IP Library Granted Patent US 10,742,965
Granted Patent B2
US 10,742,965 · App. 16/008,910 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Faster state transitioning for continuous adjustable 3Deeps filter spectacles using multi-layered variable tint materials

Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs (New York, NY); Ronald Steven Karpf (Corvallis, OR)
H04N13/334G02B26/026G02B27/017G02B27/0172G02B30/23G02B30/24G02B30/34G02B30/40G02C7/00G02C7/101G02C11/10H04N13/144H04N13/324H04N13/327H04N13/332H04N13/337H04N13/341H04N13/359H04N13/398G02B2027/014H04N13/261H04N2013/0077H04N2013/0096H04N2213/002H04N2213/008
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Patent No.
US 10,742,965
App. No.
16/008,910
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.

Claims (42)

1. A system, comprising:

electrically controlled spectacles for viewing a video displayed on a display, said spectacles including:

a frame; optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame, the lenses comprising a left lens and a right lens, each of the lenses having a dark state and a light state, and

a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control a state of the each of the lenses independently; and

a video display system including:

a storage adapted to store one or more image frames of a first video stream;

a processor adapted to:

obtain from said storage a first image frame and a second image frame of the first video stream;

generate a first modified image frame by one of expanding the first image frame, wherein the first modified image frame is different from the first image frame;

generate a second modified image frame by one of expanding the second image frame, wherein the second modified image frame is different from the second image frame;

generate a bridge frame different from the first image frame and different from the second image frame, said the bridge frame being a solid color; and

display the first modified image frame, the bridge frame, and the second modified image frame in a sequence on the display.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein during display of the sequence, the control unit of the spectacles controls both the left lens and the right lens so that each assumes its dark state.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the optoelectronic lenses comprises a plurality of layers of optoelectronic material.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the control unit of the spectacles is further adapted to: control the state of the each of the lenses based on a level of ambient light and a direction of motion within the sequence displayed on the display.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the control unit of the spectacles is further adapted to: cause the left lens to be in its light state and cause the right lens to be in its dark state, or cause the left lens to be in its dark state and cause the right lens to be in its light state, according to a direction of motion within the sequence displayed on the display.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the control unit of the spectacles is further adapted to: cause the left lens to be in its dark state and cause the right lens to be in its dark state, simultaneously, at a first time.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the left lens includes a first layer of optoelectronic material that comprises a neutral density electrochromic material and a second layer of optoelectronic material that comprises an electrochromic material adapted to allow transmission of light in a clear or visible red spectrum; and the right lens includes a first layer of optoelectronic material that comprises a neutral density electrochromic material and a second layer of optoelectronic material that comprises an electrochromic material adapted to allow transmission of light, in a clear or visible blue spectrum.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bridge frame is black.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first modified image frame is generated by inserting a selected image into the first image frame.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first modified image frame is generated by reshaping the first image frame.

11. A system, comprising:

electrically controlled spectacles for viewing a video displayed on a display, said spectacles including:

a frame; optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame, the lenses comprising a left lens and a right lens, each of the lenses having a dark state and a light state, and

a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control a state of the each of the lenses independently; and

a video display system including:

a storage adapted to store one or more image frames of a first video stream;

a processor adapted to:

obtain from said storage a first image frame and a second image frame of the first video stream;

generate a first modified image frame by one of shrinking the first image frame, wherein the first modified image frame is different from the first image frame;

generate a second modified image frame by one of shrinking the second image frame, wherein the second modified image frame is different from the second image frame;

generate a bridge frame different from the first image frame and different from the second image frame, said the bridge frame being a solid color; and

display the first modified image frame, the bridge frame, and the second modified image frame in a sequence on the display.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein during display of the sequence, the control unit of the spectacles controls both the left lens and the right lens so that each assumes its dark state.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the optoelectronic lenses comprises a plurality of layers of optoelectronic material.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control unit of the spectacles is further adapted to: control the state of the each of the lenses based on a level of ambient light and a direction of motion within the sequence displayed on the display.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control unit of the spectacles is further adapted to: cause the left lens to be in its light state and cause the right lens to be in its dark state, or cause the left lens to be in its dark state and cause the right lens to be in its light state, according to a direction of motion within the sequence displayed on the display.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the control unit of the spectacles is further adapted to: cause the left lens to be in its dark state and cause the right lens to be in its dark state, simultaneously, at a first time.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the left lens includes a first layer of optoelectronic material that comprises a neutral density electrochromic material and a second layer of optoelectronic material that comprises an electrochromic material adapted to allow transmission of light in a clear or visible red spectrum; and the right lens includes a first layer of optoelectronic material that comprises a neutral density electrochromic material and a second layer of optoelectronic material that comprises an electrochromic material adapted to allow transmission of light, in a clear or visible blue spectrum.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the bridge frame is black.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first modified image frame is generated by shrinking and removing a portion of the first image frame, and the second modified image frame is generated by shrinking and removing a portion of the second image frame.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the bridge frame is black.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2019
From: KARPF, RONALD S
To: VDPP, LLC
Reel/Frame 049648/0059 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049039 FRAME: 0170. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 2, 2019
From: VISUAL EFFECTS INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: JACOBS, KENNETH; KARPF, RONALD
Reel/Frame 049079/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2019
From: VISUAL EFFECTS INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: JACOBS, KENNETH; KARPF, RONALD
Reel/Frame 049039/0170 →
Continuity (44)
Continuation 15907614 · Feb 28, 2018
Continuation 15683623 · Aug 22, 2017
Continuation 15606850 · May 26, 2017
Continuation In Part 15217612 · Jul 22, 2016
Continuation 14850750 · Sep 10, 2015
Continuation 14451048 · Aug 4, 2014
Continuation 14155505 · Jan 15, 2014
Continuation 13746393 · Jan 22, 2013
Continuation 12938495 · Nov 3, 2010
Division 12555545 · Sep 8, 2009
Continuation In Part 12274752 · Nov 20, 2008
Continuation In Part 11928152 · Oct 30, 2007
Continuation In Part 11373702 · Mar 10, 2006
Continuation In Part 10054607 · Jan 22, 2002
Continuation In Part 11372723 · Mar 10, 2006
Continuation In Part 10054607 · Jan 22, 2002
Continuation 14850629 · Sep 10, 2015
Continuation 14268423 · May 2, 2014
Continuation 13168493 · Jun 24, 2011
Continuation In Part 12938495 · Nov 3, 2010
Division 12555545 · Sep 8, 2009
Continuation In Part 12274752 · Nov 20, 2008
Continuation In Part 11928152 · Oct 30, 2007
Continuation In Part 11373702 · Mar 10, 2006
Continuation In Part 10054607 · Jan 22, 2002
Continuation In Part 12555482 · Sep 8, 2009
Continuation In Part 15212114 · Jul 15, 2016
Division 14566205 · Dec 10, 2014
Continuation 14333266 · Jul 16, 2014
Continuation 14149293 · Jan 7, 2014
Continuation 13632333 · Oct 1, 2012
Continuation 13151736 · Jun 2, 2011
Continuation 12555482 · Sep 8, 2009
Division 12274752 · Nov 20, 2008
Continuation In Part 11928152 · Oct 30, 2007
Continuation In Part 11372723 · Mar 10, 2006
Continuation In Part 11373702 · Mar 10, 2006
Continuation In Part 10054607 · Jan 22, 2002
Continuation In Part 10054607 · Jan 22, 2002
Provisional Application 60661847 · Mar 15, 2005
Provisional Application 60664369 · Mar 23, 2005
Provisional Application 60263498 · Jan 23, 2001
Provisional Application 61398981 · Jul 2, 2010
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