JP2000321995A - Neck mount type wearable display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a neck mount type wearable display device which is capable of presenting a display screen so as to enable a user to carry out viewing work without having an uncomfortable feel by sweating, etc., to the head, without the shielding of a visual field and with the lessened fatigue by mounting. SOLUTION: This display device has a display casing section 1 which is a casing containing a display to output and display videos to the user, a neck hanging section 2 which is slidably and rotatably connected to the display casing section 1 by a joining part (a), is supported on one end side and is set on the user's neck, a speaker microphone section 3 which is fixed to the other end of the neck hanging section 2 and is a speaker to output the sounds of the display and a microphone to input the user's voices, and a cable section 4 which connects, by mean of a cable, an external apparatus, not shown in Fig., to the speaker microphone section 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wearable display device which a user wears on his / her body by hanging it around a neck and presents a display screen to a user hands-free.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a display device of a wearable computer which is worn on a user's body and used by a user, a head which is worn on the user's head with a vine-like wearing device such as a belt or glasses called a head mountained display. A wearable display device has been considered (Literature 1: Monthly Mobile Place, February 1999, pages 12 to 17).

[0003] Further, as described in the above-mentioned document 1, a forearm-mounted display device in which a display section is mounted on a forearm of a user and used is also considered.

[0004]

However, since the head-mounted display device is worn on the head of the user, it is obstructed by the user's field of view, and is worn in a hot and humid use environment. There has been a problem that the user's head and face sweat and the user becomes uncomfortable when worn.

In addition, the forearm-mounted display device has a problem that the display portion is bulky and hinders manual work, and the weight of the forearm increases fatigue of the user's arm.

[0006] In addition, there is a demand for a display device that can be used on a user's desk without troublesome disassembly or assembly, as well as being used while being worn on the user's body.

The main objects to be solved by the present invention are as follows.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a wearable display that can be used by a user hands-free without disturbing the user's field of view and without giving discomfort due to sweating on the head. To provide a neck-mount type wearable display device capable of presenting a display screen.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a neck mount type wearable display device capable of presenting a display screen without disturbing a user's manual work and reducing fatigue of a mounting portion. Things.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a neck-mounted type wearable display device which can be placed on a flat surface such as a user's desk and present a display screen without disassembling or assembling even after detachment. Is what you do.

[0011] Other objects of the present invention are as follows:
In particular, it will be obvious from the description of each claim in the claims.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing a display housing which is a housing having a display for outputting and displaying an image to a user, and a sliding portion which is joined to the display housing. A neck portion that is movably connected rotatably and supported on one end side and mounted on the user's neck, a speaker that is fixed to the other end of the neck portion and outputs a sound of a display, and a microphone that inputs the user's sound. It has a feature that means is provided with a certain speaker microphone section and a cable section for connecting a cable to an external device.

More specifically, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention achieves the above object by adopting new characteristic constitution means ranging from a superordinate concept to a subordinate concept as listed below. Is done.

That is, a first feature of the present invention is a display device which is mounted on a user's neck and presents a display screen to the user hands-free, and which has a built-in display for outputting and displaying an image to the user. A display housing part as a body, a neck hanging part connected to the display housing part slidably and rotatably at a joint part, supported at one end side, and mounted on a user's neck, and provided on the neck hanging part. The present invention also provides a neck-mounted type wearable display device having a speaker for outputting the sound of the display and a speaker microphone for inputting a user's sound.

A second feature of the device of the present invention is a display device which is mounted on a user's neck or placed on a flat surface so as to be freely deformable and presents a display screen to the user hands-free, and outputs an image to the user. A display housing portion that is a housing containing a display to be displayed, a display support portion that slidably connects the display housing portion at a joint portion and supports the display housing portion, and a display support portion that An arm portion which is an arm rotatably connected by a pivot portion, a neck portion rotatably connected to the arm portion by a pivot portion and hung on a user's neck; Configuration of a neck-mount type wearable display device including a speaker that outputs sound and a speaker microphone unit that is a microphone that inputs a user's sound It is in use.

According to a third feature of the device of the present invention, the display device according to the first or second feature of the device of the present invention is characterized in that the display device generates and transmits an input signal to the display housing unit and the speaker microphone unit, and A neck mount type wearable display device having a cable section for connecting a cable to an external device for receiving an output signal from the display microphone section and the speaker microphone section is adopted.

A fourth feature of the device of the present invention is that the display casing in the first, second or third feature of the device of the present invention is characterized in that the display housing generates and transfers an input signal to the display and the speaker microphone. And a neck-mounted wearable display device having a built-in device for transferring and receiving output signals from the display and the speaker / microphone unit.

A fifth feature of the device of the present invention is that the speaker microphone section in the first, second, third or fourth feature of the above-described device of the present invention is fixed to the other end of the neck hanging portion, Or the configuration of a neck-mount type wearable display device.

[0019]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention;

(Example of Apparatus 1) FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show examples of this apparatus.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a user of the neck-mount type wearable display device of the present device example, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a reduced side view of the same, and FIG. 4 is a screen side perspective view of a neck-mounted type wearable display device of the present example.

The wearable display device α of the neck mount type in this example of the device has a display housing 1 which is a housing containing a display A for outputting and displaying an image to a user, and the display housing 1 is slid at a joint a. A neck hanging portion 2 that is connected to be rotatably rotatable and supported on one end side to be mounted on the user's neck, a speaker that is fixed to the other end of the neck hanging portion 2 and outputs the sound of the display A, and inputs the user's voice. It has a speaker microphone unit 3 and a cable unit 4 for connecting a cable to an external device (not shown).

The display A is a flat display such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display, and the neck portion 2 is formed of resin, metal or the like, but is not limited to this.

The display housing 1 and the neck rest 2 are
The joint a is slidable in the direction of the thick arrow in FIGS.
Are connected by a hinge or the like. The speaker microphone unit 3 is located at an end opposite to the display housing unit 1 with respect to the neck rest unit 2.

An external device (not shown) connected to the cable unit 4 is an arbitrary wearable personal computer main body, a portable terminal device, or the like, and transmits audio and video signals such as computer display signals through the cable unit 4. Is done. In other words, the configuration is such that generation and transmission of input signals to the display housing unit 1 and the speaker microphone unit 3 and reception of output signals from the display housing unit 1 and the speaker microphone unit 3 are performed.

Next, the operation of the neck-mount type wearable display device α when the user uses it will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the user wears the neck mount type wearable display device α so as to hang the neck rest portion 2 on his / her neck. The body part 1 is rotated and slid at the joint part a in the direction of the thick arrow in FIGS. 1 and 3 to vary the inclination angle with respect to the neck hook part 2 and manually adjust the inclination angle to be easy for the user to see.

The cable section 4 is connected to an external device, and the speaker / microphone section 3 can freely output an audio signal from the external device and input a user's voice while simultaneously outputting a video signal from the external device. Is output to the display A screen, so that the image is output and displayed on the display A to the user and presented to the display screen.

Therefore, the user can easily mount the neck-mount type wearable display device α on the neck without any assembly, disassembly or buckle adjustment, hands-free the display A at the chest, and sweats on the head. The display screen can be presented so as to perform visual work without obstruction of the field of view without discomfort due to, and the weight of the neck-mounted type wearable display device α is distributed to the user's neck, shoulder and back, so It is possible to present a display screen so that the user can perform a visual operation without concentrating on the body part of the user and reducing the feeling of fatigue at the time of wearing.

(Example 2) FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 show examples of this apparatus.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a neck-mount type wearable display device of the present example, FIG. 6 is a screen side perspective view when the device is laid on a flat surface, and FIG. (A) is an explanatory view of a movable portion before posture change,
FIG. 8B is an explanatory view of a case where the user is placed on the plane after the posture change, and FIG. 8 is a screen side perspective view of the screen worn by the user.

In the neck mount type wearable display device β of the present example, a display housing portion 5 which is a housing housing a display B for outputting and displaying an image to a user, and the display housing portion 5 are slid by a joining portion b. A display support section 6 that is connected rotatably and supports the display housing section 5; an arm section 7 that is an arm that rotatably connects the display support section 6 to one end with a pivot support section c; A neck hanging portion 8 rotatably connected to one end at the pivot portion d and hung on the user's neck; a speaker fixed to the other end of the neck hanging portion 8 to output the sound of the display B; and a microphone for inputting the user's voice. It has a speaker microphone section 9 and a cable section 10 for connecting a cable to an external device (not shown).

The display B is a flat display such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display, and the display support portion 6, the arm portion 7 and the neck portion 8 are formed of resin or metal, but are not limited to this. is not.

The display housing 5 and the display support 6, the display support 6 and the arm 7, the arm 7
The joint portion b, the pivot support portion c, and the pivot connection portion d are connected to each other by a hinge or the like so that the and the neck hanging portion 8 can rotate in the direction of the thick arrow in FIG. 7, respectively. The speaker / microphone section 9 is located at an end opposite to the display housing section 5 with respect to the arm section 7 and the neck hanging section 8.

An external device (not shown) connected to the cable unit 10 is an arbitrary wearable personal computer, a portable terminal device, or the like.
Audio, video signals and the like, such as display signals of a computer, are transmitted through the. That is, the display housing 5
And a generation and transmission of an input signal to the speaker microphone unit 9 and a reception of an output signal from the display housing unit 5 and the speaker microphone unit 9.

Next, the operation of the neck mount type wearable display device β when the user uses it will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, the user wears the neck mount type wearable display device β such that the neck portion 8 is put on the neck. By rotating the joint portion b, the pivot support portion c, and the pivot connection portion d in the rotation direction of the thick arrow in FIG. 7A, the display housing portion 5 and the display support portion 6, the display support portion 6 and the arm portion 7, The relative angle between the arm 7 and the neck portion 8 is varied, and the tilt angle of the display housing portion 5 located at the user's chest with respect to the neck portion 8 is varied to manually adjust the angle to be easy for the user to see. I do.

The cable unit 10 is connected to an external device. The speaker microphone unit 9 can freely output an audio signal from the external device and input a user's voice. Is output to the display B, so that a video is output to the user on the display B and presented to the display screen.

Also, the top and bottom of the neck-mounted type wearable display device β is turned upside down, and FIG.
If the joint portion b, the pivotal support portion c, and the pivotal connection portion d are rotationally bent in the direction of the thick arrow in FIG. 7A, as shown in FIG. It is possible to deform the posture in the form of laying on the top, and the speaker microphone unit 9 allows the user to freely output an audio signal from an external device and input a user's voice, and output an image on the display B to the user. Go to present the display screen.

Thus, the user can easily wear the neck-mount type wearable display device β on the neck without any assembly, disassembly, or buckle adjustment, and hands-free the display B at the chest, by sweating on the head. The display screen can be presented so as to perform the visual work without obstruction and without blocking the visual field.

Since the weight of the neck-mounted type wearable display device α is distributed from the user's neck to the shoulders and back, the feeling of fatigue at the time of wearing is reduced and the visual work can be performed for a long time. In addition, a display screen can be presented so that the user can perform a visual operation while standing on a flat surface such as a desk without any assembly or disassembly.

In the device examples 1 and 2 described above, the external devices are assumed to be mounted on the waist and back of the user. However, the main unit including the CPU of the personal computer, the wireless communication device, and the like are displayed. If the housings 1 and 5 are compactly built in, the cable parts 4 and 10 are eliminated, and the neck-mount type wearable display devices α and β are configured as an integrated portable terminal such as a personal computer or a portable communication terminal. It is also possible.

In this regard, if a CCD camera is built in the display housings 1 and 5 compactly and set in the direction of the user, the neck-mounted type wearable display devices α and β can be used for bidirectional video communication with a built-in wireless communication function. It is also possible to configure as a portable videophone which is one of the integrated portable terminals.

Further, instead of the speaker microphone units 3 and 9, an earphone or a microphone may be externally provided as a headset. At this time, instead of a normal headset microphone or earphone, instead of a bone conduction microphone or a bone conduction earphone, the neck mount type wearable display devices α and β are connected to a terminal with enhanced noise resistance that is less affected by external environmental noise. It is also possible.

Further, if an echo canceller is built in the speaker microphone units 3 and 9, clearer voice communication can be performed. In addition, if the entirety of the neck-mounted type wearable display devices α and β is made waterproof, it can be used as an all-weather outdoor terminal such as rainy weather.

Further, if the speakers of the speaker microphone sections 3 and 9 are used as the above-mentioned headsets or provided near the user's one ear on the neck hook sections 2 and 8, respectively, the presence of stereo sound and the like can be realized. A certain sound can be output.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above-described means and methods, but achieves the object of the present invention and achieves the effects of the present invention. Changes can be made as appropriate within the scope of the above.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention,
While outputting sound, the user can see the display screen at the chest hands-free or input the user's voice, without obstructing the visual field, without discomfort due to sweating on the head, etc. A display screen can be presented to perform a visual task.

Further, since the weight of the neck-mount type wearable display device is dispersed from the user's neck to the shoulder and back, a long-lasting tiredness when worn can be reduced. Further, with the configuration capable of performing a posture deformation that can be placed on a plane, the visual work can be performed on a flat surface such as a desk without assembling or disassembling at all.

In addition, by incorporating external devices compactly, portability can be further improved by using them as an integrated portable terminal. In addition, the use of bone conduction earphones and microphones of an external headset enables input and output of noise-resistant sound, and the use of an echo canceller removes echoes to ensure clear sound communication. It can be carried out.

Further, if the wearable display device of the neck mount type is made waterproof, visual work can be performed outdoors even in rainy weather or the like. Further, by providing speakers near the headset or one ear of the user, sound with a sense of presence can be output.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first neck-mounted wearable display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is worn by a user.

FIG. 2 is a reduced front view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a reduced side view of the above.

FIG. 4 is a screen side perspective view of a first neck-mounted type wearable display device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second neck-mounted wearable display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the screen side when it is placed on a flat surface in the above.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing posture deformation in FIG. 5,
(A) is an explanatory view of a movable part before posture change,
(B) is an explanatory view in the case where the body is placed on the plane after the posture change.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a screen worn by a user in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

.alpha., .beta. neck-wearable wearable display device 1, 5 display cabinet 2 neck hanging part 3, 9 speaker microphone part 4, 10 cable part 6 display support part 7 arm part 8 neck hanging part a, b: joint c: pivot d: pivot

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuhiro Muto 3-19-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Yukihisa Katayama 3-192 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. Within Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Hirohisa Tezuka 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan Within (72) Inventor Manabu Mogi 3-192, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Tomoya Kosaka 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo F-Term within Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation 5G435 BB06 BB12 EE13 EE16 LL07

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display device mounted on a user's neck and presenting a display screen to a user hands-free, comprising: a display housing portion which is a housing containing a display for outputting and displaying an image to a user; A display housing portion slidably and rotatably connected at a joint portion, supported at one end side, and supported on one end and mounted on a user's neck; a speaker provided on the neck mounted portion and outputting a sound of the display; and A neck-mounted wearable display device, comprising: a speaker microphone unit for inputting a user's sound. 2. A display device which is mounted on a user's neck or rests on a flat surface so as to be freely deformable, and presents a display screen to the user hands-free, wherein a housing incorporating a display for outputting and displaying an image to the user is provided. A display housing unit, a display support unit that slidably connects the display housing unit at a joint and supports the display housing unit, and rotatably connects the display support unit with a pivotal support unit. An arm portion that is an arm, a neck hanging portion that rotatably connects the arm portion with a pivot portion, and hangs on a user's neck, a speaker that is provided on the neck hanging portion, and outputs a sound of the display and a user. A neck-mount type wearable display device, comprising: a speaker microphone unit serving as a microphone for inputting sound. 3. An external device and a cable for generating and transmitting an input signal to the display housing unit and the speaker microphone unit and receiving an output signal from the display housing unit and the speaker microphone unit. The neck-mount type wearable display device according to claim 1, further comprising a cable portion to be connected. 4. The display housing unit includes a built-in device for generating and transferring an input signal to the display and the speaker / microphone unit and transferring and receiving an output signal from the display and the speaker / microphone unit. The neck-mounted type wearable display device according to claim 1, 2, or 3. 5. The speaker microphone unit according to claim 1, wherein the speaker microphone unit is either fixed to the other end of the neck hanging unit or externally attached. The wearable display device of the neck mount type according to 1.