Viewing Headset Frame With Hinged Panel and Removable Display Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
High costs and bulkiness of head-mounted displays for virtual and augmented reality applications, along with the limitation of using handheld devices that require both hands, hinder immersive user experiences.
Innovation Solution
A viewing headset with a lens frame body, a rotatable front panel, and a display attachment device that securely holds a display device, allowing hands-free use and compatibility with various devices without installed software, using lightweight and biodegradable materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If head-mounted displays are used for virtual or augmented reality applications, then user experience and immersiveness are improved, but cost and device weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The head-mounted display is divided into separate components: a lightweight frame structure and a display device that can be attached to or removed from the frame. This segmentation allows the heavy software-processing components to remain in the display device while the frame remains lightweight, resolving the contradiction between user experience and device weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame is designed to be compatible with multiple different display devices (smartphones, tablets, VR headsets), allowing the same lightweight frame structure to work with various devices that have different weight and processing capabilities. This universality enables the system to provide immersive experience without requiring the frame itself to be heavy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If head-mounted displays include software storage and processing components, then functionality is improved, but device weight and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The software storage and processing components are extracted from the frame structure and placed in the display device. The frame serves only as a mounting structure and optical component holder, while all software-related functionality resides in the display device that the user already possesses or that can be easily attached.
3Ease of manufacture
If handheld mobile devices are used for AR applications, then cost is reduced, but user experience and immersiveness deteriorate due to requiring both hands
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the handheld display device with a head-mounted frame structure. The display device that provides cost-effectiveness is combined with the frame that enables hands-free operation, creating a hybrid system that achieves both affordability and improved user experience through hands-free immersive viewing.
4Strength
If head-mounted displays use traditional materials, then structural strength is ensured, but environmental impact increases
Solution Approach 1:
The material composition of the frame is changed from traditional non-biodegradable materials to biodegradable materials that maintain sufficient structural strength for the application. This parameter change in material composition reduces environmental impact while still providing the necessary mechanical support for the optical components and display device attachment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Provides an affordable, compact, and immersive viewing experience that maintains user comfort and flexibility, supporting a wide range of display devices while reducing environmental impact.
Implementation Method 1
a front panel coupled to the lens frame body via a hinge, the hinge permitting rotation of the front panel within a predetermined angular range
Implementation Method 2
a lens positioned within the lens frame body
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for a viewing headset usable with a display device. In one example, the viewing headset includes a headset lens frame with a lens frame body that has a lens positioned therein and a front panel coupled to the lens frame body via a hinge, the hinge permitting rotation of the front panel within a predetermined angular range. The headset lens frame further includes a display attachment device coupled to the lens frame body and the front panel, the display attachment device configured to removably secure a display device to the front panel.