Personal Area Network Devices System and Method

• US 20170111723A1
• Filed: 10/11/2016
• Published: 04/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Boesen, Peter Vincent
• Application Number:
  US15/290,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20170111723A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• 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 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1083 Reduction of ambient noise active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/31 Aspects of the use of accumulators in hearing aids, e.g. rechargeable batteries or fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 : Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/01 : Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 : Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/43 : Electronic input selection or mixing based on input signal analysis, e.g. mixing or selection between microphone and telecoil or between microphones with different directivity characteristics H04R25/407 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/552 : Binaural
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 : Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A system, method and personal area network for communicating utilizing wireless earpieces. The wireless earpieces are linked with smart glasses. User input is received through the wireless earpieces. A command associated with the user input is determined. The command is sent to the smart glasses from the wireless earpieces and may result in information being displayed with the smart glasses.

Claims

1. A method fur communicating utilizing wireless earpieces comprising:

linking the wireless earpieces with smart glasses;

receiving user input through the wireless earpieces;

determining a command associated with the user input; and

sending the command to the smart glasses from the wireless earpieces.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless earpieces are linked with the smart glasses utilizing a Bluetooth connection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input is a voice command received by a microphone of the wireless earpieces.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input is a touch command received by a touch interlace of the wireless earpieces.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

training the wireless earpieces to associate each of a plurality of user inputs with each of a plurality of commands.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of user inputs is performed a number of times by a user to be associated with each of the plurality of commands.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of a plurality of user inputs including the user input are previously associated with each of a plurality of commands.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart glasses implement the command received from the wireless earpieces.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the command controls information displayed to a user of the smart glasses and the wireless earpieces.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein lenses of the smart glasses dynamically adapt to vision of a user.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the command implements augmented reality information for the smart glasses.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the command controla data and data streams presented to lenses of the smart glasses.

13. A wireless earpiece, comprising:

a frame for fitting in an ear of a user;

a logic engine controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece;

a plurality of sensors receiving biometric information from the user;

a transceiver communicating with smart glasses;

wherein, the plurality of sensors receive user input from the user, the logic engine determines a command associated with the user input, and the transceiver sends the command to the smart glasses from the wireless earpiece.

14. The wireless earpiece of claim 13, wherein the transceiver establishes a bluetooth link with the smart glasses.

15. The wireless earpiece of claim 13, wherein the user input is any of a voice command received by a microphone of the wireless earpiece, a touch command received by a touch interface of the wireless earpiece, or a gesture received by the touch interface of the wireless earpiece.

16. The wireless earpiece of claim 13, wherein each of a plurality of user inputs including the user input are previously associated with each of a plurality of commands by the user.

17. The wireless earpiece of claim 13, wherein the smart glasses implement the command received from the wireless earpieces.

18. The wireless earpiece of claim 17, wherein the command specifies content to be displayed by one or more lenses of the smart glasses.

19. The wireless earpiece of claim 13, wherein the user input is received by a position or location of the user.