Head-mounted display including diffractive combiner to integrate a display and a sensor

    公开(公告)号:US09658453B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US13872851

    申请日:2013-04-29

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a diffractive combiner having a front side, a rear surface, and an optical axis running substantially through the center of the diffractive combiner and normal to the back side. A display unit directs display light toward the back side of the diffractive combiner; the display unit positioned at a first angle relative to the optical axis, and the display light having a first range of wavelengths. An eye-tracking sensor receives eye-tracking radiation reflected by the back side of the diffractive combiner, the eye-tracking sensor positioned next to the display unit at a second angle relative to the optical axis, the second angle being different than the first angle and the eye-tracking radiation having a wavelength outside the first range of wavelengths. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

    FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMBINER WITH PRESCRIPTION INTEGRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20170123207A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-04

    申请号:US14925563

    申请日:2015-10-28

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: A prescriptive see-through eyepiece includes a meniscus lens body and an optical combiner. The meniscus lens body has an external scene side with a convex curvature and an eye-ward side with a concave curvature. The optical combiner is disposed within the meniscus lens body to combine image light incident through the eye-ward side with external scene light incident through the external scene side into a combined image. The optical combiner is partially reflective and imparts substantially no lensing power to the external scene light passing through. The optical combiner along with the concave curvature of the eye-ward side are configured to impart prescriptive lensing to the image light while the convex curvature of the external scene side and the concave curvature of the eye-ward side are configured to impart the prescriptive lensing to the external scene light.

    Segmented diffractive optical elements for a head wearable display
    4.
    发明授权
    Segmented diffractive optical elements for a head wearable display 有权
    用于头戴式显示器的分段衍射光学元件

    公开(公告)号:US09442291B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-13

    申请号:US13930845

    申请日:2013-06-28

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 G02B5/1819 G02B27/4216 G02B2027/0118

    Abstract: An optical combiner for a head-wearable display includes an eyepiece body and a plurality of diffractive optical element (“DOE”) segments. The eyepiece body has an eye-ward side and an external scene side. The DOE segments are disposed within the eyepiece body and are at least partially reflective to image light incident through the eye-ward side of the eyepiece body and at least partially transmissive to external scene light incident through the external scene side of the eyepiece body. The DOE segments are disjoint from each other and each is disposed along a different disjoint surface within the eyepiece body that is oriented at a different angle relative to the other DOE segments. The plurality of DOE segments operate to magnify and reflect the image light incident from an off-axis position to an eyebox sized area.

    Abstract translation: 用于头戴式显示器的光学组合器包括目镜主体和多个衍射光学元件(“DOE”)段。 目镜主体有一个侧面和一个外部场景。 DOE段设置在目镜体内,并且至少部分地反射入射到目镜体的眼区侧的图像光,并且至少部分透射通过目镜体的外部场景侧入射的外部场景光。 DOE段彼此不相交,并且每个沿着目镜体内相对于其它DOE段以不同角度取向的不同的不相交表面设置。 多个DOE段操作以将从偏轴位置入射的图像光放大并反射至眼框大小的区域。

    Symbol display
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10180769B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15096865

    申请日:2016-04-12

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: A method of in-eye icon projection using an electronic device includes emitting light with a light source in response to detecting an image condition. The light is then projected onto a diffraction grating, and the diffraction grating, when illuminated with the light, produces image light of a fixed icon. An image of the fixed icon is formed in an eye of a user, and the image of the fixed icon occupies only part of the user's field of view. The image light has a limited divergence such that the image of the fixed icon is only viewable in a single user's field of view.

    Spatially multiplexed lens for head mounted display
    6.
    发明授权
    Spatially multiplexed lens for head mounted display 有权
    头戴式显示器的空间复用镜头

    公开(公告)号:US09551872B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-24

    申请号:US14144207

    申请日:2013-12-30

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: An optical combiner includes an off-axis spatially multiplexed lens optically coupled to receive image light and direct the image light in an eye-ward direction. The off-axis spatially multiplexed lens includes a first sub-lens multiplexed with a second sub-lens. The first sub-lens and the sub-lens are configured to direct the image light to designated eyeward-regions.

    Abstract translation: 光学合成器包括光轴耦合以接收图像光并将图像光引导到视野方向的离轴空间复用透镜。 离轴空间多路透镜包括与第二子透镜复用的第一子透镜。 第一子透镜和子透镜被配置为将图像光引导到指定的眼镜区域。

    Diffractive see-through display with hybrid-optical aberration compensation
    7.
    发明授权
    Diffractive see-through display with hybrid-optical aberration compensation 有权
    具有混合光学像差补偿的衍射透视显示

    公开(公告)号:US09341850B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-17

    申请号:US13874191

    申请日:2013-04-30

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: An optical apparatus for a see-through near-to-eye display includes a diffractive optical combiner, one or more refractive correction lenses, and a diffractive correction element. The diffractive optical combiner has an eye-ward side and an external scene side and includes a reflective diffraction grating that is at least partially reflective to image light incident through the eye-ward side and at least partially transmissive to external scene light incident through the external scene side. The one or more refractive correction lenses are disposed in an optical path of the image light to aid in pre-correcting aberrations induced in the image light after reflection off of the diffractive optical combiner. The diffractive correction element is disposed in the optical path of the image light to pre-compensate for lateral color aberrations induced in the image light after reflection off of the diffractive optical combiner.

    Abstract translation: 用于透视近眼睛显示器的光学装置包括衍射光学合成器,一个或多个折射校正透镜和衍射校正元件。 衍射光学合成器具有眼睛侧和外部场景侧,并且包括反射衍射光栅,该反射衍射光栅至少部分地反射入射穿过眼睛侧的图像光,并且至少部分透射通过外部入射的外部场景光 场景侧。 一个或多个折射矫正透镜设置在图像光的光路中,以有助于在衍射光学合成器反射之后在图像光中感应的像差的预校正。 衍射校正元件设置在图像光的光路中,以预先补偿在衍射光学合成器反射之后在图像光中感应的横向色像差。

    See-through near-to-eye display with eye prescription
    8.
    发明授权
    See-through near-to-eye display with eye prescription 有权
    用眼睛处方的透视近视显示

    公开(公告)号:US09057826B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-16

    申请号:US13756249

    申请日:2013-01-31

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an optical combiner, an image lens, and an external scene lens. The optical combiner has an eye-ward side and an external scene side and includes a partially reflective diffraction grating that is at least partially reflective to image light incident through the eye-ward side and at least partially transmissive to external scene light incident through the external scene side. A first mount is positioned to hold the image lens in an optical path of the image light to apply a first corrective prescription to the image light. A second mount is positioned to hold an external scene lens over the external scene side of the optical combiner to apply a second corrective prescription to the external scene light. The optical combiner combines the image light with the scene light to form a combined image that is corrected according to the first and second corrective prescriptions.

    Abstract translation: 光学装置包括光学组合器,图像透镜和外部场景透镜。 该光学组合器具有侧视侧和外部场景侧,并且包括部分反射衍射光栅,该部分反射衍射光栅至少部分地反射入射穿过眼睛侧的图像光,并且至少部分透射通过外部入射的外部场景光 场景侧。 第一安装件定位成将图像透镜保持在图像光的光路中,以对图像光施加第一校正处方。 第二安装座定位成将外部场景镜头保持在光学组合器的外部场景侧上,以对外部场景光应用第二校正处方。 光学合成器将图像光与场景光组合以形成根据第一和第二校正处方校正的组合图像。

    SEE-THROUGH NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY WITH EYE PRESCRIPTION
    9.
    发明申请
    SEE-THROUGH NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY WITH EYE PRESCRIPTION 有权
    通过眼睛预约来看近眼睛的眼睛显示

    公开(公告)号:US20140211146A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-31

    申请号:US13756249

    申请日:2013-01-31

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an optical combiner, an image lens, and an external scene lens. The optical combiner has an eye-ward side and an external scene side and includes a partially reflective diffraction grating that is at least partially reflective to image light incident through the eye-ward side and at least partially transmissive to external scene light incident through the external scene side. A first mount is positioned to hold the image lens in an optical path of the image light to apply a first corrective prescription to the image light. A second mount is positioned to hold an external scene lens over the external scene side of the optical combiner to apply a second corrective prescription to the external scene light. The optical combiner combines the image light with the scene light to form a combined image that is corrected according to the first and second corrective prescriptions.

    Abstract translation: 光学装置包括光学组合器,图像透镜和外部场景透镜。 该光学组合器具有侧视侧和外部场景侧,并且包括部分反射衍射光栅,该部分反射衍射光栅至少部分地反射入射穿过眼睛侧的图像光,并且至少部分透射通过外部入射的外部场景光 场景侧。 第一安装件定位成将图像透镜保持在图像光的光路中,以对图像光施加第一校正处方。 第二安装座定位成将外部场景镜头保持在光学组合器的外部场景侧上,以对外部场景光应用第二校正处方。 光学合成器将图像光与场景光组合以形成根据第一和第二校正处方校正的组合图像。

    Head-mounted display including diffractive combiner to integrate a display and an eye-tracking sensor

    公开(公告)号:US10365491B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US15593106

    申请日:2017-05-11

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a diffractive combiner having a front side, a back side, and a combiner optical axis running substantially through the diffractive combiner and normal to the back side. A display unit having a display optical axis that directs the display light along the display optical axis toward the diffractive combiner. An eye-tracking sensor having a sensor optical axis that is positioned to receive eye-tracking radiation reflected by the diffractive combiner along the sensor optical axis. The combiner optical axis, the display optical axis, and the sensor optical axis intersect each other at the diffractive combiner.

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