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Granted Patent B2
US 12,529,897 · App. 17/967,234 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Wearable electronic device including display

Inventors: Sungbin Hong (Suwon-si, KR); Yonghee Jeung (Suwon-si, KR); Dongok Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G02B27/0172G02B6/003G02B2027/0134G02B2027/014G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 12,529,897
App. No.
17/967,234
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a display, a first transparent member including a first surface facing a user's right eye and a second surface facing away from the first surface, a second transparent member including a third surface disposed to face the user's left eye, and a fourth surface facing away from the third surface, and a processor configured to output a first image by using a first region of the display or output a second image by using a second region different from the first region, wherein the first transparent member receives the first image and provides the first image to the user's right eye, and the second transparent member receives the second image and provides the second image to the user's left eye.

Claims (58)

1 . A wearable electronic device comprising:

a display;

a first transparent member configured to input light, which enters through a second surface, to a user's right eye, the first transparent member including:

a first surface disposed to face the user's right eye, and

the second surface facing away from the first surface;

a second transparent member configured to input light, which enters through a fourth surface, to the user's left eye, the second transparent member including:

a third surface disposed to face the user's left eye, and

the fourth surface facing away from the third surface;

a processor configured to output a first image by using a first region of the display and output a second image by using a second region of the display different from the first region;

at least one first projection lens configured to guide or input the first image to the first transparent member; and

at least one second projection lens configured to guide or input the second image to the second transparent member,

wherein, while the user observes a surrounding environment through the first transparent member, the first transparent member is further configured to:

receive the first image, and

provide a first virtual image based on the first image to the user's right eye along with a real image of the surrounding environment, and

wherein, while the user observes a surrounding environment through the second transparent member, the second transparent member is further configured to:

receive the second image, and

provide a second virtual image based on the second image to the user's left eye along with the real image of the surrounding environment.

2 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first transparent member or the second transparent member comprises an optical waveguide, and is configured to input the first virtual image or the second virtual image to the user's right eye or left eye by using the optical waveguide.

3 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first optical waveguide formed in the first transparent member and configured to receive the first image via the first projection lens; and

a second optical waveguide formed in the second transparent member and configured to receive the second image via the second projection lens.

4 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) or a micro light-emitting diode (LED).

5 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a casing coupled to surround at least a portion of the display; and

a mask mounted in the casing and including a first opening region corresponding to the first region and a second opening region corresponding to the second region.

6 . The wearable electronic device of claim 5 ,

wherein the at least one first projection lens is disposed to correspond to the first opening region, and

wherein the at least one second projection lens is disposed to correspond to the second opening region.

7 . The wearable electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a first optical waveguide formed in the first transparent member and configured to receive the first image via the first projection lens; and

a second optical waveguide formed in the second transparent member and configured to receive the second image via the second projection lens.

8 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first frame to which the first transparent member is mounted;

a second frame to which the second transparent member is mounted; and

a bridge structure interconnecting the first frame and the second frame,

wherein the display is disposed on the bridge structure.

9 . The wearable electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first wearing member extending from the first frame; and

a second wearing member extending from the second frame.

10 . The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:

a circuit board accommodated in the first wearing member or the second wearing member; and

a battery accommodated in the first wearing member or the second wearing member,

wherein the processor is provided on the circuit board.

11 . The wearable electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a casing coupled to surround at least a portion of the display and mounted to the bridge structure; and

a mask mounted in the casing and including a first opening region corresponding to the first region and a second opening region corresponding to the second region.

12 . The wearable electronic device of claim 11 ,

wherein the at least one first projection lens is disposed to correspond to the first opening region, and

wherein the at least one second projection lens is disposed to correspond to the second opening region.

13 . The wearable electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a first optical waveguide formed in the first transparent member and configured to receive the first image via the first projection lens; and

a second optical waveguide formed in the second transparent member and configured to receive the second image via the second projection lens.

14 . The wearable electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first projection lens differs from the at least one second projection lens in at least one a material, size, refractive index, power, or thickness.

15 . The wearable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the bridge includes:

a first input port through which the first image is provided to the first transparent member, and

a second input port through which the second image is provided to the second transparent member.

16 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first transparent member and the second transparent member are arranged.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: HONG, SUNGBIN; JEUNG, YONGHEE; CHOI, DONGOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061442/0334 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0065661 · Jun 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2020017651 · Dec 4, 2020
Related Publication 20230034288A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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