IP Library Granted Patent US 11,630,507
Granted Patent B2
US 11,630,507 · App. 17/378,156 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Viewing system with interpupillary distance compensation based on head motion

Inventor: Samuel A. Miller (Hollywood, FL)
Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,630,507
App. No.
17/378,156
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a viewing system including an augmented reality system that generates a visual presentation to a user based at least in part on an IPD of the user, and an IPD compensator that adjusts the visual presentation based on an IPD compensation factor.

Claims (37)

1. A viewing method:

detecting, with an interpupillary distance (IPD) detector, a plurality of IPD's of a user to generate IPD data that includes a plurality of IPD values;

detecting, with a head movement detector device, movement of a head of a user to generate head movement data that includes a plurality of head positions based on movement of the head of the user;

generating, with a correlator connected to the IPD detector and the head movement detector device, a correlation between the IPD data and the head movement data such that different head positions have different associated respective IPD compensation factors;

storing, with a storing system, being a software component executable by a processor, connected to the correlator, the correlation;

generating, with an augmented reality system having a light projector, a visual presentation to a user based at least in part on an IPD of the user;

calculating, with an IPD compensation factor calculator connected to the head movement detector device, a select IPD compensation factor based on the head movement data such that different head positions have different associated respective IPD compensation factors; and

adjusting, with an IPD compensator, the visual presentation based on the select IPD compensation factor.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

securing an apparatus frame securable to a head of the user, the IPD detector and head movement detector device being secured to the apparatus frame.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the IPD detector is a camera with a field of capture oriented towards eyes of the user.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the head movement detector device includes one or more accelerometers, gyroscopes, inertial measurement units (IMU's) or cameras.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the head movement detector device determines a least one of rotation and position of the head of the user.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

having the user bite on a mouth bit interface to fixedly attach the apparatus frame to the head of the user.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user can accelerate their head while the IPD data is collected.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating, with an IPD compensation factor calculator, an IPD compensation factor based on the correlation.

9. A viewing method, comprising:

generating, with an augmented reality system having a light projector, a visual presentation to a user based at least in part on an interpupillary distance (IPD) of the user;

detecting, with a head movement detector device, movement of a head of a user and generate head movement data based on movement of the head of the user;

detecting, with an IPD detector, an IPD of a user and generate IPD data;

generating, with a correlator connected to the IPD detector and the head movement detector device, a correlation between the IPD data and the head movement data such that different head positions have different associated respective IPD compensation factors;

storing, with a storing system, being a software component executable by a processor, connected to the correlator the correlation;

calculating, with an IPD compensation factor calculator connected to the head movement detector device, a select IPD compensation factor based on the head movement data and the correlation such that different head positions have different associated respective IPD compensation factors; and

adjusting, with an IPD compensator, the visual presentation based on the select IPD compensation factor.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the head movement detector device includes a pitch angle detector that detects pitch angle of a head of the user, wherein the IPD compensation factor is dependent on the pitch angle by the pitch angle detector.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

guiding, with a viewing calibration system, including at least a software component executable by a processor, the user through a series of viewing exercises to determine one or more IPD compensation factors.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

securing an apparatus frame to a head of the user, the IPD detector and head movement detector device being secured to the apparatus frame.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the IPD detector is a camera with a field of capture oriented towards eyes of the user.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the head movement detector device includes one or more accelerometers, gyroscopes, inertial measurement units (IMU's) or cameras.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the head movement detector device determines at least one rotation and position of the head of the user.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

having the user bite on a mouth bit interface to fixedly attach the apparatus frame to the head of the user.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the user can accelerate their head while the IPD data is collected.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073008/0696 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073109/0238 →
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 Jul 29, 2021
From: MILLER, SAMUEL A.
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 057025/0610 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16530776 · Aug 2, 2019
Provisional Application 62714056 · Aug 2, 2018
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