SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING AN INDIVIDUAL'S REACTION TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method of observing the reaction of an individual to the individual'"'"'s environment, the method comprising:
- mounting a facial image capture device on said individual for movement with the individual, said mounting step comprising orienting the facial image capture device to capture images of the individual'"'"'s face;
mounting an environment image capture device on said individual for movement with the individual, said mounting step comprising orienting the environment image capture device to capture images of the individual'"'"'s environment;
operating the facial image capture device to capture at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face;
operating the environment image capture device to capture at least one image of the individual'"'"'s environment corresponding generally to the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face during the observation by said individual of said individual'"'"'s environment;
storing the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face on an image storage medium; and
storing the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s environment on at least one of the image storage medium on which the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face is stored and an image storage medium separate from the image storage medium on which the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face is stored.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for observing and recording images of an individual and the individual'"'"'s reactions to their environment. A facial image capture device is mounted for movement with the individual and is oriented to capture images of the individual'"'"'s facial region. An environment image capture device is mounted for movement with the individual and is oriented to capture images of the individual'"'"'s environment. Images of the individual'"'"'s face and environment are stored on an image storage medium.
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1. A method of observing the reaction of an individual to the individual'"'"'s environment, the method comprising:
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mounting a facial image capture device on said individual for movement with the individual, said mounting step comprising orienting the facial image capture device to capture images of the individual'"'"'s face; mounting an environment image capture device on said individual for movement with the individual, said mounting step comprising orienting the environment image capture device to capture images of the individual'"'"'s environment; operating the facial image capture device to capture at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face; operating the environment image capture device to capture at least one image of the individual'"'"'s environment corresponding generally to the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face during the observation by said individual of said individual'"'"'s environment; storing the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face on an image storage medium; and storing the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s environment on at least one of the image storage medium on which the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face is stored and an image storage medium separate from the image storage medium on which the at least one image of the individual'"'"'s face is stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for observing an individual'"'"'s reaction to the individual'"'"'s environment, the system comprising:
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a facial image capture device mounted on an article to be at least one of worn and carried by the individual for movement with the individual, said facial image capture device being oriented relative to said article to capture images of the individual'"'"'s face upon the article being worn or carried by the individual; an environment image capture device mounted on an article to be at least one of worn and carried by the individual for movement with the individual, said environment image capture device being oriented relative to said article to capture images of the individual'"'"'s environment upon the article being worn or carried by the individual; at least one storage medium for storing said images of the individual'"'"'s face and said images of the individual'"'"'s environment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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