EXTERNAL USER INTERFACE FOR HEAD WORN COMPUTING

• US 20150363975A1
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Osterhout, Ralph F., Lohse, Robert Michael, Sanchez, Manuel Antonio
• Granted Patent: US 9,810,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC).

Claims

1. An external user interface adapted to control a head-worn computer, comprising:

a. a housing with a mechanical attachment system adapted to secure the housing to a steering wheel of a vehicle;

b. a programmable quick launch software application button mounted on the housing and adapted to activate a pre-designated software application on the head-worn computer; and

c. a dedicated button mounted on the housing and adapted to clear a display of the head-worn computer of obstructive content when activated.

2. A control system for a head-worn computer comprising:

a. a housing with a mechanical attachment system adapted to secure the housing to a steering wheel of a vehicle; and

b. a virtual control element presented in a field-of-view of a see-through display of the head-worn computer, wherein the virtual control element is presented at a position within the field-of-view such that a user perceives the virtual control element as locked in position proximate the housing.

3. The control system of claim 2, wherein the position proximate the housing overlaps a front surface of the housing.

4. The control system of claim 2 wherein the position proximate the housing is adjacent a side of the housing.

5. The control system of claim 3 wherein the virtual control element issues a control command to a software application operating on the head-worn computer when a user touches the front surface of the housing, wherein a camera onboard the head-worn computer captures an image of the user'"'"'s interaction with the front surface and interprets the interaction for generation of the control command.

6. An external user interface adapted to control a head-worn computer, comprising:

a. a housing with a mechanical attachment system adapted to secure the housing to a steering wheel of a vehicle;

b. a programmable quick launch software application button mounted on the housing and adapted to activate a pre-designated software application on the head-worn computer; and

c. a touch pad mounted on the housing and adapted to take user interaction and convert it to a command for the pre-designated software application.

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