Apparatus and method for user interfacing in display glasses
A wearable apparatus for display glasses, according to certain embodiments, can include a display that includes a pair of screens configured to be mounted in front of respective eyes of a face of a wearer of the apparatus. The display can be configured to provide a display of information to the wearer. The information can include at least two options for selection. The wearable apparatus can also include a brain monitor configured to track brain wave activity of the wearer. The apparatus can further include a processor configured to identify one of the at least two options as selected based on the brain wave activity tracked by the brain monitor.
1. A wearable apparatus for display glasses, comprising: a display comprising a pair of screens configured to be mounted in front of respective eyes of a face of a wearer of the apparatus and configured to provide a display of information to the wearer, the information comprising at least two options for selection; a brain monitor configured to track brain wave activity of the wearer and to detect a mental determination; and a processor configured to identify one of the at least two options as selected based on the brain wave activity tracked by the brain monitor and the mental determination detected: an electromyograph device configured to track least two options based on the brain wave activity in combination with the muscle activity tracked by the electromyograph device.
2. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
an electroencephalogy electrode configured to detect an electric field within a brain of the wearer, wherein the brain wave monitor is configured to track the brain wave activity based on output of the electroencephalogy electrode.
3. The wearable apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the electroencephalogy electrode is mounted in at least one of a temple of the apparatus, a longitudinal band of the apparatus, or a latitudinal band of the apparatus.
4. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises a neural network configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on training.
5. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a camera configured to monitor eye position of the wearer,
wherein the processor is configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on the brain wave activity in combination with the eye position.
6. The wearable apparatus of claim 5 wherein the processor is configured to identify selection of the one of the at least two options by correlating the eye position to a displayed position of one of the at least two options at a time when the mental determination is detected by the brain monitor.
7. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify selection of the one of the at least two options by correlating the brain wave activity to a displayed content of one of the at least two options at a time when a predetermined muscular action is detected by the electromyograph device.
8. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a saddle or a pair of pads, wherein the saddle or pair of pads is configured to engage a nose of a wearer on the face of the wearer and to support the display in front of the face of the wearer.
9. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on a number of events detected by the brain monitor.
10. A wearable apparatus for display glasses, comprising:
a display comprising a pair of screens configured to be mounted in front of respective eyes of a face of a wearer of the apparatus and configured to provide a display of information to the wearer, the information comprising at least two options for selection;
an electromyograph device configured to track muscle activity of the wearer;
a processor configured to identify one of the at least two options as selected based on the muscle activity tracked by the electromyograph device; and
a brain monitor configured to track brain wave activity of the wearer, and
wherein the processor is configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on the brain wave activity in combination with the muscle activity tracked by the electromyograph device.
11. The wearable apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to identify selection of the one of the at least two options by correlating the brain wave activity to a displayed content of one of the at least two options at a time when a predetermined muscular action is detected by the electromyograph device.
12. The wearable apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
an electroencephalogy electrode configured to detect an electric field within a brain of the wearer, wherein the brain wave monitor is configured to track the brain wave activity based on output of the electroencephalogy electrode.
13. The wearable apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
an electromyograph electrode configured to detect muscle activity of the wearer, wherein the electromyograph device is configured to track the muscle activity based on output of the electromyograph electrode.
14. The wearable apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the electromyograph electrode is mounted in at least one of a temple of the apparatus, a longitudinal band of the apparatus, or a latitudinal band of the apparatus.
15. The wearable apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor comprises a neural network configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on training.
16. The wearable apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
a camera configured to monitor eye position of the wearer,
wherein the processor is configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on the muscle activity in combination with the eye position.
17. The wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured to identify selection of the one of the at least two options by correlating the eye position to a displayed position of one of the at least two options at a time when muscle activity is detected by the electromyograph device.
18. The wearable apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on a number of events detected by the electromyograph device.
19. The wearable apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the electromyograph device is configured to track jaw muscle activation, jaw muscle deactivation, or both jaw muscle deactivation and jaw muscle activation.
20. The wearable apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the processor is configured to identify the one of the at least two options based on a number of jaw muscle activations, jaw muscle deactivations, or jaw muscle activations and jaw muscle deactivations detected within a predetermined time period.
21. A wearable apparatus for display glasses, comprising:
a display comprising a pair of screens configured to be mounted in front of respective eyes of a face of a wearer of the apparatus and configured to provide a display of information to the wearer, the information comprising at least two options for selection;
an electromyograph device configured to track muscle activity of the wearer;
a brain monitor configured to track brain wave activity of the wearer and to detect a mental determination; and
a processor configured to identify one of the at least two options as selected based the brain wave activity detected by the brain monitor in combination with the muscle activity tracked by the electromyograph device.