HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20110063194A1
• Filed: 09/16/2010
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: NAKAZAWA, Rika
• Application Number:
  US12/884,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20110063194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/8
• 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 26/101 with both horizontal and vertical deflecting means, e.g. raster or XY scanners colour television using laser beams scanning a display screen H04N9/3129
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0008 the light being emitted at the end of the fibre
• 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

Abstract

A head mounted display device has an image display, an imager, and a processor. The image display displays a content image based on content data. The imager images an object based on an imaging command. The processor executes software units including, a display control unit, a first judgment unit. The display control unit is configured to control the image display such that the image display sequentially displays a plurality of content images, at least one of the plurality of content images being connected to the imaging command. The first judgment unit is configured to judge whether the imaging command is connected to one content image that is being displayed by the image display. The display control unit is configured to control the image display such that the image display displays another content image, when the first judgment unit judges that the imaging command is connected to the one content image, and when the imager images the object.

Claims

1. A head mounted display device comprising:

an image display displaying a content image based on content data;

an imager imaging an object based on an imaging command; and

a processor executing software units including;

a display control unit configured to control the image display such that the image display sequentially displays a plurality of content images, at least one of the plurality of content images being connected to the imaging command; and

a first judgment unit configured to judge whether the imaging command is connected to one content image that is being displayed by the image display,

wherein the display control unit is configured to control the image display such that the image display displays another content image, when the first judgment unit judges that the imaging command is connected to the one content image, and when the imager images the object.

2. The head mounted display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second judgment unit configured to judge whether the image data that includes the object imaged by the imager is appropriate, and

wherein the display control unit controls the image display such that the image display displays another content image , when the second judgment unit judges that the image data is appropriate.

3. The head mounted display device according to claim 2,

wherein the second judgment unit judges that the image data is appropriate when a predetermined target is included as the object in the image data, and the second judgment unit judges the image data is not appropriate when a predetermined target is not included as the object in the image data.

4. The head mounted display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first connection unit configured to connect the image data that includes the object imaged by the imager to the one content image.

5. The head mounted display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second connection unit configured to connect the imaging command to each content image for which the imager images the object while the image display displays the content image, and

wherein the first judgment unit judges that the imager images the object when the imaging command is connected to the one content image by the second connection unit, and the first judgment unit judges that the imager does not image the object when the imaging command is not connected to the one content image by the second connection unit.

6. The head mounted display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an imaging control unit configured to control the imager such that the imager images the object, when the first judgment unit judges that the imaging command is connected to the one content image.

9. A head mounted display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a table memory storing connection relation between the imaging command and at least one of the plurality of content images, and

wherein the first judgment unit judges whether the imaging command is connected to the one content image, based on the connection relation stored by the table memory.

10. A head mounted display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a manual member operable by an operator to shift the content image to be displayed, and

wherein the first judgment unit judges whether the imaging command is connected to the one content image, when the manual member is operated by the operator.

11. A head mounted display device according to claim 1,

wherein a plurality of objects to be imaged by the imager are included in at least one operation of the different successive operations, and

wherein the display control controls the image display so as to shift from displaying the one content image to displaying another content image following to the one content image, when the first judgment unit judges that the imaging command is connected to the one content image, and when the imager images all of the objects included in the one operation regarding to the one content image.

7. A head mounted display device comprising:

an image display displaying a plurality of content images;

an imager imaging an object based on an imaging command that is connected to at least one of the plurality of content images; and

a processor executing software units including;

a first judgment unit configured to judge whether the imaging command is connected to one content image that is being displayed by the image display; and

a display control unit configured to control the image display such that the image display sequentially displays the plurality of content images, the display control unit controlling the image display such that the image display displays another content image, when the first judgment unit judges that the imaging command is connected to the one content image, and when the imager images the object regarding to the one content image.

8. A head mounted display device comprising:

an image display displaying a plurality of content images regarding to different successive operations to be performed by an operator;

an imager imaging an object based on an imaging command, the imaging command being connected to at least one of the plurality of content images; and

a processor executing software units including;

a first judgment unit configured to judge whether the imaging command is connected to one content image that is being displayed by the image display regarding to one operation of the different successive operations,; and

a display control unit configured to control the image display so as to shift from displaying the one content image to displaying another content image following to the one content image, when the first judgment unit judges that the imaging command is connected to the one content image, and when the imager images the object in the one operation regarding to the one content image.