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Patent US7255437 - Eyeglasses with activity monitoring - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsIn one embodiment, eyewear having an activity monitoring capability is disclosed. Activity, such as motion, steps or distance, can be measured by an activity detector. The measured activity can then be used in providing activity-related information to a user of the eyewear. Advantageously, the user of...http://www.google.com/patents/US7255437?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7255437 - Eyeglasses with activity monitoringAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7255437 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/183,276Publication dateAug 14, 2007Filing dateJul 15, 2005Priority dateOct 9, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7401918, US7481531, US7771046, US20050248718, US20070279584, US20080278678, US20090141233Publication number11183276, 183276, US 7255437 B2, US 7255437B2, US-B2-7255437, US7255437 B2, US7255437B2InventorsThomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. TongOriginal AssigneeHowell Thomas A, David Chao, Thomas C Douglass, Tong Peter PExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (64), Referenced by (20), Classifications (14), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEyeglasses with activity monitoring
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/964,011, filed Oct. 12, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,192,136, 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. 11/183,269, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled �EYEWEAR SUPPORTING AFTER-MARKET ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS,� which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (vii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/183,283, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled �EVENT EYEGLASSES,� which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (viii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/183,262, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled �EYEGLASSES WITH HEARING ENHANCED AND OTHER AUDIO SIGNAL-GENERATING CAPABILITIES,� which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (ix) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/183,256, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled �EYEGLASSES WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS,� which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and (x) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/183,263, filed concurrently herewith, and entitled �EYEGLASSES WITH A CLOCK OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT,� which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
FIG. 4C illustrates a side view of the electrical system module 400. The electrical system module 300 is generally small so as to fit within an eyeglass frame, as discussed above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In this embodiment, the electrical system module 300 has electronic components on both sides of the substrate 402; however, it should be understood that all the electrical components could be on a single side, which could provide a profile with reduced thickness. The substrate 402 is for example, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) or a tape for holding integrated circuits. In one example, the substrate 402 can be made of epoxy and glass, and in another example, the substrate 402 can be made of Kapton�, a brand of polyimide.
Another type of output can be distance traveled. The pedometer system can include a switch for stride-length adjustment. The switch can have three (3) positions�a long, a medium and a short stride, each with its corresponding distance. The user can set the switch at one of the positions. The pedometer system (e.g., controller 302) can then multiplied that distance by the step count to generate the distance traveled. In another embodiment, the user can enter his average stride distance into the glasses to provide a more accurate distance calculation. This can be done directly (e.g., inches, feet or centimeters) or indirectly (e.g., steps per 10th of a mile or steps per kilometer).
The activity monitoring system can have a �being-worn� switch. In one embodiment, the �being-worn� switch enables the activity monitoring system to automatically determine when to monitor activity and when not to monitor activity. In particular, the activity can be monitored when an eyeglass frame having the activity monitoring system is �being-worn� and not when the eyeglass frame is not �being-worn.� The �being-worn� switch can be positioned in the temple portion with the other components of the activity monitoring system. In one embodiment, the activity monitoring system is provided, as a module as noted above, and which further includes a switch. The switch can, for example, be a �being worn� switch. By having the switch integral with the module, the manufacture and assembly of the end-product product having the activity monitoring system can be simplified. As examples, the �being-worn� switch can be an optical, magnetic or mechanical switching device.
The �being-worn� switch can make use of the situation that the temples are in an open position when the eyeglass frame is being worn, and in a closed position when not being worn. In one embodiment, the �being-worn� switch can be positioned at a temple proximate to a region that couples the temple to its corresponding lens holder. For example, the activity monitoring system (e.g., module) can be provided within the temple region near the end of the temple so that the �being worn� switch is adjacent the lens portion of the eyeglass frame.
The �being worn� switch can also be used by a user to signal the activity monitoring system to provide its output at an output device, such as a display device. For example, when the �being worn� switch is initially closed (i.e., being worn), the activity monitoring system can output its text or graphical output to the display device. Typically, the displayed output would be displayed only for a limited period of time (e.g., 10 seconds). Such an approach is typically more power efficient, yet permits the user to obtain the output information when desired. Alternatively, another switch (e.g., dedicated output switch) could be used to cause the output to be displayed for a limited period of time or while the switch is depressed.
The chart 700 indicates that one type of auxiliary sensor is a �being worn� sensor. The �being worn� sensor would indicate whether the glasses are being worn by its user. The �being worn� sensing mechanism can be performed using, for example, a thermal sensor, a motion detector, a stress sensor or a switch.
In another embodiment, the �being worn� sensor includes one or more thermal sensors. In the case where two sensors are used, one sensor can be at approximately the middle of a temple, such as in a region that would receive heat from the head of the user wearing the glasses, and the other sensor can be positioned at the end of the same temple close to the hinge. If the temperature differential between the two sensors is beyond a certain preset value, the eyewear would be assumed to be worn.
In yet another embodiment, the �being worn� sensor includes a stress sensor at the hinge of the temple. The assumption is that when the eyewear is worn, the hinge is typically slightly stretched because typically the width of the head of the user can be slightly wider than the width between the temples when the two temples are in the extended positions. If the value of the stress sensor is beyond a certain preset value, the glasses would be assumed to be worn.
Although much of the above discussion pertains to providing activity monitoring capabilities in eyewear, it should be understood that any of the various embodiment, implementations, features or aspects noted above can also be utilized in other or on end products besides eyewear. Examples of other such end-products can include: hats (e.g., soft hats, hard-hats, helmets), watches or watch bands, bracelets, bracelet accessories, necklaces, necklace accessories, rings, shoes (e.g., sandals, athletic shoes, beach shoes), shoe accessories, clothing (e.g., tee-shirt, swimming-suit, ties, pants, jackets, etc.), belts, belt accessories, zippers, key rings, purses, beach-tags, containers (e.g., cups, bottle, tube�such as a sun tan lotion bottle or tube); container holders (e.g., can holders, coasters, coolers, etc.), and other consumer products.
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