Head-Worn Stereo Image Capture Guided by Voice and Gestures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing devices, such as desktop computers, lack the capability to capture relevant images and audio of their environment due to limited information gathering, restricting the quality and relevance of computer-implemented services they can provide.
Innovation Solution
A display-free body wearable computing device is worn on the user's head, equipped with sensors and cameras to capture stereo images based on user input, such as voice commands and gestures, to identify and capture desired scene portions, enhancing the relevance and quality of provided services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a desktop computer is used to provide computer-implemented services, then the device structure is simple and stable, but the capability to capture relevant images and audio of the environment is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wearable computing device as an intermediary between the user and the desktop computer. This wearable device captures images and audio from the environment and transmits them to the desktop computer, enabling the desktop system to access environmental information without requiring the desktop itself to have these sensing capabilities. This resolves the contradiction by adding environmental capture functionality through an intermediary device rather than modifying the desktop computer directly.
2Measurement precision
If sensors and cameras are added to capture stereo images, then the relevance and quality of captured scene information improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the overall system into distinct functional components: the wearable computing device handles image capture and initial processing, while the desktop computer performs more complex processing and service provision. The wearable device itself is segmented with separate sensors, cameras, and processing units working together. This segmentation allows high measurement precision through specialized components while distributing complexity across multiple devices rather than concentrating it all in one place.
3Loss of information
If a wearable computing device is used to capture images based on user input, then the relevance of captured images to user needs improves, but the ease of operation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the wearable device receives user input (such as gestures or voice commands) and captures images based on this input. The system provides feedback to the user about what is being captured and allows for adjustment of capture parameters. This feedback loop ensures that the captured information is highly relevant to user needs while maintaining ease of operation through intuitive interaction modes that adapt to user preferences.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for capturing images of a scene using a display free body wearable computing device are disclosed. The method may include obtaining any number and/or types of user inputs from a user of the display free body wearable computing device. The user inputs may include, for example, voice commands, gestures, and/or any other user inputs. The method may also include interpreting a user input of the user inputs to identify a portion of the scene that the user wishes to capture in an image of the images. Once identified, using at least two image sensors, the display free body wearable computing device may capture and combine a stereo image depicting the desired portion of the scene to obtain a desired image.