US009 124796B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Blum et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 9,124,796 B2
`Sep. 1, 2015
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`(54) EYEWEAR INCLUDING AREMOTE
`CONTROL CAMERA
`
`(71) Applicant: e-VISION SMART OPTICS INC.,
`Sarasota, FL (US)
`(72) Inventors: Ronald Blum, Roanoke, VA (US);
`William Kokonaski, Gig Harbor, WA
`s
`.
`Styght P. Duston, Laguna Niguel,
`
`(2013.01); G02C II/10 (2013.01); A61 F 9/061
`(2013.01)
`
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC .......... G02C 11/10; G02C 7/022; G02C 7/16;
`GO2C 11/O6
`USPC ............. 351/41. 44, 45, 46.47. 48, 155-158
`351/15939,349/11.13.15.2/10.12.13.
`s u. - s
`r. a- s
`s u. 1 s r. - s
`2/15: 348/794,838
`See application file for complete search history.
`
`• -- s
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`(73) Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc., Sarasota,
`FL (US)
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`(*) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`(21) Appl. No.: 13/779,320
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`2,170,287 A * 8, 1939 Kinnebrew ..................... 439/39
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`(22) Filed:
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`Feb. 27, 2013
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2013/O25O135A1
`Sep. 26, 2013
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`CN
`CN
`
`10, 2001
`ROC891.13088
`6, 2007
`291 1723 Y
`(Continued)
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`(63) Continuation of application No. 1 1/261,035, filed on
`Oct. 28, 2005, now Pat. No. 8,778,022.
`(60) Provisional application No. 60/692.270, filed on Jun.
`21, 2005, provisional application No. 60/687,341,
`(Continued)
`
`(51) Int. Cl.
`GO2C I/00
`H04N 5/232
`GO2C 7/16
`GO2C II/00
`
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(Continued)
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`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC .............. H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); A61F 2/16
`(2013.01); A61F 2/1627 (2013.01); G02C 7/16
`
`Machine English Translation of JP2000-138858 (May 16, 2000).*
`(Continued)
`
`Primary Examiner — Huy K Mai
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Cooley LLP
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
`Eyewear is provided including a frame, and a camera con
`y
`9.
`p
`nected with the frame, in which the camera is configured to be
`controlled by a remote controller. The camera may be con
`figured to capture video and/or a photo. The eyewear may
`include data storage, and the camera may be connected to the
`data storage. A wrist watch may be configured to act both as
`a timepiece and a controller of the camera. The eyewear may
`also include a heads up display and/or a video file player. The
`eyewear may also include an electro-active lens.
`29 Claims, 51 Drawing Sheets
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`provisional application No. 60/674,702, filed on Apr.
`26, 2005, provisional application No. 60/673,758,
`filed on Apr. 22, 2005, provisional application No.
`60/669,403, filed on Apr. 8, 2005, provisional applica
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`application No. 60/666,167, filed on Mar. 30, 2005,
`provisional application No. 60/661,925, filed on Mar.
`16, 2005, provisional application No. 60/659,431,
`filed on Mar. 9, 2005, provisional application No.
`60/623.947, filed on Nov. 2, 2004, provisional appli
`cation No. 60/623,946, filed on Nov. 2, 2004.
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