公开(公告)号：US10768825B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16680865

申请日：2019-11-12

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Antony Ian Taylor Rowstron ,  Ioan Alexandru Stefanovici ,  Aaron William Ogus ,  Douglas Wayne Phillips ,  Richard John Black ,  Austin Nicholas Donnelly ,  Alexander Lloyd Gaunt ,  Andreas Georgiou ,  Ariel Gomez Diaz ,  Serguei Anatolievitch Legtchenko ,  Reinhard Sebastian Bernhard Nowozin ,  Benn Charles Thomsen ,  Hugh David Paul Williams ,  David Lara Saucedo ,  Patrick Neil Anderson ,  Andromachi Chatzieleftheriou ,  John Christopher Dainty ,  James Hilton Clegg ,  Raluca Andreea Diaconu ,  Rokas Drevinskas ,  Mengyang Yang

IPC: G11B27/36 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G11B7/085

Abstract: A data-storage system comprises a head receiver configured to variably receive up to a number M of write heads. The data-storage system also includes an installed number N of write heads arranged in the head receiver, a substrate receiver configured to receive one or more data-storage substrates, and a positioner machine configured to adjust a relative placement of each of the M write heads with respect to at least one of the one or more data-storage substrates.

公开(公告)号：US10712567B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US15624576

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Andreas Georgiou ,  Andrew Stephen Maimone ,  Joel Steven Kollin ,  Adrian Robert Leigh Travis

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to holographic display systems. One example provides a display system comprising a waveguide, a light source configured to introduce light into the waveguide at a controllable light input angle, and a holographic optical element (HOE) configured to outcouple from the waveguide light received from within the waveguide that meets an angular condition. The display system may further comprise a controller configured to control the light input angle and also to control a corrective component optically downstream of the HOE to correct for aberration of the light by the HOE based upon the light input angle.

公开(公告)号：US10254542B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15624409

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Joel Steven Kollin ,  Andrew Maimone ,  Steven John Robbins ,  Eliezer Glik ,  Andreas Georgiou ,  Xinye Lou

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G03H1/08 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G03H1/22 ,  G02B5/32

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to a near-eye display device including a holographic display system. The holographic display system includes a light source configured to emit light that is converging or diverging, a waveguide configured to be positioned in a field of view of a user's eye, and a digital dynamic hologram configured to receive the light, and project the light into the waveguide such that the light propagates through the waveguide.

公开(公告)号：US10210844B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US14754451

申请日：2015-06-29

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Joel S. Kollin ,  Andreas Georgiou ,  Adrian Travis ,  Douglas Christopher Burger

IPC: G02B27/48 ,  G09G5/391 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G03H1/00 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G03H1/22

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for display devices including holographic optical elements for directing light toward image producing panels. An example display device includes a phase modulating image producing panel, and a holographic optical element configured to receive collimated light and to output converging light toward the phase modulating image producing panel, the phase modulating image producing panel being configured to use at least a portion of the converging light to produce an image with collimated or diverging light.

公开(公告)号：US10181336B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-15

申请号：US15699597

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Andreas Georgiou ,  Joel Steven Kollin ,  Ariel Gomez Diaz

IPC: G11B7/0065 ,  G03H1/04 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G11B7/0045 ,  G03H1/00 ,  G03H1/02

Abstract: An optical data-recording system comprises a laser, a dynamic digital hologram, an electronic controller, and a scanning mechanism. The dynamic digital hologram includes a plurality of holographic zones, and is configured to direct the irradiance received thereon to an optical recording medium. The electronic controller is operatively coupled to the dynamic digital hologram and configured to control the irradiance directed from each of the holographic zones. The scanning mechanism is configured to change a relative positioning of the laser versus the dynamic digital hologram so that each of the holographic zones is irradiated in sequence by the laser.

公开(公告)号：US10108144B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US15268269

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Steven John Robbins ,  Andrew Maimone ,  Andreas Georgiou ,  Joel Steven Kollin

IPC: G03H1/04 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G03H1/00 ,  G03H1/12 ,  G03H1/22 ,  G03H1/26 ,  G03H1/02

Abstract: A head-mounted display device comprises a rendering engine configured to generate a hologram representative of a three-dimensional object. The hologram includes depth information that causes the three-dimensional object to be rendered with a focus that is determined by the depth information. The device also includes a spatial light modulator that modulates light from a light source as indicated by the hologram. A switchable hologram comprises multiple stacked switchable gratings. Each of the stacked switchable gratings is associated with one or more resulting exit pupil locations on a viewing surface. The system also comprises an eye tracker configured to map a viewing direction of a user's eye to a viewing location on the viewing surface. A processor is configured to activate a particular switchable grating within the switchable transmission hologram that is associated with an exit pupil location that aligns with the viewing location.

公开(公告)号：US20180188687A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15453174

申请日：2017-03-08

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Andrew Maimone ,  Andreas Georgiou ,  Joel Steven Kollin

IPC: G03H1/08 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G03H1/22 ,  G03H1/26 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G03H1/04 ,  G02B27/00

CPC classification number: G03H1/0891 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/011 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0174 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G03H1/0486 ,  G03H1/0808 ,  G03H1/0866 ,  G03H1/2205 ,  G03H1/2286 ,  G03H1/2294 ,  G03H2001/0491 ,  G03H2001/0883 ,  G03H2001/2284 ,  G03H2001/264 ,  G03H2210/44 ,  G03H2222/52 ,  G03H2223/23 ,  G03H2225/55 ,  G03H2226/02

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to holographic near-eye display systems. One example provides a near-eye display device, comprising a diverging light source, an image producing dynamic digital hologram panel configured to receive light from the diverging light source and form an image. The near-eye display device also includes and a combiner comprising a holographic optical element positioned to receive light from the dynamic digital hologram panel and to redirect the light toward an eyebox, the holographic optical element being positioned between the eyebox and a view of an external environment to combine a view of the image formed by the dynamic digital hologram panel and the view of the external environment.

公开(公告)号：US09959465B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US13923135

申请日：2013-06-20

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Andreas Georgiou ,  Joel Steven Kollin ,  Sing Bing Kang

IPC: G02B13/14 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B27/44 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/00 ,  B29C64/386 ,  H04N13/02 ,  H04N13/00 ,  G02B27/42 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N17/00 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01B11/22 ,  G06T1/60 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/586 ,  B29C64/00 ,  A63F13/213

CPC classification number: G06K9/00536 ,  A63F13/213 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/386 ,  G01B11/22 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G01B11/2527 ,  G01B11/2545 ,  G02B5/1895 ,  G02B27/4205 ,  G02B27/4233 ,  G02B27/44 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/30127 ,  G06F11/3024 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0207 ,  G06F12/0292 ,  G06K9/00201 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T1/60 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/586 ,  G06T2207/30244 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N13/128 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/25 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/271 ,  H04N17/002 ,  H04N2013/0081

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure are directed towards safely projecting a diffracted light pattern, such as in an infrared laser-based projection/illumination system. Non-diffracted (zero-order) light is refracted once to diffuse (defocus) the non-diffracted light to an eye safe level. Diffracted (non-zero-order) light is aberrated twice, e.g., once as part of diffraction by a diffracting optical element encoded with a Fresnel lens (which does not aberrate the non-diffracted light), and another time to cancel out the other aberration; the two aberrations may occur in either order. Various alternatives include upstream and downstream positioning of the diffracting optical element relative to a refractive optical element, and/or refraction via positive and negative lenses.

公开(公告)号：US20160195720A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：US14589513

申请日：2015-01-05

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Adrian Travis ,  Joel S. Kollin ,  Andreas Georgiou

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G02C9/00 ,  G03B21/10 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G03H1/02 ,  G02B5/18

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B5/1828 ,  G02B26/0808 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B27/0103 ,  G02B2027/0105 ,  G02B2027/011 ,  G02B2027/0123 ,  G02B2027/013 ,  G02B2027/0174 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B2027/0194 ,  G02C9/00 ,  G03B21/10 ,  G03H1/0248 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/013 ,  H04N7/183

Abstract: A display includes a projector configured to provide light of a virtual image, a waveguide into which the light of the virtual image is injected at an injection angle by the projector, and a combiner disposed along the waveguide and configured to redirect the light of the virtual image. The waveguide is configured to emit the light at a point established by the injection angle. The combiner is further configured to allow ambient light from beyond the waveguide to pass through the combiner. The waveguide constrains the light of the virtual image through total internal reflection along a curved path for the light between the projector and the combiner.

Abstract translation: 显示器包括：投影仪，被配置为提供虚拟图像的光;虚拟图像的光以投影仪以注射角度注入的波导;沿着波导设置的组合器，其被配置为重定向虚拟图像的光 图片。 波导被配置为在由注入角度建立的点处发射光。 组合器进一步被配置为允许来自波导之外的环境光通过组合器。 波导通过用于投影仪和组合器之间的光的弯曲路径的全内反射来约束虚拟图像的光。

公开(公告)号：US12242114B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US17904788

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Douglas James Kelly ,  Benn Charles Thomsen ,  Dushyanth Narayanan ,  Antony Ian Taylor Rowstron ,  Andreas Georgiou

IPC: G02B6/35 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G11B7/0065 ,  G11B7/135

Abstract: A multimode optical waveguide network comprises a parent waveguide and a plurality of child waveguides. Each waveguide is a multimode optical waveguide having a first surface region, multiple second surface regions, and at least one guiding element attached to a surface of the waveguide or embedded within the waveguide, each second surface region of the parent waveguide optically coupled to the first surface region of a corresponding child waveguide. The guiding element(s) of the parent waveguide is arranged to guide a beam, from or to its first surface region, to or from any selected second surface region of its multiple second surface regions. The guiding element(s) of each of the waveguides is configurable for selecting the second surface region of that waveguide and/or responsive to at least one beam characteristic for selecting the second surface region of that waveguide via modulation of the at least one beam characteristic.