Patent ID: 8514097

Claim:
A lighting system integrated into glasses comprising: the glasses including a frame having a front frame and a pair of temples extending from the front frame; a plurality of lights mounted to at least the front frame of the glasses; a microphone mounted to the frame, the microphone being configured to capture and convert sound to an electrical sound signal; a controller disposed within the frame and coupled to the microphone and the plurality of lights, the controller being configured to receive the electrical sound signal from the microphone and to activate and deactivate the plurality of lights in a manner adjustably responsive to an intensity of the captured sound represented by the electrical sound signal; a power source mounted within a compartment of the frame, the power source being configured to provide power to the plurality of lights through the controller; and a switch mounted to the frame and coupled to the controller, the switch providing an input to the controller to adjustably select a sound intensity threshold, wherein the sound intensity threshold inversely corresponds to a sensitivity of the controller to the intensity of the captured sound represented by the electrical sound signal, where a higher selected sound intensity threshold corresponds to a lower sensitivity and thereby requires a greater intensity of the captured sound to activate the plurality of lights.