IP Library Granted Patent US 12,175,016
Granted Patent B2
US 12,175,016 · App. 18/260,366 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Image display device and image display system

Inventors: Masahiro Takada (Tokyo, JP); Teppei Imamura (Tokyo, JP); Ryo Ogawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
G06F3/013G02B27/0172G02B2027/0174
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Patent No.
US 12,175,016
App. No.
18/260,366
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a head-mounted image display device 100 including an image acquisition unit 104 that acquires a positional relationship image from which a positional relationship between a pupil position of an eyeball of a user and a visually recognizable region of the user can be estimated and a projection system 103 onto which incident light is projected, and the visually recognizable region is a focal position of the projection system 103. Further, the image display device 100 includes an imaging element, and the imaging element acquires the three-dimensional positional relationship image.

Claims (45)

1. A head-mounted image display device, comprising

an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a positional relationship image from which a positional relationship between a pupil position of an eyeball of a user and a visually recognizable region of the user is estimated; and

an information presentation unit configured to present mounting position adjustment information to the user or a wearing assistant.

2. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a projection system onto which incident light is projected, wherein

the visually recognizable region is a focal position of the projection system.

3. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a mounting displacement determination unit configured to determine at least one of an amount or a direction of displacement from a correct mounting state based on information from the positional relationship image, wherein

the mounting position adjustment information is presented to the user or the wearing assistant, based on a determination result by the mounting displacement determination unit.

4. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 3 , wherein

the information presentation unit is further configured to issue an instruction regarding the correct mounting state by presentation of information such as video or sound at a time of wearing and during wearing.

5. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , wherein

an image display method is a retinal direct-drawing method or a virtual image method in which a size of the visually recognizable region is same as a size of a pupil diameter.

6. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the image acquisition unit includes an imaging element; and

the imaging element is configured to acquire the positional relationship image.

7. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 6 , further comprising

a light source at a position symmetrical to the imaging element with respect to the visually recognizable region.

8. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 6 , wherein

the imaging element has a function of switching an imaging range.

9. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the image acquisition unit includes a plurality of imaging elements; and

optical axes of the plurality of imaging elements intersect with each other in the visually recognizable region.

10. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a line-of-sight detection unit configured to detect a line-of-sight of the user.

11. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the line-of-sight detection unit is further configured to detect the line-of-sight of the user by one of an imaging method or a photodiode method.

12. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 9 , further comprising

a holographic optical element configured to one of diffract or transmit incident light, wherein

the line-of-sight detection unit is further configured to the line-of-sight of the user by a photodiode method.

13. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 10 , further comprising

a feedback control unit configured to feed back information based on the positional relationship image, wherein

the line-of-sight detection unit is further configured to correct an amount of mounting displacement based on a feedback signal acquired from the feedback control unit.

14. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a line-of-sight tracking unit configured to track a line-of-sight of the user.

15. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 14 , further comprising

a feedback control unit configured to feed back information based on the positional relationship image, wherein

the line-of-sight tracking unit is further configured to track the line-of-sight by a feedback signal, in which an amount of mounting displacement is corrected, from the feedback control unit.

16. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a feedback control unit configured to feed back information based on the positional relationship image.

17. The head-mounted image display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a shape of the head-mounted image display device is one of an eyeglass type, a goggle type, a helmet type, a monocular type, or a binocular type.

18. An image display system, comprising:

a head-mounted image display device including an image acquisition unit, wherein the image acquisition unit is configured to acquire a positional relationship image from which a positional relationship between a pupil position of an eyeball of a user and a visually recognizable region of the user is estimated; and

an information presentation device configured to present operation assistance information using the head-mounted image display device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2023
From: TAKADA, MASAHIRO; IMAMURA, TEPPEI; OGAWA, RYO
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-004263 · Jan 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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