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Head-mounted display apparatus, and display method

US10339896B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2016
Grant dateJul 2, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/64
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A head-mounted display apparatus (1) includes an image display part (10) configured to display an image, an optical unit (20, 30, 50) configured to lead the image to an eye of a wearer of the display apparatus (1), a light intensity detector (60) configured to detect light intensity (A) of external light, a dimmer filter (40) configured to vary transmittance to adjust the intensity (B) of the external light reaching the eye of the wearer, and a controller (70) configured to adjust the transmittance of the dimmer filter (40) and the light intensity (C) of a light source of the image display part (10) based on the light intensity (A) of the external light obtained by the light intensity detector (60).

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