Head-Mounted Display Posture Adjustment for Stereoscopic and Augmented Content

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing head-mounted display devices face challenges in maintaining optical performance and miniaturization while increasing the amount of information displayed, particularly in adjusting the position of left and right display devices to recognize common content stereoscopically.

Innovation Solution

A head-mounted display device with a display mechanism comprising a first and second display device showing different content, and a posture adjustment mechanism that allows for the adjustment of the display position of one or both devices by rotating them relative to a fixed frame, maintaining optical performance and enabling separate display of various information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the position of left and right display devices is adjusted with high precision to recognize common content stereoscopically, then stereoscopic video recognition is achieved, but it becomes difficult to respond to demands for maintaining optical performance and miniaturization while increasing the amount of information displayed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay position alignment precisionVSAvoidinformation display capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The display content is segmented into common content (displayed to both eyes) and individual content (displayed to each eye separately). The common display areas show aligned content for stereoscopic recognition, while augmented display areas show additional information unique to each eye, resolving the contradiction between precise alignment requirements and information display versatility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds a new dimension to the display by introducing augmented display areas alongside common display areas. This allows the system to display both stereoscopically-aligned content and additional individualized information simultaneously, expanding information capacity without compromising optical performance or requiring complex position adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Quantity of substance

If various pieces of information are individually displayed to increase information display capacity, then the amount of information increases, but it becomes difficult to maintain optical performance and miniaturization

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveamount of information displayedVSAvoidoptical system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges common display areas and augmented display areas into a unified optical system. By combining the display of common content and individualized content within the same optical path and physical structure, the system increases information display capacity without proportionally increasing device complexity, maintaining miniaturization and optical performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the display position is adjusted to show different content to each eye, then information display versatility increases, but the precision of common content recognition may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay content differentiationVSAvoidcommon content alignment
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The display is segmented into distinct common display areas and augmented display areas. The common display areas maintain precise alignment for stereoscopic recognition of common content, while the augmented display areas provide differentiated individual content. This spatial segmentation allows both precise common content alignment and versatile individual content display to coexist without compromising each other.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11048084B2Head-mounted display device
Publication Date: 2021.06.29 SEIKO EPSON CORP
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AI summary

In a first display device and a second display device of a display mechanism, a first video image and a second video image having mutually different display contents are visually recognized, and further, display positions of the first video image and the second video image can be changed by first and second posture adjustment mechanisms that are a posture adjustment mechanism.