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Methods and devices for augmenting a field of view

  • US 8,462,010 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2012
  • Issued: 06/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A head-mountable device, comprising:

  • a frame comprising an external side and an internal side, wherein the internal side substantially faces a front of at least one eye when the head-mountable device is worn;

    an array of visual indicators mounted along at least a portion of the internal side of the frame, wherein the array of visual indicators is arranged on the frame such that when the head-mountable device is worn, the visual indicators emit light towards the at least one eye; and

    a computing system configured to;

    receive image data of a first field of view of an environment, wherein the first field of view corresponds to a field of view of an image-capture device mounted on the head-mountable device;

    detect an object within the image data of the first field of view of the environment, wherein the object is outside of a second field of view, wherein the second field of view corresponds to a field of view of a wearer of the head-mountable device when the head-mountable device is worn;

    determine a relative spatial location of the object with respect to the second field of view; and

    cause the array of visual indicators to indicate the relative spatial location of the object.

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