Granted Patent B2

US 12,326,565 · App. 18/770,487 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA); John N. Border (Campbell, CA); Edward H. Nortrup (Stoneham, MA)

Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC

G02B27/0172G02B5/30G02B27/0101G02B27/017G02B27/0176G06F1/163G06F3/011G06F3/013G06F5/10G02B2027/0118G02B2027/014G02B2027/0178

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

a light source;

a see-through display configured to present a view of an environment of a user of a wearable head device;

an eyeglasses frame coupled to the see-through display; and

a magnetic attachment configured to removably couple to the eyeglasses frame, wherein:

the magnetic attachment is removable by disengaging a magnetic connection from the eyeglasses frame,

wherein the wearable head device is configured to communicate with the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform a method comprising:

determining whether the magnetic attachment is physically coupled to the eyeglasses frame;

in accordance with a determination that the magnetic attachment is physically coupled to the eyeglasses frame, presenting light, via the light source, to the user via the see-through display in a first display mode; and

in accordance with a determination that the magnetic attachment is not physically coupled to the eyeglasses frame, presenting light, via the light source, to the user via the see-through display in a second display mode different from the first display mode.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic attachment is further configured to contact the user of the wearable head device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic attachment is further configured to encapsulate an eye of the user of the wearable head device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first display mode comprises a low-light display mode.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic attachment comprises a flexible material.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic attachment comprises a bellows.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a front lens and a light shield, wherein:

the light source is configured to transmit light toward an exterior of the wearable head device via the front lens, and

the light shield is configured to suppress the light transmitted toward the exterior of the wearable head device via the front lens.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the light transmitted toward the exterior of the wearable head device via the front lens has a first polarization, and the light shield is configured to suppress light having the first polarization.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the view of the environment comprises a night vision view of the environment.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the light is presented to the user via the see-through display in the first display mode further in accordance with a determination that a light level of the environment is below a threshold light level.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the presenting the light in the first display mode comprises presenting monochrome light.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the presenting the light in the first display mode comprises presenting the light at a first intensity,

the presenting the light in the second display mode comprises presenting the light at a second intensity, and

the second intensity is higher than the first intensity.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic attachment comprises an eye cover.

14. A method comprising:

presenting, via a see-through display, a view of an environment of a user of a wearable head device;

determining whether a magnetic attachment is physically coupled to an eyeglasses frame, wherein:

the eyeglasses frame is coupled to the see-through display, the magnetic attachment configured to removably couple to the eyeglasses frame, and

the magnetic attachment is removable by disengaging a magnetic connection from the eyeglasses frame;

in accordance with a determination that the magnetic attachment is physically coupled to the eyeglasses frame, presenting light, via a light source, to the user via the see-through display in a first display mode; and

in accordance with a determination that the magnetic attachment is not physically coupled to the eyeglasses frame, presenting light, via the light source, to the user via the see- through display in a second display mode different from the first display mode.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first display mode comprises a low-light display mode.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the magnetic attachment comprises a flexible material.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the view of the environment comprises a night vision view of the environment.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the light is presented to the user via the see-through display in the first display mode further in accordance with a determination that a light level of the environment is below a threshold light level.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the presenting the light in the first display mode comprises presenting the light at a first intensity,

the presenting the light in the second display mode comprises presenting the light at a second intensity, and

the second intensity is higher than the first intensity.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the magnetic attachment comprises an eye cover.

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