SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY CONTENT PLACEMENT USING DISTANCE AND LOCATION INFORMATION
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1. A system, comprising:
- an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly, and a GPS sensor for determining the location of the user and an integrated camera operating in conjunction with an autofocus determination facility;
wherein information relating to a distance to a real world object in the surrounding environment is extracted by the integrated processor from the autofocus determination facility; and
wherein the integrated processor determines, based on the location and distance, a placement position for the content within a field of view of the optical assembly.
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Abstract
This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The eyepiece also includes one or more range determination sensors and/or location sensors. Information relating to a distance to a real world object in the surrounding environment is extracted by the integrated processor from the sensors and the integrated processor determines, based on the location and distance, a placement position for the content within a field of view of the optical assembly.
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22 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly, and a GPS sensor for determining the location of the user and an integrated camera operating in conjunction with an autofocus determination facility; wherein information relating to a distance to a real world object in the surrounding environment is extracted by the integrated processor from the autofocus determination facility; and wherein the integrated processor determines, based on the location and distance, a placement position for the content within a field of view of the optical assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly, and a GPS sensor for determining the location of the user; and an integrated range finder operating to determine a distance to a real world object in the surrounding environment, the integrated processor determining, based on the location and the distance, a placement position for the content within a field of view of the optical assembly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly; a plurality of integrated range determination sensors operating to determine a distance to a real world object in the surrounding environment; and a GPS for determining the location of the user; the integrated processor determining, based on the location and the distance, a placement position for the content within a field of view of the optical assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
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18. The system of 14, wherein the placement position is determined by extracting a placement value from a table of placement values that correspond with distances to real world objects.
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22. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and displayed content, an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly, a GPS sensor for determining the location of the user, and at least one range determination sensor; wherein information relating to a distance to a real world object in the surrounding environment is extracted from the range determination sensor by a processor in electrical communication with the eyepiece; and wherein the processor determines, based on the location and distance, a placement position for the content within a field of view of the optical assembly.
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