Information display system, exercise support system, and information display method

Abstract

To improve visibility of a display device during exercise.SOLUTION: An information display system includes: a reflection device in which a reflective surface which reflects light is provided so as to intersect with a visual line direction of a user during exercise; and a display device that displays objects according to a request of the user during the exercise on a display surface arranged facing the reflective surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information display system, an exercise support system, and an information display method. [Background technology]

[0002] Work environments have been proposed to address the lack of exercise associated with desk work. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-198995 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, it is not easy to read what is displayed while exercising. For example, the position of the head tends to move during exercise. When the head moves due to exercise, the direction of the object displayed on the display device facing the user changes. As a result, it becomes difficult for the user to recognize the object displayed on the display device facing the user. The effect of head movement can be reduced by increasing the distance from the viewpoint to the display device, but due to limited installation space, it is not easy to increase the distance between the exercise equipment used by users when exercising and the display device. An object of the present invention is to provide an information display system and an information display method that can improve the visibility of a display device during exercise. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] (1) According to a first aspect, the information display system includes a reflecting device having a reflective surface that reflects light and is arranged so as to intersect with the line of sight of a user who is exercising, and a display device that displays an object in response to a request from the user who is exercising on a display surface that is positioned facing the reflective surface. (2) In the above information display system, the display device and the reflecting device are arranged so that the optical path from the display device to the reflecting device is blocked by the user who is exercising. (3) According to a second aspect, an exercise support system includes the information display system described above and exercise equipment for a user to ride and exercise. (4) According to a third aspect, the information display method includes providing a reflecting device so that a reflective surface that reflects light intersects the line of sight of a user who is exercising, and displaying an object in response to a request from the user who is exercising on a display surface positioned facing the reflective surface. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to at least one of the above aspects, it is possible to improve the visibility of the display device during exercise. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of an information display system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] 2 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of each part of the information display system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. [Figure 3] 10 is a diagram illustrating an image that can be viewed from a reference position of a user U in an embodiment. [Figure 4] 10 is a diagram illustrating an image that can be viewed from a location where a user U of an embodiment moves a predetermined distance to the left from a reference position. [Figure 5] 10A and 10B are diagrams for explaining the movement amount of a user U and the direction of an image that can be viewed in the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] <<Configuration of the information display system>> Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In order to alleviate the lack of exercise for a user U who does a lot of desk work, an information display system 1 according to the embodiment enables the user U to exercise using exercise equipment 11 while displaying a screen for desk work, for example. The information display system 1 uses a reflecting device 14 to lengthen the optical path to the display surface that displays information using a display device 13, thereby preventing a decrease in visibility due to exercise.

[0009] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an information display system according to an embodiment, Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of each part of an information display system 1 according to an embodiment.

[0010] As shown in FIG. 1, the information display system 1 includes, for example, an exercise machine 11, a display device 13, and a reflecting device 14.

[0011] The exercise machine 11 is an exercise machine on which a user U rides to exercise. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the exercise machine 11 is a treadmill. However, the exercise machine 11 is not limited to a treadmill. For example, the exercise machine 11 according to other embodiments may be other exercise machines such as a fitness bike or a stepper. Furthermore, the exercise machine 11 may be exercise machines that do not require power, such as a trampoline or a balance ball.

[0012] The front of exercise machine 11 is the direction in which the face of user U is facing when riding exercise machine 11. In the case of a treadmill, the front is the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the belt conveyor.

[0013] The display device 13 displays information to be viewed by the user U. The information to be viewed by the user U may include an object in response to a request from the user U. The display device 13 displays an object in response to a request from the user who is exercising on the display surface. The screen 16 is arranged facing the reflecting surface M of the reflecting device 14. For example, if the display device 13 is a projector, the display device 13 (projector) projects an image onto the screen 16 (display surface).

[0014] Reflecting device 14 is installed, for example, directly opposite exercise machine 11. Reflecting device 14 is installed so that reflecting surface M is located at the height of viewpoint Pu of user U riding exercise machine 11. In other words, reflecting surface M of reflecting device 14 is installed so as to intersect with the line of sight of user U riding exercise machine 11. A mirror is an example of reflecting device 14.

[0015] The components of the information display system 1 are arranged at positions shown in the plan view of FIG. 2, the positions of the screen 16 (display surface) of the display device 13, the user U, and the reflecting device 14 are determined in this order. The position Pr of the user U is located between the screen 16 (display surface) and the reflecting device 14. Therefore, the optical path from the screen 16 of the display device 13 of the information display system 1 to the user U is formed in a direction that is reflected by the reflecting surface M of the reflecting device 14. The positions of the virtual image of the user U as seen by the user U and the virtual image on the screen 16 (display surface) are specified based on the reflecting device 14. For example, the following settings are made. The distance from the position Pr of the user U to the position of the reflecting device 14 is equal to the distance from the position Pi of the virtual image of the user U to the reflecting device 14. The distance from the position Pr of the user U to the reflecting device 14 is equal to the distance from the position Pr of the user U to the screen 16 (display surface). The distance from the position of the reflecting device 14 to the position of the screen 16 (display surface) and the distance from the position of the reflecting device 14 to the position Si of the virtual image on the screen 16 (display surface) are equal to each other.

[0016] 3, 4, and 5, an image that can be viewed by a user U in the embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an image that can be viewed from a reference position of a user U according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an image that can be viewed from a location to which the user U according to an embodiment has moved a predetermined distance to the left from the reference position. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the amount of movement of the user U according to an embodiment and the direction of the image that can be viewed. For example, the predetermined distance is estimated to be approximately 20 cm. For example, the reference position of the user U is set on a normal line from approximately the center of the width direction (X-axis direction) of the reflecting device 14. For example, as described above, the reference position of the user U may be set so that the distance from the position Pr of the user U to the reflecting device 14 is equal to the distance from the position Pr of the user U to the screen 16 (display surface).

[0017] For example, suppose that the head of user U is reflected in approximately the center of the image reflected by the reflecting device 14 as shown in Fig. 3. If user U then moves a predetermined distance to the left of himself, from the position of user U, his head will appear to be positioned a predetermined distance to the left of the center of the image as shown in Fig. 4. Even if the actual head of user U moves up, down, left, or right, as long as the reflecting device 14 is positioned opposite his head, the image of user U himself can be seen in front of user U.

[0018] The image that appears in the background of the user U among the images reflected by the reflecting device 14 is an image projected onto the screen 16 (display surface). The position of this background image as seen by the user U changes as the user U moves. More specifically, when the user U actually moves to the left or right, this background image appears to move in the same direction as the user U's movement.

[0019] 5(a) shows a plan view of a space in which a display device 13DP and exercise equipment 11 are arranged in a typical manner as an example of a comparative example. The display device 13DP has a display unit such as an LCD. As shown in the figure, the display device 13DP is placed in front of the user U. The position of the object displayed on the display unit of the display device 13DP remains unchanged regardless of the movement of the user U. Therefore, when the user U actually moves his or her head, the position of the object moves significantly in the field of view of the user U in accordance with the movement of the user U. As a result, it becomes difficult for the user U to recognize the object displayed on the opposite display device 13DP.

[0020] In contrast, in the case of this embodiment shown in FIG. 5(b), as described above, the background image appears to move in the same direction as the actual movement of the user U. As a result, the object in the image reflected by the opposing reflecting device 14 appears to move to the user U. The change in the angle at which the object is viewed is smaller than in the comparative example. As a result, the user U can recognize the object that appears to follow the user U's movement without losing sight of it. The apparent movement amount of the object is estimated. For example, if user U is standing halfway between the screen 16 (display surface) and the reflecting device 14, the object will appear to move on the reflecting surface M of the reflecting device 14 from the position that appeared on the display surface M before user U moved, a distance that is approximately two-thirds of the distance that user U moved. This apparent movement amount changes depending on where user U is located relative to the screen 16 (display surface) and the reflecting device 14.

[0021] Thus, the information display system 1 according to the embodiment includes a reflecting device in which a reflective surface M that reflects light intersects with the line of sight of a user who is exercising, and a display device that displays an object in response to a request from the user who is exercising on a display surface that faces the reflective surface M. This allows the information display system 1 to maintain the visibility of the object by the user U even if the viewpoint Pu of the user U moves due to use of the exercise equipment 11.

[0022] Furthermore, the screen 16 (display surface) and the reflecting device 14 are arranged so that the optical path from the screen 16 to the reflecting device 14 is blocked by the user U who is moving.

[0023] Other Embodiments Although one embodiment has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design modifications are possible. That is, in other embodiments, the order of the above-described processes may be changed as appropriate. Furthermore, some processes may be executed in parallel.

[0024] The above-described information display system 1 can be applied to an exercise support system 1A. For example, the exercise support system 1A may include the above-described information display system 1 and an exercise machine (11) on which the user U rides to exercise. [Explanation of symbols]

[0025] 1 Information display system 1A Exercise support system 11 Exercise equipment 12 Pedestal 13 Display device 14 Reflector (mirror) O Object Pr User's location Pu user perspective U User

Claims

1. a reflecting device having a reflective surface that reflects light and is arranged so as to intersect with the line of sight of a user who is exercising; a display device that displays an object according to a request from the user during exercise on a display surface that is arranged facing the reflecting surface; An information display system comprising:

2. The display device and the reflector are The reflector is positioned so that an optical path from the display device to the reflector is blocked by the user during exercise. The information display system according to claim 1 .

3. The information display system according to claim 1; Exercise equipment for users to ride and exercise; An exercise support system comprising:

4. A reflecting device is provided so that the reflective surface that reflects light intersects with the line of sight of the user during exercise, displaying an object according to a request of the user during exercise on a display surface arranged facing the reflecting surface; A method of displaying information, including:

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