Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20050264752A1/en
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 14:53:47+00:00

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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/964,011, filed Oct. 12, 2004, and entitled “TETHERED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR EYEGLASSES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, which in turn claims priority to each of: (i) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/509,631, filed Oct. 9, 2003, and entitled “TETHERED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR EYEGLASSES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (ii) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/527,565, filed Dec. 8, 2003, and entitled “ADAPTABLE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iii) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/562,798, filed Apr. 15, 2004, entitled “EYEWEAR WITH ULTRAVIOLET DETECTION SYSTEM,” and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iv) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/583,169, filed Jun. 26, 2004, entitled “ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH EYEWEAR, AND METHODS THEREFOR,” and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (v) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/592,045, filed Jul. 28, 2004, entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH A CLOCK OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT,” and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and (vi) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/605,191, filed Aug. 28, 2004, entitled “ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH EYEWEAR, AND METHODS THEREFOR,” and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The application also claims priority to each of: (i) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/592,045, filed Jul. 28, 2004, entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH A CLOCK OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT,” and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (ii) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/605,191, filed Aug. 28, 2004, entitled “ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH EYEWEAR, AND METHODS THEREFOR,” and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iii) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/618,107, filed Oct. 12, 2004, and entitled “TETHERED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR EYEGLASSES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iv) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/620,238, filed Oct. 18, 2004, entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH HEARING ENHANCED AND OTHER AUDIO SIGNAL-GENERATING CAPABILITIES,” and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (v) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/647,836, filed Jan. 31, 2005, and entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH HEART RATE MONITOR,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and (vi) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/647,826, filed Jan. 31, 2005, and entitled “EYEWEAR WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
In addition, this application is related to each of: (i) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/822,218, filed Apr. 12, 2004, and entitled “EYEGLASSES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (ii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/964,011, filed Oct. 12, 2004, and entitled “TETHERED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR EYEGLASSES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/006,343, filed Dec. 7, 2004, and entitled “ADAPTABLE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iv) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/078,855, filed Mar. 11, 2005, and entitled “EYEWEAR WITH RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (v) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/078,857, filed Mar. 11, 2005, and entitled “RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEM,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (vi) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/______, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled “EVENT EYEGLASSES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (vii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/______, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH HEARING ENHANCED AND OTHER AUDIO SIGNAL-GENERATING CAPABILITIES,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (viii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/______, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (ix) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/______, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH A CLOCK OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and (x) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/______, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled “EYEGLASSES WITH ACTIVITY MONITORING,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
an electrical component at least partially embedded in one of the temple arrangements.
2. A pair of glasses as recited in claim 1, further comprising another electrical component physically separated from the first and second temple arrangements and operatively interconnected with the electrical component.
3. A pair of glasses as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical component is selected from the group of: an electrical connector, an electrical switch, a power source, a speaker, a frequency receiver, a frequency transmitter, a RFID tag, a sensor and a hearing enhancement device.
5. A pair of glasses as recited in claim 1, wherein the temple arrangement having the electrical component is designed so that it can be removed and re-attached from the corresponding temple by a person wearing said pair of glasses.
6. A pair of glasses as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical component interacts with another electrical component at least partially embedded in or tethered to the glasses.
a second temple having a first end and a second end, with the first end pivotally secured to the first side of the second lens holder through a second joint.
8. A pair of glasses as recited in claim 7, wherein the first electrical component is at least partially embedded in the first temple adapter.
a second temple adapter coupled to the second temple, the second temple adapter including at least a second electrical component, and the second electrical component being at least partially embedded in the second temple adapter.
10. A pair of glasses as recited in claim 6 wherein the electrical component is selected from the group of: an electrical connector, an electrical switch, a power source, a speaker, a frequency receiver, a frequency transmitter, a RFID tag, a hearing enhancement device and a sensor.
at least one electrical component provided proximate to the second end of said support arm.
12. A temple adapter as recited in claim 11, wherein said at least one electrical component is a speaker.
13. A temple adapter as recited in claim 12, wherein said temple adapter further comprising an ear bud positioned proximate to the second end of said support arm.
14. A temple adapter as recited in claim 13, wherein said ear bud includes said speaker.
15. A temple adapter as recited in claim 13, wherein said ear bud operatively couples to said speaker by a tube.
a cord including at least one wire for providing audio signals to said speaker and at least one wire for carrying audio pickup signals from said microphone.
wherein said attachment member attaches to a temple of the pair of eyeglasses.
18. A temple adapter as recited in claim 11, wherein said temple adapter further comprises a connector.
wherein said connector is placed proximate to an end of at least one of the temples.
providing the pair of glasses with the selected at least one temple arrangement or temple adapter to the customer.
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