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US 12,210,680 · App. 18/530,413 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Head mounted display apparatus

Inventors: Yasunobu Hashimoto (Kyoto, JP); Hitoshi Akiyama (Kyoto, JP); Megumi Kurachi (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
G06F3/013G02B27/0093G02B27/017G02B27/0179G06F3/017G06F3/04815G06F3/167G06T19/006G02B2027/0187
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Patent No.
US 12,210,680
App. No.
18/530,413
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a technique in which, in arranging a virtual object with respect to a real space, a user has less trouble, usability is good, and the object is suitably placeable. A head mounted display apparatus (HMD apparatus) according to one embodiment has a function of arranging and displaying the virtual object in a space based on an operation by a user. The HMD apparatus displays, on a display surface, a grid including a plurality of points for supporting an operation of the virtual object, and disposes and displays, according to an operation includes designation of a target virtual object and designation of a first point at an arrangement destination, the target virtual object at the position of the first point.

Claims (19)

1. A head mounted display apparatus arranging and displaying a virtual object in a space based on a user's operation,

wherein the head mounted display is configured to:

display a grid on a display surface of the head mounted display, the grid including a plurality of points for supporting an operation of the virtual object; and

according to an operation including designation of a target virtual object and designation of a first point at an arrangement destination, arrange and display the target virtual object at a position of the first point,

wherein an image having identification information is displayed for each point of the plurality of points on the grid,

wherein an image having virtual-object identification information is displayed for each virtual object,

wherein the operation includes designation of the virtual-object identification information or designation of the identification information, and

wherein according to an operation including designation of the target virtual object at a movement source displayed on the display surface or designation of a second point displaying the target virtual object, and the designation of the first point, the target virtual object at the movement source is moved at the position of the first point.

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

wherein the virtual object has an image created by an application program, and an image of a graphical user interface object including an icon of the application program, a window of the application program, system information, and a command button.

3. A head mounted display apparatus arranging and displaying a virtual object in a space based on a user's operation,

wherein the head mounted display is configured to:

display a grid on a display surface of the head mounted display, the grid including a plurality of points for supporting an operation of the virtual object; and

according to an operation including designation of a target virtual object and designation of a first point at an arrangement destination, arrange and display the target virtual object at a position of the first point, wherein an image having identification information is displayed for each point of the plurality of points on the grid,

wherein an image having virtual-object identification information is displayed for each virtual object,

wherein the operation includes designation of the virtual-object identification information or designation of the identification information, and

wherein according to an operation including designation of the target virtual object not displayed on the display surface and the designation of the first position, the target virtual object is arranged at the position of the first point.

4. The head mounted display apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the virtual object has an image created by an application program, and an image of a graphical user interface object including an icon of the application program, a window of the application program, system information, and a command button.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 17605294
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