HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND INPUT APPARATUS

• US 20140204062A1
• Filed: 01/13/2014
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Goto, Tetsuro, Ueno, Masatoshi, Kabasawa, Kenichi, Nakagawa, Toshiyuki, Kawakami, Daisuke, Kuriya, Shinobu, Tsukahara, Tsubasa, Sugano, Hisako, Ishikawa, Hirotaka
• Granted Patent: US 9,632,318 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/184
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• 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: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts

Abstract

A head-mounted display includes a main body and an input operation unit. The main body includes a display unit configured to be capable of presenting an image to a user, and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The input operation unit includes an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting a first operation on the operating element along the direction of the first axis and detecting a second operation on the operating element along a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the direction of the first axis, and is provided to the main body.

Claims

1. A head-mounted display, comprising:

a main body that includes a display unit configured to be capable of presenting an image to a user, and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user; and

an input operation unit that includes an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting a first operation on the operating element along the direction of the first axis and detecting a second operation on the operating element along a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the direction of the first axis, and is provided to the main body.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1, wherein

the input operation unit further includes

a first detection element configured to electrostatically detect the first operation, and

a second detection element configured to detect the second operation.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 2, wherein

the operating element includes a rotor that extends in the direction of the first axis and is configured to be rotatable around the first axis,

the first detection element is provided on the rotor, and

the second detection element is configured to detect the second operation based on a rotation of the rotor.

4. The head-mounted display according to claim 2, wherein

the operating element is configured to be strainable, and

the second detection element is configured to detect the second operation based on a strain of the operating element.

5. The head-mounted display according to claim 4, wherein

the operating element is an elastic member,

the first detection element is provided to the elastic member, and

the second detection element includes a plurality of strain sensors that are provided to the elastic member and arranged along the direction of the second axis.

6. The head-mounted display according to claim 4, wherein

the main body further includes an operation area in which the first detection element is provided,

the operating element includes a beam portion including

a first end portion that is supported by the operation area, and

a second end portion configured to be bendable in the direction of the second axis, and

the second detection element is configured to detect the second operation based on a bending amount of the beam portion.

7. The head-mounted display according to claim 2, wherein

the input operation unit further includes a control unit configured to control the image based on an output of the first detection element and an output of the second detection element.

8. The head-mounted display according to claim 1, wherein

the main body further includes a support unit that extends in the direction of the first axis and is mounted on a temporal region of the head of the user, and

the display unit and the operating element are supported by the support unit.

9. A display apparatus, comprising:

a main body configured to be capable of displaying an image; and

an input operation unit that includes an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting an operation on the operating element along the direction of the first axis and detecting an operation on the operating element along a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the direction of the first axis, and is provided to the main body.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein

the main body includes a casing including a marginal portion that extends in the direction of the first axis, and

the operating element is provided along the marginal portion.

11. An input apparatus, comprising:

a casing having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis; and

an input operation unit that includes an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting an operation on the operating element along the direction of the first axis and detecting an operation on the operating element along a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the direction of the first axis, and is provided to the casing.