Electronic eyewear and display

Abstract

Novel eyewear apparatuses including a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus also includes a frame. The frame includes a side region that includes an extendable arm. The first end of the extendable arm is attached to the frame and a second end of the extendable arm is attached to the display. The side region includes a cavity, where the extendable arm is adapted to retract back. The extendable arm is further adapted to extend out of the cavity and orient the display to be visually observable by a user of the eyewear apparatus. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a concave reflective and an image source. The image source and the concave reflective surface are oriented to enable a user of the eyewear apparatus to view at least an image from the image source as reflected by the concave reflective surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An eyewear frame for a user comprising:
 at least a first lens;   at least a first image source, the first image source including at least a circuit board having at least an electrical component attached thereon;   at least a first light-guide optical element configured for guiding at least a first image from the at least a first image source to the user; and   at least a strap configured to secure the eyewear frame at least from the back of the frame, with the at least a strap providing ergonomic qualities and security, wherein at least an electrical component is inside the at least a strap.   
     
     
         2 . An eyewear frame as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least a first image source is configured to be in the vicinity of an upper region of the at least a first lens. 
     
     
         3 . An eyewear frame as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least an electrical component inside the strap includes a power source. 
     
     
         4 . An eyewear frame as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least an electrical component inside the strap is configured to be electrically coupled at least to the at least a first image source.