Monocular display device
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1. A headset computing device comprising:
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a display connected to the housing and configured to project a virtual image and arranged relative to a wearer'"'"'s eye when the device is mounted on the wearer'"'"'s head, wherein the same wearer'"'"'s eye has a total field of view being defined as at most 180 degrees in a horizontal, and at most 120 degrees in a vertical direction;
the virtual image projected from the display onto a portion of a surface of an eyeglass optical element external to the housing, the displayed virtual image permitting the wearer to see about ninety to ninety-five percent of the wearer'"'"'s normal vision through the eyeglass optical element; and
a support member comprising an eyeglass frame with ear support, the support member being connected to the housing and the display that supports the display relative to the same wearer'"'"'s eye, the display being located in a position relative to the same wearer'"'"'s eye so the display is located in a peripheral view of the total field of view of the same wearer'"'"'s eye while the display is operatively projecting virtual images.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a monocular display with a wireless communications interface, a user input device, a transmitter, receiver and a controller. The controller is configured to control the transmitter for sending and receiving control signals to and from an external device via the wireless interface. The monocular display is positioned relative to the user'"'"'s dominant eye to display images to the user while occluding less than half of the user'"'"'s maximum viewing space, while enabling the user to send and receive audible information or music.
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1. A headset computing device comprising:
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a housing; a display connected to the housing and configured to project a virtual image and arranged relative to a wearer'"'"'s eye when the device is mounted on the wearer'"'"'s head, wherein the same wearer'"'"'s eye has a total field of view being defined as at most 180 degrees in a horizontal, and at most 120 degrees in a vertical direction;
the virtual image projected from the display onto a portion of a surface of an eyeglass optical element external to the housing, the displayed virtual image permitting the wearer to see about ninety to ninety-five percent of the wearer'"'"'s normal vision through the eyeglass optical element; anda support member comprising an eyeglass frame with ear support, the support member being connected to the housing and the display that supports the display relative to the same wearer'"'"'s eye, the display being located in a position relative to the same wearer'"'"'s eye so the display is located in a peripheral view of the total field of view of the same wearer'"'"'s eye while the display is operatively projecting virtual images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A headset computing device comprising:
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a housing; a display connected to the housing and configured to project a virtual image and arranged relative to a wearer'"'"'s eye when the device is mounted on the wearer'"'"'s head, wherein the same wearer'"'"'s eye has a total field of view being defined as at most 180 degrees in a horizontal, and at most 120 degrees in a vertical direction;
the virtual image projected from the display onto a portion of a surface of an eyeglass optical element external to the housing, the displayed virtual image permitting the wearer to see about ninety to ninety-five percent of the wearer'"'"'s normal vision through the eyeglass optical element;a power supply; a circuit operatively connected to the display, and the power supply; a support member comprising an eyeglass frame with ear support, the support member being connected to the housing and the display that supports the display relative to the same wearer'"'"'s eye, the display being located in a position relative to the same wearer'"'"'s eye so the display is located in a peripheral view of the total field of view of the same wearer'"'"'s eye while the display is operatively projecting virtual images; and a port being associated with the display, the housing or the support member, the port operatively connected to the circuit for removably connecting at least one additional functional component to the circuit, the port also mechanically supporting the additional functional component. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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