Convertible right eye/left eye monocular head mounted display system
First Claim
1. A monocular head mounted display system convertible from a right eye display to a left eye display comprising:
- a frame to be worn on a user'"'"'s head in a first position and, when flipped over, to be worn in an inverted position;
an image display module for generating an image;
a support arm mounted on the frame for supporting the image display module, the support arm being moveable to position the image display module above or below the frame in the first position so that when the image display module is positioned below the frame in the first position the generated image is viewable by one of the user'"'"'s eyes and when the image display module is positioned above the frame in the first position and the frame is flipped over to the inverted position, the display module is below the frame in the inverted position with the generated image being viewable by the other of the user'"'"'s eyes.
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Abstract
A monocular head mounted display system that is convertible between a right eye display system and a left eye display system includes a generally symmetrical frame. A flexible support arm moveably mounted on the frame, supports an image display module. The image display module includes a display and optical system to project an enlarged image at a distance from the user. With the frame in a first position with the image display module below the frame, the image is viewable by a user'"'"'s right eye. The system is converted by moving the support arm so that the display module is above the frame in the first position and then the frame is flipped over to an inverted position with the display module again below the frame but the image viewable by the user'"'"'s left eye.
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33 Claims
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1. A monocular head mounted display system convertible from a right eye display to a left eye display comprising:
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a frame to be worn on a user'"'"'s head in a first position and, when flipped over, to be worn in an inverted position;
an image display module for generating an image;
a support arm mounted on the frame for supporting the image display module, the support arm being moveable to position the image display module above or below the frame in the first position so that when the image display module is positioned below the frame in the first position the generated image is viewable by one of the user'"'"'s eyes and when the image display module is positioned above the frame in the first position and the frame is flipped over to the inverted position, the display module is below the frame in the inverted position with the generated image being viewable by the other of the user'"'"'s eyes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A monocular head mounted display system convertible from a right eye display to a left eye display comprising:
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a frame to be worn on a user'"'"'s head in a first position and, when flipped over, to be worn in an inverted position;
an image display module for generating an image viewable by a user, said module having a display for depicting an image thereon and an optical system for enlarging the displayed image for viewing;
a support arm mounted on the frame for supporting the image display module, the support arm being moveable to position the image display module above or below the frame when in the first position so that when the display module is positioned below the frame in the first position, the generated image is viewable by one of the user'"'"'s eyes and when the image display module is positioned above the frame in the first position and the frame is thereafter flipped over to the inverted position, the display module is below the frame in the inverted position with the generated image being viewable by the other of the user'"'"'s eyes; and
a controller for inverting the displayed image when the frame is in the inverted position so that the image viewed by the one eye with the frame in the first position appears the same as the inverted image when viewed by the other eye with the frame in the inverted position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A monocular head mounted display system convertible from a right eye display to a left eye display comprising:
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a frame to be worn on a user'"'"'s head having a front portion that extends outwardly from a user and a pair of side portions, the frame being generally symmetrical so as to appear the same when worn in a first position and when flipped over and worn in an inverted position;
an image display module for generating an image viewable by a user wherein the image is invertible; and
a support arm mounted on the frame for supporting the image display module, the support arm being moveable to position the image display module above or below the front position of the frame in the first position so that when the image display module is positioned below the front portion of the frame in the first position, the generated image is viewable by one of the user'"'"'s eyes and when the image display module is positioned above the front portion of the frame in the first position and the frame is thereafter flipped over to the inverted position, the generated image is viewable by the other of the user'"'"'s eyes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A monocular head mounted display system convertible from a right eye display to a left eye display comprising:
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a frame to be worn on a user'"'"'s head in a first position and, when flipped over, to be worn in an inverted position;
an image display module for generating an image;
a support arm mounted on the frame for supporting the image display module, the support arm being moveable to position the image display module above or below the frame in the first position so that when the image display module is positioned below the frame in the first position the generated image is viewable by one of the user'"'"'s eyes and when the image display module is positioned above the frame in the first position and the frame is flipped over to the inverted position, the display module is below the frame in the inverted position with the generated image being viewable by the other of the user'"'"'s eyes, said support arm being flexible over at least a portion of its length but capable of substantially maintaining a given position once set so as to allow a user to adjust the position of the image display module relative to the image viewing eye. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A monocular head mounted display system convertible from a right eye display to a left eye display comprising:
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a frame to be worn on a user'"'"'s head in a first position and, when flipped over, to be worn in an inverted position;
an image display module for generating an image;
a support arm mounted on the frame for supporting the image display module, the support arm being moveable to position the image display module above or below the frame in the first position so that when the image display module is positioned below the frame in the first position the generated image is viewable by one of the user'"'"'s eyes and when the image display module is positioned above the frame in the first position and the frame is flipped over to the inverted position, the display module is below the frame in the inverted position with the generated image being viewable by the other of the user'"'"'s eyes, said support arm being flexible over at least a portion of its length but capable of substantially maintaining a given position once set so as to allow a user to adjust the position of the image display module relative to the image viewing eye and said support arm having an aperture extending through at least a portion of the length of the arm and through which a cable from said image display module extends, said cable being used to provide signals to control the display module and the cable being used to tighten the frame about the user'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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