Microdisplay based immersive headset
First Claim
1. An immersive headset device comprising:
- a body portion adapted to be worn on a head of a user and comprising a strap assembly adapted to secure the body portion around a rear of the head; and
a display portion movably attached to a front of the body portion with a pin-and-barrel hinge, the pin-and-barrel hinge comprising a center barrel and opposing outer barrels, the display portion comprising at least one display and adapted to move between an immersed position in which the display is in a line-of-sight of the user and a non-immersed position,wherein the strap assembly comprises an electronics source module for housing at least one of power and display signal electronics located at a rear of the body portion at the rear of the head, andwherein the electronics source module comprises at least one cable, at least a portion of which is routed to the display portion through an end of at least one outer barrel of the pin-and-barrel hinge to communicate with the display portion.
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Abstract
An immersive headset device is provided that includes a display portion and a body portion. The display portion may include microdisplays having a compact size. The microdisplays may be movable (e.g., rotational) relative to the body portion and can be moved (e.g., rotated) between a flipped-up position and a flipped-down position. In some instances, when the microdisplays are flipped up, the headset provides an augmented reality (AR) mode to a user, and when the microdisplays are flipped down, the headset provide a virtual reality (VR) mode to the user. In certain implementations, the headset includes an electronics source module to provide power and/or signal to the microdisplays. The electronics source module can be attached to a rear of the body portion in order to provide advantageous weight distribution about the head of the user.
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30 Claims
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1. An immersive headset device comprising:
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a body portion adapted to be worn on a head of a user and comprising a strap assembly adapted to secure the body portion around a rear of the head; and a display portion movably attached to a front of the body portion with a pin-and-barrel hinge, the pin-and-barrel hinge comprising a center barrel and opposing outer barrels, the display portion comprising at least one display and adapted to move between an immersed position in which the display is in a line-of-sight of the user and a non-immersed position, wherein the strap assembly comprises an electronics source module for housing at least one of power and display signal electronics located at a rear of the body portion at the rear of the head, and wherein the electronics source module comprises at least one cable, at least a portion of which is routed to the display portion through an end of at least one outer barrel of the pin-and-barrel hinge to communicate with the display portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of configuring an immersive headset device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a body portion adapted to be worn on a head of a user and comprising a strap assembly adapted to secure the body portion around a rear of the head, wherein the strap assembly comprises an electronics source module for housing at least one of power and display signal electronics at a rear of the body portion at the rear of the head; and providing a display portion movably attached to a front of the body portion with a pin-and-barrel hinge, the pin-and-barrel hinge comprising a center barrel and opposing outer barrels, the display portion comprising at least one display and adapted to move between an immersed position in which the display is in a line-of-sight of the user and a non-immersed position, wherein the electronics source module comprises at least one cable, at least a portion of which is routed to the display portion through an end of at least one outer barrel of the pin-and-barrel hinge to communicate with the display portion. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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