CONTENT PRESENTATION IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING

• US 20160019715A1
• Filed: 07/15/2014
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Haddick, John D., Shams, Nima L., Osterhout, Ralph F., Border, John N., Lohse, Robert Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/331,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20160019715A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets A61B18/00 takes precedence; contraceptive devices, pessaries, or applicators therefor A61F6/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00216 with eye tracking or head position tracking control
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/2048 using an accelerometer or inertia sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/365 augmented reality, i.e. correlating a live optical image with another image
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/373 using light, e.g. by using optical scanners
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/502 Headgear, e.g. helmet, spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0487 Special user inputs or interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2576/00 Medical imaging apparatus involving image processing or analysis A61B1/00009, A61B6/52 and A61B8/52 take precedence; image processing per se G06T; details of algorithms for analysing medical images G06T7/0012
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/10 Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/015 By temperature mapping of body part
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/37 Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/50 Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 2005/0077 Imaging
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0025 Living bodies ear thermometers G01J5/0011; detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• 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 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 : Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 : characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 : Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 : Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 : Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03542 : Light pens for emitting or receiving light
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• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 : Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 : involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30004 : Biomedical image processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/41 : Medical
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0012 : Biomedical image inspection
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 : Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 : Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 : Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/18 : Eye characteristics, e.g. of the iris
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 : for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 : Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/33 : Transforming infrared radiation cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to providing assistance to medical professionals during the performance of medical procedures through the use of technologies facilitated through a head-worn computer.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

a. Irradiating a portion of a human body with non-visible light and visible light;

b. Causing a medical professional to view the portion of the human body as illuminated by the visible light through a computer display positioned on the head of the medical professional;

c. Capturing reflections of the non-visible light from the portion of the human body with a non-visible image capture device;

d. Converting the captured non-visible light into visible light content; and

e. Presenting the visible light content as an augmented reality overlay in the computer display such that the medical professional perceives the visible light content as overlaying the portion of the human body.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-visible light may be emitted from a solid-state light source mounted on a head-worn platform.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, both the visible light and non-visible light are emitted from light sources mounted on a head-worn platform.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the reflections of the non-visible light are analyzed for a known condition.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the known condition is at least one of a blood condition, vascular condition, organ condition, cell condition, and cancer condition or other medical condition.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the visible light content is presented for medical procedure guidance.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising an in-line eye-imaging camera for capturing an image of an eye of the medical professional to identify the direction the medical professional is looking.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising a surrounding environment imaging system that is arranged to capture the surrounding environment in-line with the optical axis of the medical professional'"'"'s surrounding environment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the visible light content includes a controllable attribute and the controllable attribute is controlled through an external user interface.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the visible light content includes a controllable attribute and the controllable attribute is controlled through a gesture interface.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the visible light content includes a controllable attribute and the controllable attribute is controlled through IMU detection interface adapted to detect pre-determined head motions of the medical professional.