FLIP DOWN AUXILIARY LENS FOR A HEAD-WORN COMPUTER

• US 20170249862A1
• Filed: 03/08/2016
• Published: 08/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Border, John N.
• Application Number:
  US15/063,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20170249862A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2003/063 with tactile perception
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0188 Illumination related features
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1604 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/165 Wearable interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/501 connected to external computer devices or networks
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5043 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5048 Audio interfaces, e.g. voice or music controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5058 Sensors or detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5061 Force sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5064 Position sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5071 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5082 Temperature sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5084 Acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5092 Optical sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 3/061 with electronic detecting or guiding means
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0127 comprising devices increasing the depth of field
• 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 2027/0156 with optionally usable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 : Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 : characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 : characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/023 : permitting adjustment
• 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 3/012 : Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 : Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 : Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 : Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20208 : High dynamic range [HDR] image processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20221 : Image fusion; Image merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 : Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/73 : Deblurring; Sharpening
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/92 : based on global image properties
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/235 : based on user input or interaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 : in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/63 : Scene text, e.g. street names
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/19 : Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/008 : using visual presentation of the information for the partially sighted
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 : by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/682 : Vibration or motion blur correction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 : Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 : for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 : from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate aids for the visually impaired.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a. a head-worn computer including a camera with primary lens;

b. an auxiliary lens attached to the head-worn computer on a flexible mount that provides a use position and a park position; and

c. wherein the auxiliary lens is positioned over the primary lens when in the use position, such that the auxiliary lens and the primary lens share a common optical axis, and the auxiliary lens is positioned outside of the field of view of the primary lens when in the park position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flexible mount allows the auxiliary lens to flip upward to the parked position and flip downward to the use position.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flexible mount allows the auxiliary lens move sideways between a use position and a parked position.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary lens is a telephoto lens

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary lens is a wide angle lens.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary lens is a zoom lens.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flexible mount is a removable mount so the auxiliary lens can be attached or detached.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the removable mount includes an electrical connection for operating the auxiliary lens.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the operating functions of the auxiliary lens include aperture, zoom, exposure or autofocus.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary lens is an auxiliary camera system including an image sensor.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the auxiliary camera system provides improved imaging characteristics compared to the camera in the head-worn computer.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the image sensor has larger pixels than an image sensor include in the camera in the head-worn computer.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the auxiliary camera system provides higher resolution than the camera in the head-worn computer.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the auxiliary camera system provides wide spectrum pixels.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the auxiliary camera system provides a lower f# lens or larger aperture lens than the camera in the head-worn computer.