Smart Helmet

• US 20130215281A1
• Filed: 10/23/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Equisight LLC
• Original Assignee: Brendan Gowing, David P. Matt, Kenleigh C. Hobby
• Inventors: Matt, David P., Hobby, Kenleigh C., Gowing, Brendan
• Granted Patent: US 9,389,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/042 Optical devices night vision goggles G02B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/0433 Detecting, signalling or lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/555 for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication

Abstract

In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for a smart helmet includes a camera, a communication subsystem, and a control subsystem. The control subsystem processes the video data from the camera and the communication subsystem transmits this video data from the smart helmet to a destination device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a smart helmet comprising:

a camera, a communication subsystem, and a control subsystem on the smart helmet;

wherein the control subsystem is configured to process the video data from the camera and the communication subsystem is configured to transmits the video data from the smart helmet to a destination device.

2. A method comprising:

providing a smart helmet including a camera, a communication subsystem, and a control subsystem;

processing the video data from the camera; and

transmitting the video data from the smart helmet to a destination device.