US 12,216,338 B2
Eyewear tether
Yoav Ben-Haim, Culver City, CA (US); Varun Sehrawat, Playa Vista, CA (US); Teodor Dabov, Los Angeles, CA (US); and John Bernard Ardisana, Torrance, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/606,642.
Application 18/606,642 is a continuation of application No. 18/141,661, filed on May 1, 2023, granted, now 11,934,038.
Application 18/141,661 is a continuation of application No. 16/991,263, filed on Aug. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,650,435, issued on May 16, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/887,570, filed on Aug. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0219753 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G02C 3/00 (2006.01); G02C 5/00 (2006.01); G02C 5/02 (2006.01); G02C 5/14 (2006.01); H01B 7/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/658 (2011.01)
CPC G02C 11/10 (2013.01) [G02C 3/006 (2013.01); G02C 5/001 (2013.01); G02C 5/02 (2013.01); G02C 5/14 (2013.01); H01B 7/04 (2013.01); H01R 13/6205 (2013.01); H01R 13/658 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An eyewear device comprising:
a frame configured to support an optical element;
a first temple coupled to the frame, the first temple including a first connector, a first transceiver, and a first processor;
a second temple coupled to the frame, the second temple including a second connector, a second transceiver, and a second processor; and
a tether including a first mating connector on a first end coupled to the first connector and a second mating connector on a second end coupled to the second connector;
wherein the first processor is configured to:
send, via the first transceiver and the first connector to the tether, a communication signal for delivery to the second processor;
receive, from the tether via the first connector and the first transceiver, a responsive communication signal from the second processor via the second transceiver and the second connector; and
process the responsive communication signal to identify proper installation of the tether to the first and the second temples.