AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING SIGHT

摘要

A method of augmenting sight in an individual. The method comprises obtai ning an image of a scene using a camera carried by the individual; transmitt ing the obtained image to a processor carried by the individual; selecting a n image modification to be applied to the image by the processor; operating upon the image to create a modified image using either analog or digital ima ging techniques, and displaying the modified image on a display device worn by the individual. The invention also relates to an apparatus augmenting sig ht in an individual. The apparatus comprises a camera, carried by the indivi dual, for obtaining an image of a scene viewed by the individual; a display carried by the individual; an image modification input device carried by the individual; and a processor, carried by the individual. The processor modif ies the image and displays the modified image on the display carried by the individual.