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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING BACKGROUND CHANGE TO DETERMINE CONTEXT

  • US 20140267651A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2013
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for providing feedback to a user, the apparatus comprising:

  • an image sensor configured to be positioned for movement with a head of the user as the head moves, and to capture real time images from an environment of the user; and

    at least one processor device for determining contextual information based on the real time images, the processor device being configured to;

    monitor a plurality of images captured by the image sensor to determine whether relative motion occurs between a first portion of a scene captured in the plurality of images and other portions of the scene captured in the plurality of images;

    if the first portion of the scene moves less than at least one other portion of the scene, obtain contextual information from the first portion of the scene; and

    provide the feedback to the user based on at least part of the contextual information.

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