DISPLAY SYSTEM, MOBILE INFORMATION UNIT, WEARABLE TERMINAL AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20180067309A1
• Filed: 08/29/2017
• Published: 03/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: SHIMURA, Kazuhiko, KANDA, Kazuo, FUKUYA, Yoshiyuki, SHIMA, Nobuyuki, NONAKA, Osamu
• Granted Patent: US 10,571,689 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/00 UAVs characterised by their flight controls
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• 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 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042

Abstract

A display system, that is capable of displaying substantially the same content on a wearable terminal that is attached to the head of a user and has a first display section, and on a unit other than the wearable terminal that has a second display, comprises a controller that determines an object the user is gazing at, and a display controller that controls update of display states based on the object that has been determined, when an image, that has been displayed on the second display, is displayed on the first display.

Claims

1. A display system that is capable of displaying substantially the same content on a wearable terminal that is attached to the head of a user and has a first display, and on a unit other than the wearable terminal and that has a second display, comprising:

a controller that determines an object the user is gazing at, and

a display controller that controls change of display format based on the object that has been determined, when an image, that has been displayed on the second display, is displayed on the first display.

2. The display system of claim 1, wherein:

the controller performs determination based on time variable characteristics of the user'"'"'s posture, or continuation of a posture for a given time.

3. The display system of claim 1, wherein:

the controller acquires posture information of the user, and performs determination based on the posture information.

4. The display system of claim 1, wherein:

the controller acquires surrounding sound information, and performs determination based on this sound information that has been acquired.

5. The display system of claim 1, wherein:

the controller performs determination based on image information that has been acquired by an image sensor.

6. The display system of claim 1, further comprising:

a reaction information acquisition sensor that acquires reaction information of a person opposite, when the wearable terminal has been fitted, and

the display controller displays an image, that has been displayed on the second display, on the first display, based on the reaction information that has been acquired by the reaction information position sensor.

7. A mobile information unit that is capable of communication with a wearable terminal that has a first display that is attached to the head of a user, and that is capable of passing visible light in a direction in which the user directly views reality space, comprising:

a second display that is provided on the mobile information unit,

a controller that detects an object that the user is gazing at, and

a display controller that controls change of display format based on the object, when an image, that has been displayed on the second display, is displayed on the first display.

8. The mobile information unit of claim 7, wherein:

the controller performs determination based on time variable characteristics of the user'"'"'s posture, or continuation of a posture for a given time.

9. The mobile information unit of claim 7, wherein:

the controller acquires posture information of the user, and performs determination based on the posture information.

10. The mobile information unit of claim 7, wherein:

the controller acquires surrounding sound information, and performs determination based on this sound information that has been acquired.

11. The mobile information unit of claim 7, wherein:

the controller performs determination based on image information that has been acquired by an imaging section.

12. The mobile information unit of claim 7, further comprising:

a reaction information acquisition sensor that acquires reaction information of a person opposite, when the wearable terminal has been fitted, and wherein

the display controller displays an image, that has been displayed on the second display, on the first display, based on the reaction information that has been acquired by the reaction information position sensor.

13. A wearable terminal that is capable of communication with a mobile information unit that has second display and a controller that determines an object that a user is gazing at, comprising:

a first display provided on the wearable terminal, and

a display controller that controls change of display format based on the object, when an image, that has been displayed on the second display, is displayed on the first display.

14. The wearable terminal of claim 13, further comprising:

a controller that determines an object the user is gazing at, based on at least one of time variable characteristics of the user'"'"'s posture, user'"'"'s posture information, surrounding sound information, and image information that has been acquired using an image sensor.

15. An information display method that is capable of displaying substantially the same content on a wearable terminal that is attached to the head of a user and has a first display section, and on a unit other than the wearable terminal that has a second display, comprising:

detecting an object that the user is gazing at, and

controlling change of display format based on the object, when an image, that has been displayed on the second display, is displayed on the first display.

16. The information display method of claim 15, wherein

the object the user is gazing at is determined based on at least one of time variable characteristics of the user'"'"'s posture, user'"'"'s posture information, surrounding sound information, and image information that has been acquired using an image sensor.

17. An information display method for a mobile information unit that has a second display, and that is capable of communication with a wearable terminal that has a first display and that is attached to the head of a user, and that is capable of passing visible light in a direction in which the user directly views reality space, comprising:

detecting an object that the user is gazing at, and

controlling change of display format based on the object that has been detected, when an image, that has been displayed on the second display, is displayed on the first display.

18. The information display method of claim 17, wherein:

the object the user is gazing at is determined based on at least one of time variable characteristics of the user'"'"'s posture, user'"'"'s posture information, surrounding sound information, and image information that has been acquired using an image sensor.