IP Library Granted Patent US 11,195,477
Granted Patent B2
US 11,195,477 · App. 16/836,326 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Adjustment of pixel drive strength within an augmented reality scene

Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson (Cary, NC); Howard Locker (Cary, NC); Daryl Cromer (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,195,477
App. No.
16/836,326
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: producing, using one or more optical engines of an augmented reality display, an augmented reality scene; identifying, based upon a location of a gaze of a user, at least one object the user is viewing; and adjusting, based upon the identification of the at least one object, a drive strength of one or more pixels associated with at least one virtual object on the augmented reality display. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (32)

1. A method, comprising:

producing, using one or more optical engines of an augmented reality display, an augmented reality scene;

identifying, based upon a location of a gaze of a user, at least one object the user is viewing, wherein the identifying comprises correlating the location of the gaze with a location within the augmented reality scene and identifying the at least one object at the location within the augmented reality scene; and

adjusting, based upon the identification of the at least one object, a drive strength of one or more pixels associated with at least one virtual object on the augmented reality display, wherein the adjusting comprises decreasing the drive strength of the one or more pixels of the at least one virtual object responsive to determining, based upon the identifying, the user is not viewing the at least one virtual object while maintaining a drive strength of one or more pixels of the at least one object the user is viewing within the augmented reality scene.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the drive strength of one or more pixels comprises powering down one or more pixels of the at least one virtual object when not being viewed on the augmented reality scene.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises powering down interior pixels of the at least one virtual object when not being viewed and maintaining power for one or more pixels corresponding to an outline of the at least one virtual object.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises tracking a time since the user last viewed the at least one virtual object; and

adjusting, as the time increases, a number of pixels corresponding to the at least one virtual object whose drive strength is adjusted.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises adjusting the drive strength of alternating pixels of the at least one virtual object.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises adjusting the drive strength of a predetermined of number of pixels of the at least one virtual object.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises reducing the drive strength of the one or more pixels to a value above zero.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising readjusting the drive strength of the one or pixels responsive to detecting the gaze of the user returning to the at least one virtual object.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality display comprises a display where pixels within the display provide illuminance for the display.

10. An information handling device, comprising:

one or more optical engines of an augmented reality display;

at least one processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

produce, using one or more optical engines of an augmented reality display, an augmented reality scene;

identify, based upon a location of a gaze of a user, at least one object the user is viewing, wherein to identify comprises correlating the location of the gaze with a location within the augmented reality scene and identifying the at least one object at the location within the augmented reality scene; and

adjust, based upon the identification of the at least one object, a drive strength of one or more pixels associated with at least one virtual object on the augmented reality display, wherein the adjusting comprises decreasing the drive strength of the one or more pixels of the at least one virtual object responsive to determining, based upon the identifying, the user is not viewing the at least one virtual object while maintaining a drive strength of one or more pixels of the at least one object the user is viewing within the augmented reality scene.

11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to adjust the drive strength of one or more pixels comprises powering down one or more pixels of the at least one virtual object when not being viewed on the augmented reality scene.

12. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to adjust the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises powering down interior pixels of the at least one virtual object when not being viewed and maintaining power for one or more pixels corresponding to an outline of the at least one virtual object.

13. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to adjust the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises tracking a time since the user last viewed the at least one virtual object; and adjusting, as the time increases, a number of pixels corresponding to the at least one virtual object whose drive strength is adjusted.

14. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to adjust the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises adjusting the drive strength of alternating pixels of the at least one virtual object.

15. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to adjust the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises adjusting the drive strength of a predetermined of number of pixels of the at least one virtual object.

16. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to adjust the drive strength of the one or more pixels comprises reducing the drive strength of the one or more pixels to a value above zero.

17. The information handling device of claim 10 , comprising to readjust the drive strength of the one or pixels responsive to detecting the gaze of the user returning to the at least one virtual object.

18. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that produces, using one or more optical engines of an augmented reality display, an augmented reality scene;

code that identifies, based upon a location of a gaze of a user, at least one object the user is viewing, wherein the code that identifies comprises correlating the location of the gaze with a location within the augmented reality scene and identifying the at least one object at the location within the augmented reality scene; and

code that adjusts, based upon identification of the at least one object, a drive strength of one or more pixels associated with at least one virtual object on the augmented reality display, wherein the code that adjusts comprises decreasing the drive strength of the one or more pixels of the at least one virtual object responsive to determining, based upon the identifying, the user is not viewing the at least one virtual object while maintaining a drive strength of one or more pixels of the at least one object the user is viewing within the augmented reality scene.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2022
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060638/0067 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2020
From: NICHOLSON, JOHN WELDON; LOCKER, HOWARD; CROMER, DARYL
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 052276/0455 →
Continuity (1)
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