EXTERNAL USER INTERFACE FOR HEAD WORN COMPUTING

• US 20150205401A1
• Filed: 02/21/2014
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Osterhout, Ralph F.
• Application Number:
  US14/185,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205401A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/08 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/083 Watches distributed over several housings
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03542 Light pens for emitting or receiving light
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0386 for light pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 : Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 : for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 : involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 : Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/06 : Consumer Electronics Control, i.e. control of another device by a display or vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/22 : Detection of presence or absence of input display information or of connection or disconnection of a corresponding information source
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 : Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC). Embodiments relate to an external user interface that has a physical form intended to be hand held. The hand held user interface may be in the form similar to that of a writing instrument, such as a pen. In embodiments, the hand held user interface includes technologies relating to writing surface tip pressure monitoring, lens configurations setting a predetermined imaging distance, user interface software mode selection, quick software application launching, and other interface technologies.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a housing supporting a quick application launch interface and a capacitive touch interface, wherein both the quick application launch interface and the capacitive touch interface are in communication with a head-worn computer; and

the housing being mechanically connected to a watchband clip, the watchband clip adapted to be removably and replaceably attached to a watchband.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises an IMU to monitor movement of the device, and wherein the movement of the device is used to generate gesture control for a software application operating on the head-worn computer.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a display, wherein the display provides information relating to a software application operating on the head-worn computer.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a display, wherein the display provides information relating to the head-worn computer.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a fitness monitor wherein fitness information is collected and communicated to the head-worn computer for display to the user.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the capacitive touch interface is adapted to communicate control signals to a software application operating on the head-worn computer.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a quick launch interface adapted to launch, when activated, a predetermined software application on the head-worn computer.

8. A device, comprising:

a housing supporting a quick application launch interface and a capacitive touch interface, wherein both the quick application launch interface and the capacitive touch interface are in communication with a head-worn computer; and

the housing being mechanically connected to a watchband clip, the watchband clip adapted to be removably and replaceably attached to a watchband, the watchband clip being further adapted to rotate with respect to the watchband.

9. A device, comprising:

a strap supporting a quick application launch interface and a capacitive touch interface, wherein both the quick application launch interface and the capacitive touch interface are in communication with a head-worn computer; and

the strap being mechanically configured to attach to a watch body and function as a watchband.