Video display on spectacle-like frame
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1. A head mounted video display, comprising:
- a goggle like frame having side arms adapted to run alongside the users head;
a curved mirror secured to said frame and adapted to be positioned in front of a user'"'"'s eye to relay and focus a video image onto the retina;
a small video display positioned in said side arm for generating a video image; and
,folding optics means for placing a magnified intermediate image of said video display into the focal plane of the curved mirror, so that an image of said video display subtending a large visual angle will be focused on the user'"'"'s retina.
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Abstract
A head mounted display is disclosed for providing a monocular or binocular wide field of view. The head mounted display contains a unique configuration and unique folding optics so that it can be worn like a pair of spectacles or goggles. The optics and frame of the goggles are uniquely designed to accommodate different head dimensions.
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1. A head mounted video display, comprising:
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a goggle like frame having side arms adapted to run alongside the users head; a curved mirror secured to said frame and adapted to be positioned in front of a user'"'"'s eye to relay and focus a video image onto the retina; a small video display positioned in said side arm for generating a video image; and
,folding optics means for placing a magnified intermediate image of said video display into the focal plane of the curved mirror, so that an image of said video display subtending a large visual angle will be focused on the user'"'"'s retina. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A head mounted display, comprising:
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a frame adapted to be placed on a user'"'"'s head and worn like goggles and having a bridge piece and side arms that extend along a user'"'"'s head; a curved mirror mounted onto said frame so that said curved mirror is positioned in front of and on-axis with the user'"'"'s eye when said frame is worn by the user; a video display mounted on the arm of said frame for producing a video image; and
,a folding optics means mounted onto said frame for placing a magnified intermediate image produced by said video display into the plane of said curved mirror, so that an image of said video display subtending a large visual angle will be focused on the user'"'"'s retina, said folding optics means including, a beam splitter mounted on said frame so that it is positioned between said curved mirror and the user'"'"'s eye when said frame is worn by the user, an image relaying mirror mounted on said frame adjacent to said beam splitter and cooperating optically with said beam splitter for folding the video image from a plane running substantially parallel to said side arm into the focal plane of said curved mirror, and an optical means for magnifying the video image so that it substantially fills said curved mirror. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A binocular head mounted display, comprising:
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a frame adapted to be placed on a user'"'"'s head and worn like goggles and having a bridge piece and side arms that extend along the user'"'"'s head; a first curved mirror mounted onto said frame so that said curved mirror is positioned in front of and on-axis with the user'"'"'s left eye when said frame is worn by the user; a second curved mirror mounted onto said frame so that said curved mirror is positioned in front of and on-axis with the user'"'"'s right eye when said frame is worn by the user; a first video display for generating a video image for the left eye; and
a second video display for generating a video image for the right eye;a first folding optics means mounted on said frame for placing a magnified intermediate image produced by said first video display into the plane of said first curved mirror, so that an image of said video display subtending a large visual angle will be focused on the user'"'"'s retina, said first folding optics means including, a first beam splitter mounted on said frame so that it is positioned between said first curved mirror and the user'"'"'s left eye when said frame is worn by the user, for presenting the video image into the optical plane of said first curved mirror, and a first optical means for magnifying the video image produced by said first video display so that it substantially fills said first curved mirror; and a second folding optics means mounted on said frame for placing a magnified intermediate image produced by said second video display into the plane of said second curved mirror, so that an image of said video display subtending a large visual angle will be focused on the user'"'"'s retina, said second folding optics means including, a second beam splitter mounted on said frame so that it is positioned between said second curved mirror and the user'"'"'s right eye when said frame is worn by the user, for presenting the video image into the optical plane of said second curved mirror, and a second optical means for magnifying the video image presented by said second video display so that it substantially fills said second curved mirror.
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18. A method of treating impaired vision, comprising
using a head mounted display to present a video image to one or both eyes of a patient; - said head mounted display having,
a goggle like frame with side arms adapted to run alongside the user'"'"'s head, a curved mirror secured to the frame and adapted to be positioned in front of the patient'"'"'s eye to relay and focus a video image onto the retina, a small video display positioned in said side arm for generating a video image, and folding optics means for placing a magnified intermediate image of said video display into the focal plane of said video display subtending a large visual angle on the patient'"'"'s retina; and supplying a video signal to the head mounted display which is electronically processed to present a magnified or enhanced image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
- said head mounted display having,
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