WIRELESS AUGMENTED REALITY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20100141554A1
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ann Devereaux, Martin Agan, Thomas Jedrey
• Original Assignee: Ann Devereaux, Martin Agan, Thomas Jedrey
• Inventors: DEVEREAUX, ANN, AGAN, MARTIN, JEDREY, THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US12/698,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20100141554A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/7
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/18 Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

The system of the present invention is a highly integrated radio communication system with a multimedia co-processor which allows true two-way multimedia (video, audio, data) access as well as real-time biomedical monitoring in a pager-sized portable access unit. The system is integrated in a network structure including one or more general purpose nodes for providing a wireless-to-wired interface. The network architecture allows video, audio and data (including biomedical data) streams to be connected directly to external users and devices. The portable access units may also be mated to various non-personal devices such as cameras or environmental sensors for providing a method for setting up wireless sensor nets from which reported data may be accessed through the portable access unit. The reported data may alternatively be automatically logged at a remote computer for access and viewing through a portable access unit, including the user'"'"'s own.

Claims

1-33. -33. (canceled)

34. A method for providing wireless augmented reality through a network, the method comprising:

wirelessly accessing the network from a portable access unit through a general purpose node coupled in communication with the network, the general purpose node also coupled in communication with a processor device;

associating the portable access unit with the processor device;

capturing video of a subject matter in the portable access unit;

providing a signal from the portable access unit to the processor device;

responsive to providing the signal, receiving information related to the subject matter; and

displaying the information on the portable access unit.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein displaying the information comprises displaying the information as an overlay to the subject matter.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein displaying information comprises displaying the information in a head set as an overlay to the subject matter.

37. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

sending commands to the processor device from the portable access unit.

38. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

presenting a list of remote portable access units available for connection; and

establishing two-way communications with a remote access unit through the general purpose node.

39. The method of claim 34, wherein receiving information comprises receiving video information.

40. The method of claim 34, wherein receiving information comprises receiving audio information.

41. The method of claim 34, wherein receiving information comprises receiving text information.

42. A portable access unit for receiving information from a processor device through a network, the method comprising:

a communication device to wirelessly access the network through a general purpose node coupled in communication with the network, the general purpose node also coupled in communication with the processor device, the general purpose node to associate the portable access unit with the processor device;

a camera, coupled to the communication device, the camera to capture video of a subject matter in the portable access unit; and

a display device, coupled to the communication device, the display device to output information related the subject matter, the information received from the processor device responsive to providing the signal.

43. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the portable access unit is a hand-held device.

44. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the display device displays the information as a heads up display.

45. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the display device displays the information as an overlay to the subject matter.

46. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the display device comprises a head set.

47. The portable access unit of claim 42, further comprising:

a codec, coupled to the communication device, to the camera, and to the display device, the codec to compress video received from the camera and to decompress video received from the processor device.

48. The portable access unit of claim 42, further comprising:

a microphone, coupled to the communication device, the microphone to receive audio commands for the processor device.

49. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the communication device comprises an IEEE 802.11-compatible communication device.

50. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the information comprises video information.

51. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the information comprises audio information.

52. The portable access unit of claim 42, wherein the information comprises text information.

53. A method for providing wireless augmented reality through a network, the method comprising:

wirelessly accessing a network from a portable access unit through a general purpose node coupled in communication with the network, the general purpose node also coupled in communication with a plurality of processor devices;

presenting the plurality of processor devices available for connection;

associating the portable access unit with a processor device from the plurality of processor devices;

capturing video of a subject matter in the portable access unit;

providing a signal from the portable access unit to the processor device;

responsive to providing the signal, receiving information related to the subject matter; and

displaying the information through as a heads up display overlaying the information relative to the subject matter.