SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONAL VIEWING DEVICES

• US 20110241976A1
• Filed: 06/14/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (Razer Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Sensics Incorporated
• Inventors: Brown, Lawrence G., BOGER, YUVAL S., Machlin, Meir
• Granted Patent: US 10,908,421 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/8
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0123 comprising devices increasing the field of view
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0134 of stereoscopic type
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 25/001 Eyepieces
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/125 wherein one of the images is motion video

Abstract

Images are overlaid using a personal viewing device, such as a head mounted display. The personal viewing device includes a mount, an electronic display, a lens, and an electronic circuit. The electronic display, lens, and electronic circuit are physically attached to the mount. The electronic display and lens are positioned by the mount so that an eye views the electronic display through the lens. The electronic circuit overlays a first image with a second image to produce an overlaid image. The electronic circuit then displays the overlaid image on the electronic display. The electronic circuit can include an image generating device. The image generating device can generate the first image and/or the second image. The image generating device can be a video player or a processor. The personal viewing device can further include a wireless transceiver attached to the mount.

Claims

1. A personal viewing device for overlaying images, comprising:

a mount;

an electronic display attached to the mount;

a lens attached to the mount and positioned by the mount so that an eye views the electronic display through the lens; and

an electronic circuit that is attached to the mount and that overlays a first image with a second image to produce an overlaid image, and displays the overlaid image on the electronic display.

2. The personal viewing device of claim 1, wherein the first image comprises an input image and the second image comprises a graphic image of symbols, letters, or drawings.

3. The personal viewing device of claim 1, wherein the second image comprises status information of the personal viewing device.

4. The personal viewing device of claim 1, wherein the second image comprises an advertisement.

5. The personal viewing device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless transceiver.

6. The personal viewing device of claim 5, wherein the wireless transceiver is in communication with a mobile device.

7. The personal viewing device of claim 5, wherein the wireless transceiver is in communication with another wireless transceiver of another personal viewing device.

8. The personal viewing device of claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit comprises an image generating device.

9. The personal viewing device of claim 8, wherein the image generating device comprises a video player.

10. The personal viewing device of claim 8, wherein the image generating device comprises a processor.

11. The personal viewing device of claim 10, further comprises an input/output interface for physically connecting one or more personal viewing device peripheral devices to the personal viewing device and electrically connecting the one or more personal viewing device peripheral devices to the processor.

12. The personal viewing device of claim 1, further comprising a second electronic display attached to the mount, a second lens attached to the mount and positioned by the mount so that a second eye views the second electronic display through the second lens, and a mechanical adjustment device that allows the position of the electronic display and the lens to be manually adjusted relative to the position of the second electronic display and the second lens so that the amount of overlap of an image seen by the eye and the second eye is changed.

13. The personal viewing device of claim 1, further comprising a second electronic display attached to the mount and a second lens attached to the mount and positioned by the mount so that a second eye views the second electronic display through the second lens, wherein the first image comprises a widescreen image and wherein the electronic circuit separates the first image into a first overlapping image for display on the electronic display and a second overlapping image for display on the second electronic display.

14. The personal viewing device of claim 1, further comprising a second electronic display attached to the mount and a second lens attached to the mount and positioned by the mount so that a second eye views the second electronic display through the second lens, wherein the electronic circuit samples the first image to determine if the first image is monoscopic or stereoscopic, displays the same image on the electronic display and the second electronic display if the first image is monoscopic, and displays different images on the electronic display and the second electronic display if the first image is stereoscopic.

15. The personal viewing device of claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit receives the first image from a motor vehicle system and the first image comprises the controller area network (CAN) standard.

16. The personal viewing device of claim 1, further comprising one or more cameras attached to the mount, wherein the second image comprises an image from the one or more cameras.

17. The personal viewing device of claim 10, wherein the processor receives and executes an application from an online marketplace for personal viewing device applications.

18. The personal viewing device of claim 10, wherein the processor executes an application that allows the personal viewing device to be used for eye testing.

19. A tiled lens for tiled personal viewing device, comprising

a first semi-curved lens that includes two or more molded lenses of a first material;

and

a second first semi-curved lens that includes two or more molded lenses of a second material and that is bonded to the first semi-curved lens.

20. A method for manufacturing a tiled lens for a tiled personal viewing device, comprising:

molding two or more lenses of a first material together forming a first semi-curved lens;

molding two or more lenses of a second material together forming a second semi-curved lens; and

bonding the first semi-curved lens and the second semi-curved lens together.