Wearable apparatus and methods for processing images to identify contextual situations
First Claim
1. A wearable apparatus for identifying contextual situations related to a user wearing the wearable apparatus, the wearable apparatus comprising:
- a wearable image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of the user wearing the wearable apparatus;
a transmitter; and
at least one processing device programmed to;
analyze the plurality of images to identify a first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus;
use the plurality of images to determine information associated with the first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus;
use at least of one image-information from previously obtained images and additional information from one or more sources to improve a certainty level in the identification of the first contextual situation;
cause the transmitter to transmit the determined information to a device paired with the wearable apparatus through a short-range communication link to cause the paired device to provide at least one alert to the user wearing the wearable apparatus based on the determined information associated with the first contextual situation identified in the plurality of images;
analyze at least one image captured by the wearable image sensor to identify a second contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus;
determine a time difference between the first contextual situation and the second contextual situation; and
based on the first contextual situation, image-information associated with the second contextual situation, and a comparison of the determined time difference with a predetermined threshold associated with the first contextual situation, withhold transmission to the paired device of alerts associated with the second contextual situation.
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Abstract
A wearable apparatus is provided for capturing and processing images from an environment of a user. In one implementation, the wearable apparatus is used for identifying a contextual situation related to a wearer. The wearable apparatus includes a wearable image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of the wearer. The wearable apparatus further includes at least one processing device. The at least one processing device is programmed to analyze the plurality of images to identify the contextual situation related to the wearer; determine information associated with the contextual situation; and cause the transmitter to transmit the determined information to a device paired with the wearable apparatus to cause the paired device to provide at least one alert to the wearer based on the determined information associated with the contextual situation.
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28 Claims
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1. A wearable apparatus for identifying contextual situations related to a user wearing the wearable apparatus, the wearable apparatus comprising:
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a wearable image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of the user wearing the wearable apparatus; a transmitter; and at least one processing device programmed to; analyze the plurality of images to identify a first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; use the plurality of images to determine information associated with the first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; use at least of one image-information from previously obtained images and additional information from one or more sources to improve a certainty level in the identification of the first contextual situation; cause the transmitter to transmit the determined information to a device paired with the wearable apparatus through a short-range communication link to cause the paired device to provide at least one alert to the user wearing the wearable apparatus based on the determined information associated with the first contextual situation identified in the plurality of images; analyze at least one image captured by the wearable image sensor to identify a second contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; determine a time difference between the first contextual situation and the second contextual situation; and based on the first contextual situation, image-information associated with the second contextual situation, and a comparison of the determined time difference with a predetermined threshold associated with the first contextual situation, withhold transmission to the paired device of alerts associated with the second contextual situation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for identifying contextual situations related to a user wearing a wearable apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images captured from an environment of the user wearing the wearable apparatus; analyzing the plurality of images to identify a first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; using the plurality of images to determine information associated with the first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; causing a device paired with the wearable apparatus through a short-range communication link to provide at least one alert to the user wearing the wearable apparatus based on the determined information associated with the first contextual situation identified in the plurality of images; after causing the device paired with the wearable apparatus to provide the at least one alert, receiving at least one image captured from an environment of the user wearing the wearable apparatus; analyzing the at least one image to identify a second contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; determining a time difference between the first contextual situation and the second contextual situation; and based on the first contextual situation, image-information associated with the second contextual situation, and a comparison of the determined time difference with a predetermined threshold associated with the first contextual situation, withhold transmission of information that triggers alerts associated with the second contextual situation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising data and computer implementable instructions for carrying out a method for identifying contextual situations related to a user wearing a wearable apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images captured from an environment of the user wearing the wearable apparatus; analyzing the plurality of images to identify a first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; using the plurality of images to determine information associated with the first contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; causing a device paired with the wearable apparatus through a short-range communication link to provide at least one alert to the user wearing the wearable apparatus based on the determined information associated with the first contextual situation identified in the plurality of images; after causing the device paired with the wearable apparatus to provide the at least one alert, receiving at least one image captured from an environment of the user wearing the wearable apparatus; analyzing the at least one image to identify a second contextual situation related to the user wearing the wearable apparatus; determining a time difference between the first contextual situation and the second contextual situation; and based on the first contextual situation, image-information associated with the second contextual situation, and a comparison of the determined time difference with a predetermined threshold associated with the first contextual situation, withhold transmission of information that triggers alerts associated with the second contextual situation.
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