Enhanced optical and perceptual digital eyewear

• US 8,696,113 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Percept Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Percept Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Lewis, Scott W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Collins, Darryl J
• Application Number:
  US13/841,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20130208234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 396 Days
• Field of Search: 351/158, 385/8, 359/13, 359630-633, 345 7- 9
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• 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 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/30 Polarising elements light-modulating devices with active elements G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/00 Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof G02C7/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• 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: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection

Abstract

Improved wearable optics is disclosed. The wearable optics comprises a frame member and a lens. The wearable optics also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the wearable optics. 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 wearable optics 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 wearable optics to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like.

Claims

1. A wearable optics device comprising:

a lens; and

a dynamic eye tracking mechanism in communication with the lens;

wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism utilizes optical parameter measurements;

wherein the optical parameter measurements include any of ciliary measurements, pupil measurements, corneal measurements, eye lens measurements, iris measurements, eye lid measurements, retina measurements;

wherein an optical/perceptual parameter based operating system is utilized, wherein the wearable optics device is controlled by the optical/perceptual based operating system.

2. The wearable optics system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic eye tracking is utilized to control the optical/perceptual based operating system.

3. The wearable optics system of claim 1, wherein applications are utilized to control sensors and communication of the wearable optics device.

4. A wearable optics device comprising:

at least one lens; and

a dynamic eye tracking mechanism in communication with the at least one lens;

wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism utilizes optical parameter measurements;

wherein the optical parameter measurements include any of ciliary measurements, pupil measurements, corneal measurements, eye lens measurements, iris measurements, eye lid measurements, retina measurements;

wherein an optical/perceptual parameter based operating system is utilized, wherein the wearable optics device is controlled by the optical/perceptual based operating system;

wherein shading or inverse shading is utilized based upon the optical/perceptual based operating system;

wherein inverse shading is provided when viewing a display, wherein the display is utilized with any of a smartphone, personal computer, laptop, desktop or portable device.

5. The wearable optics device of claim 4, wherein inverse shading is provided by a polarized filter.

6. The wearable optics device of claim 4, wherein algorithms for shading and inverse shading are provided within the wearable optics device.

7. The wearable optics device of claim 4, wherein algorithms are provided to transform non-visual spectrum to visible information.

8. The wearable optics device of claim 4, wherein an object is unshaded but the area outside of the object is shaded.

9. The wearable optics device of claim 4, wherein object recognition is utilized.

10. The wearable optics device of claim 4, wherein if ambient light is above some predetermined value then you shade.

11. The wearable optics device of claim 4, wherein the at least one lens comprises a plurality of lenses;

wherein each lens of the plurality of lenses has its own inverse shading.

12. A wearable optics device comprising:

a lens; and

a dynamic eye tracking mechanism in communication with the lens;

wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism utilizes optical parameter measurements;

wherein the optical parameter measurements include any of ciliary measurements, pupil measurements, corneal measurements, eye lens measurements, iris measurements, eye lid measurements, retina measurements;

wherein an optical/perceptual parameter based operating system is utilized, wherein the lens includes a plurality of layers.

13. The wearable optics system of claim 12, wherein the dynamic eye tracking is utilized to control the optical/perceptual based operating system.

14. The wearable optics system of claim 12, wherein applications are utilized to control sensors and communication of the wearable optics device.

15. A wearable optics device comprising:

a lens; and

a dynamic eye tracking mechanism in communication with the lens;

wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism utilizes optical parameter measurements;

wherein the optical parameter measurements include any of ciliary measurements, pupil measurements, corneal measurements, eye lens measurements, iris measurements, eye lid measurements, retina measurements;

wherein an optical/perceptual parameter based operating system is utilized, wherein the lens includes a plurality of layers;

wherein at least one of the layers includes at least one driver and an eye cursor which are controlled by the optical/perceptual based operating system.

16. The wearable optics system of claim 15, wherein the dynamic eye tracking is utilized to control the optical/perceptual based operating system.

17. The wearable optics system of claim 15, wherein applications are utilized to control sensors and the communication of the wearable optics device.