Remote control of host application using motion and voice commands
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1. A headset computer comprising:
- a high-resolution microdisplay, for displaying visual information received from a local processor;
a motion detector, for detecting physical movement of a body part of a user, and to provide a motion input; and
the local processor located in the headset computer, operatively coupled to the high-resolution microdisplay and the motion detector, and further comprising;
a receiver, for locally receiving the motion input;
a translator, for translating, at the local processor, the motion input to a user command, the user command being executable by a host processor to control a host display, the host processor and host display being separated from the headset computer;
wherein the user command is processed by the local processor to control an aspect of visual information displayed on the high-resolution microdisplay and controls any of;
display field of view, navigation in a display view, display zoom/pan/scale format, and selection in display view;
a communication interface, for forwarding the user command to the host processor, and for receiving information from the host processor to be displayed at the high-resolution microdisplay in response to the user command;
wherein the communication interface is a direct wireless link between the headset computer and the host processor; and
a display controller, for forwarding the information to be displayed on the high-resolution microdisplay in correspondence with display output at the host display, the information to be displayed further including at least a visual confirmation of the local processor having processed the motion input corresponding to the user command.
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Abstract
A remote control microdisplay device that uses hand and head movement and voice commands to control the parameters of a field of view for the microdisplay within a larger virtual display area associated with a host application.
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1. A headset computer comprising:
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a high-resolution microdisplay, for displaying visual information received from a local processor; a motion detector, for detecting physical movement of a body part of a user, and to provide a motion input; and the local processor located in the headset computer, operatively coupled to the high-resolution microdisplay and the motion detector, and further comprising; a receiver, for locally receiving the motion input; a translator, for translating, at the local processor, the motion input to a user command, the user command being executable by a host processor to control a host display, the host processor and host display being separated from the headset computer;
wherein the user command is processed by the local processor to control an aspect of visual information displayed on the high-resolution microdisplay and controls any of;
display field of view, navigation in a display view, display zoom/pan/scale format, and selection in display view;a communication interface, for forwarding the user command to the host processor, and for receiving information from the host processor to be displayed at the high-resolution microdisplay in response to the user command;
wherein the communication interface is a direct wireless link between the headset computer and the host processor; anda display controller, for forwarding the information to be displayed on the high-resolution microdisplay in correspondence with display output at the host display, the information to be displayed further including at least a visual confirmation of the local processor having processed the motion input corresponding to the user command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A method for operating a headset computer having a high resolution microdisplay, a motion detector, a wireless communication interface, and a local processor, comprising:
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displaying visual information received from the local processor on the high-resolution microdisplay, the local processor located in the headset computer and operatively coupled to the high-resolution microdisplay; using the motion detector for detecting physical movement of a body part of a user as a motion input to the local processor, the local processor operatively coupled to the motion detector; locally translating the motion input to a user command, the user command being executable by a host processor to control a host display, the user command processed by the local processor to control an aspect of visual information displayed on the high-resolution microdisplay; forwarding the user command to the host processor directly using the wireless communications interface; receiving visual information from the host processor to be displayed at the high-resolution microdisplay in response to the user command; and displaying the visual information on the high-resolution microdisplay in correspondence with display output at the host display, the visual information further including at least a visual confirmation of the local processor having processed the motion input corresponding to the user command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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