HMD Housing Indicator for Dynamic Pupillary Distance Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing head-mounted displays do not account for individual pupillary distances, leading to an unsuitable virtual reality experience for users.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a detachable housing that includes a display unit, a detection unit to identify an indicator, and a control unit to adjust the image based on detected information, ensuring proper alignment of images for each user's pupillary distance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed display configuration is used in head-mounted display, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different users' pupillary distances deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of the display configuration based on detected pupillary distance. The display unit can change its characteristics (such as the position or spacing of display elements) in response to real-time detection of the user's pupillary distance, allowing the system to adapt to different users without requiring multiple fixed configurations or complex manual setup procedures.
2Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of display parameters is required, then the manufacturing precision can be maintained simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic detection of pupillary distance and self-adjustment of display parameters without requiring user intervention. The detection unit automatically measures the pupillary distance, and the control unit processes this information to automatically configure the display unit, eliminating the need for manual adjustment while keeping the overall system complexity manageable through automation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If personalized VR experience is implemented, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a feedback mechanism where the detection unit continuously monitors the user's pupillary distance and provides this information to the control unit, which then adjusts the display configuration accordingly. This closed-loop feedback system enables personalized VR experiences by dynamically adapting to individual users' anatomical characteristics while maintaining relatively simple device architecture through automated control.
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AI summary
Provided are an information processing apparatus, a head mounted display housing, and an information processing method capable of providing a virtual reality experience suitable for individual users. Provided is an information processing apparatus that is detachably held by a housing to be usable as a head mounted display, and that includes a display unit (306) that displays an image; a detection unit (308) that detects an indicator provided in the housing; and a control unit (302) that controls the image displayed on the display unit based on information indicated by the indicator, the information being detected by the detection unit.