Communication device, system and method

• US 20070052672A1
• Filed: 09/08/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Swisscom AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Original Assignee: Swisscom Mobile AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Inventors: Ritter, Rudolf, Lauper, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/222,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20070052672A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

It is discloses a communication device, system and method comprising a Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) in form of glasses (1), at least one haptic sensor (12) mounted on the frame of said glasses or connected by a short range communication interface (13) to said glasses (1), wherein it is possible to navigate by means of a cursor through an image displayed by the Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) with the at least one haptic sensor (12). A central control unit controls (11) the Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) and the at least one haptic sensor (12). When the Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) is connected to an external device (2, 9) by a short range communication interface (13), the user can navigate through the content of the external device (2, 9) by easy use of the haptic sensor (12).

Claims

1. A communication device comprising

a Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) in form of glasses to project an image onto the retina of the user;

at least one haptic sensor, wherein it is possible to navigate through a menu displayed by the Virtual Retinal Display with the at least one haptic sensor and

a central control unit to control at least the Virtual Retinal Display and the at least one haptic sensor.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one haptic sensor acts as a fingerprint sensor to identify or authenticate the user of the communication device.

3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one haptic sensor is mounted on the frame of said glasses or connected by a short range connection interface to said Virtual Retinal Display.

4. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the device comprises means for storage biometric reference data and means for comparison the stored data with measured biometric data.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the biometric data comprises one or a combination of fingerprint or voice recognition, iris and/or retinal scan.

6. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the device comprises a security module.

7. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises a contactless short range communication interface or a contactbased interface.

8. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises an identification module of a radio mobile network.

9. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises an eye-tracker in order to determine the position of the eyes.

10. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises a power supply, earphones and/or a body scarf microphone.

11. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises means for adjusting the transparency of the glasses.

12. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises solar panels integrated into the glasses for use as a power supply of the communication device.

13. A communication system comprising

a Virtual Retinal Display in form of glasses to project an image onto the retina of the user;

at least one haptic sensor, wherein it is possible to navigate through a menu displayed by the Virtual Retinal Display with the at least one haptic sensor and

a central control unit to control at least the Virtual Retinal Display and the at least one haptic sensor.

a short range communication interface and

at least one external device to be connected to the Virtual Retinal Display over the short range communication interface.

14. The communication system according to claim 13, wherein the external device is a mobile headset, mp3-player, game console, PC, Laptop, DVB-H or DVB receiver, a mobile telephone comprising an identification module and connected to a mobile communication network, the Virtual Retinal Display of another user or any other suitable device.

15. The communication system according to claim 13, wherein the at least one haptic sensor is mounted on the frame of said glasses or connected by a short range communication interface to said glasses.

16. The communication system according to claim 14 or 15, further comprising at least one haptic sensor as a fingerprint sensor to identify or authenticate the user of the communication device for the use of the Virtual Retinal Display or the external device.

17. The communication system according to claim 16, wherein said Virtual Retinal Display is connected over said short range communication interface, over said mobile telephone and over said mobile communication network with a server.

18. A method for operating a communication device, the method comprising the steps of

displaying an image with a Virtual Retinal Display, whereby the image is projected onto the retina of the user and

navigating through a menu by at least one haptic sensor mounted on the frame of said glasses.

19. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 18, the method comprising further the step of choosing an item with the eyes of the user by viewing the item or by a predetermined sequences of the movement of the eye(s) and selecting the item with the at least one haptic sensor.

20. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 18, wherein the step of navigating comprises moving, rolling, scrolling, clicking, double clicking, pressing or zooming the image or video.

21. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 18, wherein the step of navigating comprises inputting characters on a virtual keyboard.

22. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 18, the method comprising further the step of taking biometric features of the user, when the VRD device is used for the first time and storing the taking biometric features in a memory of said device.

23. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 22, the method comprising further the step of authenticating the user by comparing the stored biometric features with biometric features of the user each time at the beginning of the use of the device.

24. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 22, the method comprising further the step of authenticating the user by a number of different biometric features of the user.

25. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 18, the method comprising further the step of connecting the Virtual Retinal Display over a short range communication interface with an external device and exchanging data with the Virtual Retinal Display.

26. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 25, the method comprising further the step of identifying or authenticating the user by one or a combination of biometric features of the user such as fingerprint, iris, retinal scan and/or voice recognition against the external device before the use of the device and the exchange of data.

27. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 24, the method comprising further the step of entering a PIN code to identify or authenticating the user.

28. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 25, the method comprising further the step of connecting the Virtual Retinal Display over a short range communication interface with a mobile headset, mp3-player, game console, PC, Laptop, DVB-H or DVB receiver, a mobile telephone comprising an identification module and connected to a mobile communication network, the Virtual Retinal Display of another user or any other suitable device.

29. A method for operating a communication device according to claim 23 or 26, the method comprising further the step of identifying or authenticating the user by one or a combination of biometric features of the user such as fingerprint, iris, retinal scan and/or voice recognition