Headware with computer and optical element for use therewith and systems utilizing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12401772-B2
Application number	US-202318458895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2023
Priority date	May 11, 2011
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

An apparatus for mounting on a head including a frame, A face-wearable near-ocular optics and a micro-display for displaying data in front of the eyes is provided. A computing device is coupled to the micro-display. At least one sensor is coupled to the computing device for receiving biometric human information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a support structure for mounting on the head of a user;
a display matrix;
a sensor device for receiving biometric data;
a microcomputer;
a transceiver coupled with the microcomputer, wherein the microcomputer executes instructions that comprise:
generating an image stream that comprises a set of images;
accessing biometric data generated by the sensor device;
generating a request that includes the biometric data to a networked computer;
receiving, from the networked computer, a presentation of the image stream that includes an object rendered at a position within the image stream based on at least the biometric data; and
causing the display matrix to display the presentation of the image stream that includes the object rendered at the position within the image stream.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sensor device comprises an electrooculography (EOG) sensor, and the biometric data includes eye tracking data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a gaze vector based on the biometric data; and
wherein the position of the object in the image stream is based on the gaze vector.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises a glasses frame, and the display matrix and sensor device are integrated into the glasses frame.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
merging the image stream and the biometric data to generate a data structure; and
wherein the request includes the data structure.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting biometric feedback based on the sensor device; and
presenting the object within the presentation of the image stream based on the biometric feedback.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
extracting metadata from the set of images of the image stream; and
generating the request based on the biometric data and the metadata.

8. A method comprising:
generating an image stream that comprises a set of images;
accessing biometric data generated by a sensor device;
generating a request that includes the biometric data to a networked computer;
receiving, from the networked computer, a presentation of the image stream that includes an object rendered at a position within the image stream based on at least the biometric data; and
causing a display matrix to display the presentation of the image stream that includes the object rendered at the position within the image stream.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor device comprises an electrooculography (EOG) sensor, and the biometric data includes eye tracking data.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining a gaze vector based on the biometric data; and
wherein the position of the object in the image stream is based on the gaze vector.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising an apparatus that comprises a glasses frame, and the display matrix and the sensor device are integrated into the glasses frame.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
merging the image stream and the biometric data to generate a data structure; and
wherein the request includes the data structure.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
detecting biometric feedback based on the sensor device; and
presenting the object within the presentation of the image stream based on the biometric feedback.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
extracting metadata from the set of images of the image stream; and
generating the request based on the biometric data and the metadata.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing therein instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus for mounting on the head of a user to perform operations comprising:
generating an image stream that comprises a set of images;
accessing biometric data generated by a sensor device;
generating a request that includes the biometric data to a networked computer;
receiving, from the networked computer, a presentation of the image stream that includes an object rendered at a position within the image stream based on at least the biometric data; and
causing a display matrix to display the presentation of the image stream that includes the object rendered at the position within the image stream.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the sensor device comprises an electrooculography (EOG) sensor, and the biometric data includes eye tracking data.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising:
determining a gaze vector based on the biometric data; and
wherein the position of the object in the image stream is based on the gaze vector.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the apparatus comprises a glasses frame, and the display matrix and the sensor device are integrated into the glasses frame.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising:
merging the image stream and the biometric data to generate a data structure; and
wherein the request includes the data structure.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising:
detecting biometric feedback based on the sensor device; and
presenting the object within the presentation of the image stream based on the biometric feedback.

Assignees

• Snap Inc

Inventors

• Miller Erick
• Rodriguez Jonathan

Classifications

• G06T7/73

  using feature-based methods · CPC title

• G06V40/19

  Sensors therefor · CPC title

• G06V10/803

  of input or preprocessed data · CPC title

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title