Eyeglasses with Integrated Camera for Video Streaming

• US 20120224070A1
• Filed: 03/02/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZionEyez, LLC
• Original Assignee: ZionEyez, LLC
• Inventors: Burroff, Brent, Lindquist, Evan, Becerra, Carlos, Taylor, Joe, Berreitter, Pieris
• Application Number:
  US13/411,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20120224070A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

A camera is integrated into eyeglasses to allow hands-free recording of video or still images. The eyeglasses also include electronic components, such as a processor for encoding the video and a radio for transmitting the video. The eyeglasses may stream the video to a server, where the video may be viewed my other users. The eyeglasses may connect to a cellular data network to stream the data or connect to a nearby mobile device that relays the streaming video to the cellular data network. The size of the eyeglasses with the integrated camera may be reduced by overmolding wiring and/or electronic components into temples of the frame and coupling components with the integrated camera through the temples and the front frame of the eyeglasses.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an eyeglasses frame having a first temple and a second temple, the first and second temple attached to a front frame through a first and second hinge;

a video recorder integrated into the front frame;

electronic components coupled to the video recorder and attached to the first temple and the second temple;

a wire coupling electronic components in the first temple with electronic components in the second temple, the wire running through the first temple, the first hinge, the front frame, the second hinge, and the second temple,

in which the wire is overmolded into at least the front frame.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the electronic components comprise a battery, a microprocessor, a graphics processor, and a first wireless transmitter.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, in which the battery is attached to the first temple and the microprocessor is attached to the second temple.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, in which at least one of the electronic components is overmolded into the second temple.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, in which the microprocessor and the graphics processor are part of a system-on-chip (SoC).

6. The apparatus of claim 2, in which the electronic components further comprise a second wireless transmitter.

7. The apparatus of claim 2, in which the microprocessor is configured:

to capture at least one video or at least one image from the video recorder; and

to transmit the video or the image through the first wireless transmitter.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, in which the electronic components further comprise a second wireless transmitter, in which the microprocessor is configured to establish a connection with a mobile device through the second wireless transmitter before transmitting the video or the image through the first wireless transmitter.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, in which the first wireless transmitter is a cellular data network radio.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, in which the microprocessor is configured to process the video or the image from the video recorder with the graphics processor before transmitting through the first wireless transmitter.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a liquid crystal display (LCD) shutter coupled to the video recorder.

12. A method, comprising:

establishing communications over a first wireless connection between a mobile device and eyeglasses with an integrated camera;

establishing communications over a second wireless connection between the mobile device and the eyeglasses by communicating through the first wireless connection; and

transmitting a video or an image through the second wireless connection from the eyeglasses to the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 12, in which the first wireless connection is a low-power wireless connection, and the second wireless connection is a high-bandwidth wireless connection.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising uploading the video or the image to a server through a third wireless connection.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising processing the video or the image before uploading the video or the image.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising transmitting user authentication information to identify a user associated with the video or the image.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting security restriction information to identify one or more viewers allowed to view the video or the image.

18. The method of claim 12, in which the third wireless connection is a cellular data network.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising requesting product details for a product contained in the video or the image.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

displaying the product details; and

displaying an advertisement related to the product.