| CPC G02C 11/10 (2013.01) [G02C 3/006 (2013.01); G02C 11/04 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. An eyewear device comprising:
a frame configured to support an optical element, the frame having a first edge and a second edge;
a first temple having a first proximal end adjacent the first edge of the frame, a first distal end, and a first set of one or more transmission lines including a first conductor adjacent the first distal end;
a first processor adjacent the first proximal end, the first processor coupled to the first set of one or more transmission lines via a first transceiver;
a second temple having a second proximal end adjacent the second edge of the frame, a second distal end, and a second set of one or more transmission lines including a second conductor adjacent the second distal end;
a second processor adjacent the second proximal end, the second processor coupled to the second set of one or more transmission lines via a second transceiver; and
at least one tether including at least one battery and a third set of one or more transmission lines, the third set of one or more transmission lines including:
at least one power transmission line configured to connect the at least one battery to the first conductor adjacent the first distal end and to connect the at least one battery to the second conductor adjacent the second distal end; and
at least one data transmission line configured to connect the first processor coupled to the first set of one or more transmission lines via the first transceiver to the second processor coupled to the second set of one or more transmission lines via the second transceiver, wherein the first processor is configured to send a data communication via the first transceiver through the at least one tether and the second processor is configured to receive the data communication via the second transceiver from the first transceiver through the at least one tether;
wherein:
the first processor and the first transceiver are positioned in the first temple or in the frame adjacent the first edge;
the second processor and the second transceiver are positioned in the second temple or the frame adjacent the second edge;
the first and second processors are configured to receive power from the at least one battery and to communicate with one another via the first and second transceivers through the at least one tether, and
the first processor is configured to detect connection of a first mating connector of the at least one tether to a first connector of the eyewear device, to send a communication signal to the at least one battery, to receive from the at least one battery a responsive communication including one or more battery characteristics comprising at least a battery charge capacity indicating an amount of charge that can be stored by the at least one battery, and to configure the eyewear device according to the one or more battery characteristics;
wherein the at least one tether comprises:
a first tether, wherein a respective at least one battery of the first tether has a first batter charge capacity; and
a second tether, interchangeably attachable to the frame in replacement of the first tether, wherein a respective at least one battery of the second tether has a second battery charge capacity;
wherein the first battery charge capacity is greater than the second battery charge capacity; and
wherein the first processor is configured to configure the eyewear device in a power mode according to whether the first battery charge capacity or the second battery charge capacity is identified in the responsive communication.
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