SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE DATA MANAGEMENT
Wearable heads-up displays (WHUDs) and methods of operating the WHUDs are provided. An example method of operating a WHUD includes capturing image data representing an image of a live view (LV) by a camera of the WHUD. The method also includes determining an indication of interest associated with the image data. In addition, the method includes selecting at least a portion of the image data based on the indication of interest, and sending the portion of the image data external to the WHUD for processing.
1 . A method comprising:
capturing image data representing an image of a live view (LV) by a camera of a wearable heads-up display (WHUD);
selecting at least a portion of the image data based an indication of interest associated with the image data; and
sending the portion of the image data external to the WHUD for processing.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of interest comprises a region of interest in the image.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
defining at least a portion of the region of interest in the image by defining a boundary associated with a feature of interest in the image.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the defining the boundary comprises:
defining, in association with the feature of interest, one or more of a bounding box, a set of points, and a bounding curve.
5 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest, including:
defining the region of interest in the image by defining a plurality of boundaries associated with one or more features of interest in the image.
6 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest based on an application being executed by a processor associated with the WHUD.
7 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest based on a location of the WHUD.
8 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest based on a user input at the WHUD.
9 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest based on an area of focus in the LV associated with a user of the WHUD.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the area of focus is based on a determination that the user gazing at a given region of the image.
11 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest based on a distance of an entity in a given region of the image from the camera.
12 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest based a presence of text in a given region of the image.
13 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the region of interest based on at least one marker of interest in the image based on the image data.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one marker of interest comprises one or more human fingers in a predefined orientation in the image.
15 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the sending the portion of the image data comprises:
sending a first portion of the image data corresponding to the region of interest external to the WHUD for processing.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the sending the portion of the image data further comprises:
forming an altered second portion by altering a second portion of the image data corresponding to a portion of the image outside the region of interest; and
sending the altered second portion of the image data external to the WHUD.
17 . A wearable heads-up display (WHUD) comprising:
a camera;
a light engine to generate a display light;
a display optic to receive the display light, and direct the display light towards a user of the WHUD to form a display image; and
a controller in communication with the camera and the light engine, the controller to:
control the camera to capture image data representing an image of a live view (LV);
select at least a portion of the image data based an indication of interest associated with the image data; and
send the portion of the image data external to the WHUD for processing.
18 . The WHUD of claim 17 , wherein the controller is to:
determine an application being executed by the controller; and
determine the region of interest based on the application.
19 . The WHUD of claim 17 , wherein the controller is to:
determine a location of the WHUD; and
determine the region of interest based on the location.
20 . A wearable heads-up display (WHUD) comprising:
a camera;
a light engine to generate a display light;
a display optic to receive the display light, and direct the display light towards a user of the WHUD to form a display image; and
a controller in communication with the camera and the light engine, the controller to:
control the camera to capture image data;
send the portion of the image data external to the WHUD for processing, the portion of the image data based on an indication of interest associated with the image data.