Auxiliary optical components for eyewear

Abstract

In some embodiments, an auxiliary optical device for a mobile electronic device has a mounting component that is configured to be selectively attachable and detachable from the mobile electronic device. The mounting component is configured to be coupled to and decoupled from a mobile electronic device using an anchor that is inserted into a port of the mobile electronic device. In some embodiments, the auxiliary optical device attaches to the mobile electronic device by clamping or otherwise contracting or squeezing upon a portion of the mobile electronic device. In further embodiments, the auxiliary optical device is configured to be attached to wearable devices, such as eyewear that includes an onboard camera lens.

The following is claimed: 
     
         1 . An auxiliary optical device configured to be removably attachable to an electronically enabled eyewear with an onboard camera, the auxiliary optical device comprising:
 a mounting component configured to be removably attachable to the electronically enabled eyewear, the mounting component comprising a region with a shape that is complementary to a shape of a region of the electronically enabled eyewear, and the mounting component comprising an optical mounting region configured to be positioned near the onboard camera of the electronically enabled eyewear; and   one or more optical components coupled or capable of being coupled to the optical mounting region of the mounting component, wherein the one or more optical components are configured to be in optical alignment with the onboard camera lens of the wearable electronic device when the mounting component is removably attached to the electronically enabled eyewear and wherein the one or more optical components have one or more optical properties that are different from optical properties of the onboard camera of the electronically enabled eyewear.   
     
     
         2 . A combination of the auxiliary optical device of  claim 1  and the electronically enabled eyewear. 
     
     
         3 . The auxiliary optical device of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting component comprises first and second sidewalls. 
     
     
         4 . The auxiliary optical device of  claim 3 , wherein the sidewalls form a channel that is configured to receive a portion of the electronically enabled eyewear. 
     
     
         5 . The auxiliary optical device of  claim 3 , wherein the mounting component forms a clip. 
     
     
         6 . The auxiliary optical device of  claim 4 , wherein the channel assists in positioning of the auxiliary optical device to align the optical components and the onboard camera of the electronically enable eyewear. 
     
     
         7 . The auxiliary optical device of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting component comprises a first portion and a second portion that are moveable with respect to each other. 
     
     
         8 . The auxiliary optical device of  claim 7 , wherein the first and second portions comprise a clamp configured to removably secure the auxiliary optical device to an electronically enabled eyewear. 
     
     
         9 . The auxiliary optical device of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting component is configured to removably couple to the onboard camera of the electronically enabled eyewear in a centrally located region of the electronically enabled eyewear.