IP Library Granted Patent US 9,753,288
Granted Patent B2
US 9,753,288 · App. 14/861,496 · Granted Sep 5, 2017

See-through computer display systems

Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA); Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Osterhout Group, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,753,288
App. No.
14/861,496
Granted
Sep 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments include an eye cover adapted to be removeably mounted on a head-worn computer with a see-through computer display where the eye cover includes a flexible audio headset mounted to the eye cover. The flexibility of the audio headset provides the user of the head-worn computer with a mechanism to align the audio headset with an ear of the user.

Claims (12)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an eye cover adapted to be removably mounted on a head-worn computer with a see-through computer display; and

a flexible audio headset mounted to the eye cover, wherein the flexibility provides the user of the head-worn computer with a mechanism to align the audio headset with an ear of the user;

wherein the flexible audio headset is mounted to the eye cover with a magnetic connection.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible audio headset includes an audio wire connected to a connector on the eye cover, the eye cover connector adapted to removably mate with a connector on the head-worn computer.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible audio headset is adapted to receive audio signals from the head-worn computer through a wireless connection.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the head-worn computer has a removable and replaceable front lens.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the eye cover includes a battery to power systems internal to the eye cover.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the eye cover includes a battery to power systems internal to the head-worn computer.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the eye cover includes a fan adapted to exchange air between an internal space, defined in part by the user's face, and an external environment to cool the air in the internal space.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio headset includes a vibratory system adapted to provide the user with a haptic feedback coordinated with digital content presented in the see-through computer display.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the head-worn computer includes a vibratory system adapted to provide the user with a haptic feedback coordinated with digital content presented in the see-through computer display.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Nov 7, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050967/0138 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 22, 2019
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC
To: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050138/0287 →
SECURED PARTY BILL OF SALE Recorded Apr 18, 2019
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: JGB COLLATERAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 051018/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Apr 18, 2019
From: JGB COLLATERAL, LLC
To: MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC
Reel/Frame 048945/0939 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2018
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: JGB COLLATERAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 045606/0295 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2017
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: O-FILM GLOBAL (HK) TRADING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044127/0501 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2017
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: 21ST CENTURY FOX AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 044052/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2016
From: OSTERHOUT, RALPH F.; LOHSE, ROBERT MICHAEL
To: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 037724/0881 →
Continuity (18)
Continuation In Part 14851755 · Sep 11, 2015
Continuation In Part 14589713 · Jan 5, 2015
Continuation In Part 14160377 · Jan 21, 2014
Continuation In Part 14163646 · Jan 24, 2014
Continuation In Part 14172901 · Feb 4, 2014
Continuation In Part 14181459 · Feb 14, 2014
Continuation In Part 14178047 · Feb 11, 2014
Continuation In Part 14216175 · Mar 17, 2014
Continuation In Part 14296699 · Jun 5, 2014
Continuation In Part 14325991 · Jul 8, 2014
Continuation In Part 14489706 · Sep 18, 2014
Continuation In Part 14498765 · Sep 26, 2014
Continuation In Part 14504723 · Oct 2, 2014
Continuation In Part 14559126 · Dec 3, 2014
Continuation In Part 14254253 · Apr 16, 2014
Continuation In Part 14561146 · Dec 4, 2014
Continuation In Part 14554044 · Nov 26, 2014
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