Image display apparatus and method for displaying image
First Claim
1. An image display apparatus which is for being attached to a head or a face, and through which a user is able to see an outside world, the apparatus comprising:
- a display section which is see-through and displays an image;
an audio input section for inputting a sound generated by a sound source in the outside world and generating an audio signal;
a sound source detection section for detecting a relative direction of the sound source with respect to the image display apparatus based on the audio signal generated by the audio input section; and
an image generation section for generating an image to indicate a direction of the sound source and displaying the image on the display section.
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Abstract
A see-through type image display apparatus and a method for displaying image are provided. This is an image display apparatus mounted on the head or face of a user wherein the user can see through the apparatus to observe the external world, and includes: a see-through type display section for displaying an image; an audio input section for inputting the sound generated from the sound source of the external world and generating an audio signal; a sound source detection section for detecting the relative direction with reference to the image display apparatus of the sound source, based on the audio signal generated by the audio input section; and an image generation section for generating an image representing the direction of the aforementioned sound source based on the direction of the sound source detected by the sound source detection section and for outputting it to the display section.
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19 Claims
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1. An image display apparatus which is for being attached to a head or a face, and through which a user is able to see an outside world, the apparatus comprising:
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a display section which is see-through and displays an image; an audio input section for inputting a sound generated by a sound source in the outside world and generating an audio signal; a sound source detection section for detecting a relative direction of the sound source with respect to the image display apparatus based on the audio signal generated by the audio input section; and an image generation section for generating an image to indicate a direction of the sound source and displaying the image on the display section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for displaying an image on an image display apparatus which is for being attached on a head or a face, and through which a user is able to see an outside world, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying the image on a see-through display section; inputting a sound generated by a sound source in the outside world, and generating an audio signal; detecting a relative direction of the sound source with respect to the image display apparatus based on the audio signal; generating an image to indicate the direction of the sound source based on the detected direction of the sound source; and displaying the image on the display section.
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19. An image display apparatus, comprising:
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a display section for superimposing and displaying an image in a view field of a user of the image display apparatus; a detection section for detecting location information of an sound source in a surrounding area of the user; and a display control section for generating an image to indicate a location of the detected sound source and displaying the image on the display section.
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