Wearable image manipulation and control system with high resolution micro-displays and dynamic opacity augmentation in augmented reality glasses
A mixed reality display comprising: at least one lens, where the at least one lens has a reflective element, the at least one lens comprising a plurality of pixels; at least one display capable of projecting one or more images onto at least a portion of the at least one lens; and a dynamic opacity system, where the dynamic opacity system is capable of making at least one pixel opaque in the portion of the at least one lens onto which the one or more images are projected, while any portion of the at least one lens onto which no image is projected remains see-through.
1. An augmented reality headset system comprising:
one or more camera;
at least one lens subsystem including:
a transparent layer with a first surface and an opposed second surface;
a reflective coating applied to the first surface of the transparent layer; and
an alpha matte layer abutting the second surface of the transparent layer, the alpha matte layer comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of pixels of cholesteric liquid crystal, where each pixel is capable of independently becoming opaque or transparent;
one or more micro-displays capable of projecting images onto the reflective coating;
an eye-tracking subsystem capable of identifying a position of each eye;
one or more SLAM sensors capable of detecting a distance of a target object; and
a central processing unit in communication with and capable of controlling the cameras, micro-displays, the at least one lens subsystem, eye-tracking subsystem, and SLAM sensors;
where the central processing unit is programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of:
displaying differential images on the lenses according to the position of each eye as identified by the eye-tracking subsystem based on a focal point of the target object corrected by epipolar geometry triangulation, allowing a user to see a corrected image in each eye as it relates to the distance of the target object for 3D stereo vision; and
displaying a plurality of pixels opaque in the portion of the alpha matte layer aligning with the portion of the reflective coating onto which the differential images are projected, while pixels aligning with any portion of the reflective coating onto which no image is projected remains transparent.
2. The augmented reality headset system of claim 1 where the one or more SLAM sensors comprise a time-of-flight sensor.
3. The augmented reality headset system of claim 1 where the one or more SLAM sensors comprise two or more camera sensors.
4. The augmented reality headset system of claim 1 where the eye-tracking subsystem combined with the one or more distance sensors and epipolar geometry are capable of manipulating a field of view to gain enhanced visual acuity.
5. A method comprising:
providing a user with an augmented reality headset, the headset comprising:
one or more camera;
at least one lens subsystem including:
a transparent layer with a first surface and an opposed second surface;
a reflective coating applied to the first surface of the transparent layer; and
an alpha matte layer abutting the second surface of the transparent layer, the alpha matte layer comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of pixels of cholesteric liquid crystal, where each pixel is capable of independently becoming opaque or transparent;
one or more micro-displays capable of projecting images onto the reflective coating;
an eye-tracking subsystem capable of identifying a position of each eye;
one or more SLAM sensors capable of detecting a distance of a target object; and
a central processing unit in communication with and capable of controlling the cameras, micro-displays, the at least one lens subsystem, eye-tracking subsystem, and SLAM sensors;
identifying a position of each eye with the eye-tracking subsystem;
detecting a distance of a target object with the one or more SLAM sensors;
correcting a focal point of the target object by epipolar geometry triangulation;
displaying differential images on the lenses according to the position of each eye based on the focal point of the target object as corrected by epipolar geometry triangulation;
allowing the user to see a corrected image in each eye as it relates to the distance of any target object for 3D stereo vision; and
displaying a plurality of pixels opaque in the portion of the alpha matte layer aligning with the portion of the reflective coating onto which the differential images are projected, while pixels aligning with any portion of the reflective coating onto which no image is projected remains transparent.
6. The method of claim 5 where the one or more SLAM sensors comprise a time-of-flight sensor.
7. The method of claim 5 where the one or more SLAM sensors comprise two or more camera sensors.
8. The method of claim 5 further comprising manipulating a field of view to gain enhanced visual acuity.