SPEAKER ASSEMBLY FOR HEADWORN COMPUTER

• US 20150346496A1
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Haddick, John D., Lohse, Robert Michael, Shams, Nima L., Osterhout, Ralph F.
• Granted Patent: US 9,651,787 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0169 Supporting or connecting means other than the external walls
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/15 Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to speaker assemblies for head worn computers.

Claims

1. A head-worn computer, comprising:

a. A temple portion mechanically secured to a computer display and adapted to position the computer display in front of an eye of a user; and

b. The temple portion including a speaker attachment, wherein the speaker attachment is adapted to;

i. securely position a speaker assembly and electrically associate the speaker assembly with electronics internal to the head-worn computer; and

ii. facilitate the user'"'"'s release and re-securing of the speaker assembly with the temple portion.

2. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker attachment includes a magnetic element.

3. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker attachment includes a movable mechanical element that secures and un-secures the speaker assembly.

4. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker assembly has a form factor adapted to be inserted into an outer ear of the user.

5. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker assembly has a form factor adapted to cover at least a portion of an outer ear of the user.

6. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker assembly has a form factor adapted to cover an outer ear of the user.

7. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker assembly has a form factor adapted to position a speaker under the temple assembly and above an ear of the user.

8. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker assembly has a form factor adapted to position a speaker under the temple assembly and in front of an ear of the user.

9. The head-worn computer of claim 7, wherein the speaker assembly produces an ultrasonic wave of a frequency that is converted to an audio frequency when the ultrasonic wave passes into air.

10. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the speaker assembly includes a vibration system adapted to be controlled by the head-worn computer.

11. The head-worn computer of claim 10, wherein the vibration system includes a piezo circuit.

12. The head-worn computer of claim 11, wherein the vibration system is adapted to provide haptic feedback to the user.

13. The head-worn computer of claim 11, wherein the haptic feedback is associated with a game being presented in the computer display.

14. The head-worn computer of claim 11, wherein the haptic feedback is associated with an application executing on the head-worn computer.

15. The head-worn computer of claim 11, wherein a second vibration system is provided proximate a second ear of the user.