Content position calibration in head worn computing
View Patent ↗Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for calibrating the position of content in a see-through head-worn display.
1. A method of calibrating a head-worn see-through display, comprising:
capturing an image, from a camera secured to the head-worn see-through display of an eye of a person wearing the head-worn see-through display, wherein the image includes an image of an object in an environment proximate the head-worn see-through display;
enhancing an aspect of the image of the object to make the image of the object more apparent, forming an enhanced object image;
displaying the enhanced object image in the head-worn see-through display;
capturing a second image of the person's eye while the enhanced object image is being displayed and determining, from the second image, a degree of overlap between the enhanced object image with the object in the environment; and
establishing a calibrated position for augmented reality content to be displayed in the head-worn see-through display based on the degree of overlap.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the degree of overlap is determined by respective edges of the enhanced object image and the object in the environment.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the degree of overlap is determined by an area of overlap between the enhanced object image and the object in the environment.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calibration position is used to position digital content that is displayed in the head-worn see-through display when the digital content is intended to be positionally associated with an identified object in the environment.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps of capturing an image, enhancing, displaying, capturing a second image, and establishing are periodically re-run to form a new calibrated position.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps of capturing an image, enhancing, displaying, capturing a second image, and establishing are automatically re-run to form a new calibrated position.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps of capturing an image, enhancing, displaying, capturing a second image, and establishing are re-run upon request to form a new calibrated position.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera is positioned to capture the image of the person's eye such that there is a common optical axis at the eye of the person for the eye image capture and the display of digital content.