US 12,416,062 B2
Enhanced autonomous hands-free control in electronic visual aids
David Watola, Irvine, CA (US); Jay E. Cormier, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); and Brian Kim, San Clemente, CA (US)
Assigned to Eyedaptic, Inc., Laguna Niguel, CA (US)
Filed by Eyedaptic, Inc., Laguna Niguel, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/344,337.
Application 18/344,337 is a continuation of application No. 17/278,350, granted, now 11,726,561, previously published as PCT/US2019/052685, filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/735,543, filed on Sep. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0126366 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. C22B 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/08 (2006.01); C22B 11/00 (2006.01); C22B 15/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC C22B 1/00 (2013.01) [A61F 9/08 (2013.01); C22B 11/00 (2013.01); C22B 15/00 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G09B 21/008 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
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1. A method of providing enhanced vision for a low-vision user, comprising the steps of:
receiving real-time video images with a visual aid device;
identifying, with the visual aid device, a subset of each of the real-time video images corresponding to a focus of attention of the low-vision user;
extracting, with the visual aid device, structures of interest within the subset of each of the real-time video images;
examining the extracted structures of interest with the visual aid device; and
discarding structures of interest that include parameters that are outside of pre-selected bounds identifying, with the visual aid device, at least one group of structures of interest that are organized in a row or column;
determining, with the visual aid device, a dimension of the at least one group of structures of interest;
adjusting, with the visual aid device, a magnification of the at least one group of structures of interest to match a preferred structure dimension;
forming, with the visual aid device, an enhanced video stream that includes the real-time images and the at least one group of structures of interest with adjusted magnification; and
displaying the enhanced video stream on a display of the visual aid device.