Disclosure of Invention
An object of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a display method based on image projection, so as to solve the problems of high power consumption and short endurance time of an AR device in the related art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions: a display method based on image projection is provided, which comprises the following steps:
detecting the opening area of the pupil: detecting the opening area of the pupil;
and (3) display work control: and the processor controls the size of a working area of the display module according to the detected pupil area so as to display an application image, and projects the application image into the pupil, so that the area of the application image is matched with the pupil opening area.
In one embodiment, the display operation controlling step further comprises, before the step of displaying the operation image, the steps of:
presetting an image pupil relation: and setting the proportional relation between the application image area displayed by the display module and the pupil opening area, and increasing the application image area along with the increase of the pupil opening area.
In one embodiment, the step of presetting the image pupil relation further comprises the steps of:
detecting the pupil area: and detecting the opening area of the pupil, and acquiring the maximum opening area and the minimum opening area of the pupil.
In one embodiment, the preset image pupil relation step further comprises: and corresponding the maximum area of the application image to the maximum opening area of the pupil, and corresponding the minimum area of the application image to the minimum opening area of the pupil.
In one embodiment, the display module includes a plurality of display screens, and the processor controls one or more of the plurality of display screens to cooperate in displaying the application image.
Another object of an embodiment of the present application is to provide an image projection-based display device, including:
a head-mounted body;
the display module is used for displaying an application image and projecting the application image to the pupils of human eyes;
the eyeball identification module is used for detecting the opening area of the pupil; and the number of the first and second groups,
the processor is used for controlling the size of the working area of the display module according to the detected pupil area so as to control the area of the displayed application image;
the display module, the eyeball identification module and the processor are arranged on the head-mounted body; the display module and the eyeball identification module are respectively electrically connected with the processor.
In one embodiment, the eye recognition module comprises at least one light sensor for acquiring an eye image.
In one embodiment, the eyeball identification module further comprises at least one directional light source for emitting detection light to the eyeball.
In one embodiment, the detection light is infrared light.
In one embodiment, the eye image is a gray scale image.
In one embodiment, the display module includes at least one display screen for displaying the application image.
In one embodiment, the display module further includes a light guide structure for guiding the light emitted from each of the display screens to the pupil of the human eye.
In one embodiment, the headgear includes a lens and a frame, the display module, the eye recognition module, and the processor being mounted on the frame.
One or more technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application have at least one of the following technical effects:
according to the display method based on image projection, provided by the embodiment of the application, the processor controls the size of the working area of the display module according to the opening area of the pupil by detecting the opening area of the pupil in the eyeball so as to display the application image with the corresponding area, AR display experience is improved, and when the application image is displayed in a reduced mode, the display module can only work in partial area or work in partial light source in the display module so as to reduce energy consumption and improve endurance time.
The display device based on image projection that this application embodiment provided sets up eyeball identification module and treater, surveys pupil opening area through eyeball identification module, and then the treater controls display module workspace size according to pupil opening area to control and show the application image size, promote AR and show and experience, and need not the whole work always of display module, reduce the energy consumption, improve the time of endurance, promote user experience.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present application clearer, the present application is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.
It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.
In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "front", "left", "right", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.
In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.
Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in some embodiments" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 6, a description will now be given of a display method based on image projection provided in the present application. The display method based on image projection comprises the following steps:
pupil opening area detection S2: detecting the opening area of pupil 52;
display operation control S3: the processor 11 controls the size of the working area of the display module 13 according to the detected opening area of the pupil 52 to display the application image 31, and projects the application image 31 into the pupil 52 to match the area of the application image 31 with the opening area of the pupil 52.
In the step of detecting the pupil opening area S2, the change in the pupil opening area 52 can be determined from the detected pupil opening area 52. Since the eye 50 looks at something, the pupil 52 naturally enlarges to look through it if the thing is of interest. Therefore, whether the user needs to check the corresponding application image 31 can be determined by detecting the opening area of the pupil 52, so that the processor 11 can control the display module 13 to display the application image 31 with the corresponding size according to the determination, and the user AR experience is improved.
In the step of S3, the opening area of the pupil 52 is detected, and it can be determined whether the eye 50 is watching the corresponding application image 31, if the eye 50 is watching the corresponding application image 31, the opening area of the pupil 52 is increased, and the processor 11 controls the display module 13 to display the larger application image 31, so that the application image 31 occupies a larger area of the visual range 30 of the eye 50, so as to facilitate watching. When the eye 50 does not watch the corresponding application image 31, the opening area of the pupil 52 is reduced, so that the application image 31 occupies a smaller area of the visual range 30 of the eye 50, and the influence on the user in watching other scenes or environments is avoided, and the corresponding display module 13 can only work in a partial area or work in a partial light source of the display module 13, so as to reduce energy consumption and improve endurance time.
Referring to fig. 7 and 8, when the user views a certain application image 31a, the opening area of the pupil 52 is increased, and accordingly, the eyeball identification module 12 detects that the opening area of the pupil 52 is larger, and the processor 11 controls the working area of the display module 13 to be larger, so as to display the larger application image 31a, so that the application image 31a occupies a larger area of the visual range 30 of the eye 50, so as to facilitate viewing. Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, when the user does not view a certain application image 31 any more, the opening area of the pupil 52 becomes smaller, and accordingly, it is detected that the opening area of the pupil 52 is smaller, and the processor 11 controls the working area of the display module 13 to become smaller to display the smaller application image 31, so that the application image 31 occupies a smaller area of the visual range 30 of the eye 50, and the use of the user's eye is not affected.
According to the display method based on image projection, the opening area of the pupil 52 in the eyeball 51 is detected, the processor 11 controls the size of the working area of the display module 13 according to the opening area of the pupil 52 to display the application image 31 with the corresponding area, AR display experience is improved, and when the application image 31 is displayed in a reduced mode, the display module 13 can only work in partial area or part of light sources in the display module 13 to reduce energy consumption and improve endurance time.
In one embodiment, the application image 31 displayed by the display module 13 is projected to a partial area of the visual range 30 of the eyeball 51, that is, the display module 13 only occupies the partial area in the visual range when viewed by human eyes, and does not cover the whole visual range 30, so that when the display module 13 works, the human eyes can see the external environment to realize augmented reality.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the display module 13 includes a display screen 131, and different areas of the display screen 131 work to display application images 31 with different sizes.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the display module 13 includes a plurality of display screens 131, and the processor 11 can control the plurality of display screens 131 to cooperatively display the larger application image 31. The processor 11 may also control one or more of the display screens 131 to operate to change the size of the application image 31.
In one embodiment, the display screen 131 may be a micro-OLED screen, an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode), also called an Organic electroluminescent display, an Organic Light-Emitting semiconductor. Thereby, different LED lighting devices in the micro-OLED screen can be controlled to operate to display different images and to project images to different areas of the eye 50.
In one embodiment, the display screen 131 may be a micro-LED screen, an LED (Light-Emitting Diode). Thereby, different LED lighting devices in the micro-LED screen can be controlled to operate to display different images and to project images to different areas of the eye 50.
In one embodiment, the display 131 may be a liquid crystal display, such as a transmissive liquid crystal display or a reflective liquid crystal display. In one embodiment, the display screen 131 may be a Digital Light Processing (DLP) or Laser Beam Scanner (LBS) based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, or the like.
In one embodiment, the display screen 131 may be supported directly in front of the eye 50, such that the light emitted from the display screen 131 is projected directly into the pupil 52 of the human eye to realize the display.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the display module 13 further includes a light guiding structure 132, and the light guiding structure 132 is used for guiding the light emitted from each display screen 131 to the pupil 52 of the human eye, so that the display screens 131 do not need to be supported in front of the eyes 50, and the display screens 131 can be more conveniently arranged.
In one embodiment, the light guiding structure 132 may be a "Birdbath," curved mirror (also known as "moth-eye"), light guide, prism, or the like.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 3, the step of displaying operation control S3 further includes a step of presetting an image pupil relationship S1, the presetting an image pupil relationship S1: the proportional relation between the area of the application image 31 displayed by the display module 13 and the opening area of the pupil 52 is set, and the area of the application image 31 is increased along with the increase of the opening area of the pupil 52. Through the step of presetting the image pupil relation S1, when the opening area of the pupil 52 changes, the display area of the application image 31 can be more conveniently controlled, and the response speed is improved.
In one embodiment, the proportional relationship between the area of the application image 31 and the opening area of the pupil 52 may be a linear relationship, a nonlinear relationship, or a relationship set according to the needs of the user.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the step of presetting the image pupil relation S1 further includes a step of detecting pupil area S0, the step of detecting pupil area S0: the opening area of the pupil 52 is detected, and the maximum opening area and the minimum opening area of the pupil 52 are obtained. By detecting the opening area of the pupil 52, the maximum opening area and the minimum opening area of the pupil 52 of each user can be determined according to different users, so that the application image 31 with the corresponding area is displayed according to different users, and the user AR experience is improved.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the step of S1 further includes: and corresponding the maximum area of the application image 31 to the maximum opening area setting of the pupil 52, and corresponding the minimum area of the application image 31 to the minimum opening area setting of the pupil 52. Through this step, the application image 31 can be better matched with the sizes of the eyeballs 51 and the pupils 52 of the user according to different users, so that the processor 11 can conveniently control the display module 13 to display the application image 31 with the corresponding area.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the eye recognition module 12 may be used to detect the opening area of the pupil 52. The eyeball identification module 12 includes a light sensor 121, and the light sensor 121 is used for acquiring an eyeball image, so that the opening area of the pupil 52 can be determined according to the eyeball image. In some embodiments, a camera module or an image sensor may also be used as the eyeball identification module 12, for example, an eyeball image is obtained through the camera module or the image sensor, and the pupil 52 image is obtained according to the difference between the color of the pupil 52 and other areas of the eyeball, so as to determine the size of the pupil 52.
In one embodiment, when the image projection-based display method is used on a contact lens attachable to the eye 50, the eyeball identification module 12 may be a plurality of light sensors 121 fabricated on the contact lens, and the opening area of the pupil 52 in the eyeball 51 is sensed by the plurality of light sensors 121 to determine the opening area of the pupil 52.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the eyeball identification module 12 further includes a directional light source 122, the directional light source 122 emits a detection light to the eyeball 51, and the light sensor 121 receives the detection light reflected by the eyeball 51 to obtain an eyeball image. The directional light source 122 is arranged, so that the eyeball 51 can reflect more light rays, the light ray sensor 121 can receive more light rays, the obtained eyeball image is clearer, and the pupil opening area can be measured more accurately.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the eye recognition module 12 may only include one directional light source 122, so as to facilitate the manufacture of the display device based on image projection and reduce the cost.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the eye recognition module 12 may include a plurality of directional light sources 122 to provide more light, so that the light sensor 121 receives more light, and the obtained eye image is clearer, so as to more accurately measure the pupil opening area.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the plurality of directional light sources 122 are disposed around the eyeball 51, so that the distance between the light reflected by the eyeball 51 to each direction is similar, and the light emitted from the plurality of directional light sources 122 to the eyeball 51 can be more uniform, so that the light sensor 121 can obtain a more accurate eyeball image, thereby improving the detection effect.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the eyeball image is a gray scale image, so that when analyzing the opening area of the pupil 52, the gray scale information of the eyeball image can be analyzed, the pupil 52 is darker in color, the black pixels are concentrated in one region, and the brightness of the edge portion of the pupil 52 is higher than that of the pupil 52, so as to determine the opening area of the pupil 52. The opening area of the pupil 52 of the eyeball 51 is identified by using the gray scale map, so that the judgment is more convenient, and the efficiency and the accuracy are high. Of course, in some embodiments, the eyeball image is a color image, and the opening area of the pupil 52 is determined by identifying the color of each part of the image.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the light emitted from the directional light source 122 is infrared light, so as to avoid affecting the image viewing of the human eye, and the light sensor 121 receives the detection light reflected by the eyeball 51.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 9, when the eye recognition module 12 detects the opening area of the pupil 52, it may fit the edge of the pupil 52 by using an elliptical equation according to the eye image to obtain the shape of the pupil 52, and calculate the opening area of the pupil 52. By fitting with an elliptic equation, the shape of the pupil 52 can be accurately obtained, and the opening area of the pupil 52 can be further calculated.
The display method based on image projection can be applied to head-mounted display devices such as helmets, glasses and the like; but also to contact lenses and the like.
Referring to fig. 9, an embodiment of the present application further discloses a display device 100 based on image projection. Referring to fig. 2, the image projection-based display device 100 includes a head-mounted body 20, a display module 13, an eyeball identification module 12, and a processor 11. The display module 13, the eyeball identification module 12 and the processor 11 are mounted on the head-wearing body 20, the display module 13, the eyeball identification module 12 and the processor 11 are supported by the head-wearing body 20, and the display module 13 and the eyeball identification module 12 are electrically connected with the processor 11. In this embodiment, the head-wearing body 20 is glasses, and in other embodiments, the head-wearing body 20 may be a helmet with a lens, or the like. The display module 13 is used for displaying, the display module 13 may display the application image 31, and the display module 13 may project the displayed light into the pupil 52 of the human eye so that the human eye can see the corresponding image. The eyeball identification module 12 is configured to detect an opening area of the pupil 52, and further determine that the eye 50 views a certain application image 31 according to the opening area of the pupil 52. The processor 11 controls the size of the working area of the display module 13 according to the detected opening area of the pupil 52, so as to display the application image 31 with the corresponding area size.
Referring to fig. 7 and 8, when the user views a certain application image 31a, the opening area of the pupil 52 is increased, and accordingly, the eyeball identification module 12 detects that the opening area of the pupil 52 is larger, and the processor 11 controls the larger area of the display module 13 to work to display the larger application image 31a, so that the application image 31a occupies the larger area of the visual range 30 of the eye 50 for viewing conveniently. Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, when the user does not view a certain application image 31 any more, the opening area of the pupil 52 becomes smaller, and accordingly, the eyeball identification module 12 detects that the opening area of the pupil 52 is smaller, and the processor 11 controls the working area of the display module 13 to become smaller to display the smaller application image 31, so that the application image 31 occupies a smaller area of the visual range 30 of the eye 50, and the use of the user's eye is not affected.
The image projection-based display device 100 provided by the embodiment of the application comprises an eyeball identification module 12 and a processor 11, the opening area of a pupil 52 is detected through the eyeball identification module 12, the processor 11 controls the size of the working area of a display module 13 according to the opening area of the pupil 52 to control and display the size of an application image 31, AR display experience is improved, the display module 13 does not need to work all the time, energy consumption is reduced, endurance time is prolonged, and user experience is improved.
In one embodiment, the application image 31 displayed by the display module 13 is projected to a partial area of the visual range 30 of the eyeball 51, that is, the display module 13 only occupies the partial area in the visual range when viewed by human eyes, and does not cover the whole visual range 30, so that when the display module 13 works, the human eyes can see the external environment to realize augmented reality.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the display module 13 includes a display screen 131, and different areas of the display screen 131 work to display application images 31 with different sizes.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the display module 13 includes a plurality of display screens 131, and the processor 11 can control the plurality of display screens 131 to cooperatively display the larger application image 31. The processor 11 may also control one or more of the display screens 131 to operate to change the size of the application image 31.
In one embodiment, the display screen 131 may be a micro-OLED screen, an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode), also called an Organic electroluminescent display, an Organic Light-Emitting semiconductor. Thereby, different LED lighting devices in the micro-OLED screen can be controlled to operate to display different images and to project images to different areas of the eye 50. In some embodiments, the display screen 131 may be a micro-LED screen, an LED (Light-Emitting Diode). Thereby, different LED lighting devices in the micro-LED screen can be controlled to operate to display different images and to project images to different areas of the eye 50. In some embodiments, the display 131 may be a liquid crystal display, such as a transmissive liquid crystal display or a reflective liquid crystal display. In one embodiment, the display screen 131 may be a Digital Light Processing (DLP) or Laser Beam Scanner (LBS) based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, or the like.
In one embodiment, the display screen 131 may be supported directly in front of the eye 50, such that the light emitted from the display screen 131 is projected directly into the pupil 52 of the human eye to realize the display.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the display module 13 further includes a light guiding structure 132, and the light guiding structure 132 is used for guiding the light emitted from each display screen 131 to the pupil 52 of the human eye, so that the display screen 131 does not need to be supported in front of the eye 50, and the display screen 131 can be more conveniently arranged.
In one embodiment, the light guiding structure 132 may be a "Birdbath," curved mirror (also known as "moth-eye"), light guide, prism, or the like.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the eye recognition module 12 includes a light sensor 121, and the light sensor 121 is used for acquiring an eye image, so as to determine the opening area of the pupil 52 according to the eye image. In some embodiments, a camera module or an image sensor may also be used as the eyeball identification module 12, for example, an eyeball image is obtained through the camera module or the image sensor, and the pupil 52 image is obtained according to the difference between the color of the pupil 52 and other areas of the eyeball, so as to determine the size of the pupil 52.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the eyeball identification module 12 further includes a directional light source 122, the directional light source 122 emits a detection light to the eyeball 51, and the light sensor 121 receives the detection light reflected by the eyeball 51 to obtain an eyeball image. The directional light source 122 is arranged, so that the eyeball 51 can reflect more light rays, the light ray sensor 121 can receive more light rays, the obtained eyeball image is clearer, and the pupil opening area can be measured more accurately.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the eye recognition module 12 may only include one directional light source 122, so as to facilitate the manufacture of the display device 100 based on image projection and reduce the cost.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the eye recognition module 12 may include a plurality of directional light sources 122 to provide more light, so that the light sensor 121 receives more light, and the obtained eye image is clearer, so as to more accurately measure the pupil opening area.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the plurality of directional light sources 122 are disposed around the eyeball 51, so that the distance between the light reflected by the eyeball 51 to each direction is similar, and the light emitted from the plurality of directional light sources 122 to the eyeball 51 can be more uniform, so that the light sensor 121 can obtain a more accurate eyeball image, thereby improving the detection effect.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the light emitted from the directional light source 122 is infrared light, so as to avoid affecting the image viewing of the human eye, and the light sensor 121 receives the detection light reflected by the eyeball 51.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 12, the display module 13 includes a plurality of display screens 131 and a plurality of directional light sources 122.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the head-mounted body 20 includes a lens 21 and a frame 22, the display module 13, the eyeball identification module 12 and the processor 11 are mounted on the frame 22, and the head-mounted body 20 can be made into a glasses structure for convenient use.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the eyeball identification module 12 is mounted on a frame 221 of the frame 22 to simplify the structure and reduce the cost.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10, when there are a plurality of directional light sources 122, a plurality of directional light sources 122 may be mounted on the frame 221 at intervals.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 11, when there are a plurality of display screens 131, a plurality of display screens 131 may be mounted on the frame 221.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 13, the two lens frames 221 of the lens frame 22 are respectively provided with the eyeball identification modules 12, so that the opening area of the pupils 52 of the two eyes can be detected, and the augmented reality display of the two eyes can be matched.
The display device 100 based on image projection according to any of the above embodiments of the present application may use the display method based on image projection according to any of the above embodiments of the present application. Similarly, the display method based on image projection according to any of the above embodiments of the present application can be applied to the display device 100 based on image projection according to any of the above embodiments of the present application.
The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.