Eyewear display and media device interconnection system
View Patent ↗An eyewear display and media device interconnection system enables a user to connect various media devices and various eyewear or other displays to each other, by using a common interface. The integrated system offers improved ergonomics, lower size, lower power consumption and lower cost.
1. An eyewear display and media device interconnection system comprising:
an upper part comprising eyewear display interface circuitry comprising circuits for formatting audio and video data to an eyewear display;
a lower part comprising a media device or media device interface;
the upper part and lower part include an electrical interface connection for transmitting video and audio signals between the upper part and the lower part;
a connecting device for connecting and disconnecting the upper part and lower part; and
the circuitry in the upper part includes a display controller for sending drive signals to the eyewear display , and a microcontroller for transmitting input signals from the lower part via an analog-to-digital converter or a digital bus to the display controller.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical interface connection between the upper part and the lower part further transmits power between the upper part and the lower part.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical interface connection comprises one or more of an audio interface, a video interface, horizontal and vertical strobe lines, a microphone interface, an RGB interface, a digital communication channel, and a clock line.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface connection transmits analog signals, digital signals, or analog and digital signals.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising circuitry in the upper part for configuring video processing for compatibility with the media device or media device interface in the lower part.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry in the upper part comprises a display controller for sending drive signals to the eyewear display.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display controller comprises a left controller and a right controller for providing stereo video signals to the eyewear display.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry in the upper part includes an analog-to-digital converter.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry of the upper part comprises a backlight controller for transmitting drive current to a backlight of the eyewear display.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry of the upper part comprises audio circuitry for sending audio signals to earphones in the eyewear display.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the upper part further supplies power to the eyewear display.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the upper part further includes a display.
13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising circuitry in the lower part for detecting a type of eyewear display and configuring video data to match the eyewear display.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the media device in the lower part comprises an MP3 player, an MP4 player, a DVD player, a game system, a GPS system, a cellular telephone, a digital television, a camcorder, a camera, electronic book reader, a portable communication device or a portable entertainment device.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lower part includes a microcontroller for transmitting video data and audio signals to the upper part via the electrical interface connection.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lower part includes video data memory.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lower part includes a decoder for transmitting uncompressed video data from memory to the upper part via the electrical interface connection.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lower part includes audio circuitry for transmitting audio signals to the upper part.
19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lower part comprises a power source or a connection to a power source.
20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lower part includes a connection for receiving compressed video data, and a decoder for transmitting uncompressed video data via the interface connection to the upper part.
21. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lower part includes a wireless interface for transmitting and receiving video, audio, and control signals.
22. The system of claim 1 , further comprising user controls disposed on the lower part.
23. The system of claim 1 , wherein the upper part and the lower part are mountable to an eyewear frame.