IP Library Patent Application 13341786
Patent Application
App. No. 13/341,786

AR GLASSES SPECIFIC USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL INTERFACE BASED ON A CONNECTED EXTERNAL DEVICE TYPE

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App. No.
13/341,786
Abstract

This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece has a user interface and control interface based on a connected external device type.

Claims (6)

1 . A system, comprising:

an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly;

a communications facility that connects an external device to the eyepiece; and

a memory facility of the eyepiece that stores specific user interfaces and specific control schemes based on the external device type,

wherein when the external device is connected to the eyepiece, a specific user interface based on the external device type is presented in the optical assembly and a specific control scheme based on the external device type is made available to the eyepiece.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the external device is an audio system, the user interface is an audio system controller, and the control scheme is a head nod.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 034544/0541 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2014
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032087/0954 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2013
From: OSTERHOUT, RALPH F.; HADDICK, JOHN D.; LOHSE, ROBERT MICHAEL; CELLA, CHARLES; NORTRUP, ROBERT J.; NORTRUP, EDWARD H.
To: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 030843/0773 →