Granted Patent B2

US 12,437,481 · App. 17/303,647 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventors: Brian Anthony Smith (New York, NY); Rajan Vaish (Beverly Hills, CA)

Assignee: Snap Inc.

G06T19/006G02B27/0172G06F3/04886G09G3/32G02B2027/0138G02B2027/0141G09G2354/00

Abstract

Claims (58)

1. A wearable device comprising:

a frame;

a pair of optical elements integrated into the frame;

a transparent inward-facing display component coupled to the frame, the transparent inward-facing display component to perform operations comprising:

displaying augmented reality content within a real-world environment that is visible via the pair of optical elements; and

causing presentation of a user interface comprising an option for a first user to enable system-initiated message generation;

a transparent outward-facing display component coupled to the frame, the transparent outward-facing display component to perform operations comprising:

presenting a user-specified message in response to first input data received remotely from a device associated with a second user remote from the first user comprising the user-specified message, the second user providing the user-specified message to a message configuration interface presented by the device, the message configuration interface enabling the second user to configure the transparent outward-facing display component of the wearable device; and

an outward-facing display component on a temple piece on a side of the frame, the outward-facing display component to perform operations comprising:

enabling display of a system-initiated message in response to second input data indicative of a selection of the option for the first user to enable the system-initiated message generation; and

based on the system-initiated message generation being enabled, presenting, on the outward-facing display component on the temple piece, the system-initiated message comprising text describing a current status of the first user that is automatically determined based on context data about the first user.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the message configuration interface is presented by the device using locally stored data.

3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent inward-facing display component is a first layer of layered transparent displays included in the pair of optical elements, and the transparent outward-facing display component is a second layer of the layered transparent displays included in the pair of optical elements.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent outward-facing display component includes one or more illuminating display elements.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the user-specified message further comprises one or more of keyboard input data, image data, or graphical content.

6. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the system-initiated message further comprises image content or a graphical representation of the first user.

7. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the context data comprises one or more of environmental data, location data, event data about a live event, or weather conditions data.

8. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the current status includes one or more of a mood, a location, or an activity.

9. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the message configuration interface provides a selectable set of message templates comprising one or more of text, graphics, or image content.

10. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the presenting of the user-specified message includes presenting the augmented reality content presented by the transparent inward-facing display component.

11. The wearable device of claim 9 , further comprising:

a camera to generate image data that includes a depiction of the real-world environment,

wherein the transparent outward-facing display component presents the system-initiated message by displaying augmented image data that includes the augmented reality content overlaid on the depiction of the real-world environment.

12. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the system-initiated message further comprises an illumination of an illuminating element in a pattern specified by the first user.

13. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the system-initiated message further comprises a mirror of the augmented reality content.

14. A method comprising:

causing a transparent inward-facing display component of a wearable device to perform operations comprising:

displaying augmented reality content, the transparent inward-facing display component being coupled to an optical element of the wearable device; and

presenting a user interface comprising an option for a first user to enable system-initiated message generation;

causing a transparent outward-facing display component of the wearable device to perform operations comprising:

presenting a user-specified message in response to first input data received remotely from a device associated with a second user remote from the first user comprising the user-specified message, the second user providing the user-specified message to a message configuration interface presented by the device, the message configuration interface enabling the second user to configure the transparent outward-facing display component of the wearable device; and

causing an outward-facing display component on a temple piece on a side of a frame of the wearable device to perform operations comprising:

enabling display of a system-initiated message in response to second input data indicative of a selection of the option for the first user to enable the system-initiated message generation; and

based on the system-initiated message generation being enabled, presenting, on the outward-facing display component on the temple piece, the system-initiated message comprising text describing a current status of the first user that is automatically determined based on context data about the first user.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

allowing the second user to specify one or more aspects of the user-specified message; and

receiving message configuration data specifying the one or more aspects of the user-specified message, wherein the transparent outward-facing display component displays the user-specified message based on the message configuration data.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

inferring the current status of the first user based on the context data; and

generating the text based on the current status of the first user.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the user-specified message further comprises one or more of: keyboard input data, image data, or graphical content.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the augmented reality content is presented to the first user, and

the system-initiated message is presented to the second user.

19. A system comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

one or more processors configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising:

causing a transparent inward-facing display component of a wearable device to perform operations comprising:

causing display of augmented reality content, the transparent inward-facing display component being coupled to an optical element of the wearable device, and

causing presentation of a user interface comprising an option for a first user to enable system-initiated message generation;

causing a transparent outward-facing display component of the wearable device to perform operations comprising:

causing presentation of a user-specified message in response to first input data received remotely from a device associated with a second user remote from the first user comprising the user-specified message, the second user providing the user-specified message to a message configuration interface presented by the device, the message configuration interface enabling the second user to configure the transparent outward-facing display component of the wearable device;

causing an outward-facing display component on a temple piece on a side of a frame of the wearable device to perform operations comprising:

enabling display of a system-initiated message in response to second input data indicative of a selection of the option for the first user to enable the system-initiated message generation; and

based on the system-initiated message generation being enabled, causing presentation, on the outward-facing display component on the temple piece, the system-initiated message comprising text describing a current status of the first user that is automatically determined based on context data about the first user.

20. The system of claim 19 , further comprising:

allowing the second user to configure one or more aspects of the user-specified message; and

receiving message configuration data defining the one or more aspects of the user-specified message, wherein the transparent outward-facing display component displays the user-specified message based on the message configuration data.

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