US 12,437,481 B2
Smart glasses with outward-facing display
Brian Anthony Smith, New York, NY (US); and Rajan Vaish, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/303,647.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/705,191, filed on Jun. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0390784 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G09G 3/32 (2016.01)
CPC G06T 19/006 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G09G 3/32 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0141 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable device comprising:
a frame;
a pair of optical elements integrated into the frame;
a transparent inward-facing display component coupled to the frame, the transparent inward-facing display component to perform operations comprising:
displaying augmented reality content within a real-world environment that is visible via the pair of optical elements; and
causing presentation of a user interface comprising an option for a first user to enable system-initiated message generation;
a transparent outward-facing display component coupled to the frame, the transparent outward-facing display component to perform operations comprising:
presenting a user-specified message in response to first input data received remotely from a device associated with a second user remote from the first user comprising the user-specified message, the second user providing the user-specified message to a message configuration interface presented by the device, the message configuration interface enabling the second user to configure the transparent outward-facing display component of the wearable device; and
an outward-facing display component on a temple piece on a side of the frame, the outward-facing display component to perform operations comprising:
enabling display of a system-initiated message in response to second input data indicative of a selection of the option for the first user to enable the system-initiated message generation; and
based on the system-initiated message generation being enabled, presenting, on the outward-facing display component on the temple piece, the system-initiated message comprising text describing a current status of the first user that is automatically determined based on context data about the first user.