Wearable computer with superimposed controls and instructions for external device
US8941560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2200/1613
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wearable computing device includes a head-mounted display (HMD) that provides a field of view in which at least a portion of the environment of the wearable computing device is viewable. The HMD is operable to display images superimposed over the field of view. When the wearable computing device determines that a target device is within its environment, the wearable computing device obtains target device information related to the target device. The target device information may include information that defines a virtual control interface for controlling the target device and an identification of a defined area of the target device on which the virtual control image is to be provided. The wearable computing device controls the HMD to display the virtual control image as an image superimposed over the defined area of the target device in the field of view.
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