EYE-MASKS CONFIGURED TO INTEGRATE WITH HEADPHONES AND OTHER EXTERNAL SYSTEMS
An eye-mask can include an exterior surface that is configured to face away from a wearer and an interior surface, that is opposite the exterior surface, where the interior surface can be configured to contact the wearer and cover eyes of the wearer during use. A first removable coupling, coupled to a first end of the exterior surface, the first removable coupling configured to removably couple to a first ear piece of a pair of headphones. A second removable coupling, coupled to a second end of the exterior surface opposite the first end, the second removable coupling configured to removably couple to a second ear piece of the pair of headphones.
1 . An eye-mask comprising:
an exterior surface configured to face away from a wearer;
an interior surface, opposite the exterior surface, the interior surface configured to contact the wearer and cover eyes of the wearer during use;
a first removable coupling, coupled to a first end of the exterior surface, the first removable coupling configured to removably couple to a first ear piece of a pair of headphones; and
a second removable coupling, coupled to a second end of the exterior surface opposite the first end, the second removable coupling configured to removably couple to a second ear piece of the pair of headphones.
2 . The eye-mask of claim 1 wherein the first and second removable couplings comprise first and second elastic loops configured to loop around the first and second ear pieces respectively.
3 . The eye-mask of claim 1 wherein the first and second removable couplings comprise first and second connectors configured to connect to first and second ear piece connectors on the first and second ear pieces respectively.
4 . The eye-mask of claim 3 further comprising:
a wired or wireless communications interface configured to electrically couple the eye-mask to the pair of headphones.
5 . The eye-mask of claim 1 wherein the exterior surface includes a signal light configured to emit light in response to a signal from the pair of headphones.
6 . The eye-mask of claim 1 wherein the exterior surface includes a display on a front of the exterior surface, the display configured to display an image.
7 . The eye-mask of claim 6 wherein the image is received under control of the pair of headphones.
8 . The eye-mask of claim 1 wherein the interior surface includes a light configured to emit light visible to the wearer when in use in response to a wake up signal.
9 . The eye-mask of claim 8 wherein the wake up signal is received from the pair of headphones or a separate system external to the pair of headphones.
10 . The eye-mask of claim 1 wherein the interior surface includes a display configured to be visible to the wearer when in use.
11 . The eye-mask of claim 10 wherein the display is configured to emit a wake up signal configured to be visible to the wearer when in use responsive to a signal from the pair of headphones or a separate system external to the pair of headphones.
12 . The eye-mask of claim 11 wherein the signal is based on a time, a proximity to a location, or a manual input.
13 . The eye-mask of claim 4 further comprising:
an Application Programming Interface (API) configured to provide control of functions supported by the eye-mask via the wired or wireless communications interface by an application operating on the pair of headphones or a separate system external to the pair of headphones.
14 . An eye-mask comprising:
an exterior surface configured to face away from a wearer;
an interior surface, opposite the exterior surface, the interior surface configured to contact the wearer and cover eyes of the wearer during use; and
a first and second removable couplings, coupled to first and second ends of the exterior surface, the first and second removable couplings configured to integrate the eye-mask with a pair of headphones.
15 . The eye-mask of claim 14 wherein the first and second removable couplings are configured to mechanically integrate the eye-mask with the pair of headphones.
16 . The eye-mask of claim 15 wherein the first and second removable couplings are configured to functionally integrate the eye-mask with the pair of headphones.
17 . The eye-mask of claim 14 wherein the exterior surface includes a signal light configured to emit light in response to a signal from the pair of headphones.
18 . The eye-mask of claim 14 wherein the exterior surface includes a display on a front of the exterior surface, the display configured to display an image.
19 . The eye-mask of claim 18 wherein the image is received under control of the pair of headphones.
20 . The eye-mask of claim 14 wherein the first and second removable couplings are separate form one another.
21 . An eye-mask comprising:
an exterior surface configured to face away from a wearer;
an interior surface, opposite the exterior surface, the interior surface configured to contact the wearer and cover eyes of the wearer during use;
a first removable coupling, coupled to a first end of the exterior surface, the first removable coupling comprising a first electrical connector configured to removably couple to a first ear piece electrical connector of a pair of headphones; and
a second removable coupling, coupled to a second end of the exterior surface, the second removable coupling comprising a connector configured to removably couple to a second ear piece connector of the pair of headphones.
22 . The eye-mask of claim 21 wherein connector comprises a second electrical connector configured to removably couple to a second ear piece electrical connector of the pair of headphones.