Wearable device with input and output structures
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a frame configured to be worn on the head of a user, the frame including a bridge configured to be supported on the nose of the user, a brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge to a first end remote therefrom and configured to be positioned over a first side of a brow of the user, and a first arm having a first end coupled to the first end of the brow portion and extending to a free end, the first arm being configured to be positioned over a first temple of the user with the free end disposed near a first ear of the user, wherein the bridge is adjustable for selective positioning of the brow portion relative to an eye of the user;
a display housing including a generally transparent display, the display extending parallel to the brow portion, the display having a surface facing the eye of the user, the display housing being configured to adjust its position relative to the eye of the user, the adjustment of the display housing causing the surface of the display to move relative to a focal center of the eye so that the surface of the display remains perpendicular to the focal center of the eye of the user;
an input device affixed to the frame and configured for receiving from the user an input associated with a function, wherein information related to the function is presentable on the display, andan outer housing positioned at the free end of the first arm, the outer housing containing electronic components for the electronic device, and the outer housing configured to add weight to a rearward portion of the frame positioned behind the first ear of a user so as to counterbalance a weight of the display housing.
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Abstract
An electronic device including a frame configured to be worn on the head of a user is disclosed. The frame can include a bridge configured to be supported on the nose of the user and a brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge and configured to be positioned over a side of a brow of the user. The frame can further include an arm coupled to the brow portion and extending to a free end. The first arm can be positionable over a temple of the user with the free end disposed near an ear of the user. The device can also include a transparent display affixed to the frame adjacent the brow portion and an input affixed to the frame and configured for receiving from the user an input associated with a function. Information related to the function can be presentable on the display.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a frame configured to be worn on the head of a user, the frame including a bridge configured to be supported on the nose of the user, a brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge to a first end remote therefrom and configured to be positioned over a first side of a brow of the user, and a first arm having a first end coupled to the first end of the brow portion and extending to a free end, the first arm being configured to be positioned over a first temple of the user with the free end disposed near a first ear of the user, wherein the bridge is adjustable for selective positioning of the brow portion relative to an eye of the user; a display housing including a generally transparent display, the display extending parallel to the brow portion, the display having a surface facing the eye of the user, the display housing being configured to adjust its position relative to the eye of the user, the adjustment of the display housing causing the surface of the display to move relative to a focal center of the eye so that the surface of the display remains perpendicular to the focal center of the eye of the user; an input device affixed to the frame and configured for receiving from the user an input associated with a function, wherein information related to the function is presentable on the display, and an outer housing positioned at the free end of the first arm, the outer housing containing electronic components for the electronic device, and the outer housing configured to add weight to a rearward portion of the frame positioned behind the first ear of a user so as to counterbalance a weight of the display housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device, comprising:
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a frame configured to be worn on the head of a user, the frame including a bridge configured to be supported on the nose of the user, a brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge to a first end remote therefrom and configured to be positioned over a first side of a brow of the user, and a first arm having a first end coupled to the first end of the brow portion and extending to a free end, the first arm being configured to be positioned over a first temple of the user with the free end disposed near a first ear of the user; a display unit having a generally transparent display, the display unit being affixed to the frame and positioned adjacent the brow portion thereof; an input device affixed to the frame and configured to receive from the user an input associated with a function, wherein information related to the function is presentable on the display; and an electronics housing containing control circuitry for the display unit and the input device, the electronics housing being affixed on the free end of the first arm and having a portion that extends away from the arm and is configured to extend around at least a portion of the first ear of the user; wherein the display unit and the input device exert a first weight force centered over a first side of the first ear of the user, and wherein the electronics housing containing the control circuitry is positioned and configured to add weight behind the first ear of the user and provide a predetermined balancing weight force against the first weight force that is centered over a second side of the ear. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device, comprising:
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a frame configured to be worn on the head of a user, the frame including a bridge configured to be supported on the nose of the user, a brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge to a first end remote therefrom and configured to be positioned over a first side of a brow of the user, and a first arm having a first end coupled to the first end of the brow portion and extending to a free end, the first arm being configured to be positioned over a first temple of the user with the free end disposed near a first ear of the user; a generally transparent display affixed to the frame and positioned adjacent the brow portion thereof; an input device affixed to the frame and configured to receive from the user an input associated with a control function during operation of the electronic device, the control function presenting the user with a selection of menu items on the display; and an electronics housing containing control circuitry for the electronic device rotatably affixed on the free end of the first arm and having a portion that extends away from the arm and is configured to extend around at least a portion of the first ear of the user, wherein the electronics housing is configured to add weight to a rearward portion of the frame positioned behind the first ear of the user so as to counterbalance a weight of the display. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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