ENHANCING DEPTH PERCEPTION
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1. An apparatus comprisinga frame;
- a rangefinder mechanism configured to measure a distance of an object, the rangefinder mechanism comprising;
a transmitter of a reflectable signal,a receiver of the reflectable signal, andoutput circuitry configured to transmit a distance signal indicative of a location of the object,wherein the rangefinder mechanism is associated with the frame and oriented such that the transmitter of the reflectable signal emits the reflectable signal in a direction within a field of vision of a user associated with the frame;
a transducer configured to receive the distance signal from the rangefinder mechanism and configured to transmit an audio signal; and
a speaker configured to receive the audio signal and to emit an audible tone.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods enhance depth perception, e.g., the depth perception of a human being using an apparatus worn on the user'"'"'s head.
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1. An apparatus comprising
a frame; -
a rangefinder mechanism configured to measure a distance of an object, the rangefinder mechanism comprising; a transmitter of a reflectable signal, a receiver of the reflectable signal, and output circuitry configured to transmit a distance signal indicative of a location of the object, wherein the rangefinder mechanism is associated with the frame and oriented such that the transmitter of the reflectable signal emits the reflectable signal in a direction within a field of vision of a user associated with the frame; a transducer configured to receive the distance signal from the rangefinder mechanism and configured to transmit an audio signal; and a speaker configured to receive the audio signal and to emit an audible tone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising
measuring a distance of an object by emitting a reflectable signal in a direction within a field of vision of a user associated with a frame; -
generating a distance signal indicative of a location of the object, the distance signal based on the reflectable signal; generating an audio signal based on the distance signal; and emitting an audible tone corresponding to the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising
a frame; - and
a mechanism configured to measure a distance of an object, the mechanism comprising; a transmitter of a first signal, a receiver of the first signal, and output circuitry configured to transmit a second signal indicative of a location of the object, an output device configured to, based on the second signal, provide an output detectable by a human being associated with the frame, wherein the mechanism is associated with the frame and oriented such that the transmitter of the first signal emits the first signal in a direction within a field of vision of the human being associated with the frame. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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