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Wearable apparatus and method for capturing image data using multiple image sensors

  • US 10,674,056 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2019
  • Issued: 06/02/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wearable apparatus for capturing image data from a plurality of fields of view, the wearable apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of image sensors for capturing image data of an environment of a user, wherein each of the image sensors is associated with a different field of view;

    an attachment mechanism configured to enable the image sensors to be worn by the user; and

    at least one processing device programmed to;

    process image data captured by at least one of the image sensors to identify a chin of the user;

    activate at least one additional image sensor to capture image data of a portion of the environment in front of the user based on the identification of the chin; and

    determine, based on the captured image data of the portion of the environment in front of the user, that a person other than the user is in the environment.

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