Memory aid

Abstract

A memory aid device is worn by a user to provide the user with memory cues. In a preferred arrangement the apparatus captures images of people that the user encounters. A face recognition process compares the face in the captured image with faces already held in storage means which have been captured previously. On establishing a face match, the previously captured image is displayed to the user on a display in the form of a wrist worn display, a head-up display or the like. The captured images have a field of view which is such that the backdrop and any foreground objects are also included. Aspects of the previously captured image such as a familiar backdrop, foreground objects or the fact that a person is wearing summer clothes all act as visual memory cues for the user to assist them in memory recall.

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