Eyewear including a remote control camera

Abstract

Eyewear is provided including a frame, and a camera connected with the frame, in which the camera is configured to be controlled by a remote controller. The camera may be configured 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 time piece 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.

1 . An eyewear system comprising:
 an eyewear assembly comprising:
 a frame; 
 at least one conventional lens held by the frame; 
 at least one electronic lens configured to present a virtual image that appears to a wearer of the eyewear assembly as if the virtual image is floating in space in front of the wearer; and 
 a first conductor configured to deliver power for the electronic lens, wherein the power delivered by the first conductor affects one or more optical characteristics of the electronic lens; and 
   a first controller configured to adjust the one or more optical characteristics of the at least one electronic lens;   wherein the at least one electronic lens is removably coupled to, or permanently affixed to, or contained within the at least one conventional lens.