US 12,241,755 B2
Navigation assistance for the visually impaired
Stephen Pomes, Santa Monica, CA (US); and Yu Jiang Tham, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/530,820.
Application 18/530,820 is a continuation of application No. 16/998,114, filed on Aug. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,852,500.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/893,344, filed on Aug. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0110807 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/365 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3632 (2013.01); G01C 21/3652 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Eyewear, comprising:
a frame having a rim;
an optical element including a display and supported by the rim; and
an electronic processor configured to:
generate an indicator, wherein the indicator is light emitted by a light emitting diode (LED) light that is disposed on an interior surface of the rim and separate from the display, wherein the indicator is configured to be seen by an eye of a user when the eyewear is worn by the user, wherein the LED light comprises a plurality of LED lights including at least one left LED light positioned by a first side of the frame and at least one right LED light positioned by a second side of the frame, wherein the at least one left LED light and the at least one right LED light comprise an array of LED lights that extend from the first side of the frame to the second side of the frame via a bridge extending between the first side of the bridge to the second side of the bridge, and wherein the processor is configured to receive a signal indicative of a user of the eyewear to turn left or right.