Earbud mounted camera
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorBrant Candelore
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Abstract
Implementations generally relate to an earbud mounted camera. In some implementations, a method includes capturing, by one or more cameras coupled to one or more earbuds, images of an environment of the user while the user is wearing the one or more earbuds. The method further includes converting data associated with the images to audio. The method further includes providing, by the one or more earbuds, the audio to the user.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- one or more earbuds configured to be inserted into one or more ears of a user;
- one or more cameras coupled to the one or more earbuds;
- one or more processors coupled to the one or more earbuds;
- and
- logic encoded in one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- capturing, by the one or more cameras, images of an environment of the user while the user is wearing the one or more earbuds;
- converting data associated with the images to audio;
- and
- providing, by the one or more earbuds, the audio to the user.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions when executed by one or more processors are operable to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- capturing, by one or more cameras coupled to one or more earbuds, images of an environment of a user while the user is wearing the one or more earbuds;
- converting data associated with the images to audio;
- and
- providing, by the one or more earbuds, the audio to the user.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- capturing, by one or more cameras coupled to one or more earbuds, images of an environment of a user while the user is wearing the one or more earbuds;
- converting data associated with the images to audio;
- and
- providing, by the one or more earbuds, the audio to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.