Eyewear including a detachable power supply and display
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 wristwatch 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 having a frame stem;
an electronic docking station disposed in the frame stem;
an electronic device detachably coupled to the electronic docking station, the electronic device comprising:
a controller controlled via a wireless device;
a rechargeable power source to provide electrical power to the controller; and
a lens attached to the frame.
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 , further comprising:
a display, detachably coupled to the frame and powered and controlled via the electronic device, to display a notification received via the wireless device,
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 controller 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 1 , further comprising:
at least one magnet to detachably couple the electronic device to the electronic docking station.
9. The eyewear of claim 8 , wherein the at least one magnet provides an electrical connection between the electronic device and the electronic docking station.
10. A method of using electronic eyewear, the method comprising:
coupling a detachable electronic device to an electronic docking station coupled to a frame stem of the electronic eyewear, the frame stem coupled to a frame front;
providing electrical power from a detachable power supply disposed in the electronic device to a controller disposed in the electronic device; and
controlling the controller via a wireless device.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein coupling the electronic device 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 front.
14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
coupling a display to the frame front;
displaying information to a wearer of the eyewear with the display, the information comprising a notification received via the wireless device;
providing electrical power to the display via the electronic device; and
controlling the display via the electronic device.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
removing the display from the frame front.
16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
pivoting the display about a pivot point.
17. 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 front.
18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
providing an audio signal from the electronic device to the wearer of the eyewear.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the audio signal enables a telephone conversation by the wearer of the eyewear.
20. 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 the frame and controlled via a wireless device, 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 a notification received via the wireless device, a heart rate of the wearer of the eyewear, a pace of the wearer of the eyewear, and a distance.
21. The eyewear of claim 20 , wherein the lens is configured to focus and/or attenuate light propagating towards an eye of the wearer of the eyewear.
22. The eyewear of claim 20 , wherein the monocular display is on an opposite side of the lens from an eye of a wearer of the eyewear.
23. The eyewear of claim 20 , further comprising:
an enclosure coupled to the frame, the enclosure containing a power supply configured to power an electronic component coupled to the frame.
24. The eyewear of claim 20 , further comprising:
a speaker, coupled to the frame, to provide an audio signal to the wearer of the eyewear.
25. The eyewear of claim 20 , wherein the hinge is configured to pivot the monocular display about a pivot point.
26. The eyewear of claim 20 , wherein the wireless device is a phone.
27. The eyewear of claim 26 , wherein the notification is an email.
28. The eyewear of claim 1 , further comprising a binocular display configured to produce a three-dimensional effect for a person wearing the eyewear.