IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,498,755
Granted Patent B2
US 12,498,755 · App. 17/879,103 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Wearable electronic device including projection display

Inventors: Yongkoo Her (Suwon-si, KR); Kyongtae Park (Suwon-si, KR); Kiwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seoungyong Park (Suwon-si, KR); Taeil Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F1/163G02B3/0056G03B21/145G03B21/2013G03B21/2033G03B21/208G06F1/1639G06F1/1647
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,498,755
App. No.
17/879,103
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device includes: a display module comprising a display; a housing to which the display module is coupled; and a projection display disposed on a side portion of the housing and configured to display information on a display area adjacent to the housing, the projection display may include: a substrate disposed along a mounting surface provided on a side portion of the housing; a plurality of light-emitting devices comprising light-emitting circuitry disposed on the substrate in a grating arrangement; and a plurality of micro-lenses covering a light-emitting surface of the plurality of light-emitting devices.

Claims (27)

1 . A wearable electronic device comprising:

a display module comprising a display;

a housing to which the display module is coupled; and

a projection display disposed on a side portion of the housing and configured to display information on a display area adjacent to the housing,

wherein the projection display comprises:

a substrate disposed along a mounting surface on the side portion of the housing;

a plurality of light-emitting devices comprising light-emitting circuitry disposed on the substrate in a grating arrangement; and

a plurality of micro-lenses covering a light-emitting surface of the plurality of light-emitting devices,

wherein the mounting surface of the substrate comprises a curved surface,

wherein the plurality of light-emitting devices are disposed having different directional angles for each row depending on the curved surface of the mounting surface, and

wherein the plurality of micro-lenses has different focal distances for each row.

2 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the curved surface of the mounting surface is formed concavely toward an inside of the housing.

3 . The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the plurality of micro-lenses gradually decreases from a row of the light-emitting devices closest to an upper portion of the side portion of the housing toward a row of the light-emitting devices located farthest from the upper portion of the side portion of the housing.

4 . The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein an interval among rows of the plurality of light-emitting devices gradually decreases from a row of the light-emitting devices closest to an upper portion of the side portion of the housing toward a row of the light-emitting devices located farthest from the upper portion of the side portion of the housing.

5 . The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a luminance of the plurality of light-emitting devices gradually increases from a row of the light-emitting devices closest to an upper portion of the side portion of the housing toward a row of the light-emitting devices located farthest from the upper portion of the side portion of the housing.

6 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the curved surface of the mounting surface is formed convexly toward an outside of the housing.

7 . The wearable electronic device of claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the plurality of micro-lenses gradually increases from a row of the light-emitting devices closest to an upper portion of the side portion of the housing toward a row of the light-emitting devices located farthest from the upper portion of the side portion of the housing.

8 . The wearable electronic device of claim 6 , wherein a luminance of the plurality of light-emitting devices gradually decreases from a row of the light-emitting devices closest to an upper portion of the side portion of the housing toward a row of the light-emitting devices located farthest from the upper portion of the side portion of the housing.

9 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a tilting controller, disposed in the housing, configured to control an orientation of the projection display.

10 . The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the tilting controller comprises:

a sensor, disposed in a side of the housing, configured to detect a distance between the housing and at least one point of an area where an image projected from the projection display is displayed; and

a driver comprising circuitry configured to adjust a tilting angle of the projection display based on an angle detected by the sensor.

11 . The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the driver comprises a first driving portion and a second driving portion disposed between the housing and a rear surface of the substrate,

wherein the first driving portion is disposed at a first distance from an upper portion of the side portion of the housing, and

wherein the second driving portion is disposed at a second distance from the upper portion of the side portion of the housing farther than the first driving portion.

12 . The wearable electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the first and second driving portions comprise a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric material having a length configured to vary based on a direction of an applied current.

13 . The wearable electronic device of claim 11 , wherein each of the first and second driving portions comprises a linear micro actuator connected to the projection display configured to push or pull the projection display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2022
From: HER, YONGKOO; PARK, KYONGTAE; KIM, KIWOO; PARK, SEOUNGYONG; JUNG, TAEIL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060695/0249 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0100985 · Jul 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022008591 · Jun 17, 2022
Related Publication 20230033151A1 · Feb 2, 2023
References Cited (26)
US 8851682B2 · Tanigawa et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 9651991B2 · Kim et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 9690376B2 · Davis et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 9811818B1 · Xing · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 10061387B2 · Toney et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 10234826B2 · Lee et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 11262841B2 · Davis et al. · 2022 [cited by applicant]
US 20140055352A1 · Davis et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20160018846A1 · Zenoff · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 20170123487A1 · Hazra · 2017 [cited by examiner]
US 20170229096A1 · Huang et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 20170294480A1 · Kwon · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 20180129284A1 · Davis et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20190094548A1 · Nicholson et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20200218312A1 · Connor · 2020 [cited by examiner]
US 20210247840A1 · Yoon · 2021 [cited by applicant]
CN 103426875A · 2013 [cited by examiner]
JP 2016149730 · 2016 [cited by applicant]
KR 101691633 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170044112 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170116631 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 102054951 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 102065687 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020200021670 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
Translation of CN 103426875 (Year: 2025). [cited by examiner]
Search Report and Written Opinion dated Oct. 7, 2022 issued in International Patent Application No. PCT/KR2022/008591. [cited by applicant]
Cited By (1)
US 12,693,707