AR Glasses Temple Displays for Recreated Peripheral Vision

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Solution Overview

Problem

AR glasses often obstruct peripheral vision due to bulky temple components, posing safety issues, especially during activities like driving.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating peripheral vision cameras and displays in the temples of AR glasses, utilizing machine learning to adjust the camera feed and provide a higher field of view, creating the illusion of unobstructed vision by projecting images from outward-facing cameras.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If temple components of AR glasses are made bulky to accommodate electronics, then device functionality is improved, but peripheral vision is obstructed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice functionalityVSAvoidperipheral vision obstruction

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses outward-facing cameras to capture real-world images and displays these images on the temple portions of the glasses. This creates a visual copy of the peripheral scene, allowing users to see around obstacles without physically removing the glasses, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining bulky temple components and preserving peripheral vision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces displays on the temples that act as intermediaries between the external environment and the user's eyes. These displays show captured images from cameras, serving as a mediator that compensates for the physical obstruction caused by bulky temple components while maintaining device functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If outward-facing cameras are added to capture peripheral vision, then peripheral vision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveperipheral visionVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the temple portions serve multiple functions: they continue to provide structural support and housing for electronics while also displaying visual information from outward-facing cameras. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby managing device complexity while improving peripheral vision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the camera system and display system into the existing temple structure of the AR glasses. By integrating these new components with the existing framework rather than adding separate modules, the patent reduces overall device complexity while achieving improved peripheral vision capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12468155B2Recreating peripheral vision on a wearable device

Publication Date: 2025.11.11 SNAP INC

AI summary

A head-wearable apparatus includes a frame having a front piece configured to hold left and right lenses. A left temple is coupled to the front piece and a right temple coupled to the front piece. A camera system includes one or more cameras coupled to the front piece, one or more left peripheral cameras coupled to an outside surface of the frame, and one or more right peripheral cameras coupled to an outside surface of the frame. A left peripheral display is coupled to an inside surface of the frame. The left peripheral display is configured to receive and display input from the one or more left peripheral cameras. A right peripheral display is coupled to an inside surface of the frame. The right peripheral display is configured to receive and display input from the one or more right peripheral cameras.