User Interface for a Head Mounted Display
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1. A method for displaying data by a see-through head mounted display (HMD):
- determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD;
receiving sensor input from at least one sensor;
detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement of the user'"'"'s head about an axis, causing the user to have a second field of view; and
causing the HMD to display one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement.
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Abstract
A user interface (UI) of a head mounted display (HMD) is provided that allows a user to access one or more persistent data elements that are otherwise outside the user'"'"'s initial field of view by using a head movement, such as a head tilt (i.e., movement about a horizontal axis) and/or rotation (i.e., movement about a vertical axis). Embodiments also can provide for further movement and/or other manipulation of data of persistent data elements with further detected movement of the user'"'"'s head.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for displaying data by a see-through head mounted display (HMD):
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determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD; receiving sensor input from at least one sensor; detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement of the user'"'"'s head about an axis, causing the user to have a second field of view; and causing the HMD to display one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processing unit communicatively coupled with; the memory; one or more motion sensors configured to sense movement of a user of a see-through head mounted display (HMD); and a display of the HMD, the display configured to show data elements in a user'"'"'s field of view while allowing the user to view physical objects in the user'"'"'s environment; wherein the processing unit is configured to; determine a first field of view of the user of the HMD; receive sensor input from the one or more motion sensors; detect, using the sensor input, a first movement of the user'"'"'s head about an axis, causing the user to have a second field of view; and cause the display to show one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions embedded thereon for displaying data elements on a see-through head mounted display (HMD), the instructions including computer-executable code for:
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determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD; receiving sensor input from at least one sensor; detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement of the user'"'"'s head about an axis, causing the user to have a second field of view; and displaying, with the HMD, one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement.
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD; means for receiving sensor input from at least one sensor; means for detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement of the user'"'"'s head about an axis, causing the user to have a second field of view; and means for displaying, via the HMD, one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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