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Granted Patent B2
US 9,897,810 · App. 14/979,241 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Spectacle-type electronic device and assisting method

Inventors: Akira Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhiro Kanishima (Tokyo, JP); Kenichi Doniwa (Asaka Saitama, JP); Hiroaki Komaki (Tokyo, JP); Hiroki Kumagai (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Sudo (Tokyo, JP); Nobuhide Okabayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: KBUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
G02B27/0172G02B27/0093G02B2027/014G02B2027/0141G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 9,897,810
App. No.
14/979,241
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a spectacle-type electronic device includes a signal processor, a screen and a communication module. The signal processor which modulates the illumination light from the light source to form a signal including individual identification information. The screen positioned at a particular location within an extension of a wearer's line of sight to display the image produced by the image display and illuminated by the light source. The communication processor which communicates with a corresponding electronic device to enable information of a target represented by the image displayed on the screen to be shared by the communication processor and the corresponding electronic device.

Claims (39)

1. A spectacle-type electronic device comprising:

an image display which produces an image;

a light source which applies illumination light to the image produced by the image display to illuminate the image;

a signal processor which modulates the illumination light from the light source to form a signal including individual identification information;

a screen positioned at a particular location within an extension of a wearer's line of sight to display the image produced by the image display and illuminated by the light source; and

a communication processor which communicates with a corresponding electronic device to enable information of a target represented by the image displayed on the screen to be shared by the communication processor and the corresponding electronic device.

2. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the screen simultaneously displays the image and a background seen within the extension of the wearer's line of sight.

3. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a guide system which guides the illumination light from the light source in a direction different from a direction of the screen.

4. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the signal processor receives an instruction for transmission of the individual identification information.

5. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the image display comprises a reflective liquid crystal display element.

6. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the communication processor compares information of the target recognized by the corresponding electronic device with information of the target represented by the image.

7. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the communication processor receives at least one of an instruction for transmission and image data corresponding to the image produced by the image display.

8. An assisting method in a spectacle-type electronic device including an image display which produces an image, a light source, a signal processor, a screen positioned at a particular location within an extension of a wearer's line of sight to display the image produced by the image display and illuminated by the light source, and a communication processor which communicates with an electronic device to enable information of a target represented by the image displayed on the screen to be shared between the communication processor and the electronic device, the method comprising:

applying, by the light source, illumination light to the image produced by the image display to illuminate the image;

modulating, by the signal processor, the illumination light from the light source to form a signal including individual identification information; and

causing the image display to produce information available for job assistance of the wearer as the image.

9. The assisting method of claim 8 , wherein the image and a background seen within the extension of the wearer's line of sight are simultaneously displayed on the screen.

10. The assisting method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a wearer's position based in part on light from a guide system of the illumination light from the light source.

11. A spectacle-type electronic device comprising:

an image display which produces an image;

a light source which applies illumination light to the image produced by the image display to illuminate the image;

a signal processor which modulates the illumination light from the light source to form a signal including individual identification information; and

a communication processor which communicates with an electronic device to enable information of a target represented by the image produced by the image display to be shared between the communication processor and the electronic device.

12. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a screen which displays the image produced by the image display and is illuminated by the light source.

13. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a guide system which guides the illumination light from the light source in a direction different from a direction of the screen.

14. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 13 , wherein

the signal processor receives an instruction for transmission of the individual identification information.

15. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the communication processor compares information of the target recognized by the electronic device with information of the target represented by the image.

16. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 12 , wherein

the signal processor receives an instruction for transmission of the individual identification information.

17. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the communication processor compares information of the target recognized by the electronic device with information of the target represented by the image.

18. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 11 , wherein

the signal processor receives an instruction for transmission of the individual identification information.

19. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the communication processor compares information of the target recognized by the electronic device with information of the target represented by the image.

20. The spectacle-type electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the communication processor compares information of the target recognized by the electronic device with information of the target represented by the image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2016
From: TANAKA, AKIRA; KANISHIMA, YASUHIRO; DONIWA, KENICHI; KOMAKI, HIROAKI; KUMAGAI, HIROKI; SUDO, TAKASHI; OKABAYASHI, NOBUHIDE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-173034 · Sep 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170059867A1 · Mar 2, 2017