Motion sensing display apparatuses
First Claim
1. A motion-sensing display apparatus supported near a user'"'"'s eye, the motion-sensing display apparatus comprising:
- a partially transparent screen at least partially disposed within the user'"'"'s field of vision;
an image generator positioned to display an image on a first side of the screen;
a user interface displayed by the image generator on the screen comprised of at least one element which overlays so as to obscure a portion of the scene naturally viewed through the screen;
a motion capture device positioned near the screen and configured to capture user gestures occurring beyond the screen in the user'"'"'s field of vision wherein a first user gesture interacts with at least one of the overlaid user interface elements, and a second user gesture interacts with at least one of the overlaid user interface elements; and
a processor in data communication with the image generator and the motion capture device, the processor configured to execute computer executable instructions in response to the first user gesture in concert with the second user gesture.
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Abstract
Motion-sensing display apparatuses supported near a user'"'"'s eye including partially transparent screens at least partially disposed within the user'"'"'s field of vision, image generators positioned to display an image on a first side of the screen, motion capture devices positioned near the screen and configured to capture a user gesture occurring beyond the screen in the user'"'"'s field of vision, and processors in data communication with the image generator and the motion capture device, the processors configured to execute computer executable instructions in response to the user gesture. In some examples, motion-sensing display apparatuses include cameras. In some further examples, image generators display user interfaces on screens.
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19 Claims
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1. A motion-sensing display apparatus supported near a user'"'"'s eye, the motion-sensing display apparatus comprising:
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a partially transparent screen at least partially disposed within the user'"'"'s field of vision; an image generator positioned to display an image on a first side of the screen; a user interface displayed by the image generator on the screen comprised of at least one element which overlays so as to obscure a portion of the scene naturally viewed through the screen; a motion capture device positioned near the screen and configured to capture user gestures occurring beyond the screen in the user'"'"'s field of vision wherein a first user gesture interacts with at least one of the overlaid user interface elements, and a second user gesture interacts with at least one of the overlaid user interface elements; and a processor in data communication with the image generator and the motion capture device, the processor configured to execute computer executable instructions in response to the first user gesture in concert with the second user gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A motion-sensing display apparatus for interpreting a user'"'"'s motion to control software applications, comprising:
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an eyewear article including a substantially transparent lens; an image generator in a position to display an image on the lens; a user interface displayed by the image generator on the screen comprised of a plurality of elements which overlay so as to obscure a portion of the scene naturally viewed through the screen; a motion capture device comprising a camera positioned proximate the screen and configured to capture user gestures made in front of the lens; and a processor in data communication with the image generator and the motion capture device; wherein a first user gesture performed by a first hand interacts with at least one of the plurality of elements of the overlaid user interface elements, a second user gesture performed by a second hand and in concert with the first user gesture interacts with a second of the plurality of elements of the overlaid user interface elements, and the processor is configured to execute a first set of computer executable instructions in response to the first user gesture, and a second set of computer executable instructions in response to the second user gesture, and the motion capture device can be configured to distinguish between gestures made by the user and gestures made by a person other than the user.
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19. A motion-sensing display apparatus for interpreting a user'"'"'s motion to control software applications, comprising:
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a partially transparent screen at least partially disposed within the user'"'"'s field of vision; an image generator in a position to display a user interface on the screen; a user interface displayed by the image generator on the screen comprised of at least one element which overlays so as to obscure a portion of the scene naturally viewed through the screen; a motion capture device mounted near the screen and configured to capture a user gesture occurring beyond the screen in the user'"'"'s field of vision and interacting with at least one of the overlaid user interface elements; and a processor in data communication with the image generator and the motion capture device, the processor configured to manipulate the user interface in response to the user gesture, and configured to execute computer executable instructions to select a screen element generated by the image generator of the user interface in response to the user extending two fingers in parallel and substantially aligning the parallel extended fingers with the selected element in the user'"'"'s field of vision.
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