Virtual reality sports mask with precision three-dimension underwater navigation
AssigneeTesseron Ltd.
InventorForrest P. Gauthier
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Abstract
A sports mask is disclosed that includes either: a snorkel and a SCUBA unit; a color underwater camera; a 3D color underwater camera; an augmented reality display projected onto the lens; a co-axial breathing hose-to-scuba unit; computerized underwater navigation; non-GPS computerized underwater navigation; a computerized navigation system that combines visual edge recognition and inertia navigation; an optical transponder; or RF communications.
Claims14
A snorkeling and/or scuba diving sports mask for use in providing a visual navigation in an underwater environment comprising:
- a head support structure that is adapted to be connected to or supported on a head of a user in a watertight manner in an underwater environment;
- a lens that is supported on the head support structure and is sufficiently transparent to allow the user to see therethrough into a real world underwater environment;
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- a system that is structured and configured to:
- (1) capture one or more images of one or more visual features from the real world underwater environment;
- (2) identify the one or more visual features from the real world underwater environment using the one or more captured images;
- (3) calculate a path through the real world underwater environment based upon the one or more identified features from the real world underwater environment and/or from one or more stored routes;
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- (4) project the calculated path onto the lens and overlying the actual features of the real world underwater environment to provide a visual navigation to the user in the real world underwater environment.
A snorkeling and/or scuba diving sports mask for use in providing a visual navigation in an underwater environment comprising:
- a head support structure that is adapted to be connected to or supported on a head of a user in a watertight manner in an underwater environment, wherein the head support structure is a portion of a snorkel, scuba unit, or full face sports mask;
- a lens that is supported on the head support structure and is sufficiently transparent to allow the user to see therethrough into a real world underwater environment;
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- a system that is structured and configure to:
- (1) capture one or more images of one or more visual features from the real world underwater environment;
- (2) identify the one or more visual features from the real world underwater environment using the one or more captured images;
- (3) calculate a path throught the real world underwater environment based upon the one or more identified features from the real world underwater environment and/or from one or more stored routes;
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- (4) project the calculated path onto the lens and overlying the actual features of the real world underwater environment as a translucent image onto the lens in orientation of a line-of-sight of the user to provide a visual navigation to the user in the real world underwater environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.