Connection device, display device, and control method for the display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10902819-B2
Application number	US-201916403684-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2019
Priority date	May 7, 2018
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A connection device to which a PC and a head-mounted image display unit that includes a right display unit and a left display unit configured to display an image are connected, the connection device including a control unit configured to control the right display unit and the left display unit to enable execution of functions including a display function of displaying an image input from the PC and a display stop function of stopping display, wherein the control unit activates the image display unit in a display mode based on a display condition when power supply to the connection device is started, and the display mode includes at least a first display mode in which the image is displayed on the right display unit and the left display unit and the display stop function is disabled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connection device to which an information processing device and a display device that is head-mounted and that includes an image display unit are connected, the connection device comprising:
a control unit configured to control the image display unit to execute functions including (i) a display function of displaying, on the image display unit, an image input from the information processing device and (ii) a display stop function of stopping display by the image display unit, the display stop function comprising a sleep function of the display device in which power is still supplied to the display device but at an amount reduced from a normal operation mode of the display device; and
a storage unit configured to store display condition of the image display unit, wherein
the control unit activates the display device in a display mode based on the display condition stored in the storage unit when power supply to the connection device is started, and
the display mode includes at least a first display mode in which the image input from the information processing device is displayed on the image display unit by the display function and the display stop function is disabled.

2. The connection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an operating unit configured to receive an operation, wherein
the control unit is configured to execute the display stop function based on the operation received by the operating unit and not to execute the display stop function regardless of the operation of the operating unit during execution of the first display mode.

3. The connection device according to claim 2 , wherein
the display mode includes a second display mode in which the control unit executes the display function to display, on the image display unit, the image input from the information processing device and executes the display stop function according to the operation of the operating unit.

4. The connection device according to claim 2 , wherein
the display mode includes a third display mode in which the control unit does not cause the image to be displayed on the image display unit and executes the display function according to the operation of the operating unit.

5. The connection device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a first connection unit connected to the display device;
a second connection unit configured to receive power supply; and
a third connection unit connected to the information processing device to receive input of an image, wherein
the control unit activates the display device in a display mode based on the display condition stored in the storage unit when power supply to the second connection unit is started.

6. The connection device according to claim 5 , wherein
the second connection unit is formed integrally with the third connection unit and receives power supply from the information processing device.

7. A display device that is head-mounted and that includes an image display unit, the display device comprising:
a connection unit connected to an information processing device;
a control unit configured to execute functions including (i) a display function of displaying, on the image display unit, an image input from the information processing device and (ii) a display stop function of stopping display by the image display unit, the display stop function comprising a sleep function of the display device in which power is still supplied to the display device but at an amount reduced from a normal operation mode of the display device; and
a storage unit configured to store a display condition of the image display unit, wherein
the control unit performs activation in a display mode based on the display condition stored in the storage unit when power supply to the display device is started, and
the display mode includes at least a first display mode in which the image input from the information processing device is displayed on the image display unit by the display function and the display stop function is disabled.

8. A control method for a display device that includes an image display unit that is head-mounted and that is configured to display an image, and a connection unit connected to an information processing device, the display device being configured to execute functions including (i) a display function of displaying, on the image display unit, an image input from the information processing device and (ii) a display stop function of stopping display by the image display unit, the display stop function comprising a sleep function of the display device in which power is still supplied to the display device but at an amount reduced from a normal operation mode of the display device, the control method comprising:
performing activation in a display mode based on a display condition stored in a storage unit when power supply to the display device is started, wherein
the display mode includes at least a first display mode in which the image input from the information processing device is displayed on the image display unit by the display function and the display stop function is disabled.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Kimura Fusashi
• Sakata Kazuma
• Kitadani Kazuma
• Kunitomo Yuichi

Classifications

• G09G5/006 Primary

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• G09G2330/026

  Arrangements or methods related to booting a display · CPC title

• G09G2330/02

  Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G09G2320/08

  Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal · CPC title