SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS

• US 20160171769A1
• Filed: 06/17/2015
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Haddick, John D., Osterhout, Ralph F.
• Application Number:
  US14/742,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20160171769A1
• 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 field of view generated by an image display, wherein a user views digital content in the field of view and sees through the field of view to view a surrounding environment; and

b. A processor adapted to generate two types of content, wherein the two types of content are presented in the field of view;

c. Wherein the first type of content is world-locked content with a field of view position that is dependent on a place in the surrounding environment, wherein an appearance of the first type of content is diminished as it approaches an edge of the field of view; and

d. wherein the second type of content is not world-locked, wherein the second type of content maintains a substantially constant appearance as it approaches the edge of the field of view.

2. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the diminished appearance comprises a reduction in resolution.

3. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the diminished appearance comprises a reduction in brightness.

4. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the diminished appearance comprises a reduction in contrast.

5. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the diminished appearance is regulated by a display driver.

6. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the diminished appearance is regulated by an application processor.

7. The head-worn display of claim 1, wherein the diminished appearance is regulated by altered pixels of a display that generates the field of view.

8. The head-worn display of claim 1, further comprising, a secondary field of view generated by the image display in which the user views presented digital content and through which the user sees the surrounding environment, the processor further adapted to transition the content from the field of view to the secondary field of view.

9. The head-worn display of claim 8, wherein the appearance of the content in the secondary field of view is diminished as compared to the appearance of the content in the field of view.

10. The head-worn display of claim 8, wherein the secondary field of view has a lower resolution than a resolution of the field of view.

11. The head-worn display of claim 10, wherein the secondary field of view is generated by reflecting image light onto a combiner that directs the image light directly to an eye of the user.

12. The head-worn display of claim 10, wherein the secondary 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.

13. The head-worn display of claim 8, wherein the secondary field of view is generated by an OLED that projects light onto a combiner.

14. The head-worn display of claim 8, wherein the secondary field of view is generated by an LED array that projects light onto a combiner.

15. The head-worn display of claim 8, wherein the secondary field of view is generated by an edge lit LCD that projects light onto a combiner.

16. The head-worn display of claim 8, wherein the secondary field of view is generated by a see-through panel positioned directly in front of the eye of the user.

17. The head-worn display of claim 16, wherein the panel is mounted on a combiner.

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

19. The head-worn display of claim 16, wherein the see-through panel is an OLED.

20. The head-worn display of claim 16, wherein the see-through panel is an edge lit LCD.

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

22. The head-worn display of claim 21, wherein the prediction is at least in part based on an eye-image.