SMART NECKLACE WITH STEREO VISION AND ONBOARD PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A wearable neck device for providing environmental awareness to a user, comprising:
- a flexible tube defining a cavity and having a center portion, a left portion and a right portion;
a first stereo pair of cameras positioned on the left portion of the flexible tube;
a second stereo pair of cameras positioned on the right portion of the flexible tube;
a vibration unit, positioned within the cavity, configured to provide haptic feedback to the user;
a speaker, positioned along the flexible tube, configured to provide audio feedback to the user; and
a processor, positioned within the cavity, configured to receive video frames from the first stereo pair of cameras and the second stereo pair of cameras, provide object recognition of items in the video frames, identify points of interest to the user based on the object recognition, and control the vibration unit to provide haptic feedback and the speaker to provide audio feedback to the user based on the points of interest.
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Abstract
A wearable neck device for providing environmental awareness to a user, the wearable neck device includes a flexible tube. A first stereo pair of cameras is encased in a left portion of the flexible tube and a second stereo pair of cameras is encased in a right portion of the flexible tube. A vibration motor within the flexible tube provides haptic and audio feedback to the user. A processor in the flexible tube recognizes objects from the first stereo pair of cameras and the second stereo pair of cameras. The vibration motor provides haptic and audio feedback of the items or points of interest to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A wearable neck device for providing environmental awareness to a user, comprising:
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a flexible tube defining a cavity and having a center portion, a left portion and a right portion; a first stereo pair of cameras positioned on the left portion of the flexible tube; a second stereo pair of cameras positioned on the right portion of the flexible tube; a vibration unit, positioned within the cavity, configured to provide haptic feedback to the user; a speaker, positioned along the flexible tube, configured to provide audio feedback to the user; and a processor, positioned within the cavity, configured to receive video frames from the first stereo pair of cameras and the second stereo pair of cameras, provide object recognition of items in the video frames, identify points of interest to the user based on the object recognition, and control the vibration unit to provide haptic feedback and the speaker to provide audio feedback to the user based on the points of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wearable neck device for providing environmental awareness to a user, comprising:
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a band defining a cavity and having a center portion, a left portion and a right portion; a first stereo pair of cameras positioned on the left portion of the band; a first camera positioned to a side of the first stereo pair of cameras; a second stereo pair of cameras positioned on the right portion of the band; a second camera positioned to a side of the second stereo pair of cameras; a vibration unit, positioned within the cavity, configured to provide haptic feedback to the user; a speaker, positioned along the band, configured to provide audio feedback to the user; and a processor, positioned within the cavity, configured to receive video frames from the first stereo pair of cameras, the first camera, the second stereo pair of cameras and the second camera, provide object recognition of items in the video frames, identify points of interest to the user based on the object recognition, and control the vibration unit to provide haptic feedback and the speaker to control the speaker to provide audio feedback to the user based on the items of interest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of navigation using a wearable neck device, the method comprising:
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recognizing objects with a stereo pair of cameras of the wearable neck device; determining a location of the wearable neck device with respect to the objects; determining a route to a destination that avoids the objects; providing a first audio or haptic cue indicating a waypoint along the route; and providing a second audio or haptic cue when the wearable neck device reaches the destination. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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