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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188937 | Body mounting type display system In a body mounting type display system, at least a signal corresponding to display data is outputted to a computer side output transmission circuit through a bus line of a computer, and the data corresponding to the signal is written in a buffer memory of the comput... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184070 | Method and system for selecting a user interface for a wearable computing device Example methods and systems for selecting a user interface for a wearable computing device are disclosed. An accelerometer system may determine a user activity of a user wearing a wearable computing device. Based on the user activity determined by the accelerometer ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184069 | Systems and methods for adaptive transmission of data The present disclosure describes systems and methods for transmitting, receiving, and displaying data. The systems and methods may be directed to providing a constant or substantially constant data transmission rate (e.g., frame rate per second) to a device and cont... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8159417 | Image display device An image display device includes: a display part, a measuring instrument, a determination unit, a detection unit, a decision unit, and a notification processing unit. The display part allows a user to visually recognize a display image by projecting an image light c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159416 | Synthetic vision dynamic field of view The present disclosure is directed to a dynamic field of view (FOV) for a synthetic vision system (SVS) scene. The FOV within the SVS scene may switch between a FOV conformal to the real world outside of a vehicle and a wider FOV when beneficial. In an aircraft, for... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8138992 | Method and apparatus for evoking perceptions of affordances in virtual environments Methods and apparatus are provided for evoking perceptions of affordances in a user/virtual environment interface. The method involves recognizing the absence or inadequacy of certain sensory stimuli in the user/virtual environment interface, and then creating senso... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138991 | Real-time image scanning and processing An apparatus for displaying at least one image with respect to a line-of-sight (LOS), with an image source, a display processor and a displaying unit. The display processor is coupled with the image source and the displaying unit. The image source provides at least ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8102334 | Augmenting reality for a user Augmenting reality for a user including creating a model of a region of the user's environment in a direction of the user's field of vision; determining, in dependence upon the model of the region of the user's environment, that an object located within the user's e... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094091 | Information presenting apparatus, method, and computer program product According to one embodiment, an information presenting apparatus includes: point-of-view position identifying module; line-of-sight direction identifying module; visibility range indentifying module; memory module; placement module; image generating module; and disp... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094090 | Real-time self-visualization system The present disclosure relates to a system which may allow a user to visualize and/or monitor motor activities during, e.g., rehabilitation exercises and/or athletic training. The system may include a camera that may be configured to capture images of a user perform... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089424 | Functional display type anti-blinding device Disclosed is a functional display type anti-blinding device having an anti-blinding plate for indication and control of a screen display condition and variation in light transmittance. The anti-blinding plate includes a filter to selectively filter light, a polarize... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085217 | System, method, and computer program product for compensating for crosstalk during the display of stereo content A system, method, and computer program product are provided for compensating for crosstalk during the display of stereo content. In use, display content is received for being outputted utilizing a display system. Such display system inherently exhibits crosstalk, wh... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8072393 | User interface for a head mounted display A headset comprises an arrangement and a display. The arrangement is situated at least partially on a head of a user. The display is coupled to the arrangement and capable of displaying a pointing device to the user. The headset is coupled to a mobile device which i... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063849 | Method of navigating in a surrounding world captured by one or more image sensors and a device for carrying out the method A method for a user to navigate in a surrounding world captured by one or more image sensors and displayed to the user in an image display area of a display device which in use is in front of the user's head and follows the movements of his head. When the user's hea... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049680 | Method for improving vision of a low-vision person and viewing aid A method for improving vision of a low-vision person and a viewing aid therefore are disclosed. An image is recorded by means of an image recording device, the image being intermediately stored within an image memory and modified and presented to the eyes of the per... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8040292 | Portable communication display device A head-mounted display system displays information via a matrix display element mounted within a housing that is positioned relative to at least eye of a user. The display is connected to a video or information source such that the user can view information or image... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035576 | Head-mounted display and head-mounted video display To shield a frame area 203b, a frame-like shield member 501 is superimposed over an LCD 203 while being separated from the LCD 203 by a distance L. The distance L satisfies L | 10/11/2011 |
| 7982689 | Image display device To provide an image display device of the type that presents ages in a certain part of the field of vision in which the image display device can be used for prolonged periods of time. An image display device 1 includes a main body having a shape of a g... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982688 | Device for representing optical information by means of a virtual image, in particular in a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for representing optical information by means of a virtual image (P), in particular in a motor vehicle. The optical information is in the form of light beams extending from an image generating device (1), over at least one op... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7956822 | Mounting mechanism and head-mounted image display apparatus This specification discloses a mounting mechanism for a display portion onto the head in which the movement range of a wearer is not restricted and it becomes possible to make the display portion follow the head. This mounting mechanism has a head mounting portion f... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7948451 | Interactive method of presenting information in an image An interactive method of presenting information in an image to a user, who carries a head-mounted display device that presents an image of the surroundings. The user's head position and direction are established in relation to the surroundings and a calculating devi... | 05/24/2011 |
| RE42336 | Intuitive control of portable data displays A virtual computer monitor is described which enables instantaneous and intuitive visual access to large amounts of visual data by providing the user with a large display projected virtually in front of the user. The user wears a head-mounted display or holds a port... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7928926 | Display apparatus and method for hands free operation that selects a function when window is within field of view The present invention provides a display apparatus which enables high-accuracy, hands-free operation, while adopting a low-cost configuration. The display apparatus according to the present invention includes: an obtainment unit that obtains a display element which ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928927 | Head worn head up display system A head worn head up display (HUD) system providing an enhanced head down view in an environment including a head worn device including a vision tracking device and a dynamic head down display. The head worn HUD system includes a computational platform for receiving ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7911410 | Peripheral with a display A headset may include a communication interface to receive one or more images from a device. The headset may further include a pair of earpieces, each earpiece including a speaker and a display to show at least one of the one or more images from the device. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7898503 | Auxiliary targeting viewer A head mounting viewing system includes a viewer having a microdisplay for displaying images. Viewing optics can be included for viewing the display. The display and the optics can be housed in a housing. Integrated operational controls can be located on the housing... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893890 | Electrically dimmable combiner optics for head-up display Methods and systems for providing an electrically dimmable combiner optics for head-up displays are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dimmable head-up display includes a display portion configured to provide head-up display information to an operator. Additionally, a ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7830334 | Image displaying method and apparatus Image exhibiting method of exhibiting an image of mixed reality space is provided. A three-dimensional visual-field area of an observer in the mixed reality space is calculated, a virtual visual-field object representing the visual-field area is generated, and the v... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7808450 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus When a plurality of mixed reality (MR) experiencing persons experience the same mixed reality, there is a possibility that the experiencing persons come into contact with one another. An image processing apparatus capable of reporting to the MR experiencing persons ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7786954 | Adjustable head-mount type display device A head-mount type display device has a first display unit for left eye, a second display unit for right eye, a guide that guides the first and second display units to slide them in a longitudinal way, and an adjustment mechanism that adjust a distance between the fi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7724211 | System, method, and computer program product for controlling stereo glasses shutters A system, method, and computer program product are provided for controlling stereo glasses shutters. In use, a right eye shutter of stereo glasses is controlled to switch between a closed orientation and an open orientation. Further, a left eye shutter of the stereo... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7724210 | Scanned light display system using large numerical aperture light source, method of using same, and method of making scanning mirror assemblies A scanned light display system includes a light source operable to emit light and a curved mirror positioned to receive at least a portion of the light. The curved mirror is configured to substantially collimate the received light. The substantially collimated light... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719484 | Vehicle simulator having head-up display A vehicle simulator having a projection system for projecting a generated scene and symbology onto a common viewing screen. Tracking apparatus is provided for providing position and/or angular orientation signals representative of the eye of a person viewing the pro... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7663570 | Image display device, portable terminal device and display panel First pixels for the left eye and second pixels for the right eye in the semi-transmissive liquid crystal display panel are alternately disposed in the array direction of cylindrical lenses in a lenticular lens. A first transmissive region and a first reflective reg... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7639208 | Compact optical see-through head-mounted display with occlusion support An optical system, apparatus and method are capable of mutual occlusions. The core of the system is a spatial light modulator (SLM) which allows users to block or pass certain parts of a scene which is viewed through the head worn display. An objective lens images t... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639209 | Scanned light display system using large numerical aperture light source, method of using same, and method of making scanning mirror assemblies A scanned light display system includes a light source operable to emit light and a curved mirror positioned to receive at least a portion of the light. The curved mirror is configured to substantially collimate the received light. The substantially collimated light... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7626562 | Image display apparatus and method An image display apparatus attachable to an eyeball includes: a display unit including on a curved surface a plurality of display areas for displaying images; a lens array unit integrated with the display unit, the lens array unit having lenses corresponding to the ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623089 | Stereo image display device and method A stereo image display device includes an image display unit for displaying a parallactic image having a right-eye image and a left-eye image on a display plane, a parallactic image selecting unit for making only the right-eye image of the parallactic image reach th... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7616172 | Display panel having multiple display regions and corresponding backlight regions and method of controlling the same In a 3D display having a plurality of display regions and corresponding backlight regions, the image data is sequentially sent to the display regions. The respective light source(s) of the corresponding backlight region is/are turned ON after a response time of each... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7598928 | Video display hat A hat for a displaying video signals having, a hat, a fuel cell operated video display mounted as an integral structural component of the hat, a fuel cell operated video camera having a blue tooth wireless connection to the video display and removably mounted to the... | 10/06/2009 |
