IP Library Granted Patent US 10,845,602
Granted Patent B2
US 10,845,602 · App. 16/538,625 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Methods and systems for diagnosing contrast sensitivity

Inventors: Nicole Elizabeth Samec (Fort Lauderdale, FL); John Graham Macnamara (Plantation, FL); Christopher M. Harrises (Nashua, NH); Brian T. Schowengerdt (Seattle, WA); Rony Abovitz (Weston, FL); Mark Baerenrodt (Millbrae, CA)
Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
G02B27/0172A61B3/005A61B3/0008A61B3/0025A61B3/022A61B3/024A61B3/028A61B3/063A61B3/066A61B3/08A61B3/085A61B3/10A61B3/102A61B3/1005A61B3/1015A61B3/1035A61B3/113A61B3/12A61B3/1216A61B3/1241A61B3/13A61B3/14A61B3/165A61B5/0059A61B5/0476A61B5/1455A61B5/14532A61B5/14555A61B5/6803A61B8/10A61B8/461A61F9/0026A61M21/02G02B21/0032G02B27/0093G02B27/0179G06T19/006G16H40/63G16H40/67A61B5/0066A61B5/0077A61B5/01A61B2562/0204A61B2562/0219A61B2562/0247A61F2007/0004A61F2009/00863A61H2201/165A61M2021/0022A61M2021/0027A61M2021/0066A61M2205/3375A61M2205/507A61N2005/0648G02B2027/014G02B2027/0138G02B2027/0185G02C7/027G06T2207/10024G06T2207/10148G06T2207/10152G06T2207/30041
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Patent No.
US 10,845,602
App. No.
16/538,625
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.

Claims (34)

1. A wearable augmented reality display system comprising:

an augmented reality display configured to pass light from a world into an eye of a wearer wearing the wearable augmented reality display system, wherein the display comprises:

a light source configured to output light for propagation into the eye of the wearer to form an image in the eye; and

a user interface configured to receive input from a user,

wherein the wearable augmented reality display system is configured to:

access contrast sensitivity data associated with the wearer; and

alert the wearer to hazardous conditions not visible to the wearer due to a deficiency in the contrast sensitivity of the wearer identified based on the accessed contrast sensitivity data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the contrast sensitivity data comprises macular degeneration testing results.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the macular degeneration testing results are obtained from one or more examinations performed by the system.

4. The system of claim 1 , configured to access the contrast sensitivity data by accessing a remote data source.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more outward facing cameras configured to identify the hazardous conditions.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the hazardous conditions are identified based on a correlation of images detected by the one or more outward facing cameras with the accessed contrast sensitivity data of the wearer.

7. The system of claim 1 , configured to alert the wearer by providing at least one of a visual, audio, or tactile notification.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a stack of waveguides configured to direct light from the light source into the eye of the wearer to form the image in the eye.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein a waveguide of the stack of waveguides outputs light with a different amount of wavefront divergence than some other waveguides of the stack of waveguides, wherein the different amounts of wavefront divergence corresponding to different depth planes.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein each waveguide of the stack of waveguides comprises:

in-coupling optical elements configured to in-couple light from the light source into the waveguide; and

out-coupling optical elements configured to out-couple light towards the eye of the wearer with the different amounts of wavefront divergence.

11. A wearable augmented reality system comprising:

an augmented reality display configured to pass light from a world into an eye of a wearer wearing the wearable augmented reality system, wherein the display comprises:

a light source configured to output light for propagation into the eye of the wearer to form an image in the eye; and

a user interface configured to receive input from a user;

wherein the wearable augmented reality system is configured to:

access contrast sensitivity data of the wearer; and

simulate contrast-enhancing tinted glasses in response to determining a deficiency in the contrast sensitivity of the wearer based on the accessed contrast sensitivity data.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the contrast sensitivity data comprises macular degeneration testing results.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the macular degeneration testing results are obtained from one or more examinations performed by the system.

14. The system of claim 13 , configured to access the contrast sensitivity data by accessing a remote data source.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the display comprises a stack of waveguides configured to direct light from the light source into the eye of the wearer to form the image in the eye.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein a waveguide of the stack of waveguides outputs light with a different amount of wavefront divergence than some other waveguides of the stack of waveguides, wherein the different amounts of wavefront divergence corresponding to different depth planes.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein each waveguide of the stack of waveguides comprises:

in-coupling optical elements configured to in-couple light from the light source into the waveguide; and

out-coupling optical elements configured to out-couple light towards the eye of the wearer with the different amounts of wavefront divergence.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the tinted glasses are yellow-tinted glasses.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2022
From: MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MAGIC LEAP, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060338/0665 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2020
From: TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 053939/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2020
From: SAMEC, NICOLE ELIZABETH; MACNAMARA, JOHN GRAHAM; SCHOWENGERDT, BRIAN T.; ABOVITZ, RONY; BAERENRODT, MARK
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 053939/0704 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2020
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052729/0791 →