APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE ON HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method providing a User Interface (UI) for a Head Mounted Display (HMD), the method comprising:
- detecting whether an object exists in the proximity of the HMD;
determining one of a physical UI mode and a non-physical UI mode as an HMD UI mode based on the detecting step, wherein if the object is within a predetermined distance from the HMD, the physical UI mode is applied, and if the object is not detected or is not within the predetermined distance from the HMD, the non-physical UI mode is applied;
detecting whether a state of the object is changed; and
changing the HMD UI mode from the physical UI mode to the non-physical UI mode if the state of the detected object is varied beyond the predetermined distance from the HMD, and changing the HMD UI mode from the non-physical UI mode to the physical UI mode if the state of the detected object is varied within the predetermined distance from the HMD.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of providing a user interface (UI) on head mounted display and the head mounted display (HMD) thereof are discussed. The apparatus comprises a sensor unit detecting whether an object exists in the proximity of the HMD and if the object is detected, the sensor unit senses a distance between the object and the HMD. The apparatus further comprises a processor controlling a User Interface (UI) of the HMD based on a result of the sensor unit. A physical User Interface (UI) mode is applied if the detected object is within a predetermined distance from the HMD and a non-physical User Interface (UI) mode is applied if the object is not detected or is not within the predetermined distance from the HMD.
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10 Claims
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1. A method providing a User Interface (UI) for a Head Mounted Display (HMD), the method comprising:
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detecting whether an object exists in the proximity of the HMD; determining one of a physical UI mode and a non-physical UI mode as an HMD UI mode based on the detecting step, wherein if the object is within a predetermined distance from the HMD, the physical UI mode is applied, and if the object is not detected or is not within the predetermined distance from the HMD, the non-physical UI mode is applied; detecting whether a state of the object is changed; and changing the HMD UI mode from the physical UI mode to the non-physical UI mode if the state of the detected object is varied beyond the predetermined distance from the HMD, and changing the HMD UI mode from the non-physical UI mode to the physical UI mode if the state of the detected object is varied within the predetermined distance from the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A User Interface (UI) apparatus for a Head Mounted Display (HMD) comprising:
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a sensor unit detecting whether an object exists in the proximity of the HMD and if the object is detected, sensing a distance between the object and the HMD; and a processor determining one of a physical UI mode and a non-physical UI mode as an HMD UI mode based on the detecting step, wherein if the object is within a predetermined distance from the HMD, the physical UI mode is applied, and if the object is not detected or is not within the predetermined distance from the HMD, the non-physical UI mode is applied, wherein the processor continuously detects whether a state of the object is changed; and
changes the HMD UI mode from the physical UI mode to the non-physical UI mode if the state of the detected object is varied beyond the predetermined distance from the HMD, and changes the HMD UI mode from the non-physical UI mode to the physical UI mode if the state of the detected object is varied within the predetermined distance from the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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