# US 11,310,483 B2 · Display apparatus and method for controlling display apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,483 B2 - Document ID: US11310483B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/991,160 - Filed: 2020-08-12 - Published: 2020-11-26 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-19 - Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation - Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation - Inventors: Shinichi Kobayashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310483B2 ## CPC - H04N 13/332: Displays for viewing with the aid of special glasses or head-mounted displays [HMD] - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)} - G06F 3/012: {Head tracking input arrangements} - H04N 13/279: the virtual viewpoint locations being selected by the viewers or determined by tracking - H04N 13/344: with head-mounted left-right displays - H04N 13/366: using viewer tracking - H04N 13/398: Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An HMD includes a six-axis sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a head motion detecting section that detect at least one of the position and motion of a head, a reference setting section that sets a reference state based on at least one of the head position and motion detected by the head motion detecting section, and a display controlling section that changes the display state of a content displayed by the display section based on changes in the position and motion of the head with respect to those in the reference state. The content is formed of a plurality of contents, and the display controlling section changes the display state of the contents displayed by an image display section in such a way that the relative display positions of the contents are maintained. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus comprising: a display that is worn on a head of a user and that displays a first image and a second image different from the first image; and a processor that is configured to: detect a first orientation of the display and a second orientation of the display different from the first orientation of the display, set a spherical coordinate system that surrounds the display, and set each of a first position in which the first image is displayed on the spherical coordinate system and a second position in which the second image is displayed on the spherical coordinate system, wherein when the processor detects the first orientation of the display, the display displays the first image, and when the processor detects the second orientation of the display, the display displays the second image and the processor maintains the first position and the second position on the spherical coordinate system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: set the first orientation of the display based on an axis of rotation of a head of the user and a position of the display that rotates around the axis of rotation, and set each of the first image and the second image along a rotational direction around the axis of rotation and along a direction perpendicular to the rotational direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to set each of the first image and the second image to be disposed in a plane containing the user's feet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display includes a right display section and a left display section, the right display section allowing the user's right eye to visually recognize the first image and the second image, the left display section allowing the user's left eye to visually recognize the first image and the second image, and the processor is configured to cause each of the first image and the second image to be displayed with parallax present between the right display section and the left display section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to set the first orientation and the second orientation in accordance with a position of a pointing element or a motion of the pointing element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to set a magnification in which of each of the first image and the second image is displayed in the display in accordance with the position of the pointing element or the motion of the pointing element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display to display an image of input used for input operation performed on the first image and the second image. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: detect orientations of a user's sightlines; and set the first orientation of the display including a position of the head of the user or the orientation of the display and the orientations of the user's sightlines. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor and/or the circuit are further configured to perform a first function and a second function, the first content corresponding to the first function, the second content corresponding to the second function. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to change a substance of the first image displayed by the display. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first image and the second image is a thumbnail image. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor and/or the circuit are further configured to: detect a position of the display; detect a motion of the display based on the head of the user; and change a display state in which each of the first image and the second image is displayed based on the position of the display and the motion of the display. ### Claim 13 A method for controlling a display apparatus including a display that is worn on a head of a user and that displays a first image and a second image different from the first image, the method comprising: detecting a first orientation of the display and a second orientation of the display different from the first orientation of the display; setting a spherical coordinate system that surrounds the display; and; setting each of a first position in which the first image is displayed on the spherical coordinate system and a second position in which the second image is displayed on the spherical coordinate, wherein: when the first orientation of the display is detected, the method further includes displaying the first image, and when the second orientation of the display is detected, the method includes displaying the second image and maintaining the first position and the second position on the spherical coordinate system.