HEAD MOUNTED SYSTEM

• US 20150077552A1
• Filed: 12/19/2013
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: YANG, Wen-Chu, LI, Chung-Te
• Application Number:
  US14/134,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20150077552A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/45 for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/81 for suppressing or minimising disturbance in the image signal generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A head mounted system is provided. The head mounted system includes an auxiliary image capturing device, a main image capturing device, a signal processing circuit, a memory, an application processor, and an eyeglass frame. The auxiliary image capturing device detects an abnormal situation. The signal processing circuit outputs a warning signal and makes the main image capturing device start video recording when the abnormal situation occurs. The application processor receives the warning signal and stores video data, after the video recording starting, in the memory. The eyeglass frame carries the auxiliary image capturing device, the main image capturing device, the signal processing circuit, the memory, and the application processor.

Claims

1. A head mounted system, comprising:

an abnormality sensing unit for detecting an abnormal situation;

a plurality of image capturing devices;

a signal processing circuit, for outputting a warning signal and making at least one of the image capturing devices start video recording when the abnormal situation occurs;

a memory;

an application processor for receiving the warning signal and storing video data, after the video recording is started, in the memory; and

an eyeglass frame for carrying the abnormality sensing unit, the image capturing devices, the signal processing circuit, the memory, and the application processor.

2. The head mounted system according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality sensing unit comprises a plurality of auxiliary image capturing devices for capturing a plurality of ambient images;

the signal processing circuit determines whether any object is fast approaching according to the ambient images;

when an object is fast approaching, it is indicated that the abnormal situation occurs.

3. The head mounted system according to claim 2, wherein power consumption of the auxiliary image capturing devices is less than that of the image capturing devices.

4. The head mounted system according to claim 2, wherein resolutions of the auxiliary image capturing devices are smaller than those of the image capturing devices.

5. The head mounted system according to claim 2, wherein image capturing frequencies of the auxiliary image capturing devices are less than those of the image capturing devices.

6. The head mounted system according to claim 2, wherein the image capturing devices include:

a first front image capturing device, disposed in a front of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a first front image;

a first side image capturing device, disposed in a first side of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a first side image; and

a first rear image capturing device, disposed in a rear of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a first rear image.

7. The head mounted system according to claim 6, wherein the video data includes a corrected side image, the signal processing circuit performs a wide-angle lens correction on the first side image to generate the corrected side image.

8. The head mounted system according to claim 7, wherein the image capturing devices further include:

a second front image capturing device, disposed in the front of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a second front image;

a second side image capturing device, disposed in a second side of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a second side image; and

a second rear image capturing device, disposed in the rear of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a second rear image.

9. The head mounted system according to claim 8, further comprising:

a first infrared light emitting diode, disposed adjacent to the first side image capturing device;

a second infrared light emitting diode, disposed adjacent to the second side image capturing device;

a third infrared light emitting diode, disposed adjacent to the first rear image capturing device; and

a fourth infrared light emitting diode, disposed adjacent to the second rear image capturing device.

10. The head mounted system according to claim 8, wherein the video data includes a combined rear image, the signal processing circuit performs a wide-angle lens correction on the first rear image and the second rear image to generate a first corrected rear image and a second corrected rear image, and the signal processing circuit combines the first corrected rear image and the second corrected rear image to generate the combined rear image.

11. The head mounted system according to claim 8, wherein the auxiliary image capturing devices include:

a first side auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the first side image capturing device;

a second side auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the second side image capturing device;

a first rear auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the first rear image capturing device; and

a second rear auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the second rear image capturing device.

12. The head mounted system according to claim 8, wherein the auxiliary image capturing devices include:

a first front auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the first front image capturing device;

a second front auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the second front image capturing device;

a first side auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the first side image capturing device;

a second side auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the second side image capturing device;

a first rear auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the first rear image capturing device; and

a second rear auxiliary image capturing device, disposed adjacent to the second rear image capturing device.

13. The head mounted system according to claim 8, wherein the auxiliary image capturing devices further include:

a third side auxiliary image capturing device, disposed on the first side of the eyeglass frame.

14. The head mounted system according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality sensing unit comprises a microphone for sensing an ambient sound;

and when the ambient sound is greater than a threshold, it is indicated that the abnormal situation occurs.

15. The head mounted system according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing devices include:

a first front image capturing device, disposed in a front of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a first front image;

a first side image capturing device, disposed in a first side of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a first side image; and

a first rear image capturing device, disposed in a rear of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a first rear image.

16. The head mounted system according to claim 15, wherein the image capturing devices further include:

a second front image capturing device, disposed in the front of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a second front image;

a second side image capturing device, disposed in a second side of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a second side image; and

a second rear image capturing device, disposed in the rear of the eyeglass frame, for capturing a second rear image.

17. A head mounted system, comprising:

an auxiliary image capturing device for detecting an abnormal situation;

a main image capturing device;

a signal processing circuit, for outputting a warning signal and making the main image capturing device start video recording when the abnormal situation occurs;

a memory;

an application processor for receiving the warning signal and storing video data, after the video recording starting, in the memory; and

an eyeglass frame for carrying the auxiliary image capturing device, the main image capturing device, the signal processing circuit, the memory, and the application processor.

18. The head mounted system according to claim 17, wherein power consumption of the auxiliary image capturing device is less than that of the main image capturing device.

19. The head mounted system according to claim 17, wherein a resolution of the auxiliary image capturing device is less than that of the main image capturing device.

20. The head mounted system according to claim 17, wherein an image capturing frequency of the auxiliary image capturing device is less than that of the main image capturing device.