Apparatus and method for a bioptic real time video system
First Claim
1. A head-worn device comprising:
- a frame configured to mount onto a wearer'"'"'s head including a first portion configured to be disposed on a first side of the wearer'"'"'s head and a second portion configured to be disposed on a second distal side of the wearer'"'"'s head; and
a binocular electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivotally attached to the first portion of the frame and pivotally attached to the second portion of the frame such that the electronic near-to-eye display is restricted to pivot vertically across and in front of the wearer'"'"'s face and pivots about an axis parallel to an axis defined between a left temple of the wearer'"'"'s head and a right temple of the wearer'"'"'s head;
whereinthe wearer views their environment directly with the electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivoted upwards in front of a forehead of the wearer'"'"'s head above and out of their horizontal forward line of sight;
views first visual content presented on the electronic near-to-eye display with the electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivoted down in front of their eyes into their line of sight; and
the electronic near-to-eye display automatically pivots into the different positions based upon a position of the wearer'"'"'s head.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of displaying an electronic video image using a head-worn near-to-eye display in a non-immersive fashion, such that the wearer can choose, through simple adjustments of their neck and eye angles, to either look at the displayed video image or their natural environment. The invention also relates to the incorporation of prescription lenses into the optical chain of the near-to-eye display. The invention also relates to the use of motion and position sensors incorporated into the head-worn device to enable automatic stabilization of the video image. The invention also relates to the use of motion and position sensors incorporated into the head-worn device to automatically adjust the vertical angle of either the camera or the electronic display or both, by sensing the vertical angular position of the user'"'"'s head.
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22 Claims
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1. A head-worn device comprising:
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a frame configured to mount onto a wearer'"'"'s head including a first portion configured to be disposed on a first side of the wearer'"'"'s head and a second portion configured to be disposed on a second distal side of the wearer'"'"'s head; and a binocular electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivotally attached to the first portion of the frame and pivotally attached to the second portion of the frame such that the electronic near-to-eye display is restricted to pivot vertically across and in front of the wearer'"'"'s face and pivots about an axis parallel to an axis defined between a left temple of the wearer'"'"'s head and a right temple of the wearer'"'"'s head;
whereinthe wearer views their environment directly with the electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivoted upwards in front of a forehead of the wearer'"'"'s head above and out of their horizontal forward line of sight;
views first visual content presented on the electronic near-to-eye display with the electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivoted down in front of their eyes into their line of sight; andthe electronic near-to-eye display automatically pivots into the different positions based upon a position of the wearer'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A head mounted electronic near-to-eye display module, the electronic near-to-eye display module comprising:
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a display electronics circuit in communication with a source of visual content; a head mounted display optics having a first surface adjacent the display electronics circuit and a second surface disposed towards a wearer'"'"'s head; and a first hinge for pivotally attaching the electronic near-to-eye display module to a first portion of a frame which is configured to be disposed on a first side of the wearer'"'"'s head when worn by the wearer; a second hinge for pivotally attaching the electronic near-to-eye display module to a second portion of the frame which is configured to be disposed on a second distal side of the wearer'"'"'s head when worn by the wearer;
whereinthe first hinge and second hinge restrict the electronic near-to-eye display to pivoting vertically across and in front of the wearer'"'"'s face when worn by the user; the electronic near-to-eye display pivots about an axis parallel to an axis defined between a left temple of the wearer'"'"'s head and a right temple of the wearer'"'"'s head; the wearer views their environment directly when the electronic near-to-eye display assembly is pivoted upwards in front of a forehead of the wearer'"'"'s head above and out of their horizontal forward line of sight and views first visual content presented on the electronic near-to-eye display with the electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivoted down in front of their eyes into their line of sight; and the head mounted electronic near-to-eye display automatically pivots into the different positions based upon a position of the wearer'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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