In the period of rapid advancement of mobile terminals, Sony did not grasp the opportunity, and even frequently heard the news of bankruptcy. Originally thought that Sony would have been depressed, but with the rise of VR technology this year, Sony launched PS VR, once again boarded the tech industry's turbulence. In addition to VR products, Sony has also been exposed a lot of black technology such as prototype desktop projectors this year.
Recently, Sony patented a smart contact lens. Although the corresponding product is not yet available, it will add a big player to Sony's black technology.
This is a camera that can be photographed with a blink of an eyeReferring to "smart contact lenses", you may associate it with wearable devices such as smart bracelets and smart watches. Although Sony's smart contact lens is also a category of wearable devices, it is not used to measure physical data such as heart rate pulse. What Sony did was to integrate contact lenses and cameras. In other words, wearing this contact lens allows you to take pictures even if you lose your digital camera and mobile phone.
From the device structure diagram in the Sony patent, although it is a "micro-camera" integrated in contact lenses, it is also considered "small but complete." In addition to cameras and storage devices, this contact lens also integrates a wireless communication processing module and a pressure sensor. However, the specific parameters regarding the camera have not yet been announced. But I believe that the contact lens equipped with the camera should not be too bad - after all, micro camera technology is already more mature.
Device Structure Diagram in Sony Patent
After wearing this contact lens, the user can control the device to take pictures by blinking. See here you may think: People have to blink more than 17,000 times a day. Doesn't it take tens of thousands of photos? This worry is purely redundant. The integrated pressure sensor on the lens recognizes the pressure of the eyelid, so normal blinking does not trigger the device to capture photos. To take a picture, users need to use a little force when they blink .
Taking into account that the human body has been in a moving state, photos taken in a moving state may experience a virtual focus. The developers of Sony's contact lens apparently also considered this issue, so at the time of design, it also gave a corresponding solution - if the user is in a moving state, only need to quickly blink, you can make the camera's shutter speed Raise to avoid a virtual focus on the photos you take. In addition, by moving the eyeball, users can also complete the zoom, adjust the aperture, etc.
In addition to taking pictures, this contact lens also supports shooting video. After the shooting is completed, the user can use the integrated wireless communication processing module on the contact lens to transfer the captured photos and video to other devices.
Application scenario? Brain holes can also be biggerspy
It is estimated that most people have the same idea with me: this contact lens is simply a product tailored for spies and undercover agents. In foreign films, we often see spies sneak into the enemy's lair and secretly use the camera to take some photos and feed back to their allies.
In this type of movie, many spies are exposed to their own identity because of taking pictures, causing death. But with the help of Sony's contact lenses, spies can easily complete intelligence spying. Even if someone in the enemy finds you blinking, it's a little strange. You can safely explain to them: I'm sorry I stayed up late last night so my eyes were a little uncomfortable.
reporter
In addition to spies, this contact lens can also provide a lot of help for reporters. In the past, reporters collected photos of news on the spot through cameras. Although the mobile phone's camera performance has improved in recent years, it is very troublesome if you want to take photos on your mobile phone in a crowded place such as a military parade scene. You must know that people who want to lift their hands are able to lift their hands together. Not an easy task.
However, with Sony's contact lens, reporters only need to stand in the crowd, pick a good perspective and keep blinking on the line. After shooting, reporters can also transfer photos to mobile phones on the spot. Then they can send photos back to colleagues in the editing room to let them make subsequent edits. They can also directly edit Weibo’s external pushes.
Documentary photographer
Not only that, this contact lens can also provide a new way for documentary film shooters.
Many people have seen Animal World. This daily documentary documenting wildlife is very popular, but shooting is very hard. In some well-prepared areas, photographers can use the camera directly to shoot, but if they are in rough terrain, they need tools such as robots and drones to shoot. And if you want to take pictures of snake holes and other animal nests, then even drones can do nothing. The emergence of Sony's contact lenses can solve this problem.
Take rabbits as an example. Before shooting, the photographer can capture a rabbit and then wear the contact lens to the rabbit. After waiting for everything to be done, put the rabbit back into nature and the photographer can easily get the picture taken by the rabbit's first view as long as the photographer is guaranteed to stay near the rabbit.
Compared with conventional documentaries, such pictures can reflect the lives of animals more realistically, and can also be used to explore more of the pictures that we usually cannot capture. It is also helpful for biologists to conduct wildlife research. Not only that, because the video captured in this shooting mode is captured through the first view of the wildlife, if combined with the VR device that is currently hot, it will definitely bring viewers unusual viewing. Experience.
Since it is black technology, of course there are imperfectionsInconvenient to wear
As can be seen from the device structure diagram in the Sony patent, this contact lens camera is located in the upper left part of the lens. When wearing, the user also needs to adjust the position as accurately as possible. Improper wear may result in tilted pictures. Tilting the photo can also be post-processed with software such as ps, but the video is not easy to handle.
Not only that, because the pressure of the eyelids that can be captured by different positions of the eyeballs of the human being is different, the inaccurate position of the wearer may cause the sensor to fail to correctly recognize the shooting signal, resulting in accidental shooting or incapability of shooting.
The contact lens is a very small object, and the camera integrated on it is even smaller and smaller. It may take a lot of time for the user to wear the contact lens in the right place as much as possible.
May invade the privacy of others
It's not uncommon to use mobile phones to take pictures of other people's nude photos and upload them on the Internet in public baths. Once Sony's camera-integrated contact lenses are available, criminals can sneak more slyly. Not only in the public bathrooms, but also in places where public toilets and other mobile phones are not convenient for picking up mobile phones, it can be used as a sneak shot.
How to regulate user behavior and protect the privacy of others? This is a question worth pondering.
Equipment is easily damaged
Friends who wear contact lenses should know: contact lenses need to be cleaned every day. When cleaning contact lenses, we need to place the contact lenses in the palm of your hand and add a care solution for rubbing. During the rubbing process, it is very likely that the integrated circuit, sensor, or camera above will be rubbed.
We must know that the prices of such things that are black and white are often very high, and if they are accidentally damaged, they will not only hurt for a day or two.
Costly and unable to change frequently
After wearing contact lenses for a period of time, different layers of wear appear. Once worn, it will not only affect the wearing effect, but also may cause wear to the user's cornea. Therefore, in the process of using contact lenses, we need to replace it regularly.
The longest period of use of contact lenses on the market today is only one year. A few hundred contact lenses for a year can be economically affordable for most people. But if you ask for a camera-integrated contact lens for a year, it is estimated that few people can afford it.
Myopia, hyperopia users use different effects
Because the contact lens is directly attached to the eye of the person, its lenses are all curved. For users who have vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, etc., the thickness of the contact lenses to be worn by different users will be slightly different. Although contact lenses are not as thick and thin as traditional eyeglasses, they are very small because of the integrated camera. Therefore, a slight change in the thickness of the lens may cause deviation in the imaging effect.
Of course, even with these imperfections, Sony's black technology full of contact lenses is still very cool.
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