CONTROL DEVICE, HEAD-MOUNT DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD

• US 20100259471A1
• Filed: 11/14/2008
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Takano, Seiji, Otsuki, Masaki, Kuribayashi, Hidenori, Fujinawa, Nobuhiro, Suga, Akinobu
• Application Number:
  US12/741,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• 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 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device

Abstract

It is possible to provide a technique for accurately performing an operation desired by a user. A user'"'"'s head operation is identified according to information detected by a head motion detection unit. A process desired by the user is executed according to an angular velocity of the head motion. Moreover, the technique uses a control unit which can accurately execute an operation by the user'"'"'s head operation without reflecting the return motion of the user'"'"'s head in the process. The control unit executes a process for a start and an end of each process corresponding to the detected angular velocity according to a predetermined threshold value.

Claims

1. A control device, comprising:

a motion detection unit for detecting a motion of a user who is mounting the control device; and

a control unit that performs a first processing when a velocity (which is detected by the motion detection unit) of a user'"'"'s head motion in a specific direction is higher than or equal to a velocity determined by a first threshold, and a second processing when the velocity of the user'"'"'s head motion in the specific direction is higher than or equal to a velocity determined by a second threshold, where the velocity determined by the second threshold is lower than the velocity determined by the first threshold.

2. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the control unit performs;

the first processing when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected before an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

the second processing when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold.

3. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the control unit performs;

the first processing when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected before an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

the second processing when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold, and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold and less than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected at the elapse of the prescribed time.

4. A control device of claim 3, wherein:

the control unit performs the second processing when, before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold, a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is less than the velocity determined by the second threshold is not detected.

5. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the control unit performs;

the first processing when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected at an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

the second processing when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected at the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold.

6. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the control unit performs;

the first processing when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected at an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

the second processing when, at the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than the velocity determined by the second threshold, a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold is detected.

7. A control device of claim 6, wherein:

the control unit performs the second processing when, before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold, a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is less than the velocity determined by the second threshold is not detected.

8. A control device of claim 2, wherein:

the control unit ends the first processing when a prescribed time elapses from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold.

9. A control device of claim 2, wherein:

the control unit;

judges direction of a user'"'"'s head motion detected by the motion detection unit; and

ends the first processing when, after the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold, a velocity of a user'"'"'s head motion in a direction opposite to a direction of the detected user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is higher than or equal to a velocity determined by a fourth threshold.

10. A control device of claim 2, wherein:

the control unit;

judges a user'"'"'s head motion detected by the motion detection unit by dividing the user'"'"'s head motion into a user'"'"'s head motion in a first direction and a user'"'"'s head motion in a second direction different from the first direction; and

ends the second processing when a velocity of the user'"'"'s head motion in the first direction and a velocity of the user'"'"'s head motion in the second direction become less than or equal to a third threshold.

11. A control device of claim 10, wherein:

when the control unit ends the second processing, the control unit does not perform, for a prescribed time, control corresponding to a user'"'"'s head motion detected by the motion detection unit.

12. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the control device further comprises a display unit;

the first processing is one of scrolling of a screen of the display unit and switching of the screen of the display unit; and

the second processing is other of the scrolling of the screen of the display unit and the switching of the screen of the display unit.

13. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the control device further comprises a display unit and a sound output unit; and

the control unit at least;

either makes the display unit output an indicator for notifying a user of a velocity of user'"'"'s head motion and start of corresponding processing;

or makes the sound output unit output an message for notifying the start of the corresponding processing.

14. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the first threshold is larger than or equal to the second threshold.

15. A control device of claim 1, wherein:

the third threshold and the fourth threshold are less than or equal to the second threshold.

55. A head-mount display device, provided with a control device of claim 1.

56. A head-mount display device, provided with a control device of claim 12.

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19. A control method for performing processing corresponding to a velocity of a detected user'"'"'s head motion, comprising:

a step, in which a first processing is performed when a velocity of the detected user'"'"'s head motion in a specific direction is higher than or equal to a velocity determined by a first threshold; and

a step, in which a second processing is performed when the velocity of the detected user'"'"'s head motion in the specific direction is higher than or equal to a velocity determined by a second threshold, where the velocity determined by the second threshold is lower than the velocity determined by the first threshold.

20. A control method of claim 19, wherein:

the control method comprises;

a step, in which the first processing is performed when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected before an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

a step, in which the second processing is performed when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold.

21. A control method of claim 19, wherein:

the control method comprises;

a step, in which the first processing is performed when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected before an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

a step, in which the second processing is performed when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold, and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold and less than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected at the elapse of the prescribed time.

22. A control method of claim 21, wherein:

the control method comprises;

a step, in which the second processing is performed when, before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold, a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is less than the velocity determined by the second threshold is not detected.

23. A control method of claim 19, wherein:

the control method comprises;

a step, in which the first processing is performed when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected at an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

a step, in which the second processing is performed when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected at the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold.

24. A control method of claim 19, wherein:

the control method comprises;

a step, in which the first processing is performed when a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is detected at an elapse of a prescribed time from detection of a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold; and

a step, in which the second processing is performed when, at the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than the velocity determined by the second threshold, a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold is detected.

25. A control method of claim 24, wherein:

the control method comprises;

a step, in which the second processing is performed when, before the elapse of the prescribed time from the detection of the user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the second threshold, a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is higher than or equal to the velocity determined by the first threshold is not detected and a user'"'"'s head motion whose velocity is less than the velocity determined by the second threshold is not detected.

26-54. -54. (canceled)