Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090269943 | Magnetic and Locking Cable Connectors - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a cable connector. The cable connector may have magnetic properties and/or a locking mechanism. The cable connector may be an HDMI connector and the cable may be an HDMI cable. Further, the connector may be plugged into the corresponding male/female connector port and be held in position by the magnetic properties associated with the connector and the port and/or by a lock lever mechanism. The magnetic array may be moved various distances in various directions. In addition, the connector and/or cable may include a processor, an integrated circuit, an indicator, an LED and/or a user interface. | 10-29-2009 |
20110136350 | Magnetic and Locking Cable Connectors - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a cable connector. The cable connector may have magnetic properties and/or a locking mechanism. The cable connector may be an HDMI connector and the cable may be an HDMI cable. Further, the connector may be plugged into the corresponding male/female connector port and be held in position by the magnetic properties associated with the connector and the port and/or by a lock lever mechanism. The magnetic array may be moved various distances in various directions. In addition, the connector and/or cable may include a processor, an integrated circuit, an indicator, an LED and/or a user interface. | 06-09-2011 |
20110213664 | LOCAL ADVERTISING CONTENT ON AN INTERACTIVE HEAD-MOUNTED EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece including an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and displayed content. The displayed content includes a local advertisement, wherein the location of the eyepiece is determined by an integrated location sensor and wherein the local advertisement has a relevance to the location of the eyepiece. The head mounted eyepiece may also include an audio device and the displayed content may comprise local advertisements and audio. | 09-01-2011 |
20110214082 | PROJECTION TRIGGERING THROUGH AN EXTERNAL MARKER IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated camera facility that images an external visual cue. An integrated processor of the eyepiece identifies and interprets the external visual cue as a command to display content associated with the visual cue. | 09-01-2011 |
20110221656 | DISPLAYED CONTENT VISION CORRECTION WITH ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE LENS - This disclosure concerns an interactive, head-mounted eyepiece with an electrically adjustable liquid lens that adjusts a focus of the displayed content for the user. The electrically adjustable lens may be of the type wherein the lens is moved back and forth with a small worm drive. Alternatively, the electrically adjustable lens may be of the type that uses two liquids, a conducting liquid and a non-conducting liquid. The liquid lens may instead be a tunable liquid crystal cell, in which a non-uniform magnetic field is used to shape the liquid crystal and adjust a focus for the user. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221657 | OPTICAL STABILIZATION OF DISPLAYED CONTENT WITH A VARIABLE LENS - This disclosure concerns an interactive, head-mounted eyepiece with an electrically adjustable liquid lens that adjusts a focus of the displayed content for the user. The electrically adjustable liquid lens may be of the type that uses two liquids, a conducting liquid and a non-conducting liquid. Alternatively, the liquid lens may be a tunable liquid crystal cell, in which a non-uniform magnetic field is used to shape the liquid crystal and adjust a focus for the user. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221658 | AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE WITH WAVEGUIDE HAVING A MIRRORED SURFACE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The displayed content is introduced into an optical waveguide of the eyepiece at an angle of internal incidence that does not result in total internal reflection. However, a mirrored surface on the first surface of the optical waveguide reflects the displayed content towards the second surface of the optical waveguide. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221659 | AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE WITH FREEFORM OPTIC, IMAGE SOURCE, AND OPTICAL DISPLAY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display. An integrated image source, which includes a light source and the optical display, introduces the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. Alternatively, an integrated projector facility projects the content to the optical assembly. The projector facility includes a light source and the LCoS display, wherein light from the light source is emitted under control of the processor and traverses a polarizing beam splitter where it is polarized before being reflected off an LCoS display and into an optical waveguide of the eyepiece. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221668 | PARTIAL VIRTUAL KEYBOARD OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The displayed content is an interactive control element. An integrated camera facility of the eyepiece images a user's body part as it interacts with the interactive control element, wherein the processor removes a portion of the interactive control element by subtracting the portion of the interactive control element that is determined to be co-located with the imaged user body part based on the user's view. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221669 | GESTURE CONTROL IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The eyepiece includes an integrated camera facility that images a gesture, wherein the integrated processor identifies and interprets the gesture as a command instruction. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURE - A method and apparatus for visual biometric data capture are provided. The apparatus includes in interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user that includes an optical assembly through which a user views a surrounding environment and displayed content. The optical assembly comprises a corrective element that corrects the user's view of the surrounding environment and an integrated processor for handling content to the user. An integrated optical sensor captures visual biometric data when the eyepiece is positioned so that a nearby individual is proximate to the eyepiece. Visual biometric data is captured using the eyepiece and is transmitted to a remote processing facility for interpretation. The remote processing facility interprets the captured visual biometric data and generates display content based on the interpretation. This display content is delivered to the eyepiece and displayed to the user. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURE - A method and apparatus for audio biometric data capture are provided. The apparatus includes in interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user that includes an optical assembly through which a user views a surrounding environment and displayed content. The optical assembly comprises a corrective element that corrects the user's view of the surrounding environment and an integrated processor for handling content to the user. An integrated optical sensor captures visual biometric data when the eyepiece is positioned so that a nearby individual is proximate to the eyepiece. Audio biometric data is captured using multiple microphones mounted in an endfire array in the eyepiece. The remote processing facility interprets the captured audio biometric data and generates display content based on the interpretation. This display content is delivered to the eyepiece and displayed to the user. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221672 | HAND-WORN CONTROL DEVICE IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. A control device worn on a hand of a user of the eyepiece includes a control component that when actuated by a digit of the hand of the user, provides a control command from the actuation of the control component to the processor as a command instruction. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221793 | ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes an electrochromic layer that provides a display characteristic adjustment that is dependent on displayed content requirements and surrounding environmental conditions. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221896 | DISPLAYED CONTENT DIGITAL STABILIZATION - The present disclosure concerns digital stabilization of displayed content viewed on an interactive head-mounted eyepiece. The images may be stabilized by sensing movement or vibration of the interactive, head-mounted eyepiece, sending signals from the sensors to a computer, and applying a digital stabilization technique, such as image stabilization or optical stabilization. Optical stabilization refers to the use of adjustable lenses or mounts to correct the images as they are taken. Image stabilization refers to the use of software to digitally correct the images after they are taken to reduce the chatter and vibration of the displayed content. Image enhancement techniques may also be used to enhance the displayed content. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221897 | EYEPIECE WITH WAVEGUIDE FOR RECTILINEAR CONTENT DISPLAY WITH THE LONG AXIS APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTAL - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The integrated image source introduces the content to the optical assembly from a side of an optical waveguide of the eyepiece adjacent to an arm of the eyepiece. As a result, the displayed content aspect ratio is between approximately square to approximately rectangular with the long axis approximately horizontal. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222745 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURE - A method and apparatus for biometric data capture are provided. The apparatus includes in interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user that includes an optical assembly through which a user views a surrounding environment and displayed content. The optical assembly comprises a corrective element that corrects the user's view of the surrounding environment and an integrated processor for handling content to the user. An integrated optical sensor captures biometric data when the eyepiece is positioned so that a nearby individual is proximate to the eyepiece. Biometric data is captured using the eyepiece and is transmitted to a remote processing facility for interpretation. The remote processing facility interprets the captured biometric data and generates display content based on the interpretation. This display content is delivered to the eyepiece and displayed to the user. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225536 | SLIDING KEYBOARD INPUT CONTROL IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The displayed content is an interactive keyboard control element. The keyboard control element is associated with an input path analyzer, a word matching search facility, and a keyboard input interface, wherein the user inputs text by sliding a pointing device across character keys of the keyboard input interface in a sliding motion through an approximate sequence of a word the user would like to input as text, wherein the input path analyzer determines the characters contacted in the input path, the word matching facility finds a best word match to the sequence of characters contacted and inputs the best word match as input text. | 09-15-2011 |
20110227812 | HEAD NOD DETECTION AND CONTROL IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The eyepiece includes a plurality of head motion sensing control devices that provide control commands to the processor as command instructions based upon sensing a predefined head motion characteristic. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227813 | AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE WITH SECONDARY ATTACHED OPTIC FOR SURROUNDINGS ENVIRONMENT VISION CORRECTION - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The eyepiece includes a see-through correction lens that attaches to an exterior surface of an optical waveguide of the eyepiece and enables proper viewing of the surrounding environment whether there is displayed content or not. Alternatively, the see-through correction lens is polarized, attaches to at least one of the optical waveguide and a frame of the eyepiece, and blocks oppositely polarized light reflected from the user's eye to minimize eyeglow. The see-through correction lens may also protect the optical waveguide. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227820 | LOCK VIRTUAL KEYBOARD POSITION IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The displayed content is an interactive control element. An integrated camera facility of the eyepiece images the surrounding environment, and identifies a user hand gesture as an interactive control element location command, wherein the location of the interactive control element remains fixed with respect to an object in the surrounding environment, in response to the interactive control element location command, regardless of a change in the viewing direction of the user. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231757 | TACTILE CONTROL IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. A tactile control interface mounted on the eyepiece accepts control inputs from the user through at least one of a user touching the interface and the user being proximate to the interface. | 09-22-2011 |
20120062445 | ADJUSTABLE WRAP AROUND EXTENDABLE ARM FOR A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The eyepiece includes an adjustable wrap around extendable arm comprising a shape memory material for securing the position of the eyepiece on the user's head, wherein the extendable arm extends from an end of an eyepiece arm. | 03-15-2012 |
20120075168 | EYEPIECE WITH UNIFORMLY ILLUMINATED REFLECTIVE DISPLAY - An eyepiece includes a mechanical frame adapted to secure a lens and an image source facility above the lens. The image source facility includes an LED, a planar illumination facility and a reflective display. The planar illumination facility converts a light beam from the LED received on a side of the planar illumination facility into a top emitting planar light source, uniformly illuminates the reflective display, and is substantially transmissive to allow reflected light to pass through towards a beam splitter. The beam splitter is positioned to receive the image light and to reflect a portion onto a mirrored surface. The mirrored surface is positioned and shaped to reflect the image light into an eye of a user of the eyepiece thereby providing an image within a field of view, the mirrored surface further adapted to be partially transmissive within an area of image reflectance. | 03-29-2012 |
20120194418 | AR GLASSES WITH USER ACTION CONTROL AND EVENT INPUT BASED CONTROL OF EYEPIECE APPLICATION - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes user action control and event input based control of an eyepiece application. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194419 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND USER ACTION CONTROL OF EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and user action control of external applications. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194420 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT TRIGGERED USER ACTION CONTROL OF AR EYEPIECE FACILITY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event triggered user action control. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194549 | AR GLASSES SPECIFIC USER INTERFACE BASED ON A CONNECTED EXTERNAL DEVICE TYPE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes a user interface based on a connected external device type. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194550 | SENSOR-BASED COMMAND AND CONTROL OF EXTERNAL DEVICES WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE EXTERNAL DEVICE TO THE AR GLASSES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes sensor-based command and control of external devices with feedback from the external device to the eyepiece. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194551 | AR GLASSES WITH USER-ACTION BASED COMMAND AND CONTROL OF EXTERNAL DEVICES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece has a user-action based command and control of external devices. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194552 | AR GLASSES WITH PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF EXTERNAL DEVICE BASED ON EVENT INPUT - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes predictive control of external device based on an event input. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194553 | AR GLASSES WITH SENSOR AND USER ACTION BASED CONTROL OF EXTERNAL DEVICES WITH FEEDBACK - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes sensor and user action based control of external devices with feedback. | 08-02-2012 |
20120200488 | AR GLASSES WITH SENSOR AND USER ACTION BASED CONTROL OF EYEPIECE APPLICATIONS WITH FEEDBACK - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes sensor and user action based control of eyepiece applications with feedback. | 08-09-2012 |
20120200499 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT, SENSOR, AND USER ACTION BASED CONTROL OF APPLICATIONS RESIDENT ON EXTERNAL DEVICES WITH FEEDBACK - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event, sensor, and user action based control of applications resident on external devices with feedback. | 08-09-2012 |
20120200601 | AR GLASSES WITH STATE TRIGGERED EYE CONTROL INTERACTION WITH ADVERTISING FACILITY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes a state triggered eye control interaction with advertising facility. | 08-09-2012 |
20120206322 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND SENSOR INPUT TRIGGERED USER ACTION CAPTURE DEVICE CONTROL OF AR EYEPIECE FACILITY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor input triggered user action capture device control. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206323 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND SENSOR TRIGGERED AR EYEPIECE INTERFACE TO EXTERNAL DEVICES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor triggered interface to external devices. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206334 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND USER ACTION CAPTURE DEVICE CONTROL OF EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes an event and user action capture device control of external applications. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206335 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT, SENSOR, AND USER ACTION BASED DIRECT CONTROL OF EXTERNAL DEVICES WITH FEEDBACK - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes an event, sensor, and user action based direct control of external devices with feedback. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206485 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND SENSOR TRIGGERED USER MOVEMENT CONTROL OF AR EYEPIECE FACILITIES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor triggered user movement control. | 08-16-2012 |
20120212398 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES INCLUDING A PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE, PARTIALLY TRANSMITTING OPTICAL ELEMENT - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises a partially reflective, partially transmitting optical element that reflects a portion of image light from the image source and transmits scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the reflected image light and the transmitted scene light is provided to a user's eye. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212399 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WHEREIN IMAGE LIGHT IS TRANSMITTED TO AND REFLECTED FROM AN OPTICALLY FLAT FILM - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises an optically flat film, disposed at an angle in front of a user's eye, that reflects and transmits a portion of image light and transmits scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the image light and the transmitted scene light is provided to a user's eye. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212400 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES INCLUDING A CURVED POLARIZING FILM IN THE IMAGE SOURCE, A PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE, PARTIALLY TRANSMITTING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND AN OPTICALLY FLAT FILM - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content and a light source that directs light to a curved polarizing film of the optical assembly that reflects a portion of the light to illuminate a reflective image display. The optical assembly comprises an optically flat film that reflects the image light from the reflective image display to a curved partially reflecting mirror that reflects a portion of the image light and transmits a portion of the scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the reflected image light and the transmitted scene light is transmitted through the optically flat film and provided to the user's eye. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212406 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND SENSOR TRIGGERED AR EYEPIECE COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY OF THE AR EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor triggered command and control facility. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212414 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND SENSOR TRIGGERED CONTROL OF AR EYEPIECE APPLICATIONS - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes an event and sensor triggered control of eyepiece applications. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218172 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A SMALL SCALE IMAGE SOURCE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the image source comprises a lighting system that directs light from a light source to a curved polarizing film that reflects a portion of the light to a reflective image display. The ratio of the height of the curved polarizing film to the width of the reflective image display is less than 1:1. | 08-30-2012 |
20120235883 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE WEDGE SHAPED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises a light transmissive wedge-shaped illumination system with an LED lighting system coupled to an edge of the wedge, and wherein an angled surface of the wedge directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235884 | OPTICAL IMPERFECTIONS IN A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, and an LED lighting system coupled to a light transmissive illumination system of the optical assembly. An optical imperfection of the illumination system directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235885 | GRATING IN A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises a light transmissive illumination system and an LED lighting system coupled to a light transmissive illumination system of the optical assembly. A grating of the illumination system directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235886 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A SMALL SCALE IMAGE SOURCE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the height of the image source is at least 80% of a display active area width of the optical assembly. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235887 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES INCLUDING A PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE, PARTIALLY TRANSMITTING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND AN OPTICALLY FLAT FILM - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises an optically flat film, disposed at an angle in front of a user's eye, that reflects a portion of the image light from the image source to a curved partially reflecting mirror. The curved partially reflecting mirror reflects a portion of the image light from the image source and transmits a portion of the scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the reflected image light and the transmitted scene light is transmitted through the optically flat film and provided to the user's eye. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235900 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A FAST RESPONSE PHOTOCHROMIC FILM SYSTEM FOR QUICK TRANSITION FROM DARK TO CLEAR - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content wherein the optical assembly comprises a photochromic layer and a heater layer disposed on a see-through lens of the optical assembly, wherein the photochromic layer is heated by the heater layer to accelerate its transition from dark to clear. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236030 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES INCLUDING A MODULAR IMAGE SOURCE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly comprises a reflective image display that generates and reflects image light to an optically flat film then to a curved partially reflecting mirror of the optical assembly that reflects a portion of the image light from the image source and transmits a portion of the scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment to the user's eye as a combined image. The optical assembly comprises a modular image source, wherein the modular image source is mounted in a frame of the eyepiece such that its position with respect to a user's eye can be adjusted. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CONTENT TO A GROUP OF SEE-THROUGH NEAR EYE DISPLAY EYEPIECES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes absorptive polarizers or anti-reflective coatings to reduce stray light. | 09-20-2012 |
20120242678 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES INCLUDING AN AUTO-BRIGHTNESS CONTROL FOR THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS BASED ON THE BRIGHTNESS IN THE ENVIRONMENT - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The image source includes an auto-brightness control that controls the brightness of the displayed content based on the brightness in the environment. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242697 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH THE OPTICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ABSORPTIVE POLARIZERS OR ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS TO REDUCE STRAY LIGHT - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes absorptive polarizers or anti-reflective coatings to reduce stray light. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242698 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A MULTI-SEGMENT PROCESSOR-CONTROLLED OPTICAL LAYER - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes a multi-segment optical layer that provides a display characteristic adjustment that is dependent on displayed content requirements and surrounding environmental conditions. Each segment of the multi-segment optical layer is individually controlled by the integrated processor. | 09-27-2012 |
20120249797 | HEAD-WORN ADAPTIVE DISPLAY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The optical assembly includes absorptive polarizers or anti-reflective coatings to reduce stray light. | 10-04-2012 |
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20140063055 | AR GLASSES SPECIFIC USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL INTERFACE BASED ON A CONNECTED EXTERNAL DEVICE TYPE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece has a user interface and control interface based on a connected external device type. | 03-06-2014 |
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20150205119 | OPTICAL CONFIGURATIONS FOR HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to optical systems in head worn computing. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205132 | SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205348 | EYE IMAGING IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for imaging, recognizing, and tracking of a user's eye that is wearing a HWC. Aspects further relate to the processing of images reflected from the user's eye and controlling displayed content in accordance therewith. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205349 | EYE IMAGING IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for imaging, recognizing, and tracking of a user's eye that is wearing a HWC. Aspects further relate to the processing of images reflected from the user's eye and controlling displayed content in accordance therewith. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205351 | EXTERNAL USER INTERFACE FOR HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to user interface control of a head-worn computer. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205388 | EXTERNAL USER INTERFACE FOR HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC). | 07-23-2015 |
20150206173 | EYE IMAGING IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for imaging, recognizing, and tracking of a user's eye that is wearing a HWC. Aspects further relate to the processing of images reflected from the user's eye and controlling displayed content in accordance therewith. | 07-23-2015 |
20150212324 | PERIPHERAL LIGHTING FOR HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to head worn computing lighting systems and stray light control. | 07-30-2015 |
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20150228120 | SPATIAL LOCATION PRESENTATION IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate presentation of digital content, in a see-through display, representing a known location in an environment proximate to a head worn computer. | 08-13-2015 |
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20140135966 | TILING PRODUCTION OF PACKAGING MATERIALS - The present invention extends to methods, machines, systems, and computer program products for producing multiple packaging products in a tiled configuration within source production material, enabling production of multiple packaging products in parallel. Embodiments include accessing item data identifying items that are to be packaged, and determining packaging requirements for each item. A pair of box sizes that satisfy the packaging requirements are selected for tiled production. A packaging production machine to be used is also selected. Selection of the box sizes and/or the packaging production machine is based on a collective analysis of packaging requirements, packing system characteristics, and packaging machine characteristics. Based on the collective analysis, it is determined how to allocate box production to the production machine, and the pair of box sizes is matched to the production machine. Box production instructions are generated and sent to the packaging production machine. | 05-15-2014 |
20150018189 | CONVERTING MACHINE - A system that converts sheet material into packaging templates includes a converting assembly that performs conversion functions, such as cutting, creasing, and scoring, on the sheet material as the sheet material moves through the converting machine in a first direction. The converting assembly may be mounted on a frame such that the converting assembly is elevated above a support surface. One or more longhead converting tools performs conversion functions on the sheet material in a first direction and a crosshead converting tool performs conversion functions on the sheet material in a second direction in order to create packaging templates. | 01-15-2015 |