Visual entertainment eyewear system and apparatus therefor
First Claim
1. A partial see-through viewing lens comprising a first viewing zone including means responsive to an external signal for modulation of a visual characteristic of said first zone to provide artificial visual stimulation to a viewers, and a second viewing zone through which light passes and through which the viewer can see.
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Abstract
Eyewear which provides a visual stimulation to the wearer while permitting the wearer to maintain a degree of normal sight. The eyewear may include a frame securing a first viewing zone which is responsive to an external signal for modulation of a visual characteristic thereof and a second viewing zone which permits the wearer to maintain a degree of normal sight through that zone. Alternatively, a single zone is responsive to an external signal while nevertheless permitting the wearer to maintain an degree of normal sight.
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28 Claims
- 1. A partial see-through viewing lens comprising a first viewing zone including means responsive to an external signal for modulation of a visual characteristic of said first zone to provide artificial visual stimulation to a viewers, and a second viewing zone through which light passes and through which the viewer can see.
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4. Eyewear providing an entertainment system to a wearer, said evewear comprising:
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(a) a frame securing first and second viewing zones generally in front of an eye of the wearer; (b) the first viewing zone including means responsive to an external signal for modulation of a visual characteristic of said first viewing zone and (c) the second viewing zone permitting passage of light therethrough so that the wearer can see through the second zone, and said eyewear providing entertainment or other artificial visual stimulation to the wearer while permitting the wearer to see through said eyewear. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A goggle providing a visual entertainment system to a wearer, said goggle comprising:
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(a) a frame; and (b) a lens secured by said frame and having a first viewing area that is modulated responsive to an external signal for modulation of a visual characteristic of said first area of said lens and a second area of transparency permitting light to pass therethough so that the wearer can see through said second area. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A visual entertainment system for by a user, said system comprising a pair of goggles including
a frame adapted to be worn by the user; -
two lenses secured in said frame, each lens having a peripheral area surrounding a central transparent area, said peripheral area having a visual characteristic which is modulated responsive to an electrical signal, and a central transparent area through which the user can see; and an electrical signal generator associated with said goggles to effect the modulation of the visual characteristic of said peripheral areas of said lenses. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Eyewear providing a visual entertainment system for a wearer, said eyewear comprising:
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a lens having a surface; and means for generating images on said surface of said lens in response to an external signal, said images permitting light to pass therethrough so as to provide artificial visual stimulation to the wearer while permitting the wearer to see through said lens.
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22. Visual entertainment eyewear for a user, said eyewear comprising:
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a support frame structure adapted to be worn by the user; the frame structure supporting a viewing portion receiving light from the surrounding environment and transmitting said light to the eye of the user so that the user can see; the viewing portion including means for modulating an optical characteristic of the viewing portion, the modulation of the optical characteristic of the viewing portion causing modulation of an optical attribute of the light transmitted to the eye of the user; control means for generating a signal being operatively associated with the means for modulating, said means for modulating varying said optical characteristic of the viewing portion responsive to variation in the signal, thereby providing time-varying changes in the optical attribute of the light seen by the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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Specification