See-through computer display systems
Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for the see-through computer display systems with integrated IR eye imaging technologies.
1. A wearable head device with an optical system, the optical system comprising:
lower optics comprising a see-through display;
upper optics comprising a display panel having a curved emission surface, the display panel including:
a plurality of visible light emitters configured to project visible image light from the curved emission surface in a first direction toward the lower optics to an eye of a user,
a plurality of infrared emitters configured to project infrared light from the curved emission surface in the first direction toward the lower optics, and
a plurality of infrared receivers adapted to receive infrared reflections from the eye via the lower optics,
wherein a first region of the display panel comprises:
a first plurality of infrared receivers of the plurality of infrared receivers, the first plurality of infrared receivers having a first density; and
a first plurality of visible light emitters of the plurality of visible light emitters, the first plurality of visible light emitters having a second density,
wherein the first region is based on an area of interest corresponding to a region of the eye, and
wherein the first density of the first plurality of infrared receivers in the first region is inversely related to the second density of the first plurality of visible light emitters in the first region.
2. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of visible light emitters comprises micro-LEDs to project the visible image light.
3. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of visible light emitters comprises OLEDs to project the visible image light.
4. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of visible light emitters comprises reflective pixels to project the visible image light.
5. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the infrared reflections are received via an iris of the eye.
6. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the infrared reflections are received via a pupil of the eye.
7. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the infrared reflections are received via a retina of the eye.
8. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the lower optics comprises:
an angled partially-reflective partially-transmissive surface configured to redirect the visible image light and the infrared light toward the eye, and configured to redirect the infrared reflections from the eye toward the upper optics.
9. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein:
a second region of the display panel includes a second plurality of infrared receivers having a second density, different from the first density,
the first region of the display panel is configured to produce a first portion of an image having a first resolution, and
the second region of the display panel is configured to produce a second portion of the image having a second, different resolution.
10. An optical system comprising:
upper optics comprising a display panel having a curved emission surface, the display panel comprising:
a plurality of visible light emitters, the plurality of visible light emitters configured to project visible image light from the curved emission surface toward lower optics to an eye;
a plurality of infrared emitters, the plurality of infrared emitters configured to project infrared light from the curved emission surface toward the lower optics to the eye, and
a plurality of infrared receivers arranged in a radial pattern, the plurality of infrared receivers adapted to receive infrared reflections from the eye, via the lower optics,
wherein a first region of the display panel comprises:
a first plurality of infrared receivers of the plurality of infrared receivers, the first plurality of infrared receivers having a first density; and
a first plurality of visible light emitters of the plurality of visible light emitters, the first plurality of visible light emitters having a second density,
wherein the first region is based on an area of interest corresponding to a region of the eye, and
wherein the first density of the first plurality of infrared receivers in the first region is inversely related to the second density of the first plurality of visible light emitters in the first region.
11. The optical system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of visible light emitters comprises micro-LEDs to project the visible image light.
12. The optical system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of visible light emitters comprises OLEDs to project the visible image light.
13. The optical system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of visible light emitters comprises reflective pixels to project the visible image light.
14. The optical system of claim 10 , wherein the infrared reflections are received via an iris of the eye.
15. The optical system of claim 10 , wherein the infrared reflections are received via a pupil of the eye.
16. The optical system of claim 10 , wherein the infrared reflections are received via a retina of the eye.
17. A method comprising:
projecting, by a display panel via a plurality of visible light emitters, visible image light toward lower optics to an eye, wherein the display panel is associated with upper optics;
projecting, by the display panel via a plurality of infrared emitters, infrared light toward the lower optics to the eye,
wherein the display panel has a curved emission surface such that the visible light emitters are configured to project visible image light from the curved emission surface and the infrared emitters are configured to project infrared light from the curved emission surface; and
receiving, at the display panel via a plurality of infrared receivers, infrared reflections from the eye from the lower optics,
wherein a first region of the display panel comprises:
a first plurality of infrared receivers of the plurality of infrared receivers, the first plurality of infrared receivers having a first density; and
a first plurality of visible light emitters of the plurality of visible light emitters, the first plurality of visible light emitters having a second density,
wherein the first region is based on an area of interest corresponding to a region of the eye, and
wherein the first density of the first plurality of infrared receivers in the first region is inversely related to the second density of the first plurality of visible light emitters in the first region.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of visible light emitters comprises at least one of micro-LEDs, OLEDs, or reflective pixels to project the visible image light.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the infrared reflections are received via a pupil of the eye.