Head-mounted display content transformer
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transforming an image, said apparatus comprising:
- an aiming device to be aimed at an original stationary image;
a transforming device which transforms the image into a revised image, whereby the revised image facilitates an understanding of the image by a user of the aiming device;
a displaying device which displays the revised image; and
an object recognizer for determining at least whether the original stationary image is to be processed as text or as a pictographic image.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and associated methods, for transforming an image. The apparatus includes an aiming device to be aimed at an original stationary image, a transforming device which transforms the image into a revised image, and a displaying device which displays the revised image. The revised image may be related linguistically or pictographically to the original stationary image, or the revised image includes a label assigned to at least one pictographic property of the original stationary image. Uses of the apparatus include, but are not limited to, translating text from one language to another, simplifying text within the same language and labelling text with one or more pictographic icons. The apparatus can include glasses or goggles that are worn by a user and in which an image, corresponding to the revised image, is projected or displayed on at least one lens area.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transforming an image, said apparatus comprising:
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an aiming device to be aimed at an original stationary image;
a transforming device which transforms the image into a revised image, whereby the revised image facilitates an understanding of the image by a user of the aiming device;
a displaying device which displays the revised image; and
an object recognizer for determining at least whether the original stationary image is to be processed as text or as a pictographic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
said aiming device comprises goggles;
said goggles comprise at least one lens area for being viewed;
said displaying device comprising a projector which projects the revised image on said at least one lens area.
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14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said at least one lens area is transparent.
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15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said at least one lens area is opaque.
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16. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a contour recognizer for recognizing an outer contour of the moving image.
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17. A method for transforming an image, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an aiming device;
aiming the aiming device at an original stationary image;
transforming the image into a revised image, whereby the revised image facilitates an understanding of the image by a user of the aiming device;
displaying the revised image; and
determining at least whether the original stationary image is to be processed as text or as a pictographic image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
said step of providing said aiming device comprises providing goggles, said goggles comprising at least one lens area for being viewed; and
said displaying step comprises projecting the revised image on said at least one lens area.
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30. The method according to claim 29, wherein said at least one lens area is transparent.
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31. The method according to claim 29, wherein said at least one lens area is opaque.
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32. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of recognizing an outer contour of the moving image.
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33. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by machine to perform method steps for transforming an image, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an aiming device;
aiming the aiming device at an original stationary image;
transforming the image into a revised image, whereby the revised image facilitates an understanding of the image by a user of the aiming device;
displaying the revised image; and
determining at least whether the original stationary image is to be processed as text or as a pictographic image.
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