AU2021105809A4

AU2021105809A4 - Smart spectacles with display and reminder techniques

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Publication number: AU2021105809A4
Application number: AU2021105809A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Gnanasundara Jayaraja B.; Rajani B.; Balasubramaniam D.; Sunitha D.; Dilip Singh J.; Ramkumar Prabhu M.; Karthikeyan S.; Madhurikkha S.; Poongodi S.; Manjunath T. C.
Original assignee: B Gnanasundara Jayaraja Dr; B Rajani Dr; D Sunitha Dr; M Ramkumar Prabhu Dr; S Karthikeyan Dr; S Madhurikkha Dr; S Poongodi Dr; T C Manjunath Dr
Current assignee: B Gnanasundara Jayaraja Dr; B Rajani Dr; D Sunitha Dr; M Ramkumar Prabhu Dr; S Karthikeyan Dr; S Madhurikkha Dr; S Poongodi Dr; TC Manjunath Dr
Priority date: 2021-08-18
Filing date: 2021-08-18
Publication date: 2021-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-18

Abstract

Smart spectacles with display and reminder techniques can assist the elderly persons to find their things and get reminder alerts. The spectacles are based on IOT techniques that enable connection with electronic gadgets or smartphone. The reminder alerts can be presented to users of the smart spectacles to take their medicines at right time and acts as a guardian for elderly persons with amnesia. The smart spectacle system includes: a sensor module; a short-range communication module; a trigger module; a wide-range mobile communication device; and a projector. 1/2 106 100 103 105 101 104 102 FIG. 1

Description

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SMART SPECTACLES WITH DISPLAY AND REMINDER TECHNIQUES FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to wearable devices and in particular to wearable devices for

display and reminder techniques.

The invention has been developed primarily for use as a smart spectacle system with display

and reminder techniques, and will be described hereinafter with reference to this application.

However, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to this particular field of use.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the

present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior

art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or

implicitly referenced is prior art.

Spectacles are important costume or wearable that has become part of a human body that is

used for various reasons irrespective of age factors. The purpose for using spectacles or

goggles may be different that varies from person to person. Most of them use them because

of eyesight issues i.e., either long sight or short sight whereas others may use it to protect

the harmful rays of monitor screens, laptops, etc. There are also spectacles available in the

market for the purpose of riding to safeguard the eyes from dust or small insects that disturb

the rider while riding or drive while driving.

A spectacle is an important object that will carried by a person almost all the time since they

are working as a part of accessory that is very essential to give them a clear vision. Thus, it

is better to design the spectacles in a smarter way with IOT techniques embedded into them so that they can act as a guide or caretaker by reminding them regarding the important things that have to be carried out by them like taking tablets at right time, findings things that are connected to them via Bluetooth etc.

A number of different types of eyewear glasses and spectacles that are known in the prior

art. For example, the following patents are provided for their supportive teachings and are

all incorporated by reference.

W02015172418AI Disclosed are smart glasses for a blind person, comprising: a front

portion of the frame; lenses arranged in the front portion of the frame; and legs of the

glasses hinged with both ends of the front portion of the frame. The smart glasses for a blind

person further comprise: a sensor assembly disposed of in at least one of the following: the

front portion of the frame, the lenses, and the legs of the glasses, wherein the sensor

assembly is used for detecting the state parameters of the smart glasses for a blind person;

and a control module provided in any one of the following: the front a portion of the frame,

the lenses, and the legs of the glasses, wherein the control module is used to perform the

present decision-making mechanism based on the detected state parameters by the sensor

assembly status. The implementation of the present invention has the advantages of a

reasonable structure set, small size, lightweight, convenience for use, and strong

practicability, thereby improving the user experience when guiding a blind person.

US20100309427AI A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all

mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a

remote cell phone or another electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be

mounted to extension arms that can be extended, pivoted, or otherwise moved to a position

for use, and then moved to a stored position when not in use. Alternatively, the microphone,

transmitter, speaker, receiver, and the power source can be mounted onto a clip-on or another attachment member that mounts onto a conventional eyeglasses frame, or to a hat or other article worn on the head.

US20130044042A1 An electronic device including a frame configured to be worn on the

head of a user is disclosed. The frame can include a bridge configured to be supported on

the nose of the user and a brow portion coupled to and extending away from the bridge and

configured to be positioned over a side of the brow of the user. The frame can further

include an arm coupled to the brow portion and extending to a free end. The first arm can be

positionable over a temple of the user with the free end disposed near the ear of the user.

The device can also include a transparent display affixed to the frame adjacent to the brow

portion and an input affixed to the frame and configured for receiving from the user an input

associated with a function. Information related to the function can be presentable on the

display.

The proposed technology is a smart spectacle-based IOT, that acts as a guide for the person

wearing it. The spectacle will be designed by keeping in mind elderly persons as well as

young ones to help find their tablets and things respectively. The smart spectacles are

Bluetooth enabled that will display the list of tablets that has to be taken at that particular

time in a prescribed manner. The proposed smart spectacle will be a caretaker for especially

elderly persons with amnesia.

Above information is presented as background information only to assist with an

understanding of the present disclosure. No determination has been made, no assertion is

made, and as to whether any of the above might be applicable as prior art with regard to the

present invention.

In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of eyewear glasses

or spectacles now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved

system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described

subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and the improved smart spectacle that is

user-friendly, cost-effective based on IOT which has all the advantages of the prior art and

none of the disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to overcome or ameliorate at least one of the

disadvantages of the prior art, or to provide a useful alternative.

It is an object of the invention in its preferred form to provide a smart spectacle system with

display and reminder techniques.

The present technology relates to smart spectacles which come along with the display and

alert mechanism that alarms the user regarding the medicines as well as other important

notes. The proposed technology will be useful for proposed elderly persons since they suffer

from memory loss due to the aging factor.

According to an aspect of the invention in a preferred form, there is provided a smart

spectacle system for display and reminder techniques, the spectacles including: a sensor

module; a short-range communication module; a trigger module; a wide-range mobile

communication device; and a projector.

Preferably, the sensor module is adapted to initiate the trigger module and projector when

there is a need for their operation.

Preferably, the short-range communication module is switched on using the button present

in smart spectacle 100, and adapted to establish connectivity with peripheral devices and

modules via Bluetooth protocols.

Preferably, the wide-range mobile communication device is in the form of a mobile phone,

smartphone or similar electronic gadget, and adapted to receive alert messages.

Preferably, the projector is adapted to project the tablet prescription on an object the user is

viewing, so that user can take the right tablets at the correct time

In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of smart spectacles

or glasses now present in the prior art, the present technology provides an improved and

cost-effective IOT based smart spectacles. As such, the general purpose of the present

technology, which will be described subsequently in greater detail is to provide a new and

improved smart spectacle with a reminder techniques which have all the advantages of the

prior art and none of the disadvantages.

The aspect of the proposed technology is to design and implement a smart spectacle that is

based on IOT, embedded with reminder techniques. The technology focuses on vision

eyewear glasses. Whereas designed especially to act as a guardian or caretaker for elderly

persons suffering from amnesia.

Yet another aspect of the proposed technology is that the spectacle is pre-programmed with

the sensor. The sensor is switched on using the switch present on the spectacle handle. The

switch initiates the sensor and Bluetooth. The Bluetooth tries to establish a connection with

paired smart devices such as the mobile phone of the user.

Yet another aspect of the proposed technology is that the trigger will be activated at regular

intervals to trigger the projector. The projector displays the medicine prescription so that

ever can take tablets at right time and thus acting as a caretaker. The spectacle also helps to

find the lost things if they are paired with spectacles.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to

be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction

and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or

illustrated in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology

employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of

novelty which characterizes the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the

disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, it's operating advantages and the

specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings

and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the

invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will

become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof.

Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 illustrates the schematic view of smart spectacles with display and reminder

techniques, according to the embodiment herein; and

FIG. 2 illustrates the flow diagram of smart spectacles with display and reminder

techniques, according to the embodiment herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings

which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific

embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in

sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be

understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that other embodiments maybe

utilized and that structural and logical changes may be made without departing from the

spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore,

not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the

appended claims and their equivalents.

While the present invention is described herein by way of example using several

embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the

invention is neither intended to be limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings

described, nor intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some

components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures,

for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any

way. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not

intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed but on the contrary, the

invention covers all modification/s, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and

scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. The headings are used for

organizational purposes only and are not meant to limit the scope of the description or the

claims. As used throughout In this description, the word "may" be used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "a" mean "at least one" and the word "plurality" means one or more, unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein is solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having," "containing," or "involving," and variations thereof is intended to be broad and encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and any additional subject matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude any other additives, components, integers or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes. Any discussion of documents acts, materials, devices, articles and the like are included in the specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention.

In this disclosure, whenever an element or a group of elements is preceded with the

transitional phrase "comprising", it is understood that we also contemplate the same element

or group of elements with transitional phrases "consisting essentially of, "consisting",

"selected from the group consisting of', "including", or "is" preceding the recitation of the

element or group of elements and vice versa.

Glasses also known as spectacles are vision eyewear that can be used for or her purposes

too so much as cosmetic purposes. Safety glasses provide protection against flying debris

and are also used in sports such as squash. People used in likely to wear glasses the older

they get 93% of people between the ages of 65and 75 wear corrective senses. It was become

more common for consumers to purchases eyewear with clear, non-prescription lenses

illustrating glasses that are no longs social stigma but a fashionable accessory.

Apart from their uses specified above, there is a need for designing spectacles that are

smarter enough to help elderly persons to remind them regarding their tablet dosages and

also help them into things through Bluetooth. Thus, the proposed technology acts as a guide

or a caretaker, wherein the proposed smart spectacle is based on IOT and preprogrammed to

serve the purpose.

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiment of the present

disclosure. Before describing the detailed embodiments that are in accordance with the

present disclosure, it should be observed that the embodiment resides primarily in

combinations arrangement of the system according to an embodiment herein and as

exemplified in FIG. 1

FIG. 1 illustrates the schematic view of a smart spectacle with display and reminder

techniques. The smart spectacle 100 includes a projector 104 that will display 105 the

prescription of the tablet which has to be taken at that particular point of time. Trigger 104

will trigger 104 the projector 104 at regular intervals. Sensor 102 is connected to trigger 104

& projector to initiate them in the right situation. The mobile phone 106 is connected to

smart spectacle 100 through Bluetooth 103.

FIG. 2 illustrates the flow diagram of a smart spectacle with display and reminder

techniques. Smart spectacle 100 whenever the user wears the spectacle, has to just switch on

the Bluetooth 103 to help it connect with peripheral devices. The Bluetooth 103 once

switched on will also initiate the activation of various sensors 102 triggers 104 & projector

104. The trigger 104 will be activated by sensor 107 at regular intervals when the time for

tablets consumption arrivals. The projector 104 will display the prescription on the lens and

the person can consume the tablet accordingly.

In the following description, for the purpose of explanation, numerous specific details are

set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the arrangement of the system

according to an embodiment herein. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art

that the present embodiment can be practiced without these specific details. In other

instances, structures are shown in block diagram form only in order to avoid obscuring the

present invention.

Claims

WE CLAIM

1. A smart spectacle system for display and reminder techniques, the spectacles including:

a sensor module;

a short-range communication module;

a trigger module;

a wide-range mobile communication device; and

a projector.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor module is adapted to initiate the

trigger module and projector when there is a need for their operation.

3. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the short-range

communication module is switched on using the button present in smart spectacle 100,

and adapted to establish connectivity with peripheral devices and modules via Bluetooth

protocols.

4. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the wide-range

mobile communication device is in the form of a mobile phone, smartphone or similar

electronic gadget, and adapted to receive alert messages.

5. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the projector is

adapted to project the tablet prescription on an object the user is viewing, so that user

can take the right tablets at the correct time.