Method and apparatus for sensing and displaying information

• US 20140247343A1
• Filed: 02/18/2014
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alex C. Chen
• Original Assignee: Alex C. Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Alex C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,500,865 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/135
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/082 Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0823 Detecting or evaluating cough events
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/745 using a holographic display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay

Abstract

A method and apparatus may capture an image of a second person with a camera on a frame worn by a user, transmit the image to a second device, receive a recommendation for the user to interact with the second person in response to a behavior of the second person, and display the recommendation to the user on how to interact with the second person in response to the second person'"'"'s behavior.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a frame configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s head;

a camera on the frame configured to capture an image of a second person;

a transceiver on the frame configured to transmit the image to a second device and receive a recommendation for the user to interact with the second person in response to a behavior of the second person;

a display on the frame configured to display the recommendation to the user on how to interact with the second person in response to the second person'"'"'s behavior.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the displayed recommendation comprises at least one of a word, a phrase, a symbol, an image, or a video.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is on a glass lens attached to the frame.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a speaker configured to play an audio recommendation to the user on how to interact with the second person in response to the second person'"'"'s behavior.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second person'"'"'s behavior indicates the second person has a health condition, and the recommendation describes how the user can help the second person.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, configured to allow the user to select a mode from a plurality of modes, each mode being associated with a type of recommendations to display.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive information about the second person'"'"'s behavior from the second device, and the display is configured to display the received information about the second person'"'"'s behavior to the user, wherein the displayed information comprises at least one of a word, a halo around the second person, a glowing outline, an icon, a flashing light, or a symbol.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the camera is configured to capture two or more images of the second person, the transceiver is configured to transmit the images to the second device and receive updated information to display about the second person after two or more behaviors are observed in the images, and the display is configured to display the updated information.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sensor configured to sense a condition of the second person, the condition comprising at least one of sounds of the second person, temperature of the second person, perspiration of the second person, and speed of movement.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising displaying a predicted next behavior of the second person.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive at least one of WiFi or Bluetooth signals.

12. A method comprising:

capturing an image of a second person with a camera on a frame worn by a user;

transmitting the image to a second device;

receiving a recommendation for the user to interact with the second person in response to a behavior of the second person; and

displaying the recommendation to the user on how to interact with the second person in response to the second person'"'"'s behavior, wherein the displayed recommendation comprises at least one of a word, a phrase, a symbol, an image, or a video.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second person'"'"'s behavior indicates the second person has a health condition, and the recommendation describes how the user can help the second person.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising playing an audio recommendation to the user on how to interact with the second person in response to the second person'"'"'s behavior.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving information about the second person'"'"'s behavior from the second device; and

displaying the received information about the second person'"'"'s behavior to the user, wherein the displayed information comprises at least one of a word, a halo around the second person, a glowing outline, an icon, a flashing light, or a symbol.

16. A method comprising:

receiving an image of a second person from a user of a device;

searching for a stored behavior that is similar to an observed behavior of the second person;

transmitting a recommendation to the device to display to the user on how to interact with the second person in response to the second person'"'"'s behavior.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining a location of the device; and

selecting a recommendation from a set of recommendations based on the location of the device.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting information about the second person'"'"'s behavior to the device to display to the user, wherein the displayed information comprises at least one of a word, a halo around the second person, a glowing outline, an icon, a flashing light, or a symbol.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

determining a location of the device; and

based on the device location, selecting which information to transmit about the second person'"'"'s behavior to the device to display to the user.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving a second image of the second person;

transmitting updated information to the device to display about the second person after two or more behaviors are observed in the images.