See-through near-eye display glasses wherein image light is transmitted to and reflected from an optically flat film
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1. A system, comprising:
- an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment combined with displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly,wherein the integrated image source directs light to a single curved polarizing film, the single curved polarizing comprising at least one layer, that first reflects a portion of the light to illuminate a reflective image display, and then transmits a portion of illuminating light though the single curved polarizing film to provide image light, andwherein the optical assembly comprises a beam splitter layer, disposed at an angle in front of a user'"'"'s eye, that reflects and transmits a portion of image light and transmits scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the image light and the transmitted scene light is provided to a user'"'"'s eye.
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Abstract
This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises an optically flat film, disposed at an angle in front of a user'"'"'s eye, that reflects and transmits a portion of image light and transmits scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the image light and the transmitted scene light is provided to a user'"'"'s eye.
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1. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment combined with displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly, wherein the integrated image source directs light to a single curved polarizing film, the single curved polarizing comprising at least one layer, that first reflects a portion of the light to illuminate a reflective image display, and then transmits a portion of illuminating light though the single curved polarizing film to provide image light, and wherein the optical assembly comprises a beam splitter layer, disposed at an angle in front of a user'"'"'s eye, that reflects and transmits a portion of image light and transmits scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the image light and the transmitted scene light is provided to a user'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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