Head-worn display

JP2026109528APending Publication Date: 2026-07-01APPLE INC

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
APPLE INC
Filing Date
2025-08-29
Publication Date
2026-07-01

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Abstract

Regarding a wearable computer system that provides computer-generated experiences. [Solution] The head-wearable display device includes a housing, a fixing band coupled to the housing and configured to hold the HMD on the user's head, an external sensor coupled to the housing, and an optical module coupled to the housing, which includes an internal display and an internal sensor. The external sensor is configured to perform gesture detection for the user, and the internal sensor is configured to perform gaze detection for the user.
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Claims

1. A head-worn device (HMD), Housing and A fixing band is attached to the housing and configured to hold the HMD on the user's head, An external sensor coupled to the housing, An optical module coupled to the housing, Internal display and Internal sensor and The external sensor is configured to perform gesture detection for the user, The internal sensor is configured to perform gaze detection on the user, and includes an optical module. An HMD equipped with this feature.

2. The HMD according to claim 1, wherein the external sensor includes a camera.

3. The HMD according to claim 1, wherein the internal sensor includes an LED and a camera.

4. The HMD according to claim 1, wherein the internal display is configured to display an image based at least in part on the gesture detection.

5. The HMD according to claim 1, further comprising an external display coupled to the housing, wherein the external display is configured to display an image based at least partially on the gaze detection.

6. The HMD according to claim 1, wherein the external sensor is further configured to perform face detection on the user.

7. The HMD according to claim 1, wherein the external sensor is further configured to detect the user's environment.

8. The optical module further comprises an optical seal that at least partially surrounds the optical module, The internal sensor and the internal display are oriented inward relative to the light seal. The HMD according to claim 1, wherein the external sensor is oriented outward relative to the optical seal.

9. A wearable electronic device, Housing and A forward-facing sensor coupled to the housing, An optical module coupled to the housing, Rear-facing display, An optical module including a rearward-facing sensor configured to perform gaze detection, A wearable electronic device comprising a band configured to hold the housing on the user.

10. The wearable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the forward-facing sensor is configured to detect the user's hand.

11. The wearable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the forward-facing sensor is configured to detect the environment outside the wearable electronic device, around the user.

12. The wearable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the rearward-facing sensor includes a camera.

13. The wearable electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the rearward-facing sensor further includes an LED.

14. The wearable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the position of the optical module relative to the housing is adjustable.

15. The wearable electronic device according to claim 9, further comprising an environmental seal that at least partially surrounds the rear-facing display and the rear-facing sensor.

16. It is a display system, Housing and A display configured to display an image in a first direction, A first sensor oriented in the first direction and configured to perform gaze detection on the user, A second sensor oriented in a second direction and configured to perform gesture detection for the user, A display system equipped with these features.

17. The display system according to claim 16, wherein the second sensor is further configured to detect the environment around the user.

18. The display system according to claim 16, wherein the first sensor includes an LED and a camera.

19. The display system according to claim 16, wherein the second sensor includes a camera.

20. The aforementioned display is the first display, The aforementioned display system It also features a second display, The display system according to claim 16, wherein the optical module includes the first display and the second display, and the position of the optical module is adjustable relative to the housing.