Device with Speaker and Image Sensor
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBrett D. Miller, Daniel K. Boothe, Martin E. Johnson
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Abstract
In one implementation, a method of playing audio data is performed at a device including a frame configured for insertion into an outer ear, a speaker coupled to the frame, an image sensor coupled to the frame, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes capturing, using the image sensor, one or more images of a physical environment. The method includes generating audio data based on the one or more images of the physical environment. The method includes playing, via the speaker, the audio data.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- at a device including a frame configured for insertion into an outer ear, a speaker coupled to the frame, an image sensor coupled to the frame, one or more processors, and non- transitory memory:
- detecting an object at a location in a physical environment based on one or more images captured by the image sensor;
- generating audio data based on the one or more images of the physical environment in response to detecting the object;
- and
- playing, via the speaker, the audio data spatially from the location of the detected object.
A device comprising:
- a frame configured for insertion into an outer ear;
- one or more processors coupled to the frame;
- a speaker coupled to the frame and configured to output sound based on audio data received from the one or more processors;
- and
- an image sensor coupled to the frame and configured to provide one or more images of the physical environment to the one or more processors,
- wherein the one or more processors are configured to detect an object at a location in a physical environment based on the one or more images captured by the image sensor, generate audio data based on the one or more images of the physical environment in response to detecting the object, and play, via the speaker, the audio data spatially from the location of the detected object.
A non-transitory memory storing one or more programs, which, when executed by one or more processors of a device including a frame configured for insertion into an outer ear, a speaker coupled to the frame, and an image sensor coupled to the frame cause the device to:
- detecting an object at a location in a physical environment based on one or more images captured by the image sensor;
- generating audio data based on the one or more images of the physical environment in response to detecting the object;
- and
- playing, via the speaker, the audio data spatially from the location of the detected object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.