eyewear to a computer to access the computer.

23. The eyewear of claim 22, wherein receiving the password at the computer enables access to the computer.

24. The eyewear of claim 22, wherein the wireless enabled device is configured to adjust a brightness and/or a volume of the computer.

25. The eyewear of claim 22, wherein the wireless enabled device is configured to adjust a font size of an application in the computer.

26. The eyewear of claim 22, wherein the wireless enabled device is configured to access an email via the computer.