Patent Application

App. No. 15/018,009

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 . A head mounted device comprising:

a helmet comprising an augmented reality device that is disposed in a housing of the helmet;

a first set of magnets embedded and disposed along a periphery of a front portion of the helmet;

a substantially arc-shaped visor having a top part and a bottom part, the top part removably attached to the front portion of the helmet; and

a second set of magnets embedded and disposed along a periphery of the top part of the visor to match the first set of magnets.

2 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets is aligned with the second set of magnets.

3 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets in the helmet is disposed adjacent to the second set of magnets in the visor.

4 . The head mounted device of claim 2 , wherein the first set of magnets is disposed in alternating polarities along the periphery of the front portion of the helmet, and wherein the second set of magnets is disposed in alternating polarities along the periphery of the top part of the visor, the polarities of the first set of magnets opposite to the polarities of the second set of magnets.

5 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein a periphery of the bottom part and side parts of the visor is exposed and unconnected to the helmet.

6 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the visor comprises a transparent face shield for covering eyes of a wearer of the helmet.

7 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets is disposed in a recessed position within a surface of the front portion of the helmet, and wherein the second set of magnets is disposed in a protruding position from a surface of the top part of the visor.

8 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets is disposed in a protruding position from a surface of the front portion of the helmet, and wherein the second set of magnets is disposed in a recessed position within a surface of the top part of the visor.

9 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets is disposed in a flush position along a surface of the front portion of the helmet, and wherein the second set of magnets is disposed in a flush position along a surface of the top part of the visor.

10 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor embedded in a surface of the periphery of the front portion of the helmet, the sensor connected to the augmented reality device and configured to detect a presence of the visor when the visor is connected to the helmet.

11 . The head mounted device of claim 10 , wherein the sensor comprises a magnetic switch sensor, and wherein the visor comprises a metallic component disposed in a periphery of the visor to connect with the magnetic switch sensor.

12 . The head mounted device of claim 11 , wherein the augmented reality device further comprises:

at least one display lens mounted to the housing of the helmet, the at least one display lens being transparent; and

at least one hardware processor comprising an augmented reality module configured to cause the at least one display lens to display augmented reality content based on the magnetic switch sensor.

13 . The head mounted device of claim 12 , wherein the augmented reality module causes the at least one display lens to display the augmented reality content in response to the visor being connected to the helmet, and causes the at least one display lens to hide the augmented reality content in response to the visor being disconnected from the helmet.

14 . The head mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality device further comprises:

an audio sensor; and

an optical sensor.

15 . A method comprising:

detecting that a face shield is connected to a helmet,

the helmet comprising an augmented reality device disposed in a housing of the helmet, a first set of magnets embedded and disposed along a periphery of a front portion of the helmet,

the face shield comprising a substantially arc-shaped visor having a top part and a bottom part, the top part removably attached to the front portion of the helmet, a second set of magnets embedded and disposed along a periphery of the top part of the visor to match the first set of magnets; and

causing at least one display lens of the augmented reality device to display augmented reality content in response to detecting that the face shield is connected to the helmet.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first set of magnets is aligned with the second set of magnets.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first set of magnets is disposed in a recessed position within a surface of the front portion of the helmet, and wherein the second set of magnets is disposed in a protruding position from a surface of the top part of the visor.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first set of magnets is disposed in a protruding position from a surface of the front portion of the helmet, and wherein the second set of magnets is disposed in a recessed position within a surface of the top part of the visor.

19 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first set of magnets is disposed in a flush position along a surface of the front portion of the helmet, and wherein the second set of magnets is disposed in flush position along a surface of the top part of the visor.

20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the helmet comprises a sensor embedded in a surface of the periphery of the front portion of the helmet, the sensor connected to an augmented reality device in the helmet and configured to detect a presence of the visor when the visor is connected to the helmet, and

wherein the method further comprises:

displaying augmented reality content in a transparent display lens of the helmet in response to detecting that the visor being connected to the helmet using the sensor.

Assignments (8)