# US 10,481,677 B2 · Display apparatus and display method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,481,677 B2 - Document ID: US10481677B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/457,565 - Filed: 2017-03-13 - Published: 2017-06-29 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2006-09-27 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Yoichiro Sako; Masaaki Tsuruta; Taiji Ito; Masamichi Asukai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10481677B2 ## CPC - G02B 27/017: {Head mounted} - G02B 27/0101: {characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence)} - G02B 27/0172: {characterised by optical features} - G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)} - G06T 11/60: Creating or editing images; Combining images with text - G06T 15/80: Shading - G09G 3/36: using liquid crystals - G02B 2027/0118: {comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility} - G02B 2027/0138: {comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera} - G02B 2027/014: {comprising information/image processing systems} - G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)} - G02B 2027/0185: {Displaying image at variable distance} - G02B 2027/0187: {slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye} - G09G 2320/0233: Improving the luminance or brightness uniformity across the screen - G09G 2320/0626: for control of overall brightness - G09G 2320/0686: with two or more screen areas displaying information with different brightness or colours - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract An adequate display operation control in accordance with the external world situation is realized. For example, where a user wears the wearing unit of a spectacle-shaped or head-worn unit, the user is made to be able to view any type of image on the display section immediately in front of the eyes, and provided with taken images, reproduced images, and received images. At the point, a control relative to various display operations such as on/off of the display operation, display operation mode, and source chage is carried out based on external world information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus, comprising: a wearing member having at least one eye piece, the wearing member configured to be fitted around a head of a user, the at least one eye piece including a display; an external imaging apparatus configured to capture an outside scene image around the display apparatus; surrounding environment sensor configured to detect information of surroundings around the display apparatus, wherein the information of the surroundings includes at least temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information; and circuitry configured to: determine weather conditions of the surroundings based on the detected information from the surrounding environment sensor; and perform image adjustment for the display based on the weather conditions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an illumination sensor configured to detect information on brightness of the surroundings of the display apparatus, wherein the display has a first area that is in a transparent or translucent state in which the outside scene image can be viewed, and the display has a second area that displays a video content image; and the circuitry is further configured to increase the transmissivity of the first area based on the detected information on the brightness of the surroundings such that the outside scene image and the video content image are balanced in terms of brightness. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a memory, and the video content image is stored in the memory and reproduced by the circuitry. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the video content image is received and reproduced by the circuitry. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine the weather conditions using weather information from a server in addition to the information of the surroundings. ### Claim 6 A method for controlling a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a wearing member, an external imaging apparatus configured to capture an outside scene image around the display apparatus, and a surrounding environment sensor configured to detect information of surroundings around the display apparatus, wherein the information of the surroundings includes at least temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information, wearing member having at least one eye piece, the wearing member configured to be fitted around a head of a user, the at least one eye piece including a display, the method comprising: determining, by circuitry, weather conditions of the surroundings based on the detected information from the surrounding environment sensor; and performing image adjustment for the display based on the weather conditions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: detecting, by an illumination sensor, information on brightness of the surroundings of the display apparatus, wherein the display has a first area that is in a transparent or translucent state in which the outside scene image can be viewed, and the display has a second area that displays a video content image; and increasing the transmissivity of the first area based on the detected information on the brightness of the surroundings such that the outside scene image and the video content image are balanced in terms of brightness. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon, the computer program configured to perform a method when executed on a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a wearing member, an external imaging apparatus configured to capture an outside scene image around the display apparatus, and a surrounding environment sensor configured to detect information of surroundings around the display apparatus, wherein the information of the surroundings includes at least temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information, the wearing member having at least one eye piece, the wearing member configured to be fitted around a head of a user, the at least one eye piece including a display, the method comprising: determining weather conditions of the surroundings based on the detected information from the surrounding environment sensor; and performing image adjustment for the display based on the weather conditions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising: detecting, by an illumination sensor, information on brightness of the surroundings of the display apparatus, wherein the display has a first area that is in a transparent or translucent state in which the outside scene image can be viewed, and the display has a second area that displays a video content image; and increasing the transmissivity of the first area based on the detected information on the brightness of the surroundings such that the outside scene image and the video content image are balanced in terms of brightness.