Tethered electrical components for eyeglasses
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1. An eyewear system for a user, comprising:
- an eyeglass frame;
an eyeglass cord; and
a base device having at least one electrical part,wherein said eyeglass cord connects said base device to said eyeglass frame,wherein when said eyewear system is worn by the user, said base device is positioned proximate to the neck or upper back region of the user,wherein said eyeglass frame is a pair of glasses including at least;
a first lens holder for receiving lenses, said first lens holder having a first side and a second side,a second lens holder for receiving lenses, said second lens holder having a first side and a second side, with the first side of said first lens holder connected to the second side of said second lens holder,a first temple coupled to the second side of said first lens holder through a first joint, anda second temple coupled to the first side of said second lens holder through a second joint,wherein said eyeglass cord includes at least one conductor,wherein said eyeglass frame has at least one electrical part internal thereto that is electrically connected through an electrical conductor inside at least one temple and through the at least one conductor within said eyeglass cord to the at least one electrical part in said base device to perform an electrical function, andwherein said eyeglass frame can be separately worn by the user without said eyeglass cord and said base device.
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Abstract
Tethered electrical components coupled to electrical components in or attached to a pair of eyeglasses are disclosed. Tethered electrical components, alone or in combination with eyeglass electrical components, can be used for a variety of different applications and uses. As examples, the tethered electrical components can support signal capturing, signal processing, signal transmission, data acquisition, data processing, and/or data storage.
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26 Claims
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1. An eyewear system for a user, comprising:
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an eyeglass frame; an eyeglass cord; and a base device having at least one electrical part, wherein said eyeglass cord connects said base device to said eyeglass frame, wherein when said eyewear system is worn by the user, said base device is positioned proximate to the neck or upper back region of the user, wherein said eyeglass frame is a pair of glasses including at least; a first lens holder for receiving lenses, said first lens holder having a first side and a second side, a second lens holder for receiving lenses, said second lens holder having a first side and a second side, with the first side of said first lens holder connected to the second side of said second lens holder, a first temple coupled to the second side of said first lens holder through a first joint, and a second temple coupled to the first side of said second lens holder through a second joint, wherein said eyeglass cord includes at least one conductor, wherein said eyeglass frame has at least one electrical part internal thereto that is electrically connected through an electrical conductor inside at least one temple and through the at least one conductor within said eyeglass cord to the at least one electrical part in said base device to perform an electrical function, and wherein said eyeglass frame can be separately worn by the user without said eyeglass cord and said base device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An eyewear system for a user, comprising:
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an eyeglass frame having at least one electrical component internal thereto; an eyeglass cord having at least one electrical conductor therethrough; and a base device having at least one electrical component, wherein said eyeglass frame is a pair of glasses including at least; a first lens holder for receiving lenses, said first lens holder having a first side and a second side, a second lens holder for receiving lenses, said second lens holder having a first side and a second side, with the first side of said first lens holder connected to the second side of said second lens holder, a first temple coupled to the second side of said first lens holder through a first joint, and a second temple coupled to the first side of said second lens holder through a second joint, wherein when said eyewear system is worn by the user, said base device is positioned proximate to the neck or upper back region of the user, wherein said eyeglass frame can be separately worn by the user without said eyeglass cord and said base device, wherein the at least one electrical component in the eyeglass frame is in one of the temples of the glasses, and wherein said eyeglass cord connects said base device to said eyeglass frame, and said eyeglass cord electrically connects the at least one electrical component in said base device to the at least one electrical component in said eyeglass frame to perform an electrical function. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A tethered apparatus for a pair of eyeglasses, said tethered apparatus comprising:
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a base containing electrical components; and at least one cord for attaching said base to the eyeglasses, said cord being attached or attachable to said base, and said cord containing at least one electrical conductor for providing electrical signals from said base through said cord, wherein said pair of eyeglasses includes at least; a first lens holder for receiving lenses, the first lens holder having a first side and a second side, a second lens holder for receiving lenses, the second lens holder having a first side and a second side, with the first side of the first lens holder connected to the second side of the second lens holder, a first arm coupled to the second side of the first lens holder through a first joint, a second arm coupled to the first side of the second lens holder through a second joint, and an electrical component in the eyeglasses, with the component configured to receive the electrical signals from said base through said cord and through an electrical conductor inside at least one arm, wherein when said base is tethered to the eyeglasses which are being worn by the user, said base is positioned proximate to the neck or upper back region of the user, wherein when said cord couples said base to the eyeglasses, said base is tethered to the eyeglasses, and wherein said eyeglasses can be separately worn by a user without the at least one cord and the base. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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