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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2023
Mathias Hintermann, Culver City, CA (US);
Nicholas Streets, View Park, CA (US);
Choonshin You, Irvine, CA (US);
BO Ya Zhang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mathias Hintermann, Culver City, CA (US);
Nicholas Streets, View Park, CA (US);
Choonshin You, Irvine, CA (US);
Bo Ya Zhang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
An eyewear device having a frame formed of an infrared (IR) transmissive material in a continuous piece without discrete openings. IR cameras are placed behind areas of the frame designated as optical surfaces. In an example, the optical surfaces are positioned at lower corners of the frame and are angled inwardly to prevent obstructions, e.g., due to scratches and smudges. The optical surfaces have uniform thickness, are smooth, and are angled such that IR light communicated to the cameras pass at an angle through the optical surfaces. The IR cameras are angled downwardly to view objects forward and below a user wearing the eyewear device, e.g., to detect hand gestures.