Eye Glasses With Microphone Array
First Claim
1. An eyewear device, comprising:
- a) a front frame member defining opposite ends and a lens opening, wherein the lens opening includes at least one top corner proximate to at least one of the opposite ends and an inner edge;
b) a side frame member extending from each of the opposite ends;
c) an array of microphones, the array including at least;
i) a first microphone coupled to at least one of the first frame member and a side frame member at a temple region, the temple region being proximate to a juncture between the front frame member and the side frame member, andii) a second microphone proximate to the inner edge of the lens opening;
d) a first audio channel output extending from the first microphone; and
e) a second audio channel output extending from the second microphone.
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Abstract
An eyewear device includes a noise cancelling microphone array, and corresponding method for the same. The eyewear device and its method of use facilitates human-machine interaction using speech recognition by reducing unwanted noise that corrupts the desired speech and thereby reduces errors in speech. The eyewear device includes an eyeglasses frame, an array of microphones coupled to the eyeglasses frame, the array of microphones including at least a first microphone and a second microphone, the first microphone coupled to the eyeglasses frame about a temple region, the temple region can be located approximately between a top corner of a lens opening and a support arm, and providing a first audio channel output, and the second microphone coupled to the eyeglasses frame about an inner edge of the lens opening, and providing a second audio channel output. Embodiments can further include a third and fourth omni-directional microphone, providing a third and fourth audio channel, respectively.
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24 Claims
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1. An eyewear device, comprising:
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a) a front frame member defining opposite ends and a lens opening, wherein the lens opening includes at least one top corner proximate to at least one of the opposite ends and an inner edge; b) a side frame member extending from each of the opposite ends; c) an array of microphones, the array including at least; i) a first microphone coupled to at least one of the first frame member and a side frame member at a temple region, the temple region being proximate to a juncture between the front frame member and the side frame member, and ii) a second microphone proximate to the inner edge of the lens opening; d) a first audio channel output extending from the first microphone; and e) a second audio channel output extending from the second microphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of reducing noise in an eyewear device with a microphone array, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) coupling an array of microphones to an eyeglasses frame, the array of microphones including at least a first and second microphone; b) arranging the first microphone to couple to the eyeglasses frame about a temple region, the temple region being located approximately between a top corner of a lens opening and a support arm; c) arranging the second microphone to couple to the eyeglasses frame about an inner edge of the lens opening; and d) providing a first and second audio channel output from the first and second microphones, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An eyewear device, comprising:
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a) means for coupling an array of microphones to an eyeglasses frame, the array of microphones including at least a first and second microphone; b) means for arranging the first microphone coupled to the eyeglasses frame about a temple region, the temple region being located approximately between a top corner of a lens opening and a support arm; c) means for arranging the second microphone coupled to the eyeglasses frame about an inner edge of the lens opening; and d) means for providing a first and second audio channel output from the first and second microphones, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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