Portable vision aid with motion pan
US9916771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/65
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vision aid device comprises a housing, an eyepiece for holding up to an eye and viewing into the vision aid device, a camera mounted within the housing, a controller and memory operably coupled to the camera, a motion sensor operably coupled to the controller and a display operably coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to: activate the camera to capture an electronic image; store the electronic image in the memory; display on the display a magnified image which is a magnified view of the electronic image; and electronically pan the electronic image from the magnified image to display successive magnified images based on motion information generated by the motion sensor, the motion information based on motion of the vision aid device as sensed by the motion sensor.
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