Variable transparency heads up displays
First Claim
1. A method for providing variable transparency heads up displays, the method comprising:
- transmitting at least one image to at least one display screen of a head mountable viewing device utilizing at least one processing unit;
illuminating, utilizing an infrared illumination element, a background located behind the at least one display screen with infrared light;
capturing, utilizing a visual recording device, a background image of the infared illuminated background;
transmitting the captured background image to the at least one display screen utilizing the at least one processing unit;
receiving an input, utilizing the at least one processing unit, that specifies to change a transparency of the at least one image; and
altering the transparency of the at least one image without altering a transparency of the at least one display screen, utilizing the at least one processing unit, such that the captured background image is viewable through the at least one image while the background is blocked from being viewed by the at least one display screen.
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Abstract
A heads up display presents images to a user. A background is located behind the heads up display. The heads up display is operable to vary the transparency of the images such that images alone are viewable, the background is viewable through the images, or the background is viewable but the images are not. The heads up display may vary the transparency of the images by varying the transparency of a display screen. Alternatively, the heads up display may record the background using a visual recording element and may combine the recorded background with the images such to overlay the images over the recorded background. The, the display screen may display the images. Alternatively, the display screen may be a projection screen upon which an image projector projects the images. The heads up display may also include an illumination element that illuminates the background when not sufficiently illuminated.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing variable transparency heads up displays, the method comprising:
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transmitting at least one image to at least one display screen of a head mountable viewing device utilizing at least one processing unit; illuminating, utilizing an infrared illumination element, a background located behind the at least one display screen with infrared light; capturing, utilizing a visual recording device, a background image of the infared illuminated background; transmitting the captured background image to the at least one display screen utilizing the at least one processing unit; receiving an input, utilizing the at least one processing unit, that specifies to change a transparency of the at least one image; and altering the transparency of the at least one image without altering a transparency of the at least one display screen, utilizing the at least one processing unit, such that the captured background image is viewable through the at least one image while the background is blocked from being viewed by the at least one display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A system for a variable transparency heads up display, comprising:
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a head mountable viewing display including at least one display screen; at least one non-transitory storage medium; an infrared illumination element configured to illuminate a background with infrared light; a visual recording device configured to capture a background image of the infared illuminated background; and at least one processing unit that executes instructions stored in the at least one non-transitory storage medium to transmit at least one image to the at least one display screen of the head mountable viewing display; wherein the at least one processing unit is operable to alter a transparency of the at least one image without altering a transparency of the at least one display screen so that the captured background image is viewable through the at least one image while the background is blocked from being viewed by the at least one display screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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