Smart Glasses Seeing Through Obstructions via External Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart glasses cannot see through obstructions, limiting the user's view and creating visual blind spots, as they can only see through the inner structure of an object when the inner structure's image is known in advance.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that acquire a first image of the user's view, recognize obstruction images, and replace them with corresponding images from an external image acquisition device to generate an unobstruction image, allowing the user to see through obstructions without prior knowledge of the inner structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If current smart glasses use inner structure imaging to see through objects, then the inner structure of the object can be visualized, but the whole object including obstructions cannot be seen through and prior knowledge of the inner structure is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the imaging process into two parts: the smart glasses capture the visible portion of the scene, while an external imaging device captures the obscured portion behind obstructions. These two images are then fused to create a complete view, eliminating the limitation of requiring prior knowledge of inner structures while maintaining the ability to see through obstructions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an external imaging device as an intermediary to capture images of obscured areas. This external device acts as a mediator that obtains visual information from regions blocked by obstructions, which is then integrated with the smart glasses' view to provide a complete unobstructed visual field.
2Device complexity
If smart glasses capture only the user's direct view, then the device complexity remains low, but visual blind spots are created by obstructions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the imaging capabilities of the smart glasses with an external imaging device. The smart glasses maintain their simple form factor while combining their captured image with an image from the external device, achieving comprehensive coverage without significantly increasing the complexity of the smart glasses themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The external imaging device serves multiple functions: it captures images of obscured areas, provides alternative viewpoints, and enables the system to see through various types of obstructions. This multi-functional approach eliminates blind spots without requiring separate specialized devices for each function.
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AI summary
The invention provides a method and a device for seeing through an obstruction based on smart glasses, and a computer-readable storage medium, the method comprising: acquiring a first image of user's view by smart glasses and recognizing an obstruction image in the first image; acquiring a second image of the user's view by at least one image acquisition device; replacing the obstruction image in the first image with portion of the second image that corresponds to the obstruction image, which are spliced to generate an unobstruction image of the user's view. In the invention, the obstruction image in the first image is replaced with a portion of the second image that corresponds to the obstruction image, which can achieve seeing through an obstruction.