Wearable apparatus with wide viewing angle image sensor
First Claim
1. A wearable apparatus, the wearable apparatus comprising:
- at least one image sensor for capturing data plurality of images of an environment of a user of the wearable apparatus, wherein a field of view of the image sensor includes at least a portion of a head of the user;
at least one microphone;
an attachment mechanism configured to attach the at least one image sensor and the at least one microphone to the user; and
at least one processing device programmed to;
identify a head of the user in at least one of the plurality of images;
determine, based on at least one of the plurality of images, a direction the head of the user is facing with respect to a body of the user; and
based on the direction the head of the user is facing, activate the at least one microphone to record sound in the direction the head is facing.
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Abstract
A wearable apparatus and method are provided for capturing image data. In one implementation, a wearable apparatus for capturing image data is provided. The wearable apparatus includes at least one image sensor for capturing image data of an environment of a user, wherein a field of view of the image sensor includes a chin of the user. The wearable apparatus includes two or more microphones, and an attachment mechanism configured to enable the image sensor and microphones to be worn by the user. The wearable apparatus includes a processing device programmed to capture at least one image, identify the chin of the user to obtain a location of the chin, select a microphone from the two or more microphones based on the location, process input from the selected microphone using a first processing scheme, and process input from a microphone that is not selected using a second processing scheme.
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18 Claims
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1. A wearable apparatus, the wearable apparatus comprising:
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at least one image sensor for capturing data plurality of images of an environment of a user of the wearable apparatus, wherein a field of view of the image sensor includes at least a portion of a head of the user; at least one microphone; an attachment mechanism configured to attach the at least one image sensor and the at least one microphone to the user; and at least one processing device programmed to; identify a head of the user in at least one of the plurality of images; determine, based on at least one of the plurality of images, a direction the head of the user is facing with respect to a body of the user; and based on the direction the head of the user is facing, activate the at least one microphone to record sound in the direction the head is facing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, the method comprising:
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capturing, via at least one image sensor, data plurality of images of an environment of a user, wherein a field of view of the image sensor includes at least a portion of a head of a user; identifying, a head of the user in at least one of the plurality of images; determine, based on at least one of the plurality of images, a direction the head of the user is facing; and based on the direction the head of the user is facing, activating the at least one microphone to record sound in the direction the head is facing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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