Visual communication system for a helmet
AssigneeGoPro, Inc.
InventorsAlfred Boyadgis, Julian Chow, Sebastian Adams, Joseph Azar, Thomas Larcher
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a helmet including a shell, a housing comprising a front panel and a rear panel that form a chin portion of the shell, an electronic board disposed within the housing, a battery disposed within the housing and coupled to the electronic board, a camera disposed within the housing and coupled to the electronic board and the battery. The camera comprises a lens that extends through the front panel of the housing. The housing is embedded within an external profile shape of the helmet.
Claims20
A helmet, comprising:
- a shell comprising an integrated chin bar that defines an eyeport;
- an electronic board disposed within an interior of the chin bar;
- a battery disposed within the interior of the chin bar and coupled to the electronic board;
- a camera disposed within the interior of the chin bar and coupled to the electronic board and the battery, the camera comprising a lens that extends through the chin bar below the eyeport;
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- light sources lining an upper edge of the chin bar at a lower edge of the eyeport, the light sources configured to emit light outside of a field of view of a user.
A helmet, comprising:
- a full-face shell defining an eyeport;
- a housing disposed in a chin bar of the shell at a location below the eyeport;
- an electronic board disposed within the housing;
- a camera disposed within the housing and coupled to the electronic board, the camera comprising a lens that extends through the housing;
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- light sources disposed on an upper edge of the housing outside of a field of view of the eyeport and configured to emit light toward a periphery of the eyeport.
A helmet, comprising:
- a shell defining an external profile of the helmet;
- an eyeport defined by the shell;
- a housing disposed in a chin bar of the shell adjacent to the eyeport;
- a camera disposed within the housing;
- an array of light emitting devices disposed on an upper portion of the housing outside of a field of view of a user;
- a waveguide disposed on the upper portion of the housing and paired with the array of light emitting devices, wherein the array of light emitting devices and the waveguide are configured to project light toward a peripheral field of view of the user;
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- a battery disposed within the housing and configured to power the camera and the array of light emitting devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.