IP Library Granted Patent US 11,073,694
Granted Patent B2
US 11,073,694 · App. 15/843,330 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Optics of wearable display using laser beam scanner

Inventors: Fusao Ishii (Pittsburgh, PA); Mikiko Nakanishi (Tokyo, JP); Kazuhiko Takahashi (Tokyo, JP); Yuji Abrakawa (Tokyo, JP); Keiichi Murakami (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: Fusao Iskui; NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
G02B27/0172G02B26/0833G02B26/101G02B2027/0123
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Patent No.
US 11,073,694
App. No.
15/843,330
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A see-through image display system having a laser-beam-scanner has a very small eyebox when a laser beam is directly projected into eye. This invention provides a solution to increase the size of eyebox using a free-form-mirror to create a real image with high NA without exit-pupil-expander.

Claims (10)

1. A see-through display system comprising:

a light emitting device for emitting collimated beams representing a collimated laser beam image to a laser beam scanner for scanning the collimated laser beam to a convex free form mirror to expand the collimated laser beam image to an expanded a real image to project the expanded real image to a light transmissive combiner; and the light transmissive combiner is disposed in front of a human pupil on the see through device for reflecting the expanded real image projected thereon as a reflected virtual image to combine with an external scene for viewing by the human pupil without requiring an exit pupil expander (EPE).

2. The see-through display system of claim 1 wherein:

the light emitting device further comprises laser emitting diodes (LED) for emitting the collimated laser beams to the laser beam scanner.

3. The see-through display system of claim 1 further comprising:

a set of relay lenses between said combiner and said convex free form mirror to improve a resolution of the virtual image.

4. The see-through display system of claim 1 further comprising:

an eyeglass for embodying and supporting the display device thereon.

5. The see-through display system of claim 1 further comprising:

a head-up display device for embodying and supporting the display device thereon.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: NAKANISHI, MIKIKO, MS; TAKAHASHI, KAZUHIKO, MR; ABURAKAWA, YUJI, MR; MURAKAMI, KEIICHI, MR
To: ISHII, FUSAO, MR; NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part PCTUS2014000153 · Jun 23, 2014
Provisional Application 62498147 · Dec 15, 2016
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