Wearable electronically enabled interface system
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1. A wearable electronically enabled interface system for providing audio and/or video input to a wearer from at least two sources, comprising:
- a headworn support;
an electronics module configured to simultaneously receive communications from multiple electronic input sources, wherein the communications include wireless communications received and transmitted over at least a first network over a first wireless protocol and a second network over a second wireless protocol, wherein the wireless communications are received and transmitted via multiple transceivers;
a speaker for providing audio output to the wearer; and
a selector configured to provide a signal to the wearer in response to a reception of data from a second input when a first signal associated with a first input is being provided to the wearer, wherein the selector is configured to enable the wearer to select at least one of the first input and the second input, the selector configured to provide the first signal associated with the first input to the wearer by selectively coupling a first transceiver of the multiple transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the first input, and to provide a second signal associated with the second input to the wearer by selectively coupling a second transceiver of the multiple transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the second input;
wherein the electronics module, the speaker, and the selector are carried by the headworn support.
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Abstract
A data input management system is disclosed, for allowing a user to select one or more data sources, to be placed either simultaneously or one at a time into electrical communication with a single user interface. The user interface may comprise a wearable support, such as an eyeglass frame, adapted to carry one or more of speakers, microphone and video display, depending upon the desired functionality. Source electronics may be carried by the support or carried remotely, and in wireless communication with the support using Bluetooth protocols or other data transmission technology.
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1. A wearable electronically enabled interface system for providing audio and/or video input to a wearer from at least two sources, comprising:
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a headworn support; an electronics module configured to simultaneously receive communications from multiple electronic input sources, wherein the communications include wireless communications received and transmitted over at least a first network over a first wireless protocol and a second network over a second wireless protocol, wherein the wireless communications are received and transmitted via multiple transceivers; a speaker for providing audio output to the wearer; and a selector configured to provide a signal to the wearer in response to a reception of data from a second input when a first signal associated with a first input is being provided to the wearer, wherein the selector is configured to enable the wearer to select at least one of the first input and the second input, the selector configured to provide the first signal associated with the first input to the wearer by selectively coupling a first transceiver of the multiple transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the first input, and to provide a second signal associated with the second input to the wearer by selectively coupling a second transceiver of the multiple transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the second input; wherein the electronics module, the speaker, and the selector are carried by the headworn support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wearable electronically enabled interface system, comprising:
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an eyeglass frame; an electronics module carried by the frame, the electronics module configured to simultaneously provide, to a wearer, communications received over a local area network and a personal area network via at least one data port, wherein the at least one data port comprises multiple wireless transceivers configured to allow wireless communication via a first wireless protocol and a second wireless protocol different from the first wireless protocol; a speaker; a sensor configured to measure acceleration; and a selector configured to provide a signal to the wearer in response to a reception of data from two or more sources, wherein the selector is configured to enable the wearer to select at least one of the two or more sources, the selector configured to provide a first signal associated with a first source of the two or more sources to the wearer by selectively coupling a first wireless transceiver of the multiple wireless transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the first source, and to provide a second signal associated with a second source of the two or more sources to the wearer by selectively coupling a second wireless transceiver of the multiple wireless transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the second source. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A wearable electronically enabled interface system, comprising:
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a frame; an electronics module carried by the frame, the electronics module configured to be connected to at least two separate input sources at the same time via at least one data port, the at least one data port comprising two or more wireless transceivers configured to allow wireless communication via a first wireless protocol and a second wireless protocol different from the first wireless protocol, wherein the at least two input sources can be configured to be a cell phone and a biometric sensor; a speaker; a microphone configured to be used with a voice activated control; and a selector configured to provide a signal to the wearer in response to an incoming signal from two or more of the input sources wherein the selector is configured to enable the wearer to select at least one of the two or more input sources, wherein the selector is configured to provide a first signal associated with a first input source of the at least two input sources to the wearer by selectively coupling a first wireless transceiver of the two or more wireless transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the first input source, and to provide a second signal associated with a second input source of the at least two input sources to the wearer by selectively coupling a second wireless transceiver of the two or more wireless transceivers to the speaker based at least in part on a selection by the user of the second input source. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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