IMAGE CAPTURE AND EARPIECE SIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20170318380A1
• Filed: 07/07/2017
• Published: 11/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: BURGETT, Seth, DANIELS, Richard J., RAJARAM, Bharat, WETLE, Michael D., AN, Tonya
• Granted Patent: US 10,123,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1076 for measuring dimensions inside body cavities, e.g. using catheters A61B3/1005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1079 using optical or photographic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/105 Manufacture of mono- or stereophonic headphone components

Abstract

A method and system for sizing an earpiece include situating a calibration device proximate a user'"'"'s ear. The user holds an image capture device so as to aim the image capture device at the user'"'"'s ear. The user then touches and holds a random area of the touch screen display and releases the touch screen display to activate the image capture device and capture an image of the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device. The captured image is then analyzed and an earpiece size is determined based on the analysis of the image.

Claims

1. A method for a user to self-size an earpiece for the user'"'"'s ear using software comprising:

releasing a touch screen of a mobile phone to activate an image capture feature and to capture a two-dimensional image of the user'"'"'s ear together with a calibration device positioned proximate to a user'"'"'s ear, wherein the calibration device is a reference object having one or more known dimensions;

submitting a single captured two-dimensional image having both the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device; and

processing the single captured two-dimensional image to determine an appropriate earpiece size.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing the two-dimensional image to at least one predetermined acceptable image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the calibration device is one of an earbud and coin.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising situating the calibration device proximate to the user'"'"'s ear.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch screen operates the image capture feature by touching and holding an area of the touch screen and releasing the touch screen.

6. A method, comprising:

activating an image capture device of a mobile device;

capturing an image of a user'"'"'s ear together with a calibration device that is positioned proximate to the user'"'"'s ear, wherein the calibration device is a reference object; and

transmitting the image, from the image capture device to determine an appropriate earpiece size, the image including both the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising analyzing the image by comparing the image to at least one predetermined acceptable image.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the capturing of the image includes releasing user contact at the mobile device.

9. A system for sizing an earpiece, comprising:

an image capture device including a touch screen display configured to;

receive a user input to activate the image capture device;

capture an image of a user'"'"'s ear together with a calibration device that is positioned proximate to a user'"'"'s ear, wherein the calibration device is a reference object; and

transmit the image to determine an appropriate earpiece size based on the calibration device and the user'"'"'s ear of the image.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the image capture device is activated by releasing a touch screen.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the image is a single captures two-dimensional imaging having both the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the image is transmitted to be processed to determine the earpiece size, the processing including comparing the image to at least one predetermined acceptable image.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the calibration device is an earbud or coin.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the touch screen operates the image capture device by touching and holding an area of the touch screen and releasing the touch screen.