Active control of virtual image depth positioning

1 . A method comprising:

activating a display of a head-mounted display device, the head-mounted display device including an eye-side lens and a world-side lens;

activating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens to display virtual content at a first virtual depth; and

deactivating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens to display the virtual content at a second virtual depth, the second virtual depth being greater than the first virtual depth, wherein the deactivation corresponds to a state in which no power is applied to the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

deactivating the display; and

activating the world-side lens.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a user selection to a control on the head-mounted display device; and

in response to the user selection being detected, deactivating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving image data from a camera device;

identifying a category of a scene from the image data; and

activating or deactivating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens based on the category.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein activating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens includes applying a voltage to the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the eye-side lens and the world-side lens have opposite optical powers.

7 . A head-mounted display device comprising: at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that cause the at least one processor to execute: activate a display of a head-mounted display device, the head-mounted display device including an eye-side lens and a world-side lens; activate the eye-side lens and the world-side lens to display virtual content at a first virtual depth; and deactivate the eye-side lens and the world-side lens to display the virtual content at a second virtual depth, the second virtual depth being greater than the first virtual depth, wherein the deactivation corresponds to a state in which no power is applied to the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

8 . The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein the eye-side lens includes an adaptive prism member.

9 . The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that cause the at least one processor to:

deactivate the display; and

activate the world-side lens.

10 . The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that cause the at least one processor to:

detect a user selection to a control on the head-mounted display device; and

in response to the user selection being detected, deactivate the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

11 . The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that cause the at least one processor to:

receive image data from a camera device;

identify a category of a scene from the image data; and

activate or deactivate the eye-side lens and the world-side lens based on the category.

12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute operations, the operations comprising: activating a display of a head-mounted display device, the head-mounted display device including an eye-side lens and a world-side lens; activating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens to display virtual content at a first virtual depth; and deactivating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens to display the virtual content at a second virtual depth, the second virtual depth being greater than the first virtual depth, wherein the deactivation corresponds to a state in which no voltage is applied to the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

deactivating the display; and

activating the world-side lens.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a user selection to a control on the head-mounted display device; and

in response to the user selection being detected, deactivating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving image data from a camera device;

identifying a category of a scene from the image data; and

activating or deactivating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens based on the category.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein activating the eye-side lens and the world-side lens includes applying a voltage to the eye-side lens and the world-side lens.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the eye-side lens and the world-side lens have opposite optical powers.