Wireless Typoscope
AssigneeOmniVision Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRaymond WU, Wei-Feng Huang, Tawei Ho
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Abstract
A wireless typoscope displays an enhanced image of an object to a person with poor vision. The wireless typoscope includes an image capture unit having (a) a camera for capturing an image of the object and (b) a wireless transmission unit, and a handheld image display unit having a touch screen. The image capture unit wirelessly transmits the image to the handheld image display unit which enhances and displays the image on the touch screen.
Claims14
A wireless typoscope for displaying an enhanced image of an object, comprising:
- an image capture unit having (a) a camera for capturing an image of the object and (b) a wireless transmission unit;
- and
- a handheld image display unit having a touch screen;
- wherein the image capture unit wirelessly transmits the image to the handheld image display unit, wherein the handheld image display unit enhances and displays the image on the touch screen.
A wireless image capture unit for capturing and transmitting an image of an object to a handheld image display unit, comprising:
- a camera for capturing the image;
- and
- a wireless transmission unit for transmitting the image wirelessly to the handheld image display unit;
- wherein the wireless image capture unit is capable of being controlled from the handheld image display unit.
An application (app) for displaying an enhanced image of an object, comprising:
- machine readable instructions for downloading to a tablet computer and storing in a memory of the tablet computer, wherein when executed by a processor of the tablet computer make the tablet computer capable of:
- wirelessly receiving a captured image from an image capture unit;
- enhancing the captured image to generate the enhanced image with improved viewing by a person with poor vision;
- and
- displaying the enhanced image on a touch screen of the tablet computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.