WO2007107266A1 - Dispositif de prise de vue présentant une monture de lunettes comme support - Google Patents

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WO2007107266A1
WO2007107266A1 PCT/EP2007/002217 EP2007002217W WO2007107266A1 WO 2007107266 A1 WO2007107266 A1 WO 2007107266A1 EP 2007002217 W EP2007002217 W EP 2007002217W WO 2007107266 A1 WO2007107266 A1 WO 2007107266A1
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Roland Zengerle
Stephan Messner
David Hradetzky
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Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/63—Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N13/00—Stereoscopic video systems; Multi-view video systems; Details thereof
    • H04N13/20—Image signal generators
    • H04N13/204—Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
    • H04N13/239—Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras using two 2D image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/61—Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects

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  • the present invention relates to an image pickup device.
  • the first category includes demanding applications such as the continuous recording of the environment, in order to derive therefrom control signals that are required for the stimulation of a retinal implant.
  • applications such as the continuous recording of the environment, in order to derive therefrom control signals that are required for the stimulation of a retinal implant.
  • This application requires the continuous recording of images, so a camcorder built into the glasses in combination with the required processing power.
  • This first category also includes reading aids for the blind, which are cameras that record texts, for example, and reproduce them in voice output, see, for example, http: // www. heise.de/newsticker/meldung/58077.
  • the second category of "thinking eyeglasses" includes a series of works that are closely linked to the concept of a portable computer, where images are captured with a camera and analyzed by a portable computer To offer what he sees at the moment, for example, background information on the viewed images should be displayed in museums, see
  • such applications may be used for the purpose of warning people in dangerous situations, for example to point out persons in clear traffic situations.
  • such applications may serve to guide people in buildings in navigation applications, see
  • the third category namely "displays in spectacles" does not serve to take pictures by means of spectacles, but to display them using spectacles, see
  • the category "Other” mentioned above includes, for example, the integration of mobile phones in spectacles, see
  • the camera takes pictures at defined intervals, but there is no mention of an active operation by a user.
  • a camera integrated into a pair of glasses which serves in particular for taking photo, video and television pictures from the subjective perspective of the wearer of the spectacles.
  • the camera is preferably installed in the spectacle frame and not visible from the outside due to the small size of the camera.
  • the camera is via a cable, which emerges at the end of the temples or a radio transmitter connected to a recording device or a playback device. An indication of how the camera should be triggered, this font is not apparent.
  • US 2005/0238194 A1 discloses a human / machine interface which detects an ear movement of a human and, based thereon, initiates a procedure. This procedure may, for example, consist in triggering a camera.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an image pickup apparatus which improves the possibility of taking snapshots.
  • the present invention provides an image pickup device having an image capture device for taking an image in response to a trigger signal, a sensor device for detecting a non-contact trip command from a user and generating the trigger signal based on the non-contact trip command, and a mount for attaching at least the image capture device. device to the user so that it is aligned according to the field of view of the user.
  • the triggering signal is a sound signal, for example a voice command of a user.
  • the present invention provides an image pickup apparatus which is always directed in the direction of the user and thus on the location of the event and can be triggered within a fraction of a second based on a non-contact triggering command.
  • the non-contact triggering command may preferably be one that manages without physical movement of the extremities of a user. For example, a spoken keyword comes into question.
  • the holder of the image recording device preferably allows a permanent attachment of at least the image capture device, which may be a digital camera, for example, on the body of the user.
  • the image capture device can be integrated, for example, in a spectacle frame.
  • the sensor device for detecting a non-contact triggering command from a user is preferably integrated together with the image capture device into a unit, but may also be arranged separately from the same.
  • the sensor means comprises a microphone for receiving a voice command from a user, e.g.
  • the trigger signal may then be sent immediately wirelessly or by wire to the imager to trigger it.
  • the present invention thus enables the triggering of an image capture device and thereby the taking of a snapshot within a fraction of a second. Delays, which are due to the fact that only after a trigger, which must be pressed, is to seek, are excluded according to the invention.
  • the holder of the image pickup device according to the invention is formed in preferred embodiments as a spectacle frame, so that the image pickup device is constantly directed to the same objects as the eyes or the eyes of the photographer.
  • the inventive provision of a sensor device for detecting a non-contact triggering command from a user the image capture device can then be triggered quickly and easily by a simple body signal. This makes it possible to take snapshots in a spontaneity, as is not possible with a normally held in the hand camera.
  • An alternative application may, for example, relate to a medical application in which a surgeon whose hands are not free during an operation could use a voice signal to take camera images of the site of surgery to document, for example, the complexity of the procedure.
  • the image recording device may further comprise two spaced-apart image capture devices, which make it possible to generate stereo images that allow a three-dimensional representation of objects.
  • two such image capture devices can be mounted on the left and right of a spectacle frame, for example on the temples of the latter.
  • the image pickup device may further comprise two or more image capture devices having different directions of view, at least one of which corresponds to the viewing direction of the user, and which allow to synchronously generate two or more images of different fields of view.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image pickup device according to the invention.
  • Figures 2 to 4 are schematic embodiments of inventive image recording devices.
  • an embodiment of an image pickup device 10 comprises a sensor 12, a camera 14, a holder 16, a feed 18, and an interface 20.
  • a power source (not shown) is provided which includes the components Energy supplied.
  • Such a power supply can be done for example by batteries or batteries, as they are known for example from the watch industry.
  • the camera 14 represents an image capture device.
  • the camera 14 may be implemented, for example, as a digital camera, with those skilled in the construction of such a digital camera or the components required for this are known, so that there is no need for further explanation herein.
  • the camera 14 could include a CCD array and corresponding electronics to provide digital data representing the captured image. These data may either be written to the memory 18 or transmitted via the interface 20, which may be a wireless or a wired interface, to an external device, such as a memory device or a display device.
  • Conventional optics can be used for the camera, and lenses of fixed focal length can be used in order to minimize the expense for the optics. Alternatively, autofocus systems can be used.
  • the sensor 12 is configured to detect a trigger command from a user.
  • MEMS micro-electro-mechanical
  • the sensor may then include suitable electronics in addition to the microphone, for example, to detect a predetermined trained-tone signal and based on a trigger signal 22 for the camera 14 to produce.
  • the audio signal may be, for example, a single, trained word, for example "click”.
  • the senor 12 could comprise a sensor for detecting a predetermined movement of body parts of a user, for example for detecting a brief successive double winking or a finger snapping in a predetermined manner.
  • a spectacle-type device is used to attach the image capture device to a user in such a way that it is aligned according to the field of vision of the user.
  • the holder of the device according to the invention can be designed as a spectacle frame.
  • the holder may be designed to allow docking of the image capture device to a pair of glasses or a spectacle frame.
  • the present invention can thus be designed as a modular, for example, to be docked glasses an autonomous camera unit, or as a completely integrated into another device, such as glasses, integrated system.
  • the image pickup device according to the invention can also be attached in a different way to the head of a user, and thus be aligned with the field of vision of the user.
  • the image pickup device may include, for example, a mount for attachment to a headgear, such as a headband, a cap, or a baseball cap.
  • the camera can also be firmly connected to such a headgear, so that the headgear represents the holder of the image capture device according to the invention.
  • a camera 32 is mounted on the central web 34 between the lens frame of the spectacle frame 30.
  • the camera 32 may comprise the image capture device and sensor device according to the invention.
  • the camera may only provide the image capture device adapted to provide digital data representing a captured image while the sensor device may be separately located, wherein the trigger signal may be transmitted wirelessly or by wire from the sensor device to the image capture device.
  • FIG. 1 An alternative embodiment of an image pickup device according to the invention, in which the holder also has the shape of a spectacle frame 40, is shown in FIG.
  • a camera 46 or 48 On each bracket 42 and 44 of the eyeglass frame 40, a camera 46 or 48 is provided, each of which provides a captured image representing digital data.
  • the image acquisition is in response to a common trigger signal, which in turn is generated based on a non-contact trigger command.
  • a common trigger signal which in turn is generated based on a non-contact trigger command.
  • stereo images can be generated which allow a three-dimensional representation of objects.
  • FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, in which the camera 32 is designed with an interface which enables data communication with an external device.
  • data communication which may be wireless or wired, is indicated in FIG. 4 by an arrow 52.
  • the external storage device 50 may be a portable data storage that the user wears on the body so that the digital data representing an image is written to the data memory each time after it has been recorded can.
  • the data memory can, as indicated in Fig. 4, further comprise a display 54 to display the captured images.
  • the external device 50 can also be embodied or have corresponding interfaces in order to enable further transmission of the recorded image data, for example, via the Internet or via a mobile radio network.
  • the image pickup device has a corresponding control in order to obtain the functionality described above.
  • a corresponding control for example, using a microprocessor, a user-specific integrated circuit or a field-programmed integrated circuit can be implemented, is obvious to those skilled and needs no further explanation here.
  • Such a control can also be designed, for example, to record a series of several images on the receipt of a triggering signal and store them in a memory or to transmit them via an appropriate interface to an external memory.
  • the present invention thus provides, according to preferred embodiments, a digital camera which is worn on the user's body and which is aligned by the manner of its attachment with the line of sight of the person wearing it, wherein the digital camera can be triggered without contact by the person carrying it.
  • This enables triggering without time delay, for example by voice signals or by signals which are effected with the eye, e.g. Movements of the eyeball in a predetermined manner or a wink in a predetermined manner, which can be detected and detected by appropriate sensors.
  • the camera can be attached to a spectacle frame or integrated into a spectacle frame, wherein preferably a data transfer into a body data Memory, wired or wireless, can be done.
  • the data memory can also be provided with an integrated display and / or with other interfaces for communication via a network.

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Un dispositif de prise de vue comprend : un dispositif de détection d'images (14) pour la prise d'une image, en réponse à un signal de déclenchement (22), un dispositif détecteur (12) destiné à détecter une instruction de déclenchement sans contact, émanant d'un utilisateur, et à produire le signal de déclenchement sur la base de ladite instruction de déclenchement, et un support servant à la mise en place d'au moins le dispositif de détection d'images sur l'utilisateur, de telle façon que ce dispositif soit orienté de manière à correspondre au champ visuel de l'utilisateur. Le détecteur est un microphone et l'instruction de déclenchement est un signal sonore prédéterminé.
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