WEARABLE PERSONAL DIGITAL EYEGLASS DEVICE

• US 20130141313A1
• Filed: 01/30/2013
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew H.B. Zhou, Dylan T.X. Zhou, Tiger T.G. Zhou
• Original Assignee: Andrew H.B. Zhou, Dylan T.X. Zhou, Tiger T.G. Zhou
• Inventors: Zhou, Tiger T.G., Zhou, Dylan T.X., Zhou, Andrew H.B.
• Application Number:
  US13/753,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20130141313A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/8
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0134 of stereoscopic type
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device

Abstract

Provided are a wearable personal digital eyeglass device and a method for interfacing a user with a wearable personal digital eyeglass device. The wearable personal digital eyeglass device may comprise a right earpiece and a left earpiece connected by a cable, a nosepiece portion consisting of a right nosepiece and a left nosepiece connected to each other by a connector, a display, a transceiver, an earphone, and a sensor. The right nosepiece may be connected to the right earpiece, and the left nosepiece may be connected to the left earpiece of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device. The transceiver may be configured to receive data from a control device, receive one or more commands of the user, and transmit the data and the one or more commands to the control device.

Claims

1. A wearable personal digital eyeglass device comprising:

a right earpiece and a left earpiece, wherein the right earpiece and the left earpiece are connected by a cable;

a nosepiece portion, wherein the nosepiece portion consists of a right nosepiece and a left nosepiece connected to each other by a connector, wherein the right nosepiece is connected to the right earpiece and the left nosepiece is connected to the left earpiece;

a display mounted to the nosepiece portion, the right earpiece, or the left earpiece and configured to display data to a user;

a transceiver mounted to the nosepiece portion, the right earpiece or the left earpiece and configured to receive data from a control device, receive one or more commands of the user, and transmit the data and the one or more commands to the control device;

at least one earphone mounted to the right earpiece or the left earpiece;

at least one sensor mounted to the nosepiece portion, the right earpiece or the left earpiece, configured to sense the one or more commands of the user and communicate the one or more commands of the user to the transceiver;

at least one camera mounted to the nosepiece portion, the right earpiece or the left earpiece.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the cable includes a digital cable, a strap, a string, and a cord.

3. The device of claim 1, the device further comprising a winding means connected to the cable for winding the cable.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one microphone configured to sense a voice command of the user, at least one motion sensing unit configured to sense a head movement command of the user, and at least one eye-tracking unit configured to track an eye movement command of the user.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the connector includes coupling magnets, a clasp, and a hook and loop lock.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the nosepiece portion has one or more lens opening.

7. The device of claim 6, the device further comprising at least one lens located in the lens opening.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein at least one lens is selected according to real eye vision of the user.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display 3D format data.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to show a at least a 2-inch virtual display.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display simultaneously data requested by the user and a picture of the real world.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the cameras are configured to capture front-, rear-, top-, left- and right-side areas around the device.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to perform simultaneously video recording and image capturing.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to scan a barcode, the scanned barcode being processed by the control device to retrieve the barcode information.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the barcode information includes payment information.

16. The device of claim 1, the device further comprising one or more of the following:

a memory unit, a charging unit, a vibration unit, and a GPS unit mounted to the nosepiece portion, the right earpiece or the left earpiece.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the control device includes a phone, wherein the phone is wirelessly connected to the device.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the control device includes a phone located on the right earpiece or the left earpiece, wherein the transceiver is located inside the phone.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the phone comprises a screen.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein the phone is taken out from the right earpiece or the left earpiece and is used as a separate device, wherein the separate device includes a wrist watch phone.

21. The device of claim 18, wherein the phone has an operational system, wherein the operation system includes iOS, Android, and Firefox.

22. The device of claim 18, wherein the phone is configured to establish connection with a network to view text, photo or video data, maps, listen to audio data, watch multimedia data, receive and send e-mails, and perform payments.

23. The device of claim 18, wherein the phone is configured to communicate with cloud services.

24. The device of claim 18, wherein the phone is configured to communicate with a software development kit.

25. The device of claim 18, wherein the device is configured to perform hands free phone communication functions.

26. The device of claim 18, wherein the device is configured to perform functions of a wearable two-way radio transceiver.

27. A method for interfacing a user with a wearable personal digital eyeglass device, the wearable personal digital eyeglass device comprising the wearable personal digital eyeglass device of claim 1, and the method comprising:

receiving, via a transceiver of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, data from a control device;

displaying the data to the user on a display of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

generating a sound audible in at least one earphone of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, wherein the sound corresponds to the data received from the control device.

29. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

generating a vibration via a vibration unit of wearable personal digital eyeglass device.

30. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

receiving from the user, via an eye-tracking unit of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, a command generated on the basis of the eye-movement of the user;

transmitting, via the transceiver of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, the command to the control device.

31. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

receiving, via a microphone of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, a voice command from the user;

transmitting, via the transceiver of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, the voice command to the control device.

32. A method for interfacing a user with an wearable personal digital eyeglass device, the wearable personal digital eyeglass device comprising the wearable personal digital eyeglass device of claim 1, and the method comprising:

receiving, via a sensor of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, a command from the user;

transmitting, via a transceiver of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, the command to a control device.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

receiving, via the transceiver of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, from the control device, data associated with the command performed by the control device;

displaying the data to the user on the display of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device.

34. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

generating a sound audible in at least one earphone of the wearable personal digital eyeglass device, wherein the sound corresponds to the data received from the control device.

35. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

generating a vibration via a vibration unit of wearable personal digital eyeglass device.