IP Library Granted Patent US 12,337,189
Granted Patent B2
US 12,337,189 · App. 18/450,344 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Head-worn therapy device

Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA); Ed Riehle (San Francisco, CA); Robert Michael Lohse (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
A61N5/0618A61H23/00A61H2201/10A61H2205/02A61N2005/0626A61N2005/0648A61N2005/0665
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Patent No.
US 12,337,189
App. No.
18/450,344
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a head-worn apparatus, comprising: a frame adapted to be mounted to a head of a user; a light emitting system positioned within the frame to provide light to an eye of the user; a sound system adapted to provide audio to the user; a haptic system positioned within the frame to provide haptic feedback to the user; and a processor adapted to control the lighting system, audio system and haptic system in a coordinated pattern of light, sound and haptics that causes a mental-health therapeutic stimulus provided to the user, whereby the user experiences an improvement in mental performance based on the coordinated pattern.

Claims (66)

1. A wearable device, comprising:

one or more sensors;

a transmissive display adapted to present, to a user, a view of the user's environment;

a lighting system adapted to provide a light signal to the user;

an audio system adapted to provide an audio signal to the user;

a haptic system adapted to provide a haptic signal to the user; and

one or more processors adapted to perform a method comprising:

determining, via the one more sensors, an activity of the user;

adjusting a brightness of the transmissive display according to the activity; and

presenting a stimulus, wherein the presenting the stimulus comprises one or more of:

presenting, to the user via the lighting system, a light signal comprising a component at a first frequency;

presenting, to the user via the audio system, an audio signal comprising a component at the first frequency; and

presenting, to the user via the haptic system, a haptic signal comprising a component at the first frequency,

wherein the stimulus is configured to cause changes in the user's brain by reinforcing a brain communication frequency.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the determining the activity of the user comprises determining whether the user is moving.

3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein:

the determining the activity of the user comprises determining that the user is stationary, and

the adjusting the brightness of the transmissive display comprises, in accordance with the determination that the user is stationary, reducing the brightness of the transmissive display.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein:

the determining the activity of the user comprises determining that the user is moving, and

the adjusting the brightness of the transmissive display comprises, in accordance with the determination that the user is moving, increasing the brightness of the transmissive display.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein levels of one or more of the light signal, the audio signal, and the haptic signal are determined based on an input from the user.

6. The wearable device of claim 5 , wherein the transmissive display is further adapted to present a user interface for receiving the input from the user.

7. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises determining, via the one or more sensors, a response of the user to the stimulus.

8. The wearable device of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises adjusting a level of one or more of the light signal, the audio signal, and the haptic signal based on the response.

9. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the stimulus is presented based on a time of the user's environment.

10. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the transmissive display is further adapted to present digital content concurrently with the stimulus presentation.

11. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the brain communication frequency includes 40 Hz.

12. A method comprising:

presenting to a user of a wearable device, via a transmissive display of the wearable device, a view of the user's environment, the wearable device comprising:

one or more sensors;

a lighting system adapted to provide a light signal to the user,

an audio system adapted to provide an audio signal to the user, and

a haptic system adapted to provide a haptic signal to the user;

determining, via the one or more sensors, an activity of the user;

adjusting a brightness of the transmissive display according to the activity; and

presenting a stimulus, wherein the presenting the stimulus comprises one or more of:

presenting, to the user via the lighting system, a light signal comprising a component at a first frequency;

presenting, to the user via the audio system, an audio signal comprising a component at the first frequency; and

presenting, to the user via the haptic system, a haptic signal comprising a component at the first frequency,

wherein the stimulus is configured to cause changes in the user's brain by reinforcing a brain communication frequency.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining the activity of the user comprises determining whether the user is moving.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

the determining the activity of the user comprises determining that the user is stationary, and

the adjusting the brightness of the transmissive display comprises, in accordance with the determination that the user is stationary, reducing the brightness of the transmissive display.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

the determining the activity of the user comprises determining that the user is moving, and

the adjusting the brightness of the transmissive display comprises, in accordance with the determination that the user is moving, increasing the brightness of the transmissive display.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein levels of one or more of the light signal, the audio signal, and the haptic signal are determined based on an input from the user.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising presenting, via the transmissive display, a user interface for receiving the input from the user.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining, via the one or more sensors, a response of the user to the stimulus.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the stimulus is presented based on a time of the user's environment.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising presenting, via the transmissive display, digital content concurrently with the stimulus presentation.

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

presenting to a user of a wearable device, via a transmissive display of the wearable device, a view of the user's environment, the wearable device comprising:

one or more sensors;

a lighting system adapted to provide a light signal to the user,

an audio system adapted to provide an audio signal to the user, and

a haptic system adapted to provide a haptic signal to the user;

determining, via the one or more sensors, an activity of the user;

adjusting a brightness of the transmissive display according to the activity; and

presenting a stimulus, wherein the presenting the stimulus comprises one or more of:

presenting, to the user via the lighting system, a light signal comprising a component at a first frequency;

presenting, to the user via the audio system, an audio signal comprising a component at the first frequency; and

presenting, to the user via the haptic system, a haptic signal comprising a component at the first frequency,

wherein the stimulus is configured to cause changes in the user's brain by reinforcing a brain communication frequency.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073480/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2025
From: OSTERHOUT, RALPH F.; RIEHLE, ED; LOHSE, ROBERT MICHAEL
To: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 073173/0098 →
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 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17066359 · Oct 8, 2020
Continuation 15395690 · Dec 30, 2016
Related Publication 20240042232A1 · Feb 8, 2024
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