# US 2017/0289533 A1 · Head mounted display, control method thereof, and computer program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0289533 A1 - Document ID: US20170289533A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/466,089 - Filed: 2017-03-22 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-30 - Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation - Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation - Inventors: Takehiro ONO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170289533A1 ## CPC - G02B 27/017: {Head mounted} - G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)} - G06F 3/0346: with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G02B 2027/0134: {of stereoscopic type} - G02B 2027/0141: {characterised by the informative content of the display} - G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)} - G06F 2203/04802: 3D-info-object: information is displayed on the internal or external surface of a three dimensional manipulable object, e.g. on the faces of a cube that can be rotated by the user - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A head mounted display includes a display unit that displays an image, and a processor that executes a process. The processor includes a polyhedron image display unit that displays a polyhedron image in which an instruction to instruct the process is allocated to each surface of the polyhedron, on the display unit, a polyhedron orientation switching unit that receives an operation on the polyhedron image, and switches the orientation in which the polyhedron is displayed, and an instruction execution unit that executes the instruction allocated to a surface of a predetermined orientation in the polyhedron image. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A head mounted display comprising: a display unit that displays an image; and a processor that executes a process, wherein the processor includes a polyhedron image display unit that displays a polyhedron image in which an instruction to instruct the process is allocated to each surface of the polyhedron, on the display unit, a polyhedron orientation switching unit that receives an operation on the polyhedron image, and switches the orientation in which the polyhedron is displayed, and an instruction execution unit that executes the instruction allocated to a surface of a predetermined orientation in the polyhedron image. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The head mounted display according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured to allow an outside scene to be viewed, and wherein the processor displays a related image related to the outside scene to be viewed, on the display unit, and executes a process based on the related image. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The head mounted display according to claim 2, wherein the related image includes identification information for identifying a plurality of stores included in the outside scene to be viewed, and wherein the process executed by the processor is a store input process for designating one store from the plurality of stores. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The head mounted display according to claim 2, wherein the related image includes a support image for supporting a work related to the outside scene to be viewed, and wherein the process executed by the processor is a process for sequentially switching the support image. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The head mounted display according to claim 1, wherein the polyhedron image is a regular hexahedron 3D image, and wherein the surface of the predetermined orientation is a surface facing a user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The head mounted display according to claim 1, wherein an operation on the polyhedron image is a flick operation with a fingertip. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The head mounted display according to claim 1, further comprising: an operation unit provided with an input unit for receiving an input operation by a user on a first surface of a plurality of surfaces forming the outside, wherein the polyhedron orientation switching unit detects an operation of switching the orientation of the first surface in the operation unit, and receives the detected operation of switching the orientation of the first surface as an operation on the polyhedron image. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The head mounted display according to claim 1, further comprising: an object with a polyhedron shape corresponding to the polyhedron image, wherein the polyhedron orientation switching unit detects an operation of switching the orientation of the object, and receives the detected operation of switching the orientation of the object as an operation on the polyhedron image. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The head mounted display according to claim 1, further comprising: a vibration unit that vibrates when receiving the operation on the polyhedron image. ### Claim 10 A head mounted display comprising: a display unit that displays an image; and a processor that executes a process, wherein the processor includes a stereoscopic image display unit that displays a stereoscopic image in which an instruction to instruct the process is allocated to each surface of a solid, on the display unit, a solid orientation switching unit that receives an operation on the stereoscopic image, and switches the orientation in which the solid is displayed, and an instruction execution unit that executes the instruction allocated to a surface of a predetermined orientation in the stereoscopic image. ### Claim 11 A control method of a head mounted display including a display unit that displays an image, the control method comprising: executing a process, wherein the executing of a process includes displaying a polyhedron image in which an instruction to instruct the process is allocated to each surface of the polyhedron, on the display unit, receiving an operation on the polyhedron image, and switching the orientation in which the polyhedron is displayed, and executing the instruction allocated to a surface of a predetermined orientation in the polyhedron image. ### Claim 12 A computer program for controlling a head mounted display including a display unit that displays an image, the program causing a computer to realize a function of executing a process, wherein the function of executing a process includes a function of displaying a polyhedron image in which an instruction to instruct the process is allocated to each surface of the polyhedron, on the display unit, a function of receiving an operation on the polyhedron image, and switching the orientation in which the polyhedron is displayed, and a function of executing the instruction allocated to a surface of a predetermined orientation in the polyhedron image. ### Claim 13 A computer program for controlling a head mounted display including a display unit that displays an image, the program causing a computer to realize a function of executing a process, wherein the function of executing a process includes a function of displaying a stereoscopic image in which an instruction to instruct the process is allocated to each surface of a solid, on the display unit, a function of receiving an operation on the stereoscopic image, and switching the orientation in which the solid is displayed, and a function of executing the instruction allocated to a surface of a predetermined orientation in the stereoscopic image.