IP Library Granted Patent US 12,216,341
Granted Patent B2
US 12,216,341 · App. 17/104,849 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Wireless smartglasses with quick connect front frames

Inventors: David Cohen (Aventura, FL); Clifford M Gross (Miami, FL); Harrison Gross (North Miami, FL)
Assignee: Lucyd Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,216,341
App. No.
17/104,849
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Smartglasses comprising a removable and replaceable front frame comprising hinges or hinge elements and temples releasably connected to the hinges or hinge elements. The front frame contains no electrical wiring that connects the temples and is configured to be removed and replaced without affecting electronic connection with the temples or any devices or systems paired or connected with the temples.

Claims (30)

1. A smartglasses device comprising:

a removable and replaceable front frame, the front frame comprising hinges and rims, the rims comprising lenses;

temples releasably connected to the hinges, wherein the hinges and the temples connect by a friction fit and at least one of the temples comprise electronics components configured and programmed to transmit and receive electronic signals;

wherein the front frame is configured to be removed from each of the temples and replaced without affecting any electronic connection between the temples and the front frame or any device electronically paired or connected to the temples; and

wherein at least one of the temples comprises a printed circuit board, battery, microphone, speakers, connectivity module, cellular communications unit and hardware, and artificial intelligence interface in electronic communication,

the connectivity module and the cellular communications unit and hardware configured and programmed to pair or connect the smartglasses to a smartphone, smartwatch, or other devices or systems and support active priority for the smartphone, the smartwatch, or the other device or systems,

the smartglasses configured and programmed to receive oral requests or commands at the microphone and artificial intelligence interface to perform mobile device tasks or applications and process and communicate the oral requests or commands to a mobile device application controlling paired or connected devices or systems used for display or presentation of information related to the requested or commanded tasks or applications,

the mobile device application and the artificial intelligence interface are programmed or configured to control paired or connected devices used for display or presentation of information related to requested or commanded tasks or applications and to display or present information related to the requested or commanded tasks or applications on the smartglasses, a paired or connected smartwatch, smartphone, or other paired or connected devices or systems, based on default settings, and to activate connections between the paired or connected smartglasses, smartphone, the smartwatch or additional devices or systems having higher priority until a capacity for connection with the smartglasses, the smartphone, the smartwatch, or other paired or connected devices or systems is reached, and receive at the microphone oral commands to override or switch the default settings and display or present information on a paired or connected as specified in the override or switch commands at the microphone and artificial intelligence and process and communicate the oral requests or commands to the mobile device application controlling paired or connected devices used for display or presentation of information related to requested or commanded tasks or applications switch display from a mobile device specified in the default settings to the paired or connected device or devices specified in the switch or override command.

2. The smartglasses of claim 1 , further comprising a smartglasses mobile application, wherein the mobile device application controlling paired or connected devices used for display or presentation of information related to requested or commanded tasks or applications is the smartglasses mobile application.

3. The smartglasses of claim 1 , wherein the front frame contains no electrical wiring that connects to the temples.

4. The smartglasses of claim 1 , wherein the speakers are vibrating transducer speakers and weigh less than 1.45 ounces when the front frames and the temples are connected.

5. The smartglasses of claim 1 , wherein the hinges each comprise an insert component having a first end pivotally connected to the front frame and a second end adapted to releasably connect with corresponding temple receiving holes.

6. The smartglasses of claim 5 , wherein each insert component is substantially flat.

7. The smartglasses of claim 5 , wherein each insert component further comprises one or more tab elements substantially corresponding in size and orientation to openings in one or more interior side walls of the receiving holes to selectively secure the temples to the front frame.

8. The smartglasses of claim 1 , wherein the hinges are pivot hinges having rounded profiles that releasably connect to the temples at receiving holes of corresponding size in the temples.

9. A smartglasses device, comprising:

a front frame comprising a bridge member connecting a pair of rims having a pair of lenses disposed therein, and a pair of hinge elements each comprising an insert component having a first end opposite a second end, with the first end pivotally connected to the front frame, each insert component further comprising an actuator release button configured to prompt the attachment or removal of the temples from the front frame; and

a pair of temples, each having a hinge receiving hole adapted to releasably connect with the second end of the insert component, at least one of the temples further comprising a connectivity module configured to wirelessly connect the temples to a mobile device; and

wherein the front frame is configured to be removed from each of the temples and replaced without affecting any electronic connection between the temples and the front frame or any devices paired or connected to the temples.

10. The smartglasses of claim 9 , wherein the insert components are substantially flat and releasably connect to corresponding receiving holes in the temples by means of a friction fit.

11. The smartglasses of claim 10 , wherein each of the hinges further comprises one or more tab elements substantially corresponding in size and orientation to openings in one or more interior side walls of the receiving holes to selectively secure the temples to the front frame.

12. The smartglasses of claim 9 , wherein each of the hinges are flexible and spring loaded.

13. The smartglasses of claim 9 , wherein the hinges enable the temples to be extended beyond ninety degrees relative to the front frame.

14. A smartglasses device, comprising:

a front frame comprising a bridge member connecting a pair of rims having a pair of lenses disposed therein, and a pair of hinge elements each comprising an insert component pivotally connected to the front frame by a hinge, the insert component having an interior sidewall with a width and formed with a protruding tab which spans the entire width of the insert component interior sidewall; and

a pair of temples, each having a hinge receiving hole adapted to receive at least a portion of the insert component and being formed with an opening on an interior sidewall of the temple corresponding to and sized to accommodate the protruding tab of the insert component, at least one of the temples further comprising a connectivity module configured to wirelessly connect the temples to a mobile device;

wherein the protruding tabs of the insert components are accessible through the sidewall openings of the temples when the temples and the front frames are connected.

15. The smartglasses device of claim 14 , wherein the hinge is a barrel hinge.

16. The smartglasses of claim 14 , wherein compression of the protruding tab enables release of the insert components from within the receiving holes of the temples.

17. The smartglasses of claim 14 , wherein each of the protruding tabs of the insert components comprise an actuator release button configured to prompt the attachment or removal of the temples from the front frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2025
From: LUCYD LTD.
To: INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 071900/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: COHEN, DAVID; GROSS, CLIFFORD M.; GROSS, HARRISON
To: LUCYD LTD.
Reel/Frame 057652/0218 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16022097 · Jun 28, 2018
Provisional Application 62941466 · Nov 27, 2019
Related Publication 20210082011A1 · Mar 18, 2021
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