Video headphones, systems, helmets, methods and video content files

• US 10,455,150 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2015
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Soundsight Ip, LLC
• Original Assignee: Stephen Chase
• Inventors: Chase, Stephen, Gorilovsky, Dmitry Alekseevich
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US15/314,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20170104928A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,609 Days
• Field of Search: 348 38, 348 36, 348 59, 348 47, 386223, 386224, 386227, 386226
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

In one aspect, there is provided video headphones, including a plurality of cameras, wherein the cameras are arranged to capture a panorama of at least 270°. In another aspect, there is provided a video headphones system including the video headphones and further including a mobile device (eg. a smartphone) connectable to the video headphones, the mobile device including an application arranged to communicate with the video headphones. In another aspect, there is provided a helmet including a holder configured, in use, to receive and to secure video headphones on a head of a user.

Claims

1. Video headphones, including a plurality of cameras, wherein the cameras are arranged to capture a panorama of at least 270°

, wherein the video headphones cameras provide scene detection, or wherein recording may be started by a tap gesture on a headphone of the video headphones, or wherein the video headphones are configured to receive voice commands, or wherein navigation with Point of View is provided in which voice suggestions are provided based on what direction the video headphones user is facing at the current moment, or wherein video headphones cameras provide Main Color Detection for better music suggestions.

2. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cameras are wide angle cameras.

3. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein a panorama is computed locally on the video headphones.

4. The video headphones of claim 3, wherein the panorama is computed locally on the video headphones using an Image Signal Processor.

5. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein a panorama is computed in the cloud.

6. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cameras are three cameras.

7. The video headphones of claim 6, wherein a camera is present on each ear cup, and a further camera is present on the headband.

8. The video headphones of claim 6, wherein a camera is present on each ear cup, and a further camera is present on an ear cup.

9. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cameras are arranged to capture a panorama of at least 360°

.

10. The video headphones of claim 9, wherein the plurality of cameras are four cameras.

11. The video headphones of claim 10, wherein a camera is present on each ear cup, and a further two cameras are present on the headband, one forwards facing and the other rearwards facing.

12. The video headphones of claim 10, wherein a camera is present on each ear cup, and a further two cameras are present on an ear cup.

13. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein the video headphones include one, or more, or all, of the following sensors:

an accelerometer, a gyroscope and a magnetometer.

14. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein sensor tracks are captured and used to stabilize a picture of a panorama.

15. The video headphones of claim 14, wherein a video is captured with accelerometer and Gyro and Magnetometer tracks, so the user may receive a stable or stabilized picture of a panorama.

16. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein sensor tracks are captured and used to stabilize a video of a panorama.

17. The video headphones of claim 16, wherein a video is captured with accelerometer and Gyro and Magnetometer tracks, so the user may receive a stable or stabilized video of a panorama.

18. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein the video headphones are equipped with a microphone array.

19. The video headphones of claim 18, wherein the microphone array comprises front/back and right/left pairs.

20. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein the video headphones are provided with noise filtering and spatial sound amplification, or wherein the video headphones are provided with noise filtering and spatial voice amplification.

22. The video headphones of claim 1, wherein the video headphones are connectable to the Internet of Things.

21. Video headphones, including a plurality of cameras, wherein the cameras are arranged to capture a panorama of at least 270°

, wherein the video headphones are provided with single button music recognition &

play, wherein surround music is captured by microphones on the headphones, wherein captured music is then recognized in the cloud, and wherein a recognized or similar (via recommendation engine) song or music is playable via an online service.

23. Video headphones system including video headphones, the video headphones including a plurality of cameras, wherein the cameras are arranged to capture a panorama of at least 270°

, the system further including a mobile device connectable to the video headphones, the mobile device including an application arranged to communicate with the video headphones, wherein a video headphones system user may select a specific object for tracking using the mobile device.

24. The video headphones system of claim 23, wherein a panorama is computed locally on the mobile device in a local connection with the video headphones.

25. The video headphones system of claim 23, wherein a panorama is computed on an internet server in connection with the Video headphones system.

26. The video headphones system of claim 23, wherein framing is dynamic, following the selected specific object using object recognition algorithms.

28. The video headphones system of claim 23, wherein the mobile device is a smartphone or a tablet computer.

27. Video headphones system including video headphones, the video headphones including a plurality of cameras, wherein the cameras are arranged to capture a panorama of at least 270°

, the system further including a mobile device connectable to the video headphones, the mobile device including an application arranged to communicate with the video headphones, wherein a specific object is selectable on the mobile device for centering in a panorama, or wherein the mobile device application includes gamification of filters and editing features in the application, or wherein surround music is captured by microphones on the connected mobile device.