Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Image superposition by optical means – Operator body-mounted heads-up display
Patent
1996-06-20
2000-05-02
Saras, Steven J.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Image superposition by optical means
Operator body-mounted heads-up display
345126, 348115, 359632, G09G 500
Patent
active
060578106
ABSTRACT:
An exemplary viewing apparatus comprises a visual display which transmits image data to a user and which is rotatably coupled, preferably in three dimensions, to a boom which supports the visual display. According to one embodiment, the operator inserts his head into the visual display and grasps the control grips with both hands to interact in three dimensions with a virtual world and with virtual objects in the virtual world via graphics displayed to each eye. The visual display may be equipped with sensing devices which allow for the sensing of both location and directional coordinates in three dimensions relative to the user and the virtual world and objects. The visual display preferably houses two LCD displays which direct separate images to the user's eyes so that the images are perceived stereoscopically. Because the visual display is mechanically coupled to the boom, the apparatus may be left unattended. The visual display also preferably has a shape such that it can be used by users of different sizes with minimal setup time.
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Roell Richard
Rogers James
Awad Amr
Immersive Technologies, Inc.
Saras Steven J.
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