Devices and Systems For Real-Time Experience Sharing

• US 20150370067A1
• Filed: 06/19/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Filtrest LLC
• Original Assignee: Filtrest LLC
• Inventors: Denduluri, Praneeth, Musunuri, Karthik
• Application Number:
  US14/744,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20150370067A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/013 comprising a combiner of particular shape, e.g. curvature
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0134 of stereoscopic type
• 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 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted

Abstract

One aspect of the invention provides a device including: a headset defining a bay positioned to cover and enclose the wearer'"'"'s eyes and obscure the wearer'"'"'s field of view; one or more screens mounted within the bay; a pair of digital cameras mounted to the headset for capturing video images outside the bay, said pair of digital cameras positioned in a spaced relationship corresponding to a spaced relationship of human eyes; a viewed image display circuit programmed to display a first video signal captured by a first one of said pair of digital cameras and a second video signal captured by a second one of said pair of digital cameras on said one or more display screens to provide a stereographic viewing experience to a wearer; and a transmitter programmed to transmit the first and second video signals to a remote video-sharing device.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a headset adapted and configured for removable mounting on a wearer'"'"'s head, the headset defining a bay positioned to cover and enclose the wearer'"'"'s eyes and obscure the wearer'"'"'s field of view;

one or more screens mounted within the bay;

a pair of digital cameras mounted to the headset for capturing video images outside the bay, said pair of digital cameras positioned in a spaced relationship corresponding to a spaced relationship of human eyes;

a viewed image display circuit programmed to display a first video signal captured by a first one of said pair of digital cameras and a second video signal captured by a second one of said pair of digital cameras on said one or more display screens to provide a stereographic viewing experience to a wearer of the headset; and

a transmitter programmed to transmit the first and second video signals to a remote video-sharing device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more display screens are curved.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a pair of display screens.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the viewed image display circuit is further programmed to:

display a first video signal captured by a first one of said pair of digital cameras on a first of said pair of display screens; and

display a second video signal captured by a second one of said pair of digital cameras on a second of said pair of display screens.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein each of the pair of digital cameras is aligned with a corresponding one of the pair of display screens.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is a wireless transmitter.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein further comprising:

a user interface adapted and configured to receive instructions from the wearer to begin, pause, or terminate capture, display, or transmission of video.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of audio speakers arranged in proximity to the wearer'"'"'s ears.

9. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more microphones.

10. A device comprising:

a headset adapted and configured for removable mounting on a wearer'"'"'s head, the headset defining a bay positioned to cover and enclose the wearer'"'"'s eyes and obscure the wearer'"'"'s field of view;

one or more display screens mounted within the bay;

a receiver configured to receive first and second video signals from a remote video-sharing device; and

a shared image display circuit programmed to display the first video signal and the second video signal on said one or more display screens to provide a stereographic viewing experience to a wearer of the headset.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the one or more display screens are curved.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the device comprises a pair of display screens.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the shared image display circuit is further programmed to:

display the first video signal on a first one of said pair of display screens; and

display the second video signal on a second one of said pair of display screens.

14. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

a plurality of audio speakers arranged in proximity to the wearer'"'"'s ears.

15. A system comprising:

a first device comprising;

a headset adapted and configured for removable mounting on a wearer'"'"'s head, the headset defining a bay positioned to cover and enclose the wearer'"'"'s eyes and obscure the wearer'"'"'s field of view;

one or more display screens mounted within the bay;

a pair of digital cameras mounted to the headset for capturing video images outside the bay, said pair of digital cameras positioned in a spaced relationship corresponding to a spaced relationship of human eyes;

a viewed image display circuit programmed to display a first video signal captured by a first one of said pair of digital cameras and a second video signal captured by a second one of said pair of digital cameras on said one or more display screens; and

a transmitter programmed to transmit the first and second video signals; and

a second device comprising;

a headset adapted and configured for removable mounting on a wearer'"'"'s head, the headset defining a bay positioned to cover and enclose the wearer'"'"'s eyes and obscure the wearer'"'"'s field of view;

one or more display screens mounted within the bay;

a receiver configured to receive first and second video signals from the first device; and

a shared image display circuit programmed to display the first video signal and the second video signal on said one or more display screens to provide a stereographic viewing experience to a wearer of the headset.