SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS

• US 20160018652A1
• Filed: 06/17/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Haddick, John D., Osterhout, Ralph F.
• Application Number:
  US14/742,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20160018652A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0123 comprising devices increasing the field of view
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0147 comprising a device modifying the resolution of the displayed image
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 3/0006 Arrays G02B3/02, G02B5/188 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/30 Polarising elements light-modulating devices with active elements G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 5/10 having a sequence of storage locations each being individually accessible for both enqueue and dequeue operations, e.g. using random access memory G06F5/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0471 Vertical positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0478 Horizontal positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3208 organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3225 : using an active matrix
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3233 : with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for the see-through computer display systems with an extended field of view.

Claims

1. A head-worn see-through display, comprising:

a. A see-through optical element mounted such that it is positioned in front of a user'"'"'s eye when the head-worn see-through display is worn by the user;

a. A processor adapted to present digital content in a main field of view on the see-through optical element in which a user views presented digital content and through which the user sees a surrounding environment;

b. The processor adapted to present digital content in an extended field of view in which the user views presented digital content and through which the user sees the surrounding environment;

c. The main field of view having a higher resolution than the extended field of view; and

d. the processor further adapted to present a first portion of the digital content in the main field of view and a second portion of the digital content in the extended field of view.

2. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein when the digital content is too large to fit in the main field of view, the processor creates a soft transition between the first portion of the digital content in the main field of view and the second portion of the digital content in the extended field of view such that it does not appear to be abruptly cut off at the edge of the main field of view.

3. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the processor is adapted to generate a soft appearance towards the edges of the main field of view.

4. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the processor modifies how pixels towards an edge of the display render content.

5. The head-worn display of claim 1, further comprising, a display driver that modifies how pixels towards an edge of the head-worn display render content.

6. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the head-worn display has pixels towards an edge of the head-worn display that render content differently than pixels towards a center portion of the head-worn display.

7. The head-worn display of claim 6, wherein the pixels towards the edge have less gain than the pixels towards the center portion of the head-worn display.

8. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein pixels towards the edges of the main field of view are altered digitally through a content transition algorithm.

9. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the extended field of view is generated by reflecting image light onto a combiner that directs the image light directly to an eye of the user.

10. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the extended field of view is generated by reflecting image light onto a combiner that directs the image light towards a culminating partial mirror that reflects the image light to an eye of the user.

11. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the extended field of view is generated by an OLED that projects light onto a combiner.

12. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the extended field of view is generated by an LED array that projects light onto a combiner.

13. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the extended field of view is generated by an edge lit LCD that projects light onto a combiner.

14. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the extended field of view is generated by a see-through panel positioned directly in front of the eye of the user.

15. The head-worn display of claim 14, wherein the panel is mounted on a combiner.

16. The head-worn display of claim 14, wherein the panel is mounted vertically.

17. The head-worn display of claim 14, wherein the see-through panel is an OLED.

18. The head-worn display of claim 14, wherein the see-through panel is an edge lit LCD.

19. The head-worn display of claim 1, the processor is further adapted to predict when the content is going to approach an edge of the field of view and to base the appearance transition at least in part on the prediction.

20. The head-worn display of claim 19, wherein the prediction is at least in part based on an eye-image.