Head movement controlled navigation among multiple boards for display in a headset computer
To assist with hands-free computing, the Head Mounted Display or Headset Computer utilizes a series of user configurable Home Pages that contain the shortcuts and widgets the user wants and one or more head movements. This allows the user to design a user interface environment which gives desired information, in the desired order.
1. A navigation and control method for a headset computer comprising:
displaying at a microdisplay of the headset computer a plurality of boards;
receiving at the headset computer an input comprising one or more head movements of a user of the headset computer; and
navigating between the boards in response to the input of the one or more head movements.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the boards each include at least one user selected shortcut and operative widget.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying at a headset computer a plurality of boards comprises displaying one board at a time at the headset computer.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more head movements are selected from the group consisting of a rotational head movement, a lateral head movement, and a flexion head movement.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein navigating between the boards includes switching between boards that are adjacent in a series of the boards.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the series is user configurable.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein navigating between the boards in response to the input of the one or more head movements includes navigating between the boards at a speed based on the one or more head movements.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein each board is user configurable.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving at the headset computer an input comprising one or more head movements includes using an accelerometer or a gyroscope.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving at the headset computer an input comprising one or more head movements includes using an optical sensor.
11. The method of claim 1 , further including navigating within at least one of the boards in response to the input of the one or more head movements.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein navigating within at least one of the boards includes panning or zooming within the board.
13. A headset computer system comprising:
a microdisplay;
a user interface configured to display via the microdisplay a plurality of boards; and
a processor configured to receive an input comprising one or more head movements of a user and navigate between the boards for display in response to the input of the one or more head movements.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the boards each include at least one user selected shortcut and operative widget.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the user interface is configured to display via the microdisplay one board at a time.
16. The system of claim 13 , further including an accelerometer for use in determining the one or more head movements of the user.
17. The system of claim 13 , further including a gyroscope for use in determining the one or more head movements of the user.
18. The system of claim 13 , further including an optical sensor for use in determining the one or more head movements of the user.
19. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more head movements are selected from the group consisting of a rotational head movement, a lateral head movement, and a flexion head movement.
20. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to navigate between the boards in response to the input of the one or more head movements at a speed based on the one or more head movements.