US 11,971,612 B2
Eyewear docking station and electronic module
Ronald D. Blum, Roanoke, VA (US); Yongping Wang, Philadelphia, PA (US); Mark Graham, Roanoke, VA (US); William Kokonaski, Gig Harbor, WA (US); and Richard Clompus, Roanoke, VA (US)
Assigned to e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US)
Filed by e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/935,468.
Application 17/935,468 is a continuation of application No. 16/819,262, filed on Mar. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,487,138.
Application 16/819,262 is a continuation of application No. 15/975,353, filed on May 9, 2018, granted, now 10,598,960, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Application 15/975,353 is a continuation of application No. 14/808,239, filed on Jul. 24, 2015, granted, now 10,114,235, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Application 14/808,239 is a continuation of application No. 13/735,887, filed on Jan. 7, 2013, granted, now 9,122,083, issued on Sep. 1, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/640,425, filed on Apr. 30, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/638,150, filed on Apr. 25, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/622,092, filed on Apr. 10, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/583,940, filed on Jan. 6, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0086814 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G02C 7/08 (2006.01); G02C 11/04 (2006.01); G02C 11/06 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); A61F 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC G02C 11/10 (2013.01) [G02C 7/081 (2013.01); G02C 11/04 (2013.01); G02C 11/06 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06K 19/0715 (2013.01); G06K 19/07762 (2013.01); A61F 9/061 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Eyewear comprising:
an eyewear frame;
a speaker coupled to the eyewear frame;
a microphone coupled to the eyewear frame to receive a verbal query from a wearer of the eyewear; and
a processor, operably coupled to the microphone and the speaker to transmit the verbal query to an external device, receive a response to the verbal query from the external device, and provide the response to the wearer via the speaker,
wherein the verbal query causes the external device to obtain the response to the verbal query by searching a computer network for the response to the verbal query.