See-through computer display systems

• US 9,658,458 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2015
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Osterhout, Ralph F.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHOI, WILLIAM C
• Application Number:
  US14/856,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20160109709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 359630, 345 7- 9
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0052 Audio or video equipment, e.g. televisions, telephones, cameras or computers; Remote control devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0112 comprising device for genereting colour display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/012 comprising devices for attenuating parasitic image effects
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0156 with optionally usable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/003 Light absorbing elements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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 methods and systems for a head-worn computer with a content display where the head-worn computer can be changed from an augmented reality system where there is relatively high see-through transmission through the display to a virtual reality system where there is no or relatively little see-through transmission through the display.

Claims

1. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the shroud is adapted to removably and replacably mount to the see-through display with a magnet.

2. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the shroud is adapted to removably and replacably mount to the see-through display with a mechanical attachment.

3. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the shroud is adapted to removably and replacably mount to the see-through display and at least in part be held in place by arms attached to the see-through display, where in the arms are adapted to hold the platform on the user'"'"'s head.

4. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the light suppression system further includes an outer lens, wherein the outer lens has a see-through transparency of between 2% and 5% to create an immersive environment for the user while creating a transparency that maintains a visual connection for the user to the surrounding environment.

5. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the light suppression system further includes an outer lens, wherein the outer lens has a see-through transparency of between 5% and 10% to create an immersive environment for the user while creating a transparency that maintains a visual connection for the user to the surrounding environment.

6. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the light suppression system further includes an outer lens, wherein the outer lens has a see-through transparency of between 10% and 20% to create an immersive environment for the user while creating a transparency that maintains a visual connection for the user to the surrounding environment.

7. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the light suppression system further includes an outer lens, wherein the outer lens has a see-through transparency of greater than 20%.

8. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the light suppression system further includes an outer lens, wherein the outer lens has a low transparency in an area behind a field of view presented to the eye of the user and a higher transparency outside of the area behind the field of view.

9. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

wherein the shroud has an area of transparency to provide the user with a perspective of the surrounding environment.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the transparency is a partial transparency.

11. A stray light suppression system, comprising:

a shroud mechanically adapted to be removably and replacably mounted to a see-through display system adapted to be worn on the head of a user;

the shroud further adapted to, when mounted on the see-through display system, suppress light emitted from the see-through display system and suppress surrounding environment light from entering sides of the see-through display system; and

the shroud further comprising a tactile effects system and lighting effects system,

further comprising a data connection adapted to connect the shroud and the see-through display.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the data connection is established through an attachment system that mechanically connects the shroud to the see-through display.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the data connection is a wireless data connection.