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Image display device, method of controlling image display device, computer program, and image display system

  • US 10,451,874 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2014
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A head-mounted display device comprising:

  • a camera that picks up an outside scene image;

    a transmissive-type display configured to display virtual imagery while allowing real world scenery to be seen through the transmissive-type display; and

    a processor or application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to;

    establish connections between the head-mounted display device and a plurality of external devices, respectively, the plurality of external devices being provided respective markers;

    for each one of the plurality of external devices that a connection is established for;

    acquire, from the one of the plurality of external devices that the connection is established for, information identifying the one of the plurality of external devices that the connection is established for;

    generate, based on the information identifying the one of the plurality of external devices that the connection is established for, an identification image for distinguishing the one of the plurality of external devices that the connection is established for from the other plurality of external devices connected to the head-mounted display device, wherein the identification image comprises a frame image of a screen including multiple contents for operating the one of the plurality of external devices displayed by the one of the plurality of external devices; and

    cut the connection between the head-mounted display device and the one of the plurality of external devices that the connection was established for;

    generate a first integrated image including a first display region including the identification images generated for each of the plurality of external devices that were connected to the head-mounted display device organized as a list, each identification image identifying one of the plurality of external devices that were connected to the head-mounted display device;

    cause the transmissive-type display to display the first integrated image;

    detect one of the markers in the outside scene image captured by the camera;

    make a selection of one of the plurality of external devices based on the detected marker;

    generate a second integrated image including another first display region including another plurality of identification images organized as another list, and a second display region where a display image is displayed by;

    requesting the display image from the selected one of the plurality of external devices;

    receiving the display image, which is a frame image obtained by the selected one of the plurality of external devices by rendering an image of a display screen of the selected one of the plurality of external devices that is currently displayed, wherein the respective identification images are superimposed on the display image in the second integrated image; and

    cause the transmissive-type display to display the second integrated image.

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