Wearable camera systems and apparatus and method for attaching camera systems or other electronic devices to wearable articles
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1. An electronic device system comprising:
- an eyewear frame including a temple and a first guide integral with the temple, the temple having a finished surface, and the first guide extending between a first location on the temple and a second location on the temple, wherein the first guide is formed on a side of the temple and extends partially through a thickness of the temple, the first guide comprising a base and at least one sidewall adjacent to the base, the finished surface of the temple including surfaces of the base and the at least one sidewall;
an electronic device movably coupled to the temple, the electronic device comprising a second guide coupled to the first guide; and
an attachment system for securing the electronic device to the temple, whereby the electronic device is movable along the guide while remaining secured to the temple, wherein the eyewear frame further comprises a metallic strip in the temple configured to engage with a magnet coupled to or embedded in the electronic device thereby providing, at least in part, the attachment system for securing the electronic device to the temple.
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Abstract
Wearable electronic devices, for example wearable camera systems, and methods for attaching electronic devices such as camera systems to eyewear or other wearable articles are described.
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32 Claims
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1. An electronic device system comprising:
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an eyewear frame including a temple and a first guide integral with the temple, the temple having a finished surface, and the first guide extending between a first location on the temple and a second location on the temple, wherein the first guide is formed on a side of the temple and extends partially through a thickness of the temple, the first guide comprising a base and at least one sidewall adjacent to the base, the finished surface of the temple including surfaces of the base and the at least one sidewall; an electronic device movably coupled to the temple, the electronic device comprising a second guide coupled to the first guide; and an attachment system for securing the electronic device to the temple, whereby the electronic device is movable along the guide while remaining secured to the temple, wherein the eyewear frame further comprises a metallic strip in the temple configured to engage with a magnet coupled to or embedded in the electronic device thereby providing, at least in part, the attachment system for securing the electronic device to the temple. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electronic device system comprising:
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an eyewear frame including a temple and a first securing guide integral with the temple, the temple having a finished surface, and the first securing guide extending between a first location on the temple and a second location on the temple, wherein the first securing guide is formed on a side of the temple and extends partially through a thickness of the temple, the first securing guide comprising a base and at least one sidewall adjacent to the base, the finished surface of the temple including surfaces of the base and the at least one sidewall; an electronic device movable coupled to the temple, the electronic device comprising a second securing guide coupled to the first securing guide; and wherein the first and second securing guides are configured to maintain the electronic device on the temple as the electronic device is moved along the first guide. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. An electronic device system comprising:
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an eyewear frame including a temple and a first guide integral with the temple, the first guide extending between a first location on the temple and a second location on the temple, wherein the first guide is formed on an outside side of the temple and extends partially through a thickness of the temple, the first guide comprising a base and at least one sidewall adjacent to the base; an electronic device movably coupled to the temple, the electronic device comprising a second guide configured to be coupled to the first guide; and an attachment system for securing the electronic device to the temple, whereby the electronic device is movable along the guide while remaining secured to the temple; and wherein the electronic device is a camera comprising a processor and memory comprising processor-executable instructions for centering an image captured by the camera, the processor-executable instructions configured to program the camera to detect a center of an image and relocate the center of the image including programming the camera to center the image in a vertical direction by determining a position of a horizon by detecting a color difference between a first object in the captured image and a second object in the captured image, and programming the camera to center the image in a horizontal direction by detecting a horizontal center of the image and cropping the image in the horizontal direction such that the horizontal center is equally spaced between left and right sides of the image.
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30. An electronic device system comprising:
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an eyewear frame including a temple and a first guide integral with the temple, the first guide extending between a first location on the temple and a second location on the temple, wherein the first guide is formed on an outside side of the temple and extends partially through a thickness of the temple, the first guide comprising a base and at least one sidewall adjacent to the base, and wherein the first location is at a forward end of the temple and the second location is at a distance of about ⅓
of a length of the temple from an aft end of the temple;an electronic device movably coupled to the temple, the electronic device comprising a second guide configured to be coupled to the first guide; and an attachment system for securing the electronic device to the temple, whereby the electronic device is movable along the guide while remaining secured to the temple.
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31. An electronic device system comprising:
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an eyewear frame including a temple and a first guide integral with the temple, the first guide extending between a first location on the temple and a second location on the temple, wherein the first guide is formed on an outside side of the temple and extends partially through a thickness of the temple, the first guide comprising a base and at least one sidewall adjacent to the base; an electronic device movably coupled to the temple, the electronic device comprising a second guide configured to be coupled to the first guide; and an attachment system for securing the electronic device to the temple, whereby the electronic device is movable along the guide while remaining secured to the temple, wherein the electronic device comprises surface features configured to engage with the attachment system, and wherein the attachment system comprises a band having a rounded cross-section and wherein a diameter of the cross-section is 2 mm or less. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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