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Granted Patent B2
US 10,599,142 · App. 15/863,106 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Display device and control method for display device

Inventors: Shinichi Kobayashi (Azumino, JP); Masahide Takano (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G05D1/0038H04N7/185G05D1/102
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Patent No.
US 10,599,142
App. No.
15/863,106
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An HMD includes an image display section worn on a head of a user, an HMD communication section configured to receive a captured image transmitted by a vehicle, a position estimating section configured to estimate a position of the vehicle in a real space on the basis of the captured image received by the HMD communication section, and a display control section configured to cause the image display section to display the captured image received by the HMD communication section and information concerning the position of the vehicle estimated by the position estimating section.

Claims (41)

1. A display device comprising:

a display worn on a head of a user;

a communicator configured to receive a captured image transmitted by a vehicle; and

a processor programmed to:

estimate a position of the vehicle in a real space based on the captured image received by the communicator, by:

specifying, based on a reference captured image of a predetermined range imaged by the vehicle, a position of the vehicle at a time when the reference captured image is captured, thereby setting a reference vehicle position; and

estimating the position of the vehicle based on the reference vehicle position; and

cause the display to display:

the captured image received by the communicator, and

at least one of: an imaging magnification, an altitude of the vehicle, and a movement amount from the reference vehicle position.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the communicator receives position information transmitted by the vehicle, and

the processor is programmed to estimate the position of the vehicle by calculating a movement amount of the vehicle from the reference vehicle position based on the position information received by the communicator.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the captured image is received by the communicator, the processor is programmed to estimate the position of the vehicle based on the received captured image and the reference captured image.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to:

designate a position in the captured image received by the communicator; and

estimate, based on the position of the vehicle at a time when the captured image is captured, a position in the real space corresponding to the designated position.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is programmed to:

set, as a marker position, the estimated position in the real space corresponding to the designated position; and

cause the display to display the marker position.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is programmed to:

when the captured image is received by the communicator, estimate a relative position of the marker position in the received captured image; and

cause, based on the estimated relative position, the display to display the captured image received by the communicator and a display object indicating the marker position.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive operation,

wherein the display device transmits, with the communicator, control information for controlling the vehicle based on the operation received by the receiver.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a movement sensor configured to detect a movement of the display,

wherein the receiver receives operation by the movement of the display device based on a detection value of the movement sensor.

9. A control method for a display device including a display worn on a head of a user, the control method comprising:

receiving a captured image transmitted by a vehicle;

estimating a position of the vehicle in a real space based on the received captured image, by:

specifying, based on a reference captured image of a predetermined range imaged by the vehicle, a position of the vehicle at a time when the reference captured image is captured, thereby setting a reference vehicle position; and

estimating the position of the vehicle based on the reference vehicle position; and

displaying, on the display:

the captured image received from the vehicle, and

at least one of: an imaging magnification, an altitude of the vehicle, and a movement amount from the reference vehicle position.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the reference captured image contains a reference tag which is located in the real space.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

placing a reference tag in the real space before estimating the position of the vehicle, wherein the reference captured image contains the reference tag.

12. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to cause the display to display a movement amount from the reference vehicle position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2018
From: KOBAYASHI, SHINICHI; TAKANO, MASAHIDE
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044545/0181 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-012756 · Jan 27, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180217590A1 · Aug 2, 2018