Headset Optical Module Adjustment With Integrated Camera Antennas
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing head-mounted devices face challenges in accommodating varying user interpupillary distances and maintaining alignment of cameras and antennas, which affect image quality and wireless communication performance.
Innovation Solution
The device incorporates adjustable optical modules with actuators and optical module guide structures to accommodate different interpupillary distances, and uses camera support members with integrated antennas to maintain camera alignment and enhance wireless communications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If antennas are formed on camera support members, then wireless communication capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the camera support member and antenna into a single integrated structure. The antenna is formed directly on the camera support member, eliminating the need for separate antenna components and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining wireless communication capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera support member serves dual functions: supporting the camera and functioning as an antenna for wireless communication. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed in the device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If optical modules are made adjustable for different interpupillary distances, then adaptability to different users is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The optical modules are designed to be adjustable rather than fixed, allowing the device to adapt to different interpupillary distances. The adjustability mechanism enables dynamic reconfiguration to match user-specific anatomical variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into separate adjustable optical modules that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows each module to be adjusted to accommodate different user requirements while maintaining overall system functionality.
3Manufacturing precision
If camera support members are used to maintain alignment, then camera alignment precision is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera support member is designed to self-align and maintain camera alignment through its structural design. The support member inherently provides the necessary alignment features, eliminating the need for complex external alignment mechanisms or procedures.
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AI summary
A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The housing may include a frame with left and right openings that receive respective left and right optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have a lens and display that presents an image through the lens. Camera support members may be coupled to respective left and right peripheral portions of the frame. Each camera support member may have openings configured to receive cameras. Antennas may be formed on a camera support member. The antennas may have metal traces on a surface of the camera support member, may have conductive structures embedded within the camera support member, and/or may have patterned metal traces on printed circuits attached to or embedded in the camera support member. The cameras may operate through portions of a display cover layer that covers an outwardly-facing display on the head-mounted housing.