NO20211545A1 - Smart contect lenses for Extended Reality - Google Patents
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Description
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‘’Smart contact lenses for Extended Reality’’
The purpose of the invention
The current invention provides new opportunities in the development of a smart lens system for extended reality (ER) as it allows for the user to have control over the system by means of external implantable or wearable sensors/devices that can be utilized as extensions to the main system.
Background for the invention
Smart contact lenses for augmented reality and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The smart contact lens system hereby proposed, integrates electronic, optoelectronic, and optical components on the contact lens substrate. The smart contact lens includes two contact lenses, a display unit in a centre region, and peripheral devices embedded into the lenses. The method of manufacturing the smart contact lens includes a customized display unit; mounting the display unit in a centre region of the contact lens, assembling peripheral devices on the contact lens, surrounding the display unit and in connection with the display unit, and bonding of the two pieces to form the device. The system is arranged to project information onto the retina through a specific configuration of components that includes an antenna, rectifier, battery, processing unit, and micro-display as a projector. To this end, the system proposed can project personalized real-time data without obscuring the visual field of the user and even further enhancing it. The software of smart lenses can be controlled by external devices that are extensions of the system. Such devices are voice commanders, motion sensors, or neural activity recording systems.
Brief summary
Smart contact lens system is disclosed. The system comprises a contact lens substrate, display in Smart contact lens system is disclosed. The system comprises a contact lens substrate, display in the central region of the lens and peripheral devices surrounding the display unit.
Brief description of the drawings
Drawing 1. Schematics of smart lens system. Shown are the basic components: display, battery, antenna, and processor.
Drawing 2. Block-diagram of the components and their connectivity.
Concrete examples
Example 1. In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, part of the peripheral devices of the smart lens system may be sensors for monitoring glucose levels, intraocular pressure, or intensity of light. Such sensors can have medical, functional, or both purposes at once. Such sensors may be chem-resistive, photo-resistive, pressure sensors, or others.
Example 2. The smart lens system may be controlled by an implantable or wearable voice commander. The commander sends a signal to external processor. The processor picks up the signal, alternate its functions accordingly, and sends the refreshed data stream to the lenses. The lenses pick up the signal from the external processor by an integrated antenna. Furthermore, the voice commander may be sensitive to a particular muscle activity that do not require speaking at all but rather speaking in one’s own mind may be sufficient to pick up functional signal.
Example 3. The smart system may be controlled by implantable or wearable motion sensors placed on the body. These sensors can replace the need of touch screen interfacing with devices by providing the same functionality without the need of solid surface for the interaction. Placed onto or into one’s hands and fingers, motion sensors can be utilized for a variety of applications such as interfacing with other electronic devices through the smart lens system.
Example 4. The smart lens system may comprise an energy harvesting system that can harvest energy from the eye blinks. Transducers of mechanical to electrical energy may be integrated as part of the smart lens system and pressure from the eyelids may be converted to electricity.
Example 5. The smart lens system may comprise a camera that relates images to the smart lens software. A micro camera can be integrated onto the smart lens and connected to the external processor. The data from the camera may be used to project relevant images in the eyes of the user. Such images may be especially useful for people with visual impairments. The camera may be external for the smart lens system and in connection with the last, providing the same functionality as if it was internal.
Example 6. The smart lens system may utilize near-body communication, for example, through magnetic field-based communication. Devices that are in contact with the body can transmit data through coils and magnetic fields. Such approach ensures low-power budget and secured private network connectivity.
Example 7. The smart lens system may be connected to external devices that measures neural activity and transform it into a meaningful signal which is then sent to the processor.
The lens may be used to monitor changes in parameters while controlling the last by neural activity. Such feedback system may be used to improve the interfacing with neural implants.
Claims (12)
1. A smart contact lens system comprising:
a contact lens substrate;
a display unit in a centre region of the contact lens;
and a peripheral device or devices being connected to the display unit.
2. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
one or any combination of elements from the following claims.
3. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
tailored monitoring and/or orientation sensors.
4. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
micro-lens placed in front of the display and focusing the image onto the retina; and/or micro camera.
5. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
implantable or wearable voice commander that enables control over the software of the device.
6. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
implantable or wearable orientation detectors that can be used to control the smart lenses interface/software.
7. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
power supply, providing energy to some or all of the constituent elements.
8. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
energy harvesting module connected to the battery and/or any of the constituent elements.
9. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
one or a combination of supercapacitors, wherein the supercapacitors store the electricity generated by energy harvesting MEMS.
10. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
earplugs or implanted cochlear electrodes capable of providing audio input to the wearer as an extension to the device.
11. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising:
a transmitter/receiver that enables near-body and/or intra-body communication.
12. The smart contact lens system from claim 1, further comprising: implantable or wearable device/electrodes (external to the lens system but an extension of it) capable of detecting the neural activity of the user and using it to control the smart lens.
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| US20160091737A1 (en) * | 2014-09-26 | 2016-03-31 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Smart contact lenses for augmented reality and methods of manufacturing and operating the same |
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