A CONTACT LENS THAT PERMITS DISPLAY OF VIRTUAL VISUAL INFORMATION DIRECTLY INTO THE USER'S EYE

• US 20190041663A1
• Filed: 01/23/2017
• Published: 02/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Benny Labs Eyewear Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Benny Labs Eyewear Ltd.
• Inventors: GOLDSTEIN, Ben Zion Yitzhack
• Application Number:
  US16/072,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20190041663A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/04 Contact lenses for the eyes disinfection or sterilisation of contact lenses A61L12/00

Abstract

The present invention relates to system for displaying content from a content provider to the user'"'"'s field of view comprising: (a) at least one display for displaying said content; (b) communication means for communicative association with said content provider; and (c) at least one contact lens with reflective means for reflecting said content from said display to said user'"'"'s field of view; wherein said lens is placed directly on the surface of the eye of said user.

Claims

1. A system for displaying content from a content provider to the user'"'"'s field of view comprising:

at least one display for displaying said content;

communication means for communicative association with said content provider; and

at least one contact lens with reflective means for reflecting said content from said display to said user'"'"'s field of view;

wherein said lens is placed directly on the surface of the eye of said user.

2. A system according to claim 1, where the display is adjustable to fit the user'"'"'s view.

3. A system according to claim 1, where the reflective means comprise magnifying capabilities.

4. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the reflective means are a prism.

5. A wearable apparatus according to claim 4, where the prism comprises means for magnifying the displayed content.

6. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the reflective means have a concave shape.

7. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the reflective means are a lens.

8. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the content is textual content.

9. A system according to claim 1, comprising a sound output device.

10. A system according to claim 1, comprising an input device.

11. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the contact lens is a corrective lens.

12. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the display is a circular display strip.

13. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the reflective means are a round circular reflection surface.

14. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the reflective means are a central reflection surface and a round circular reflection surface around said central reflection surface.

15. A wearable apparatus according to claim 1, where the reflective means comprise a number of reflective surfaces which correspond together to the display as to reflect together, to the user'"'"'s eye, an image from said display.

16. A method for displaying content from a content provider to the user'"'"'s field of view comprising:

communicating said content from said content provider;

displaying said content, on a display, from said content provider; and

providing at least one contact lens with reflective means for reflecting said content from said display to said user'"'"'s field of view;

wherein said contact lens is placed directly on the surface of the eye of said user.

17. A method according to claim 16, further providing at least one crystalline refractive structure, capable of reflecting light, for displaying a beacon of light in the user'"'"'s peripheral vision area.

18. A method according to claim 17, where the movement of the eye of the user changes the displayed content accordingly.