Wearable camera systems and apparatus and method for attaching camera systems or other electronic devices to wearable articles
DCFirst Claim
1. A wearable camera system, wherein the wearable camera system includes a wearable camera configured to be coupled to a remote device, wherein the camera has a camera body having a width or a height that is smaller than a length of the camera body, the length of the camera body being measured along a longitudinal direction extending from a forward portion of the camera body including a lens to an opposite rear end of the camera body, wherein the camera body is devoid of a view finder and is configured to capture an image without reliance on any external component, where-in the camera comprises a light for signaling an individual whose image is being captured but is otherwise devoid of a flash capable of illuminating the individual whose image is being captured, wherein the wearable camera is attachable to and detachable from a plurality of different items including a temple of an eyewear, and wherein the camera body has a volume of 9,450 cubic mm or less or weighs 10 grams or less.
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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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- 1. A wearable camera system, wherein the wearable camera system includes a wearable camera configured to be coupled to a remote device, wherein the camera has a camera body having a width or a height that is smaller than a length of the camera body, the length of the camera body being measured along a longitudinal direction extending from a forward portion of the camera body including a lens to an opposite rear end of the camera body, wherein the camera body is devoid of a view finder and is configured to capture an image without reliance on any external component, where-in the camera comprises a light for signaling an individual whose image is being captured but is otherwise devoid of a flash capable of illuminating the individual whose image is being captured, wherein the wearable camera is attachable to and detachable from a plurality of different items including a temple of an eyewear, and wherein the camera body has a volume of 9,450 cubic mm or less or weighs 10 grams or less.
- 17. A mobile camera system, wherein the mobile camera system includes a camera configured to be coupled to a remote device, wherein the camera has a camera body having a width or a height that is smaller than a length of the camera body, the length of the camera body being measured along a longitudinal direction extending from a forward portion of the camera body including a lens to an opposite rear end of the camera body, wherein the camera body is devoid of a view finder and wherein the camera is capable of capturing an image without reliance on any external components for the image capture, wherein the camera is attachable to and detachable from an eyewear frame, wherein the camera comprises a light for signaling that an image is being captured but is otherwise devoid of a flash capable of illuminating the image being captured, and wherein the camera body has a volume of 9,450 cubic mm or less or weighs 10 grams or less.
- 27. A wearable camera system, wherein the wearable camera system includes a wearable camera configured to be coupled to a remote device, wherein the camera has a camera body having a width or a height that is smaller than a length of the camera body, the length of the camera body being measured along a longitudinal direction extending from a forward portion of the camera body including a lens to an opposite rear end of the camera body, wherein the camera body is devoid of a view finder and is configured to capture an image without reliance on any external component, wherein the camera comprises a light for signaling an individual whose image is being captured but is otherwise devoid of a flash capable of illuminating the individual whose image is being captured, wherein the wearable camera is attachable to and detachable from a plurality of different items including a temple of an eyewear, wherein the camera, when attached to the temple of the eyewear, is located such that a forward end of the camera body is aligned with a front of the eyewear or is positioned forward of a front most surface of the temple of the eyewear.
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