Augmented reality light guide display
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured in a hand-held form factor such that the housing is movable relative to a user;
one or more sensors configured to detect a position and orientation of the housing in three dimensions in a physical environment of the housing;
a light guide that is at least partially transparent and supported by the housing;
a light engine able to produce images, the light engine optically coupled to the light guide; and
one or more circuits configured to calculate a position and orientation of an augmentation based on the detected position and orientation of the housing in the physical environment and cause the light engine to output the augmentation for display using the light guide such that the augmentation changes based on a distance between the user and the housing as the housing is moved relative to the user and is viewable by the user concurrently with at least a portion of the physical environment through the light guide.
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Abstract
Augmented reality light guide display techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes a housing configured in a hand-held form factor, one or more sensors configured to detect a position and orientation of the housing in three dimensions in a physical environment of the housing, a light guide that is at least partially transparent and supported by the housing, a light engine that is optically coupled to the light guide, and one or more modules disposed within the housing and implemented at least partially in hardware. The one or more modules are configured to calculate a position and orientation of an augmentation and cause the light engine to output the augmentation for display using the light guide such that the augmentation is viewable concurrently with at least a portion of the physical environment through the light guide.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured in a hand-held form factor such that the housing is movable relative to a user; one or more sensors configured to detect a position and orientation of the housing in three dimensions in a physical environment of the housing; a light guide that is at least partially transparent and supported by the housing; a light engine able to produce images, the light engine optically coupled to the light guide; and one or more circuits configured to calculate a position and orientation of an augmentation based on the detected position and orientation of the housing in the physical environment and cause the light engine to output the augmentation for display using the light guide such that the augmentation changes based on a distance between the user and the housing as the housing is moved relative to the user and is viewable by the user concurrently with at least a portion of the physical environment through the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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capturing one or more images of a user using one or more cameras of a handheld device that is held by a user, the handheld device movable relative to the user; calculating a location of the user'"'"'s pupils in three dimensional space from the captured one or more images by the handheld device, the location of the user'"'"'s pupils comprising at least a distance from the handheld device to the user'"'"'s pupils; calculating a location of the handheld device in three dimensional space relative to a physical surroundings of the handheld device from one or more sensors of the handheld device; and displaying an augmentation on a transparent display of the handheld device based on the calculated location of the user'"'"'s pupils and the calculated location of the handheld device relative to the physical surrounding, the augmentation changing as the handheld device is moved relative to the user and viewable concurrently with at least a portion of the physical surroundings of the handheld device that is viewable through the transparent display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured in a hand-held form factor such that the housing is movable relative to a user; one or more cameras positioned in the housing to track one or more eyes of the user; one or more sensors configured to detect a position and orientation of the housing in three dimensions in a physical environment of the housing; a light guide that is at least partially transparent and supported by the housing; a light engine that is optically coupled to the light guide; and one or more modules disposed within the housing and implemented at least partially in hardware, the one or more modules configured to calculate a position of one or more pupils of the user in three-dimensional space and cause the light engine to output an augmentation for display based on the calculated position of the housing relative to the pupils of the user as well as the position and orientation of the housing in the physical environment using the light guide such that the augmentation changes as the housing is moved relative to the user and is viewable concurrently with at least a portion of the physical environment through the light guide, the position of the one or more pupils of the user comprising at least a distance between the housing and the one or more pupils of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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