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US 11,143,870 · App. 16/476,339 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Display apparatus and display method

Inventors: Norikazu Igarashi (Kanagawa, JP); Shigenobu Hirano (Kanagawa, JP); Yasuo Katano (Kanagawa, JP); Kenji Kameyama (Kanagawa, JP); Takashi Maki (Kanagawa, JP); Yuuto Gotoh (Kanagawa, JP); Satomi Tanaka (Kanagawa, JP); Shiroh Ikegami (Tokyo, JP); Ikue Kawashima (Kanagawa, JP); Qing Liang (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
G02B27/0172G02F1/163G02B2027/0118G02B2027/0178G02F2201/18
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Patent No.
US 11,143,870
App. No.
16/476,339
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus that enhances a response speed while suppressing reduction in durability even when the transmittance control is performed. The display apparatus includes a display, a plurality of light adjustment devices, and a controller. The display is configured to be attached to a head of a user to display information to the user. Each of the plurality of light adjustment devices is configured to change a transmittance to adjust an intensity of light incident from outside. The controller is configured to independently control the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices separately from each other.

Claims (18)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display configured to be attached to a head of a user to display information to the user;

a plurality of light adjustment devices, each configured to change a transmittance to adjust an intensity of light incident from outside, the plurality of light adjustment devices being arranged in a direction of incidence of the light incident from the outside; and

a controller configured to control the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices separately from each other, wherein the controller is further configured to simultaneously change the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices by controlling a time and a magnitude of a voltage applied to the plurality of light adjustment devices, based on a predetermined adjustment table.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein, among the plurality of light adjustment devices, a first light adjustment device on an outer side in an incident direction of the light has a transmittance higher than a transmittance of a second light adjustment device on an inner side in the incident direction of the light.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the plurality of light adjustment devices to have different transmittances from each other, and switch the different transmittances with each other at predetermined intervals.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of light adjustment devices have a plurality of mutually different light adjustment stages, and

wherein the controller is further configured to control the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices by a combination of the plurality of mutually different light adjustment stages.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a light intensity detector to detect the intensity of the light,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices in accordance with the intensity detected with the light intensity detector.

6. A display method, comprising:

displaying information;

changing transmittances of a plurality of light adjustment devices to adjust an intensity of light incident from outside, the plurality of light adjustment devices being arranged in a direction of incidence of the light incident from the outside;

controlling the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices separately from each other, wherein the controlling step comprises simultaneously changing the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices by controlling a time and a magnitude of a voltage applied to the plurality of light adjustment devices, based on a predetermined adjustment table; and

adjusting a transmission intensity of the light with the plurality of light adjustment devices in accordance with the information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: IGARASHI, NORIKAZU; HIRANO, SHIGENOBU; KATANO, YASUO; KAMEYAMA, KENJI; MAKI, TAKASHI; GOTOH, YUUTO; TANAKA, SATOMI; IKEGAMI, SHIROH; KAWASHIMA, IKUE; LIANG, QING
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2017-027638 · Feb 17, 2017 · national
JP JP2018-020152 · Feb 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190353908A1 · Nov 21, 2019