JPH04229814A - Observational display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide such an observational display unit that is enjoyed by a game feeling for time competition. CONSTITUTION:Searching a scenic part displayed in sight of a user, if a scenic part detecting signal inputting means is operated at a time when it is searched, the scenic part subject to the search is displayed. While searching the scenic part displayed like this, such a state that elapsed time information is varied is displayed on an optical information displaying means.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a viewing display device capable of superimposing information such as images and characters related to a scene in the outside world that is being watched. Such a viewing display device displays information corresponding to a scene in the surrounding external world, and plays a game in which the player can quickly direct the cylinder member to a portion of the surrounding scene that corresponds to the displayed information. It can be used intuitively.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, telescopes have been installed at observation decks and the like, and the views have been enjoyed using the telescopes. The current state of the town seen from such an observation deck can be overlaid with the state of the town in different seasons, or the current surroundings seen from an outdoor observation deck with a good view can be overlaid with the current state of the town in each season. If you can display scenes, you can learn more deeply and enjoyably about the place you are currently viewing. Therefore, we first invented an observation display device in which a conventionally known head-up display for vehicles is incorporated into the telescope of the observatory, and explanatory information of the scene is displayed superimposed on the scene of the outside world.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the previously invented viewing display device merely displays information such as an explanation regarding the scene to be viewed, superimposed on the scene. With such a viewing display device, once a user has used it and memorized the surrounding scene and its information, he or she has no desire to use it again and again. Furthermore, when it is difficult to see the scene, such as on a rainy day or at night, the enjoyment of viewing the scene is halved, and there is a possibility that the viewing display device will not be used much. Therefore, the observation display device cannot be used more frequently, and there is a possibility that it may not be used effectively.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a viewing display device that can be enjoyed and used over and over again.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a perspective display device of the present invention is provided with the configuration shown in FIG. 1 (diagram corresponding to claims). In FIG. 1, a viewing display device (U) is supported rotatably around a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, and has an eyepiece (U) at its rear end.
a cylindrical member (E) having a scene-facing portion (E2) at its front end; and a floodlight housing that is connected to the cylindrical member (E) and forms an incident optical path to the cylindrical member (E). A housing (F), an optical information display means (D) housed in the projector storage housing (F), and an information display light (L) emitted from the optical information display means (D). Optical member (A) that projects light into the cylindrical member (E)
) and an information projecting device (K) having
2) inside the cylindrical member (E) so as to direct the external scene light (J) incident from the outside and the information display light (L) from the information projector (K) toward the eyepiece (E1). a horizontal rotation position sensor (G) that outputs a horizontal rotation position detection signal (Gs) of the cylindrical member (E), and a combiner (C) disposed in a vertical position sensor (H) that outputs a dynamic position detection signal (Hs);
a scene-related information display signal output means (M1) that sequentially outputs scene-related information display signals (M1s) corresponding to several scene parts existing in the surroundings; and a horizontal rotation position storage signal (M1s) corresponding to each of the scene parts. M2a) and the vertical rotation position storage signal (M2b), and also store the position storage signal (M2a,
Scene partial position storage signal storage means (M2b)
2), elapsed time information display signal output means (M3) that outputs an elapsed time information display signal (M3s) that displays information regarding elapsed time from a predetermined time, and the scene-related information display signal (M1s) and elapsed time information display signal (M3s). Time information display signal (M3
a display circuit (P) for displaying information according to s) on the optical information display means (D); and a scene part discovery signal input means (
Q), the horizontal rotation position detection signal (Gs) and the vertical rotation position detection signal (Hs) when the scene part discovery signal input means (Q) is activated, and the scene part discovery signal input means ( Q) is activated, the horizontal rotation position storage signal (M2a) and the vertical position storage signal (M2a) of the scene portion displayed on the optical information display means (D) are activated.
M2b), and if the difference between the position detection signal (Gs, Hs) and the position storage signal (M2a, M2b) is within a predetermined value, the scene corresponding information display signal output means (M1) displays the next scene. A scene corresponding information display signal (M1s
) and a position signal comparison means (M4) that outputs a scene corresponding information change signal (M4s). The scene corresponding information display signal output means (M1) that sequentially outputs scene corresponding information display signals (M1s) corresponding to several scene parts existing around the observation display device (U) is configured to Information change signal (M4
It is also possible to output the scene corresponding information display signal (M1s) corresponding to the next scene part only in response to the scene part s). It can also be configured to automatically output the scene-related information display signal (M1s) corresponding to the next scene part even if there is no scene part. Furthermore, as the scene portion discovery signal input means (Q), a push button switch, a switch activation lever, or the like can be used.

[0006]

[Operation] In the perspective display device (U) of the present invention having the above-described configuration, when looking into the inside of the cylinder member (E) from the eyepiece part (E1) of the cylinder member (E), the cylinder member (E) Through the internal combiner (C), parts of the surrounding scene can be viewed within a predetermined field of view. The cylindrical member (E) is rotatably supported around a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, so that it can be directed to any position in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Therefore, the eyepiece part (
When looking into the inside of the tube member (E) from E1), only a limited amount of the surrounding scenery can be seen at one time, but the inside of the tube member (E)
By changing the direction of the camera, you can see the entire surrounding scene. Information display light (L) emitted from the optical information display means (D) enters the cylinder member (E) from a direction intersecting the axial direction of the cylinder member (E), and this information display The light (L) is diverted towards the eyepiece (E1) by the combiner (C). Therefore, the cylinder member (
When looking through the eyepiece (E1) of E), the external scene light (J) from the surrounding scene portion and the information display light (L) are simultaneously visible.

[0007] Such a viewing display device (U
) is started by inserting a coin or pressing the start button. When the viewing display device (U) starts operating, the elapsed time information display signal (M3s) and the scene-related information display signal (M1s) are input to the display circuit (P). At this time, the display circuit (P) displays elapsed time information and scene correspondence information on the optical information display means (D). To display the elapsed time information, the time from the start of the operation can be displayed in numbers or a bar graph, or the remaining time until a certain period of time (for example, 5 minutes) has passed since the start of the operation can be displayed in numbers or a bar graph. It can be displayed in . In addition, to display scene-related information, if there are Mt. Fuji or Lake Ashi in the surrounding scenery, first display "Mt. Fuji" and then "Lake Ashi."
, etc. can be displayed for a certain period of time, or these figures can be displayed for a certain period of time.

Such a viewing display device (U)
When the characters "Mt. Fuji" are displayed, the user rotates the cylindrical member (E) left and right and up and down to capture Mt. Fuji within his field of view. When the user sees Mt. Fuji within his field of vision, he activates the scene portion discovery signal input means (Q). When the scene part discovery signal input means (Q) is activated, the position signal comparison means (Q) is activated.
M4) compares the horizontal rotation position detection signal (Gs) and the horizontal rotation position storage signal (M2a), and also compares the vertical position detection signal (Hs) and the vertical position storage signal (M2b).
). Then, the position signal comparison means (M4
) outputs a scene corresponding information direction change signal (M4) to the scene corresponding information display signal output means (M1) if the difference between the compared signals is within a predetermined range. When the scene-related information display signal output means (M1) receives the scene-related information change signal (M4), the scene-related information display signal (M1s) is configured to convert the scene-related information display signal (M1s) into a signal for displaying characters such as "Mt. Fuji" to "Lake Ashi". Change to Then, the user of this viewing display device (U) then sees "Lake Ashi" in his field of view, as in the case of "Mt. Fuji", and activates the scene part discovery signal input means (Q). While doing this, the optical information display means (D) displays how the elapsed time information changes, so the user can use the observation display device as if competing for time. can be used.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the perspective display device of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. In this embodiment, each component M1, M2, M3, M4 of the present invention shown in FIG.
The functions possessed by the microcomputer M are realized by the microcomputer M. Figure 2
is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the visual field of the user of the same embodiment. In FIGS. 2 and 3, a substantially U-shaped horizontal rotation frame B is supported on a support base N fixed to the floor of an observation deck so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis. Further, the support base N supports a horizontal rotation position sensor G that detects the horizontal rotation position of the horizontal rotation frame B. The horizontal rotation position detection signal Gs outputted by the horizontal rotation position sensor G is transmitted to a microcomputer M, which will be described later.
(See Figure 3).

At the upper end of the horizontal rotation frame B, a horizontal rotation shaft 1 is rotatably supported. A pair of cylindrical members E, E are integrally connected to this horizontal rotating shaft 1. Therefore, each cylindrical member E is designed to rotate integrally with the horizontal rotation frame B when the horizontal rotation frame B rotates around the vertical axis, so that the horizontal rotation position detection signal Gs is a signal representing the horizontal rotational position of each cylindrical member E. Each of the cylindrical members E has an eyepiece portion E1 at its rear end and a scene facing portion E2 at its front end. An eyepiece lens 2 is disposed in the eyepiece portion E1, and an objective lens 3 is disposed in the scene facing portion E2. The eyepiece lens 2 and objective lens 3 constitute a telephoto lens system 4. Further, a combiner C is arranged inside each of the cylindrical members E, respectively. This combiner C is constituted by a half mirror, and is arranged so as to transmit a part of the scene light J of the outside world incident from the scene facing section E2 to the eyepiece section E1. Further, the combiner C is arranged so as to reflect a part of information display light (described later) L incident from an information projector K to be described later to the eyepiece E1.

[0011] Each of the cylindrical members E is connected to a projector storage housing F that forms an incident optical path to the cylindrical member E from a direction intersecting the axial direction of the cylindrical member E. Each of the cylindrical members E and the light projector storage housing F
is configured to rotate integrally with the horizontal rotating shaft 1. A vertical position sensor H is provided on the horizontal rotation frame B for detecting the rotational positions thereof, that is, the vertical rotational position of the cylindrical member E. The vertical position sensor H outputs a vertical rotation position detection signal Hs to a microcomputer M, which will be described later.

Inside the light projecting device storage housing F, there is a CRT display D as an optical information display means, and information display light L emitted from the CRT display D is projected onto the combiner C inside each of the cylindrical members E. An information projecting device K having an optical member A is housed therein. The optical member A adjusts the magnification of the virtual image of display information on the CRT display D that is visible when looking through the eyepiece lens 2. Since the projector storage housing F housing the information projector K and the cylindrical members E, E, etc. rotate freely around the horizontal rotation axis, they are tilted vertically depending on the position of their centers of gravity. It will be held in position. Therefore, in this embodiment, the position of the center of gravity is set so that the cylindrical member E is kept horizontal when only gravity is acting on it.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a scene portion is located at a position that is easily accessible to a person looking into the interior from the eyepiece E1 of the cylindrical member E, that is, a user of the viewing display device U. A target supplement button Q is provided as a signal input means. This target supplement button Q is configured to output a target supplement signal Qs to a microcomputer M, which will be described later, when it is activated. Also, the target supplement button Q
A coin slot R is provided near the coin slot R. The coin slot R is configured to output a microcomputer operation start signal Rs for operating a microcomputer M, which will be described later, when a predetermined coin, for example, a 100 yen coin, is inserted.

The microcomputer M to which the horizontal rotation position detection signal Gs, the vertical position detection signal Hs, the target complement signal Qs, the microcomputer operation start signal Rs, etc. are inputted, is a CPU.
(central processing unit), I/O (input/output interface)
, ROM (read only memory), RAM (random access memory), etc. The ROM of this microcomputer M contains information corresponding to a scene part that is worth seeing in the surrounding scene (for example, if the scene part is Mt. Fuji, the information "Mt. Fuji" shown in FIG. data displaying characters (or a diagram of the summit of Mt. Fuji, etc.), and its position data (i.e., the values of the horizontal rotation position detection signal Gs and the vertical rotation position detection signal Hs at a position where Mt. Fuji can be seen), and Data etc. for displaying a target (see FIG. 5) in which a cross is drawn inside a circle are stored. Also, the R of this microcomputer M
OM receives the input signals Gs, Hs, Qs, R.
A program is stored that outputs a predetermined display signal to the display circuit P in accordance with s and the like.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The observation display device U has one slot in the coin slot R.
The operation starts when a 00 yen coin is inserted. When the operation is started, the processes shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 are sequentially executed. The processing is performed according to a program stored in the ROM of the microcomputer M. In FIG. 4, when the process shown in the flowchart is started, n=0 is set in step S1.

Next, in step S2, the microcomputer M generates a scene-related information display signal corresponding to the n-th scene part (for example, "Mt. Fuji" or "Lake Ashi", etc.), that is, n
th target display signal (for example, the characters "Mt. Fuji")
is output to the display circuit P. At this time, the display circuit P displays "Mt. Fuji" on the CRT display D and also displays a target at the center of the CRT display D. The target is, for example, a mark with the character 10 inside it, as shown in FIG. The user of the viewing display device U changes the direction of the cylindrical member E according to the display so that Mt. Fuji comes into view.

Next, in step S3, a signal (
That is, an elapsed time information display signal) is output to the display circuit P. At this time, the optical information display means D displays the n-th objective (that is, the n-th scene portion), the target, the remaining time, and the like.

Next, in step S4, remaining time≦0
Decide whether or not. If yes, the process moves to step S5. In step S5, the game is over and the value of n is displayed as the score. Then, the process ends. If the answer is NO in step S4, the process moves to step S6. In step S6, it is determined whether the target supplement button Q has been pressed. If no, the process returns to step S3. If yes, next step S7
Move to.

In step S7, the horizontal rotation position detection signal Gs and the vertical rotation position detection signal Hs are
It is determined whether it is equal to the storage position signal (position signal stored in the ROM) of the currently displayed scene portion. If no, the process returns to step S3. In the case of YES, the process moves to the next step S8. In step S8, n=n+1 is set. Next, in step S9, it is displayed that the target has been captured within the target, and the value of n is displayed as the score.

Next, in step S10, n≧nma
Determine whether x. If no, step S
Return to 2. In the case of YES, the process moves to the next step S11. In step S11, it is displayed that all the goals have been completed and that the user has a perfect score. Then, the process ends.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various designs can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention as described in the claims. It is possible to make changes. For example, in the embodiment described above, the functions of the components of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 are realized by a microcomputer, but it is also possible to use wired logic. In addition, the eyepiece lens 2 and objective lens 3 can be omitted and the magnification function can be omitted by using a simple glass lens.Also, instead of using a binocular type with two cylindrical members, it is possible to use a binocular type with one cylindrical member. It is also possible to use a telescope type. Furthermore, as the combiner C, a hologram element, a diffraction grating, or the like can be used instead of a half mirror. Furthermore, as the optical information display means D, it is also possible to use various other displays such as a transmissive liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an electrochemical display, a fluorescent display tube, etc. in place of the CRT display. . Further, if the target is not captured even after a certain period of time, it is also possible to reduce the score.

[0022]

Effects of the Invention The above-described perspective display device of the present invention searches for a scene portion corresponding to information displayed in the field of view of the user, and when the scene portion is found, activates the scene portion discovery signal input means. When you do so, information corresponding to the scene part that will be the next target to be searched for will be displayed. While searching for a scene part corresponding to the information displayed in this way, the optical information display means displays how the elapsed time information changes, so that the user can The viewing display device can be used while having fun as if it were a game of competing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a view corresponding to the claims of the perspective display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the perspective display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the visual field of the user of the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Optical member B Horizontal rotation frame C Combiner D Optical information display means E Cylindrical member E1 Eyepiece E2 Scene facing portion F Projector storage housing G Horizontal rotation position sensor Gs Horizontal rotation position detection signal H Vertical position Sensor Hs Vertical rotation position detection signal K Information projector L Information display light J External scene light M1 Scene-related information display signal output means M1s Scene-related information display signal M2 Scene partial position storage signal storage means M2a Horizontal rotation position Memory signal M2b Vertical rotation position memory signal M3 Elapsed time information display signal output means M3s Elapsed time information display signal P Display circuit Q Scene part discovery signal input means M4 Position signal comparison means M4s Scene corresponding information change signal

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cylindrical member (E) that is rotatably supported around a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, and has an eyepiece part (E1) at the rear end and a scene facing part (E2) at the front end; a light projector storage housing (F) that is connected to the cylindrical member (E) and forms an incident optical path to the cylindrical member (E); An information projecting device ( K), and the scene light (J) of the outside world incident from the scene facing part (E2) and the information display light (L) from the information projecting device (K) are directed toward the eyepiece part (E1). a combiner (C) disposed inside the cylinder member (E), a horizontal rotation position sensor (G) that outputs a horizontal rotation position detection signal (Gs) of the cylinder member (E), and a horizontal rotation position sensor (G) that outputs a horizontal rotation position detection signal (Gs) of the cylinder member (E); A vertical position sensor (H) outputs a vertical rotation position detection signal (Hs) of the cylindrical member (E), and a scene corresponding information display signal (M
1s) for sequentially outputting scene-corresponding information display signal output means (
M1), a horizontal rotational position storage signal (M2a) and a vertical rotational position storage signal (M2a) corresponding to each of the scene parts.
b) and the scene corresponding information display signal (M
Scene partial position storage signal storage means (M2) that outputs position storage signals (M2a, M2b) according to 1s), and outputs an elapsed time information display signal (M3s) that displays information regarding elapsed time from a predetermined time. elapsed time information display signal output means (M3), and the scene corresponding information display signal (M1).
s) and an elapsed time information display signal (M3s), a display circuit (P) for displaying information on the optical information display means (D); a scene part discovery signal input means (Q); The horizontal rotation position detection signal (Gs) and the vertical rotation position detection signal (Hs) when the signal input means (Q) is activated, and the scene part discovery signal input means (
Q) is activated, the horizontal rotation position storage signal (
M2a) and the vertical position storage signal (M2b) are compared to determine the position detection signal (Gs, Hs) and the position storage signal (M2b).
2a, M2b) is within a predetermined value, a scene corresponding information change signal that causes the scene corresponding information display signal output means (M1) to output a scene corresponding information display signal (M1s) corresponding to the next scene part; A viewing display device, comprising position signal comparison means (M4) that outputs (M4s).