User interface for a head mounted display
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1. A method for displaying data by a see-through head mounted display (HMD):
- determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD;
receiving sensor input from at least one sensor;
detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement comprising a downward tilt of the user'"'"'s head, causing the user to have a second field of view; and
causing the HMD to display one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement;
wherein;
the one or more persistent data elements comprise a map that appears, from a perspective of the user, in a plane of a physical surface on which the user is located;
causing the HMD to display the one or more persistent data elements is independent of physical objects viewable in the second field of view, andthe one or more persistent data elements were not displayed in the first field of view.
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Abstract
A user interface (UI) of a head mounted display (HMD) is provided that allows a user to access one or more persistent data elements that are otherwise outside the user'"'"'s initial field of view by using a head movement, such as a head tilt (i.e., movement about a horizontal axis) and/or rotation (i.e., movement about a vertical axis). Embodiments also can provide for further movement and/or other manipulation of data of persistent data elements with further detected movement of the user'"'"'s head.
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1. A method for displaying data by a see-through head mounted display (HMD):
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determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD; receiving sensor input from at least one sensor; detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement comprising a downward tilt of the user'"'"'s head, causing the user to have a second field of view; and causing the HMD to display one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement; wherein; the one or more persistent data elements comprise a map that appears, from a perspective of the user, in a plane of a physical surface on which the user is located; causing the HMD to display the one or more persistent data elements is independent of physical objects viewable in the second field of view, and the one or more persistent data elements were not displayed in the first field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processing unit communicatively coupled with; the memory; one or more motion sensors configured to sense movement of a user of a see-through head mounted display (HMD); and a display of the HMD, the display configured to show data elements in a user'"'"'s field of view while allowing the user to view physical objects in the user'"'"'s environment; wherein the processing unit is configured to; determine a first field of view of the user of the HMD; receive sensor input from the one or more motion sensors; detect, using the sensor input, a first movement comprising a downward tilt of the user'"'"'s head, causing the user to have a second field of view; and cause the display to show one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement; wherein; the one or more persistent data elements comprise a map that appears, from a perspective of the user, in a plane of a physical surface on which the user is located; causing the HMD to display the one or more persistent data elements is independent of physical objects viewable in the second field of view, and the one or more persistent data elements were not displayed in the first field of view. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embedded thereon for displaying data elements on a see-through head mounted display (HMD), the instructions including computer-executable code for:
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determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD; receiving sensor input from at least one sensor; detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement comprising a downward tilt of the user'"'"'s head, causing the user to have a second field of view; and causing the HMD to display one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement; wherein; the one or more persistent data elements comprise a map that appears, from a perspective of the user, in a plane of a physical surface on which the user is located; causing the HMD to display the one or more persistent data elements is independent of physical objects viewable in the second field of view, and the one or more persistent data elements were not displayed in the first field of view.
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a first field of view of a user of the HMD; means for receiving sensor input from at least one sensor; means for detecting, using the sensor input, a first movement comprising a downward tilt of the user'"'"'s head, causing the user to have a second field of view; and means for displaying, via the HMD, one or more persistent data elements in the second field of view, based on the detected first movement; wherein; the one or more persistent data elements comprise a map that appears, from a perspective of the user, in a plane of a physical surface on which the user is located; causing the HMD to display the one or more persistent data elements is independent of physical objects viewable in the second field of view, and the one or more persistent data elements were not displayed in the first field of view. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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