Digital eyewear

• US 7,918,556 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2009
• Issued: 04/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Percept Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Scott Lewis
• Inventors: Lewis, Scott W.
• Primary Examiner(s): MANNO, JESSICA S
• Application Number:
  US12/621,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20100066972A1
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 351/159
• US Class Current: 351/159
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0127 comprising devices increasing the depth of field
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0132 comprising binocular systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/30 Polarising elements light-modulating devices with active elements G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/00 Optical parts characterised by the material G02B1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/101 having an electro-optical light valve electro-optical elements per se G02F
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/12 Polarisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/00 Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received correcting synchronisation H04L7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0016 involving special memory structures, e.g. look-up tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0077 : Cooperative coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1621 : Group acknowledgement, i.e. the acknowledgement message defining a range of identifiers, e.g. of sequence numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 : the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0035 : Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0044 : allocation of payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0069 : Allocation based on distance or geographical location allocation based on terminal or device properties in general, H04W72/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0073 : Allocation arrangements that take into account other cell interferences for intercell interference mitigation or co-ordination in orthogonal multiplex systems H04J11/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 : Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1469 : using time-sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/0335 : Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests for monophonic headphones H04R1/105
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0278 : using buffer status reports dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0206 : in access points, e.g. base stations access point devices per se H04W88/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 : Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 : Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1268 : of uplink data flows
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1273 : of downlink data flows
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 : Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 : in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 : in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 : using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the eyewear for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the eyewear to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like.

Claims

1. Eyewear comprising:

a frame member,

a lens coupled to the frame member, wherein the lens has a set of integrated media enhancements,

circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear, wherein the circuitry includes binocular circuitry;

pressure sensors within the eyewear wherein the pressure sensors activate the binocular circuitry;

a receiver within the eyewear wherein the receiver receives visual data; and

an eye sensor coupled to the frame member, the eye sensor activating the circuitry responsive to eye motion of a user.

2. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the circuitry provides an information bar across the lens for a user.

3. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the lens is reflective.

4. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the lens is partially reflective.

5. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the circuitry provides any of a cell phone, media focals, and an MP3 player.

6. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein an information bar is provided on the lens.

7. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the eyewear can be utilized in a client server system to allow for the display of certain information.

8. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein a logo is placed on a front surface of the lens.

9. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the eyewear incorporates a camera to project a reciprocal display using a second lens.

10. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the eyewear includes a pushbutton system for control.