IP Library Granted Patent US 11,022,810
Granted Patent B2
US 11,022,810 · App. 16/841,508 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Content presentation in head worn computing

Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA); John D. Haddick (Mill Valley, CA); Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA); John N. Border (Eaton, NH); Nima L. Shams (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,022,810
App. No.
16/841,508
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems may be directed to retrieving personal information relating to a user of a wearable head device, detecting a physical structure at a geo-spatial location, associating a digital content with the geo-spatial location based on at least the detected physical structure, determining whether the user is near the geo-spatial location, and presenting the digital content on a see-through display of the wearable head device. Presenting the digital content on the see-through display may comprise indicating a spatial relationship between the digital content and the physical structure.

Claims (73)

1. A method, comprising:

retrieving personal information relating to a user of a wearable head device, wherein the personal information is associated with

a display attribute defining a preferred manner of displaying content;

detecting, via the wearable head device, a physical structure at a geo-spatial location;

associating a digital content with the geo-spatial location based on at least the detected physical structure;

determining, via the wearable head device, whether the user is near the geo-spatial location; and

in accordance with a determination that the user is near the geo-spatial location, presenting the digital content on a see-through display of the wearable head device, wherein:

presenting the digital content on the see-through display comprises indicating a spatial relationship between the digital content and the physical structure, and

the digital content is presented on the see-through display based on the display attribute associated with the personal information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal information comprises demographic information, behavioral information, or travel information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital content is presented further in accordance with a determination that the wearable head device is oriented in a pre-selected direction.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital content is presented further in accordance with a prediction that a field of view of the user is oriented in a pre-selected direction.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting the digital content with an external user interface; and

in response to the selection of the digital content, repositioning the digital content presented on the see-through display.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an object obstructing a view of the user; and

updating presentation of the digital content to indicate obstruction of the view.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving sensor information from the wearable head device; and

updating a position of the presentation based on the sensor information.

8. A wearable head device, comprising:

one or more sensors;

a see-through display;

one or more processors;

a non-transitory storage medium configured for storing personal information relating to a user of a wearable head device;

the one or more processors configured for performing:

retrieving, from the non-transitory storage medium, the personal information relating to the user of the wearable head device, wherein the personal information is associated with a display attribute defining a preferred manner of displaying content;

detecting, in cooperation with the one or more sensors, a physical structure at a geo-spatial location;

associating a digital content with the geo-spatial location based on at least the detected physical structure; and

determining whether the user is near the geo-spatial location; and

the one or more processors are configured to control the see-through display in performing:

in accordance with a determination that the user is near the geo-spatial location, presenting the digital content on the see-through display, wherein:

presenting the digital content on the see-through display comprises indicating a spatial relationship between the digital content and the physical structure, and

the digital content is presented on the see-through display based on the display attribute associated with the personal information.

9. The wearable head device of claim 8 , wherein the digital content is presented further in accordance with a determination that the wearable head device is oriented in a pre-selected direction.

10. The wearable head device of claim 8 , wherein the digital content is presented further in accordance with a prediction that a field of view of the user is oriented in a pre-selected direction.

11. The wearable head device of claim 8 , further comprising:

an external user interface configured for selecting the digital content;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to control the see-through display in performing:

in response to the selection of the digital content, repositioning the digital content presented on the see-through display.

12. The wearable head device of claim 8 , wherein:

the one or more processors are configured for performing:

identifying an object obstructing a view of the user; and

the one or more processors are configured to control the see-through display in performing:

updating presentation of the digital content to indicate obstruction of the view.

13. The wearable head device of claim 8 , wherein:

the one or more processors are configured for performing:

receiving sensor information from the one or more sensors; and

the one or more processors are configured to control the see-through display in performing:

updating a position of the presentation based on the sensor information.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute a method, the method comprising:

retrieving, from a non-transitory storage medium, personal information relating to a user of a wearable head device, wherein the personal information is associated with a display attribute defining a preferred manner of displaying content;

detecting, in cooperation with the or more sensors of the wearable head device, a physical structure at a geo-spatial location;

associating a digital content with the geo-spatial location based on at least the detected physical structure; and

determining whether the user is near the geo-spatial location;

controlling a see-through display of the wearable head device in performing:

in accordance with a determination that the user is near the geo-spatial location, presenting the digital content on the see-through display, wherein:

presenting the digital content on the see-through display comprises indicating a spatial relationship between the digital content and the physical structure, and

the digital content is presented on the see-through display based on the display attribute associated with the personal information.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the digital content is presented further in accordance with a determination that the wearable head device is oriented in a pre-selected direction.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the digital content is presented further in accordance with a prediction that a field of view of the user is oriented in a pre-selected direction.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the method further comprising:

controlling the see-through display in performing:

in response to a selection of the digital content by an external user interface, repositioning the digital content presented on the see-through display.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the method further comprising:

identifying an object obstructing a view of the user; and

controlling the see-through display in performing:

updating presentation of the digital content to indicate obstruction of the view.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the method further comprising:

receiving sensor information from the one or more sensors of the wearable head device; and

controlling the see-through display in performing:

updating a position of the presentation based on the sensor information.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073388/0027 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2025
From: OSTERHOUT, RALPH F.; HADDICK, JOHN D.; LOHSE, ROBERT MICHAEL; BORDER, JOHN N.; SHAMS, NIMA L.
To: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 073069/0777 →
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 →