IP Library Granted Patent US 10,429,925
Granted Patent B2
US 10,429,925 · App. 15/157,806 · Granted Oct 1, 2019

Head-mounted display, information processing device, display control method, and program

Inventors: Masaomi Nishidate (Tokyo, JP); Ryuichi Okayama (Sapporo, JP); Keisuke Ai (Sapporo, JP)
Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
G06F3/013G02B27/0093G02B27/017G06F3/012G02B2027/014
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Patent No.
US 10,429,925
App. No.
15/157,806
Granted
Oct 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head-mounted display that displays an image representing appearance obtained when an object is viewed from a point of view disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, includes a detecting section that detects rotation of the head-mounted display and a display control section that carries out control to cause displaying of an image representing appearance obtained when the object is viewed from the point of view that has relatively revolved in the direction of the detected rotation while the position of a point of gaze is kept in response to the detection of the rotation by the detecting section.

Claims (20)

1. A head-mounted display that displays an image representing appearance obtained when a menu object is viewed from a point of view disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, the head-mounted display comprising:

a detecting section configured to detect rotation of the head-mounted display, x-axis movement of the head-mounted display, and z-axis movement of the head-mounted display,

wherein each side of the menu object displays a different menu option selectable by a user of the head-mounted; and

a display control section configured to cause:

(a) in response to detected rotation of the head-mounted display, the menu object to rotate at a fixed position in the virtual three-dimensional space while a position and a location of the point of view is unchanged in response to the detected rotation by the detecting section, and

(b) in response to detected x-axis movement of the head-mounted display, a corresponding x-axis movement of the position of the point of view; and

(c) in response to detected z-axis movement, a corresponding z-axis movement in z-distance to the menu object,

wherein a movable range of the z-distance is limited to a minimum z-distance, z-min, and a maximum z-distance, z-max.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 ,

wherein a first menu option is displayed on a first side of the menu object when z-max≥z-distance≥z1, and

wherein a first subset of menu options related to the first menu option are displayed on the first side of the menu object when z1>z-distance≥z-min.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of other menu objects are displayed in addition to the menu object when z-max≥z-distance≥z3.

4. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program for a computer which displays an image representing appearance obtained when a menu object disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space is viewed from a point of view disposed in the virtual three-dimensional space, the program comprising:

a detecting section configured to detect rotation of the head-mounted display, x-axis movement of the head-mounted display, and z-axis movement of the head-mounted display,

wherein each side of the menu object displays a different menu option selectable by a user of the head-mounted; and

a display control section configured to cause:

(a) in response to detected rotation of the head-mounted display, the menu object to rotate at a fixed position in the virtual three-dimensional space while a position and a location of the point of view is unchanged in response to the detected rotation by the detecting section, and

(b) in response to detected x-axis movement of the head-mounted display, a corresponding x-axis movement of the position of the point of view; and

(c) in response to detected z-axis movement, a corresponding z-axis movement in z-distance to the menu object,

wherein a movable range of the z-distance is limited to a minimum z-distance, z-min, and a maximum z-distance, z-max.

Assignments (3)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 30, 2023
From: CIRTEC MEDICAL CORP.
To: BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062559/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2016
From: NISHIDATE, MASAOMI; OKAYAMA, RYUICHI; AI, KEISUKE
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 038635/0677 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 18, 2016
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 038635/0810 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-112591 · Jun 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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