GB2600562A

GB2600562A - Hardware architecture for modularized eyewear systems apparatuses, and methods

Info

Publication number: GB2600562A
Application number: GB2115401.8A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Carlos Martinez Villalpando Ernesto; Kuen Cheung Wai; Wah Law Kwok; Ming So Chiu
Original assignee: Solos Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Solos Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-13
Filing date: 2020-07-13
Publication date: 2022-05-04
Anticipated expiration: 2040-07-13
Also published as: CN114270296A; WO2021044219A3; GB2600562B; JP7352004B2; JP2024001031A; GB202115401D0; JP2022543738A; WO2021044219A2

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are taught that provide reconfigurable components for eyewear devices. A reconfigurable component for use in an eyewear device includes an embedded electronics system. The embedded electronics system is configured for wireless communication and for processing sensor signals. The embedded electronics system is embedded into a component of the eyewear device, A plurality of sensors is embedded into one or more of the reconfigurable component and the eyewear device. The plurality is in electrical communication with the embedded electronics system. The embedded electronic system further includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive outputs from the plurality of sensors and to determine a system control parameter from an output of at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors.

Claims

hat is claimed is:

1 . reconfigurable component for use in an eyewear device, comprising; an embedded electronics system, the embedded electronics system is configured for wireless communication and processing sensor signals, the embedded electronics system is embedded into a component of the eyewear device; aftd a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors is embedded into one or more of the reconfigurable component and the eyewear device, the plurality is in electrical communication with the embedded electronics system; the embedded electronic system further comprising: a processor, the processor is configured to: receive outputs from the plurality of sensors; and determine a system control parameter from an outputofat least one sensor of the plurality .
2 The reconfigurable component of claim 1 , wherein the processor extracts user head motion data from the plurality and (he user head motion data is used by the system as the system control parameter.
3. The reconfigurable component of claim 2, wherein the system control parameter is used to answer an incoming telephone call.
4. the reconfigurable component of claim 2, wherein the system control parameter is used to reject aft incoming telephone Call
5. The reconfigurable component of claim % wherein the system control parameter is used to control music play.
6. The reconfigurable componentof claim 2, wherein at least one sensor is an accelerometer, at least one sensor is a gyroscope and at least one sensor is a magnetometer.
7, The reconfigtiiable component of claim.6, wherein the plurality of sensors further comprising: a sensor configured to measure acceleration along three mutually orthogonal axes X, Y, and Z; a sensor configured 3⁄4 gyroscope output along three mutually Orthogonal axes X, Y, and Z; and a sensor configured for magnetometer output along three mutually orthogonal axes X, Y, andZ,
8. The reconfigurable component of claim I , wherein the embedded electronic system further comprising: an embedded speech recognition system, the embedded speech recognition system is configured to receive audio signals from a microphone and to move the embedded electronic system to a RUN state when a wake-up word is detected.
9. llie reconfigurable component of claim 8, wherein die embedded speech recognition system is configured to receive audio signals from the microphone and the processor to facilitate operation of wireless voice communication when a command is recognized by the embedded speech recognition system.
10. The reconfigurable component of claim 8 , wherein the embedded speech recognition system is configured to receive audio signals from the microphone and to facilitate operation of content control when a command is recognized by the embedded speech recognition system.
11. The reconfigurable component of claim 8, wherein the embedded speech recognition system is configured to receive audio signals from the microphone and to facilitate operation of information control when a command is recognized by the embedded speech recognition system*
12, A reconfigurable component for use in an eyewear device, comprising: a temple insert module, wherein the temple insert module is releasably couplable with an engagement portion of a temple, the temple is configured for use with the eyewear device, the temple insert module further comprising: an embedded electronics system, the embedded electronics system is configured for wireless communication and processing sensor signals, the embedded electronics system is embedded into a component of an eyewear device: and a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors is embedded into one or more of the temple insert module, the temple, and the eyewear device, the plurality of sensors is in electrical communication with the embedded electronics system, the embedded electronics system further comprising: a processor, the processor is configured to: receiveoutputs from tbe plurality of sensors;and determine a system control parameter from an output of at least one sensor of the plurality;
13. The reconfigurable component of claim 12, further comprising; a multifunction button, wherein the processoris configured to receive signals from the multifimction button, the processor is configured to determine a length of time that the multifunction button is depressed by a user, the length of time is used by the processor to initiate one or mote of: a.) pair a mobile device; b.) impair the mobile device; c.)play content; d. ) select a next song; e.) make a telephone call; d.) answer a telephone call; and e. reject the telephone call.;
14. The rectmfigurable component of claim 12, further comprising: a touch sensor, wherein the processor is configured to receive signals from the touch sensor, the processor is configured to process a tap input from a user to a touch Sensor surface or a Slide input from the user to the touch sensor surface; the processor is configured to initiate one or more tap actions following receipt of the tap input, the tap actions Comprising; a.) play content; b.) pause playing content; c.) voice control audio input; and the processor is configured to initiate one or more of the following slide actions following receipt of a slide input from the user, the slide actions comprising; d.) answer an incoming telephone call; e.) reject the incoming telephone call; f.) lower volume; and g.) increase volume.;
15. The «configurable component of claim 14, wherein tile tap input that toggles between play content and pause playing content is a tingle tap input.;
16. The «configurable component of claim 14, wherein the tap input that initiates voice control is a double tap input.;
17. The «configurable component of claim 14, wherein a short slide input results in an incremental change in volume.
18, The «configurable component of claim 14, wherein a long slide input results in a continuous change in volume.;
19. Thereconfigurable component of claim 12, further comprising: a proximity sensor, the processor is configured to receive signals froitt the proximity sensor* the processor is configured to ascertain a presence of a user horn the proximity senses: Output and to take one of the following actions; a.) pause content play if a user has removed the eyewear device from the userâ s head; b.) resume content play when the user places the eyewear device back on the userâ s head; c ) turn off content play after the eyewear device has remained off of the userâ s head for a first predetermined amount of time; and d.) power down the eyewear device after the eyewear device has remained off of the userâ s head for a second predetermined amount of time.
20. A method to provide information to auser through an eyewear device, comprising: receiving outputs from a plurality of sensors at a processor, the processor is contained within a temple insert module and the temple Insert module is contained within a temple of the eyewear device the plurality of sensors ate configured with the eyewear device; determining a system control parameter using at least one output horn the plurality; controlling at least one function of the eyewear device with the system control parameter:
21. The method of claim 20, wherein one sensor of the plurality is a button and the processor is configured to associate a length of time that a user depresses the button with a system action, and the system action is one or more of; pairing with a mobile device; impairing from the mobile device; playing content; selecting a next song; making a telephone call; answering the telephone call; and rejecting the telephone call
22, The method of claim 20, wherein one sensor of the plurality is a touch sensor and the processor is configured to receive signals from the touch sensor, the processor is configured to process a tap input from a user to atouch sensor surface or a slide input from the user to the touch sensor surface, the processor is configured to initiate one or more tap actions following receipt of the tap input, the tap actions comprising: pairing with a mobile device; and unpairing from the mobile device.
23, The method of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to initiate one or more tap actions fbllowirig receipt of a slide input to the touch sensor surface, the tap actions comprising: answering an incoming telephone call; rejecting the incoming telephone call; reducing volume of an audio broadcast from the eyewear device; and increasing volume of the audio broadcast from the eyewear device,
24. The method of claim 20, wherein one sensor of the plurality is a proximity sensor, the processor is configured to receive signals from the proximity sensor and to ascertain a presence of a «set from the signals and to take an action, the action further comprising; pausing content play if the user has removed the eyewear device from the userâ s head; resuming content play when the user places die eyewear device back on the userâ s head; turning off music play after the eyewear device has remained off of the userâ s head for a first predetermined amount of time; and powering down the eyewear device after the eyewear device has remained off of the userâ s head for a second predetermined amount oftime.