Providing enhanced images for navigation
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1. A method comprising:
- capturing, via a camera of a wearable head device comprising a see-through display, an image comprising a surrounding environment of a user of the wearable head device;
enhancing a visibility of a first portion of the captured image corresponding to a first portion of the surrounding environment;
forgoing enhancing a visibility of a second portion of the captured image corresponding to a second portion of the surrounding environment; and
presenting, concurrently via the see-through display of the wearable head device, the enhanced first portion of the captured image and a see-through view of the second portion of the surrounding environment,wherein presenting the enhanced first portion comprises presenting the enhanced first portion at a region of the see-through display determined based on a position of an eye of the user relative to a field of view of the see-through display.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate aids for the visually impaired.
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing, via a camera of a wearable head device comprising a see-through display, an image comprising a surrounding environment of a user of the wearable head device; enhancing a visibility of a first portion of the captured image corresponding to a first portion of the surrounding environment; forgoing enhancing a visibility of a second portion of the captured image corresponding to a second portion of the surrounding environment; and presenting, concurrently via the see-through display of the wearable head device, the enhanced first portion of the captured image and a see-through view of the second portion of the surrounding environment, wherein presenting the enhanced first portion comprises presenting the enhanced first portion at a region of the see-through display determined based on a position of an eye of the user relative to a field of view of the see-through display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wearable head device comprising:
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a see-through display; a camera; and one or more processors configured to perform a method comprising; capturing, via the camera, an image comprising a surrounding environment of a user of the wearable head device; enhancing a visibility of a first portion of the captured image corresponding to a first portion of the surrounding environment; forgoing enhancing a visibility of a second portion of the captured image corresponding to a second portion of the surrounding environment; and presenting, concurrently via the see-through display, the enhanced first portion of the captured image and a see-through view of the second portion of the surrounding environment, wherein presenting the enhanced first portion comprises presenting the enhanced first portion at a region of the see-through display determined based on a position of an eye of the user relative to a field of view of the see-through display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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