Near-to-eye display hot shoe communication line
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a near-to-eye display;
a microcontroller;
a hot shoe interface with an external port configured to communicate with an external mounting device for the near-to-eye-display;
a hot shoe interface line between the external port and the microcontroller; and
a communication line between the external port and the microcontroller which is configured to share at least a portion of the hot shoe interface line and is configured to transmit and receive external communications through the external port,wherein the microcontroller is configured to activate and deactivate transmission over the communication line in response to predetermined signals received over the communication line,wherein the hot shoe interface line comprises first and second redundant stow signal lines for the near-to-eye display device;
wherein the communication line comprises a transmit line and a receive line;
wherein the transmit line-shares at least a portion of the first redundant stow signal line; and
wherein the receive line shares at least a portion of the second redundant stow signal line.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus which includes a near-to-eye display, a microcontroller, a hot shoe interface with an external port configured to communicate with an external mounting device for the near-to-eye-display, a hot shoe interface line between the external port and the microcontroller, and a communication line between the external port and the microcontroller. The communication line is configured to share at least a portion of the hot shoe interface line, and is also configured to transmit and receive external communications through the external port. The microcontroller is configured to activate and inactivate transmission over the communication line in response to predetermined signals received over the communication line within a first predetermined time period of at least one of the near-to-eye display being powered-on or the mounting device transitioning from one of an active orientation or a stowed orientation to the other.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a near-to-eye display; a microcontroller; a hot shoe interface with an external port configured to communicate with an external mounting device for the near-to-eye-display; a hot shoe interface line between the external port and the microcontroller; and a communication line between the external port and the microcontroller which is configured to share at least a portion of the hot shoe interface line and is configured to transmit and receive external communications through the external port, wherein the microcontroller is configured to activate and deactivate transmission over the communication line in response to predetermined signals received over the communication line, wherein the hot shoe interface line comprises first and second redundant stow signal lines for the near-to-eye display device; wherein the communication line comprises a transmit line and a receive line; wherein the transmit line-shares at least a portion of the first redundant stow signal line; and wherein the receive line shares at least a portion of the second redundant stow signal line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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powering-up or resetting a near-to-eye-display; receiving, via a stow line between an external port of a hot shoe interface of the near-to-eye display and a microcontroller of the near-to-eye display, an indication that a mounting device of the near-to-eye display has transitioned from one of an active orientation or a stowed orientation to the other; receiving, via a communication line between the external port of the hot shoe interface of the near-to-eye display and the microcontroller of the near-to-eye display, a first predetermined signal within a predetermined period of time from the mounting device transitioning from the one of the active orientation or the stowed orientation to the other; activating, via the microcontroller and in response to receiving the first predetermined signal, transmission over the communication line between the microcontroller and the external port of the hot shoe interface; receiving, via the communication line between the external port of the hot shoe interface of the near-to-eye display and the microcontroller of the near-to-eye display, a second predetermined signal; and deactivating, via the microcontroller and in response to receiving the second predetermined, transmission over the communication line, wherein the hot shoe interface line comprises first and second redundant stow signal lines for the near-to-eye display device; wherein the communication line shares at least a portion of the hot shoe interface line and is configured to transmit and receive external communications through the external port and comprises a transmit line and a receive line; wherein the transmit line shares at least a portion of the first redundant stow signal line; and wherein the receive line shares at least a portion of the second redundant stow signal line. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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