Camera headband device and system with attachable apparatus

• US 9,360,682 B1
• Filed: 05/07/2015
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Remote Xccess, LLC
• Original Assignee: Remote Xccess, LLC
• Inventors: Edwards, Marlena
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Huy K
• Application Number:
  US14/706,900
• Time in Patent Office: 397 Days
• Field of Search: 351/60, 351/154, 351/158
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/12 for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes A61B3/13 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/14 Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/18 for binocular arrangements focusing binocular pairs G02B7/06; adjusting pupillary distance of binocular pairs G02B7/12
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 3/02 Arrangements for supporting by headgear
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/197 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A headband camera device which transmits streaming video, images, GPS location data and voice communications via a smart phone app or transmit and store data independent of the smart phone app. A Bluetooth module or other short range transmission module in the headband facilitates voice communication by interfacing with a user'"'"'s Bluetooth enabled smartphone or within a Wifi location. Alternatively, the camera headband device transmits streaming video, sends images and 2-way communications independently of a smartphone over a wireless network by use of an internal SIM card.

Claims

1. A wireless camera headband device, comprising:

a housing with two ends attached to a strap at each end, conforming generally to a human forehead;

a camera lens disposed within an opening in the housing for the camera lens;

a lens lid connected to the housing, and configured to completely occlude the opening in the housing for the camera lens, wherein the lens lid is configured to cover the opening or reveal the opening for use;

a memory module;

a wireless communication module; and

a CPU processor in electrical communication with the camera lens, memory module and wireless communication module, and operable to capture photographs and/or video through the camera lens and store the photographs and/or video in the memory and/or transmit the data over a wireless communication network to a remote server or database.

2. The camera headband device of claim 1, further comprising disposed in the housing:

a USB port;

an LED;

a power on/off button;

a port disposed in a bottom side of the housing configured for receiving an attachable lens or auxiliary apparatus.

3. The camera headband device of claim 2, wherein the power on/off button comprises a setting that causes the lens lid to close over the lens and the camera headband device remains powered on.

4. The camera headband device of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary apparatus is a binoculars.

5. The camera headband device of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary apparatus is a virtual or augmented reality apparatus.

6. The camera headband device of claim 2, further comprising an attachable lens configured to interface with the processor via a port on the camera headband device, the attachable lens having visual sensors configured to track the movement of a wearer'"'"'s pupils to coincide with the movement of the camera lens, wherein anywhere the wearer'"'"'s eye moves, the camera lens moves and captures video streams which are stored in a distant database in network communication with the camera headband device.

7. The camera headband device of claim 2, further comprising a sweat resistant inner cushion.

8. The camera headband device of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone;

a power source;

a short range wireless communication module for interfacing with a smartphone;

an image signal processor;

a GPS unit;

biometric scanning sensors;

wherein the memory module is computer readable memory having instructions stored thereon, comprising one or more of;

open source code; and

application program interface;

wherein when the computer readable instructions are executed by the processor, they are operable to cause the camera headband device to acquire biometric data through the lens and transmit the data over the wireless communication network via a smartphone app.

9. The camera headband device of claim 8, wherein the camera headband device is operable via a smartphone.

10. The camera headband device of claim 1, wherein the strap comprises two sections, that overlap and adhere via hook and loop to form an enclosure around a wearer'"'"'s head.

11. A camera headband device, comprising:

a housing with two ends attached to a strap at each end, conforming generally to a human forehead;

a camera lens disposed within an opening in the housing for the camera lens;

a lens lid connected to the housing, and configured to completely occlude the opening in the housing for the camera lens, wherein the lens lid either automatically opens or covers the opening or is manually configurable by a user to cover the opening or reveal the opening for use;

a memory module;

a wireless communication module; and

a processor in electrical communication with the camera lens, memory module and wireless communication module, and operable to capture photographs and video through the camera lens and store image data in the memory and transmit the image data over a wireless communication network to a database;

wherein disposed in the housing, the camera headband comprises;

a USB port;

an LED;

a power on/off button;

a sweat resistant inner cushion;

a port disposed in a bottom side of the housing configured for receiving an attachable lens or auxiliary apparatus;

a microphone;

a power source;

a short range wireless communication module for interfacing with a smartphone;

an image signal processor;

a GPS unit;

biometric scanning sensors;

an attachable lens configured to interface with the processor via a port on the camera headband device, the attachable lens having visual sensors configured to track the movement of a wearer'"'"'s pupils to coincide with the movement of the camera lens, wherein anywhere the wearer'"'"'s eye moves, the camera lens moves and captures video streams which are stored in a distant database in network communication with the camera headband device;

wherein the memory module is computer readable memory having instructions stored thereon, wherein when the computer readable instructions are executed by the processor, they are operable to cause the camera headband device to acquire biometric data through the lens and/or transmit the data over the wireless communication network via a smartphone app.

12. A wireless camera headband device, comprising:

a housing with two ends attached to a strap at each end, conforming generally to a human forehead;

a camera lens disposed within an opening in the housing for the camera lens;

a lens lid connected to the housing, and configured to completely occlude the opening in the housing for the camera lens, wherein the lens lid is configured to cover the opening or reveal the opening;

a port disposed on a bottom of the housing configured for receiving an attachable lens or auxiliary apparatus, and connecting the apparatus to the camera headband device;

a memory module;

a wireless communication module; and

a CPU processor in electrical communication with the camera lens, memory module and wireless communication module, and operable to capture photographs and/or video through the camera lens and store the photographs and/or video in the memory and/or transmit the data over a wireless communication network to a remote server or database.