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Eyewear spectacle with audio speaker in the temple

an audio speaker and eyewear technology, applied in the field of eyewear spectacles with audio speakers in the temple, can solve the problems of unreliability, cumbersomeness, bulkiness, etc., and achieve the effect of accurate speech recognition, convenient human-machine interaction, and compact structur

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-18
KOPIN CORPORATION
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a pair of eyeglasses with a built-in noise cancellation system. The glasses can have microphones and speakers integrated with them, allowing users to have conversations and hear information through the glasses without needing to hold a separate device or tolerate uncomfortable wires. The eyeglasses also have a compact and durable design, making them comfortable and easy to wear. The noise cancellation system can be used to improve speech recognition, allowing users to interact with the device through spoken words. Overall, the invention allows for hands-free communication and provides a more comfortable and easy-to-use technology for human-machine interaction.

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However, the aforementioned techniques all have drawbacks, namely, they are either bulky, cumbersome or unreliable.

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[0036]The foregoing will be apparent from the following more particular description of example embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanied drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis being placed upon illustrating embodiments of the present invention.

[0037]The invention generally is directed to audio eyewear and methods of its use.

[0038]In one embodiment of the invention, shown in FIGS. 1A-1C, audio eyewear 10 includes front frame 12. Side frame members 14, 16 are secured to front frame member 12. Side frame members 14, 16 include speakers (not shown) therein. The speakers are configured so that audio ports of the speakers face downward at an angle away from side frame members 14, 16, thereby directing sound downwardly rearwardly into the users' ear generally along a vertical plane. FIGS. 1B and 1C show alternate views of audio eyewear 10 of FIG. 1A.

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Abstract

Audio eyewear includes a front frame and at least one side frame member secured to the front frame for engaging a user's ear. The side frame members have speakers therein that are oriented to direct an audio port of the speaker face downwardly at an angle away from at least one side frame member, thereby directing sound downwardly and rearwardly into the users ear generally along the vertical plane. Embodiments of the invention include microphones for use in, for example, noise cancellation.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 912,844, filed on Dec. 6, 2013. This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 780,108, filed on Mar. 13, 2013. This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 839,211, filed on Jun. 25, 2013. This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 839,227, filed on Jun. 25, 2013.[0002]This application is being co-filed on the same day, Feb. 14, 2014, with “Eye Glasses With Microphone Array” by Dashen Fan, Attorney Docket No. 0717.2220-001. This application is being co-filed on the same day, Feb. 14, 2014, with “Sound Induction Ear Speaker For Eye Glasses” by Dashen Fan, Attorney Docket No. 0717.2221-001. This application is being co-filed on the same day, Feb. 14, 2014, with “Noise Cancelling Microphone Apparatus” by Dashen Fan, Attorney Docket No. 0717.2216-001.[0003]The entire teachings of the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G02C11/00
CPCG02C11/10G02C11/06G10K11/002G10L21/0208G10L2021/02166H04R1/028H04R3/005Y10T29/49826
Inventor CHOW, KENNY W.Y.KOKINAKIS, KENNETH A.SO, SAMFAN, DASHEN
Owner KOPIN CORPORATION
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