US 12,450,847 B2
Head-mounted information processing apparatus and head-mounted display system
Naohisa Takamizawa, Kyoto (JP); Yasunobu Hashimoto, Kyoto (JP); and Yoshinori Okada, Kyoto (JP)
Assigned to MAXELL, LTD., Kyoto (JP)
Filed by Maxell, Ltd., Kyoto (JP)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/748,120.
Application 18/748,120 is a continuation of application No. 17/436,079, granted, now 12,056,826, previously published as PCT/JP2019/008931, filed on Mar. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0338914 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01)
CPC G06T 19/006 (2013.01) [G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control method for a head-mounted information processing apparatus comprising:
generating a plurality of virtual objects, each of which having a coordinate position in a three dimensional space;
receiving virtual object display instruction information for instructing display of the plurality of virtual objects;
displaying, within a display visual field screen of a display of the head-mounted information processing apparatus, (1) a first virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects, the first virtual object being located virtually at a first coordinate position within a visual field of a user, and (2) a second virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects, the second virtual object being located virtually at a second coordinate position outside the visual field of the user, in accordance with the virtual object display instruction information;
generating a plurality of miniatures, each of which is a small model of each of the plurality of virtual objects;
generating a miniature display area in which the plurality of miniatures are displayed;
arranging the plurality of miniatures in the miniature display area; and
controlling the display to display the plurality of miniatures in the miniature display area, and
wherein the miniature display area has a spherical shape.