Hands-free data acquisition system
First Claim
1. A wearable data acquisition system comprising:
- a data terminal; and
a headpiece apparatus adapted to be worn by an operator, wherein the headpiece apparatus comprises;
an image acquisition device adapted to communicate with the data terminal;
a microphone for receiving voice commands from the operator for transmission to the data terminal; and
a speaker for receiving signals from the data terminal and transmitting audio signals to the operator.
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Abstract
A wearable data acquisition system is described in which the data input devices are contained within a headpiece apparatus thereby permitting the operator to control acquisition integration of image capture and display in a hands free environment. The system includes a portable data terminal communicating with the headpiece apparatus which comprises an image acquisition device having a target pattern generator for providing visual feedback for aiming and range-finding, a microphone for receiving voice commands from a human operator to the portable data terminal, and a speaker whereby the human operator receives audio feedback from the portable data terminal. In another embodiment of the present invention, the headpiece apparatus further comprises an image display system having a scanning laser heads-up display for projecting image data into the vision field of the human operator. This image display system allows the human operator to preview an image to be captured or to recall stored image data from the memory of the portable data terminal.
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27 Claims
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1. A wearable data acquisition system comprising:
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a data terminal; and
a headpiece apparatus adapted to be worn by an operator, wherein the headpiece apparatus comprises;
an image acquisition device adapted to communicate with the data terminal;
a microphone for receiving voice commands from the operator for transmission to the data terminal; and
a speaker for receiving signals from the data terminal and transmitting audio signals to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of operating a wearable data acquisition system having an image acquisition device on a headpiece apparatus adapted to be worn by an operator comprising the steps of:
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a. positioning the headpiece apparatus before a target such that the image acquisition device views the target;
b. adjusting the relative position between the headpiece apparatus and the target until the image acquisition device is in the optimal range of the target; and
c. triggering an image acquisition cycle by the data acquisition system when the image acquisition device is in the optimal range of the target. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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