Light weight, compact remountable electronic display device for eyeglasses or other head-borne eyewear frames
First Claim
1. A compact, remountable display device for eyewear having a head-borne frame, the display device comprising:
- a housing assembly having a mounting mechanism disposed to removably mount to a temple of the head-borne frame of the eyewear;
circuitry disposed within the housing assembly to receive data or video signals;
an electronic imaging assembly supported by the housing assembly and in communication with the circuitry within the housing assembly to produce an image; and
an optical element comprising;
a transparent fixture for supporting an eyepiece assembly in front of a user'"'"'s eye, the fixture located to receive the image from the electronic imaging assembly and capable of relaying the image internally; and
an eyepiece assembly supported by the transparent fixture to direct an image to the user'"'"'s eye.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a compact, remountable display device for attachment to eyewear having a head-borne frame to provide an image from an image display superposed on the ambient image. The display device includes a housing assembly which removably mounts to the head-borne frame at a location outside of a user'"'"'s field of view. An electronic imaging assembly is supported by the housing assembly outside of the user'"'"'s field of view and in communication with circuitry within the housing assembly to produce an image. An optical element is provided comprising a transparent fixture supporting an eyepiece assembly in front of a user'"'"'s eye. The transparent fixture is located to receive the image from the electronic imaging assembly and relays the image to the eyepiece assembly, which directs the image to the user'"'"'s eye. The display device is a light weight, compact, ergonomic, remountable display system that combines an image relay system and mechanical support with a simple mounting system that can be applied to eyeglasses or other head gear. The display device does not significantly obscure the field of view of the user, does not hide the user'"'"'s face, and provides an undistorted image.
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37 Claims
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1. A compact, remountable display device for eyewear having a head-borne frame, the display device comprising:
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a housing assembly having a mounting mechanism disposed to removably mount to a temple of the head-borne frame of the eyewear; circuitry disposed within the housing assembly to receive data or video signals; an electronic imaging assembly supported by the housing assembly and in communication with the circuitry within the housing assembly to produce an image; and an optical element comprising; a transparent fixture for supporting an eyepiece assembly in front of a user'"'"'s eye, the fixture located to receive the image from the electronic imaging assembly and capable of relaying the image internally; and an eyepiece assembly supported by the transparent fixture to direct an image to the user'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A compact, remountable display device for eyewear having a head-borne frame, the display device comprising:
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a housing assembly having a mounting mechanism disposed to removably mount to the head-borne frame of the eyewear at a location outside a user'"'"'s main field of view; circuitry disposed within the housing assembly to receive data or video signals; an electronic imaging assembly supported by the housing assembly outside of the user'"'"'s main field of view and in communication with the circuitry within the housing assembly to produce an image; and an optical element comprising; a transparent fixture for supporting an eyepiece assembly in front of a user'"'"'s eye, the fixture located to receive the image from the electronic imaging assembly and capable of relaying the image internally; and an eyepiece assembly supported by the transparent fixture to direct an image to the user'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A compact, remountable display device for eyewear having a head-borne frame, the display device comprising:
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a housing assembly having a mounting mechanism disposed to removably mount to the head-borne frame of the eyewear at a location outside a user'"'"'s main field of view; circuitry disposed within the housing assembly to receive data or video signals; an electronic imaging assembly supported by the housing assembly outside of the user'"'"'s main field of view and in communication with the circuitry within the housing assembly to produce an image; and an optical element comprising; a transparent fixture for supporting an eyepiece assembly in front of a user'"'"'s eye, the fixture located to receive the image from the electronic imaging assembly and capable of relaying the image internally, the transparent fixture having a uniform index of refraction and including first and second optically parallel surfaces disposed to permit transmission of ambient light to the user'"'"'s eye; and an eyepiece assembly supported by the transparent fixture to direct an image to the user'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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