DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20160306600A1
• Filed: 04/20/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Inventors: SHIBATA, Yukio
• Granted Patent: US 10,268,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0132 comprising binocular systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0179 Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0261 in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/04 Display device controller operating with a plurality of display units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

Provided is a display system capable of displaying the contents of a larger number of windows. In this display, an operator wears a head-mounted display device on his/her head, a first display is on the front side, and the eyes of the operator is directed to the first display. With the head-mounted display device, the operator can see an enlarged image on the right side by a right-side display unit and can see an enlarged image on the left side by a left-side display unit.

Claims

1. A display system which uses a first display provided in an electronic apparatus and a head-mounted display device including a second display, the display system comprising:

a display destination selector that selects a display destination to determine whether a window is to be displayed on the first display or the second display; and

a window selector that selects a window to be displayed on the display selected by the display destination selector, wherein

the head-mounted display device is provided with the second display at a position such that a view of the first display is not blocked when an operator wears the head-mounted display device on his/her head and sees a window of the first display, and

the window selected by the window selector is displayed on the display destination selected by the display destination selector.

2. The display system according to claim 1, wherein

the display destination selector is a select key, and

the display destination is selected based on a touch position or a press position of the select key.

3. The display system according to claim 1, wherein

the display destination selector is a select key, and

the display destination is selected based on the number of touches or presses on the select key.

4. The display system according to claim 1, wherein

the display destination selector is a select key, and

the display destination is selected based on a touching direction or a pressing direction of the select key.

5. The display system according to claim 1, wherein

the head-mounted display device includes an eye direction detector and a neck direction detector, and

the display destination selector is the eye direction detector and the neck direction detector.

6. The display system according to claim 1, wherein

the head-mounted display device includes an eye direction detector or a neck direction detector, and

the display destination selector is the eye direction detector or the neck direction detector.

7. The display system according to claim 5, wherein

the second display is connected to the head-mounted display device by one or more hinges and is rotatable about a connection shaft of the hinge or the hinges,

the eye direction detector and the neck direction detector detect an eye direction and a neck direction, respectively,

a combined direction of the eye direction and the neck direction is determined,

when the combined direction is directed to the first display, the second display is opened, and

when the combined direction is directed to the second display, the second display is closed.

8. The display system according to claim 5, wherein

the second display can be slid in a left-right direction,

the eye direction detector and the neck direction detector detect an eye direction and a neck direction, respectively,

when a combined direction of the eye direction and the neck direction is directed to a right side, the second display is slid to a left side, and

when the combined direction of the eye direction and the neck direction is directed to a left side, the second display is slid to a right side.

9. The display system according to claim 5, wherein

the eye direction detector and the neck direction detector detect an eye direction and a neck direction, respectively, and

the head-mounted display device is provided with a substance which transmits light when a combined direction of the eye direction and the neck direction is directed to the first display and does not transmit light when the combined direction of the eye direction and the neck direction is directed to the second display.

10. A display system which uses a head-mounted display device including a plurality of displays, the display system comprising:

a display destination selector that selects a display destination to determine which one or more of the plurality of displays are to be used to display a window; and

a window selector that selects a window to be displayed on the display selected by the display destination selector, wherein

the window selected by the window selector is displayed on the display destination selected by the display destination selector.

11. A display system, wherein

a display region displayed in at least one of right-eye and left-eye displays of a head-mounted display device is divided into a plurality of regions,

at least one of an eye direction and a neck direction is detected by at least one of an eye direction detector and a neck direction detector,

when a combined direction of the detected eye direction and the detected neck direction is directed to a front side, a display region appearing on the front side is enlarged compared with remaining display regions, and display regions other than the display region appearing on the front side are reduced, and

when the combined direction of the eye direction and the neck direction is directed in a direction other than the front side, a display region in the combined direction of the eye direction and the neck direction is enlarged and remaining regions including the display region appearing on the front side are reduced.