Camera equipped helmet

摘要

A method and an article of manufacture are disclosed configured to allow viewing of scenes not directly in the field of view of the viewer. In various embodiments, a helmet is equipped with a video camera, facing in a direction other than the direction of view of the user of the helmet, and a display visible to the user to display the images captured by the video camera. The helmet may be used while riding a bicycle, a motorcycle, a horse, while walking, and the like. In some embodiments, the video camera transmits data wirelessly and the direction of its view is adjustable. In some embodiments, a storage device is integrated in the helmet to allow recording of the images and sounds captured by the video camera for future download to another recording medium or a computing device.

主权项

1. A helmet comprising:
a head shield; a video camera coupled with the head shield and configured to generate video data from a scene substantially not in the field of view of a wearer of the helmet; a mounting base configured to act as a gyroscopic base and couple the video camera as a whole unit with the helmet and further configured to automatically, without user input, maintain a desired fixed direction of the video camera with respect to ground independent of an orientation or change of orientation of the helmet with respect to the ground; and a display device directly coupled with the video camera and configured to display the video data.