JP2003337962A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2003337962A5
Application number: JP2002143905A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-05-17
Publication date: 2005-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 2022-05-17

Claims

Image generating means for generating a virtual space image;
Display means for displaying the virtual space image generated by the image generation means;
Finger position detecting means for detecting the position of the finger;
Determining means for determining whether or not the finger detected by the finger position detecting means has collided with a virtual display object;
When it is determined by the determination means that the finger and the display object have collided, a function expression means for expressing a function associated with the display object in the virtual space;
An image processing apparatus comprising:

Image generating means for generating a virtual space image;
Display means for displaying the virtual space image generated by the image generation means;
Finger position detecting means for detecting the position of the finger;
When the finger detected by the finger position detection unit moves, a determination unit that determines whether the virtual display object has moved along with the movement;
When it is determined by the determination means that the finger and the display object have moved simultaneously, a function expression means for expressing a function associated with the display object in the virtual space;
An image processing apparatus comprising:

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores the image data generated by the image generation unit and the determination result determined by the determination unit.

The image generation means updates and generates a virtual space image including a virtual finger image at a predetermined time interval based on the position of the finger detected by the finger position detection means. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1.

2. The finger position detecting means is an orthogonal coil type position detecting means having a first coil, a second coil, and a third coil, whose central axes are substantially orthogonal to each other. 5. The image processing apparatus according to any one of 4 to 4.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the finger position detection unit includes a gyro sensor that detects angular velocities about the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis substantially orthogonal to each other.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is used by being mounted on a face.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a communication unit that receives virtual space image data generated by the image generation unit.

The expressed function is an output of video and / or sound in virtual space,
In the case where the function is an image, when it is determined by the determination means that the finger has collided with the predetermined position of the image where the function is expressed or moved together with the position, the function ending means for ending the function The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

The image processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a display object display unit that returns the display object whose function is ended by the function end unit to an initial state and displays the display object in the virtual space.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the virtual display object is two-dimensionally arranged on a plane formed in a virtual space.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the plane is a display screen of a virtual personal computer, and the display object is an icon displayed on the display screen.

The function expressing unit starts desired application software and can execute various processes related to the application, and the display unit displays a window screen of the application in front of the display screen of the personal computer in a virtual space. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12.

Tactile and force sense presenting means for generating and presenting tactile and force sensations to be applied to the finger;
When it is determined by the determination means that the finger has collided with the virtual display object or moved together with the display object, the tactile sensation / force sensation is generated so that a sense corresponding to the contact is obtained on the finger pad. Control means for controlling the drive of the means;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

The control means generates the tactile sensation / force sensation so that a sensation corresponding to the contact is not obtained on the finger pad when the position of the finger detected by the finger position detecting means is shifted from the position of the display object. The image processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the driving of the means is controlled.

Tactile and force sense presenting means for generating and presenting tactile and force sensations to be applied to the finger;
When it is determined by the determination means that the finger has collided with the virtual display object or moved together with the display object, the tactile sensation / force sensation is generated so that a sense corresponding to the contact is obtained on the finger pad. Control means for controlling the drive of the means,
The control means is arranged so that a sense corresponding to the contact can be obtained on the finger pad even when the determination means determines that the finger and the display screen of the personal computer collide with each other, or has moved together therewith. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the driving of the tactile sense / force sense generating means is controlled.