Magnetic temple hinge for eyewear

    公开(公告)号:US11137621B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16162814

    申请日:2018-10-17

    摘要: Eyewear includes a frame configured to support an optical element and a temple pivotably connected to one side of the frame by a hinge. The temple is movable with respect to the frame between folded and unfolded configurations. A first permanent magnet is either disposed on or at least partially embedded within the frame at a location adjacent the hinge. A second permanent magnet (or ferromagnetic member) is either disposed on or at least partially embedded within the temple at a location adjacent the hinge. The permanent magnets are attracted to each other such that magnetic attraction retains the temple in the unfolded configuration when the temple is moved into the unfolded configuration.

    Eye scanner for user identification and security in an eyewear device

    公开(公告)号:US11138301B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16188981

    申请日:2018-11-13

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G06F21/32 G02B27/01

    摘要: A system comprises an eyewear device that includes a frame, a temple connected to a lateral side of the frame, an infrared emitter, and an infrared camera. The infrared emitter and the infrared camera are connected to the frame or the temple to emit a pattern of infrared light. The system includes a processor coupled to the eyewear device, a memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory. Execution of the programming by the processor configures the system to perform functions, including functions to emit, via the infrared emitter, a pattern of infrared light on an eye of a user of the eyewear device; capture, via the camera, reflection variations in the pattern of infrared light on the eye of the user; and identify a user of the eyewear device based on the reflection variations of the emitted pattern of infrared light on the eye of the user.

    Eyewear device with finger activated touch sensor

    公开(公告)号:US10962809B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16241063

    申请日:2019-01-07

    摘要: An eyewear device includes a frame, a temple connected to a lateral side of the frame, a processor, and an image display. The eyewear device further includes a touch sensor. The touch sensor includes an input surface and a sensor array that is coupled to the input surface to receive at least one finger contact inputted from a user. The sensor array can be a capacitive array or a resistive array. A sensing circuit is configured to measure voltage to track the at least one finger contact on the input surface. The processor of the eyewear device can identify a finger gesture based on at least one detected touch event, and adjust an image presented on the image display based on the identified finger gesture.