Viewfinder wearable, at least in part, by human operator
First Claim
1. An apparatus wearable, at least in part, by a human operator, the apparatus comprising:
- a viewfinder wearable, at least in part, on a head of the human operator, the viewfinder to provide to the human operator, prior to image capture actuation, at least one visual indication of at least one active field of view of at least one camera, the at least one visual indication to be displayed in at least one central field of vision of the human operator;
wherein the at least one camera and the viewfinder are capable of being controlled, at least in part, based, at least in part, upon (1) detection, based at least in part upon comparisons, at least in part, of at least one previously captured stored image with at least one current video data stream, of presence of one or more user-programmable types of currently sensed but previously uncaptured images, and (2) one or more of the following;
(a) one or more user-programmed physical gestures of the human operator;
(b) one or more user-programmed facial gestures of the human operator;
(c) one or more user-programmed biofeedback signals initiated, at least in part, by the human operator;
also wherein;
the comparisons are to be carried out, at least in part, both on an on-going basis and using mathematical decomposition/hashing;
the apparatus comprises at least one eyeglass element to be worn on the head of the human operator;
the at least one camera also is to be worn on the head of the human operator;
when the at least one camera is enabled, the at least one eyeglass element comprises at least one portion through which the human operator is to view, in relation to the viewfinder, at least one region visible at least in part to the human operator;
the at least one eyeglass element comprises two controllably variably transparent film layers that are adjacent each other, one of the two layers being dimensioned so as to correspond to an entirety of an area of the at least one eyeglass element, the other of the two layers having at least one certain region that is dimensioned and located in the other of the two layers so as to correspond to the at least one active field of view;
optical transmissivity and/or opacity of the at least one eyeglass element being controllable, at least in part, so as to be capable of providing, in response at least in part to the image capture actuation, at least one visually non-transparent portion of the at least one eyeglass element to indicate, at least in part, that image capture has occurred.
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Abstract
A system embodiment may include at least one camera wearable, at least in part, by a human operator. The at least one camera may have, when enabled, at least one active field of view that may be captured by the at least one camera in response, at least in part, to image capture actuation by the human operator. This embodiment also may include a viewfinder wearable, at least in part, on a head of the human operator. The viewfinder may provide to the human operator, prior to the image capture actuation, at least one visual indication of the at least one active field of view of the at least one camera. The at least one visual indication may be displayed in at least one central field of vision of the human operator. Of course, many alternatives, modifications, and variations are possible without departing from this embodiment.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus wearable, at least in part, by a human operator, the apparatus comprising:
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a viewfinder wearable, at least in part, on a head of the human operator, the viewfinder to provide to the human operator, prior to image capture actuation, at least one visual indication of at least one active field of view of at least one camera, the at least one visual indication to be displayed in at least one central field of vision of the human operator; wherein the at least one camera and the viewfinder are capable of being controlled, at least in part, based, at least in part, upon (1) detection, based at least in part upon comparisons, at least in part, of at least one previously captured stored image with at least one current video data stream, of presence of one or more user-programmable types of currently sensed but previously uncaptured images, and (2) one or more of the following; (a) one or more user-programmed physical gestures of the human operator; (b) one or more user-programmed facial gestures of the human operator; (c) one or more user-programmed biofeedback signals initiated, at least in part, by the human operator; also wherein; the comparisons are to be carried out, at least in part, both on an on-going basis and using mathematical decomposition/hashing; the apparatus comprises at least one eyeglass element to be worn on the head of the human operator; the at least one camera also is to be worn on the head of the human operator; when the at least one camera is enabled, the at least one eyeglass element comprises at least one portion through which the human operator is to view, in relation to the viewfinder, at least one region visible at least in part to the human operator; the at least one eyeglass element comprises two controllably variably transparent film layers that are adjacent each other, one of the two layers being dimensioned so as to correspond to an entirety of an area of the at least one eyeglass element, the other of the two layers having at least one certain region that is dimensioned and located in the other of the two layers so as to correspond to the at least one active field of view; optical transmissivity and/or opacity of the at least one eyeglass element being controllable, at least in part, so as to be capable of providing, in response at least in part to the image capture actuation, at least one visually non-transparent portion of the at least one eyeglass element to indicate, at least in part, that image capture has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method that uses, at least in part, one or more apparatus wearable, at least in part, by a human operator, the method comprising:
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providing, at least in part, to the human operator by a viewfinder wearable, at least in part, on a head of the human operator, prior to image capture actuation, at least one visual indication of at least one active field of view of at least one camera, the at least one visual indication to be displayed in at least one central field of vision of the human operator; wherein the at least one camera and the viewfinder are capable of being controlled, at least in part, based, at least in part, upon (1) detection, based at least in part upon comparisons, at least in part, of at least one previously captured stored image with at least one current video data stream, of presence of one or more user-programmable types of currently sensed but previously uncaptured images, and (2) one or more of the following; (a) one or more user-programmed physical gestures of the human operator; (b) one or more user-programmed facial gestures of the human operator; (c) one or more user-programmed biofeedback signals initiated, at least in part, by the human operator; also wherein; the comparisons are to be carried out, at least in part, both on an on-going basis and using mathematical decomposition/hashing;
the one or more apparatus comprise at least one eyeglass element to be worn on the head of the human operator;the at least one camera also is to be worn on the head of the human operator; when the at least one camera is enabled, the at least one eyeglass element comprises at least one portion through which the human operator is to view, in relation to the viewfinder, at least one region visible at least in part to the human operator; the at least one eyeglass element comprises two controllably variably transparent film layers that are adjacent each other, one of the two layers being dimensioned so as to correspond to an entirety of an area of the at least one eyeglass element, the other of the two layers having at least one certain region that is dimensioned and located in the other of the two layers so as to correspond to the at least one active field of view; optical transmissivity and/or opacity of the at least one eyeglass element being controllable, at least in part, so as to be capable of providing. in response at least in part to the image capture actuation, at least one visually non-transparent portion of the at least one eyeglass element to indicate, at least in part. that image capture has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Non-transitory computer-readable memory storing at least one instruction that when executed by a machine results in performance of operations comprising:
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providing, at least in part, to the human operator by a viewfinder wearable, at least in part, on a head of the human operator, prior to image capture actuation, at least one visual indication of at least one active field of view of at least one camera, the at least one visual indication to be displayed in at least one central field of vision of the human operator; wherein the at least one camera and the viewfinder are capable of being controlled, at least in part, based, at least in part, upon (1) detection, based at least in part upon comparisons, at least in part, of at least one previously captured stored image with at least one current video data stream, of presence of one or more user-programmable types of currently sensed but previously uncaptured images, and (2) one or more of the following; (a) one or more user-programmed physical gestures of the human operator; (b) one or more user-programmed facial gestures of the human operator; (c) one or more user-programmed biofeedback signals initiated, at least in part, by the human operator; also wherein; the comparisons are to be carried out, at least in part, both on an on-going basis and using mathematical decomposition/hashing; the viewfinder is comprised, at least in part. in at least one eyeglass element to be worn on the head of the human operator; the at least one camera also is to be worn on the head of the human operator; when the at least one camera is enabled, the at least one eyeglass element comprises at least one portion through which the human operator is to view, in relation to the viewfinder, at least one region visible at least in part to the human operator; the at least one eyeglass element comprises two controllably variably transparent film layers that are adjacent each other, one of the two layers being dimensioned so as to correspond to an entirety of an area of the at least one eyeglass element, the other of the two layers having at least one certain region that is dimensioned and located in the other of the two layers so as to correspond to the at least one active field of view; optical transmissivity and/or opacity of the at least one eyeglass element being controllable. at least in part. so as to be capable of providing. in response at least in part to the image capture actuation, at least one visually non-transparent portion of the at least one eyeglass element to indicate, at least in part, that image capture has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system wearable, at least in part, by a human operator, the system comprising:
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at least one camera wearable, at least in part, by the human operator, the at least one camera having, when enabled, at least one active field of view that is to be captured by the at least one camera in response, at least in part, to image capture actuation by the human operator; a viewfinder wearable, at least in part, on a head of the human operator, the viewfinder to provide to the human operator, prior to the image capture actuation, at least one visual indication of the at least one active field of view of the at least one camera, the at least one visual indication to be displayed in at least one central field of vision of the human operator; wherein the at least one camera and the viewfinder are capable of being controlled, at least in part, based, at least in part, upon (1) detection, based at least in part upon comparisons, at least in part, of at least one previously captured stored image with at least one current video data stream, of presence of one or more user-programmable types of currently sensed but previously uncaptured images, and (2) one or more of the following; (a) one or more user-programmed physical gestures of the human operator; (b) one or more user-programmed facial gestures of the human operator; (c) one or more user-programmed biofeedback signals initiated, at least in part, by the human operator; also wherein; the comparisons are to be carried out, at least in part, both on an on-going basis and using mathematical decomposition/hashing; the system comprises at least one eyeglass element to be worn on the head of the human operator; the at least one camera also is to be worn on the head of the human operator; when the at least one camera is enabled, the at least one eyeglass element comprises at least one portion through which the human operator is to view, in relation to the viewfinder, at least one region visible at least in part to the human operator; the at least one eyeglass element comprises two controllably variably transparent film layers that are adjacent each other, one of the two layers being dimensioned so as to correspond to an entirety of an area of the at least one eyeglass element, the other of the two layers having at least one certain region that is dimensioned and located in the other of the two layers so as to correspond to the at least one active field of view; optical transmissivity and/or opacity of the at least one eyeglass element being controllable, at least in part, so as to be capable of providing. in response at least in part to the image capture actuation, at least one visually non-transparent portion of the at least one eyeglass element to indicate, at least in part, that image capture has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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