Head mounted display apparatus and method for connecting head mounted display apparatus to external device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016269578-A1
Application number	US-201615015416-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 4, 2016
Priority date	Mar 11, 2015
Publication date	Sep 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A see-through head mounted display apparatus includes: a display including an AR display region and a real view image region, the real view image region allowing a user to see a field of view in a real space through the display; a projection device to project an image of display data toward the AR display region of the display so as to display the image of the display data in the AR display region while being superimposed on the field of view in the real space; processing circuitry to identify at least one external device that is present in the real space and displayed in the real view image region of the display, and acquire communication connection information of the identified external device; and a transmitter to transmit the display data to the external device, when communication is established with the identified external device based on the communication connection information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A see-through head mounted display apparatus, comprising:
a display including an augmented reality (AR) display region and a real view image region, the real view image region allowing a user to see a field of view in a real space through the display; a projection device to project an image of display data toward the AR display region of the display so as to display the image of the display data in the AR display region while being superimposed on the field of view in the real space; processing circuitry configured to identify at least one external device that is present in the real space and displayed in the real view image region of the display, and acquire communication connection information of the identified external device; and a transmitter to transmit the display data to the external device, when communication is established with the identified external device based on the communication connection information.

2 . The head mounted display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry identifies the at least one external device when the display data in the AR display region is superimposed on the at least one external device that is displayed in the real view image region.

3 . The head mounted display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry identifies the at least one external device when the at least one external apparatus is being gazed at by the user through the display.

4 . The head mounted display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display displays, in the AR display region, a function image representing function information of the identified external device, the function image being at least one of a character and an icon.

5 . The head mounted display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine a current user action state and control an operation of the identified external device based on the determined current user action state.

6 . The head mounted display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control an operation of the identified external device according to a property of the identified external device.

7 . A method for connecting a see-through head mounted display apparatus to an external device, the display apparatus including a display including an augmented reality (AR) display region and a real view image region, the real view image region allowing a user to see a field of view in a real space through the display, the method comprising:
projecting an image of display data toward the AR display region of the display so as to display the image of the display data in the AR display region while being superimposed on the field of view in the real space; identifying at least one external device that is present in the real space and displayed in the real view image region of the display; acquiring communication connection information of the identified external device; and transmitting the display data to the external device, when communication is established with the identified external device based on the communication connection information.

8 . The method according claim 7 , wherein the identifying includes identifying the at least one external device when the display data in the AR display region is superimposed on the at least one external device that is displayed in the real view image region.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the identifying includes identifying the at least one external device when the at least one external apparatus is being gazed at by the user through the display.

10 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising displaying, in the AR display region, a function image representing function information of the identified external device, the function image being at least one of a character and an icon.

11 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
determining a current user action state; and controlling an operation of the identified external device based on the determined current user action state.

12 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising controlling an operation of the identified external device according to a property of the identified external device.

Assignees

• Nozawa Tomoyuki
• Matsuura Nekka
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nozawa Tomoyuki
• Matsuura Nekka

Classifications

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• H04N1/00493 Primary

  Particular location of the interface or console · CPC title

• G06T11/60

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N2201/0089

  Image display device · CPC title