Camera headband device and system with attachable apparatus

• US 9,648,277 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2016
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• 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 KIM
• Application Number:
  US15/175,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20160286163A1
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 351 60, 351154, 351158
• 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;

an optional port disposed anywhere on the housing configured for receiving an attachable lens or auxiliary apparatus;

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 photograph and/or video in the memory and/or transmit the data over a wireless communication network to a remote server or database.

2. The wireless headband camera device of claim 1, further comprising an optional Bluetooth module which enables wireless transmission of application data from the wireless camera headband to a smartphone and/or the attachable lens or auxiliary apparatus.

3. The wireless headband camera device of claim 1, further comprising of a light source positioned on the housing to increase visibility in dark environments.

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

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.

5. The camera headband device of claim 4, 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.

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

7. The camera headband device of claim 4, wherein the auxiliary apparatus is a virtual or augmented reality apparatus.

8. The camera headband device of claim 4, 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 remote cloud server or database in network communication with the camera headband device.

9. 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.

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

11. 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.