Near to Eye Display System and Appliance
First Claim
1. A near-to-eye display system for forming an image as an illuminated region on a retina of at least one eye of a user, comprising:
- a source of modulated light;
a proximal optic positionable adjacent an eye of the user to receive the modulated light;
the proximal optic having a plurality of groups of optically redirecting regions;
the optically redirecting regions configured to direct a plurality of beams of the modulated light into a pupil of the eye to form a contiguous illuminated portion of the retina of the eye;
a first group of the optically redirecting regions configured to receive modulated light from the source and redirect beams of the modulated light into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a first portion of the retina;
a second group of the optically redirecting regions configured to receive modulated light from the source and redirect beams of the modulated light into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a second portion of the retina.
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Abstract
A near-to-eye display system for forming an image as an illuminated region on a retina of at least one eye of a user is disclosed. The system includes a source of modulated light, a proximal optic positionable adjacent an eye of the user to receive the modulated light. The proximal optic has a plurality of groups of optically redirecting regions. The optically redirecting regions are configured to direct a plurality of beams of the modulated light into a pupil of the eye to form a contiguous illuminated portion of the retina of the eye. A first group of the optically redirecting regions is configured to receive modulated light from the source and redirect beams of the modulated light into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a first portion of the retina. A second group of the optically redirecting regions is configured to receive modulated light from the source and redirect beams of the modulated light into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a second portion of the retina.
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85 Claims
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1. A near-to-eye display system for forming an image as an illuminated region on a retina of at least one eye of a user, comprising:
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a source of modulated light; a proximal optic positionable adjacent an eye of the user to receive the modulated light; the proximal optic having a plurality of groups of optically redirecting regions; the optically redirecting regions configured to direct a plurality of beams of the modulated light into a pupil of the eye to form a contiguous illuminated portion of the retina of the eye; a first group of the optically redirecting regions configured to receive modulated light from the source and redirect beams of the modulated light into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a first portion of the retina; a second group of the optically redirecting regions configured to receive modulated light from the source and redirect beams of the modulated light into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a second portion of the retina. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 84, 85)
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75. A proximal optic positionable adjacent an eye of a user in a near-to-eye display system for forming an image as an illuminated region on a retina of the eye, the proximal optic comprising:
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an optical structure positionable adjacent the eye and in a preselected configuration relative to a source of modulated light for reception of modulated light from the source; and a plurality of groups of optically redirecting regions; the optically redirecting regions configured to direct a plurality of beams of the modulated light into a pupil of the eye to form a contiguous illuminated portion of the retina of the eye; a first group of the optically redirecting regions configured to receive the modulated light and redirect beams thereof into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a first portion of the retina; a second group of the optically redirecting regions configured to receive modulated light and redirect beams thereof into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a second portion of the retina.
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76. A method for displaying images by forming an illuminated region on a retina of at least one eye of a user, comprising:
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providing a source of modulated light; providing a proximal optic positionable adjacent an eye of the user to receive the modulated light, the proximal optic having a plurality of groups of optically redirecting regions; directing a plurality of beams of the modulated light into a pupil of the eye to form a contiguous illuminated portion of the retina of the eye, comprising; directing modulated light from the source onto a first group of the optically redirecting regions to create beams of the modulated light directed into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a first portion of the retina; and directing modulated light from the source onto a second group of the optically redirecting regions to create beams of the modulated light directed into the pupil of the eye for illumination of a second portion of the retina.
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77. A projector for displaying an image along an optical path on a retina of an eye in a near-to-eye display, comprising:
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a source of modulated light configured to direct at least one beam of modulated light along an optical path; at least one steering element along the optical path for dynamically adjusting an effective launch angle and an effective launch position of the beam; wherein the launch angle and the launch position are dynamically adjustable during display of the image. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83)
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78. A projector for displaying an image on a retina of an eye in a near-to-eye display, comprising:
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a source of modulated light configured to create a bundle of rays comprising an image beam; relay optics receiving the image beam and directing it to an exit pupil; and a beam steering element at an exit pupil of the relay optics to steer the image beam.
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79. A multimedia eyeglass device, comprising:
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an eyeglass frame, comprising a side arm and an optic frame; an output device for delivering an output to the wearer, the output device being supported by the eyeglass frame and being selected from the group consisting of a speaker, a bone conduction transmitter, an image projector, and a tactile actuator; an input device for obtaining an input, the input device being supported by the eyeglass frame and being selected from the group consisting of an audio sensor, a tactile sensor, a bone conduction sensor, an image sensor, a body sensor, an environmental sensor, a global positioning system receiver, and an eye tracker; and a processor comprising a set of programming instructions for controlling the input device and the output device.
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80. A head-worn multimedia device comprising:
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a frame comprising a side arm and an optic frame; an audio transducer supported by the frame; a tactile sensor supported by the frame; a processor comprising a set of programming instructions for receiving and transmitting information via the audio transducer and the tactile sensor; a memory device for storing such information and instructions; and a power supply electrically coupled to the audio transducer, the tactile sensor, the processor, and the memory device.
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81. A method for controlling a multimedia eyeglass device, comprising:
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providing an eyeglass device comprising; an output device for delivering information to the wearer, the output device being selected from the group consisting of a speaker, a bone conduction transmitter, an image projector, and a tactile actuator; an input device for obtaining information, the input device being selected from the group consisting of an audio sensor, a tactile sensor, a bone conduction sensor, an image sensor, a body sensor, an environmental sensor, a global positioning system receiver, and an eye tracker; and a processor comprising a set of programming instructions for controlling the input device and the output device; and providing an input by the input device; determining a state of the output device, the input device, and the processor; accessing the programming instructions to select a response based on the input and the state; and providing the response by the output device.
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