IP Library Granted Patent US 11,934,045
Granted Patent B2
US 11,934,045 · App. 17/280,203 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Eyewear, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

Inventors: Ryuki Kan (Nagoya, JP); Takafumi Ohto (Nagoya, JP); Akihiro Muramatsu (Marugame, JP); Eiichiro Hikosaka (Nagoya, JP); Akifumi Aono (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
G02C7/083G06F3/011G06F3/14G06F3/03547
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Patent No.
US 11,934,045
App. No.
17/280,203
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This eyewear is provided with: a frame; a lens which is supported by the frame, and which includes an optical characteristic varying portion having an optical characteristic which is varied by means of electric control; a communication portion for receiving information from an external terminal; and a control portion for controlling the optical characteristic varying portion on the basis of the information received from the external terminal.

Claims (25)

1. An eyewear, comprising:

a frame;

a lens that is supported by the frame and that includes an optical property changeable portion of which an optical property is changed by electrical control;

a communication section that receives first information from an external terminal which is being used and viewed by user; and

a control section that controls the optical property changeable portion based on the first information,

wherein:

the eyewear further comprises a first angle detection section that detects an angle of the eyewear;

the control section determines whether a posture of a user of the eyewear is an appropriate posture to use the eyewear based on the detected angle of the eyewear; and

when the first information is information indicating a start of use of the external terminal and the control section determines that the posture of the user is appropriate, the control section sets the optical property changeable portion to an on state.

2. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein, when the first information is information indicating an end of use of the external terminal, the control section sets the optical property changeable portion to an off state.

3. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein, when a duration of an on state of the optical property changeable portion is longer than or equal to a predetermined time, the communication section transmits, to the external terminal, time excess information indicating that the duration is longer than or equal to the predetermined time.

4. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein, when a duration of an on state of the optical property changeable portion is longer than or equal to a predetermined time, the communication section transmits, to the external terminal, a signal for indicating alert information.

5. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein, when a duration of an on state of the optical property changeable portion is longer than or equal to a predetermined time, the communication section transmits, to the external terminal, a signal for stopping display of the external terminal.

6. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein, when a duration of an on state of the optical property changeable portion is longer than or equal to a predetermined time, the communication section transmits, to the external terminal, a signal for indicating information prompting a user of the eyewear to do exercise.

7. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first information is information on a state of a user of the eyewear; and

when the information on the state of the user applies to a predetermined condition, the control section sets the optical property changeable portion to an on state.

8. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first information is information on a state of the eyewear; and

when the information on the state of the eyewear applies to a predetermined condition, the control section sets the optical property changeable portion to an on state.

9. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein

when the posture of the user is not appropriate, the communication section transmits, to the external terminal, information on a determined result of the control section.

10. The eyewear according to claim 1 , wherein:

the control section determines whether a posture of a user using the eyewear is an appropriate posture to use the eyewear based on acquired information on a distance between the eyewear and the external terminal; and

when the posture of the user is not appropriate, the communication section transmits, to the external terminal, information on a determined result of the control section.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2024
From: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
To: CARL ZEISS VISION INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 066439/0283 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2021
From: KAN, RYUKI; OHTO, TAKAFUMI; MURAMATSU, AKIHIRO; HIKOSAKA, EIICHIRO; AONO, AKIFUMI
To: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055727/0212 →