Head mounted display and optical position adjustment method of the same

• US 9,709,809 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2016
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Miyawaki, Tetsuyuki, Matsumura, Ikuo
• Primary Examiner(s): ABDULSELAM, ABBAS I
• Application Number:
  US15/388,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20170115492A1
• Time in Patent Office: 208 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0109 comprising details concerning the making of holograms
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0134 of stereoscopic type
• 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 2027/0161 characterised by the relative positioning of the constitutive elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0174 holographic
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0103 comprising holographic elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/344 with head-mounted left-right displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an optical position adjustment method of a head mounted display, the head mounted display including (a) an eyeglass type frame worn on the head of a viewer, and (b) two image display devices for the right and left eyes attached to the frame, and each of the image display devices including (A) an image forming device, and (B) an optical device adapted to receive, guide and emit light emitted from the image forming device, wherein the optical position adjustment method includes the step of: controlling an image signal that is supplied to the image forming device making up at least one of the image display devices so as to control the position of the image displayed on the optical device making up at least one of the image display devices and adjust the mutual positions of the two images.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, including:

a control device;

an image display device; and

an optical device configured to change a direction of light emitted from the image display device,

wherein the control device is configured to control an image signal for display by the optical device according to a distance between a viewer and a target such that a convergence angle of the viewer is adjusted with the distance between the viewer and the target, and

wherein the target is located outside the display apparatus.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display apparatus is configured to display information relating to the target.

3. A display apparatus comprising:

an image display device;

a distance measurement device configured to measure a distance between the display apparatus and a target located outside the display apparatus; and

a control device configured to adjust a position of a virtual image formed by the image display device according to the distance between the display apparatus and the target located outside the display apparatus;

wherein the position of the virtual image formed by the image display device is changed over time.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control device is configured to adjust the position of the virtual image formed by the image display device according to a predetermined schedule.

5. The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control device is configured to adjust at least one of horizontal, vertical or rotational movements of the virtual image formed by the image display device.

6. The display apparatus of claim 3, comprising a light reception sensor for obtaining environment luminance information, and wherein the control device is configured to control a luminance of the virtual image according to the environment luminance information.

7. The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the image display device comprises;

an image forming device; and

an optical device configured to receive, guide and emit light emitted from the image forming device;

wherein the optical device is see-through.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7, wherein the image forming device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8, wherein the image forming device is a reflection spatial light modulator.

10. The display apparatus of claim 7, wherein the optical device includes:

a light guide plate; and

a first deflection section and a second deflection section;

wherein the first deflection section and second deflection section are provided on different portions of the light guide plate.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein one or both of the first deflection section and the second deflection sections comprises a diffraction grating element.

12. The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein one or both of the first deflection section and the second deflection sections comprises a surface relief hologram.

13. The display apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a frame, comprising a front portion, adapted to be worn on a head of a viewer so that the front portion is disposed at a front of the head of a viewer.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the distance measurement device is disposed on the front portion of the frame.

15. A display apparatus comprising:

a first image display device;

a second image display device;

a distance measurement device configured to measure a distance between the display apparatus and a target located outside the display apparatus; and

a control device configured to adjust positions of virtual images formed by the first image display device and the second image display device according to the distance between the display apparatus and the target located outside the display apparatus;

wherein the positions of the virtual images formed by the first image display device and the second image display device are changed over time.

16. The display apparatus of claim 15, wherein the control device is configured to change relative positions of virtual images formed by the first image display device and the second image display device according to a predetermined schedule.

17. The display apparatus of claim 15, wherein the control device is configured to adjust at least one of horizontal, vertical or rotational movements of virtual images formed by each of the first image display device and the second image display device.

18. The display apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a light reception sensor for obtaining environment luminance information, and wherein the control device is configured to control a luminance of virtual images formed by the first image display device and the second image display device according to the environment luminance information.

19. The display apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a frame, comprising a front portion, adapted to be worn on a head of a viewer so that the front portion is disposed at a front of the head of a viewer.

20. The display apparatus of claim 19, wherein the distance measurement device is disposed on the front portion of the frame.

21. The display apparatus of claim 15, wherein the display apparatus is adapted to be worn by a user so that the first image display device is disposed in front of one eye of the user and the second image display device is disposed in front of another eye of the user.

22. A method for use in a system comprising a display apparatus comprising an image display device and a distance measurement device, the method comprising acts of:

(A) determining a distance between the display apparatus and a target located outside the display apparatus; and

(B) adjusting a position of a virtual image formed by the image display device according to the distance between the display apparatus and the target located outside the display apparatus,

wherein the position of the virtual image formed by the image display device is changed over time.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the act (B) comprises adjusting the position of the virtual image formed by the image display device according to a predetermined schedule.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the act (B) comprises adjusting at least one of horizontal, vertical or rotational movements of the virtual image formed by the image display device.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the display apparatus comprises a light reception sensor for obtaining environment luminance information, and wherein the method comprises an act of:

(C) controlling a luminance of the virtual image according to the environment luminance information.

26. A method for use in a system comprising a display apparatus comprising a first image display device, a second image display device, and a distance measurement device, the method comprising acts of:

(A) determining a distance between the display apparatus and a target located outside the display apparatus; and

(B) adjusting positions of virtual images formed by the first image display device and the second image display device according to the distance between the display apparatus and the target located outside the display apparatus;

wherein the act (B) comprises changing virtual images formed by the first image display device and the second image display device over time.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the act (B) comprises adjusting relative positions of virtual images formed by the first image display device and the second image display device according to the distance between the display apparatus and the target located outside the display apparatus.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the display apparatus comprises a light reception sensor for obtaining environment luminance information, and wherein the method comprises an act of:

(C) controlling a luminance of the virtual images according to the environment luminance information.