Display system, display control method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11322115-B2
Application number	US-202017037643-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2020
Priority date	Sep 30, 2019
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A display system, a display control method for the display system and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program executable by a computer coupled to the display device are provided. The display system includes an HMD and a smartphone. The HMD includes an image display unit that transmits outside light and displays an image, and a DP illuminance sensor that detects an illuminance of the outside light. The smartphone includes an SP display control unit that adjusts, based on first illuminance information indicating a detection result of the DP illuminance sensor, a brightness of the image displayed by the image display unit, and an SP illuminance sensor that detects the illuminance. The SP display control unit can adjust the brightness of the image, based on second illuminance information indicating a detection result of the SP illuminance sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display system comprising:
a display device; and
a control device, wherein
the display device includes
a display unit configured to transmit outside light and display an image, and
a first illuminance sensor disposed on the display device configured to detect an illuminance of the outside light,
the control device includes
a processor configured to adjust, based on first illuminance information indicating a detection result of the first illuminance sensor, a brightness of the image displayed by the display unit, and
a second illuminance sensor disposed on the control device configured to detect the illuminance, and
the processor is configured to adjust the brightness of the image, based on second illuminance information indicating a detection result of the second illuminance sensor,
wherein the processor adjusts, based on the second illuminance information, the brightness of the image when the second illuminance sensor is oriented in a direction corresponding to the outside light transmitting through the display unit such that a difference in angle between a detection direction of the first illuminance sensor and a detection direction of the second illuminance sensor is set within a range of 30 degrees.

2. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device includes a motion sensor, and
the processor adjusts, based on the second illuminance information, the brightness of the image when a direction of the second illuminance sensor specified by the motion sensor is oriented in a direction corresponding to the outside light transmitting the display unit.

3. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein
the display device includes a camera,
the processor is configured to generate, based on a captured image of the camera, third illuminance information relating to the illuminance of the outside light incident on the camera, and
the processor is configured to adjust the brightness of the image, based on the third illuminance information.

4. The display system according to claim 3 , wherein
the camera captures a range overlapping with an outside scene visible through the display unit.

5. The display system according to claim 3 , wherein
the processor generates the third illuminance information, based on brightness information of a predetermined number of pixels configuring the captured image.

6. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein
a light modulating member configured to adjust the outside light incident on the display unit is detachably mounted on the display device, and
when the light modulating member is mounted on the display device, the processor adjusts the brightness of the image, based on the second illuminance information.

7. A display control method for a display system including: a display device including a display unit that transmits outside light and that displays an image; and a control device, the display control method comprising:
detecting an illuminance of the outside light by a first illuminance sensor disposed on the display device;
adjusting a brightness of the image displayed by the display unit, using the control device, based on first illuminance information indicating a detection result of the first illuminance sensor; and
when a light modulating member adjusting the outside light incident on the display unit is mounted on the display device,
detecting the illuminance by a second illuminance sensor disposed on the control device, and
adjusting the brightness of the image, by the control device, based on second illuminance information indicating a detection result of the second illuminance sensor,
wherein the brightness of the image is adjusted based on the second illuminance information when the second illuminance sensor is oriented in a direction corresponding to the outside light transmitting through the display unit such that a difference in angle between a detection direction of the first illuminance sensor and a detection direction of the second illuminance sensor is set within a range of 30 degrees.

8. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program executable by a computer coupled to a display device including a display unit that transmits outside light and displays an image, the program causing the computer to execute:
detecting an illuminance of the outside light by a first illuminance sensor disposed on the display device;
adjusting a brightness of the image displayed by the display unit, based on first illuminance information indicating a detection result of the first illuminance sensor; and
when a light modulating member adjusting the outside light incident on the display unit is mounted on the display device,
detecting the illuminance by a second illuminance sensor, and
adjusting the brightness of the image, based on second illuminance information indicating a detection result of the second illuminance sensor coupled to the computer,
wherein the brightness of the image is adjusted based on the second illuminance information when the second illuminance sensor is oriented in a direction corresponding to the outside light transmitting through the display unit such that a difference in angle between a detection direction of the first illuminance sensor and a detection direction of the second illuminance sensor is set within a range of 30 degrees.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Kunitomo Yuichi

Classifications

• G02B27/017

  Head mounted · CPC title

• G09G2320/0626

  for control of overall brightness · CPC title

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G09G3/3208

  organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] · CPC title

• G09G2320/041

  Temperature compensation · CPC title