Smart necklace with stereo vision and onboard processing
US9578307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2013/0092
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wearable neck device for providing environmental awareness to a user, the wearable neck device includes a flexible tube. A first stereo pair of cameras is encased in a left portion of the flexible tube and a second stereo pair of cameras is encased in a right portion of the flexible tube. A vibration motor within the flexible tube provides haptic and audio feedback to the user. A processor in the flexible tube recognizes objects from the first stereo pair of cameras and the second stereo pair of cameras. The vibration motor provides haptic and audio feedback of the items or points of interest to the user.
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