Display apparatus and display method

• US 10,481,677 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2017
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Tsuruta, Masaaki, Ito, Taiji, Asukai, Masamichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Marinelli, Patrick F
• Application Number:
  US15/457,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20170186204A1
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• Field of Search: 345 7- 8, 345204-215, 345 87-104, 345690-699
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0185 Displaying image at variable distance
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/80 Shading
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0233 Improving the luminance or brightness uniformity across the screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0686 with two or more screen areas displaying information with different brightness or colours
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/36 using liquid crystals

Abstract

An adequate display operation control in accordance with the external world situation is realized. For example, where a user wears the wearing unit of a spectacle-shaped or head-worn unit, the user is made to be able to view any type of image on the display section immediately in front of the eyes, and provided with taken images, reproduced images, and received images. At the point, a control relative to various display operations such as on/off of the display operation, display operation mode, and source chage is carried out based on external world information.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a wearing member having at least one eye piece, the wearing member configured to be fitted around a head of a user, the at least one eye piece including a display;

an external imaging apparatus configured to capture an outside scene image around the display apparatus;

surrounding environment sensor configured to detect information of surroundings around the display apparatus, wherein the information of the surroundings includes at least temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information; and

circuitry configured to;

determine weather conditions of the surroundings based on the detected information from the surrounding environment sensor; and

perform image adjustment for the display based on the weather conditions.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an illumination sensor configured to detect information on brightness of the surroundings of the display apparatus,

wherein the display has a first area that is in a transparent or translucent state in which the outside scene image can be viewed, and the display has a second area that displays a video content image; and

the circuitry is further configured to increase the transmissivity of the first area based on the detected information on the brightness of the surroundings such that the outside scene image and the video content image are balanced in terms of brightness.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a memory, and the video content image is stored in the memory and reproduced by the circuitry.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the video content image is received and reproduced by the circuitry.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine the weather conditions using weather information from a server in addition to the information of the surroundings.

6. A method for controlling a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a wearing member, an external imaging apparatus configured to capture an outside scene image around the display apparatus, and a surrounding environment sensor configured to detect information of surroundings around the display apparatus, wherein the information of the surroundings includes at least temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information, wearing member having at least one eye piece, the wearing member configured to be fitted around a head of a user, the at least one eye piece including a display, the method comprising:

determining, by circuitry, weather conditions of the surroundings based on the detected information from the surrounding environment sensor; and

performing image adjustment for the display based on the weather conditions.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

detecting, by an illumination sensor, information on brightness of the surroundings of the display apparatus, wherein the display has a first area that is in a transparent or translucent state in which the outside scene image can be viewed, and the display has a second area that displays a video content image; and

increasing the transmissivity of the first area based on the detected information on the brightness of the surroundings such that the outside scene image and the video content image are balanced in terms of brightness.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon, the computer program configured to perform a method when executed on a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a wearing member, an external imaging apparatus configured to capture an outside scene image around the display apparatus, and a surrounding environment sensor configured to detect information of surroundings around the display apparatus, wherein the information of the surroundings includes at least temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information, the wearing member having at least one eye piece, the wearing member configured to be fitted around a head of a user, the at least one eye piece including a display, the method comprising:

determining weather conditions of the surroundings based on the detected information from the surrounding environment sensor; and

performing image adjustment for the display based on the weather conditions.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting, by an illumination sensor, information on brightness of the surroundings of the display apparatus, wherein the display has a first area that is in a transparent or translucent state in which the outside scene image can be viewed, and the display has a second area that displays a video content image; and

increasing the transmissivity of the first area based on the detected information on the brightness of the surroundings such that the outside scene image and the video content image are balanced in terms of brightness.