Head-mounted display device, control method for the same, and computer program
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKaori Sendai, Masahide Takano
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Abstract
A head-mounted display device includes an image display unit which displays an image. The head-mounted display device includes: a microphone unit including an audio input unit which converts a sound into an electrical signal and capable of switching a position of the audio input unit between a plurality of positions; a position determination unit which determines which position of the plurality of positions the audio input unit is located at; and a mode switching control unit which switches an operation of the audio input unit and a display mode of the image display unit, respectively, on the basis of the determined position.
Claims14
A head-mounted display device including an image display unit that displays an image, the device comprising:
- a microphone unit that includes an audio input unit, which converts a sound into an electrical signal, and that is configured to facilitate the audio input unit physically moving between a plurality of predetermined positions;
- a position determination unit that determines which position of the plurality of predetermined positions the audio input unit is located at;
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- a mode switching control unit that switches an operation of the audio input unit and a display mode of the image display unit, respectively, on the basis of the determined position.
A control method for a head-mounted display device, the device including an image display unit that displays an image, and a microphone unit that includes an audio input unit, which converts a sound into an electrical signal, and that is configured to facilitate the audio input unit physically moving between a plurality of predetermined positions, the method comprising:
- determining which position of the plurality of predetermined positions the audio input unit is located at;
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- switching an operation of the audio input unit and a display mode of the image display unit, respectively, on the basis of the determined position.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for controlling a head-mounted display device, the head-mounted display device including an image display unit that displays an image, and a microphone unit that includes an audio input unit, which converts a sound into an electrical signal, and that is configured to facilitate the audio input unit physically moving between a plurality of predetermined positions, the program configured to cause a computer to implement:
- a function of determining which position of the plurality of predetermined positions the audio input unit is located at;
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- a function of switching an operation of the audio input unit and a display mode of the image display unit, respectively, on the basis of the determined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.