Nose bridge sensor

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions of:

• receiving an output from a sensor on a head-mounted display (HMD), wherein the HMD is in a form of eyeglasses and the sensor is coupled to a nose bridge of the eyeglasses, wherein the sensor comprises a first sensing component that outputs a signal which is received by a second sensing component and used to determine the output, wherein the output indicates if the HMD is in use;
• based on the output, determining a first power state for the HMD;
• and
• in response to the determined first power state, selecting from among a plurality of actions, an action being associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state, wherein a plurality of actions are associated with a plurality of power state transitions, and wherein the action comprises a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a processing component of the HMD and modifying an operating state of a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.

A head-mounted display (HMD) comprising:

• a memory;
• a sensor on the HMD, the sensor configured to provide an output indicating if the HMD is in use based on a signal that is output from a first sensing component and received by a second sensing component, wherein the HMD is in a form of eyeglasses and the sensor is coupled to a nose bridge of the eyeglasses;
• a power management component configured to determine a first power state for the HMD based on the output;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the power management component, the processor configured to:
• in response to the determined first power state, select from among a plurality of actions, an action being associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state, wherein a plurality of actions are associated with a plurality of power state transitions, and wherein the action comprises a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of the processor of the HMD and modifying an operating state of a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.