Digital eyewear

Abstract

Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the eyewear for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the eyewear to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like.

1 . Eyewear comprising: 
 a frame member;    a lens and;    circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear.    
   
   
       2 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein the circuitry provides an information bar across the lens for a user.  
   
   
       3 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein the lens is reflective.  
   
   
       4 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein the lens is partially reflective.  
   
   
       5 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein the circuitry provides any of a cell phone, media focals, and an MP3 player.  
   
   
       6 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein an information bar is provided on the lens.  
   
   
       7 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein the eyewear can be utilized in a client server system to allow for the display of certain information.  
   
   
       8 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein a logo is placed on a front surface of the lens.  
   
   
       9 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein the eyewear incorporates a camera to project a reciprocal display using a second lends.  
   
   
       10 . The eyewear of  claim 1  wherein the eyewear includes a pushbutton system for control.