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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 06', 'Application No. 07869181', 'Application No. 06734820', 'Application No. 11171544', 'Application No. 05851915', 'Application No. 08020604', 'Application No. 07869181', '§ 1', '§ 1']

Patent US9451068 - Eyeglasses with electronic components - Google Patents
A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extension arms that can be extended, pivoted,...https://www.google.ca/patents/US9451068?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US9451068 - Eyeglasses with electronic components
Publication number US9451068 B2
Application number US 14/336,872
Also published as US7013009, US7231038, US8010156, US8473004, US8787970, US20020197961, US20060183427, US20070037520, US20100309427, US20110310345, US20130281166, US20140329519, US20170134550
Publication number 14336872, 336872, US 9451068 B2, US 9451068B2, US-B2-9451068, US9451068 B2, US9451068B2
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US 9451068 B2
1. A communication device configured to be removably mountable to an eyewear configured to be worn by a user, the communication device comprising:
a receiver configured to wirelessly receive signals from a first electronic device;
a transmitter configured to wirelessly send signals;
a power source electrically connected to the receiver and the transmitter for providing power to the receiver and the transmitter;
a user communication component configured to communicate to the user, the user communication component being in communication with the receiver and attached to a generally rigid arm; and
an attachment member comprising at least one connector configured to extend over a top region of a support arm of the eyewear, wherein the attachment member is configured to permit removable mounting of the communication device onto the eyewear.
2. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising the eyewear, wherein the communication device is removably mounted to the eyewear.
3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the generally rigid arm is configured such that the user can conform the generally rigid arm to a shape of the eyewear.
4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the user communication component comprises a speaker.
5. The communication device of claim 4, wherein the speaker is configured to be positioned adjacent a wearer's ear when the communication device is mounted on the eyewear.
6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is configured to transmit a signal to a second electronic device.
7. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the second electronic device comprises a cell phone.
8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device comprises a cell phone.
9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the received and transmitted signals comprise images.
10. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the attachment member is configured to position components of the communication device below the support arm.
11. A communication device configured to be removably mountable to an eyewear configured to be worn by a user, the communication device comprising:
a receiver configured to wirelessly receive signals;
a speaker in communication with the receiver; and
an attachment member comprising a frame and at least one connector configured to extend over a top region of a support arm of the eyewear, wherein the attachment member is configured to permit removable mounting of the communication device onto the eyewear;
wherein the speaker is rigidly attached to the frame.
12. The combination of the communication device of claim 11, further comprising the eyewear, wherein the communication device is removably mounted to the eyewear.
13. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the communication device further comprises an arm configured to have another component of the user communication device attached thereto.
14. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the arm is configured such that a user can conform the arm to a shape of the eyewear.
15. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the arm is generally rigid and is configured to be conformable.
16. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the speaker is configured to be positioned adjacent a wearer's ear when communication device is mounted on the eyewear.
17. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the attachment member is configured to position components of the communication device below the support arm.
18. The communication device of claim 11, wherein at least one of the received and transmitted signals comprise images.
19. A communication device configured to be removably mountable to an eyewear configured to be worn by a user, the communication device comprising:
a speaker configured to communicate to the user, the speaker being in communication with the receiver and rigidly attached to another component of the communication device; and
The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/923,133, filed Jun. 20, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/220,517, filed Aug. 29, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,473,004, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/859,162, filed Aug. 18, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,010,156, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/418,154, filed May 3, 2006, abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/371,692, filed Mar. 9, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,231,038, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/888,280, filed Jun. 21, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,013,009, which are all incorporated by reference herein.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary embodiment of the eyeglasses of the present invention in use with a cell phone.
It will be understood that the cell phone 32 may need to be adapted for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from the eyeglasses 10. Such adaptations are known in the art, and can be readily made to provide a cell phone or other electronic device that cooperatively functions with the eyeglasses 10 as described herein. Also, the eyeglasses 10 and the cell phone 32 can be adapted for sending and receiving visual images 35, as illustrated in FIG. 12, to and from each other, and/or for sending and receiving data in other forms. Additionally, the eyeglasses 10 and/or the cell phone 32 can include encryption software providing for secure transmissions to and/or from each other. Furthermore, the eyeglasses 10 also can be used to communicate with web phones, conventional land line phones, PDA's, laptops, hand held computers, personal computers, household appliances, portable or stationary televisions, portable or stationary radios, compact disc players, tape players, or the like, and/or other electronic devices with capabilities for voice recognition and/or for accessing and playing music or other sounds.
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International Classification A42B1/24, H04B7/00, H04R1/02, H04M1/05, H04M1/60, H04B1/3827, H04B1/38, G02C11/06, G02C11/00
Cooperative Classification H04M1/6066, H04M1/05, A41D1/002, H04M1/7253, A41D20/00, A42B1/245, H04B1/385, H04M2250/02, G02C11/10, H04B2001/3866, G02C11/06