Head mounted display system having virtual keyboard and capable of adjusting focus of display screen and device installed the same

• US 20060007056A1
• Filed: 07/09/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Universal Vision Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Universal Vision Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ou, Shu-Fong
• Application Number:
  US10/887,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20060007056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/8
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0127 comprising devices increasing the depth of field
• 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 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves

Abstract

A head mounted display system having a virtual keyboard and capable of adjusting a focus of a display screen comprises a signal processing unit; a focus adjustment unit; an image display unit connected to the signal processing unit; the image display unit being installed at a head mounted display device for displaying the adjusted display image which is directly viewed by at least one eye of a user wearing the head mounted display; and a focus input unit connected to the focus adjustment unit; focus input unit being a manually operation device for generating the focus adjustment signal to the signal processing unit; the focus input unit providing a focus value to the focus adjustment unit; and a virtual keyboard input unit including a finger positioning unit, a keyboard display unit, a keying processing unit and a virtual keyboard. The device for realizing the system is further included.

Claims

1. A head mounted display system having a virtual keyboard and capable of adjusting a focus of a display screen comprising:

a signal processing unit for receiving image signals and processing the received image signals;

a focus adjustment unit included in the signal processing unit for adjusting an input image according an input focus adjustment signal to generate an adjusted display image so that the adjusted display image responses the focus adjustment signal;

an image display unit connected to the signal processing unit;

the image display unit being installed at a head mounted display device for displaying the adjusted display image which is directly viewed by at least one eye of a user wearing the head mounted display; and

a focus input unit connected to the focus adjustment unit;

focus input unit being a manually operation device for generating the focus adjustment signal to the signal processing unit;

the focus input unit providing a focus value to the focus adjustment unit; and

a virtual keyboard input unit including a finger positioning unit, a keyboard display unit, a keying processing unit and a virtual keyboard.

2. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the finger positioning unit wears upon the fingers of a user for sensing the position of the fingers, thus, the finger position signals illustrating the positions of the fingers are transferred to the keying processing unit.

3. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the finger positioning unit is wired or wirelessly connected to the keying processing unit.

4. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the keying processing unit serves to receive the finger position signals from the finger positioning unit;

then the position of the fingers are corresponding to respective keys and the signals of the keys are inputted to the signal processing unit for processing necessary signal processing.

5. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the keyboard display unit displays the respective position of the keyboard and the positions of fingers so that the user can view of the position of fingers.

6. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a sound input unit for receiving speech inputs from a user and then converts the speech into speech signals;

then the speech signals are transferred to the keying processing unit.

7. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound input unit is a microphone.

8. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound input unit is wired or wirelessly connected to the keying processing unit.

9. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the keying processing unit receives the speech signals from the sound input unit and then the speeches represented by the speech signals are corresponding to the keys on the keyboard;

then the signals of the keys are inputted to the signal processing unit for performing respective signal processing.

10. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a sound playing unit which is connected to the signal processing unit for playing audio signals.

11. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the sound playing unit is one of a speaker or an earphone set.

12. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a key input playing means which serves to convert the key input signal as a corresponding speech signal;

then the key input playing means transfer the speech signal to the sound playing unit to be played.

13. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the focus adjustment unit includes a focus adjustment software;

the focus adjustment software operates the input image so as to get the adjusted display image mapping to the input image with a designated focus from the focus adjustment signal.

14. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an image capturing device for capturing environmental images which are then processed through the signal processing unit and then displayed on display screens.

15. The head mounted display system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a digital content storage unit for storing digital data.

16. A head mounted display device having a virtual keyboard and capable of adjusting a focus of a display screen comprising:

a casing for containing some elements of the head mounted display device;

at least one temple piece;

a signal processing unit for receiving image signals from the digital content storage unit and processing the received image signals;

signal processing unit comprising a focus adjustment unit; and

an image display unit connected to the signal processing unit;

the image display unit including at least one display screen corresponding to eyes of a user wearing the head mounted display device; and

a focus input unit connected to the focus adjustment unit for generating a focus adjustment signal to the signal processing unit; and

the focus input unit providing a focus value to the focus adjustment software;

a finger positioning unit wearing upon the fingers of a user for sensing the position of the fingers, thus, the finger position signals illustrating the positions of the fingers are transferred to the keying processing unit; and

a keying processing unit serving to receive the finger position signals from the finger positioning unit;

then the position of the fingers are corresponding to respective keys and the signals of the keys are inputted to the signal processing unit for processing necessary signal processing.