Granted Patent B2

US 12,556,802 · App. 18/788,885 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Seungmi Lee (Singapore, SG); Si Fi Faye Li (Singapore, SG); Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert (Amsterdam, NL); Yan Yan (Singapore, SG); Prabu Selvaraj (Singapore, SG); Chin Leong Ong (Singapore, SG); Weiyi Wang (Singapore, SG)

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.

H04N23/611H04N13/156H04N13/239H04N23/62

Abstract

Claims (63)

1 . A method for capturing images of a scene using a display free body wearable computing device, the method comprising:

obtaining, using at least one sensor of the display free body wearable computing device, at least one portion of user input from a user;

interpreting the at least one portion of user input to identify a portion of the scene that the user wishes to capture in an image of the images;

obtaining, using at least two image sensors of the display free body wearable computing device, a stereo image depicting at least the portion of the scene; and

combining the stereo image to obtain the image.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the at least one portion of user input comprises:

obtaining, using a microphone array of the at least one sensor, a voice command from the user.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the at least one portion of user input comprises:

obtaining, using at least one of the at least two image sensors, a guidance image depicting a portion of the scene and a portion of the user of the display free body wearable computing device.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein interpreting the at least one portion of user input comprises:

identifying, using the guidance image, an object depicted in the scene that is of interest to the user.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein obtaining the stereo image comprises:

directing, to obtain a desirable field of view for the at least two image sensors, movement of the user to:

remove the portion of the user from a field of view of the at least two image sensors, and

retain the object in the field of view; and

while the desirable field of view is present, activating the at least two image sensors to capture the stereo image.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the portion of the user depicts a recognizable gesture.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the recognizable gesture is a pointing gesture used by the user to convey interest in an object in the scene to the display free body wearable computing device.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the recognizable gesture is a framing gesture used by the user to convey interest in a portion of the scene.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

identifying a distance between the portion of the user and the at least two image sensors; and

performing, using the distance and the guidance image, parallax collection to identify the portion of the scene.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the display free body wearable computing device comprises:

an integrated sensing and interaction component adapted to:

be positioned symmetrically on two portions of a user's head,

be positioned between ears and eyes of the user, and

capture a stereo image of at least a portion of a scene present in a field of view of the user;

an integrated computing, powering, and securing portion; and

an adjustment member adapted to position the integrated sensing and interaction component with respect to the integrated computing, powering, and securing portion.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the integrated sensing and interaction component comprises:

a pair of cameras;

speakers;

a microphone array; and

a touch pad.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the integrated sensing and interaction component is adapted to:

obtain the stereo image from the pair of cameras;

at least partially process the stereo image to obtain an image processing result;

identify an action to be performed based, at least in part, on the image processing result and a derived result from a remote entity, the derived result being based, at least in part, on the stereo image and/or the image processing result; and

use at least the speakers to perform the action.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the pair of cameras comprise lenses configured to:

establish a camera line of sight that is parallel to a line of sight of the user; and

establish a camera field of view that comprises the field of view of the user.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the stereo image comprises a pair of images of the scene, each of the images being captured at different angles and/or positions with respect to the scene by the pair of cameras.

15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for capturing images of a scene using a display free body wearable computing device, the operations comprising:

obtaining, using at least one sensor of the display free body wearable computing device, at least one portion of user input from a user;

interpreting the at least one portion of user input to identify a portion of the scene that the user wishes to capture in an image of the images;

obtaining, using at least two image sensors of the display free body wearable computing device, a stereo image depicting at least the portion of the scene; and

combining the stereo image to obtain the image.

16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein obtaining the at least one portion of user input comprises:

obtaining, using a microphone array of the at least one sensor, a voice command from the user.

17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein obtaining the at least one portion of user input comprises:

obtaining, using at least one of the at least two image sensors, a guidance image depicting a portion of the scene and a portion of the user of the display free body wearable computing device.

18 . A data processing system, comprising:

a processor;

and a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for capturing images of a scene using a display free body wearable computing device, the operations comprising:

obtaining, using at least one sensor of the display free body wearable computing device, at least one portion of user input from a user;

interpreting the at least one portion of user input to identify a portion of the scene that the user wishes to capture in an image of the images;

obtaining, using at least two image sensors of the display free body wearable computing device, a stereo image depicting at least the portion of the scene; and

combining the stereo image to obtain the image.

19 . The data processing system of claim 18 , wherein obtaining the at least one portion of user input comprises:

obtaining, using a microphone array of the at least one sensor, a voice command from the user.

20 . The data processing system of claim 18 , wherein obtaining the at least one portion of user input comprises:

obtaining, using at least one of the at least two image sensors, a guidance image depicting a portion of the scene and a portion of the user of the display free body wearable computing device.

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