Granted Patent B2

US 12,320,982 · App. 18/739,112 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC

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Abstract

Claims (45)

1. A wearable head device comprising:

a display;

a frame adapted to position the display in front of a user of the wearable head device;

an attachment system comprising a magnet;

a cover configured to removably attach to the frame through the magnet of the attachment system; and

a battery, wherein power is delivered from the battery to the wearable head device via the magnet of the attachment system when the cover is attached to the frame through the magnet of the attachment system, wherein:

the display is configured to, in accordance with a determination that the cover is attached to the frame through the magnet, display a first range of colors, and

the display is configured to, in accordance with a determination that the cover is not attached to the frame through the magnet, display a second range of colors.

2. The wearable head device of claim 1 , further comprising a data line separate from the magnet, wherein the wearable head device is configured to receive a data signal via the data line.

3. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the battery is configured to provide backup power to the wearable head device.

4. The wearable head device of claim 1 , further comprising an effects system comprising at least one of a sound effects system, a tactile effects system, a vibratory system, an air movement effects system, and a lighting effects system.

5. The wearable head device of claim 4 , wherein the battery is configured to provide power to the effects system.

6. The wearable head device of claim 4 , wherein:

the display is configured to receive illuminating light from a light source; and

the display is further configured to receive peripheral lighting from the lighting effects system.

7. The wearable head device of claim 4 , wherein the lighting effects system comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs).

8. The wearable head device of claim 4 , wherein the tactile effects system is configured to provide haptic feedback to the user.

9. The wearable head device of claim 4 , wherein the sound effects system comprises a speaker configured to present audio to the user.

10. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein the cover is configured to removably attach to a perimeter of the frame through the magnet of the attachment system.

11. A method comprising:

delivering power, from a battery of a wearable head device, through a magnet of an attachment system when a cover of the wearable head device is attached to a frame of the wearable head device through the magnet of the attachment system, wherein the wearable head device comprises:

a display,

the frame adapted to position the display in front of a user of the wearable head device,

the attachment system, and

the cover configured to removably attach to the frame through the magnet of the attachment system; and

in accordance with a determination that the cover is attached to the frame through the magnet, displaying, on the display, a first range of colors; and

in accordance with a determination that the cover is not attached to the frame through the magnet, displaying, on the display, a second range of colors.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wearable head device further comprises a data line separate from the magnet, the method further comprising receiving a data signal via the data line.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing, via the battery, backup power to the wearable head device.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wearable head device further comprises an effects system comprising at least one of a sound effects system, a tactile effects system, a vibratory system, an air movement effects system, and a lighting effects system.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing, via the battery, power to the effects system.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving, by the display, illuminating light from a light source; and

receiving, by the display, peripheral lighting from the lighting effects system.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing, via the tactile effects system, haptic feedback to the user.

18. The method of claim 14 , presenting, via a speaker of the sound effects system, audio to the user.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the cover is configured to removably attach to a perimeter of the frame through the magnet of the attachment system.

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

delivering power, from a battery of a wearable head device, through a magnet of an attachment system when a cover of the wearable head device is attached to a frame of the wearable head device through the magnet of the attachment system, wherein the wearable head device comprises:

a display,

the frame adapted to position the display in front of a user of the wearable head device,

the attachment system, and

the cover configured to removably attach to the frame through the magnet of the attachment system; and

in accordance with a determination that the cover is attached to the frame through the magnet, displaying, on the display, a first range of colors; and

in accordance with a determination that the cover is not attached to the frame through the magnet, displaying, on the display, a second range of colors.

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