Eyewear with integrated heads-up display
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a transmissive optical element;
a frame configured for wearing by a user such that the frame supports the transmissive optical element in a viewing position in which a field of view of the user is at least partially covered by the transmissive optical element; and
an integrated near-eye display mechanism configured for displaying visual information coincident with the transmissive optical element in a display area that is elongate and that extends substantially laterally across at least a part of the field of view of the user, the display mechanism comprising;
a partially transmissive display reflector carried by the transmissive optical element and configured operatively to reflect towards the user light projected on to a reflective surface of the display reflector, the display area of the display mechanism being defined by a visible extent of the display reflector from a perspective of the user; and
a projector assembly supported by the frame such that the projector assembly is, from the perspective of the user, located substantially above the display reflector, the projector assembly being configured to project computer-generated images on to the reflective surface of the display reflector.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for eyewear devices with integrated heads-up displays are provided. In one embodiment, an eyewear device provides an integrated heads-up display in a display area that is elongate and extends laterally across a user'"'"'s field of view. A display mechanism forming part of the eyewear device can be configured to display visual information in the form of text messages, with no more than a single laterally extending line of text characters being displayable at any particular time. The display mechanism can comprise a partially reflective element carried by an eyeglass lens to reflect towards the user computer-generated imagery projected on to it, the display mechanism further including a cooperating projector assembly housed by a frame of the eyewear device in an overhead configuration relative to the partially reflective element.
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15 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a transmissive optical element; a frame configured for wearing by a user such that the frame supports the transmissive optical element in a viewing position in which a field of view of the user is at least partially covered by the transmissive optical element; and an integrated near-eye display mechanism configured for displaying visual information coincident with the transmissive optical element in a display area that is elongate and that extends substantially laterally across at least a part of the field of view of the user, the display mechanism comprising; a partially transmissive display reflector carried by the transmissive optical element and configured operatively to reflect towards the user light projected on to a reflective surface of the display reflector, the display area of the display mechanism being defined by a visible extent of the display reflector from a perspective of the user; and a projector assembly supported by the frame such that the projector assembly is, from the perspective of the user, located substantially above the display reflector, the projector assembly being configured to project computer-generated images on to the reflective surface of the display reflector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
causing display of visual information to a user via a near-eye display mechanism integrated in an eyewear device worn by a user, the eyewear device comprising a transmissive optical element held within a field of view of the user, the visual information being displayed in an elongate display area that, from a perspective of the user, extends substantially laterally across at least part of the transmissive optical element wherein the display of the visual information comprises projecting computer-generated images on to a reflective surface of a partially transmissive display reflector carried by the transmissive optical element, the computer-generated images being reflected by the display reflector towards the user, the computer-generated images being projected on to the display reflector from a position located, from the perspective of the user, substantially above the display reflector. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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