Abstract:
Head-mounted display apparatus and login method thereof are provided. The head-mounted display apparatus includes an image capturing device, a pico-projector, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and an application processor. The image capturing device captures a first eye image and a plurality of second eye images corresponding to a locus image. The ASIC determines whether the first eye image passes an iris recognition test. The application processor controls a pico-projector to project the locus image when the first eye image passes an iris recognition test, and generates a pupil locus based on the plurality of second eye images. The application processor determines whether the pupil locus is compliant with the locus image, and allows a login request if the pupil locus is compliant with the locus image.
Abstract:
A multi-channel sharing apparatus and a multi-channel sharing method are disclosed. The multi-channel sharing apparatus comprises a companion chip and an application processor. The companion chip comprises a first compression circuit, a second compression circuit and a transmission circuit. The application processor comprises a receiving circuit and a network module. The first compression circuit generates a first bit stream and a second bit stream according to the first channel data. The second compression circuit generates a third bit stream and a fourth bit stream according to the second channel data. The transmission circuit transmits the first, second, third and fourth bit streams. The receiving circuit receives the first, second, third and fourth bit streams. The network module outputs the first network package according to the second bit stream, and outputs the second network package according to the fourth bit stream.
Abstract:
A method for detecting defects in a near-eye display is provided. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a reference image and a DUT image according to a first image and a second image captured by a camera through a Fresnel lens when a display panel respectively displays a test-pattern image and a test-background image; performing a fast Fourier transform on the reference image and the DUT image to obtain a frequency-domain reference image and a frequency-domain DUT image; calculating an average value of pixel values above a predetermined cut-off ratio in a histogram of each first region of interest (ROI) in a filtered frequency-domain reference image as a corresponding threshold; comparing each pixel in the filtered DUT image with the corresponding threshold to generate a determination result; and building a defective-status map of the near-eye display according to the determination results.
Abstract:
The invention provides a see-through head-mounted display, including: an inner optical mechanism covered by a nontransparent housing having an opening and providing an image beam from the opening; and an outer optical mechanism including an outer polarizing beam splitter guiding the image beam from the opening and an environment beam to the same direction. The inner optical mechanism includes at least a mirror and a driving motor. The mirror reflects the image beam to make the image beam incident to the outer optical mechanism. The driving motor moves the mirror to vary the image distance from the mirror.
Abstract:
A method for controlling an exposure duration of a high dynamic range image, including: consecutively generating a first high dynamic range image having a first exposure duration ratio and a second high dynamic range image having a second exposure duration ratio greater than the first exposure duration ratio; performing image quality evaluations on both the first high dynamic range image and the second high dynamic range image to obtain a first image quality and a second image quality, respectively; and determining whether the second image quality is better than the first image quality; if yes, generating a third high dynamic range image having a third exposure duration ratio greater than the second exposure duration ratio; if not, generating the third high dynamic range image having the first exposure duration ratio and setting the first exposure duration ration as the optimal exposure duration ratio.
Abstract:
A method for eliminating a ring effect is provided. The method includes: capturing, by a camera, a standard ring image generated by light illuminating a standard Fresnel lens; establishing a compensation lookup table according to the standard ring image and obtaining a standard ring center point; capturing, by the camera, a ring image generated by the light illuminating a Fresnel lens to be tested; obtaining a ring center point according to the ring image; obtaining a conversion relationship between the ring center point and the standard ring center point; and performing a compensation procedure on the ring image according to the compensation lookup table and the conversion relationship to eliminate the ring effect in the ring image.
Abstract:
A head mounted system includes a physiological signal sensor, a signal processing circuit, a memory, an application processor, and an eyeglass frame. The physiological signal sensor monitors a physiological state to output a physiological signal. The signal processing circuit determines whether the physiological state is abnormal according to the physiological signal. When it is not abnormal, the signal processing circuit controls the physiological signal sensor to monitor the physiological state at a first monitoring frequency. When it is abnormal, the signal processing circuit outputs a warning signal, and controls the physiological signal sensor to monitor the physiological state at a second monitoring frequency greater than the first monitoring frequency. The application processor receives the warning signal and stores physiological data corresponding to the physiological signal in the memory. The eyeglass frame carries the first physiological signal sensor, the signal processing circuit, the memory, and the application processor.
Abstract:
A head mounted display system comprises a lens set, an image capturing unit and a processing circuit. The lens set comprises a first liquid crystal panel and a second liquid crystal panel. The first liquid crystal panel comprises first liquid crystal blocks, and the second liquid crystal panel comprises second liquid crystal blocks. The image capturing unit captures front image data having a first dynamic range. The processing circuit performs tone mapping according to the front image data to generate mapping image data having a second dynamic range smaller than the first dynamic range. The processing circuit calculates regulated values according to the mapping image data. A driving circuit drives the first liquid crystal blocks and the second liquid crystal blocks according to the regulated values, respectively.
Abstract:
A head mounted display and a control method thereof are disclosed. The control method comprises following steps. An application processor controls a pico projector unit to project a virtual image having a virtual object located on a virtual image coordinate in a virtual image coordinate system. An eye image sensing unit captures an eye image data. A sensing apparatus senses a touch object to output a sensing data. An ASIC obtains a real image coordinate of the touch object in a real image coordinate system according to the sensing data. The ASIC obtains a pupil position according to the eye image data, and controls the adjustment unit to adjust an imaging position of the virtual image according to the pupil position. The ASIC determines whether the touch object touched the virtual object according to the pupil position, the real coordinate and the virtual coordinate.
Abstract:
A head mounted display (HMD) apparatus is disclosed. The HMD apparatus comprises a pico projector, a lens, a half reflective film, an application processor, and an eyeglass frame. The half reflective film covers the lens. The application processor controls the pico projector to project a virtual image beam to the half reflective film. The eyeglass frame carries the pico projector, the lens, and the application processor.