Vision enhancement for a vision impaired user
US9162061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36128
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention concerns a vision enhancement apparatus that improves vision for a vision-impaired user of interface equipment. Interface equipment stimulates the user's cortex, directly or indirectly, to provide artificial vision. It may include a passive sensor to acquire real-time high resolution video data representing the vicinity of the user. A sight processor to receive the acquired high resolution data and automatically: Analyze the high resolution data to extract depth of field information concerning objects of interest. Extract lower resolution data representing the vicinity of the user. And, provide both the depth of field information concerning objects of interest and the lower resolution data representing the vicinity of the user to the interface equipment to stimulate artificial vision for the user.
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