G02C11/10

OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISUAL ORIENTATION
20230019068 · 2023-01-19 ·

An opto-electronic device (100) is disclosed. The opto-electronic device (100) comprises at least one sensor (106) configured to obtain head orientation data including information on an orientation of a user's head, a processing unit (112) configured to process the head orientation data so as to obtain self motion data including information on the user's self motion and to provide at least one visual cue (114) based on the obtained self motion data, and a display device (120) configured to display the at least one visual cue (114) at a dis-play (102) at least in a periphery of a visual field of the user. Further, a method for providing visual orientation is disclosed.

AN EYEWEAR FRAME
20230221584 · 2023-07-13 · ·

An eyewear frame (10) comprising: - a central portion (12) configured to receive at least one optical lens (14a, 14b), - a first temple (16a) having a first embedded electronic device (18a) and a first battery (20a), - a second temple (16b) having a second embedded electronic device (18b) and a second battery (20b), the first temple (16a) is pivotably fixed to a first end (22a) of the central portion (12) and second temple (16b) is pivotably fixed to a second end (22b) of the central portion (12), wherein the first electronic and the second electronic devices (18a, 18b) are configured to communicate in a wireless manner, and the first and second electronic devices (18a, 18b) comprise each a close-range communication system (24a, 24b) configured to synchronize the first and the second electronic devices (18a, 18b).

Acoustic output apparatus

The present disclosure provides an acoustic output apparatus including one or more status sensors, at least one low-frequency acoustic driver, at least one high-frequency acoustic driver, at least two first sound guiding holes, and at least two second sound guiding holes. The status sensors may detect status information of a user. The low-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one first sound, a frequency of which is within a first frequency range. The high-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one second sound, a frequency of which is within a second frequency range including at least one frequency exceeding the first frequency range. The first and second sound guiding holes may output the first and second spatial sound, respectively. The first and second sound may be generated based on the status information, and may simulate a target sound coming from at least one virtual direction with respect to the user.

Spectacles with electrically-tunable lenses controllable by an external system

A system for controlling at least one focus aspect of adaptive spectacles (10) having at least one electrically-tunable lens (22), the system including a housing (14), which is physically separate from adaptive spectacles (10), a display screen (16) mounted in housing (14), a sensor (19) mounted in housing (14) and configured to detect a relative position of adaptive spectacles (10) with respect to display screen (16), an interface (17) configured to communicate with adaptive spectacles (10), and a controller (15) configured to receive an input signal from sensor (19), the input signal being indicative of the relative position of adaptive spectacles (10) with respect to display screen (16) and output, in response to the input signal, a command signal for sending to adaptive spectacles (10) via interface (17) to adjust the at least one focus aspect of the at least one electrically-tunable lens (22).

Head-mounted display
11558602 · 2023-01-17 · ·

There is provided a head-mounted display comprising an image generator that generates an image, a pair of optical plates to be arranged in front of both eyes of an observer who observes the image, the pair of optical plates causing the image to be displayed, a first frame that holds the pair of optical plates, and a second frame including a to-be-fixed part, in which a fixing part to which the to-be-fixed part is fixed is provided at the central part of the first frame in the horizontal direction.

COLOR CHANGING EYEGLASS FRAMES AND ACCESSORIES
20230221577 · 2023-07-13 ·

A dynamic glasses frame is disclosed at least one frame member comprising a color changing element to change from at least one first color to at least one second color in response to a stimulus. The at least one frame element includes a first temple, a second temple, and a frame, and wherein the frame is coupled to one or more lenses. The dynamic elements that allow for the change of colors and/or designs. These can reflect a user's style, individuality, and/or the environment.

Heat management in wireless electronic devices

An eyewear device has an antenna system having at least one element which contributes to wireless signal transmission, and which is thermally connected to a heat-generating electronic component of the eyewear device to serve as a heat sink for the electronic component. A driven antenna element and/or a plurality of PCB extenders electrically connected to a PCB ground plane can thus be employed for both signal transmission and heat management.

Eyewear device hinge assembly

A hinge assembly mounted on a housing of form part of an electronic device includes a metal hinge member having a hinge post that extends through a mounting hole in a wall of the housing, the hinge post being connected to a metal anchor plate on an inner side of the housing wall to be rotationally and axially fast with the anchor plate. The anchor plate may has an area multiple times the size of a footprint of the hinge member, with fastening the hinge post and the anchor plate in some embodiments being by a welded connection.

EYEGLASS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A VARIABLE TRANSMISSION OPHTHALMIC LENS

An eyeglass device including a variable transmission ophthalmic lens, a method for driving the transmission of such lens, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for implementing such method. The eyeglass device comprises a light sensor configured for measuring an amount of light in the environment of a wearer and a controlling circuit configured for receiving at least light data from said light sensor and for driving the transmission of said ophthalmic lens on the basis of said light data. The controlling circuit is configured for driving the transmission of said ophthalmic lens on the basis further of movement data, said movement data being derived from an estimation of a movement of the wearer's head.

Ophthalmic device with blend zones and alignment sidewalls

Ophthalmic devices and ophthalmic systems including alignment sidewalls and blend zones disposed therethrough are described. An example ophthalmic device may include a first and a second optical element having alignment sidewalls shaped to cooperatively couple. The alignment sidewall may include blend zones disposed in the sidewall shaped to transition the sidewall from a ridge to a surface of an optic zone of the optical element. The alignment sidewalls may define a cavity disposed between two coupled optical elements when the alignment sidewalls are cooperatively coupled into which a liquid crystal may be disposed. A method of assembling an ophthalmic device is described. An example method may include aligning a blend zone of a first optical element with a mating blend zone of a second optical element. The example method may further include cooperatively coupling alignment sidewalls of the first optical element and the second optical element.