Selective system for blocking glare in a specific location of a user's field of vision
First Claim
1. A glare blocking system for selectively blocking specified glare spots, the system comprising:
- a transmission control material for selectively darkening a portion of the material;
an electronic module for commanding the transmission control material to darken a specified area of the transmission control material;
a power source providing power to the electronic module and the transmission control material;
means for determining the specified area upon the transmission control material to block a detected glare spot from view by a user, wherein the electronic module using the user'"'"'s eye position, position of the transmission control material and the camera to determine the specific area upon the transmission control material to block the detected glare; and
means for calibrating an eye position of the user in relation to the transmission control material, the means for calibrating an eye position of the user includes using a substantially static object seen through the transmission control material and manually moving the specified area to darken to block the static object and extrapolating the position of the static object as seen from the camera thereby aligning the transmission control material relative to the eyes of the user;
whereby the specified area to be darkened corresponding to a detected glare spot is determined and the electronic module directs the specified area of the transmission control material to be darkened to block the detected glare spot from view by the user.
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Abstract
A glare blocking system for selectively blocking specified glare spots. The system includes a transmission control material for selectively darkening a portion of the material and an electronics module for commanding the transmission control material to darken a specified area of the transmission control material. The system also includes a power source providing power to the electronic module and the transmission control material. The electronics module determines the specified area to be darkened upon the transmission control material to block a detected glare spot from view by a user. When a glare spot is detected, the specified area to be darkened corresponding to a detected glare spot is determined and the electronic module directs the specified area of the transmission control material to be darkened to block the detected glare spot from view by the user. In one embodiment, the glare blocking system includes a camera to capture an image seen through the transmission control material. Glare spots may then be detected on the captured image. The system may be used on goggles, visors, mirrors or as a panel having separate manual controls to select the areas to darken.
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1. A glare blocking system for selectively blocking specified glare spots, the system comprising:
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a transmission control material for selectively darkening a portion of the material; an electronic module for commanding the transmission control material to darken a specified area of the transmission control material; a power source providing power to the electronic module and the transmission control material;
means for determining the specified area upon the transmission control material to block a detected glare spot from view by a user, wherein the electronic module using the user'"'"'s eye position, position of the transmission control material and the camera to determine the specific area upon the transmission control material to block the detected glare; andmeans for calibrating an eye position of the user in relation to the transmission control material, the means for calibrating an eye position of the user includes using a substantially static object seen through the transmission control material and manually moving the specified area to darken to block the static object and extrapolating the position of the static object as seen from the camera thereby aligning the transmission control material relative to the eyes of the user; whereby the specified area to be darkened corresponding to a detected glare spot is determined and the electronic module directs the specified area of the transmission control material to be darkened to block the detected glare spot from view by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of selectively blocking specified glare spots, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image by a camera; conducting a histogram analysis of the capture image to determine a glare spot on the image; mapping a determined glare spot on a transmission control material utilizing the histogram analysis to equalize the non-uniform brightness of the image; computing a specified area to darken to block the glare spot on the transmission control material from view by a user; and sending a control signal by an electronics module to darken the specified area to block the glare spot from view by the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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