IP Library Granted Patent US 12,379,595
Granted Patent B2
US 12,379,595 · App. 18/662,488 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Head mountable display

Inventors: Jeffrey C. Olson (San Francisco, CA); Timothy Y. Chang (Campbell, CA); Divakar Singamsetty (San Jose, CA); Yami George (Sunny Isles Beach, FL); Anthony S. Montevirgen (Redwood City, CA); Jason L. Slupeiks (Sunnyvale, CA); Julian Hoenig (Lisbon, PT); Julian Jaede (San Jose, CA); Yoonhoo Jo (Santa Cruz, CA); Forrest C. Wang (Petaluma, CA); Fletcher R. Rothkopf (Los Altos, CA); Jeremy C. Franklin (San Francisco, CA); Trevor J. Ness (Santa Cruz, CA); Edward S. Huo (Sunnyvale, CA); Jason C. Sauers (Sunnyvale, CA); Phil M. Hobson (Menlo Park, CA); Ray L. Chang (Saratoga, CA); William A. Sorrentino, III (Mill Valley, CA); Jonathan Ive (San Francisco, CA); Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA); Seung Wook Kim (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: APPLE INC.
G02B27/017G02B1/11G02B27/0101G02B30/27G02B2027/0138
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Patent No.
US 12,379,595
App. No.
18/662,488
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

Claims (45)

1. A head-mountable electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a face engagement structure connected to the housing;

a first display attached to the housing, the housing disposed between the face engagement structure and the first display;

a curved transparent cover disposed over the first display;

a sensor disposed within the housing and oriented away from the first display, the sensor electrically connected to the first display; and

an optical module disposed in the housing, the optical module including a second display oriented away from the first display.

2. The head-mountable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the curved transparent cover comprises glass.

3. The head-mountable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera directed at a user when the head-mountable electronic device is donned.

4. The head-mountable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a processor controllably connected to the display and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a signal from the sensor; and

cause the display to generate an image viewable through the curved transparent cover based on the signal.

5. The head-mountable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising an anti-reflective coating disposed on the transparent cover.

6. The head-mountable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a lenticular lens array disposed between the display and the transparent cover.

7. The head-mountable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a curved display approximating a curvature of the curved transparent cover.

8. The head-mountable electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the display comprises a lenticular film.

9. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a face engagement structure connected to the housing;

a first display attached to the housing opposite the face engagement structure;

a curved transparent cover disposed over the first display;

a processor disposed in the wearable electronic device and electrically connected to the first display;

an optical module disposed in the housing, the optical module including a second display oriented away from the first display; and

a camera disposed within the housing oriented away from the first display and adjacent the second display, the camera electrically connected to the first display via the processor, the processor configured to:

receive a signal from the camera; and

cause the first display to generate an image viewable through the curved transparent cover based on the signal.

10. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the curved transparent cover comprises glass.

11. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to enhance the signal prior to causing the display to generate the image.

12. The wearable electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the enhancement of the signal is based upon a detected user activity.

13. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the display comprises a curved display approximating a curvature of the curved transparent cover.

14. The wearable electronic device of claim 13 , wherein:

the curved transparent cover comprises glass having an anti-reflective coating; and

the display comprises a lenticular film.

15. A display system for use with a head mountable display, comprising:

a first display;

a curved transparent cover disposed over the first display;

a processor electrically connected to the first display;

an optical module including a second display configured to be oriented away from the first display; and

a camera configured to be oriented opposite the first display, adjacent the second display, and toward a user donning the head mountable display, the camera electrically connected to the first display via the processor, the processor configured to:

receive a signal from the camera; and

cause the first display to generate an image viewable through the curved transparent cover and based on the signal.

16. The display system of claim 15 , wherein:

the display comprises a curved display approximating a curvature of the curved transparent cover; and

the display comprises a lenticular film.

17. The display system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to generate an image viewable through the curved transparent cover based on the signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2024
From: JO, YOONHOO; FRANKLIN, JEREMY C.; CHANG, RAY L.; HOBSON, PHIL M.; ROTHKOPF, FLETCHER R.; MONTEVIRGEN, ANTHONY S.; WANG, FORREST C.; SLUPEIKS, JASON L.; SINGAMSETTY, DIVAKAR; CHANG, TIMOTHY Y.; NESS, TREVOR J.; HUO, EDWARD S.; OLSON, JEFFREY C.; SAUERS, JASON C.; KIM, SEUNG WOOK; GEORGE, YAMI; HOENIG, JULIAN; IVE, JONATHAN; JAEDE, JULIAN; LEMAY, STEPHEN O.; DYE, ALAN C.; SORRENTINO, WILLIAM A., III
To: APPLE INC.
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63586403 · Sep 28, 2023
Provisional Application 63506020 · Jun 2, 2023
Provisional Application 63502408 · May 15, 2023
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