# US 2014/0152688 A1 · Display method and display apparatus in which a part of a screen area is in a through-state

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- Number: US 2014/0152688 A1
- Document ID: US20140152688A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/172,521
- Filed: 2014-02-04
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2006-10-16
- Assignees: Sony Corporation
- Applicants: Sony Corporation
- Inventors: Yoichiro SAKO; Masaaki Tsuruta; Taiji Ito; Masamichi Asukai; Kan Ebisawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152688A1

## CPC

- G02B 27/017: {Head mounted}
- G06T 11/10: Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77)
- G09G 5/14: Display of multiple viewports
- H04N 21/4122: {additional display device, e.g. video projector (digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423)}
- H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence)
- H04N 21/4316: {for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window}
- H04N 21/43637: {involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114)}
- H04N 21/44218: {Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45)}
- H04N 23/63: by using electronic viewfinders
- H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
- G02B 2027/0123: {comprising devices increasing the field of view}
- G02B 2027/0127: {comprising devices increasing the depth of field}
- G02B 2027/0138: {comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera}
- G02B 2027/014: {comprising information/image processing systems}
- G02B 2027/0141: {characterised by the informative content of the display}
- G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)}
- G02B 2027/0187: {slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye}
- H04N 5/45: Picture in picture {, e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen}
- H04N 21/4318: {by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region (image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00)}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- 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)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Display control that extends a user's visual ability is accomplished. By wearing an eyeglass-type or headgear-type mounting unit, he or she is allowed to see display means disposed in front of his or her eyes. By causing a part of a screen area of the display means to be in a through-state and a display with a display image signal to be executed, the user can see an image of a scene different from a scene that he or she ordinarily sees with a display of the display image signal while he or she can see the ordinary visual scene with the through-state area.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display apparatus, comprising:
a display device, disposed in front of eyes of a user, and configured to display an image and cause a screen area to be in a through-state which is transparent or semi-transparent;
an image capturing device disposed such that the image capturing device is configured to perform capturing of a captured image in a direction which the user sees through the display device or in a direction different from the direction which the user sees through the display device; and
processing circuitry configured to
perform a signal process for the captured image and generate a first displaying image, and receive an image signal from an external device and generate a second displaying image, and
control a part of the screen area of the display device in the through-state and execute displaying of one of the first displaying image and the second displaying image.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute displaying of the first displaying image and the second displaying image simultaneously.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The display apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to set a parent screen area and a child screen area in the screen area of the display device and cause one of the parent screen area and the child screen area to be in the through-state and the other to be in a screen display state.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to divide the screen area of the display device into areas and cause one of the divided areas to be in the through-state and another of the divided areas to be in an image display state.

### Claim 5

A method, comprising:
displaying, by a display device disposed in front of eyes of a user, an image and causing a screen area to be in a through-state which is transparent or semi-transparent;
capturing, by an image capturing device, a captured image in a direction which the user sees through the display device or in a direction different from the direction which the user sees through the display device;
performing a signal process for the captured image and generating a first displaying image, and receiving an image signal from an external device and generating a second displaying image; and
controlling a part of the screen area of the display device in the through-state and displaying one of the first displaying image and the second displaying image.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method as set forth in claim 5, further comprising:
displaying the first displaying image and the second displaying image simultaneously.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The method as set forth in claim 5, further comprising:
setting a parent screen area and a child screen area in the screen area of the display device and causing one of the parent screen area and the child screen area to be in the through-state and the other to be in a screen display state.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The method as set forth in claim 5, further comprising:
dividing the screen area of the display device into areas and causing one of the divided areas to be in the through-state and another of the divided areas to be in an image display state.