US 11,668,958 B2
Modular wearable electronic devices, systems, and methods
Christopher John Anderson, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Benjamin John Meunier, San Clemente, CA (US); Ryan Neil Saylor, Mission Viejo, CA (US); and Timothy James Wilde, South Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to Oakley, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US)
Filed by Oakley, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,335.
Application 17/452,335 is a continuation of application No. 16/088,767, granted, now 11,156,855, previously published as PCT/US2016/031427, filed on May 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0113562 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); G02C 5/14 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G02C 11/06 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G02C 11/10 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02C 5/143 (2013.01); G02C 11/06 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02C 2200/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable electronic system comprising:
an eyewear unit configured to be worn on a user's head, the eyewear unit comprising an input/output system, the input/output system comprising one or more movable antennas, wherein at least one of the one or more movable antennas is configured to automatically transition from a first, stowed configuration to a second, deployed configuration by activation of one or more electromechanical components when the wearable electronic system detects that the at least one of the one or more movable antennas is in use or that the wearable electronic system is being worn on the user's head, wherein at least one of the one or more movable antennas is located on an earstem of the eyewear unit, and wherein at least one of the one or more movable antennas is rotatable relative to a component to which the antenna is attached.