US 11,721,183 B2
Methods and apparatus regarding electronic eyewear applicable for seniors
Thomas A. Howell, San Jose, CA (US); David Chao, Saratoga, CA (US); C. Douglass Thomas, Saratoga, CA (US); and Peter P. Tong, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to IngenioSpec, LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by IpVenture, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/987,781.
Application 16/987,781 is a continuation of application No. 16/382,036, filed on Apr. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,777,048.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/718,597, filed on Aug. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/686,174, filed on Jun. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/681,292, filed on Jun. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/668,762, filed on May 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/656,621, filed on Apr. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0364992 A1, Nov. 19, 2020
Int. Cl. G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 3/10 (2013.01) [G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G08B 21/043 (2013.01); G08B 21/0446 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); G08B 25/016 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An eyewear system for a user comprising:
an eyewear frame comprising:
a wireless communication component;
an activity detector configured to monitor at least a user activity;
a microphone;
a memory storing at least a portion of voice-recognition instructions to enable recognizing voice depending on at least a voice recognition model previously trained based on machine learning in at least a server separate from the eyewear system, to allow recognizing voice at the eyewear frame without the need to wirelessly access a server;
a re-chargeable battery;
a speaker;
a controller configured to
detect a fall of the user based on at least the activity detector, in view of such a fall,
generate a voice output that is configured to solicit a voice response, via at least the speaker in view of the detected fall of the user, and
analyze reaction of the user to the voice output to determine a course of action, with the analyze including analyzing voice input received via at least the microphone, as recognized at least by the at least a portion of voice-recognition instructions if the reaction of the user includes the voice input from the user;
and
a case configured for the eyewear frame to be placed in, with the case configured to charge the re-chargeable battery based on the eyewear frame being placed in the case.