Patent ID: 8766765

Claim:
An eyeglass-based tactile response device comprising: an eyeglass frame having a left frame temple and a right frame temple configured to hold the eyeglass-based tactile response device to a head of a user; a track that interconnects a left eyepiece to a right eyepiece, said left eyepiece connected to said left frame temple, and said right eyepiece connected to said right frame temple; a first sensor mounted on the left frame temple; a second sensor mounted on the right frame temple; a first haptic device disposed on the left frame temple; a second haptic device disposed on the right frame temple; and a drivable tactile device that includes a motor, a contact piece disposed on the motor, the first sensor and the second sensor configured to detect a sound signal from a remote source, and a controller that generates a drive signal to control the drivable tactile device to provide a tactile response and orientation guidance to the user so as to align the eyeglass-based tactile response device with the remote source.