Telescope Viewing Channel AI Object Recognition Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current telescopes lack the ability to enhance user experience by providing additional information about distant objects, such as identification and context, which limits their functionality and comfort in use.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a camera with object recognition capabilities using artificial intelligence, allowing for the display of additional information superimposed on the image, along with features like virtual markers and data exchange for location-specific information, to enrich the viewing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If object recognition and additional information display are added to the telescope, then user experience and information availability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the camera module, object recognition system, display unit, and telescope optics into a single integrated device. The camera captures images through the telescope's optical path, the processing unit performs object recognition, and the display presents information back to the user through the same viewing channel, merging multiple functions into one cohesive system.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescope is designed to perform multiple functions: traditional optical viewing, image capture, object recognition, information display, and data processing. The same optical path serves both direct viewing and camera capture, while the processing unit handles both image processing and object recognition tasks, making the device universally applicable for various observation and analysis needs.
2Measurement precision
If multiple sensors and data processing features are integrated, then recognition accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the recognition system into distinct functional modules: a camera module for image capture, a processing unit for object recognition, and separate sensor modules for GPS location and distance measurement. Each module performs a specific function, and the processing unit integrates their outputs to achieve accurate recognition without requiring each component to be overly complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing unit acts as an intermediary that receives data from multiple sources (camera images, GPS coordinates, distance measurements) and synthesizes this information to perform object recognition. It mediates between the raw sensor data and the final recognition output, coordinating the inputs from various sensors to achieve accurate results without direct complex interactions between the sensors themselves.
3Loss of information
If a display is overlayed in the viewing channel, then information presentation is improved, but image quality may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display presents additional information in a different dimensional space than the primary optical image. While the optical path provides the main visual image through the eyepiece, the display unit overlays information in a separate visual layer that the user perceives simultaneously but distinctively, allowing information presentation without directly degrading the optical image quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The display unit acts as an intermediary that presents information alongside the optical image rather than directly modifying the optical path. It provides additional context and object information without interfering with the primary light path, allowing users to access supplementary information while maintaining the quality of the main optical viewing experience.
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AI summary
A telescope having at least one viewing channel comprises at least one display visible in the at least one viewing channel, in particular overlayed, particularly preferred reflected, in the at least one viewing channel.