Computer display device mounted on eyeglasses
First Claim
1. A device configured to be worn like eyeglasses by a user, the device comprising:
- an eyeglass main body;
a display apparatus provided on the eyeglass main body and configured to display an original screen corresponding to a visual confirmation screen that appears to the user to be floating in midair;
an imaging apparatus provided on the eyeglass main body and configured such that, when the user performs an operation on the visual confirmation screen using a finger or an input instructing tool, the imaging apparatus captures one or more images of the finger or the input instructing tool that has performed the operation and generates image data;
an operation determining unit configured to determine, when the imaging apparatus has captured the image of the finger or of the input instructing tool used by the user to perform the operation on the visual confirmation screen, contents of the operation performed by the finger or the input instructing tool, based on the image data;
a positional data generating unit configured to generate, when the imaging apparatus has captured the image of the finger or of the input instructing tool used by the user to perform the operation on the visual confirmation screen, positional data of the finger or of the input instructing tool in an imaging range that is a range in which the imaging apparatus can capture an image based on the image data obtained by the imaging;
a reference data generating unit configured to generate, when the user performs a reference data setting operation using a finger or the input instructing tool at two or more predetermined positions on the visual confirmation screen, data that specifies the position and the size of the visual confirmation screen by using the positional data of the finger or of the input instructing tool generated by the positional data generating unit based on the image data for which the operation determining unit has determined that the operation at each of the two or more predetermined positions is a prescribed operation, and to store the generated data as reference data in a storage unit; and
an input control unit configured to;
determine, when the user performs the operation using the finger or the input instructing tool on the visual confirmation screen, contents of an inputted instruction, which corresponds to the operation performed by the finger or the input instructing tool, based on;
(i) data concerning the contents of the operation performed by the finger or the input instructing tool determined by the operation determining unit, (ii) the positional data of the finger or of the input instructing tool generated by the positional data generating unit, (iii) the reference data concerning the visual confirmation screen that is stored in the storage unit, and (iv) the data that specifies the position and the size of the visual confirmation screen, by specifying the range of the visual confirmation screen within the imaging range, and by checking the position of the operation using the finger or the input instructing tool within the range of the specified visual confirmation screen, andcontrol the original screen to be displayed on the display apparatus in accordance with the determined contents of the inputted instruction.
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Abstract
When an imaging apparatus (30) captures an image of a finger performing an operation on a visual confirmation screen (S2), an operation determining unit (73) of a computer display device (1) mounted on eyeglasses (10) determines the contents of the operation performed by the finger based on image data obtained by the imaging apparatus (30). A positional data generating unit (74) generates positional data of the finger based on the image data. Based on data concerning the determined contents of the operation performed by the finger, the generated positional data of the finger, and reference data concerning the visual confirmation screen stored in a storage unit (90), an input control unit (76) determines the contents of an inputted instruction corresponding to the operation performed by the finger, and controls an original screen to be displayed on an display apparatus (20) in accordance with the determined contents of the inputted instruction.
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23 Claims
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1. A device configured to be worn like eyeglasses by a user, the device comprising:
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an eyeglass main body; a display apparatus provided on the eyeglass main body and configured to display an original screen corresponding to a visual confirmation screen that appears to the user to be floating in midair; an imaging apparatus provided on the eyeglass main body and configured such that, when the user performs an operation on the visual confirmation screen using a finger or an input instructing tool, the imaging apparatus captures one or more images of the finger or the input instructing tool that has performed the operation and generates image data; an operation determining unit configured to determine, when the imaging apparatus has captured the image of the finger or of the input instructing tool used by the user to perform the operation on the visual confirmation screen, contents of the operation performed by the finger or the input instructing tool, based on the image data; a positional data generating unit configured to generate, when the imaging apparatus has captured the image of the finger or of the input instructing tool used by the user to perform the operation on the visual confirmation screen, positional data of the finger or of the input instructing tool in an imaging range that is a range in which the imaging apparatus can capture an image based on the image data obtained by the imaging; a reference data generating unit configured to generate, when the user performs a reference data setting operation using a finger or the input instructing tool at two or more predetermined positions on the visual confirmation screen, data that specifies the position and the size of the visual confirmation screen by using the positional data of the finger or of the input instructing tool generated by the positional data generating unit based on the image data for which the operation determining unit has determined that the operation at each of the two or more predetermined positions is a prescribed operation, and to store the generated data as reference data in a storage unit; and an input control unit configured to; determine, when the user performs the operation using the finger or the input instructing tool on the visual confirmation screen, contents of an inputted instruction, which corresponds to the operation performed by the finger or the input instructing tool, based on;
(i) data concerning the contents of the operation performed by the finger or the input instructing tool determined by the operation determining unit, (ii) the positional data of the finger or of the input instructing tool generated by the positional data generating unit, (iii) the reference data concerning the visual confirmation screen that is stored in the storage unit, and (iv) the data that specifies the position and the size of the visual confirmation screen, by specifying the range of the visual confirmation screen within the imaging range, and by checking the position of the operation using the finger or the input instructing tool within the range of the specified visual confirmation screen, andcontrol the original screen to be displayed on the display apparatus in accordance with the determined contents of the inputted instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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