IP Library Granted Patent US 9,766,463
Granted Patent B2
US 9,766,463 · App. 14/884,598 · Granted Sep 19, 2017

See-through computer display systems

Inventors: John N. Border (Eaton, NH); Joseph Bietry (Chili, NY); John D. Haddick (Mill Valley, CA)
Assignee: Osterhout Group, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,766,463
App. No.
14/884,598
Granted
Sep 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments include a head-worn display including a display panel sized and positioned to produce a field of view to present digital content to an eye of a user, and a processor adapted to present the digital content to the display panel such that the digital content is only presented in a portion of the field of view, the portion being in the middle of the field of view such that horizontally opposing edges of the field of view are blank areas. The processor is adapted to shift the digital content into one of the blank areas to adjust the convergence distance of the digital content and thereby change the perceived distance from the user to the digital content.

Claims (17)

1. A head-worn display, comprising:

a. a display panel sized and positioned to produce a field of view to present digital content to an eye of a user;

b. a processor adapted to present the digital content to the display panel such that the digital content is only presented in a portion of the field of view, the portion being in the middle of the field of view such that horizontally opposing edges of the field of view are blank areas; and

c. the processor further adapted to shift the digital content into one of the blank areas to adjust a convergence distance of the digital content and thereby change a perceived distance from the user to the digital content.

2. The head-worn display of claim 1 , wherein the digital content includes augmented reality objects.

3. The head-worn display of claim 1 , wherein the perceived distance is within arm's reach by the user.

4. The head-worn display of claim 1 , wherein the convergence distance is adjusted in correspondence to the type of digital content being displayed.

5. The head-worn display of claim 1 , wherein the convergence distance is adjusted in correspondence to a use case associated with augmented reality objects.

6. The head-worn display of claim 1 , wherein the convergence distance is measured by an eye imaging system of the head-worn display.

7. The head-worn display of claim 6 , wherein the eye imaging system images a front perspective of the user's eye.

8. A head-worn display, comprising:

a. a display panel sized and positioned to produce a field of view to present digital content to an eye of a user;

b. a processor adapted to present the digital content to the display panel such that the digital content is only presented in a portion of the field of view, the portion being in the middle of the field of view such that horizontally opposing edges of the field of view are blank areas, wherein each blank area comprises approximately 10% or greater of the field of view lateral area; and

c. the processor further adapted to shift the digital content into one of the blank areas to adjust the position of the digital content.

9. The head-worn display of claim 8 , wherein a total amount of blank area in the field of view, comprised of a combined left and right portion of the field of view, remains constant while the left and right portions are changed to position the digital content within the field of view.

10. The head worn display of claim 9 , wherein the digital content is positioned to adjust a convergence distance associated with the digital content.

11. The head worn display of claim 9 , wherein the digital content is positioned to adjust an interpupillary distance associated with the digital content.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Nov 7, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050967/0138 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 22, 2019
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC
To: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050138/0287 →
SECURED PARTY BILL OF SALE Recorded Apr 18, 2019
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: JGB COLLATERAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 051018/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Apr 18, 2019
From: JGB COLLATERAL, LLC
To: MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC
Reel/Frame 048945/0939 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2018
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: JGB COLLATERAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 045606/0295 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2017
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: O-FILM GLOBAL (HK) TRADING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044127/0501 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2017
From: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
To: 21ST CENTURY FOX AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 044052/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2016
From: BORDER, JOHN N.; BIETRY, JOSEPH; HADDICK, JOHN D.
To: OSTERHOUT GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 039765/0386 →
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Continuation In Part 14813969 · Jul 30, 0015
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Continuation In Part 14635390 · Mar 2, 2015
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