Eyewear including a detachable power supply and a display
View Patent ↗Eyewear is provided including a frame, and a camera connected with the frame, in which the camera is configured to be controlled by a remote controller. The camera may be configured to capture video and/or a photo. The eyewear may include data storage, and the camera may be connected to the data storage. A wrist watch may be configured to act both as a time piece and a controller of the camera. The eyewear may also include a heads up display and/or a video file player. The eyewear may also include an electro-active lens.
1. Eyewear comprising:
a frame;
an electronic docking station;
a rechargeable power source, detachably coupled to the electronic docking station, to provide electrical power to a controller;
a lens attached to the frame; and
a display, magnetically detachably coupled to the frame and powered via an attachment to the frame, to display at least one of a heart rate of the wearer of the eyewear, a pace of the wearer of the eyewear, or a distance.
2. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the electronic docking station comprises a female receptacle to receive at least one of a male electrical prong or a male electrical pin.
3. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the lens is configured to focus and/or attenuate light propagating through the lens towards an eye of a wearer of the eyewear.
4. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the display is a monocular display configured to pivot about a pivot point.
5. The eyewear of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pair of conductors disposed along at least a portion of the frame and in electrical communication with the electronic docking station.
6. The eyewear of claim 1 , further comprising:
a speaker, coupled to the frame, to provide an audio signal from the electronic device to the wearer of the eyewear.
7. The eyewear of claim 6 , wherein the speaker is configured to enable a telephone conversation by the wearer of the eyewear.
8. The eyewear of claim 6 , wherein the speaker is an earplug speaker.
9. The eyewear of claim 8 , further comprising:
an audio cable connecting the earplug speaker to the frame.
10. A method of using electronic eyewear, the method comprising:
coupling a detachable power supply to an electronic docking station coupled to a frame of the electronic eyewear;
providing electrical power from the detachable power supply to an electronic component;
displaying information to a wearer of the eyewear with a display magnetically detachably coupled to the frame, the information comprising at least one of a heart rate of the wearer of the eyewear, a pace of the wearer of the eyewear, or a distance: and
providing electrical power to the display via an attachment to the frame.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein coupling the detachable power supply to the electronic docking station comprises inserting a male electrical prong or a male electrical pin into a female receptacle.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
recharging the detachable power supply.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
conducting an electrical signal from the electronic docking station via a pair of conductors disposed along at least a portion of the frame.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the display comprises a partial video graphics array (VGA) display.
15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
coupling the display to the frame.
16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
removing the display from the frame.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the display is a monocular display and further comprising:
pivoting the monocular display about a pivot point.
18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
focusing and/or attenuating light propagating towards an eye of the wearer of the eyewear with a lens attached to the frame.
19. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
providing an audio signal from the electronic device to the wearer of the eyewear with a speaker coupled to the frame.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the audio signal enables a telephone conversation by the wearer of the eyewear.
21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the speaker is an earplug speaker.
22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
conveying the audio signal to the earplug speaker via an audio cable connecting the earplug speaker to the frame.
23. Eyewear comprising: a frame;
a lens attached to the frame;
a hinge attached to the frame; and
a monocular display, attached to the hinge and powered via a magnetic attachment to the frame, to show information to the wearer of the eyewear,
wherein the hinge is configured to allow the wearer of the eyewear to adjust a position of the monocular display, and
wherein the information comprises at least one of a heart rate of the wearer of the eyewear, a pace of the wearer of the eyewear, or a distance.
24. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the lens is configured to focus and/or attenuate light propagating towards an eye of the wearer of the eyewear.
25. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the monocular display is on an opposite side of the lens from an eye of a wearer of the eyewear.
26. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the monocular display comprises a monocular partial video graphics array (VGA) display.
27. The eyewear of claim 23 , wherein the information further comprises a notification received via a phone.
28. The eyewear of claim 23 , further comprising:
an enclosure coupled to the frame, the enclosure containing a power supply configured to power an electronic component coupled to the frame.
29. The eyewear of claim 23 , further comprising:
a speaker, coupled to the frame, to provide an audio signal to the wearer of the eyewear.
30. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the information further comprises a notification received via a phone.