SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS

• US 20160170207A1
• Filed: 06/17/2015
• Published: 06/16/2016
• 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:
  US14/742,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20160170207A1
• 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. An optical system of a head-worn see-through display, comprising:

a. a main image content optic for the production of center-eye image content;

b. an extended image content optic for the production of off-center-eye image content;

c. a combiner positioned to present content to a user and through which the user views a surrounding environment; and

d. wherein each of the main image content optic and extended image content optic are positioned to project their respective image light to the combiner, which reflects the respective image light to a user'"'"'s eye.

2. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the combiner directly reflects the respective image light to the user'"'"'s eye.

3. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the combiner indirectly reflects the respective image light to the user'"'"'s eye.

4. The optical system of claim 3, wherein the combiner reflects the respective image light towards a collimating partial mirror.

5. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the center-eye image content and the off-center-eye image content pass through at least one fold in the optical system before reflecting off of the combiner.

6. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic is mounted directly above the combiner such that the off-center-eye image content is directly projected to the combiner.

7. The optical system of claim 1, further comprising a processor adapted to coordinate a smooth disappearing transition of world-locked content as the content moves from a field of view of the main image content optic to a field of view of the extended image content optic and to an edge of the field of view of the extended image content optic.

8. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic is an OLED.

9. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic is an LCD display.

10. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic is an array of LEDs.

11. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic is linear.

12. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic is two dimensional.

13. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic is curved.

14. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic generates lighting effects corresponding to image content.

15. The optical system of claim 1, wherein the extended image content optic includes a lens system to modify the projection.

16. The optical system of claim 15, wherein the lens system includes an array of micro lenses.