SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A patent filing shows SamsungElectronics Co. is working on a device it
calls sports glasses in apossible response to Google’s Internet-connected eyewear.A designpatent filing at
the Korean Intellectual Property Office shows aSamsung design for smartphone-connected glasses that can
displayinformation from the handset.It said the glasses can play musicand receive phone calls through
earphones built into the eyewear’sframe. It also gives hands-free control over the smartphone.Reminiscentof
the Google Glass design, Samsung’s sketch shows a thumbnail-sizeddisplay over the left eyeglass. Google’s
eyewear has a tiny display overthe right eyeglass that shows information and websites.It wasnot clear from
Samsung’s sketch and description whether its eyewearwould be equipped with a touch control and a camera like
Google Glassnor whether it would connect directly to the mobile Internet or be aslave to a smartphone.The
name and the description specify the Samsung product is designed for outdoors activities or sports.Samsung
did not respond to an email and a call seeking comment.GoogleInc. is testing an early version of Google
Glass with 10,000 people inthe U.S. after giving the public a first look at its Internet-connectedeyewear in
June last year. The early version can take pictures, recordvideos, navigate maps and works without a
smartphone.Other tech companies are also exploring ways to bring mobile computing to everyday objects such
as watches and glasses.Samsung introduced a smartphone-connected watch called the Galaxy Gear last month.
Sony also announced a smart watch.Samsung filed the application for the eyewear design patent on March
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