US 10,379,362 B2 · Head mounted display and control method thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a head mounted display (HMD) capable of receiving an image through a camera. An HMD according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main body configured to be worn on a user's head; a camera equipped in the main body; a sensing unit configured to measure the distance between the main body and a subject corresponding to the image received through the camera; and a control unit which determines a plurality of feature points satisfying preset conditions in the image, measured, by means of the sensing unit, the distance between the main body and the subject corresponding to at least one of the plurality of feature points, and determines the movement of the main body on the basis of at least one of the plurality of feature points and the measured distance.

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Dependent claims

A Head Mounted Display (HMD), comprising:

a main body formed to be wearable on a head of a user;
a camera provided in the main body;
a sensing unit configured to measure a distance between the main body and a subject corresponding to an image received through the camera;
and
a controller configured to determine a plurality of feature points satisfying a preset condition in the image, measure using the sensing unit a distance between the main body and a subject corresponding to at least one of the plurality of feature points, and determine a motion of the main body based on at least one of the plurality of feature points and the measured distance
wherein the controller determines the motion of the main body based on a rate of change of relative distances among the plurality of feature points and a rate of change of the measured distance.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Head mounted display and control method thereof

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