Method and apparatus for a wearable imaging device
View Patent ↗An embodiment of an image recording apparatus includes an eyeglass frame, at least one first optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing a main scene image, and at least one second optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing an auxiliary scene image. The first and the second field of view of the user at least partially overlap. The image resolution of the main scene image is lower than the image resolution of the main scene image and the field of view of the main scene image is larger than the field of view of the auxiliary scene image. The image recording apparatus further includes at least one processor for receiving the main and the auxiliary scene images, and generating a modified resolution copy of the main scene image based on the auxiliary scene image.
1. An assistive technology device, configured to be worn on a user's head with an eyeglass frame, to aid with associating faces with names, comprising:
a camera having a color filter array for capturing an image corresponding to a field of view of the user;
a microphone for capturing a portion of the voice of the user and generating a signal corresponding to the portion of the voice of the user;
a speaker for providing a feedback to the user; and
at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor configured for:
communicating with the camera, the microphone, and the speaker,
receiving the image from the camera, initiating an image processing procedure to detect a face in the image,
initiating a face recognition procedure for indexing the detected face to make the detected face recognizable, receiving, from the microphone, the signal corresponding to the portion of the voice of the user,
initiating a voice to text procedure to recognize a word in the signal corresponding to the portion of the voice of the user, saving the recognized word as a keyword,
associating the keyword with the recognizable face, and,
providing the feedback to the user.
2. The assistive technology device of claim 1 , wherein providing the feedback to the user is done via the speaker.
3. The assistive technology device of claim 1 , further including a USB transceiver.
4. The assistive technology device of claim 1 , further including a wireless transceiver.
5. The assistive technology device of claim 1 , further including a WIFI transceiver.
6. The assistive technology device of claim 1 , further including a memory device for storing digital data.
7. The assistive technology device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further configured to execute a learning procedure for associating a word with an object.
8. An assistive technology device, configured to be worn on a user's head with an eyeglass frame, to aid with associating faces with names, comprising:
a camera having a color filter array for capturing an image corresponding to a field of view of the user;
a microphone for capturing a portion of the voice of the user and generating a signal corresponding to the portion of the voice of the user;
a speaker for providing a feedback to the user;
at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor configured for:
communicating with the camera, the microphone, and the speaker,
executing an application program, wherein the application program configured to at least perform object recognition, face recognition, searching, sorting, associating a name with a face, indexing, and storing and retrieval of digital information,
receiving the image from the camera,
receiving, from the microphone, the signal corresponding to the portion of the voice of the user,
providing the image to at least one interface of the application program,
providing the signal to the at least one interface of the application program, and,
providing the feedback to the user.
9. The assistive technology device of claim 8 , wherein providing the feedback to the user is done via the speaker.
10. The assistive technology device of claim 8 , further including a USB transceiver.
11. The assistive technology device of claim 8 , further including a wireless transceiver.
12. The assistive technology device of claim 8 , further including a Bluetooth transceiver.
13. A method for an assistive technology device, adapted to be fixed on the head of a user with an eyeglass frame, to aid with associating names with faces, wherein the assistive technology device includes a camera, a microphone, a speaker and a processor, the method comprising:
capturing an image via the camera;
initiating an image processing procedure to detect a face in the captured image;
initiating a face recognition procedure for indexing the detected face to make the detected face recognizable;
capturing a portion of the voice of the user via the microphone;
initiating, via the processor, a voice to text procedure to recognize a word in the captured portion of the voice of the user;
saving the recognized word as a keyword;
associating the keyword with the recognizable face; providing a feedback to the user via the speaker.