Enhanced optical and perceptual digital eyewear
Improved wearable optics is disclosed. The wearable optics comprises a frame member and a lens. The wearable optics also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the wearable optics. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the wearable optics for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the wearable optics to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like.
1. A wearable optics device comprising:
a lens; and
a dynamic eye tracking mechanism in communication with the lens;
wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism utilizes optical parameter measurements;
wherein the optical parameter measurements include any of the eye looking left for a duration of time, the eye looking right for a duration of time, the eye looking up for a duration of time, the eye looking down for a duration of time, one or more eye blinks;
wherein parameters personalized to a user can be provided based upon the dynamic eye tracking mechanism;
wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism is utilized to control a hand-held touch sensitive real-world video game controller;
wherein information is not displayed on the lens.
2. The wearable optics device of claim 1 ,
wherein the real-world video game controller is online or mobile.
3. The wearable optics device of claim 1 ,
wherein the real-world video game controller operates in a real-world video game environment.
4. The wearable optics device of claim 3 ,
wherein the gaming controller is utilized to control a game console.
5. The wearable optics device of claim 1 ,
wherein the parameters personalized to the user include at least one of:
information from a social network;
information sufficient to identify a friend of the user;
information sufficient to identify a particular individual appearing at a user viewpoint and the user receiving a message from that particular individual;
information sufficient to identify a particular physical object appearing at a user viewpoint and the physical object selected in response to a spectator sport;
information sufficient to identify a trajectory or velocity of a particular physical object appearing at a user viewpoint and the physical object selected in response to a spectator sport;
information sufficient to identify a trajectory or velocity of a vehicle in which the user is moving;
information sufficient to identify a location of a physical object located outside a user viewpoint;
information sufficient to identify a medical condition of the a particular individual appearing at a user viewpoint and that particular individual giving permission to the user.
6. The wearable optics device of claim 1 ,
wherein the real-world video game controller includes a physical video game controller separate from the wearable optics device.
7. A wearable optics device comprising:
a lens; and
a dynamic eye tracking mechanism in communication with the lens;
wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism utilizes optical parameter measurements;
wherein the optical parameter measurements include any of the eye looking left for a duration of time, the eye looking right for a duration of time, the eye looking up for a duration of time, the eye looking down for a duration of time, one or more eye blinks;
wherein parameters personalized to a user can be provided based upon the dynamic eye tracking mechanism;
wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism is utilized to control a hand-held touch sensitive real-world video game controller;
wherein the dynamic eye tracking mechanism is utilized to control a real-world video game screen;
wherein the wearable optics device is utilized to control one or more of: a laptop, personal computer, mobile phone, tablet computer, video, or a game console.
8. The wearable optics device of claim 7 ,
wherein the real-world video game controller is online or mobile.
9. The wearable optics device of claim 7 ,
wherein the wearable optics device is utilized with one or more of: a mouse, a cursor, a game controller,
to control one or more of: a laptop, personal computer, mobile phone, tablet computer, video or game console.
10. The wearable optics device of claim 7 ,
wherein the parameters personalized to the user include at least one of:
information from a social network;
information sufficient to identify a friend of the user;
information sufficient to identify a particular individual appearing at a user viewpoint and the user receiving a message from that particular individual;
information sufficient to identify a particular physical object appearing at a user viewpoint and the physical object selected in response to a spectator sport;
information sufficient to identify a trajectory or velocity of a particular physical object appearing at a user viewpoint and the physical object selected in response to a spectator sport;
information sufficient to identify a trajectory or velocity of a vehicle in which the user is moving;
information sufficient to identify a location of a physical object located outside a user viewpoint;
information sufficient to identify a medical condition of the a particular individual appearing at a user viewpoint and that particular individual giving permission to the user.
11. The wearable optics device of claim 7 ,
wherein the real-world video game controller includes a physical video game controller separate from the wearable optics device.