Display instrument and image display method
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1. A head-mounted display device comprising:
- an image sensor configured to capture an image of a portion of an environment viewable through the head-mounted display device;
a display configured to display an image captured by the image sensor of the portion of the environment viewable through the head-mounted display device, the display comprising at least one diffraction grating member comprising a plurality of laminated diffraction grating layers each causing diffractive reflection of light beams of a different wavelength band;
a light shutter configured to, while the captured image is displayed, block ambient light from the environment from passing through any portion of the light shutter when the head-mounted display device is configured in a first mode of operation and further configured to allow a portion of ambient light from the environment to pass through the light shutter when the head-mounted display is configured in a second mode of operation;
a control circuit configured to selectively place the head-mounted display in either of the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation; and
at least one storage device configured to store display data corresponding to stored information that identifies feature points of various objects;
wherein the control circuit is further configured to process the image captured by the image sensor to extract feature points therefrom and to compare the extracted feature points with the information stored in the at least one storage device to determine whether the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information;
wherein the display is further configured to, for at least one of the first or second modes of operation of the head-mounted display device, display the display data together with the captured image when the control circuit determines that the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information.
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Abstract
A head-mounted display device including an image display apparatus configured to display a captured image of a portion of an environment viewable through the head-mounted display device; and a dimmer configured to, while the captured image is displayed, allow a portion of ambient light from the environment to pass through the dimmer. Also, a method of displaying information on a head-mounted display device. The method may include displaying a captured image of a portion of an environment viewable through the display device; and dimming ambient light received through the head-mounted display device from the environment while displaying the captured image.
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1. A head-mounted display device comprising:
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an image sensor configured to capture an image of a portion of an environment viewable through the head-mounted display device; a display configured to display an image captured by the image sensor of the portion of the environment viewable through the head-mounted display device, the display comprising at least one diffraction grating member comprising a plurality of laminated diffraction grating layers each causing diffractive reflection of light beams of a different wavelength band; a light shutter configured to, while the captured image is displayed, block ambient light from the environment from passing through any portion of the light shutter when the head-mounted display device is configured in a first mode of operation and further configured to allow a portion of ambient light from the environment to pass through the light shutter when the head-mounted display is configured in a second mode of operation; a control circuit configured to selectively place the head-mounted display in either of the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation; and at least one storage device configured to store display data corresponding to stored information that identifies feature points of various objects; wherein the control circuit is further configured to process the image captured by the image sensor to extract feature points therefrom and to compare the extracted feature points with the information stored in the at least one storage device to determine whether the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information; wherein the display is further configured to, for at least one of the first or second modes of operation of the head-mounted display device, display the display data together with the captured image when the control circuit determines that the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying information on a head-mounted display device, the method comprising:
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with an image sensor of the head-mounted display device, capturing an image of a portion of an environment viewable through the display device; displaying on a display an image captured by the image sensor of the portion of the environment viewable through the display device, the display comprising at least one diffraction grating member comprising a plurality of laminated diffraction grating layers each causing diffractive reflection of light beams of a different wavelength band; and when the head-mounted display is configured in a first mode of operation, controlling a light shutter so as to block ambient light from the environment from passing through any portion the shutter while displaying the captured image; when the head-mounted display is configured in a second mode of operation, controlling the light shutter so as to allow a portion of ambient light from the environment to pass through the light shutter; processing the captured image to extract feature points therefrom; comparing the extracted feature points with stored information that identifies feature points of various objects to determine whether the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information; when the extracted feature points are determined to conform to the feature points identified by the stored information, identifying stored display data that corresponds to the stored information; and at least one of (a) displaying the identified display data together with the captured image when the head-mounted display device is configured in the first mode of operation, or (b) displaying the identified display data together with the captured image when the head-mounted display device is configured in the second mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A head-mounted display device comprising:
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image capturing means for capturing an image of a portion of an environment viewable through the display device; display means for displaying an image captured by the image capturing means of the portion of the environment viewable through the display device, the display means comprising at least one diffraction grating member comprising a plurality of laminated diffraction grating layers each causing diffractive reflection of light beams of a different wavelength band; dimming means for blocking ambient light received from the environment from passing through any portion of the dimming means while displaying the captured image when the head-mounted display is configured in a first mode of operation, and for allowing a portion of ambient light from the environment to pass through the dimming means when the head-mounted display is configured in a second mode of operation; at least one storage device configured to store display data corresponding to stored information that identifies feature points of various objects; a control circuit configured to selectively place the head-mounted display in either of the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation, wherein the control circuit is further configured to process the image captured by the image sensor to extract feature points therefrom and to compare the extracted feature points with the information stored in the at least one storage device to determine whether the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information; and means for at least one of (a) displaying display data stored in at least one storage device together with the captured image when the head-mounted display device is configured in the first mode of operation and the control circuit determines that the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information, or (b) displaying display data stored in at least one storage device together with the captured image when the head-mounted display device is configured in the second mode of operation and the control circuit determines that the extracted feature points conform to the feature points identified by the stored information.
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