Patent ID: 8253760

Claim:
An imaging display apparatus configured to be worn on a head of a user, comprising: display means for displaying an image and including liquid crystal panels configured to be disposed at a position in front of both of the eyes of the user and substantially covering both of the eyes of the user such that the user only views the display means when both eyes are open and looking forward; image capture means, configured to be disposed on the imaging display apparatus in front of a face of the user, for capturing an image of a subject in a direction that corresponds to a field of view of the user projected externally to the imaging display apparatus, wherein the image capture means includes a first imaging lens provided near the right eye of the user and a second imaging lens provided near the left eye of the user; second image capture means that includes a third imaging lens and is configured to be disposed on the imaging display apparatus behind the user's head for capturing an image of a subject in a direction that is different than a field of view of the user, first image signal generation means for generating a display image signal based on the captured image captured by the image capture means; second image signal generation means for generating a display image signal of an image different from an image of the display image signal generated by the first image signal generation means, wherein the display image signal generated by the second image signal generation means is for the image of a subject captured by the second image capture means; and control means for allowing, simultaneously on the display means, display of the image of the display image signal generated by the first image signal generation means and display of the image of the display image signal generated by the second image signal generation means such that the user's only view of the subject is via the display means.