Granted Patent B2

US 12,210,164 · App. 18/538,547 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Inventors: John D. Haddick (Corte Madera, CA); Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA); Nima L. Shams (San Jose, CA); Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC

G02B27/0176H04R1/1016G02B2027/0169G02B2027/0178G06F3/016H04R2460/13H04R2499/15

Abstract

Claims (39)

1. A wearable head device comprising:

a display;

a speaker assembly; and

a side arm;

wherein:

the display is in communication with one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to provide visual content for presentation via the display,

the speaker assembly comprises a first speaker positioned on the side arm and further positioned to rest separated from a user's ear by a gap,

the speaker assembly is in communication with the one or more processors, the one or more processors further configured to provide audio content for presentation via the speaker assembly, and

the one or more processors are further configured to, in response to receiving a speech signal, cause the speaker assembly to present an audio signal that comprises a language translation of the speech signal,

wherein presenting the audio signal comprises presenting the audio signal concurrently with a presentation to the user of environmental audio via the gap.

2. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein providing visual content for presentation via the display comprises providing the visual content for presentation to the user via the display when the wearable head device is worn by the user.

3. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein providing audio content for presentation via the speaker assembly comprises providing the audio content for presentation to the user via the speaker assembly when the wearable head device is worn by the user.

4. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the side arm comprises a temple portion, and wherein the first speaker is coupled to the temple portion.

5. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable head device comprises glasses.

6. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable head device comprises sunglasses.

7. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the side arm comprises the one or more processors.

8. A method comprising:

presenting, by a display of a wearable head device, visual content, wherein the display is in communication with one or more processors;

presenting, by a speaker assembly of the wearable head device, audio content, wherein the speaker assembly is in communication with the one or more processors, and wherein the speaker assembly comprises a first speaker positioned on a side arm of the wearable head device and separated from a user's ear by a gap;

receiving a speech signal; and

in response to receiving the speech signal, causing, by the one or more processors, the speaker assembly to present an audio signal comprising a language translation of the speech signal,

wherein presenting the audio signal comprises presenting the audio signal concurrently with a presentation to the user of environmental audio via the gap.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein presenting visual content by the display comprises presenting the visual content to the user by the display when the wearable head device is worn by the user.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein presenting audio content by the speaker assembly comprises presenting the audio content to the user by the speaker assembly when the wearable head device is worn by the user.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the side arm comprises a temple portion, and wherein the first speaker is coupled to the temple portion.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the wearable head device comprises glasses.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the wearable head device comprises sunglasses.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the side arm comprises the one or more processors.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

presenting, via a display of a wearable head device, visual content, wherein the display is in communication with the one or more processors;

presenting, via a speaker assembly of the wearable head device, audio content, wherein the speaker assembly is in communication with the one or more processors, and wherein the speaker assembly comprises a first speaker positioned on a side arm of the wearable head device and separated from a user's ear by a gap;

receiving a speech signal; and

in response to receiving the speech signal, causing the speaker assembly to present an audio signal comprising a language translation of the speech signal,

wherein presenting the audio signal comprises presenting the audio signal concurrently with a presentation to the user of environmental audio via the gap.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein presenting visual content via the display comprises presenting the visual content to the user via the display when the wearable head device is worn by the user.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein presenting audio content via the speaker assembly comprises presenting the audio content to the user via the speaker assembly when the wearable head device is worn by the user.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the wearable head device comprises glasses.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the wearable head device comprises sunglasses.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the side arm comprises the one or more processors.

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