SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIBLE FACIAL RECOGNITION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for aiding a visually impaired user to identify individuals, the apparatus comprising:
- a portable image sensor configured to be worn by the visually impaired user and to capture real-time image data from an environment of the user;
at least one portable processor device configured to;
determine an existence of face-identifying information in the real-time image data;
access at least one database storing facial information associated with selected individuals and audible indicators of identities of the individuals;
compare the face-identifying information in the real-time image data with the stored facial information in the at least one database;
identify a match between the face-identifying information in the real-time image data and the stored facial information in the at least one database; and
based on the match, cause an audible indicator of an identity of an associated individual to be announced to the visually impaired user.
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Abstract
A device and method are provided for audible facial recognition. In one implementation, an apparatus for aiding a visually impaired user to identify individuals is provided. The apparatus may include a portable image sensor configured to be worn by the visually impaired user and to capture real-time image data from an environment of the user. The apparatus may also include at least one portable processor device configured to determine an existence of face-identifying information in the real-time image data, and access stored facial information and audible indicators. The at least one portable processor device may also be configured to compare the face-identifying information with the stored facial information, and identify a match. Based on the match, the at least one portable processor may be configured to cause an audible indicator to be announced to the visually impaired user.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for aiding a visually impaired user to identify individuals, the apparatus comprising:
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a portable image sensor configured to be worn by the visually impaired user and to capture real-time image data from an environment of the user; at least one portable processor device configured to; determine an existence of face-identifying information in the real-time image data; access at least one database storing facial information associated with selected individuals and audible indicators of identities of the individuals; compare the face-identifying information in the real-time image data with the stored facial information in the at least one database; identify a match between the face-identifying information in the real-time image data and the stored facial information in the at least one database; and based on the match, cause an audible indicator of an identity of an associated individual to be announced to the visually impaired user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A software product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising data and computer implementable instructions for carrying out a method for identifying individuals in an environment of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving real-time image data from a portable image sensor configured to be worn by the user and to capture real-time image data from the environment of the user; determining an existence of face-identifying information in the real-time image data; accessing at least one database storing facial information associated with selected individuals and indicators associated with identities of the selected individuals; comparing the face-identifying information in the real-time image data with the stored facial information in the at least one database; identifying a match between the face-identifying information in the real-time image data and the stored facial information in the at least one database; outputting to the user an indicator of an associated individual; and withholding outputting of the indicator of the associated individual when the associated individual re-appears in the image data within a predetermined period after the associated individual was initially identified. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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