972 results about "Head worn display" patented technology

An apparatus includes a waveguide and one or more partially reflective surfaces embedded inside the waveguide, wherein each of the one or more partially reflective surfaces includes a multi-layer coating structure, wherein a first portion of the multi-layer coating structure induces an overall phase shift of light propagating through the first portion of the multi-layer coating structure and wherein a second portion of the multi-layer coating structure is selected to decrease the overall phase shift.

A viewpoint setting unit of an image data generation device sets a reference viewpoint on a basis of position and orientation information regarding a head-mounted display, and a reference image drawing unit generates a reference image in a field of view corresponding to the reference viewpoint. An additional data generation unit acquires color information regarding an occluded part not represented in the reference image from a different viewpoint as additional sampling data. A reprojection unit of the head-mounted display transforms the reference image into an image from a latest viewpoint and determines a pixel value of the hidden part using the additional sampling data.

Disclosed is method of image processing for three-dimensional reconstruction in an extended reality environment. The method includes defining a set of visual-attributes derived from reference images; identifying presence of at least one visual-attribute in a displayable content of target images to be used for the three-dimensional reconstruction; and modifying the displayable content of the target images, by concealing or displaying the identified at least one visual-attribute, for the three-dimensional reconstruction in the extended reality environment.

A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

A method for motion synchronization-based head pose estimation, by a head mounted display (HMD) device and an HMD device for performing the same are provided. The method includes receiving, by the HMD device, motion data from a plurality of motion sensors of the HMD device, receiving, by the HMD device, a plurality of image frames from at least one simultaneous localization and mapping SLAM camera of the HMD device, estimating, by the HMD device, a plurality of motion parameters of head movements of a user from the plurality of image frames received from memory, generating, by the HMD device, a filtered subset of the motion data received from the plurality of motion sensors based on the plurality of motion parameters of the head movements, synchronizing, by the HMD device, the plurality of image frames received from the memory and filtered subset of motion data, and estimating, by the HMD device, the head pose based on the synchronized plurality of image frames and motion data.

Calibration for eye tracking calibration in a head-mounted display can refined during use by tracking head rotation of a user during a time period while the head-mounted display is worn by the user, tracking eye rotation of the user during the time period, comparing the eye rotation of the user to the head rotation of the user during the time period, and refining a calibration state of eye tracking for the head-mounted display based on comparing the eye rotation of the user to the head rotation of the user during the time period.

A head mounted display for use in a virtual reality, mixed reality or augmented reality system comprises a display device configured to display an image, a tracking system configured to determine a gaze direction of a user's eye and an optical system configured to project the image into the user's eye, the optical system comprising an adjustable optical device; and processing circuitry configured to control the adjustable optical device based on the gaze direction of the user's eye such that a position of the image projected into the user's eye is unchanged, when the gaze direction of the user's eye changes.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of facilitating a virtual reality (VR) ecommerce transaction, such as an immersive VR ecommerce transaction. The system can include a head-mounted display designed for rendering a virtual environment. The display can receive inputs through a variety of user interface mechanisms. The system can include an input device, either integrated with the head-mounted display or operable within the virtual environment, for capturing user interactions related to the ecommerce checkout process. The system can include a processor communicatively coupled to the head-mounted display and the at least one input device. The processor can dynamically generate a virtual environment representative of a checkout interface that is adaptable to multiple ecommerce platforms. Optionally, the system can process user interactions within the virtual checkout interface, for example, including product selection, payment information entry, and shipping details confirmation, to complete real-world transactions.

Techniques for aligning images generated by an integrated camera physically mounted to an HMD with images generated by a detached camera physically unmounted from the HMD are disclosed. A 3D feature map is generated and shared with the detached camera. Both the integrated camera and the detached camera use the 3D feature map to relocalize themselves and to determine their respective 6 DOF poses. The HMD receives the detached camera's image of the environment and the 6 DOF pose of the detached camera. A depth map of the environment is accessed. An overlaid image is generated by reprojecting a perspective of the detached camera's image to align with a perspective of the integrated camera and by overlaying the reprojected detached camera's image onto the integrated camera's image.

A light generation device (LGD) includes an attachment configured to couple the LDG to a surface of an interior of a vehicle, a sensor configured to capture motion data of the LGD, a plurality of light projectors configured to generate a plurality of light patterns within the interior, a memory, and a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the memory. The processor is configured to cause the plurality of light patterns to be generated within the interior via the plurality of light projectors, and send the motion data to a head mounted display (HMD) that determines a pose associated with the HMD after receiving the motion data based on at least one of the motion data or image data (1) that is captured by the HMD and (2) that includes a representation of at least some patterns from the plurality of light patterns.

A vision test can be implemented in a virtual reality (VR) environment using a computer device that includes a head-mounted display (HMD). The computer device can obtain historical vision data of a patient user. Based on the historical vision data, the computer device determines an ordered sequence of vision tests including a first vision test for the patient user. The first vision test is followed by a set of one or more subsequent vision tests of the ordered sequence of vision tests. The computer device executes a user application configured to enable the ordered sequence of vision tests by rendering a user interface on the display. A first visual stimulus of the first vision test is displayed on the user interface. The computer device obtains a user response to the first visual stimulus, and dynamically adjusts one or more subsequent visual stimuli based on the user response.

Systems include three optical elements arranged along an optical axis each having a different cylinder axis and a variable cylinder refractive power. Collectively, the three elements form a compound optical element having an overall spherical refractive power (SPH), cylinder refractive power (CYL), and cylinder axis (Axis) that can be varied according to a prescription (Rx).

1. The name of the design product: the main body of the charging accessory of the head-mounted display. 2. The use of the design product: the product as a whole is a charging accessory of the head-mounted display, which is used to provide power supply for the head-mounted display; the part of the product is the main body of the charging accessory of the head-mounted display. 3. The design points of the design product: the shape of the solid line part. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design points: the perspective view. 5. Other circumstances that need to be explained: the dotted line part is not claimed.

This application is directed to media content compensation at an electronic device having a head-mounted display. The electronic device determines a multifocal eyewear prescription of a user associated with the electronic device. The multifocal eyewear prescription includes a multifocal parameter for a lens having a plurality of focal lengths. The electronic device obtains input media content, converts the input media content to corrective media content based on the multifocal eyewear prescription of the user, and renders, on the HMD, the corrective media content. In some embodiments, the lens includes a plurality of segments corresponding to the plurality of focal lengths. Each image frame of the input media content is divided into a plurality of regions based on the plurality of segments. The electronic device compensates the plurality of regions of the input media content based on the plurality of focal lengths to generate the corrective media content.

A method for irradiating an image in an optical see-through (OST) head mounted display (HMD) for viewing through, the OST HMD by a user's eye, an object having at least one of known orientation and position and orientation (O / P&O), associated with a first reference frame, the method comprising: generating and irradiating said image for appearing to said user superimposed in an aligned manner to said object, according to predetermined information, eyeball feature position data, and said O / P&O; said predetermined information relates correction data with a plurality of different respective position data values of at least one eyeball feature position of said eye; said predetermined information further includes display corrections of said electro-optical display module with respect to said position data values of said at least one eyeball feature position, with respect to a second reference frame; and said O / P&O is between said second reference and said first reference frame.

In a volumetric display and a head-mounted display having the volumetric display, the volumetric display includes a plurality of self-luminous display panels and a plurality of shutter panels. The display panels are configured to display an image forwardly, and are spaced apart from each other along a forward and backward direction. Each of the shutter panels is disposed between the self-luminous display panels adjacent to each other. A pixel of the self-luminous display panel corresponds to a pixel of the shutter panel. The shutter panel adjusts transmittance of a light emitted at a plurality of the pixels of the self-luminous display panel which is disposed at a rear side of the shutter panel, for each pixel.

A method for virtual-reality-based eye health measurement, according to an embodiment, is performed by a processor of an eye health measuring instrument, which is linked with a head-mounted display, the method including the steps of: providing an eye health condition survey interface; determining an eye health measurement method on the basis of the provided survey interface; measuring eye health conditions with the determined eye health measurement method; displaying the measurement result of the eye health conditions; and providing prescription content on the basis of the measurement result of the eye health conditions.

This application is directed to implementing a vision test by an electronic device having a head-mounted display (HMD). The electronic device executes a user application associated with the vision test, and obtains an instruction to implement a target vision test. A target user interface is selected between a virtual reality (VR) user interface corresponding to a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment and an augmented reality (AR) user interface corresponding to a 3D AR environment. The electronic device implements the target vision test on the target user interface. In some embodiments, the VR user interface has a background view (e.g., a static beach view, a static city night scene, a dynamic traffic view) on which visual stimuli are overlaid. In some embodiments, the electronic device enables the AR user interface by setting the HMD to show a field of view and overlaying visual stimuli on the field of view.

A display device, a method for manufacturing the display device, and a head mounted display are provided. The display device includes a substrate, an insulating film on the substrate, a connection electrode on the insulating film, a reflective electrode on the connection electrode, a first electrode on the reflective electrode, a first pixel defining film on a first portion of the first electrode and exposing a second portion of the first electrode, at least one light-emitting layer on a second area of a top surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode on the at least one light-emitting layer. A thickness of the second portion of the first electrode is less than a thickness of the first portion of the first electrode.

Brain activity can be monitored to facilitate a vision test in a virtual reality (VR) environment using an electronic device that includes a head-mounted display (HMD) and a plurality of electrodes. The electronic device can execute a user application configured to enable a virtual vision test, and generates a VR user interface corresponding to a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment. The electronic device renders, on the HMD, a user interface including a first visual stimulus corresponding to the virtual vision test. While displaying the visual stimulus, in real time, the electronic device collects a plurality of electrical signals by the plurality of electrodes that contact a head of a user, and determines information of at least one of a second visual stimulus following the first visual stimulus and a user response to the first visual stimulus based on the plurality of electrical signals.

In one or more embodiments, instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: locate, based on a sensor fusion of a second camera and a second sensor, a first compute device in a map of a 3D scene to define a first device location; calculate, based on the map of the 3D scene and a first sensor, a relative pose of a second compute device with respect to a first compute device location; determine, based on the relative pose, a region of overlap between a FOV of the first camera and a FOV of the second camera; identify, based on the region of overlap, an occluded portion of the second FOV; and send a signal to cause the display to project a plurality of image frames within the second FOV and to reproject the visible portion of the first FOV.

In a cooperative display system that connects a portable terminal and a head mounted display to display information in cooperation, the portable terminal displays information on a first display, and transmits at least a part of the information that is displayed to the head mounted display, and the head mounted display shares and displays the information transmitted from the portable terminal on a second display. Here, the information displayed on the portable terminal is hierarchical information, and the information displayed on the head mounted display is lower-level information in the hierarchical information. In addition, whether a user is stationary or moving is detected by a sensor of the portable terminal, and in a case where the user is stationary, the display of the information on the portable terminal is stopped, and the information is displayed only on the head mounted display.

Provided are a display device, a method for manufacturing the display device, and a head mounted display including the display device. A display device includes an insulating layer disposed on a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer, a first pixel defining layer covering a portion of the first electrode, a second pixel defining layer disposed on the first pixel defining layer, a trench penetrating the insulating layer, the first pixel defining layer, and the second pixel defining layer, a light emitting stack disposed on an upper surface of the first electrode and the second pixel defining layer, and a second electrode disposed on the light emitting stack. A width of an entrance of the trench in a direction is greater than a width of a lower surface of the trench in the direction.

A control system includes: a head-mounted display that is worn by a user riding in a vehicle, and provides the user with at least a display image corresponding to an image acquired by a vehicle exterior camera that is provided in the vehicle and captures an image of the periphery of the vehicle; a detection unit that detects a gesture performed by the user, based on an image acquired by a vehicle interior camera that is provided in the vehicle and captures an image of the interior of a vehicle cabin; and a volume control unit that executes control of adjusting the volume of a speaker provided in the head-mounted display based on the gesture detected by the detection unit.

A method of displaying images by vector scanning in a head-mounted display includes determining, based on content of an image to be displayed by the head-mounted display, a vector scanning pattern for displaying the image, the vector scanning pattern including a plurality of scan lines and one or more transition lines connecting the plurality of scan lines, at least one transition line of the one or more transition lines including a curved section (or loop); generating control signals for controlling a scanner to steer, according to the vector scanning pattern, a light beam emitted by a light source towards a waveguide display of the head-mounted display; and generating modulation signals for modulating the light source such that the light beam is turned on when the scanner operates according to the plurality of scan lines and is turned off when the scanner operates according to the one or more transition lines.

A wearable computing system that includes a head-mounted display implements a gaze timer feature for enabling the user to temporarily extend the functionality of a handheld controller or other user input device. In one embodiment, when the user gazes at, or in the vicinity of, a handheld controller for a predetermined period of time, the functionality of one or more input elements (e.g., buttons) of the handheld controller is temporarily modified. For example, the function associated with a particular controller button may be modified to enable the user to open a particular menu using the button. The gaze timer feature may, for example, be used to augment the functionality of a handheld controller or other user input device during mixed reality and / or augmented reality sessions.

A display device, a method for manufacturing the display device, and a head mounted display including the display device are provided. The display device includes a substrate, an insulating film on the substrate, a connection electrode on the insulating film, a reflective electrode on the connection electrode, a first electrode on the reflective electrode, a first pad conductive layer on the insulating film and including a same material as the connection electrode, a second pad conductive layer on the first pad conductive layer and including a same material as the reflective electrode, a third pad conductive layer on the second pad conductive layer and including a same material as the first electrode, and a pixel defining film on a first portion of the first electrode, exposing a second portion of the first electrode, on a first portion of the third pad conductive layer.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices and methods for performing a surgical step or surgical procedure with visual guidance using an optical head mounted display. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices and methods for displaying, placing, fitting, sizing, selecting, aligning, moving a virtual implant on a physical anatomic structure of a patient and, optionally, modifying or changing the displaying, placing, fitting, sizing, selecting, aligning, moving, for example based on kinematic information.

A virtual eye test can be conducted to evaluate visual acuity and perception in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The test can be conducted using an electronic device that includes a head-mounted display (HMD) and a camera. The electronic device can generate a VR user interface corresponding to photorealistic virtual environment and render the VR user interface on the HMD. The electronic device can simulate one or more real-world scenarios and while simulating the one or more real-world scenarios, in real time, track eye movements and responses from the wearer for testing visual acuity and perception of the wearer.