Information system using eyewear for communication
First Claim
1. An earstem for eyeglasses used in a communication system comprising:
- a temple portion,a speaker support portion for supporting a speaker mount, the speaker support comprising a loop in the earstem, with the loop slidably retaining the speaker mount between the “
legs”
of the loop for motion along the axis of the loop so that the position of the speaker mount can be adjusted by a wearer along two axes to be over at least a portion of the wearer'"'"'s concha, wherein the two axes are inclined with respect to each other and parallel to the wearer'"'"'s external ear,an earpiece portion, wherein the joined temple, speaker support, and earpiece portions are adapted and configured to support the speaker mount away from a wearer'"'"'s outer ear with a gap sufficient to permit the wearer to hear environmental sounds without significant obstruction; and
a microphone mount that is carried by the temporal portion, wherein the microphone mount further comprises;
a cavity within the earstem for retaining a microphone, anda first port inclined downward and forward for permitting entry of a wearer'"'"'s voice into the cavity;
a second port inclined upward and rearward for permitting entry of environmental sounds into the cavity; and
a gradient microphone retained within the cavity.
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Abstract
Eyewear comprises a microphone and a speaker. An eyewear neck strap couples the microphone and speaker to a wearer unit carried by the eyewear wearer. The wearer unit exchanges wireless signals with a base station. The base station is coupled to various devices such as surgical theater equipment, and/or to a telecommunication system, such as a telephone system. The eyewear enables the wearer to conduct hands-free communication such as telephone conversations and command and control operations, as well as to perform other hands-free tasks such as dictation. The wearer also receives data in audio form or as an image using a video display coupled with the eyewear.
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16 Claims
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1. An earstem for eyeglasses used in a communication system comprising:
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a temple portion, a speaker support portion for supporting a speaker mount, the speaker support comprising a loop in the earstem, with the loop slidably retaining the speaker mount between the “
legs”
of the loop for motion along the axis of the loop so that the position of the speaker mount can be adjusted by a wearer along two axes to be over at least a portion of the wearer'"'"'s concha, wherein the two axes are inclined with respect to each other and parallel to the wearer'"'"'s external ear,an earpiece portion, wherein the joined temple, speaker support, and earpiece portions are adapted and configured to support the speaker mount away from a wearer'"'"'s outer ear with a gap sufficient to permit the wearer to hear environmental sounds without significant obstruction; and a microphone mount that is carried by the temporal portion, wherein the microphone mount further comprises; a cavity within the earstem for retaining a microphone, and a first port inclined downward and forward for permitting entry of a wearer'"'"'s voice into the cavity; a second port inclined upward and rearward for permitting entry of environmental sounds into the cavity; and a gradient microphone retained within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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