WEARABLE ELECTRONIC IMAGE ACQUISITION AND ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION AND VISUAL ENHANCEMENT
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17. A method of providing navigation information comprising:
- Receiving data from a data acquisition module;
Providing the data from the data acquisition module to a processor for generating environmental information and for identifying a safe path through the environment;
Predicting a user'"'"'s direction of motion and measuring deviation from the safe path;
Transmitting feedback information from the processor to a user feedback system to indicate a user'"'"'s relationship with the path.
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Abstract
The system comprises a wearable, electronic image acquisition and processing system (or visual enhancement system) to guide visually impaired individuals through their environment, providing information to the user about nearby objects of interest, potentially dangerous obstacles, their location, and potential paths to their destination.
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17. A method of providing navigation information comprising:
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Receiving data from a data acquisition module; Providing the data from the data acquisition module to a processor for generating environmental information and for identifying a safe path through the environment; Predicting a user'"'"'s direction of motion and measuring deviation from the safe path; Transmitting feedback information from the processor to a user feedback system to indicate a user'"'"'s relationship with the path. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34)
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30-1. The method of claim 27 further including object recognition in response to a command from the user.
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