Eyewear Device Configured To Track Head Movement

• US 20130265169A1
• Filed: 04/10/2012
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Russell F. Mates
• Original Assignee: Russell F. Mates
• Inventors: Mates, Russell F.
• Application Number:
  US13/443,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20130265169A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/686.1
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids

Abstract

Disclosed is an eyewear device that includes eyeglass lenses and an eyewear frame configured to hold the eyeglass lenses. According to one example, the eyeglass frame may include a number of sensors configured to determine a position of the eyewear frame. The eyewear device may also include a transceiver configured to receive periodic radio frequency (RF) signals from a remote device and to transmit corresponding RF feedback signals to the remote device responsive to the received periodic RF signal and at least one operation indicator configured to initiate operation when the eyewear frame is moved outside of a predetermined position.

Claims

1. An eyewear apparatus comprising:

eyeglass lenses; and

an eyewear frame configured to hold the eyeglass lenses, the eyewear frame comprising;

a plurality of sensors configured to determine a position of the eyewear frame;

a transceiver configured to receive periodic radio frequency (RF) signals from a remote device and to transmit corresponding RF feedback signals to the remote device responsive to the received periodic RF signal; and

at least one operation indicator configured to initiate operation when the eyewear frame is moved outside of a predetermined position.

2. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one operation indicator comprises a first operation indicator and a second operation indicator which are each configured to initiate operation at different time intervals.

3. The eyewear apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first operation indicator is a vibrotactile stimulator configured to vibrate a selected portion of the eyewear frame at a first time interval and the second operation indicator is a light emitting diode (LED) indicator configured to illuminate on the eyewear frame at a second time interval later than the first time interval.

4. The eyewear apparatus of claim 3, wherein the LED indicator comprises at least one LED in an array of LEDs disposed spatially about the eyewear frame.

5. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RF feedback signals are transmitted outside of at least one of a predetermined power level and a predetermined time frame responsive to the eyewear frame being moved outside of the predetermined position.

6. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a power source disposed on the eyewear frame configured to provide power to the plurality of sensors and the transceiver.

7. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one earphone speaker disposed on the eyewear frame configured to provide an audible signal responsive to the eyewear frame being moved outside of the predetermined position.

8. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a processor configured to initiate operation of the at least one operation indicator responsive to the eyewear frame being moved outside of the predetermined position for a predetermined period of time.

9. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined period of time is at least one of 5 seconds, 10 seconds and 20 seconds.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals to and from an electronic eyewear device to determine whether a physical position of an eyewear frame of the eyewear device is in an acceptable position based on predetermined position criteria; and

a processor configured to initiate an alerting signal when the received wireless signals indicate that the eyewear frame is in an unacceptable position.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the alerting signal is transmitted via the transceiver to the eyewear apparatus to initiate at least one operation indicator on the eyewear device if the eyewear frame is found to be in an unacceptable position for more than a predetermined period of time.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one operation indicator comprises a first operation indicator and a second operation indicator which are each configured to initiate operation at different time intervals.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first operation indicator is a vibrotactile stimulator configured to vibrate a selected portion of the eyewear frame at a first time interval and the second operation indicator is a light emitting diode (LED) indicator configured to illuminate on the eyewear frame at a second time interval later than the first time interval.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the LED indicator comprises at least one LED in an array of LEDs disposed spatially about the eyewear frame.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the wireless signals received are outside of at least one of a predetermined time frame and a predetermined power level responsive to the eyewear frame being moved outside of the predetermined position.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the wireless signals are radio frequency (RF) signals.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the wireless signals are infrared (IR) signals.