Comments on: Google Glass patent applications: bone conduction, laser-projected keyboard, more

By: Jim Hang

Jim Hang — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:38:10 +0000

There are three risks in the commercialization of design concepts. One is battery power for projector and bone conduction transducers. These components are eating more powers. Second is the optics for projecting imaging to retina of users. The vision of eyes are different for each one. Third is narrow audio band of bone conduction devices which can not be used for listening music and songs.

By: Alexander Hayes

Alexander Hayes — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:46:13 +0000

I’m very interested in the comments in this article. It’s also interesting to see the plethora of discussions spawning across the web regarding #glass – looking forward to your conversations crossing over to http://www.veillance.me – Ray Kurzweil is a keynote speaker at this event.

By: Niklas

Niklas — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:42:59 +0000

We’re inventing in the wrong area? Like the human spices has one focus someone determines? We’re inventing in all areas.

By: Erik

Erik — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:20:05 +0000

Ah, now I finally understand where Jobs got all his ideas from.

By: Brian M.

Brian M. — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:38:03 +0000

I feel we are inventing in the wrong areas. Let’s focus on free/alternative energies, health and super-cleaning environments.

By: John sokol

John sokol — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:06:49 +0000

I’ve had images of my prototype described in the third set of photos down in my Google Picasa and google docs since August of 2009. It’s based on a design I had held private since 1991. In the next few days I will review the patent and publish these images on my blog videotechnology.com with a comparison. I did get a holographic lens working in 2009 exactly as shown in figures 5 and 6.

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:02:44 +0000

that’s not quite true. People said that of the car and the internet.

Bad examples that costed far too much came around, then further development was made to make them actually not suck.

Virtual reality is on it’s way back again btw, there are some truly astonishing developments in the field.

By: onefeather

onefeather — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:36:53 +0000

Great statement..Made me laugh..what a hoot.

By: bribozo

bribozo — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:02:28 +0000

seems to me, we did that back in the 70′s with acid,..some of those notes are still following me.lol seriously that may not be so far fetched.

By: jmac

jmac — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:28:12 +0000

Yes, Iron Man has been using this device for years inside his helmet

By: Ralph Barnes

Ralph Barnes — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:51:23 +0000

A lot of things were supposed to be incredible breakthroughs that would greatly change lives, I remember ‘Virtual Reality’, but what became of it? Also, most of the advances of technology, are only for those that can afford such devices.

By: WLGJR

WLGJR — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:10:37 +0000

You should read and be interested in this webpage:
Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction
http://www.kurzweilai.net/science-fiction-prototyping-designing-the-future-with-science-fiction

BTW Why give up cash when you can have it?

By: WLGJR

WLGJR — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:04:38 +0000

Or in a future not very far away, most trucks will be autonomous (computer-driven).
By the way, since this is Augmented Reality, supposedly there should be a function/mode of functions that make you more alert and increase your focus, instead of distract you.

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:47:27 +0000

So your an inventor! Let me guess, you designed a better mouse trap. A special cat to computer interface, some giant paws, etc.

By: Strangedog55

Strangedog55 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:04:32 +0000

Good, more things to make me feel like part of the Borg collective.

By: Atmic

Atmic — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:31:41 +0000

Without the technical application and actual mechanics of it all brought forth into reality, it’s not invented yet — and *that’s* the part that is praiseworthy about actual invention, not the imagining of it: the manifestation

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:30:21 +0000

I want to draw the user interface in the air, with my fingers.

For instance, If I want to listen to music I want to draw a note in the air that I can see with my glasses. The note follows me as I walk around and when I’m tired of listening I just destroy the note with my hands.

By: Editor

Editor — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:31:26 +0000

You're raising the question here as to whether or not prior art invalidates the claims in this patent application (#20130022220). There are no claims in the application that I can see for "bone conduction" per se. There are however claims related to a "head-mounted display that is configured to provide indirect bone-conduction audio." Patents usually build on prior art (it's usually "incorporated by reference"), but as long as that prior art is not cited in the claims themselves, it's legitimate (and usually required as part of disclosure, or teaching how to make the invention --- see USPTO MPEP 608.01(c) Background of the Invention, http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s608.html#sect608.01p. Background of the Invention . In other words, in one sense, the novelty is in what the inventor adds to the prior art. I would find it unlikely that Google's patent attorneys had not done a "novelty search." Note: I am not a patent attorney (just an inventor and researcher); if any of this is inaccurate, I welcome corrections.

By: godot

godot — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:30:49 +0000

It was written to death and became cliched in cyberpunk novels 30 years ago. Maybe that’s the new test for a novel idea: “I saw it in a novel.”

“Did you invent that?”
“Yeah, I invented it…Well, I saw it on TV, and then I invented it.”
–Tony Manero to Stephanie in “Saturday Night Fever”: My favorite summation of invention as understood by the masses.

By: Commonsense

Commonsense — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:31:48 +0000

If you lack the common sense (and basic mental abilty) to look around and be spatially aware of your surroundings, you might as well be hit by a truck. The world is better off without someone that moronic.

By: WLGJR

WLGJR — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:01:24 +0000

Reminds of me of the (mentioned on this website earlier) Oblong Industry’s products.
Oblong should start incorporate similar “laser projector” techs into their system.

By: WLGJR

WLGJR — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:57:38 +0000

Who cares about a patent?
Be bold. Be seditious.
Just like what Samsung (and many following them) had proven, Apple can’t hoard tech forever. At most a few months and other companies will make imitation ones.
The next tyrant to fall is Google (although it looks genile for now).

By: Mimsyborogove923

Mimsyborogove923 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:24:25 +0000

Yes, but has anyone ever mounted them to a pair of glasses in a small computer device?

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:33:21 +0000

Ahhhh they’ll develope a truck alert app for that!

By: padrepio

padrepio — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:20:57 +0000

Yeah, right, so that when you’re working while walking in the street a truck can run you over and you can learn to watch your step. Jeez.

By: alvaro

alvaro — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:34:28 +0000

Amazing ! it will change education ,medicine , entertainment ,…….

By: godot

godot — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:46:50 +0000

Isn’t there still a requirement for novelty in the new patent laws? Google has invented bone conduction? Really??? AND reflected light? Wow!

By: Gorden Russell

Gorden Russell — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:53:58 +0000

Yes it is, melajara. Just think of when this can be joined to the 3D ghost imager described earlier here today. You will be able to take pix on the street and phone them home to your DeltaMaker. On the downside, 13-year-old boys will build dioramas of all the babes at the nude beach from 900 meters away.

By: melajara

melajara — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:09:46 +0000

Get rid of the monitor(s), the keyboard, the mouse, then you can work, learn or have fun everywhere including when walking etc. this is so exciting!