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Head-mounted image display

  • US 5,712,649 A
  • Filed: 11/05/1996
  • Issued: 01/27/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A head-mounted image display comprising:

  • a housing for covering both of the eyes of the user;

    means for mounting the housing on the head of a user;

    means provided at a predetermined position within the housing for emitting image light;

    computer means mounted on the housing for controlling the image light emitting means;

    a connector mounting on the housing for connection with a software cartridge inserted within the housing to enable the computer means to generate images;

    a half mirror provided at a position before and extending across both of the eyes in the housing;

    optical means for guiding the image appearing on the image light emitting means to both of the eyes of the user by causing the image to be reflected by and transmitted through the half mirror to occupy the field of view of the respective eyes and to appear at a predetermined distance in space offset from a front of the housing, including a reflector that blocks ambient light and reflects the image for transmission through the half mirror; and

    a controller connected to the housing by a cord to enable the user to manually input control signals to control the image light emitting means.

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