Releasably attachable augmented reality system for eyewear
An Augmented Reality apparatus is provided, whereby the apparatus utilizes existing eyewear as an attachment platform, and the apparatus is attachable to and detachable from a plurality of different eyewear having different shapes and sizes, whereby a portion of the apparatus rests on the top of the eyewear, and whereby the apparatus provides fully or mostly unobstructed vision when the wearer is looking straight ahead.
1. A wearable apparatus capable of providing a virtual image comprising a main body, one or more light elements, and one or more optical windows or optical combiners extending down from the main body for producing the virtual image perceived by a wearer, wherein the main body comprises a center and two halves, wherein all or a portion of the main body is capable of being reshaped from a first shape to a second shape by bending one or both of the two halves relative to an outer end and/or the center, wherein the one or more optical windows or optical combiners are capable of being moved clockwise, counterclockwise, along an X, Y, or Z axis, or combinations thereof, wherein the second shape is complementary to a top contour of an eyewear frame on which the wearable apparatus rests and/or is attached, and wherein the wearable apparatus is capable of bending to conform to a plurality of differently shaped eyewear frames.
2. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wearable apparatus provides binocular augmented reality, binocular mixed reality, or both.
3. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the virtual image is one or more of a hologram, image, text, number, and/or sentence.
4. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein all or a portion of the one or more optical windows is electrochromic, photochromic, thermochromic, or any combination thereof.
5. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a position of the one or more optical combiners or optical windows is adjustable relative to a pupil of an eye of the wearer.
6. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the one or more optical combiners or optical windows is located at or above a top edge of a pupil of the wearer.
7. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more optical combiners or optical windows comprise a see-through display comprising micro light emitting diodes (μLEDs), organic light emitting diode (OLEDs), transparent light emitting diodes (TOLEDs), or combinations thereof.
8. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of a compressible material, a bendable material, a formable material, or a combination thereof.
9. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising three or more of the following: an image capture device, a motion detector, a vibration component, a geo-location component, a timer, a light, a power source, a transmitter, a transceiver, a receiver, a computer processing unit (CPU), and/or an eye tracking component.
10. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical tether that extends behind a neck and/or head of the wearer that includes a power source.
11. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wearable apparatus communicates wirelessly to Internet or another electronic device.
12. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body is releasably attachable to one or both eyewear temples of the eyewear frame.
13. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wearable apparatus utilizes energy harvesting as a power source.
14. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body has a vertical height that is less on each outer horizontal edge than it is at its center.
15. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wearable apparatus is capable of providing an extended reality, mixed reality, augmented reality, or virtual reality image.
16. A wearable apparatus capable of providing a virtual image, comprising a main body and one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye displays and one or more micro-lens arrays, wherein the one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye displays and the one or more micro-lens arrays are distance separated and in optical communication with one another, wherein the one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye displays and the one or more micro-lens arrays are attached to the main body, wherein the main body is capable of resting on top of, attaching to a top of, and/or attaching to a front of a plurality of differently shaped eyewear frames, wherein all or a portion of the main body is capable of being reshaped from a first shape to a second shape by bending one or both halves relative to an outer end and/or a center, wherein upon the main body being reshaped to the second shape the one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye displays are capable of being moved upwards and/or downwards relative to an eye or eyes of a wearer, wherein the second shape is complementary to a top contour of an eyewear frame, and wherein the main body is capable of bending to conform to a plurality of the differently shaped eyewear frames.
17. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the wearable apparatus provides binocular augmented reality, binocular mixed reality, or both.
18. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the virtual image is one or more of a hologram, image, text, number, and/or sentence.
19. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein all or a portion of the one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye displays is electrochromic, photochromic, thermochromic, or any combination thereof.
20. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein a position of the one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye displays is adjustable relative to a pupil of an eye of the wearer.
21. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein a bottom of the one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye is located at or above a top edge of a pupil of the wearer.
22. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the one or more see-through transparent or semi-transparent near eye displays comprise a see-through display comprising micro light emitting diodes (μLEDs), organic light emitting diode (OLEDs), transparent light emitting diodes (TOLEDs), or combinations thereof.
23. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising one or more of a compressible material, a bendable material, a formable material, or a combination thereof.
24. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising three or more of the following: an image capture device, a motion detector, a vibration component, a geo-location component, a timer, a light, a power source, a transmitter, a transceiver, a receiver, a computer processing unit (CPU), and/or an eye tracking component.
25. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising an electrical tether that extends behind a neck and/or head of the wearer that includes a power source.
26. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the wearable apparatus communicates wirelessly to Internet or another electronic device.
27. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the main body is releasably attachable to one or both eyewear temples of the eyewear frame.
28. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the wearable apparatus utilizes energy harvesting as a power source.
29. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the main body has a vertical height that is less on each outer horizontal edge than it is at its center.
30. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the wearable apparatus is capable of providing an extended reality, mixed reality, augmented reality, or virtual reality image.