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Moveable headrest for viewing images from different directions

  • US 9,274,596 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2008
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus, comprising:

  • a support for supporting a body of a user in viewing images;

    a moveable headrest mounted on said support for moving with rotational movements including at least yaw movements with respect to the support and for supporting a head of the user in executing corresponding rotational movements including at least yaw movements with respect to the body of the user while supported by said support and while viewing the images provided from correspondingly changing directions; and

    a display for providing the images from the correspondingly changing directions for the viewing by the head of the user from the changing directions in said executing corresponding rotational movements,an actuator, responsive to a headrest control signal, for causing the moveable headrest to execute the rotational movements with respect to the support including at least yaw movements to guide the head of the user to execute the corresponding rotational movements including at least yaw movements in acting as a passive viewer of the images.

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