Google
apparently thinks that they can cure blindness and in the process make you
bionic.
They've
recently published a patent US20160113760
dated Thursday April 28th, 2016, for a device that is injected
directly into your eyes as reported in the article “Google
Patent Application Shows Device That's Injected Directly Into Your Eyeball To
Improve Vision”, published April 28, 2016 by Aaron Tilley, Forbes.
First,
take a look at what the patent US20160113760
is proposing, which is summed up in this drawing
Google
proposes to inject an intra-ocular device into the lens capsule of the eye, where
the natural eye lens is located.
Invented
by Verily's Jason Conrad, an engineer working under Google Alphabet as noted in
the article “This
may sting: Google's new patent describes a smart lens injected right into your
eyeball”, published April 29, 2016 By Christian de Looper, Digitaltrends, this may be Google's
latest stab at the implementation of IoT in the Medical Devices Market
It
also one-ups the Samsung Gear Blink in that Samsung's device is a contact lens
as described in my blog article
entitled “How
Samsung Gear Blink Contact Lenses will beat Virtual Reality by curing Blindness”
whereas this device is a medical implant.
It’s
also a bit more advanced than their original patent filed back in April 2014
for a pair of Contact Lenses with Cameras built in as described in my Geezam blog article entitled “Google
Contact Lenses with Cameras will be Next-Gen Google Glass Smartphone
Replacement” and may have drawn inspiration for this original patent
So
how does it work, exactly?
Verily's Patent for an
intra-ocular Camera - Blind can see in hyperspectral and shoot lasers
Strangely
enough, Verily’s proposal would involve the removal of the natural lens to be
replaced by this intra-ocular device, which contains the following components:
1.
RAM storage
2.
Sensors
3.
Radio
4.
Battery
5.
Electronic lens
The
battery is clearly rechargeable and harvests its energy from either EM
(Electromagnetic) radiation entering the eye, reaction with the body fluids or
possibly using ultrasound as described in my blog article
entitled “Why
Meredith Perry's Ubeam's Wireless Charging Future is a Good”. Vibration”.
Hopefully
it’s the former method of harvesting, as the latter would mean replacement of
this intra-ocular device every five (5) or so years. Still, what has me impressed
is that this device comes with RAM Storage and Sensors and is intended to
completely replace the eye lens.
In
the process, this intra-ocular device may give the wearer the ability to see in
multiple EM frequencies, like a Hyperspectral camera as described in my blog article
entitled “University
of Washington HyperCam - How Hyperspectral Imaging can improve Biometric
Identification in Apple iPhones”.
You’re
basically being turned into a walking camera, able to record using your eyes.
The intra-ocular device may possibly with upload capability to your smartphone
via a NFC reader or even ultrasound which has been demonstrated to transmit
data as noted in “Researchers
hit 30Mbps wireless transmission through meat”, published April 21, 2016 By
Bruce Brown, Digitaltrends.
Such
an intra-ocular device that is so invasive it would have to be very low power
to avoid triggering migraines by excesses electrical signals travelling down
the optic nerve. Still, this is a lot better than their September 2014
collaboration with Novartis’s Alcon Team to develop a pair of Contact Lenses
that could detect Blood Sugar as noted in my Geezam
blog article entitled “Google
and Novartis develop Contact Lenses to Detect Blood Sugar and cure Blindness”.
Not
comfortable with this replacement of my natural lens. But if this were to come to production, not
only is this a cure for blindness (and a blessing to voyeurs the world over),
but it can potentially give the blind the additional ability to see in multiple
frequencies and possibly emit low power direct energy beams or lasers from
their eyes.
Now
all they need is a medical partner to prototype, build and this can be a
reality by 2025.
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