Head mounted system to collect facial expressions
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1. A head mounted system (HMS) configured to collect facial expressions of a user wearing the HMS, comprising:
- a frame configured to be worn on the user'"'"'s head;
first and second cameras coupled to the frame, at locations to the right and to the left of the symmetry axis that divides the user'"'"'s face to the right and left sides, respectively, which are less than 15 cm away from the user'"'"'s right and left pupils, respectively;
the first and second cameras are oriented such that at least portions of the user'"'"'s right and left eyebrows are in fields of view (FOVs) of the first and second cameras, respectively, and the user'"'"'s left and right oral commissures are not in the FOVs of the first and second cameras, respectively; and
third and fourth cameras coupled to the frame, at locations to the right and to the left of the symmetry axis, respectively, and less than 15 cm away from the user'"'"'s upper lip;
the third and fourth cameras are oriented such that at least portions of the right and left sides of the user'"'"'s upper lip are in the FOVs of the third and fourth cameras, respectively, and the user'"'"'s left and right eyebrows are not in the FOVs of the third and fourth cameras, respectively.
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A head mounted system (HMS) configured to collect facial expressions of the user wearing the HMS. The HMS includes a frame and at least four cameras coupled to the frame. First and second cameras capture the user'"'"'s right and left eyebrows, and third and fourth cameras capture the right and left sides of the user'"'"'s upper lip. An optional computer utilizes the images captured by the cameras to detect facial expressions, microexpressions, and/or to improve the user'"'"'s emotional awareness.
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1. A head mounted system (HMS) configured to collect facial expressions of a user wearing the HMS, comprising:
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a frame configured to be worn on the user'"'"'s head; first and second cameras coupled to the frame, at locations to the right and to the left of the symmetry axis that divides the user'"'"'s face to the right and left sides, respectively, which are less than 15 cm away from the user'"'"'s right and left pupils, respectively;
the first and second cameras are oriented such that at least portions of the user'"'"'s right and left eyebrows are in fields of view (FOVs) of the first and second cameras, respectively, and the user'"'"'s left and right oral commissures are not in the FOVs of the first and second cameras, respectively; andthird and fourth cameras coupled to the frame, at locations to the right and to the left of the symmetry axis, respectively, and less than 15 cm away from the user'"'"'s upper lip;
the third and fourth cameras are oriented such that at least portions of the right and left sides of the user'"'"'s upper lip are in the FOVs of the third and fourth cameras, respectively, and the user'"'"'s left and right eyebrows are not in the FOVs of the third and fourth cameras, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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