SWITCHABLE HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY TRANSITION
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1. A method of operating a switchable head-mounted display apparatus, including the steps of:
- providing a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display including a switchable viewing area that is switched between a transparent viewing state and an information viewing state, wherein;
i) the transparent viewing state is transparent so that a user of the head-mounted display views at least a portion of the scene outside the head-mounted display in the user'"'"'s line of sight; and
ii) the information viewing state is opaque and the user views information displayed in the switchable viewing area; and
switching the viewing state to an intermediate state from the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state; and
switching the intermediate state to the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state.
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Abstract
A method of operating a switchable head-mounted display apparatus includes the steps of providing a head-mounted display that includes a switchable viewing area that is switched between a transparent viewing state and an information viewing state, switching the viewing state to an intermediate state from the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state, and switching the intermediate state to the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state.
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1. A method of operating a switchable head-mounted display apparatus, including the steps of:
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providing a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display including a switchable viewing area that is switched between a transparent viewing state and an information viewing state, wherein; i) the transparent viewing state is transparent so that a user of the head-mounted display views at least a portion of the scene outside the head-mounted display in the user'"'"'s line of sight; and ii) the information viewing state is opaque and the user views information displayed in the switchable viewing area; and switching the viewing state to an intermediate state from the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state; and switching the intermediate state to the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A switchable head-mounted display apparatus, comprising:
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a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display including a switchable viewing area that is switched between a transparent viewing state and an information viewing state, wherein; i) the transparent viewing state is transparent so that a user of the head-mounted display views a portion of the scene outside the head-mounted display in the user'"'"'s line of sight; and ii) the information viewing state is opaque so that the user views the information in the switchable viewing area; and a controller for switching the viewing state to an intermediate state from the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state and for switching the intermediate state to the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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