Eyewear including a remote control camera and a docking station
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. An eyewear assembly, comprising:
a frame;
an electronic lens, held in place at least in part by a bridge in a nose region of the frame, to present a virtual image that appears to a wearer of the eyewear assembly as if the virtual image is floating in space in front of the wearer;
a controller, operably coupled to the electronic lens, to adjust the one or more optical characteristics of the electronic lens;
a tether attached to the frame;
an enclosure attached to the tether; and
a power source, disposed in the enclosure, to provide power to the controller.
2. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the controller is disposed in the enclosure.
3. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the tether is removably attached to the enclosure.
4. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the tether is removably attached to the frame.
5. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electronic lens includes a tinted region.
6. The eyewear assembly of claim 5 , wherein the tinted region includes a fixed and embedded tint.
7. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker associated with the frame to deliver an audio signal to the wearer.
8. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the power source is rechargeable.
9. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a microphone.
10. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a magnetic member in the nose region of the frame.
11. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a fixed lens removably coupled to the electronic lens.
12. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , the frame including a temple piece.
13. The eyewear assembly of claim 12 , wherein the temple piece has a hinged connection with the frame.
14. The eyewear assembly of claim 12 , wherein the temple piece is a first temple piece, and further comprising a second temple piece, and wherein the tether is attached to the first temple piece.
15. The eyewear assembly of claim 14 , wherein the tether is attached to the second temple piece.
16. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a remote controller configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one of the controller and the power source.
17. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electronic lens comprises at least one of: an electro-chromic tinted lens, electro-active-lens, electro-fluid lens, electro-pressure lens, electromechanically moving lens, micro-optical display, spectacle lens, or a dynamic focusing lens.
18. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein an optical power of the electronic lens can be varied by application of an electrical signal.
19. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein a tint of the electronic lens can be varied by application of an electrical signal.
20. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the virtual image is a 3D image.
21. The eyewear assembly of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure is composed of at least one of: fabric, plastic, or rubber.
22. An eyewear assembly, comprising:
a frame including a first temple piece and a second temple piece connected to a frame front configured to rest on a bridge of a nose of a wearer;
a speaker associated with the frame to deliver an audio signal to the wearer;
an electronic lens, held in place at least in part by the frame front, to present a virtual image that appears to the wearer of the eyewear assembly as if the virtual image is floating in space in front of the wearer;
a controller, operably coupled to the electronic lens, to adjust the one or more optical characteristics of the electronic lens;
a tether attached to the first temple piece;
an enclosure removably attached to the tether, wherein the controller is disposed in the enclosure; and
a power source, disposed in the enclosure, to provide power to the controller.
23. The eyewear assembly of claim 22 , wherein the speaker is connected to the frame through an electrical tether.
24. The eyewear assembly of claim 22 , wherein the speaker is an earplug speaker.