Adjustable display arrangement for extended reality devices

1 . A head-wearable extended reality (XR) device that includes a display arrangement, the display arrangement comprising:

a display to display virtual content;

one or more optical elements to direct light from the display displaying the virtual content along a first optical path from the display to an eye of a user of the XR device, the virtual content being presented in a virtual content field of view, the virtual content field of view being a segment of a device field of view observable by the user through the XR device;

an adjustment mechanism to rotate the one or more optical elements to redirect the light from the display along a second optical path to cause an adjustment of the virtual content field of view between at least two display modes corresponding with the first optical path and the second optical path, wherein the adjustment mechanism provides feedback data to indicate one or more current rotational positions of the one or more optical elements; and

a synchronization system to receive the feedback data and to render the virtual content on the display to be aligned with the one or more optical elements as the one or more optical elements are rotated, wherein the synchronization system adjusts rendering of the virtual content based on the one or more current rotational positions.

2 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment of the virtual content field of view comprises adjustment of an aspect ratio of the virtual content field of view from a viewing perspective of the user.

3 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein a first display mode corresponding with the first optical path is a portrait mode, a second display mode corresponding with the second optical path is a landscape mode, and the synchronization system renders the virtual content on the display to be aligned with the one or more optical elements as the one or more optical elements are rotated between the portrait mode to the landscape mode.

4 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is to redirect the light from the display along the second optical path by adjusting at least one of the display or the one or more optical elements.

5 . The XR device of claim 4 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is to redirect the light from the display along the second optical path by causing rotation of at least one of the display or the one or more optical elements.

6 . The XR device of claim 4 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is to redirect the light from the display along the second optical path by causing displacement of at least a subset of the one or more optical elements into or out of the first optical path.

7 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the XR device comprises an optical assembly that includes the display and the one or more optical elements, and the adjustment mechanism is to redirect the light from the display along the second optical path by causing rotation of the optical assembly.

8 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more optical elements comprise at least one of a focusing lens, a prism, or a mirror.

9 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the XR device further comprises:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the XR device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a mode adjustment trigger; and

in response to detecting the mode adjustment trigger, causing the adjustment mechanism to adjust the virtual content field of view from a first display mode of the at least two display modes to a second display mode of the at least two display modes, the first display mode corresponding with the first optical path, and the second display mode corresponding with the second optical path.

10 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism continuously rotates the one or more optical elements and the synchronization system renders the virtual content on the display to be aligned with the one or more optical elements to generate a circular or elliptical field of view.

11 . The XR device of claim 9 , wherein the mode adjustment trigger is detected based on a content type of the virtual content.

12 . The XR device of claim 9 , wherein the mode adjustment trigger is detected based on application data of an XR application executing at the XR device.

13 . The XR device of claim 12 , wherein the detection of the mode adjustment trigger comprises:

detecting launching of the XR application; and

processing the application data to identify that the XR application is associated with the second display mode.

14 . The XR device of claim 9 , wherein the mode adjustment trigger is detected based on user input received from the user of the XR device during a user session, and the operations comprise switching from the first display mode to the second display mode during the user session.

15 . The XR device of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

adjusting a rendering format of the virtual content to synchronize the virtual content with the second display mode of the virtual content field of view.

16 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the virtual content comprises a virtual object, and the XR device further comprises:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the XR device to perform operations comprising:

identifying a display mode from among the at least two display modes;

causing the adjustment mechanism to adjust the virtual content field of view to correspond to the identified display mode;

rendering the virtual object using a rendering format that corresponds to the identified display mode; and

displaying the virtual object via the display.

17 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a magnetic actuator to cause at least a subset of the one or more optical elements to change an orientation of the virtual content field of view.

18 . The XR device of claim 1 , wherein the display arrangement forms part of an optical see-through (OST) display arrangement, the display is offset from a gaze path associated with the XR device, and the OST display arrangement further comprises an optical combiner to direct light originating from the display into the gaze path to enable the user to view the virtual content.

19 . A display arrangement for a head-wearable extended reality (XR) device, the display arrangement comprising:

a display to display virtual content;

one or more optical elements to direct light from the display displaying the virtual content along a first optical path from the display to an eye of a user of the XR device, the virtual content being presented in a virtual content field of view, the virtual content field of view being a segment of a device field of view observable by the user through the XR device;

an adjustment mechanism to rotate the one or more optical elements to redirect the light from the display along a second optical path to cause an adjustment of the virtual content field of view between at least two display modes corresponding with the first optical path and the second optical path, wherein the adjustment mechanism provides feedback data to indicate one or more current rotational positions of the one or more optical elements; and

a synchronization system to receive the feedback data and to render the virtual content on the display to be aligned with the one or more optical elements as the one or more optical elements are rotated, wherein the synchronization system adjusts rendering of the virtual content based on the one or more current rotational positions.

20 . A method performed by a head-wearable extended reality (XR) device that includes a display arrangement, the method comprising:

displaying virtual content via a display of the display arrangement;

directing, via one or more optical elements of the display arrangement, light from the display displaying the virtual content along a first optical path from the display to an eye of a user of the XR device, the virtual content being presented in a virtual content field of view, the virtual content field of view being a segment of a device field of view observable by the user through the XR device;

redirecting, by an adjustment mechanism of the display arrangement, the light from the display along a second optical path to cause an adjustment of the virtual content field of view between at least two display modes corresponding with the first optical path and the second optical path, wherein the adjustment mechanism rotates the one or more optical elements to redirect the light, and the adjustment mechanism provides feedback data to indicate one or more current rotational positions of the one or more optical elements; and

rendering, by a synchronization system, the virtual content on the display to be aligned with the one or more optical elements as the one or more optical elements are rotated, wherein the synchronization system receives the feedback data and adjusts rendering of the virtual content based on the one or more current rotational positions.