Free-space lens design method
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10088692B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US14797633

    申请日:2015-07-13

    IPC分类号: G02B27/14 G02C7/02 G02B27/01

    摘要: A method of designing lenses includes defining a material having an inside reflective surface spanning an area, and providing an optical design algorithm which defines a plurality of oxels across the area. Each oxel has a plurality of sub-elements including a center sub-element and a plurality of neighboring sub-elements. Based on a defined optical prescription for the inside reflective surface, an optically corrected reference 3D surface is calculated for each oxel having spherical and cylindrical corrections relative to a spherical contour which spans a predetermined field of view (FOV) with respect to a single (common) predetermined reference point. A position of at least a first of the sub-elements for each of the oxels is moved to approach respective final 3D positions on the optically corrected reference 3D surface, where the moving is constrained to be along an individual line connecting each of the first sub-elements to the single predetermined reference point.

    Wearable display system
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09939650B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-10

    申请号:US15058739

    申请日:2016-03-02

    摘要: A wearable display system has a first lens sub-assembly defining a first optical path and a second lens sub-assembly defining a second optical path. The first and second lens sub-assemblies are disposed in a frame in respective first and second lens-holding sub-assemblies. The frame also has a device holder configured to maintain a display of a device in the first and second optical paths. The display can be maintained within a predetermined range of distances and angles with respect to the first and second lens sub-assemblies. This arrangement permits the display, such as, for example, a smartphone display, independently to provide a specific image to each eye of a user. For example, different images can be independently provided to each eye from different portions of a common display, thereby enabling the user to perceive a three-dimensional image.

    Lenses having astigmatism correcting inside reflective surface

    公开(公告)号:US09638836B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-02

    申请号:US13869685

    申请日:2013-04-24

    摘要: A lens includes a material spanning an area and providing an inside reflective three-dimensional (3D) surface. The reflective 3D surface is defined by a plurality of reflective optical elements including a first reflective optical element and at least a second reflective optical element that each include a sub-element set including a center sub-element (CS) and a plurality of neighboring sub-elements. The plurality of reflective optical elements each have their own non-overlapping optical center axis; and a cylindrically bent spherical surface. The cylindrically bent spherical surface is defined by the neighboring sub-elements in each reflective optical element being located at different 3D points so that the reflective optical elements relative to at least one neighboring reflective optical element provides different values of spherical curvature and different values of cylindrical axis orientation. Each of the plurality of reflective optical elements can provide a different optical power for correction of astigmatism.

    SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REAL-TIME ALIGNMENT OF AN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REAL-TIME ALIGNMENT OF AN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE 审中-公开
    系统,方法和计算机程序产品用于实时对齐现有设备

    公开(公告)号:US20140168264A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-19

    申请号:US13720248

    申请日:2012-12-19

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01 G09G5/377

    摘要: A system including a structure attachable to a surface in a real world environment, the structure establishing a known location and orientation of the structure, a docking element, as part of the structure, to secure an augmented reality device in a stationary position for alignment of the augmented reality device with the real world environment and with a parallel virtual environment, and a processor operable to perform the alignment by resetting the inertial navigation system of the augmented reality device to the known location when docked in the docking element and aligning the location and orientation of the virtual representation of the augmented reality device in the parallel virtual environment so that the parallel virtual environment in the augmented reality device overlaps the real world environment. A method and computer software produce are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括可在现实环境中附接到表面的结构的系统,建立结构的已知位置和取向的结构,作为结构的一部分的对接元件的结构,以将增强现实设备固定在固定位置, 具有现实世界环境并且具有并行虚拟环境的增强现实设备,以及处理器,其可操作以通过将所述增强现实设备的惯性导航系统复位到对接元件中的已知位置并对准所述位置和 在并行虚拟环境中增强现实设备的虚拟表示的方向,使得增强现实设备中的并行虚拟环境与现实环境重叠。 还公开了一种方法和计算机软件产品。

    Full human field of view (FOV) wrap around head-mounted display apparatus with a convex display device

    公开(公告)号:US11067802B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16248025

    申请日:2019-01-15

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01

    摘要: A head-mounted display (HMD) apparatus comprising at least one optical system, each optical system comprising a lens having a reflective optical surface and an HMD device associated with and distanced from the reflective optical surface. The HMD device comprises a substrate having horizontal and/or vertical convex curvatures having a curved geometric profile which continuously curves with smooth transitions in horizontal and/or vertical dimensions. The curved profile is dimensioned to curve around a temple of a wearer and extend in a direction toward an ear of a wearer. The substrate comprising a plurality of pixel elements arranged along the horizontal convex curvature and being controlled to selectively radiate light representative of computer-generated content (CGC) to the associated reflective optical surface such that those selected pixel elements for display emanate rays of the light for subsequent reflection from the reflective optical surface toward a respective one eye of the wearer.

    Fresnel lens with reduced draft facet visibility

    公开(公告)号:US10359545B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US14858733

    申请日:2015-09-18

    发明人: David A. Smith

    IPC分类号: G02B27/14 G02B3/08 G02B27/01

    摘要: A curved Fresnel lens is provided. The Fresnel lens includes a grooved surface and a smooth surface. The grooved surface includes a plurality of concentric sloped facets and a plurality of concentric draft facets. Pairs of concentric draft facets and concentric sloped facets form a plurality of concentric grooves in the grooved surface. The concentric sloped facets are configured to focus light toward an eye of a nominal user. At least some of the concentric draft facets are congruent with conical surfaces of respective imaginary light cones that have corresponding vertices that originate from respective focal points, wherein each imaginary light cone extends through the Fresnel lens at an angle based in part on an index of refraction of the Fresnel lens and extends beyond the grooved surface into free space.

    WEARABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    WEARABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM 有权
    耐磨显示系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160259169A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US15058739

    申请日:2016-03-02

    IPC分类号: G02B27/02 G02C11/00 G02B3/08

    摘要: A wearable display system has a first lens sub-assembly defining a first optical path and a second lens sub-assembly defining a second optical path. The first and second lens sub-assemblies are disposed in a frame in respective first and second lens-holding sub-assemblies. The frame also has a device holder configured to maintain a display of a device in the first and second optical paths. The display can be maintained within a predetermined range of distances and angles with respect to the first and second lens sub-assemblies. This arrangement permits the display, such as, for example, a smartphone display, independently to provide a specific image to each eye of a user. For example, different images can be independently provided to each eye from different portions of a common display, thereby enabling the user to perceive a three-dimensional image.

    摘要翻译: 可戴式显示系统具有限定第一光路的第一透镜子组件和限定第二光路的第二透镜子组件。 第一和第二透镜子组件被布置在相应的第一和第二透镜保持子组件中的框架中。 框架还具有被配置为保持设备在第一和第二光路中的显示的设备保持器。 可以将显示器保持在相对于第一和第二透镜子组件的预定的距离和角度范围内。 这种布置允许显示器,例如智能电话显示器,独立地向用户的每只眼睛提供特定的图像。 例如,可以从公共显示器的不同部分独立地向每只眼睛提供不同的图像,从而使得用户能够感知三维图像。

    SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REAL-TIME ALIGNMENT OF AN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REAL-TIME ALIGNMENT OF AN AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE 审中-公开
    系统,方法和计算机程序产品用于实时对齐现有设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160223822A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-04

    申请号:US15097074

    申请日:2016-04-12

    摘要: A system including a structure attachable to a surface in a real world environment, the structure establishing a known location and orientation of the structure, a docking element, as part of the structure, to secure an augmented reality device in a stationary position for alignment of the augmented reality device with the real world environment and with a parallel virtual environment, and a processor operable to perform the alignment by resetting the inertial navigation system of the augmented reality device to the known location when docked in the docking element and aligning the location and orientation of the virtual representation of the augmented reality device in the parallel virtual environment so that the parallel virtual environment in the augmented reality device overlaps the real world environment. A method and computer software produce are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括可在现实环境中附接到表面的结构的系统,建立结构的已知位置和取向的结构,作为结构的一部分的对接元件的结构,以将增强现实设备固定在固定位置, 具有现实世界环境并且具有并行虚拟环境的增强现实设备,以及处理器,其可操作以通过将所述增强现实设备的惯性导航系统复位到对接元件中的已知位置并对准所述位置和 在并行虚拟环境中增强现实设备的虚拟表示的方向,使得增强现实设备中的并行虚拟环境与现实环境重叠。 还公开了一种方法和计算机软件产品。

    HEAD-WEARABLE ULTRA-WIDE FIELD OF VIEW DISPLAY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20160109710A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-21

    申请号:US14884975

    申请日:2015-10-16

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01

    摘要: Multiple-reflector ultrawide field of view (UWFOV) systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a head-wearable display device includes a frame, a narrow-beam light source fixed with respect to the frame, a UWFOV reflective surface fixed with respect to the frame, and a diverging reflective surface fixed with respect to the frame that is configured to receive light emitted from the narrow-beam light source and reflect the light toward the UWFOV reflective surface to spread the light completely across the UWFOV reflective surface.

    摘要翻译: 提供了多反射超视场(UWFOV)系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,头戴式显示装置包括框架,相对于框架固定的窄束光源,相对于框架固定的UWFOV反射表面和相对于框架固定的发散反射表面, 被配置为接收从窄束光源发射的光并将光反射到UWFOV反射表面,以将光完全穿过UWFOV反射表面。