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Timestamp: 2017-09-23 21:04:02
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Patent US7192136 - Tethered electrical components for eyeglasses - Google Patents
Tethered electrical components coupled to electrical components in or attached to a pair of eyeglasses are disclosed. Tethered electrical components, alone or in combination with eyeglass electrical components, can be used for a variety of different applications and uses. As examples, the tethered electrical...http://www.google.com/patents/US7192136?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7192136 - Tethered electrical components for eyeglasses
Publication number US7192136 B2
Application number US 10/964,011
Also published as US20050078274
Publication number 10964011, 964011, US 7192136 B2, US 7192136B2, US-B2-7192136, US7192136 B2, US7192136B2
Original Assignee Howell Thomas A, David Chao, Thomas C Douglass, Tong Peter P
Patent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (64), Referenced by (102), Classifications (8), Legal Events (5)
US 7192136 B2
The application claims priority to: (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.
FIGS. 3A–3D are diagrams of arrangements of a speaker and a microphone provided proximate to an arm of a frame of a pair of eyeglasses according to different embodiments of the invention.
Embodiments of different aspects of the invention are discussed below with reference to FIGS. 1–10. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the detailed description given herein with respect to these figures is for explanatory purposes as the invention extends beyond these limited embodiments.
FIGS. 3A–3D are diagrams of arrangements of a speaker and a microphone attached to an arm (i.e., temple) of a frame of a pair of eyeglasses according to a number of embodiments. In these arrangements, electrical components are attached to the eyeglasses so that the eyeglasses need not embed or otherwise include electrical components.
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U.S. Classification 351/158, 351/41
International Classification G02C1/00, G02C11/00, G02C11/06
Cooperative Classification G02C11/10
European Classification G02C11/06, G02C11/00
Owner name: IPVENTURE,INC., CALIFORNIA
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:HOWELL, THOMAS A.;CHAO, DAVID;THOMAS, C. DOUGLASS;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:015897/0013