Information display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10831022-B2
Application number	US-201716099477-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2017
Priority date	May 23, 2016
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

(Object) To provide an information display device, with a simple configuration, that is capable of reducing stress in perceiving information. (Means of Achieving the Object) The disclosed information display device irradiates a transparent-reflective member with light for forming an image, in order to display a virtual image of the image on the transparent-reflective member. The information display device includes: a plurality of light sources having different peak emission wavelengths, respectively, which are provided for generating the light for forming the image; a vision-related information input unit configured to receive an input of information relating to vision of a viewer viewing the virtual image; and a luminance adjusting unit configured to adjust luminance of each of the plurality of light sources, independently, based on the information input into the vision-related information input unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information display device for irradiating a transparent-reflective member with light for forming an image, in order to display a virtual image of the image on the transparent-reflective member, the information display device comprising:
a plurality of light sources having different peak emission wavelengths, respectively, which are provided for generating the light for forming the image;
vision-related information input circuitry configured to receive an input of information relating to vision of a viewer viewing the virtual image; and
luminance adjusting circuitry configured to adjust luminance of each of the plurality of light sources, independently, based on the information input into the vision-related information input circuitry,
wherein the information is whether the viewer has a color vision deficiency.

2. The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein the information is an age of the viewer.

3. An information display device for irradiating a transparent-reflective member with light for forming an image, in order to display a virtual image of the image on the transparent-reflective member, the information display device comprising:
a plurality of light sources having different peak emission wavelengths, respectively, which are provided for generating the light for forming the image;
vision-related information input circuitry configured to receive an input of information relating to vision of a viewer viewing the virtual image; and
luminance adjusting circuitry configured to adjust luminance of each of the plurality of light sources, independently, based on the information input into the vision-related information input circuitry,
wherein the information is an age of the viewer, and
wherein the luminance adjusting circuitry adjusts luminance of one of the plurality of light sources to be higher than a default setting value of luminance of the one of the plurality of light sources, the one of the plurality of light sources having a peak emission wavelength of less than 520 nm, and
wherein luminance of the one of the plurality of light sources is adjusted, such that luminance of the one of the plurality of light sources increases as the age of the viewer increases.

4. An information display device for irradiating a transparent-reflective member with light for forming an image, in order to display a virtual image of the image on the transparent-reflective member, the information display device comprising:
a plurality of light sources having different peak emission wavelengths, respectively, which are provided for generating the light for forming the image;
vision-related information input circuitry configured to receive an input of information relating to vision of a viewer viewing the virtual image; and
luminance adjusting circuitry configured to adjust luminance of each of the plurality of light sources, independently, based on the information input into the vision-related information input circuitry,
wherein the information is an age of the viewer, and
wherein, in a case where the age of the viewer is equal to or higher than a predetermined age, the luminance adjusting circuitry adjusts luminance of one of the plurality of light sources to be higher than in a case where the age of the viewer is lower than the predetermined age, the one of the plurality of light sources having a peak emission wavelength of less than 520 nm.

5. The information display device according to claim 3 , wherein the one of the plurality of light sources having the peak emission wavelength of less than 520 nm is a light source for generating blue light.

6. The information display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the plurality of light sources include a light source for generating blue light, a light source for generating red light, and a light source for generating green light,
wherein, in a case where the age of the viewer is equal to or more than a predetermined age, the luminance adjusting circuitry adds a default setting value of luminance of the light source for generating blue light to a default setting value of luminance of the light source for generating red light or the light source for generating green light, so as to adjust luminance of the light source for generating red light or the light source for generating green light to be higher than the default setting value of luminance of the light source for generating red light or the light source for generating green light.

7. The information display device according to claim 6 , wherein, in the case where the age of the viewer is equal to or more than a predetermined age, the luminance adjusting circuitry adjusts luminance of the light source for generating blue light to be lower than the default setting value of luminance of the light source for generating blue light.

8. The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the viewer has a color vision deficiency, the luminance adjusting circuitry adjusts luminance of a light source for generating red light and a light source for generating green light to be higher than default setting values of luminance of the light source for generating red light and the light source for generating green light, respectively, the light source for generating red light and the light source for generating green light being included in the plurality of light sources.

9. The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the viewer has a color vision deficiency, the luminance adjusting circuitry adjusts luminance of a light source for generating red light and a light source for generating green light to be higher than in a case where the viewer does not have a color vision deficiency, the light source for generating red light and the light source for generating green light being included in the plurality of light sources.

10. The information display device according to claim 1 further comprising:
image data generating circuitry configured to generate data representing a plurality of images for a testing purpose, the plurality of images for a testing purpose having different luminances, respectively; and
image rendering circuitry configured to display a virtual image of the plurality of images for a testing purpose, and
wherein the information is an indication of one of the plurality of images for a testing purpose, the one of the plurality of images for a testing purpose being selected by a viewer viewing the virtual image of the plurality of images for a testing purpose.

11. The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light sources are laser light sources.

Assignees

• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kobashigawa Shohta
• Kishi Yumiko
• Hiraguchi Hiroki
• Sakai Naoki

Classifications

• G02B2027/0181

  Adaptation to the pilot/driver · CPC title

• G02B2027/0141

  characterised by the informative content of the display · CPC title

• G02B27/0101 Primary

  characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B2027/0112

  comprising device for genereting colour display · CPC title

• A61B3/0033

  characterised by user input arrangements · CPC title