KR20160083263A - Smart glasses in which display part is detachable and position of that is adjustable - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart eyeglass that can adjust and position a display unit. The smart eyeglass includes a frame unit for installing the smart glasses, a spectacle leg coupled to both sides of the frame unit, a display unit for displaying an image, A camera unit for capturing an image; a speaker for generating a sound signal; a control unit for controlling the configurations of the smart glasses; and a power supply unit for supplying power to the display unit, And the portion is configured so that the position can be changed with respect to the frame portion.
According to the present invention, the position of the display unit can be adjusted according to the pupil position of the wearer of the smart glasses, so that the visibility of the image can be improved.
Further, only the display unit can be separated and stored, or can be easily mounted on ordinary glasses.

Description

DISPLAY PART IS DETACHABLE AND POSITION OF THAT IS ADJUSTABLE [0002]

[0001] The present invention relates to smart glasses, and more particularly to smart glasses which can adjust the position of a display unit for displaying an image and can separate the display unit.

Recently, a variety of mobile communication means such as PDA, mobile phone, and smart phone have been developed and widely used as a tool for the quick work of busy modern people.

In the case of the existing mobile phone, various programs for driving are initially sold by the manufacturer, and only the passive operation such as simply inputting and outputting data is possible in this state.

However, in recent years, a smartphone capable of selecting various programs for the expanding functions of the mobile communication means according to the user's preference has been developed, and the limitation of the passive tasks And various functions can be implemented on a smart phone.

The program for smartphone is usually abbreviated as an application and is called an app. Furthermore, an app store is provided as a virtual space on the web that can freely distribute and sell such an application, and is actively used by users .

Recently, augmented reality technology has been developed that shows virtual images superimposed on the real world that the user views with eyes.

The added reality is referred to as a mixed reality (MR) because a virtual world including additional information in real time is combined into a single image.

As described above, glasses that are configured to be able to mix virtual images with actual images through data received through a communication link with a smart phone or through a communication network other than the smart phone are referred to as " see-through smart glasses "

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a smart spectacle lens capable of adjusting the position of a display unit for displaying an image according to the pupil position of a wearer of a spectacle.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a smart spectacle lens capable of adjusting the position of a display unit and detachably attaching the display unit to the general spectacle.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart display device comprising: a frame part for installing components of smart glasses; a spectacle leg part coupled to both sides of the frame part; A display unit, a communication unit for performing communication with the external device, a camera unit for capturing an image, a speaker unit for generating a sound signal, a controller for controlling the configurations of the smart glasses, And the display unit is configured such that the position of the display unit can be changed with respect to the frame unit.

Preferably, the display unit is installed in a first housing part disposed below the frame part, and a second housing part provided below the glasses leg part to be adjustable in height with respect to the eyeglass leg part, The first housing part is rotatably installed with respect to the second housing part.

Here, the first housing part may protrude forward from the frame part.

Further, the eyeglass leg portion may be detachably provided to the frame portion.

Preferably, the eyeglass leg portion is rotatably provided with respect to the frame portion.

According to the present invention, the position of the display unit can be adjusted according to the pupil position of the wearer of the smart glasses, so that the visibility of the image can be improved.

Further, only the display unit can be separated and stored, or can be easily mounted on ordinary glasses.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a smart spectacle with position adjustable and detachable display according to the present invention,
2 is another perspective view of the smart glasses,
3 is a perspective view of the smart glasses in a state in which the display unit is separated,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the display unit in a state where the display unit is mounted on the general glasses,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the smart glasses in a state in which the smart glasses are mounted on general glasses,
6 is a block diagram of the smart glasses.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the terms used in the specification and claims should not be construed in a dictionary sense, and the inventor may, on the principle that the concept of a term can be properly defined in order to explain its invention in the best way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments shown in the present specification and the drawings are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are presented. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may exist.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the smart glasses in a state in which the display unit is separated. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the smart glasses according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the smart glasses in a state where the smart glasses are placed on the general glasses, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the smart glasses.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, the smart glasses for adjusting and separating the position of the display unit according to the present invention includes a frame unit 10 for installing the components of the smart glasses, A display unit 30 for displaying an image; a communication unit 80 for communicating with an external device; a camera unit 40 for capturing an image; And a power supply unit 72 for supplying power to the display unit 30. The display unit 30 includes a speaker unit 25 for controlling the display unit 30 and a control unit 70 for controlling the configurations of the smart glasses, So that the position can be changed.

A smart phone is a device that can selectively install various programs for an expanding function of a mobile communication device according to the user's preference and can implement various functions beyond the limit of the passive operations available in conventional mobile communication means have.

The see-through smart glasses are configured to receive data through interfacing with the smart phone through the communication unit 80, or to be connected to a Wi-Fi communication network and directly connect to the network to receive data.

For example, the communication unit 80 receives an RF communication signal, a Bluetooth communication signal, or the like, converts the received signal into an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to the control unit 70, Or via a Wi-Fi communication network to receive data.

Thus, an image based on data transmitted through the smart phone or the communication network is displayed through the display unit 30 of the eyeglasses.

A switch (not shown) is provided on the frame unit 10 or the housing units 50 and 60 to turn on and off the power supply unit 72. When the smart glasses are to be used, And when the smart glasses are not used, the switch is turned off to stop the power supply.

The control unit 70 generates a control signal for displaying the data received from the communication unit 80 on the display unit 30.

The control unit 70 may be formed of a circuit such as an IC chip or a PCB substrate. The memory unit 74 may be formed by providing a memory device in a circuit for constituting the control unit 70 as described above. have.

Thus, it is possible to display an image based on the data received through the communication unit 80, or to display an image based on the data stored in the memory unit 74 through the display unit 30.

In addition, an image photographed through the camera unit 40 may be stored in the memory unit 74.

The frame portion 10 is provided with a nose support and eyeglass leg portions 20 and 22 and the eyeglass leg portions 20 and 22 are configured to be separated or folded from the frame portion 10.

The display unit 30 may be installed in the frame unit 10 or the eyeglass leg unit 20. The display unit 30 may be mounted on the eyeglass leg unit 20, The display unit 30 is separated from the frame unit 10 so that the display unit 30 can be separately stored.

Thus, the display unit 30 can be more easily stored from foreign matter such as dust by separating and storing the display unit 30, as compared with the case of storing all glasses.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 30 may be separated and used in the general glasses 100.

In addition, in a state in which the spectacle leg portion provided with the display portion 30 is separated as described above, the opposite eyeglass leg portion 22 can be folded and stored together with the frame portion 10.

The coupling between the eyeglass leg portion 20 and the frame portion 10 can be achieved not only by fitting but also by using fastening means such as a small clamp.

Here, the spectacle leg portion 20 provided with the display portion 30 may be folded toward the frame portion 10.

The display unit 30 includes a projector unit 32 including a micro liquid crystal and a light source and a lens unit 34 for displaying an image irradiated from the projector unit 32.

  Thus, the image represented by the micro liquid crystal is irradiated to the lens unit 34 and displayed, thereby being visible to the wearer's eyesight.

The display unit 30 is installed in a first housing unit 35 disposed under the frame unit 10 and the first housing unit 35 is installed to protrude forward from the frame unit 10.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 5, the general glasses 100 can be disposed between the first housing part 35 and the frame part 10.

The first housing part 35 is provided with a camera part 40 so that it can photograph an external image.

The first housing part 35 is installed to be rotatable with respect to the second housing part 50 provided below the glasses leg part 20. [

The first housing part 35 and the second housing part 50 are coupled to each other through the rotatable hinge 55 so that the first housing part 35 is moved forward, Direction. ≪ / RTI >

Thus, the lens unit 34 can be disposed at a comfortable position in the field of view of the wearer of the smart glasses according to the present invention.

Here, the second housing part 50 is configured to be adjustable in height direction with respect to the spectacle leg part 20. [

As a result, the position of the display unit 30 and the lens unit 34 included therein can be freely adjusted in the field of view of the wearer.

Here, the speaker unit 25 may be provided at the end of the second housing unit 50 or the eyeglass leg 20 for emitting acoustic signals.

In the case where the speaker unit 25 is a bone conduction speaker, since it is provided at the end of the eyeglass leg unit 20, it can be brought into close contact with the back of the wearer of the eyeglass, This can be achieved smoothly.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments and the drawings, it is to be understood that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention by those skilled in the art. Various modifications and variations may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

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20, 22: eyeglass leg
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35: first housing part
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50: second housing part
55: Rotating hinge
60: Height adjustable hinge

Claims (5)

A frame part for installing the components of smart glasses;
An eyeglass leg coupled to both sides of the frame;
A display unit for displaying an image;
A communication unit for performing communication with an external device;
A camera unit for capturing an image;
A speaker unit for generating a sound signal;
A controller for controlling the configurations of the smart glasses;
And a power supply for power supply,
Wherein the display unit is configured to be able to change its position with respect to the frame unit. The method according to claim 1,
The display unit is installed in a first housing part disposed under the frame part,
A second housing part provided below the eyeglass leg part to be adjustable in height relative to the eyeglass leg part,
Wherein the first housing part is rotatably installed with respect to the second housing part. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first housing part is protruded forwardly with respect to the frame part. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the spectacle leg is detachably mounted to the frame part. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the spectacle leg is rotatably mounted on the frame part.

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