IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD
First Claim
1. An image display device worn on a head or face, comprising:
- a display unit;
a real world image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of a real world;
a region specification unit configured to specify a region in which to display the image of the real world; and
an image generation unit configured to mix the image of the real world into a virtual image on a basis of the specified region, and generate an image to display on the display unit.
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Abstract
To provide an excellent image display device worn on a head or face and used to view images, and an image display method.
When displaying an image of a virtual world, such as a movie or computer graphics, with a display unit 309, a head-mounted display 100 temporarily removes the image in a portion specified with a touch panel, and display an image of the real world captured with an outward-facing camera 312. By looking at the image of the real world mixed in with the image of the virtual world, the user is able to perceive the real world and suitably interact with the real world, thereby making it possible to lessen psychological resistance while also avoiding physical harm due to events such as collisions with objects in the real world.
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19 Claims
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1. An image display device worn on a head or face, comprising:
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a display unit; a real world image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of a real world; a region specification unit configured to specify a region in which to display the image of the real world; and an image generation unit configured to mix the image of the real world into a virtual image on a basis of the specified region, and generate an image to display on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An image display method comprising:
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a real world image acquisition step of acquiring an image of a real world; a region specification step of specifying a region in which to display the image of the real world; an image generation step of mixing the image of the real world into a virtual image on a basis of the specified region, and generating an image; and a display step of displaying the generated image on a display unit disposed at an eye position of a user.
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18. An image display method comprising:
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a real world image acquisition step of acquiring an image of a real world; a region specification step of specifying a region in which to display the image of the real world; a virtual world image generation step of generating an image of a virtual world; a region image generation step of calculating an image RI of the real world and an image RV of the virtual world corresponding to the region specified in the region specification step; an image generation step of generating an image by replacing the image RV of a corresponding region of a virtual world rendering result V with the image RI of the corresponding region of the real world; and a display step of displaying the generated image on a display unit disposed at an eye position of a user.
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19. An image display method comprising:
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a real world image acquisition step of acquiring an image of a real world; an object detection step of detecting an object in the real world; and a region specification step of specifying a corresponding region RV of a three-dimensional model V of the virtual world of the detected object; a three-dimensional model calculation step of generating a three-dimensional model MI of a certain range including the object on a basis of the image of the real world acquired by the real world image acquisition unit, and also calculating the region RV of a virtual space V corresponding to a location where the object was detected; an image generation step of calculating a three-dimensional model MM in which the three-dimensional model MI of the object is placed in the corresponding region RV of the three-dimensional model V of the virtual world, and conducting a rendering process to thereby generate an image; and a display step of displaying the generated image on a display unit disposed at an eye position of a user.
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