Apparatus and method for improving, augmenting or enhancing vision
First Claim
1. A computerized method for improving, augmenting or enhancing a vision of a person, comprising the steps of:
- providing a wearable apparatus proximate to an eye of the person such that a second eye of the person is unobstructed, the wearable apparatus comprising a first camera configured to acquire a first image of a scene facing away from the eye, a second camera configured to acquire a second image of the eye, one or more sensors, a microdisplay configured to display a modified first image to the eye, and one or more processors communicably coupled to the first camera, the second camera, the one or more sensors and the microdisplay, and wherein the wearable apparatus is sized to maintain a peripheral vision of the first eye, and the one or more sensors comprise one or more of a motion sensor, a temperature sensor, an ambient light detector, a rangefinder, a proximity sensor and an infrared sensor;
acquiring the first image of the scene using the first camera;
acquiring the second image of the eye using the second camera;
modifying the second image using the one or more processors;
determining an eye gaze angle based on the second image or the modified second image using the one or more processors;
modifying the first image based on one or more vision improvement parameters and a data from the one or more sensors, and offsetting the first image by an image offset based the eye gaze angle using the one or more processors; and
displaying the modified first image on the microdisplay to improve, augment or enhance the vision of the person.
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Abstract
The present invention provides various apparatus and methods for improving, augmenting or enhancing a vision of a person that include a first camera, one or more sensors, a microdisplay, and one or more processors communicably coupled to the first camera, the one or more sensors and the microdisplay. The first camera is configured to acquire a first image of a scene facing away from an eye of the person. The microdisplay is configured to display a modified first image to the eye. In one operational mode, the one or more processors are configured to acquire the first image of the scene using the first camera, modify the first image based on one or more vision improvement parameters, and display the modified first image on the microdisplay to improve, augment or enhance the vision of the person.
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1. A computerized method for improving, augmenting or enhancing a vision of a person, comprising the steps of:
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providing a wearable apparatus proximate to an eye of the person such that a second eye of the person is unobstructed, the wearable apparatus comprising a first camera configured to acquire a first image of a scene facing away from the eye, a second camera configured to acquire a second image of the eye, one or more sensors, a microdisplay configured to display a modified first image to the eye, and one or more processors communicably coupled to the first camera, the second camera, the one or more sensors and the microdisplay, and wherein the wearable apparatus is sized to maintain a peripheral vision of the first eye, and the one or more sensors comprise one or more of a motion sensor, a temperature sensor, an ambient light detector, a rangefinder, a proximity sensor and an infrared sensor; acquiring the first image of the scene using the first camera; acquiring the second image of the eye using the second camera; modifying the second image using the one or more processors; determining an eye gaze angle based on the second image or the modified second image using the one or more processors; modifying the first image based on one or more vision improvement parameters and a data from the one or more sensors, and offsetting the first image by an image offset based the eye gaze angle using the one or more processors; and displaying the modified first image on the microdisplay to improve, augment or enhance the vision of the person. - 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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21. A wearable apparatus for improving, augmenting or enhancing a vision of a person, comprising:
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a first camera configured to acquire a first image of a scene facing away from an eye of the person; a second camera configured to acquire a second image of the eye; one or more sensors comprising one or more of a motion sensor, a temperature sensor, an ambient light detector, a rangefinder, a proximity sensor and an infrared sensor; a microdisplay configured to display a modified first image to the eye such that a second eye of the person is unobstructed; one or more processors communicably coupled to the first camera, the second camera, the one or more sensors and the microdisplay, wherein the one or more processors are configured to acquire the first image of the scene using the first camera, acquire the second image of the eye using the second camera, modify the second image, determining an eye gaze angle based on the second image or the modified second image, modify the first image based on one or more vision improvement parameters and a data from the one or more sensors, and by offsetting the first image using an the image offset based on the eye gaze angle, and display the modified first image on the microdisplay to improve, augment or enhance the vision of the person; and the wearable apparatus is sized to maintain a peripheral vision of the first eye. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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