Data-display glasses comprising an anti-glare screen

• US 10,254,545 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2014
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valeo Vision (Valeo SE)
• Original Assignee: Valeo Vision (Valeo SE)
• Inventors: Hue, David, Fleury, Benoist
• Primary Examiner(s): Alexander, William R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mebrahtu, Ephrem Z
• Application Number:
  US14/916,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20160216514A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,659 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B81B 2201/047 Optical MEMS not provided for in B81B2201/042 - B81B2201/045
• CPC Class Codes: B81B 7/02 containing distinct electrical or optical devices of particular relevance for their function, e.g. microelectro-mechanical systems [MEMS] B81B7/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/012 comprising devices for attenuating parasitic image effects
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/02 for controlling the intensity of light G02B26/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/04 by periodically varying the intensity of light, e.g. using choppers shutters, diaphragms for cameras G03B9/00; devices for eliminating or reducing the effect of flicker in projection systems G03B21/40
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0018 with means for preventing ghost images anti-reflection coatings G02B1/11
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids

Abstract

A pair of spectacles equipped with at least one lens and intended to be worn by a user, the spectacles comprising displaying means allowing the data to be projected into a field of view of the user, and an anti-glare screen provided with a variable transmission coefficient allowing the intensity of incident light intended to pass through the lens toward the user to be attenuated, the displaying means and the anti-glare screen being positioned so that some of the rays emitted by the displaying means, in order to display the data, strike the anti-glare screen, the spectacles being configured to adapt the transmission coefficient of the anti-glare screen depending on the intensity of the incident light, the displaying means furthermore being coupled to the anti-glare screen so that the displaying means display data when the anti-glare screen transmits the light.

Claims

1. A pair of spectacles equipped with at least one lens and intended to be worn by a user, said spectacles comprising:

displaying means emitting light rays to project data into a field of view of said user, and

an anti-glare screen provided with a variable transmission coefficient allowing an intensity of incident light intended to pass through said at least one lens toward said user to be attenuated,

wherein said displaying means and said anti-glare screen are positioned so that some light rays emitted by said displaying means, in order to display said data, strike said anti-glare screen,

wherein said spectacles are configured to adapt said transmission coefficient of said anti-glare screen depending on said intensity of incident light, and

wherein said displaying means is operatively coupled to said anti-glare screen so that said displaying means display said data only when said anti-glare screen transmits light.

2. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coupling between the displaying means and the anti-glare screen is produced by controlling the light intensity of said displayed data depending on said transmission coefficient of said anti-glare screen, said light intensity of said displayed data being modified inversely proportionally to said transmission coefficient, in order to create a similar perception of said data by said user regardless of the amount of incident light.

3. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmission coefficient is determined by pulse width modulation with a set duty cycle.

4. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light intensity of said displayed data is determined by pulse width modulation with a set duty cycle.

5. The spectacles as claimed in claim 3, wherein the light intensity and said transmission coefficient are in phase and have the same duty cycle.

6. The spectacles as claimed in claim 3, wherein said pulse width modulation is carried out with a fixed frequency and with a variable duty cycle.

7. The spectacles as claimed in claim 3, wherein said spectacles comprise means for controlling said duty cycle or duty cycles.

8. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-glare screen is in contact with said at least one lens.

9. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-glare screen is placed on a second side of said at least one lens, incident light being intended to pass through said at least one lens from the second side of said at least one lens to a first side.

10. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-glare screen is equipped with a microelectromechanical layer, which is placed on said at least one lens.

11. The spectacles as claimed in claim 10, wherein said microelectromechanical layer is activatable to block or transmit light.

12. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said displaying means comprise a transmitting substrate so as to guide said light rays by internal reflection in said at least one lens.

13. The spectacles as claimed in claim 12, wherein said displaying means comprises a light source able to emit said light rays into said at least one lens.

14. The spectacles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said displaying means comprises an image generator.

15. A device for assisting with driving, especially at night, an automotive vehicle, comprising said spectacles as claimed in claim 1.

16. The spectacles as claimed in claim 3, wherein the light intensity of said displayed data is determined by pulse width modulation with a set duty cycle.

17. The spectacles as claimed in claim 4, wherein said light intensity and said transmission coefficient are in phase and have the same duty cycle.

18. A pair of spectacles equipped with at least one lens and intended to be worn by a user, said spectacles comprising:

a display emitting light rays to project data into a field of view of said user, and

an anti-glare screen provided with a variable transmission coefficient allowing an intensity of incident light intended to pass through said at least one lens toward said user to be attenuated,

wherein said display and said anti-glare screen are positioned so that some of the light rays emitted by said display, in order to display said data, strike said anti-glare screen,

wherein said spectacles are configured to adapt said transmission coefficient of said anti-glare screen depending on said intensity of incident light, and

wherein said display is operatively coupled to said antiglare screen so that said display displays said data only when said anti-glare screen transmits light.

19. The spectacles as claimed in claim 18, wherein the coupling between the display and the anti-glare screen is produced by controlling the light intensity of the displayed data depending on the transmission coefficient of the anti-glare screen, said light intensity of said displayed data being modified inversely proportionally to said transmission coefficient, in order to create a similar perception of said data by the user regardless of the amount of incident light.

20. The spectacles as claimed in claim 18, wherein said transmission coefficient is determined by pulse width modulation with a set duty cycle.