Apparatus and method of providing user interface on head mounted display and head mounted display thereof
First Claim
1. A User Interface (UI) apparatus for a Head Mounted Display (HMD), the apparatus comprising:
- 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 controlling a User Interface (UI) of the HMD based on a result of the sensor unit such that 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,wherein the processor receives a user command inputted to the UI of the HMD in the physical UI mode by physically contacting the object and in the non-physical UI mode by not physically contacting the object.
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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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1. A User Interface (UI) apparatus for a Head Mounted Display (HMD), the apparatus 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 controlling a User Interface (UI) of the HMD based on a result of the sensor unit such that 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, wherein the processor receives a user command inputted to the UI of the HMD in the physical UI mode by physically contacting the object and in the non-physical UI mode by not physically contacting the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A User Interface (UI) apparatus for a Head Mounted Display (HMD), the apparatus comprising:
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a communications unit performing communications with a digital device in the proximity of the HMD; a sensor unit detecting whether the digital device exists in the proximity of the HMD, and if the digital device is detected, sensing a distance between the digital device and the HMD; and a processor controlling a User Interface (UI) of the HMD based on a result of the sensor unit, wherein a display function of the digital device is applied as a physical User Interface (UI) mode if the detected digital device is within a predetermined distance from the HMD and a non-physical User Interface (UI) mode is applied if the digital device is not detected or is not within the predetermined distance from the HMD, wherein the processor receives a user command inputted to the UI of the HMD in the physical UI mode by physically contacting the object and in the non-physical UI mode by not physically contacting the object.
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15. A method of 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; if the object is detected, determining a distance between the detected object and the HMD; and if the object is within a predetermined distance from the HMD, applying a physical User Interface (UI) mode, and if the object is not detected or is not within the predetermined distance from the HMD, applying a non-physical UI mode, wherein the processor receives a user command inputted to the UI of the HMD in the physical UI mode by physically contacting the object and in the non-physical UI mode by not physically contacting the object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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